It’s summer and NFL training camp is on the doorstep here in just a couple of weeks. Participating in a fantasy football mock draft lets us get a good feel for positional value and how much players are moving up or sliding back in drafts. Average draft position (ADP) could start to get volatile once we get more training camp reports, so getting that starting point now can really let us hone in on the values ahead for more fantasy mocks for your upcoming drafts.
We’ll be using the 1.08 draft slot, which is really going to open things up for us in terms of the players available. With an early draft slot, we tend to know what players are available and can build to that, but the later picks are a bit more fluid and unpredictable.
Let us see what kind of redraft roster we can build in a half- PPR format and a late-round draft pick at the 1.08.
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Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Half-PPR
The lineup settings for this fantasy football mock draft: 1-QB, 2-RB, 3-WR, 1-TE, 1-FLEX and 6 Bench Spots. See the results and full draft board here.
1.08: Puka Nacua (WR – LAR)
Puka Nacua is an easy pick here after the elite first rounders go. The first six picks (Bijan Robinson, Ja’Marr Chase, Saquon Barkley, Jahmyr Gibbs, and CeeDee Lamb) are the consensus top-six picks in whatever order, but going ahead of Nacua in this particular draft was Malik Nabers.
For me, I have Nacua easily clearing everybody else when you look at the fact that he’s in one of the best passing offenses led by Sean McVay. We know McVay can scheme anybody open, and with the addition of Davante Adams replacing long-time Ram Cooper Kupp, Nacua should continue to feast. He’s an awesome first round pick on a condensed offense engineered by McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford.
2.05: Brock Bowers (TE – LV)
What more can we say about Brock Bowers? When he was 18, he led the Georgia Bulldogs – with 13 other current NFL players – in every meaningful receiving category that season. All he did in his rookie season is break Sam LaPorta‘s rookie record for most receptions (86) by a rookie right end. He then bested Mike Ditka’s record for most receiving yards (1,076) and most receptions by a rookie regardless of position, beating Puka Nacua’s 105 last season.
He’s good, folks. Bowers is Amon-Ra St. Brown that happens to play tight end. He’s a smash in the second round if he gets there; I’d take him in the first round. The best part? You don’t even need to select him there with an ADP in the second.
3.08: Breece Hall (RB – NYJ)
The fact that people are fading Breece Hall is honestly, beyond me. Hall is one of three running backs since 2022 who have averaged 55 rushing yards and 30 receiving yards per game, along with Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara. I’m not worried about fit between Hall and new quarterback Justin Fields. We’re talking about a running back with a clear legendary upside case where he could finish as THE RB1 and you can get him in the third round this season.
Justin Fields will not throw to Breece Hall as much as the Jets did in 2023. But I think he will as much as Rodgers did – when Hall had the 3rd most targets among RBs
% of passes thrown to backfield
Justin Fields
– 2024: 17.4%
– 2023: 18.1%– 2024 Aaron Rodgers: 17.6%
— Michael F. Florio (@MichaelFFlorio) June 24, 2025
Even if Fields being there takes a little away from the receiving aspect for Hall this season, it hurts considerably less in half-PPR than in full PPR. The opportunities, yards, and touchdowns all count the same.
4.05: Rashee Rice (WR – KC)
In Rashee Rice’s three full games last season, he averaged 9.6 targets, 8.0 receptions, and 96 receiving yards per game as well as scoring touchdowns in two of his three games. It’s likely Rice would have continued his ascent and have been a clear step up in 2024 from a promising rookie campaign. Fantasy managers who drafted Rice were robbed of that thanks to a fluke knee injury on an interception return.
Rice was incredibly efficient in the few games he played last season and if he retains that utilization into this season, he will be one of the best target-earning wide receivers in fantasy. If we’re talking about third-year leaps, Rice will be the poster child with a full season of games.
5.08: Courtland Sutton (WR – DEN)
Sutton had the best fantasy season of his career last season with career highs in targets (132), receptions (81), air yards share (44.6%), target share (25%), targets per game (7.8) and first-read target share (31.2%). As the only receiver you could depend on in the Broncos’ passing game, that remains the case this season.
Highest YPRR vs Man Coverage since 2023 pic.twitter.com/P8YgOtEW0U
— Football Insights ???? (@fball_insights) June 17, 2025
With Bo Nix entering his second season, Sutton should continue to be just as productive as the team adds third-round receiver Pat Bryant and tight end Evan Engram for 2025.
