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Official Mock #8 - Performance League - 16 Teams
 David M. Dorey
August 13, 2004

This draft was conducted between August 8th and August 11th considering a performance scoring scenario of 1/10 rush or receive yards, 1/20 pass yards, six point touchdowns with negative two point interceptions. Two point conversions are two points per participant. Defenses receive 1 point per sack, 2 points per turnovers and six point touchdowns.

The 18 rounds built rosters of 2 QB, 5 RB, 5 WR, 2 TE, 2 PK and 2 DEF with a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, PK and DEF.

Draft By Round

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
1 RB Holmes, Priest 1 QB Vick, Michael 1 TE Gonzalez, Tony 1 WR Jackson, Darrell
2 RB Tomlinson, Ladainian 2 RB Henry, Travis 2 QB Hasselbeck, Matt 2 WR Robinson, Koren
3 RB Green, Ahman 3 RB Barlow, Kevan 3 WR Mason, Derrick 3 QB Brooks, Aaron
4 RB Portis, Clinton 4 RB Johnson, Rudi 4 RB Staley, Duce 4 WR Walker, Javon
5 RB McAllister, Deuce 5 QB Manning, Peyton 5 WR Boldin, Anquan 5 WR Smith, Steve
6 RB Alexander, Shaun 6 WR Ward, Hines 6 WR Moss, Santana 6 RB Wheatley, Tyrone
7 RB Lewis, Jamal 7 WR Johnson, Chad 7 QB Bulger, Marc 7 QB Favre, Brett
8 RB James, Edgerrin 8 RB Dillon, Corey 8 WR Horn, Joe 8 RB Foster, De'shaun
9 WR Moss, Randy 9 RB Bennett, Michael 9 WR Moulds, Eric 9 WR Rogers, Charles
10 RB Faulk, Marshall 10 RB Davis, Stephen 10 RB Duckett, T.J. 10 WR Chambers, Chris
11 WR Harrison, Marvin 11 RB Jones, Kevin 11 RB Brown, Chris 11 QB Green, Trent
12 RB Taylor, Fred 12 RB Westbrook, Brian 12 RB Garner, Charlie 12 WR Coles, Laveranues
13 QB Culpepper, Daunte 13 RB Barber, Tiki 13 RB Buckhalter, Correll 13 WR Price, Peerless
14 WR Holt, Torry 14 RB Martin, Curtis 14 WR Johnson, Andre 14 WR Toomer, Amani
15 WR Owens, Terrell 15 RB Jones, Thomas 15 QB McNair, Steve 15 WR Booker, Marty
16 RB Davis, Domanick 16 QB McNabb, Donovan 16 RB Griffin, Quentin 16 RB Dunn, Warrick
Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8
1 WR Smith, Jimmy 1 WR Lelie, Ashley 1 RB Smith, Antowain 1 DT Dolphins
2 TE Heap, Todd 2 RB McGahee, Willis 2 DT Ravens 2 WR Driver, Donald
3 QB Pennington, Chad 3 RB Minor, Travis 3 PK Vanderjagt, Mike 3 TE Witten, Jason
4 WR Porter, Jerry 4 TE Williams, Boo 4 TE Crumpler, Alge 4 PK Wilkins, Jeff
5 WR Stallworth, Donte' 5 RB Williams, Moe 5 QB Leftwich, Byron 5 WR Gardner, Rod
6 WR Bruce, Isaac 6 QB Brady, Tom 6 WR Johnson, Keyshawn 6 DT Vikings
7 TE Shockey, Jeremy 7 WR Wayne, Reggie 7 DT Panthers 7 WR Morgan, Quincy
8 QB Johnson, Brad 8 QB Plummer, Jake 8 TE Gates, Antonio 8 TE Graham, Daniel
9 RB Jackson, Steven 9 RB Bell, Tatum 9 RB Hearst, Garrison 9 WR Robinson, Marcus
10 RB Green, William 10 WR Branch, Deion 10 WR McCardell, Keenan 10 WR Clayton, Michael
11 RB Shipp, Marcel 11 RB Suggs, Lee 11 TE Clark, Dallas 11 WR Lloyd, Brandon
12 WR Davis, Andre' 12 TE Winslow, Kellen 12 TE McMichael, Randy 12 WR Fitzgerald, Larry
13 WR Burress, Plaxico 13 QB McCown, Josh 13 RB Smith, Onterrio 13 QB Garcia, Jeff
14 RB George, Eddie 14 DT Patriots 14 WR McCareins, Justin 14 TE Clark, Desmond
15 RB Jones, Julius 15 WR Smith, Rod 15 RB Thomas, Anthony 15 WR Williams, Reggie
16 WR Williams, Roy 16 RB Smith, Emmitt 16 RB Fargas, Justin 16 WR Streets, Tai
Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12
1 WR Givens, David 1 WR Gage, Justin 1 PK Longwell, Ryan 1 PK Vinatieri, Adam
2 RB Alstott, Mike 2 QB Bledsoe, Drew 2 PK Elam, Jason 2 RB Zereoue, Amos
3 WR Kennison, Eddie 3 RB Betts, Ladell 3 RB Jordan, Lamont 3 DT Saints
4 WR Galloway, Joey 4 DT Cowboys 4 WR Calico, Tyrone 4 WR Wilson, Cedrick
5 QB Delhomme, Jake 5 WR Taylor, Travis 5 RB Hollings, Tony 5 WR Bennett, Drew
6 WR Rice, Jerry 6 WR Shaw, Bobby 6 QB Maddox, Tommy 6 RB Hambrick, Troy
7 RB Jones, Greg 7 DT Buccaneers 7 QB Harrington, Joey 7 RB Gordon, Lamar
8 RB Pittman, Michael 8 PK Akers, David 8 QB Brunell, Mark 8 DT Chiefs
9 WR Ferguson, Robert 9 WR Glenn, Terry 9 WR Johnson, Kevin 9 DT Bills
10 TE Smith, L.J. 10 WR Warrick, Peter 10 PK Kasay, John 10 RB Faulk, Kevin
11 WR Muhammad, Muhsin 11 RB Smith, Musa 11 PK Nedney, Joe 11 QB Palmer, Carson
12 RB Bettis, Jerome 12 DT Titans 12 DT Rams 12 TE Pollard, Marcus
13 WR Hilliard, Ike 13 DT Eagles 13 RB Perry, Chris 13 WR Northcutt, Dennis
14 PK Feely, Jay 14 RB Dayne, Ron 14 WR Bradford, Corey 14 WR Pinkston, Todd
15 TE Franks, Bubba 15 QB Carr, David 15 WR Brown, Troy 15 RB Davenport, Najeh
16 TE Kinney, Erron 16 WR Evans, Lee 16 TE Miller, Billy 16 DT Falcons
Round 13 Round 14 Round 15 Round 16
1 WR Jenkins, Michael 1 RB Blaylock, Derrick 1 RB Pinner, Artose 1 QB Feeley, A.J.
2 WR Engram, Bobby 2 TE Kleinsasser, Jim 2 PK Carney, John 2 DT Raiders
3 QB Grossman, Rex 3 DT Redskins 3 RB Anderson, Richie 3 PK Hall, John
4 RB Morris, Sammy 4 QB Warner, Kurt 4 TE Johnson, Teyo 4 WR Conway, Curtis
5 PK Stover, Matt 5 QB Fiedler, Jay 5 RB Johnson, Larry 5 RB Bryson, Shawn
6 TE Stevens, Jerramy 6 WR Thompson, Derrius 6 PK Hanson, Jason 6 TE Fitzsimmons, Casey
7 RB Taylor, Chester 7 QB Rattay, Tim 7 PK Andersen, Morten 7 TE Jolley, Doug
8 PK Brown, Josh 8 QB Boller, Kyle 8 DT Jaguars 8 TE Carswell, Dwayne
9 WR Stokley, Brandon 9 RB Morris, Maurice 9 RB Anderson, Damien 9 WR Mitchell, Freddie
10 WR Reed, Josh 10 WR Gaffney, Jabar 10 RB Rhodes, Dominic 10 TE Campbell, Mark
11 QB Testaverde, Vinny 11 TE Mili, Itula 11 PK Janikowski, Sebastian 11 DT Giants
12 PK Gramatica, Martin 12 WR Woods, Rashaun 12 TE Becht, Anthony 12 RB Stecker, Aaron
13 TE Alexander, Stephen 13 RB Forsey, Brock 13 RB Jackson, James 13 DT Bengals
14 QB Gannon, Rich 14 WR Bryant, Antonio 14 TE Schobel, Matt 14 TE Brady, Kyle
15 WR Randle El, Antwaan 15 TE Jones, Freddie 15 DT Colts 15 DT Steelers
16 RB Anderson, Mike 16 TE Chamberlain, Byron 16 WR Edwards, Troy 16 PK Elling, Aaron
Round 17 Round 18            
1 DT Packers 1 DT 49ers            
2 WR Morton, Johnnie 2 PK Brown, Kris            
3 PK Brien, Doug 3 WR Johnson, Bryant            
4 PK Cundiff, Billy 4 DT Lions            
5 PK Mare, Olindo 5 DT Texans            
6 DT Jets 6 DT Browns            
7 DT Seahawks 7 DT Bears            
8 TE Troupe, Ben 8 PK Kaeding, Nate            
9 DT Broncos 9 PK Lindell, Rian            
10 PK Edinger, Paul 10 PK Rackers, Neil            
11 RB Toefield, Labrandon 11 PK Gramatica, Billy            
12 PK Reed, Jeff 12 DT Cardinals            
13 PK Graham, Shayne 13 PK Peterson, Todd            
14 RB Crockett, Zack 14 DT Chargers            
15 PK Scobee, Josh 15 RB Cobbs, Cedric            
16 PK Dawson, Phil 16 QB Manning, Eli            

