NFL training camps are well underway, and we’ve got some moving and shaking within the pre-training camp average draft position (ADP) that we’re all reacting to. Getting the chance to participate in fantasy football mock drafts lets you get a grasp on the positional value and where you can draft players.
Thanks to training camp reports, ADP is a bit more volatile, so nothing is close to being set in stone. That said, getting into fantasy football mock drafts now and doing them in volume prepares you for your upcoming drafts so you can pivot and have an idea of what to do at a point in the draft where something unexpected happens.
We’ll be using a late draft slot — the 1.11 pick — which has a ton of enticing players to choose from after the elite players come off the board with the first half-dozen or so picks. With a late draft slot, we can be flexible and do anything we want, so there are options for us no matter who is selected before us in the first 10 picks.
Let us see what kind of redraft roster we can build in a PPR format with a late-round draft pick.
- Fantasy Football Draft Kit
- 2025 Fantasy Football Expert Rankings
- Fantasy Football ADP
- Fantasy Football Trade Tools
Fantasy Football Mock Draft
The lineup settings for this mock: 1-QB, 2-RB, 3-WR, 1-TE, 1-Flex and six bench spots. You can see the results and full draft board here.
1.11 – Nico Collins (WR – HOU)
The clear and unquestioned alpha wide receiver in Houston, Nico Collins missed several games in the middle of the 2024 campaign with a hamstring injury. Still, Collins was massively efficient on a per-target basis, following up a huge 3.10 yards per route run in 2024 with a robust 2.87 mark last season and 10.2 yards per target.
Nico Collins is the WR1 in yards per route (3.04) over the past two seasons. Age-26 season incoming.
— Hayden Winks (@HaydenWinks) July 29, 2025
As the closest thing we have in the NFL to Julio Jones, Collins is a locked-in first-round pick in fantasy and an easy pick for our squad.
2.02 – Brock Bowers (TE – LV)
What more is there to say about Brock Bowers? At just 18 years old and a true freshman, Bowers led the Georgia Bulldogs — with 13 other current NFL players on offense — in every meaningful receiving category that season. His monstrous rookie season was one for the record books.
Bowers broke Sam LaPorta‘s rookie record for most receptions (86) by a rookie right end and then bested Mike Ditka’s record for most receiving yards (1,076) while also tallying the most receptions by a rookie regardless of position, beating Puka Nacua‘s 105 record.
Bowers is good, folks. He is the Amon-Ra St. Brown or Puka Nacua of tight ends. He’s a smash in the second round if he gets there; I’d take him in the first round to make sure I got him. The best part? You don’t even need to select him there with an ADP in the second round. He’s the best positional advantage you can draft outside of the first round, and he’s a staple for my teams this season, no matter the format. Luckily, in full PPR, he’s a massive advantage over his positional cohorts.
3.11 – Tee Higgins (WR – CIN)
Tee Higgins will maintain the status quo that we’ve been accustomed to with the Cincinnati passing game as one half of the best wide receiver tandem in the NFL with Ja’Marr Chase.
The Bengals’ offense is one of the most fruitful offenses for fantasy production, and with Mike Gesicki also staying in Cincinnati, there’s not much to stop the train from rolling in 2025. Cincinnati has been a top-three team in pass rate over expected (PROE) in each of the last three seasons, so there’s no danger of the team rolling back the passing game in the immediate future.
As for Higgins, he’s been amazingly consistent when he’s on the field throughout his career. He has four pro seasons with at least 1.80 yards per route run (YPRR), a 20% target per route run (TPRR) rate. In all five of his seasons, he has averaged at least six targets per game. Higgins is entering his age-26 season squarely in his prime and ready to produce in a prolific passing offense that is perfect for fantasy football, alliteration aside.
4.02 – Jayden Daniels (QB – WSH)
What a league winner Jayden Daniels was last season. He had a rib injury that curbed a bit of his production midseason, but Daniels was the QB1 in fantasy points per game with 26.4. He dominated in the fantasy playoffs with two 30+ point games that no doubt propelled fantasy managers to championships.
Don’t forget the almost 900 yards rushing, too. Daniels does it all, and the Commanders traded for a franchise left tackle to protect him in Laremy Tunsil and added Deebo Samuel to the receiving corps. With overall QB1 upside, Daniels is a rocket ship and should be locked in as a top quarterback option in fantasy for the foreseeable future.
5.11 – Jaylen Waddle (WR – MIA)
Waddle’s production and efficiency fell off a bit last season thanks to the musical chairs at quarterback and the lack of consistency in the run game. The entire offense was out of sorts, leading to career lows for Waddle across the board. After two seasons of 2.59 and 2.63 yards per route run, he went down a full yard last season to 1.53.
While the threat of a Tua Tagovailoa concussion always looms, Waddle is a clear bounce-back candidate at wide receiver as one of the near-elite options at the position in terms of target-earning with three straight seasons of at least nine yards per target.
