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The NFL.com team held its first mock draft for the 2015 fantasy campaign ... in 2014. The standard scoring league consisted of NFL LIVE members Marcas Grant and James Koh, NFL writers/editors Alex Gelhar and Matt Franciscovich, and NFL LIVE producer Hytham Kilani. Each participant drafted for two teams, as indicated below. Each team needed to a semble a starting lineup of one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one flex (RB/WR), one tight end, one kicker and one defense/special teams unit.Draft Order:1. Marcas Grant Team 12.James Koh Team 13. Alex Gelhar Team 14.Hytham Kilani Team 15. Matt Franciscovich Team 16.Hytham Kilani Team 27. Marcas Grant Team 28. Matt Franciscovich Team 29. James Koh Team 210. Alex Gelhar Team 2Round 1ANALYSIS: While as the top overall pick wasn't much of a shock, the first round was notable mostly because of the names that weren't there. Gone were the likes of , and . However, there were a couple of surprises. ... James Koh isn't too worried about being able to repeat since he drafted him with the second overall pick. 's frustrating 2014 was enough to drop him to the sixth spot, but not out. ... Welcome to the first round, and !Round 2ANALYSIS: With the top running backs off the board, Round 2 was focused primarily on wide receivers. dropped out of the first round, but he didn't fall too far. ... Going back to the selection at No. 9 overall, seven of the next eight selections were Kawhi Leonard Jersey all wideouts. I used that run to stack with -- bromance, baby! going at the bottom of the second round was a bit of an eye-opener considering some of the other young running backs still on the board.Round 3ANALYSIS: Even with his great start to the season, it's apparent that there isn't overwhelming faith that can repeat in 2015. The team that Ingram eventually signs with will have a large impact on his fantasy value next year. ... is likely to be overdrafted based on his video game numbers this season, but the third round seems like an appropriate spot for the budding star. ... Meanwhile, slips to the third round -- one round behind .Round 4ANALYSIS: With 's days in San Francisco appearing to be at an end, jumps up to the top of the fourth round. ... However, the defining feature of Round 4 is the trio of young wide receivers who sat on the cusp of greatne s in 2014. , and all made us sit up and pay attention for parts of this season. The question is 2015 will be can they progre s (or at least maintain) their succe Quentin Richardson Jersey s? ... Also, with sliding to the fourth round -- and in the midst of a late-season fade -- you could make a case for him spending next season outside the ranks of "elite" quarterbacks.Round 5ANALYSIS: goes in the fifth round as the fifth quarterback off the board. There might be depth at the quarterback position, but it starts to muddle the pond once you get past the top tier (Manning or not). If you subscribe to the "wait on a quarterback" strategy, you're still okay to sit it out on signal-callers. ... going ahead of speaks to the current state of affairs in the backfield. ... going ahead of might be a bit of an eye-opener, but until the figure some things out at quarterback, Watkins will come with some added risk. ... Speaking of receivers with quarterback i sues ... hi, ! Round 6ANALYSIS: A mere 10 spots after Hill comes off the board, is drafted. Handcuffing them will be nearly impo sible. This has the makings of another --type committee. I can hear your anguished sighs now. ... Last August, we thought could be a low-end WR1. By December, he's coming off the Danny Manning Jersey board as a lower-end WR2 -- one slot ahead of the consistently inconsistent . ... in the sixth round could be excellent value. Where Peterson will be playing his trade is the only question. ... in the sixth round? Spicy pick, James Koh. Very spicy.Round 7ANALYSIS: looks firmly planted among the crop of WR3 prospects for next season. It speaks partially to the power of . But with 's contract situation still unsettled, Adams could get a promotion in the ' pa sing pecking order. ... went on injured reserve midway through the season ... and he still gets drafted ahead of . ... The trio of running backs at the bottom of the seventh round offer so much promise, but can dish out frustration in equal doses. However, it appears that Sankey is trending up while Mathews and Stewart could continue to slide down.Round 8ANALYSIS: in the eighth round. Every year, we think "this is the year Brady can't overcome his group of underwhelming receivers!" Then he rallies, does something like and winds up in the Malik Fitts Jersey top 10 again. One day we'll be right. One day. ... Depending on what happens with , you can expect the versus debate to rage through the summer. Turbin wins Round 1. ... Despite what management tried to sell us last offseason, it appears that dumping all of your wide receivers does have a negative effect on your quarterback. Although a bad offensive line doesn't help, either. ... as the fourth tight end drafted is your reminder that the position is still a me s. Round 9ANALYSIS: Yes, my irrational fantasy man crush on extends to way-too-early mock drafts. The Rivera pick in the last round spawned a mini-run with Allen and coming off the board within the next eight picks. ... Matt Franciscovich being able to snag in the ninth round could look downright prophetic in light of 's decline and ' 2015 disappearance. ... The same could be said of Alex Gelhar's pick at the end of the round. Round 10ANALYSIS:'s free-fall ends in the 10th round. He went from hot to not in a flash. ... could be a name to watch this offseason, depending on how he finishes the 2014 campaign. With ' injury i sues again coming to the forefront, Williams could play a bigger role in 2015. ... Death, taxes and in the 10th round. ... Since we mentioned Patterson's slide, it's worth noting that was one of this season's bigger disappointments as well.Round 11ANALYSIS: Two things immediately jump out in Round 11: First, a Buccanneers running back finally come off the board! Second, it's one spot ahead of . ... Maybe we forgot about a little bit, letting him fall this Landry Shamet Jersey far. But it could also be because Bill Belichick will spend part of 2015 ignoring him in favor of any number of other backs. ... is a steal this late in the draft. Nice pull by Matt Franciscovich. Round 12ANALYSIS: Our first defense off the board! No real surprise that it's the , although it started a run on defenses with the and also coming off the board in the same round. ... The pick in the 12th round qualifies as the biggest Hail Mary in the draft. But it's in the late rounds, why not take a big swing just in case you hit it? ... For my tastes, I'd rather take a chance on someone like . Then again, I'm a scaredy cat.Round 13ANALYSIS: Okay, maybe I'm not that much of a scaredy cat. I decided to use my two picks on rookie quarterbacks -- and Johnny Football! ... Alex Gelhar grabbing at the end of the round could be a nice value pick, depending on the direction of the offense next season.Round 14ANALYSIS: Kickers, kickers, kickers ... and the kicker? ! Round 15ANALYSIS: Three names stand out in the final round -- , and . Only one of those three seems guaranteed to be a starter for their current teams next season. But heck, that's what the last round's for. We'll see how things change in a month or so.