Draft by Position

Quarterbacks Tight Ends Kickers Team Defense
1.13 Culpepper, Daunte 3.01 Gonzalez, Tony 7.03 Vanderjagt, Mike 6.14 Patriots
2.01 Vick, Michael 5.02 Heap, Todd 8.04 Wilkins, Jeff 7.02 Ravens
2.05 Manning, Peyton 5.07 Shockey, Jeremy 9.14 Feely, Jay 7.07 Panthers
2.16 McNabb, Donovan 6.04 Williams, Boo 10.08 Akers, David 8.01 Dolphins
3.02 Hasselbeck, Matt 6.12 Winslow, Kellen 11.01 Longwell, Ryan 8.06 Vikings
3.07 Bulger, Marc 7.04 Crumpler, Alge 11.02 Elam, Jason 10.04 Cowboys
3.15 McNair, Steve 7.08 Gates, Antonio 11.10 Kasay, John 10.07 Buccaneers
4.03 Brooks, Aaron 7.11 Clark, Dallas 11.11 Nedney, Joe 10.12 Titans
4.07 Favre, Brett 7.12 McMichael, Randy 12.01 Vinatieri, Adam 10.13 Eagles
4.11 Green, Trent 8.03 Witten, Jason 13.05 Stover, Matt 11.12 Rams
5.03 Pennington, Chad 8.08 Graham, Daniel 13.08 Brown, Josh 12.03 Saints
5.08 Johnson, Brad 8.14 Clark, Desmond 13.12 Gramatica, Martin 12.08 Chiefs
6.06 Brady, Tom 9.10 Smith, L.J. 15.02 Carney, John 12.09 Bills
6.08 Plummer, Jake 9.15 Franks, Bubba 15.06 Hanson, Jason 12.16 Falcons
6.13 McCown, Josh 9.16 Kinney, Erron 15.07 Andersen, Morten 14.03 Redskins
7.05 Leftwich, Byron 11.16 Miller, Billy 15.11 Janikowski, Sebastian 15.08 Jaguars
8.13 Garcia, Jeff 12.12 Pollard, Marcus 16.03 Hall, John 15.15 Colts
9.05 Delhomme, Jake 13.06 Stevens, Jerramy 16.16 Elling, Aaron 16.02 Raiders
10.02 Bledsoe, Drew 13.13 Alexander, Stephen 17.03 Brien, Doug 16.11 Giants
10.15 Carr, David 14.02 Kleinsasser, Jim 17.04 Cundiff, Billy 16.13 Bengals
11.06 Maddox, Tommy 14.11 Mili, Itula 17.05 Mare, Olindo 16.15 Steelers
11.07 Harrington, Joey 14.15 Jones, Freddie 17.10 Edinger, Paul 17.01 Packers
11.08 Brunell, Mark 14.16 Chamberlain, Byron 17.12 Reed, Jeff 17.06 Jets
12.11 Palmer, Carson 15.04 Johnson, Teyo 17.13 Graham, Shayne 17.07 Seahawks
13.03 Grossman, Rex 15.12 Becht, Anthony 17.15 Scobee, Josh 17.09 Broncos
13.11 Testaverde, Vinny 15.14 Schobel, Matt 17.16 Dawson, Phil 18.01 49ers
13.14 Gannon, Rich 16.06 Fitzsimmons, Casey 18.02 Brown, Kris 18.04 Lions
14.04 Warner, Kurt 16.07 Jolley, Doug 18.08 Kaeding, Nate 18.05 Texans
14.05 Fiedler, Jay 16.08 Carswell, Dwayne 18.09 Lindell, Rian 18.06 Browns
14.07 Rattay, Tim 16.10 Campbell, Mark 18.10 Rackers, Neil 18.07 Bears
14.08 Boller, Kyle 16.14 Brady, Kyle 18.11 Gramatica, Billy 18.12 Cardinals
16.01 Feeley, A.J. 17.08 Troupe, Ben 18.13 Peterson, Todd 18.14 Chargers
18.16 Manning, Eli            
Running Backs Wide Receivers
1.01 Holmes, Priest 6.11 Suggs, Lee 1.09 Moss, Randy 8.10 Clayton, Michael
1.02 Tomlinson, Ladainian 6.16 Smith, Emmitt 1.11 Harrison, Marvin 8.11 Lloyd, Brandon
1.03 Green, Ahman 7.01 Smith, Antowain 1.14 Holt, Torry 8.12 Fitzgerald, Larry
1.04 Portis, Clinton 7.09 Hearst, Garrison 1.15 Owens, Terrell 8.15 Williams, Reggie
1.05 McAllister, Deuce 7.13 Smith, Onterrio 2.06 Ward, Hines 8.16 Streets, Tai
