Fantasy Football 2015: Breaking Down Mock Draft and Cheatsheet

Get ready for the fantasy information dump, folks.

You want a mock draft? Fine. You want strategy? Fine. You want great value picks? Fine. You want sleepers? Fine. You want rookies to watch? Fine.

You want all of it in one handy cheatsheet for easy access?

Fine. For you, dear readers, the world. And as always, may the fantasy points be with you!

The Mock Draft

Pick	Position	Player	Team
1	RB	Marshawn Lynch	Seattle Seahawks
2	RB	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings
3	RB	Eddie Lacy	Green Bay Packers
4	RB	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs
5	RB	DeMarco Murray	Philadelphia Eagles
6	RB	Le'Veon Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers
7	RB	Matt Forte	Chicago Bears
8	RB	LeSean McCoy	Buffalo Bills
9	WR	Antonio Brown	Pittsburgh Steelers
10	WR	Demaryius Thomas	Denver Broncos
Round 2
11	TE	Rob Gronkowski	New England Patriots
12	QB	Andrew Luck	Indianapolis Colts
13	QB	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers
14	WR	Dez Bryant	Dallas Cowboys
15	WR	Jordy Nelson	Green Bay Packers
16	RB	C.J. Anderson	Denver Broncos
17	WR	Odell Beckham Jr.	New York Giants
18	WR	Julio Jones	Atlanta Falcons
19	WR	A.J. Green	Cincinnati Bengals
20	WR	Calvin Johnson	Detroit Lions
Round 3
21	RB	Jeremy Hill	Cincinnati Bengals
22	RB	Alfred Morris	Washington
23	RB	Carlos Hyde	San Francisco 49ers
24	RB	Lamar Miller	Miami Dolphins
25	WR	Alshon Jeffery	Chicago Bears
26	WR	Randall Cobb	Green Bay Packers
27	WR	Mike Evans	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
28	WR	T.Y. Hilton	Indianapolis Colts
29	QB	Russell Wilson	Seattle Seahawks
30	RB	Mark Ingram	New Orleans Saints
Round 4
31	RB	Melvin Gordon	San Diego Chargers
32	RB	Joique Bell	Detroit Lions
33	TE	Jimmy Graham	Seattle Seahawks
34	QB	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos
35	WR	Emmanuel Sanders	Denver Broncos
36	WR	Kelvin Benjamin	Carolina Panthers
37	WR	DeAndre Hopkins	Houston Texans
38	RB	Frank Gore	Indianapolis Colts
39	RB	Andre Ellington	Arizona Cardinals
40	QB	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers
Round 5
41	TE	Greg Olsen	Carolina Panthers
42	WR	DeSean Jackson	Washington
43	WR	Jeremy Maclin	Kansas City Chiefs
44	QB	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers
45	RB	Justin Forsett	Baltimore Ravens
46	RB	Jonathan Stewart	Carolina Panthers
47	RB	Giovani Bernard	Cincinnati Bengals
48	WR	Golden Tate	Detroit Lions
49	QB	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons
50	WR	Brandin Cooks	New Orleans Saints
Round 6
51	WR	Jordan Matthews	Philadelphia Eagles
52	WR	Sammy Watkins	Buffalo Bills
53	WR	Brandon Marshall	New York Jets
54	WR	Mike Wallace	Minnesota Vikings
55	WR	Keenan Allen	San Diego Chargers
56	TE	Martellus Bennett	Chicago Bears
57	TE	Travis Kelce	Kansas City Chiefs
58	TE	Julius Thomas	Jacksonville Jaguars
59	QB	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints
60	RB	Todd Gurley	St. Louis Rams
Round 7
61	RB	T.J. Yeldon	Jacksonville Jaguars
62	WR	Vincent Jackson	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
63	WR	Jarvis Landry	Miami Dolphins
64	WR	Brandon LaFell	New England Patriots
65	WR	Julian Edelman	New England Patriots
66	WR	Amari Cooper	Oakland Raiders
67	TE	Zach Ertz	Philadelphia Eagles
68	RB	C.J. Spiller	New Orleans Saints
69	WR	Victor Cruz	New York Giants
70	WR	Steve Smith	Baltimore Ravens
Round 8
71	WR	Torrey Smith	San Francisco 49ers
72	WR	Andre Johnson	Indianapolis Colts
73	WR	Martavis Bryant	Pittsburgh Steelers
74	TE	Jason Witten	Dallas Cowboys
75	RB	Tevin Coleman	Atlanta Falcons
76	RB	Latavius Murray	Oakland Raiders
77	QB	Matt Stafford	Detroit Lions
78	TE	Dwayne Allen	Indianapolis Colts
79	WR	Nelson Agholor	Philadelphia Eagles
80	RB	Rashad Jennings	New York Giants
Round 9
81	RB	Joseph Randle	Dallas Cowboys
82	TE	Jordan Cameron	Miami Dolphins
83	TE	Delanie Walker	Tennessee Titans
84	RB	Chris Ivory	New York Jets
85	QB	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys
86	WR	Michael Floyd	Arizona Cardinals
87	WR	Roddy White	Atlanta Falcons
88	WR	Anquan Boldin	San Francisco 49ers
89	TE	Owen Daniels	Denver Broncos
90	TE	Coby Fleener	Indianapolis Colts
Round 10
91	QB	Ryan Tannehill	Miami Dolphins
92	WR	Kevin White	Chicago Bears
93	WR	Eric Decker	New York Jets
94	RB	LeGarrette Blount	New England Patriots
95	RB	Isaiah Crowell	Cleveland Browns
96	RB	Ryan Mathews	Philadelphia Eagles
97	RB	Bishop Sankey	Tennessee Titans
98	QB	Eli Manning	New York Giants
99	RB	Alfred Blue	Houston Texans
100	D/ST	N/A	Seattle Seahawks

