2012 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Wide Receivers Worthy of First-Round Picks

August 22, 2012   ·   Ian Hanford   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL has gradually, but surely, become a pass-happy league, and that doesn't just benefit a handful of golden arms. Wide receivers benefit from that action as well.
A few pass targets benefit so much that you should take a long, hard look at them when your pick is up in the first round of your fantasy football draft.
Only the most elite receivers should garner first-round considerations. Let's take a look at how the opening round should go down and which receivers should be off the board before pick No. 13 rolls around.
 
1. Arian Foster, RB, Houston Texans
Foster racked up over 1,800 all-purpose yards in an injury-shortened, 13-game season in 2011. Assuming that he plays all 16 games this year, there's no reason he won't be even better on arguably the AFC's best team.
Yards on the ground will be aplenty for Foster, but his ability to catch the ball gives him an added edge.
 
2. Ray Rice, RB, Baltimore Ravens
Rice could replace ...

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