Fantasy Football Mock Draft, 12-team 2-QB: Still taking McCaffrey at No. 1

Round 2

• Team 12 (2.01): Dak Prescott, QB, DAL
• Team 11 (2.02): Kyler Murray, QB, ARI
• Team 10 (2.03): Joe Mixon, RB, CIN
• Team 9 (2.04): Austin Ekeler, RB, LAC
• Team 8 (2.05): Davante Adams, WR, GB
• Team 7 (2.06): Nick Chubb, RB, CLE
• Team 6 (2.07): Julio Jones, WR, ATL
• Team 5 (2.08): Aaron Jones, RB, GB
• Team 4 (2.09): Miles Sanders, RB, PHI
• Team 3 (2.10): Todd Gurley, RB, ATL
• Team 2 (2.11): Deshaun Watson, QB, HOU
• Team 1* (2.12): Tyreek Hill, WR, KC

Deshaun Watson coming off the board one pick before I came back on the clock was a real punch to the gut. Though I would’ve loved Dak Prescott or Kyler Murray to fall to me, Watson would’ve been the only quarterback after them I’d have felt comfortable selecting at 2.12 (or 3.01, as we’ll soon see). Therefore, it was time to adjust and adapt.

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If I can’t have one of the upper-tier quarterbacks, of which Watson is the last of in my book, then I’m going to get top-tier players at other positions. That drew my eyes to wide receiver. Prior to the pick at 2.12, only two wide receivers were off the board, opening the door to take Tyreek Hill at this spot.

Hill missed some time last season, so his overall finish in non-PPR leagues was a bit lackluster. Having said that, he was the WR10 in points per game but even that sells him short as he missed the majority of a couple of games in which he played in the season. In the 10 full games he played, Hill posted 56 catches for 844 yards and seven touchdowns. Over 16 full games, that’s on pace for 89.6 receptions, 1,350.4 yards and 11.2 touchdowns.

That’ll play.

As part of the weapon-laden Chiefs offense, Hill’s value is somewhat suppressed in PPR leagues. But in non-PPR where it’s all about production, his elite big-play ability and still quality usage make him an absolute stud and a lock to be a top-three wide receiver if healthy.