After the most bizarre offseason in NFL history, the fantasy football season is set to kick off next week, which means we’re heading into the biggest fantasy football draft weekend of the year. With that in mind, our experts gathered for one final mock draft in a 10-team, non-PPR format.
We’ve been chipping away at mock drafts all offseason, hitting on all of the most popular formats, be it PPR, non-PPR, 10-team, 12-team or two-QB leagues, so we have a little something for everyone. You can check out the results of this 10-team, non-PPR mock draft below and compare it to the other formats here:
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12-team, PPR (Aug. 27) | 10-team, 2-QB PPR | 10-team, PPR (Aug. 14) | 12-team, non-PPR (Aug. 7) | 10-team, non-PPR (July 30) | 12-team, PPR (July 23) | 10-team, PPR (June 22) | 12-team, PPR (May 8)
And though we’ve said this all summer, it can’t hurt to say it one more time: You should do a couple of mock drafts yourself. They are simple, quick and pressure-free — but most importantly, they give you a chance to get used to the draft software, figure out when players you like are being taken, and make mistakes when they don’t count for real.
The participants, in order of draft position, included: Daniel Dopp, Cameron Wolfe, Kyle Soppe, Eric Karabell, Mike Clay, Matt Bowen, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Mike Triplett, Field Yates and Tom Carpenter.
Round 1
1. Christian McCaffrey Car (RB1) — Dopp
2. Saquon Barkley NYG (RB2) — Wolfe
3. Ezekiel Elliott Dal (RB3) — Soppe
4. Dalvin Cook Min (RB4) — Karabell
5. Alvin Kamara NO (RB5) — Clay
6. Derrick Henry Ten (RB6) — Bowen
7. Josh Jacobs LV (RB7) — Cockcroft
8. Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC (RB8) — Triplett
9. Nick Chubb Cle (RB9) — Yates
10. Miles Sanders Phi (RB10) — Carpenter
Round 2
11. Michael Thomas NO (WR1) — Carpenter
12. Aaron Jones GB (RB11) — Yates
13. Joe Mixon Cin (RB12) — Triplett
14. Kenyan Drake Ari (RB13) — Cockcroft
15. Davante Adams GB (WR2) — Bowen
16. Austin Ekeler LAC (RB14) — Clay
17. DeAndre Hopkins Ari (WR3) — Karabell
18. Julio Jones Atl (WR4) — Soppe
19. Tyreek Hill KC (WR5) — Wolfe
20. Chris Carson Sea (RB15) — Dopp
Round 3
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The Miami Dolphins have fielded trade inquiries in recent days about former first-round pick Josh Rosen, league sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Rosen could be on the move for the second time in his young NFL career, as rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has proved healthy so far in training camp.
Rosen has been part of a three-man quarterback competition in training camp, with Ryan Fitzpatrick as the front-runner to start in Week 1.
Coach Brian Flores hasn’t announced an official decision on the starting and backup quarterbacks, but the Dolphins have seen enough so far in camp to make Fitzpatrick and Tagovailoa their two active quarterbacks on game day.
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So in an upcoming weekend of transactions, Rosen could be on the move again. It would be his second trade in the past 17 months
Fitzpatrick, Tagovailoa and Rosen were all participating in the Dolphins’ practice Thursday.
Rosen, a top-10 pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 2018, was traded to Miami during draft weekend in April 2019 for a 2019 second-round pick and a 2020 fifth-round pick.
That move hasn’t worked out so far for Miami, and there isn’t a clear path for Rosen to become a starter again with the Dolphins. He started three games last season before being benched for Fitzpatrick for the rest of the year.
Rosen has spent the past year focused on improving and learning from Fitzpatrick rather than winning the starting job.
“I was drafted in the first round, and I think people around the league still think I can play to a certain extent. Whenever that opportunity comes, wherever it comes, I just want to be prepared for it,” Rosen said. “Because they’re few and far between. I didn’t do great with the two I already had. Not many people get third chances. I’m definitely going to seize the opportunity when it comes.”
The question over the weekend is what value can the Dolphins salvage in a trade for Rosen.
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams linebacker Travin Howard will undergo knee surgery and will be sidelined for the season, coach Sean McVay said Tuesday. Howard suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee during practice last week.
“It’s really unfortunate for a guy that’s put in a lot of work, put himself in position to be a huge impact player for us,” McVay said.
Following the departure of Cory Littleton in free agency, Howard was on track to start alongside Micah Kiser.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell said the plan for 2020 was to purge high salaries, to get the salary cap under control and to fix a locker room culture that had soured because of — among other things — selfishness, contract issues and personal agendas.
But in trying to do that, the Jaguars are left with a team that is one of the youngest in the league and has little proven talent. In the wake of Monday’s release of running back Leonard Fournette and Sunday’s trade of defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, it’s hard to look at everything that has happened in the past several months and not think the franchise is, well, tanking.
Intentional or not, that’s the perception of the Jaguars in 2020.
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A team can’t trade its best defensive player and cut its second-best offensive player (arguably behind receiver DJ Chark) on consecutive days and not have it read that way. Especially considering the other moves the team has made since the 2019 season ended.
Caldwell and coach Doug Marrone will vehemently deny it. Both are in jeopardy of not being back in 2021 if the team posts a third consecutive losing season after the surprising run to the AFC title game in 2017. They believe they have a roster that will allow them to be competitive in the AFC South — and possibly compete for the final playoff spot if second-year quarterback Gardner Minshew thrives in Jay Gruden’s West Coast-style offense.
Who knows? Maybe they’re right. Maybe the Jaguars will go worst to first the way they did in 2017.
That team, however, was loaded with defensive talent. Six players went to the Pro Bowl and another, nose tackle Marcell Dareus, was a former Pro Bowler. The 2020 Jaguars are nowhere close to that, talent-wise.
Not after trading Calais Campbell and cornerback A.J. Bouye in March. Not after their marquee free-agent signing was middle linebacker Joe Schobert (who does fill a significant need) and their No. 2 signing was defensive lineman Rodney Gunter, who retired earlier this month because of a heart problem.
Not after trading Ngakoue to Minnesota for a second-round pick in 2021 and a conditional pick in 2022.
| Year: Player | Result |
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| 2017: Leonard Fournette | Released in 2020 after third season |
| 2016: Jalen Ramsey | Traded to Rams in 2019 during fourth season |
| 2015: Dante Fowler Jr. | Traded to Rams in 2018, now with Falcons |
| 2014: Blake Bortles | Cut after five seasons, remains free agent in 2020 |
| 2013: Luke Joeckel | Signed with Seahawks in 2017, no longer in league |
| 2012: Justin Blackmon | Suspended for substance abuse, has not played since 2013 |
| 2011: Blaine Gabbert | Traded to 49ers in 2014, now backup with Bucs |
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The Campbell and Bouye trades were salary-driven, as was the trade of quarterback There’s nothing worse in the NFL than being irrelevant. Muddling around in the five-, six-, seven-win range and realistically being out of playoff contention before Halloween year after year is awful. That’s what happened with the