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Roto Arcade Fantasy Football Mock 2015, RDs 1-3: All hail the JC of KC

Fantasy football drafting in May? Heck ya! Are you itching to mock? Deep down you are. And we are too. With the NFL Draft in the books, we recently partook in a 12-team, .5 PPR, with a FLEX, exercise to whet your whistle. Awake from your pigskin coma, fanatics. The 2015 fantasy football season is officially underway. Let the "expert" derision begin.

ROUND 1

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Pick 1: Jamaal Charles, KC, RB1 – Thirty-three touchdowns the last two years, can score from anywhere on the field. He's been over 5.0 YPC his entire career, which is absurd. (Scott Pianowski)

Pick 2: Adrian Peterson, Min, RB2 – After a year in purgatory, he'll be back to domination, running angry. I'd be shocked if he had a bad year. I know many receivers look good in the first round, but when you click on an early back, your EV spikes. I prefer RB-one (anchors away) to RB-zero. (Pianow)

Pick 3: Eddie Lacy, GB, RB3Workhorse for one of the league's best offenses. Improved as a receiver last year and has potential to lead league in touchdowns. (Dalton Del Don)

Pick 4: Le'Veon Bell, Pit, RB4Was the best fantasy back last season but this is obviously a risk with him suspended the first three games of the year. (Del Don)

Pick 5: Marshawn Lynch, Sea, RB5Honestly, would have considered him if I was picking #1 overall - top 5 fantasy RB four straight seasons, in great system with no signs of a slow down. (Brandon Funston)

Pick 6: DeMarco Murray, Dal, RB6 – Philly has been one of the better running games in the NFL under Chip Kelly, and Murray's one-cut style a much better fit than Shady. (Funston)

Pick 7: LeSean McCoy, Buf, RB7He's moving to a run-first/run-second/run-third offense, relying on Rex Ryan principles. Wouldn't shock me if he led the league in rushing. (Andy Behrens)

Pick 8: Matt Forte, Chi, RB8No, I don't think Forte will match last season's silly reception total, but he's still the unrivaled lead back for a productive offense. (Behrens)

Pick 9: Andrew Luck, Ind, QB1Nearly 44 percent of RB1s have busted over the past six years. Screw the carinval ride. Luck has oodles of weapons and quite possibly the highest floor of ANY fantasy commodity. (Brad Evans)

Pick 10: Antonio Brown, Pit, WR1The Steelers wideout is a true king of consistency. He's averaged 119 receptions, 1,598 yard and 10 TDs the past two seasons. Put simply, he drop-kicks the competition. (Evans)

Pick 11: Dez Bryant, Dal, WR2I'm a zeroRB man. I'm not going to assume the risk inherent at the position when the WR points are more projectable. Only difficulty was choosing between Dez and Demaryius, where you can't go wrong. (Michael Salfino)

Pick 12: Demaryius Thomas, Den, WR3I think there is slightly more risk of a major regression for Peyton Manning than for Tony Romo. But both are unlikely. Bryant and Thomas are equally gifted.(Salfino)

ROUND 2

Pick 13: Julio Jones, Atl, WR4Jones is still in his physical prime and should continue to dominate his divsion with a solid quarterback partner in Matt Ryan. Health more of a risk for him than most wideouts, I stipulate. But ceiling is higher, too. (Salfino)

Pick 14: Odell Beckham Jr., NYG, WR5Beckham is not in the short WR bucket. He's just not tall. He also has tremendous vertical leap, elite ball skills and huge hands, which allow him to play taller. He'll regress but still be great. (Salfino)

Pick 15: Arian Foster, Hou, RB9He's not the picture of perfect health, but when on the field its hard to overlook the production. On a per game basis, only DeMarco Murray was better last year. (Evans)

Pick 16: C.J. Anderson, Den, RB10 – Look, I know what you're thinking, Anderson could go the way of Montee Ball. Possible, sure, but I'm not buying. C.J. was the second-best RB from Week 10 on in a .5 PPR setting last year. Keep the faith. (Evans)

