Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Ja’Marr Chase, Mark Andrews, Brock Purdy (2024)

Rookie drafts are all the rage right now, but why not immerse ourselves in a good old-fashioned PPR redraft fantasy football mock draft romp? After all, we can take rookies there, too, right?

For this fantasy football mock draft exercise, I picked from the fourth spot, with the rosters consisting of 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX, 1 K, 1 D/ST and five bench spots. It’s never too early to start your draft prep, so take advantage of all the tools at FantasyPros, including the FREE fantasy football mock draft simulator.

Here are all of my picks and reasoning from my recent fantasy football mock draft. Below we dive into a few notable fantasy football mock draft picks.

Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Picks & Results

Let’s dive into our latest fantasy football mock draft for a 12-team, PPR league with an early pick.

1.04: Ja’Marr Chase (WR – CIN)

Unless you’re hell-bent on Christian McCaffrey, the early picks that follow the 1.01 are pretty stress-free. You really can’t go wrong with any of the WRs here (barring injury). I have Ja’Marr Chase ranked EVER so slightly ahead of the other receivers in this tier, but like I said, you can’t go wrong with any. Even without Joe Burrow for a chunk of the season, Chase still managed 100 receptions and finished with an average of 16.4 FPPG. Positive TD regression is also on the horizon, as Chase finished with seven TDs last season despite finishing top-eight in red zone targets.

5.04: Mark Andrews (TE – BAL)

Tee Higgins was the preferred pick in a vacuum here, but I already have Chase. Mark Andrews missed seven games last season but was still elite at the position, finishing TE5 in Fantasy Points Per Game (FPPG). The previous years, he was TE1 and TE3, and he was one of only three TEs to finish with over two points per route run. We’re talking about a player who was going two to three rounds earlier a year ago.

9.04: Brock Purdy (QB – SF)

I’m usually a proponent of waiting on QBs in 1QB leagues, and the position is even deeper this year. It’s highly likely that in 12-team leagues this year, I’ll be the 12th to take a quarterback unless there’s extreme value to be had. I am more than content to go into the fantasy season with Brock Purdy as my quarterback, as he finished QB6 last season, throwing for over 4,200 yards (fifth in the NFL). Purdy retains his entire corps of weapons (and a few draft picks were added), and he’s one of the most efficient QBs in the league (first in YPA, third in fantasy points per dropback).