6.05: Travis Hunter (WR – JAC)
Hunter is a true wild card here for the Jaguars, but remember that Jacksonville traded a ton of assets to move up in the draft to take him. They’ve already planned on using him as a wide receiver and the coaching staff has talked up his stamina, giving credence to the fact that he’ll be playing both offense and defense.
While we don’t know his snap and route share as of yet, the contingency for Hunter is if something happens to Brian Thomas Jr. If something does happen, it could push the Jaguars to give Hunter way more real estate on the offensive side of the ball. Obviously, that would be fantastic for fantasy purposes.
With Liam Coen now the play-caller and head coach for the Jaguars, the targets in this offense could be condensed with Thomas and Hunter as the top-two targets. I’m more than willing to make the bet on Hunter here as if he hits, he’s going to hit in a majorly efficient and productive way.
7.09: Tony Pollard (RB – TEN)
Tony Pollard was a solid success in 2024 as fantasy’s RB21 in PPR on what ended up being a moribund, directionless Tennessee Titans team that traded DeAndre Hopkins mid-season. Pollard was a workhorse with his second-straight 250-carry season and third-straight 1,000-yard season in 2024. More importantly, Pollard held second-year back Tyjae Spears at bay with not just rushing work but receiving work, too.
Tony Pollard was terrific in 2024. No one noticed – TEN offense was atrocious.
A league-high 67% of Pollard's yards came AFTER CONTACT
(Source: @FantasyPtsData) https://t.co/wmCCy67HAl
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) June 24, 2025
Pollard should be lined up for more workhorse duty in Tennessee and it’s definitely in the range of outcomes that rookie quarterback and number one overall draft pick Cam Ward makes this offense respectable in the passing game in 2025. That would considerably help the run game as well with a passing game that teams actually have to account for. I’m happy to draft Pollard as a low-end RB2, where he can give you some solid weeks and potentially finish as a high-end RB2 this season.
8.05: Bo Nix (QB – DEN)
Bo Nix had seven games of 35+ pass attempts last season and that was also a top-three quarterback in deep balls (20+ yards) thrown after hearing ad nauseum that the deep ball wasn’t part of his game.
Twenty-nine touchdown passes and 430 rushing yards later, Nix was awesome last season, finishing as the fantasy QB7. He should, at the very least, provide some solid rushing floor in addition to averaging 21 fantasy points per game from Week 8 forward.
9.08: Michael Pittman Jr. (WR – IND)
10.05: Luther Burden III (WR – CHI)
We also add our final two wide receivers in Michael Pittman Jr. and Luther Burden III. Pittman is undervalued following a dismal 2024 season where he played through a back injury that seemed to sap most of his production. The hope is that with Daniel Jones, the likely Week 1 starter at quarterback for the Colts, the passing game is a bit more consistent and fruitful for fantasy managers.
As for Burden, he was drafted in the second round this past April as the second of two offensive pieces added by new head coach Ben Johnson. Burden is athletic and hugely productive in the slot at Missouri and with plenty of other firepower in the Bears’ offense, Burden could be a sneaky fantasy option. He’s dealing with a soft tissue injury right now but should be good to go for training camp.
11.08: Tyler Allgeier (RB – ATL)
12.05: Isaac Guerendo (RB – SF)
13.08: Miles Sanders (RB – DAL)
14.05: Dylan Sampson (RB – CLE)
The last four picks are all running backs with some contingent value and one with a bit ambiguous value. Allgeier and Guerendo have easy contingent value if something happens to Bijan Robinson or Christian McCaffrey, respectively.
Miles Sanders could have a big role with the Cowboys despite the presence of Javonte Williams and fourth-round pick Jaydon Blue. Williams’ ability has been sapped by multiple injuries throughout the years, so that leaves the door open for anybody to be a factor; even Sanders.
Despite the Browns also drafting Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson could also be a major factor in this offense in 2024. While Jerome Ford may have early-season value, Sampson seems likely to gain a bigger foothold in the team’s rushing offense this season and does carry contingent value as well should the Browns’ running backs fall to injury.
FantasyPros Draft Wizard Insights
The FantasyPros Draft Wizard graded our squad and gave us a B+ grade and an 88/100 score. We stocked up with four wide receivers, an anchor running back and the top tight end within the first six picks. We got a quarterback in Bo Nix with his rushing prowess entering his second season and could join the elites at the position with his trajectory. I mean, what’s not to like here?
I don’t typically take backups at quarterback and tight end as these two positions will have plenty of bye week replacements available and the odds are pretty good that I’ll have to replace one of more of my bench players during the season. I do think this team would make a ton of noise in a 12-team league if this draft were to take place at the end of August.
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