Pick 17: Calvin Johnson, Det, WR6Sure, I'll take a 29-year-old inner-circle Hall of Fame receiver, tied to an offense that intends to throw early and often. (Behrens)

Pick 18: Jordy Nelson, GB, WR7An easy call. Tremendous receiver who benefits from mind-meld with the game's best quarterback. (Behrens)

Pick 19: Rob Gronkowski, NE, TE1I'm the only Yahoo currently ranking him outside the top 10 overall, yet somehow he's around at pick #19? Even with the risk, great value here. (Funston)

Pick 20: Jeremy Hill, Cin, RB11 – Now established as the featured RB for what may be the most run-heavy NFL team in '15 - averaged over 100 yards in final 9 games of '14. (Funston)

Pick 21: Alshon Jeffery, Chi, WR8Has averaged 87.0 catches, 1,277 receiving yards and 8.5 TDs over the last two years. Will be an even bigger monster now that Brandon Marshall is gone. (Del Don)

Pick 22: Carlos Hyde, SF, RB12He's going to be given every opportunity to act as San Francisco's workhorse with Frank Gore out of town. (Del Don)

Pick 23: A.J. Green, Cin, WR9 – He's proven himself to be Dalton-proof, and I'm not flipping out after one injury-riddled year. (Pianow)

Pick 24: Randall Cobb, GB, WR10 – A dynamic playmaker tied to the league's best quarterback (by far). You need some shares of this offense. Bang on the Drum All Day. Run with the Pack. (Pianow)

ROUND 3

Pick 25: Mike Evans, TB, WR11 – He was the Rookie of the Year frontrunner for about 15 seconds, and then Beckham took over the world. Go back and rewatch the Evans tapes - jaw drops to floor. (Pianow)

Pick 26: Jimmy Graham, Sea, TE2 – Probably getting a change of scenery at the right time. Finally, Russell Wilson has his uncoverable weapon. (Pianow)

Pick 27: Melvin Gordon, SD, RB13Should immediately be lead back in a strong San Diego offense. The Chargers didn't trade up and spend the No. 15 pick on a RB not to use him right away. (Del Don)

Pick 28: TJ Yeldon, Jax, RB14There's little competition, so the rookie should approach 250 touches in year one acting as a three-down back. (Del Don)

Pick 29: Kelvin Benjamin, Car, WR12Despite being a very raw rookie, was 6th among WRs in targets, and finished with 73/1,008/9 line - all arrows pointing up from there for '15. (Funston)

Pick 30: T.Y. Hilton, Ind, WR13Indy WR stable looks a little crowded, but with much of it really young (Dorsett, Moncrief, Carter) or really old (Johnson), Hilton still clearly Luck's go-to guy. (Funston)

Pick 31: Todd Gurley, StL, RB15Wide range of outcomes given the injury situation, but he's a rare talent. He'll be a top-5 RB in December. (Behrens)

Pick 32: Emmanuel Sanders, Den, WR14In Denver's offense, assuming good health, he's basically a lock for 90 and 1100. He showed us every skill last year. (Behrens)

Pick 33: DeAndre Hopkins, Hou, WR15Ryan Mallett is a great unknown, but Hopkins is a top-tiered talent with WR1 appeal. In Mallett's two starts last fall, the wideout enticed 17 targets. Sans Andre Johnson, he should see a slight uptick in production. (Evans)

Pick 34: Aaron Rodgers, GB, QB2Mr. Olivia Munn is another high-floor pick who should deliver elite numbers. He finished top-5 in per game every year since taking over for Brett Favre in 2008. Safe. (Evans)

Pick 35: Alfred Morris, Was, RB16Morris (4.5 career yards per carry) is a very good player who will be a workhorse given the lack of any plausible competition for touches or goal-line carries. He's no longer a zero threat as a receiver, either. (Salfino)

Pick 36: Sammy Watkins, Buf, WR16Not loving this pick but the only wide receiver left who combines elite talent and a certainty to be a target hog. (Salfino)

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