Fantasy Football 2016: 4-Round Mock Draft and Top Team Names

A great fantasy football team name and a strong draft make one of the best duos in the sporting world.

Seriously, a quality name and draft is on par with Kobe-Shaq, Michael-Scottie, Peyton-Marvin and on and on. The two go hand-in-hand because one can't thrive without the other.

Think about it: That owner who has a dynamite team name but won all of two games? Nobody will remember the name. The owner who wins it all with ease but has a boring name? You might as well not even fire up a league.

Let's help ensure these catastrophes don't occur. First, here's a look at a four-round mock draft in a standard 12-team league:

Pick	Player	Position	Team
Round 1
1.01	Antonio Brown	WR	PIT
1.02	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	NYG
1.03	Todd Gurley	RB	LA
1.04	Julio Jones	WR	ATL
1.05	Adrian Peterson	RB	MIN
1.06	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	HOU
1.07	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
1.08	A.J. Green	WR	CIN
1.09	Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE
1.10	Devonta Freeman	RB	ATL
1.11	Dez Bryant	WR	DAL
1.12	David Johnson	RB	ARI
Round 2
2.01	Jamaal Charles	RB	KC
2.02	Le'Veon Bell	RB	PIT
2.03	Allen Robinson	WR	JAC
2.04	Lamar Miller	RB	HOU
2.05	Jordy Nelson	WR	GB
2.06	Marvin Jones	WR	DET
2.07	Doug Martin	RB	TB
2.08	Brandon Marshall	WR	NYJ
2.09	LeSean McCoy	RB	BUF
2.10	Cam Newton	QB	CAR
2.11	Mark Ingram	RB	NO
2.12	Mike Evans	WR	TB
Round 3
3.01	Eddie Lacy	RB	GB
3.02	C.J. Anderson	RB	DEN
3.03	Brandin Cooks	WR	NO
3.04	Keenan Allen	WR	SD
3.05	Sammy Watkins	WR	BUF
3.06	Jonathan Stewart	RB	CAR
3.07	Alshon Jeffery	WR	CHI
3.08	Demaryius Thomas	WR	DEN
3.09	Thomas Rawls	RB	SEA
3.10	Amari Cooper	WR	OAK
3.11	Randall Cobb	WR	GB
3.12	Tyler Eifert	TE	CIN
Round 4
4.01	Julian Edelman	WR	NE
4.02	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
4.03	Kelvin Benjamin	WR	CAR
4.04	Jordan Reed	TE	WAS
4.05	T.Y. Hilton	WR	IND
4.06	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	DEN
4.07	Carlos Hyde	RB	SF
4.08	Eric Decker	WR	NYJ
4.09	Jeremy Maclin	WR	KC
4.10	Matt Forte	RB	NYJ
4.11	Donte Moncrief	WR	IND
4.12	Jarvis Landry	WR	MIA

Seasoned owners get the idea already, and those searching for help can see the general writing on the wall.

Skill positions, as usual, rule the world. High-volume wide receivers must come off the board first, and dual-threat running backs who get touches on the ground and through the air take precedence. With an abundance of high-upside options at quarterback, signal-callers fall down the board.

Top Team Names

PokeMoncrief

Fantasy owners better come to terms with the idea that some of the best names this year will center on the hit mobile game Pokemon Go.

PokeMoncrief is one of the best offerings around, alongside gems such as Gotta Catch Jamaal. It draws inspiration from one of the most interesting skill-position players around, too.

Said player is Indianapolis Colts wideout Donte Moncrief. He scored 104 total points last year but continues to fly under the radar. Former Colts star Reggie Wayne offered high praise, per NFL Media:

Owners might want to align themselves with that sort of thinking. It's important to remember Moncrief slotted behind only T.Y. Hilton in terms of targets on the team last season and even more important to keep in mind that starting quarterback Andrew Luck suited up for only seven games.

Like the breakout game, Moncrief could be one of fantasy football's biggest breakout players this year.

Hartline Bling

Fantasy owners won't get too far without a Drake reference this fantasy season. 

Hartline Bling centers on wideout Brian Hartline, who sits on the open market as a free agent after a surprising release by the Cleveland Browns.

Hartline is a name to keep an eye on and add to your roster if he lands in a good situation. When the going is good for the possession receiver, it's great—hence Hartline turning a pair of seasons with 128-plus targets into 1,000-yard campaigns.

For now, Hartline is out of a job. Savvy fantasy owners, though, will monitor the situation and have him in the back of their minds on draft day. Even if it doesn't pan out for him on the field, Hartline Bling makes for one great team name this season.

Land of the Freeman

Indeed, it is the Land of the Freeman.

This name has many layers, but from a fantasy football standpoint, it's all about Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman.

Freeman is one of the must-have players after his monster campaign one year ago. He led all scorers at running back thanks to a versatile skill set few in the league can match, as Pro Football Focus pointed out:

Unlike the other names, though, Freeman did his damage at a workhorse rate. He carried the ball 265 times for 1,056 yards and 11 touchdowns while catching 73 passes for 578 yards and an additional three scores.

As one can glean from the mock draft above, unless a back is named Adrian Peterson, Freeman is the model player owners will want to land high in their drafts. The ability to play an every-down role and contribute by any means equates to a fantasy workhorse.

Based on last season, this team name could again apply to the NFL as a whole if Freeman puts forth another monster showing.

Team Name	Inspiration
InstaGraham	Jimmy Graham
Tyrod Lannisters	Tyrod Taylor
Turn Down for Watt	J.J. Watt

All scoring info and statistics courtesy of ESPN.com standard leagues, as are points-against info and ownership stats. Average draft position (ADP) courtesy of Fantasy Football Calculator.