Matthew Berry ESPN Mock Draft: Fantasy Football Expert Picks, Rankings and Cheat Sheet For 2014 With Sleepers, Busts and Advice

Aug 27, 2013 01:00 PM EDT

Matthew Berry has carved out a nice niche in the sports media world as the top fantasy expert in fantasy football and after spending part of his career as a screenwriter, he has made himself into something big when it comes to ESPN and fantasy sports and he is considered by many to be the expert when it comes to rankings and predictions.

Berry is the ESPN senior director of fantasy sports and while it's amazing that is a job, it's even more amazing how Berry etched out the position for himself. Berry was once a writer and wrote Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles and the show Married... with Children and now he is a fantasy football guru, which started with his website TalentedMrRoto.com and also with a column before that on fantasy sports.

Now his podcast and his advice are essential for fantasy owners and he also gives out plenty of pop culture references as well as sleepers, busts and draft advice overall for all types of leagues. Berry can be funny when he writes and he also has won a number of awards for his writing. This season he has a number of players he likes for PPR, including Wes Welker and Shane Vereen. Many feel that Vereen can be a big fantasy sleeper, while Berry also likes Brandon Myers, Mike Wallace, Alfred Morris and Mark Ingram.

Check here for the Matthew Berry Draft Guide for 2013, including Sleepers, busts, mocks and more draft advice.

Click here for the mock draft from Matthew Berry or look below for the first round.

ROUND 1

Pick     Overall Position            Player 

1          1          RB1     Adrian Peterson, Min  

2          2          RB2     Doug Martin, TB         

3          3          RB3     Ray Rice, Bal  

4          4          RB4     Arian Foster, Hou       

5          5          RB5     C.J. Spiller, Buf          

6          6          RB6     Jamaal Charles, KC    

7          7          RB7     Marshawn Lynch, Sea

8          8          RB8     Trent Richardson, Cle 

9          9          WR1    Calvin Johnson, Det   

10        10        RB9     LeSean McCoy, Phi    

11        11        RB10   Alfred Morris, Wsh     

12        12        RB11   Darren Sproles, NO    

13        13        RB12   Matt Forte, Chi

14        14        RB13   Steven Jackson, Atl    

Check here for the Matthew Berry Rankings from ESPN.

PPR thoughts from Berry: Here are players that are more valuable in those leagues:

1. Giovani Bernard

2. Reggie Bush and Joique Bell

3. Jason Witten

4. Wes Welker

5. Danny Amendola

6. Danny Woodhead

7. Calvin Johnson (he's top five overall in PPR).

8. Shane Vereen

9. Brandon Myers (and his former teammate Marcel Reece).

10. Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders.

Some of Berry' rankings include players he never drafts:

1. Aaron Rodgers

2. Julio Jones

3. Frank Gore

4. Darren McFadden

5. DeMarco Murray

6. Marques Colston

7. Vernon Davis

8. Mike Wallace

9. Anquan Boldin

10. Andre Johnson

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