Fantasy Football Mock Mondays: 12-Team Standard Draft, Slot #1

By: Alexander Amir

We’re in the dog days of the NFL year. The draft has long been completed, many top free agents are off the market, and training camp doesn’t start for almost two months. But as far as I’m concerned, the fantasy season is in full swing! Now’s the time for endless mock drafts to work out countless scenarios for when the big day arrives. Try out all your combinations of picks — maybe take 3 running backs or receivers to start off and see how that plays out, and have fun being a little risky and seeing what your team looks like at the end.

We at Blitz have decided to do some of the work for you and offer our opinions on this year’s fantasy draft. Each week, we’ll give you full length mock drafts of different league types for you to follow along. Even better, we are breaking it down pick by pick each week. So if you’re drafting in the first slot this season, pay attention, because this week’s articles are for you! If you’re drafting 12th, give it a read anyway and maybe you’ll gain some insight as to how the draft will play out.

Today we’ll be taking a look at a simple 12-team, standard scoring league that I have mocked with the FantasyPros Mock Draft Simulator. It’s an amazing, quick way to get your mocks in, and they have some funny team names too as you’ll see below. The…