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Roto Arcade Fantasy Football Mock 2015, RDs 7-9: Bennett kicks off TE run

Roto Arcade Fantasy Football Mock 2015, RDs 7-9: Bennett kicks off TE run

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.

SEE ROUNDS 1-3 HERE

SEE ROUNDS 4-6 HERE

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ROUND 7

Pick 73: Martellus Bennett, Chi, TE6He's become the new Greg Olsen, the proven vet who gets an Ibanez All-Star discount. Middle of draft, sounds good to me. (Scott Pianowski)

Pick 74: Brandon LaFell, NE, WR34Came on like gangbusters, tied to an elite QB and system. Oh wait, stupid deflategate ... (Pianowski)

Pick 75: Jeremy Maclin, KC, WR35Goes from a terrific situation to one of the league's worst, which is why someone who just posted 85/1,318/10 is available here. (Dalton Del Don)

Pick 76: Tony Romo, Dal, QB7Coming off the best season of his career, Romo may be forced to throw more with Dallas' RB situation in flux. (Del Don)

Pick 77: Steve Smith Sr., Bal, WR36In Trestman I trust - With Torrey gone, Steve Sr. is a the clear go-to guy for a BAl offense that should throw it plenty in '15. (Brandon Funston)

Pick 78: Ben Roethlisberger, Pit, QB8Love Big Ben's aerial weapons (Brown, Bryant, Bell) - Thanks to that arsenal, his passing numbers were on par with Brees in '14. (Funston)

Pick 79: Joique Bell, Det, RB29I've seen plenty of Abdullah, and he's fine. But he won't run Bell off the field. In a potentially high-yield offense, both backs can help us. (Andy Behrens)

Pick 80: Darren McFadden, Dal, RB30This is a terrible pick. Only in a mock. (Behrens)

Pick 81: Giovani Bernard, Cin, RB31 –  He's clearly evolved into a complementary option to Jeremy Hill, but Gio ranked inside the top-24 in the proposed format from Week 12 on. FLEXY SEXY! (Brad Evans)

Pick 82: Allen Robinson, Jax, WR37 – The Penn St. product was the Jags' most consistent receiver before exiting stage left with broken foot midway through the 2014 season. Before the IR, he ranked No. 31 among wide receivers in per game average from Weeks 2-10. Expect more of the same. (Evans)

Pick 83: Jarvis Landry, Mia, WR38He'll be the Dolphins No. 1 wideout and is a very underrated player who will easily be worthy of starting each week. I'm draining the pool of sleepers, too. (Michael Salfino)

Pick 84: Charles Johnson, Min, WR39Coud finish the year as a top 10 wideout and be a second-round pick next year, he's that big and fast. I like the quarterback and offense in Minnesota, too. (Salfino)

'Super' Cam made only sparse appearances last year. Still, he's considered a top-10 passer in fantasy. (Getty)
'Super' Cam made only sparse appearances last year. Still, he's considered a top-10 passer in fantasy. (Getty)

ROUND 8

Pick 85: Rashad Jennings, NYG, RB32I don't need my running backs to get a lot of points, but I do need as high a floor as is possible. For as long as he can stay healthy, Jennings is the Giants starter.(Salfino)

Pick 86: Chris Ivory, NYJ, RB33Again, Ivory will get most carries and goal-line carries with Ridley likely on IR the first six weeks and Ivory is perhaps a top five runner if you back out the other factors at the position like catching, blocking and even durability. (Salfino)

Pick 87: David Cobb, Ten, RB34 – Let's be frank, Bishop Sankey is a steaming pile. Cobb isn't fleet of foot, but he's a stoutly built tackle shredder who has strong odds of supplanting the sophomore rusher by Week 1. He could be what Alfred Morris was in 2012, an overlooked rookie who steals the show. (Evans)

Pick 88: Jordan Cameron, Mia, TE7 – Hampered by injury last year, Cameron barely made a peep in Fantasyland. Still, have to love the locale with numerous weapons around him. A bound back year in range of 70-850-6 is attainable. (Evans)