6.02 – D’Andre Swift (RB – CHI)
These next three names won’t exactly jump off the page in terms of sexiness at their positions, but they’re solid options that will produce. D’Andre Swift and David Montgomery are the top two running backs on this fantasy team, and both should maintain stable roles and provide RB2 weeks with some RB1 weeks sprinkled in.
D’Andre Swift is a curious name, as he has a history with Ben Johnson from his time in Detroit. The Bears never brought in a running back in free agency and spent only a seventh-round pick on a back to add to Swift and Roschon Johnson. With some solid RB1-level weeks in the middle of last season, the hope of an improvement to the offensive ecosystem should make Swift a bit more attractive to drafters passing on running back in the early rounds.
7.11 – Khalil Shakir (WR – BUF)
Khalil Shakir followed up an efficient 2023 in a part-time role with more work and, well, more efficiency. With no real alpha receiver to speak of in Buffalo, Shakir is the most trusted of the receiving options based on the way he’s deployed in the slot with over 70% utilization in the last two seasons.
Khalil Shakir
#12 in slot snaps in 2024
25 more targets, 32 more catches, 265 more receiving yards than any other Bill in 2024
#2 in YAC for the position
Extended 4 years this offseason. The most reliable outlet for Josh Allen, who is vital to this Bills offense pic.twitter.com/y9syZs1eir
— Skrip (@P2WFantasy) July 27, 2025
Shakir is the recipient of a lot of manufactured and schemed touches that act as a sort of run-game complement, which benefits anybody drafting Shakir in PPR formats. Shakir was one of the best yards after the catch (YAC) receivers in the NFL last season, easy points for us in fantasy land.
8.02 – David Montgomery (RB – DET)
Even though Ben Johnson is gone, the Detroit offense will still be run-focused with David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, so there’s little worry about regression from Montgomery in terms of projected workload. Montgomery did see his lowest total carries in six seasons, but he still touched the ball over 200 times and averaged over four yards per carry yet again.
To get a running back who has been a top-20 fantasy back each of the last two seasons in the eighth round feels pretty great. He’s also a massive contingent play if something happens to Gibbs, so that’s yet another out to Montgomery vastly outperforming his draft cost.
9.11 – Emeka Egbuka (WR – TB)
10.02 – Rachaad White (RB – TB)
A pair of Buccaneers here, as Emeka Egbuka has risen up draft rankings thanks to the uncertainty of Chris Godwin‘s season-ending ankle injury from last season. If Egbuka gets a runway and opportunity, it’s going to be near-impossible to get him off the field. And what an offense to be a part of with Baker Mayfield, Bucky Irving, Mike Evans and company. Egbuka can play inside and outside, so his versatility will help him get on and stay on the field.
Jason Kelce:
"Baker, what are you looking forward to this year with Tampa Bay?"
Baker Mayfield:
"… Emeka Egbuka is an absolute stud. He is the real deal." pic.twitter.com/nvtIhvc2c4
— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) July 25, 2025
Rachaad White is a pure floor play at running back, who should still maintain a worthwhile role even with Bucky Irving handling a large amount of touches. White may maintain a “satellite-plus” role in the offense as a situational pass-catcher and occasional rusher, but White’s profile is more suited to pass-catching — something he’s always been efficient at, dating back to college at Arizona State. Nabbing him as a bye-week fill-in in case the later-drafted running backs haven’t earned or seized roles is good insurance for our team.
11.11 – Luther Burden III (WR – CHI)
12.02 – Isaac Guerendo (RB – SF)
13.11 – Miles Sanders (RB – DAL)
14.02 – Jalen Coker (WR – CAR)
Isaac Guerendo has easy contingent value if something happens to Christian McCaffrey, and we know McCaffrey’s lengthy injury history. Jordan Mason was traded to Minnesota early in the offseason, clearing the way for Guerendo to be McCaffrey’s primary backup.
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. Blue has looked good in training camp early on, but Sanders makes for a solid early-season play and is an ideal roster-churning spot for your waiver wire darling in the first few weeks.
As for Luther 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 was hugely productive in the slot at Missouri. With plenty of other firepower in the Bears’ offense, Burden could be a sneaky fantasy option either out of the slot or on the outside.
Jalen Coker is a pure dart throw, but he flashed when given playing time in the slot and on the outside when Adam Thielen returned. As a top-three receiver in what is a somewhat shaky receiving corps in terms of Xavier Legette not having a great rookie season and Thielen turning 35, Coker has a prime opportunity to make the most of his opportunity this season with Bryce Young looking more competent in the middle-to-end of 2024.
Draft Wizard Results
The Draft Wizard gave us a B grade and an 86 out of 100 score, projecting us as the sixth-highest scoring team overall. I project our running backs to score better than the field thinks they will. With our receivers, Brock Bowers and Jayden Daniels, we’re going to project a lot better than the teams ahead of us most weeks.
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