Late-Round Fantasy Football Draft Picks to Target

The 2025 NFL regular season is less than three weeks away, meaning everyone is knee deep in draft season. However, there is always time for another mock draft, and everyone knows the best way to do that is with the FantasyPros Mock Draft Simulator. Here are a few of my favorite late-round fantasy football draft picks from a recent mock draft.

Fantasy Football Mock Draft

Pick 10.01 – J.K. Dobbins (RB – DEN)

Last season, Dobbins mostly stayed healthy 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 11.10 – Bryce Young (QB – CAR)

Young was quietly one of the better fantasy quarterbacks to end last season. He was the QB6 from Week 13 through Week 18, averaging 21.9 fantasy points per game, a higher average than Bo Nix (21.6). Furthermore, Young was the QB1 from Week 16 through Week 18, averaging 2.3 passing touchdowns, one rushing score, and 26.8 fantasy points per game, totaling 27.1 or more twice. Now, he gets a legitimate No. 1 wide receiver in Tetairoa McMillan.

Pick 12.01 – Michael Penix Jr. (QB – ATL)

Fantasy players only saw Penix start three games as a rookie. However, the former Washington star flashed upside during his limited starts. He was the QB17 over those three weeks, averaging one passing touchdown and 15.2 fantasy points per game. Furthermore, Penix scored more fantasy points than the week before, ending the season with a 26-point performance in Week 18 despite missing . While he offers little rushing upside, Penix is still an appealing QB2 option.

Fantasy players only saw Penix start three games as a rookie. However, the former Washington star flashed upside during his limited starts. He was the QB17 over those three weeks, averaging one passing touchdown and 15.2 fantasy points per game. Furthermore, Penix scored more fantasy points than the week before, ending the season with a 26-point performance in Week 18 despite missing Darnell Mooney. While he offers little rushing upside, Penix is still an appealing QB2 option.

Pick 13.10 – 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 is up to speed after missing time because of off-the-field issues.

Pick 14.01 – 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.

Pick 15.10 – Cedric Tillman (WR – CLE)

While Jerry Jeudy was the WR15 last season, averaging 11.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per game, Tillman was the Browns’ top wide receiver following the Amari Cooper trade before suffering a season-ending concussion. According to Fantasy Points Data, Tillman had a better target per route run rate (22% vs. 18%), yards per route run average (1.69 vs. 1.67), and first-round target share (25.7% vs. 23.5%) than Jeudy during the five weeks where both were healthy following the Cooper trade.

Pick 16.01 – Kyle Monangai (RB – CHI)

Fantasy players should expect D’Andre Swift to be the Bears’ lead running back this season. However, Monangai has pushed Roschon Johnson out of the No. 2 role in the backfield. The rookie had over 1,200 rushing yards and at least eight touchdowns in back-to-back years to end his college career, averaging 5.1 yards per attempt. Monangai is a physical runner who should have the David Montgomery role in Ben Johnson’s offense, potentially scoring double-digit touchdowns as a rookie.