The Early-Round Strategy

Running backs, running backs, running backs. If you aren't prioritizing the running back position in the first three rounds in your fantasy draft this year, I think you are doing it wrong. There is just so much uncertainty at the position—as opposed to quarterback and wide receiver, where there is legitimate depth—that it's hard for me to imagine why, for instance, you would use a top-seven pick on anything but a running back. 

Try to remember back to last year and how much of a mess the position was. There were countless injuries and players stuck in platoons, all while the league continued to transition into a more pass-happy style. 

So if you can get an elite running back and take some of the worry out of the position, why not do it? Why not guarantee yourself those easy 12-15 points a week, which the top-end players are always going to get you? 

If I can get two running backs in my top 15 at the position in the first three rounds, I'm doing it. I know I can get good value at quarterback later in the draft. I know I can get a flurry of solid wide receivers to play matchups with in the middle rounds. So honestly, if I can get two running backs and maybe an elite tight end like Rob Gronkowski in the first three rounds, I'm doing it.

That's just me. I won't hate on anyone for chasing Aaron Rodgers or Antonio Brown early on. You take what your draft gives you, after all. But if things go to plan, I'm taking care of my running back situation early on this year. 

The Solid Middle-Round Values

• Quarterback: Sam Bradford, Philadelphia Eagles; Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals
• Running Back: Latavius Murray, Oakland Raiders; Joseph Randle, Dallas Cowboys
• Wide Receiver: Jordan Matthews, Philadelphia Eagles; Brandin Cooks, New Orleans Saints; Jarvis Landry, Miami Dolphins
• Tight End: Dwayne Allen, Indianapolis Colts; Delanie Walker, Tennessee Titans

The Sleepers

• Quarterback: Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans
• Running Back: Duke Johnson, Cleveland Browns 
• Wide Receiver: Allen Robinson, Jacksonville Jaguars
• Tight End: Tyler Eifert, Cincinnati Bengals

The Rookies

I'm all about Melvin Gordon this year. I love his explosive skill set, I love the offense he'll be playing on and I love the fact that Danny Woodhead's role on the offense is totally separate from Gordon's and won't detract from his value in the least.

I think Gordon will be the top rookie in fantasy this year, and I think he could end up being a very nice RB2 as well. 

Todd Gurley will probably be overdrafted, mostly because I think the St. Louis Rams will treat him with kid gloves and limit his touches coming off of an injury-plagued close to his college career. I think you can get better value waiting on a player like T.J. Yeldon, personally. 

The wideouts could make a big impact this season, though not as huge as we've seen in years past. Amari Cooper should be the top guy in that regard, just because he's so polished, but I really like Nelson Agholor in Philadelphia a lot as well, as he'll take over in the Jeremy Maclin role. He could post big numbers in that system. 

At quarterback, I think Marcus Mariota has more upside than Jameis Winston given his scrambling ability, though Winston has much better weapons in Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson. If I'm drafting a rookie quarterback, however, I'm taking Mariota.