Fantasy football: 2019 dynasty rookie mock draft including defensive players (IDP)
I just finished drafting rookies in my fantasy football dynasty league. You can use this as a mock if you have an all-rookie draft. There aren’t that many mocks out this early that are this specific.
The owners in this league are very sharp but they are located all over the country. This list usually unearths a few sleepers throughout the season as you can see by these prior blog posts (2018, 2017 and 2016).
This league does not award a point per catch (PPR).
1.01 N’Keal Harry, WR, New England
1.02 Josh Jacobs, RB, Oakland
MY PICK – 1.03 David Montgomery, RB, Chicago
Bears running back David Montgomery runs with a ball during the team’s rookie minicamp in May in Lake Forest, Ill.
I traded up for this pick in the hopes that Montgomery eventually is the featured back. Every report out of Chicago is glowing, but I remember similar reports with Rashaan Salaam and Curtis Enis.
1.04 Devin Bush, LB, Pittsburgh
1.05 Devin White, LB, Tampa Bay
1.06 Miles Sanders, RB, Philadelphia
MY PICK – 1.07 DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle
Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf takes part in a drill in May in Renton, Wash.
My hope is that he can put up numbers similar to Demaryius Thomas. Many of the scouting reports now are almost identical to the reports on DT when he was a rookie.
1.08 Parris Campbell, WR, Indianapolis
1.09 Kyler Murray, QB, Arizona
1.10 Mecole Hardman, WR, Kansas City
MY PICK -1.11 A.J. Brown, WR, Tennessee
Titans wide receiver A. J. Brown runs a drill during an organized team activity in June in Nashville, Tenn.
I really didn’t want two receivers out of my three first-round picks, but I actually debated Brown at 7. He should occupy the slot and have plenty of underneath opportunities. Adam Humphries could cut into Brown’s targets at the start of the season. In a standard draft, I would not take Brown. But since this is a dynasty league, and receiver is my weakest spot, I am hoping that Brown contributes two years from now. I was tempted to take Darrell Henderson with this pick with all the smoke surrounding Todd Gurley’s health.
1.12 Darrell Henderson, RB, LA Rams
2.01 T.J. Hockenson, TE, Detroit
2.02 Noah Fant, TE, Denver
2.03 Devin Singletary, RB, Buffalo
2.04 Andy Isabella, WR, Arizona
MY PICK – 2.05 Dwayne Haskins, QB, Washington
Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. throws a pass during a practice ain May in Ashburn, Va.
I was going to take Haskins or Bosa and I gambled that one of the other one of the two would be there when I picked two picks later. I got burned by this gamble.
2.06 Nick Bosa, DE, San Francisco
MY PICK – 2.07 Johnathan Abram, S, Oakland
In this file photo, Mississippi State defensive back Johnathan Abram runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Abram was drafted by the Raiders.
I was thrilled to get my top safety. Jon Gruden can’t say enough good things about him and he’s going to wear No. 24 for the Raiders (See Fred Williamson,Willie Brown and Charles Woodson).
2.08 Germaine Pratt, LB, Cincinnati
2.09 Darnell Savage S, Green Bay
MY PICK – 2.10 Juan Thornhill, S, Kansas City
Kansas City defensive back Juan Thornhill can play safety and cornerback.
I was targeting a second safety with this pick and when Savage went one pick early I felt I had to take Thornhill. I felt entering training camp there were three starting safeties who were ready now and I selected two of them.
2.11 Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco
2.12 Hakeem Butler, WR, Arizona
3.01 JJ Arcega-Whiteside, WR, Philadelphia
3.02 Damien Harris, RB New England
3.03 Montez Sweat, LB, Washington
3.04 Marquise Brown, WR, Baltimore
3.05 Diontae Johnson, WR, Pittsburgh
3.06 Taylor Rapp, L.A. Rams
MY PICK 3.07 Clelin Ferrell, DE, Oakland
Raiders defensive end Clelin Ferrell takes part in a drill in June in Alameda, Calif.
I admittedly reached for Ferrell, but my thinking is that I don’t like paying for DEs or DTs in free agency and this was my last pick of the draft. Seeing that the next pick after this one was a DE helped put my mind at ease a bit. After missing on Bosa, I wanted to snag a guy who is guaranteed playing time and who could rack up a lot of tackles.
3.08 Josh Allen, DE, Jacksonville
3.09 Irv Smith Jr., TE, Minnesota
3.10 Justice Hill, RB, Baltimore
3.11 Jace Sternberger, TE, Green Bay
3.12 Alexander Mattison, RB, Minnesota
4.01 Ed Oliver, DT, Buffalo
4.02 L.J. Collier, DE, Seattle
4.03 Miles Boykin, WR, Baltimore
4.04 Ryquell Armstead, RB, Jacksonville
4.05 Darwin Thompson, RB, Kansas City
4.06 Nasir Adderley, S, L.A. Chargers
4.07 Jahlani Tavai, LB, Detroit
4.08 Bobby Okereke, LB, Indianapolis
4.09 Bryce Love, RB, Washington
4.10 Benny Snell, RB, Pittsburgh
4.11 Mack Wilson, LB, Cleveland
4.12 Quincy Williams, LB, Jacksonville
5.01 Marquise Blair, S, Seattle
5.02 Rodney Anderson, RB, Cincinatti
5.03 Quinnen Williams, DT, NY Jets
5.04 Dawson Knox, TE, Buffalo
5.05 Jalen Hurd, WR, San Francisco
5.06 Gary Jennings, WR, Seattle
5.07 Cody Barton, LB, Seattle
5.08 Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington
5.09 Rashan Gary, DE, Green Bay
5.10 Drew Lock, QB, Denver
5.11 Preston Williams, WR, Miami
5.12 Kelvin Harmon, WR, Washington
Really?: It was a little surprising that Giants QB Daniel Jones wasn’t selected at all. Of course the first-round selection was hammered in the national media, and I have wonder if that made him fall in fantasy.
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones throws a pass in May 20 in East Rutherford, N.J.
Had he ended up with the Giants in Round 2 in the NFL draft I can almost guarantee he would have been taken in the fifth round of this fantasy draft.
*** Let’s continue the conversation. Email me at matt.wiley@gazettedev.gazette.com or hit me up on Twitter @mwcoyote if there are some sleepers available I should target in free agency.