The NFL preseason is underway, meaning it’s redraft fantasy football season. Everyone knows practice makes perfect, and there is no better way to practice than with the FantasyPros Fantasy Football Mock Draft Simulator.
I am picking second in this 10-team, 1QB, and half-point PPR-scoring redraft fantasy football mock draft. The lineup for this mock draft is one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, two flex, and six bench spots. Here are some of my favorite late-round draft picks to target.
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Fantasy Football Mock Draft
My goal for this mock draft was to use a Robust-RB draft strategy while drafting a big-name tight end and opting to wait until the second-to-last round to select a quarterback. Let’s see how it turned out.
Pick 10.09 – J.K. Dobbins (RB – DEN)
Dobbins mostly stayed healthy last season after missing 82.4% of the games over the previous three years with injuries. He finished as the RB23, averaging 13.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. Furthermore, his 5.1% explosive run rate ranked 12th out of 31 running backs with at least 150 rushing attempts last season (per Fantasy Points Data). More importantly, Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram were both fantasy stars in 2017 and 2018 when Sean Payton was the New Orleans Saints’ head coach.
Pick 11.02 – Jerome Ford (RB – CLE)
Last year, Ford averaged 11.9 half-point PPR fantasy points per game in the six contests he played more than 20% of the snaps without Nick Chubb. Furthermore, Ford ranked fourth in yards per attempt (5.43), seventh in yards after contact per attempt (2.7), and eighth in explosive run rate (6.7%) among 46 running backs with at least 100 rushing attempts (per Fantasy Points Data). Ford should see a meaningful workload until Quinshon Judkins resolves his off-the-field issues.
Pick 12.09 – Jaydon Blue (RB – DAL)
I have pounded the table all offseason for Blue. He has been standing out at training camp, earning first-team reps. Meanwhile, 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 attempts (per Fantasy Points Data). By comparison, Blue is an explosive runner with massive upside in the passing game, totaling six receiving touchdowns last season. He could be this year’s Bucky Irving.
Pick 13.02 – Justin Fields (QB – NYJ)
Fantasy players likely won’t land Fields in the 13th round of their home league drafts. However, there are several excellent late-round quarterback options. Last season, Fields averaged 18.9 fantasy points per game during his six starts for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That average would have made him the QB8 on a points-per-game basis in 2024. More importantly, Fields was productive in his last year as the unquestioned starter, ranking as the QB9 on a points-per-game basis in 2023 among quarterbacks with at least nine games played.
Pick 14.09 – Keon Coleman (WR – BUF)
Coleman had four receiving touchdowns as a rookie, the second-most on the team despite ranking seventh with 29 receptions. The former Florida State star has had an impressive training camp. Furthermore, he could turn into Josh Allen’s top wide receiver in 2025, especially with Khalil Shakir dealing with a high-ankle sprain. Last year, Coleman’s first-read target share in the red zone (28.1%) led the team, 10.5% higher than any other Bill (per Fantasy Points Data). He is one of my favorite late-round draft targets.
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