Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Young Running Backs Rising
Round 13
| Pick | Team | Selection | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | Blair Ames | LeGarrette Blount | RB57 |
| 146 | Abe Schwadron | Ameer Abdullah | RB58 |
| 147 | Akash Bhatia | James Washington | WR70 |
| 148 | Joseph Redemann | George Kittle | TE14 |
| 149 | Dale Redman | John Ross | WR71 |
| 150 | Brandon Gdula | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB8 |
| 151 | JJ Zachariason | Ben Roethlisberger | QB9 |
| 152 | Austan Kas | Austin Ekeler | RB59 |
| 153 | Anthony Amico | Patrick Mahomes | QB10 |
| 154 | Drew Crawford | Kirk Cousins | QB11 |
| 155 | Jim Sannes | Jordan Matthews | WR72 |
| 156 | Justin Freeman | Jordan Wilkins | RB60 |
Best Pick: Jordan Matthews
By the time the last few rounds roll around, you want to search for hidden upside at the skill positions. Successful fantasy footballers will tell you how important the last few rounds are. While your league mates are stockpiling kickers or drafting their third quarterback, astute owners will tell you they have won league titles with sharp picks late in the draft.
One such option, Jordan Matthews, signed a one-year "prove it" deal with the Patriots following a down year which saw him get traded from the Eagles to the Bills. Still only entering his age-26 season, Matthews steps into a New England offense who traded Brandin Cooks in the offseason, has Julian Edelman coming off an ACL tear and saw Chris Hogan lose seven games to injury in 2017. The wide receiver situation in New England can definitely be considered "murky", but we have seen that huge fantasy seasons usually are produced from Patriots' pass-catchers.
In this case, Matthews is worth the cost at the end of Round 13, as a player who is being drafted at a discount at this point in the offseason.
