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Fantasy Football Mock Draft, 10-team PPR: Ekeler in Round 2

By Cody Williams

Austin Ekeler, Los Angeles Chargers (Photo by Rob Leiter via Getty Images)
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Round 4

  • Team 10 (4.01): Allen Robinson, WR, CHI
  • Team 9 (4.02): D.J. Moore, WR, CAR
  • Team 8 (4.03): Odell Beckham Jr., WR, CLE
  • Team 7* (4.04): Todd Gurley, RB, ATL
  • Team 6 (4.05): Jonathan Taylor, RB, IND
  • Team 5 (4.06): Melvin Gordon, RB, DEN
  • Team 4 (4.07): Calvin Ridley, WR, ATL
  • Team 3 (4.08): Amari Cooper, WR, DAL
  • Team 2 (4.09): Le’Veon Bell, RB, NYJ
  • Team 1 (4.10): JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, PIT

This is the first fantasy football draft in any capacity in which I’ve ended up with Todd Gurley on my roster. That’s because I honestly don’t know what to do with him. His health was obviously a concern with the Rams, which is why they released him. Having said that, the Falcons have a ton of touches available and have touted that the back is healthy and could see 15-25 touches per game.

I wasn’t particularly enamored with any running back or wide receiver value in the fourth round, so I decided to take the risk on Gurley. At his best, he had the potential to be the RB1 in any fantasy season with his ability as a runner and pass-catcher. As the third running back on this roster, that type of upside when he could be a featured part of a good offense makes him worth the gamble, though the possibility that he could be a dud does still scare me.

Round 5

  • Team 1 (5.01): Mark Andrews, TE, BAL
  • Team 2 (5.02): Robert Woods, WR, LAR
  • Team 3 (5.03): Cooper Kupp, WR, LAR
  • Team 4 (5.04): D.J. Chark, WR, JAX
  • Team 5 (5.05): D.K. Metcalf, WR, SEA
  • Team 6 (5.06): Raheem Mostert, RB, SF
  • Team 7* (5.07): Tyler Lockett, WR, SEA
  • Team 8 (5.08): A.J. Brown, WR, TEN
  • Team 9 (5.09): Terry McLaurin, WR, WAS
  • Team 10 (5.10): Zach Ertz, TE, PHI

Both in fantasy football and the actual NFL, I’m not sure why people are so adamant about underrating Tyler Lockett but here we are. This is a guy who has done nothing but produce in Seattle when in a featured role, including finishing as WR13 last season. Yet, he went as the 20th wide receiver off the board when he has the opportunity to produce even more than he did last season.

The big issues with Seahawks pass-catchers has been the team’s insistence on being a run-first team. However, Seattle’s defense has the potential to be somewhat bad this season, meaning they’ll rely on the pass to either keep them in games or catch up. That opens up the field for Lockett to continue producing and gives him legitimate WR1 upside this season.

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