Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Quarterbacks Fall, Wide Receivers Rise
Round 11
| Overall Pick | Team | Selection | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Jake Kent | Will Fuller | WR58 |
| 122 | Tyler Buecher | Tom Brady | QB9 |
| 123 | Jim Sannes | Chris Hogan | WR59 |
| 124 | Matt Blair | Ladarius Green | TE10 |
| 125 | Joseph Nammour | DeAndre Washington | RB47 |
| 126 | Stan Son | Bruce Ellington | WR60 |
| 127 | Aaron Watson | Brandon LaFell | WR61 |
| 128 | JJ Zachariason | Tyler Boyd | WR62 |
| 129 | Jacob Gibbs | Jerick McKinnon | RB48 |
| 130 | Sam Hauss | LeGarrette Blount | RB49 |
| 131 | Jason Schandl | Eli Manning | QB10 |
| 132 | Jordan Hoover | Derrick Henry | RB50 |
Best Pick: DeAndre Washington
Bruce Irvin. Sean Smith. Kelechi Osemele. Reggie Nelson.
The moves Oakland made this offseason point to their wanting to play stronger defense while running the football more effectively. And they drafted DeAndre Washington in the fifth round of the NFL Draft, who has an opportunity to help them immediately.
I'm going to keep it real here: Latavius Murray was bad last year. Among the 15 runners with 200 or more carries, Murray ranked 13th in Rushing NEP per rush and 14th in cumulative Rushing NEP. Over his first two seasons in the league, Murray has a Success Rate of 35.82%, which is seventh worst among the 168 running backs who have had 300 or more total carries since the turn of the century.
Meanwhile, his receiving numbers have been pretty mediocre as well -- he had a 0.14 Reception NEP per target average last year, when the league average for running backs was 0.36.
Murray is expected to be and should see work as the primary rusher in Oakland this year, and with an improved line, he may keep the job. But if Washington can eat into work in the passing game, and if Murray ends up performing as he has over the first two seasons of his career, Washington has real sleeper appeal.