Pick 89: Josh Hill, NO, TE8By the time we're drafting for keeps in August, I'm guessing the Saints TE won't fall this far. (Behrens)

Pick 90: Cam Newton, Car, QB9Cam is back to full health, and he has a pair of huge wideouts at his disposal, along with Greg Olsen. Expect a season similar to 2012. (Behrens)

Pick 91: Kenny Stills, Mia, WR40I love this guy - has deep skills, made big strides as a route runner, good size and he caught everything thrown his way last season. (Funston)

Pick 92: Antonio Gates, SD, TE9He's like Tony Gonzalez - for as long as he wants to play, he's going to put up fantasy worthy numbers. (Funston)

Pick 93: Owen Daniels, Den, TE10There's no Julius Thomas (or Wes Welker), so Daniels finds himself in a terrific spot in Denver. (Del Don)

Pick 94: Matt Ryan, Atl, QB10Few quarterbacks have been as consistent as Ryan over the past four years. The NFC South should continue to feature shootouts. (Del Don)

Pick 95: Delanie Walker, Ten, TE11Ninth in catches at the positon, fourth in yards - and he did it with sketchy QB play. One of league's most underrated players. (Pianowski)

Pick 96: Shane Vereen, NYG, RB35I don't think anyone questions the talent, and finally he's freed from the Wheel of Belichick. (Pianowski)

Cruz's recovery from a nasty knee injury greatly complicates his fantasy worth. (Getty)
Cruz's recovery from a nasty knee injury greatly complicates his fantasy worth. (Getty)

Round 9

Pick 97: Anquan Boldin, SF, WR41I know he's older than dirt, but when's the last time you lost money on Boldin? (Pianowski)

Pick 98: Cody Latimer, Den, WR42Hey, it's May - I openly admit I have no idea where he should go yet. That's why we mock. Surely he'll be better prepared in Year 2. (Pianowski)

Pick 99: Pierre Garcon, Was, WR43 He's one season removed from a 113-catch, 1,346-yard campaign. Washington's QB situation can't be any worse than it was last year. (Del Don)

Pick 100: Percy Harvin, Buf, WR44Maybe he'll be utilized better in Buffalo. He's still just 26 years old. (Del Don)

Pick 101: Victor Cruz, NYG, WR45Rehab nearing completion (patellar tendon) - worth risk here given track record and fact that NYG finished 5th in WR fantasy points in '14. (Funston)

Pick 102: Nelson Agholor, Phi, WR46We've seen a recent example of a rookie WR making a fantasy impact in Philly (Matthews), and Agholor should get a crack at filling Maclin's lucrative spot. (Funston)

Pick 103: Tre Mason, StL, RB36This seems like a prudent choice for a team that drafts Gurley, does it not? Mason was plenty impressive as a rookie, against tough divisional Ds. (Behrens)

Pick 104: Matthew Stafford, Det, QB11Strictly a best-player-available selection. This roster still needs a WR3, but no individual name jumped off the board. (Behrens)

Pick 105: Joseph Randle, Dal, RB37 – Sure he's a kleptomaniac, but Darren McFadden would fracture a bone sneezing. And Randle did average 6.73 yards per carry on 51 attempts last year. There's a good chance he logs 3-5 starts this fall. (Evans)

Pick 106: Devonta Freeman, Atl, RB38 – He'll have a shot to earn meaningful carries, but is currently considered the 1B back. With Tevin Coleman already on roster, this is an obvious move. (Evans)

Pick 107: Eli Manning, NYG, QB12 No worries with Manning as my QB this year given the weapons and the division, which is weak defensively. The AFC East may be a problem, though. On this team, Manning really leverages ODB. (Salfino)

Pick 108: Sam Bradford, Phi, QB13 In Chip we trust. His offensive prowess has been overrated based on yards per play results last year but he believes Bradford is his man and the offense is designed for production at the position. (Salfino)

TALE OF THE TAPE (TEAMS THUS FAR)