Everyone knows practice makes perfect, and there is no better way to practice than with a fantasy football mock draft via the FantasyPros Mock Draft Simulator. Here are a few of our favorite late-round draft picks from a recent fantasy football mock draft.
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My goal for this mock draft was to use a Hero-QB draft strategy while punting on the tight end position until the double-digit rounds. Let’s see how it turned out.
Pick 11.03 – Zach Charbonnet (RB – SEA)
Fantasy players have debated for years whether you should handcuff your running backs or other teams’ superstars. I believe in handcuffing my running backs, which is why I picked Charbonnet after drafting Kenneth Walker III in the sixth round. Last year, Charbonnet was one of the top handcuffs in fantasy football. He averaged a rushing touchdown and 19.2 PPR fantasy points per game in the six contests Walker missed with an injury.
Pick 12.08 – Jordan Mason (RB – MIN)
Last year, Mason was outstanding filling in for Christian McCaffrey, ranking as the RB5 over the first month, averaging 18.6 PPR fantasy points per game, totaling 17.4 or more in all but one contest. More importantly, he could steal Aaron Jones’ starting role and become a league winner. According to Fantasy Points Data, Mason had a better explosive run rate (7.8% vs. 3.5%) and missed forced tackle per attempt rate (22% vs. 11%) than Jones last season.
Pick 13.03 – Jaydon Blue (RB – DAL)
I have been pounding the table all offseason for Blue. The Cowboys lack a clear-cut starter on the roster. According to Fantasy Points Data, Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders had an explosive run rate of 2.9% or lower last year, ranking in the bottom 20 of 68 running backs with at least 55 rushing attempts. Meanwhile, Blue’s six receiving touchdowns last season were the most among running backs in college football despite ranking 27th in routes run (229).
Pick 14.08 – Darnell Mooney (WR – ATL)
While fantasy players should have high hopes for Drake London in 2025, don’t forget about Mooney. He won’t be a league winner. Yet the veteran was the WR31 last year, averaging 12.1 PPR fantasy points per game, totaling a career-high five receiving touchdowns. According to Fantasy Points Data, Mooney ranked inside the top 36 wide receivers in air-yard share (33%), first-read target share (26.2%), and deep targets (17). He is a bargain as a 14th-round pick.
Pick 15.03 – Tucker Kraft (TE – GB)
Kraft was the TE10 last year, averaging 9.6 PPR fantasy points per game. Yet, he could be even better this season. According to Fantasy Points Data, Kraft ranked 26th in target per route run rate (17%) among 36 tight ends with at least 40 targets last year. However, he finished seventh in yards per route run (1.9) and first in yards after the catch per reception (9.38). Don’t be surprised if Kraft leads all tight ends in receiving touchdowns this season.
Pick 16.08 – Cedric Tillman (WR – CLE)
Last year, Tillman was the Browns’ top wide receiver following the Amari Cooper trade before suffering a season-ending concussion. According to Fantasy Points Data, he had a better target per route run rate (22% vs. 18%), yards per route run average (1.69 vs. 1.67), first-round target share (25.7% vs. 23.5%), and PPR fantasy points per route run (0.41 vs. 0.30) than Jerry Jeudy during the five weeks where both were healthy following the Cooper trade.
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