1.06 Alexander, Shaun 7.15 Thomas, Anthony 2.07 Johnson, Chad 9.01 Givens, David
1.07 Lewis, Jamal 7.16 Fargas, Justin 3.03 Mason, Derrick 9.03 Kennison, Eddie
1.08 James, Edgerrin 9.02 Alstott, Mike 3.05 Boldin, Anquan 9.04 Galloway, Joey
1.10 Faulk, Marshall 9.07 Jones, Greg 3.06 Moss, Santana 9.06 Rice, Jerry
1.12 Taylor, Fred 9.08 Pittman, Michael 3.08 Horn, Joe 9.09 Ferguson, Robert
1.16 Davis, Domanick 9.12 Bettis, Jerome 3.09 Moulds, Eric 9.11 Muhammad, Muhsin
2.02 Henry, Travis 10.03 Betts, Ladell 3.14 Johnson, Andre 9.13 Hilliard, Ike
2.03 Barlow, Kevan 10.11 Smith, Musa 4.01 Jackson, Darrell 10.01 Gage, Justin
2.04 Johnson, Rudi 10.14 Dayne, Ron 4.02 Robinson, Koren 10.05 Taylor, Travis
2.08 Dillon, Corey 11.03 Jordan, Lamont 4.04 Walker, Javon 10.06 Shaw, Bobby
2.09 Bennett, Michael 11.05 Hollings, Tony 4.05 Smith, Steve 10.09 Glenn, Terry
2.10 Davis, Stephen 11.13 Perry, Chris 4.09 Rogers, Charles 10.10 Warrick, Peter
2.11 Jones, Kevin 12.02 Zereoue, Amos 4.10 Chambers, Chris 10.16 Evans, Lee
2.12 Westbrook, Brian 12.06 Hambrick, Troy 4.12 Coles, Laveranues 11.04 Calico, Tyrone
2.13 Barber, Tiki 12.07 Gordon, Lamar 4.13 Price, Peerless 11.09 Johnson, Kevin
2.14 Martin, Curtis 12.10 Faulk, Kevin 4.14 Toomer, Amani 11.14 Bradford, Corey
2.15 Jones, Thomas 12.15 Davenport, Najeh 4.15 Booker, Marty 11.15 Brown, Troy
3.04 Staley, Duce 13.04 Morris, Sammy 5.01 Smith, Jimmy 12.04 Wilson, Cedrick
3.10 Duckett, T.J. 13.07 Taylor, Chester 5.04 Porter, Jerry 12.05 Bennett, Drew
3.11 Brown, Chris 13.16 Anderson, Mike 5.05 Stallworth, Donte' 12.13 Northcutt, Dennis
3.12 Garner, Charlie 14.01 Blaylock, Derrick 5.06 Bruce, Isaac 12.14 Pinkston, Todd
3.13 Buckhalter, Correll 14.09 Morris, Maurice 5.12 Davis, Andre' 13.01 Jenkins, Michael
3.16 Griffin, Quentin 14.13 Forsey, Brock 5.13 Burress, Plaxico 13.02 Engram, Bobby
4.06 Wheatley, Tyrone 15.01 Pinner, Artose 5.16 Williams, Roy 13.09 Stokley, Brandon
4.08 Foster, De'shaun 15.03 Anderson, Richie 6.01 Lelie, Ashley 13.10 Reed, Josh
4.16 Dunn, Warrick 15.05 Johnson, Larry 6.07 Wayne, Reggie 13.15 Randle El, Antwaan
5.09 Jackson, Steven 15.09 Anderson, Damien 6.10 Branch, Deion 14.06 Thompson, Derrius
5.10 Green, William 15.10 Rhodes, Dominic 6.15 Smith, Rod 14.10 Gaffney, Jabar
5.11 Shipp, Marcel 15.13 Jackson, James 7.06 Johnson, Keyshawn 14.12 Woods, Rashaun
5.14 George, Eddie 16.05 Bryson, Shawn 7.10 McCardell, Keenan 14.14 Bryant, Antonio
5.15 Jones, Julius 16.12 Stecker, Aaron 7.14 McCareins, Justin 15.16 Edwards, Troy
6.02 McGahee, Willis 17.11 Toefield, Labrandon 8.02 Driver, Donald 16.04 Conway, Curtis
6.03 Minor, Travis 17.14 Crockett, Zack 8.05 Gardner, Rod 16.09 Mitchell, Freddie
6.05 Williams, Moe 18.15 Cobbs, Cedric 8.07 Morgan, Quincy 17.02 Morton, Johnnie
6.09 Bell, Tatum     8.09 Robinson, Marcus 18.03 Johnson, Bryant

