Originally Posted by
conscript
Mock drafts are only useful for trending mostly and for possibly noticing sleepers. After the first two rounds or less you aren't picking against people like you said. As for drafting specific spots:
RB: The most important position in fantasy. The drop after the first 12 or so guys is dramatic. If you miss out on a solid RB1 because you went QB/WR with your first two picks you are probably fucked unless you managed to snag a Doug Martin, Alfred Morris, or some other guy who explodes. Watch out for injury issues (Foster) or guys with questionable coaches/systems.
QB: There are 6 elites, Brees, Rodgers, Manning, Newton, RG3, and Brady. After that you get into Ryan, Romo, Wilson, Stafford, etc. territory where the difference between guys is far less dramatic. They should start coming off the board in late round 2, early round 3 and then scattered across the next couple rounds.
WR: Calvin Johnson and everyone else really. There are tons of WR options, a decent amount of elite guys, and always guys taken in late rounds that pay off. Megatron is the only WR who should go in Round 1.
TE: The only really early ones to go are Graham, Gronk, Gonzalez. Witten would be up there if he caught TDs. Then there are like 8 guys who will finish relatively close to each other.
Defense: Someone always takes the trendy defense way too early, starts a run, and then screws everything up. In a perfect world defenses will start going in the 10th or 11th round. Won't happen. Someone will always take the trendy defense in like round 7 or 8.
Kicker: Shouldn't go before the last round frankly.