Resulting Teams

16 team drafts are very tough since they exceed the levels of stud players so much faster in the early rounds. The natural advantage of a #1 pick in a 12 team league ends up much different here since the second pick is seven slots later in a 16 team league and proves a significant difference. Early drafters no longer are able to make pure value picks at the #2 and #3 and still expect to get a reasonably solid #4 choice that will likely be a need pick. Those drafting at the end of the first round have two of the best 17 players, but those swings are a long time before wrapping back around. Having reviewed the 8, 10, 12 and 14 team mocks, this shows how increasing size of a league has major impacts on how a team can be built.

Draft Slot #1
5 Round Strategy: RB, QB, TE, RB, WR

After the obligatory Priest pick, the wrap back was barren of notable RB's and went for two nice value picks in McNabb and Gonzalez. By the 4.16 he had to get someone else in the backfield and took Warrick Dunn. Picks in the 6th and 7th of Emmitt and Antowain Smith (no relation) were made to cover with two backs with little upside but likely some numbers in case of need.

Ended up with three major players by starting RB-QB-TE but paid a big price in RB2 and entire receiving crew. Gonzo counts as a WR2 really, but still caused him a weakness that he tried to compensate for with two high upside WR in Evans and Jenkins. Those two WR's with upside may save his bacon with WR's.

Starters: McNabb, Holmes, Dunn, J Smith, Streets, Givens, Gonzalez, Longwell and ATL.

Grade: B+

 
# Draft Flex Appeal
1.01 RB Holmes, Priest QB McNabb, Donovan
2.16 QB McNabb, Donovan QB Manning, Eli
3.01 TE Gonzalez, Tony RB Holmes, Priest
4.16 RB Dunn, Warrick RB Dunn, Warrick
5.01 WR Smith, Jimmy RB Smith, Emmitt
6.16 RB Smith, Emmitt RB Smith, Antowain
7.01 RB Smith, Antowain RB Pinner, Artose
8.16 WR Streets, Tai WR Smith, Jimmy
9.01 WR Givens, David WR Streets, Tai
10.16 WR Evans, Lee WR Givens, David
11.01 PK Longwell, Ryan WR Evans, Lee
12.16 DT Falcons WR Jenkins, Michael
13.01 WR Jenkins, Michael TE Gonzalez, Tony
14.16 TE Chamberlain, Byron TE Chamberlain, Byron
15.01 RB Pinner, Artose PK Longwell, Ryan
16.16 PK Elling, Aaron PK Elling, Aaron
17.01 DT Packers DT Falcons
18.16 QB Manning, Eli DT Packers
     

Draft Slot #2
5 Round Strategy: RB, RB, QB, WR, TE

Started out with Tomlinson and then reached Thomas Jones in the 2nd which could prove to be a great pick if it all falls into place in CHI. A risky player but selected at a great spot. Found Hasselbeck in the 3rd and then had to take a WR in the 4th with Booker the best available. Heap in the 5th was easily the best value on the board and already having RB, RB, QB and WR allowed him to make that pick.

Ended up with a very solid team in a 16 man league. Some players fell to him but his only real weakness is WR and backup RB's which is pretty common in a big league. The rest of the spots are likely as good as you can hope for. Like all teams, the waiver wire needs to produce another WR but in a larger league that is harder to do. This team would be a definite contender in a 16 team league.

Starters: Hasselbeck, Tomlinson, T Jones, Booker, R Smith, R Williams, Heap, Elam and BAL

Grade: A


 
# Draft soopanuts
1.02 RB Tomlinson, Ladainian QB Hasselbeck, Matt
2.15 RB Jones, Thomas QB Carr, David
3.02 QB Hasselbeck, Matt RB Tomlinson, Ladainian
4.15 WR Booker, Marty RB Jones, Thomas
5.02 TE Heap, Todd RB Alstott, Mike
6.15 WR Smith, Rod RB Davenport, Najeh
7.02 DT Ravens RB Cobbs, Cedric
8.15 WR Williams, Reggie WR Booker, Marty
9.02 RB Alstott, Mike WR Smith, Rod
10.15 QB Carr, David WR Williams, Reggie
11.02 PK Elam, Jason WR Engram, Bobby
12.15 RB Davenport, Najeh WR Morton, Johnnie
13.02 WR Engram, Bobby TE Heap, Todd
14.15 TE Jones, Freddie TE Jones, Freddie
15.02 PK Carney, John PK Elam, Jason
16.15 DT Steelers PK Carney, John
17.02 WR Morton, Johnnie DT Ravens
18.15 RB Cobbs, Cedric DT Steelers
     

Draft Slot #3
5 Round Strategy: RB, RB, WR, WR, QB

Picked up Ahman Green and then Curtis Martin before using the 3rd pick for Derrick Mason. Went with Toomer at the 4.14 which was fine since no QB went until his next pick where he scooped up Pennington. That was his best move of the draft - heads up.

This plan worked out pretty well. Pennington should be fine with a chance to be great, he has a very nice duo with Green and Martin at RB and his WR's of Mason, Toomer and Kennison are all #1's for their team - a nice thing in a big league. Took value with Vanderjagt and NE defense to gain some advantage at other positions. Backed up Martin with Jordan and Dayne appears to be a good RB3. Solid draft nicely worked. As always, WR depth is slim.

Starters: Pennington, A Green, Martin, Mason, Toomer, Kennison, Clark, Vanderjagt and NE

Grade: A-