NFL training camps are all going strong, preseason football is here and the NFL 24/7 news cycle is churning out news left and right. The average draft position (ADP) is adjusting in real time to all the news around all 32 camps, so 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 in real time.
Let’s dive into some of my favorite late-round picks to target using my latest fantasy football mock draft.
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- Fantasy Football Trade Tools
Fantasy Football Draft Picks to Target
10.06: Justin Fields (QB – NYJ)
Justin Fields is a fantasy manager’s dream. He provides the rushing element that we love in this silly little game of ours. In the six games Fields started for the Pittsburgh Steelers last season, Fields was the QB7 in fantasy points per game (19.1). He was right there with the elites at the position, and it wasn’t because the Steelers were stacked with receiving talent. The Jets are probably better equipped on the offensive side of the ball — not exactly a high bar considering we’re talking about the Steelers — so that will be even more attractive for fantasy managers.
The Jets selected offensive lineman Armand Membou to bookend with Olu Fashanu for what looks to be an elite offensive tackle pairing for the future. It’s no secret why Fields is rising in ADP; he came out of the NFL Draft unscathed, and he also got a bookend tackle. Fields should be a borderline top-12 fantasy quarterback, and we got him in the 10th round. The stink of the Jets in recent seasons may lead to him dropping in your home league. Scoop him up and reap the rewards.
11.07: Tre Harris (WR – LAC)
12.06: Jaylen Wright (RB – MIA)
13.07: Wan’Dale Robinson (WR – NYG)
14.06: Adam Thielen (WR – CAR)
This quartet of players to round out our draft is certainly one of the groups of all time, for sure. They each serve a purpose. Tre Harris is yet another rookie stab at upside in a Chargers’ offense that needs help on the outside following the retirement of Mike Williams. Are we worried about Keenan Allen? Nope. It gives us a further discount.
Jaylen Wright has a solid foothold on the backup running back gig in Miami behind De’Von Achane, so the contingent play here warrants his selection in almost every format.
I swear, Wan’Dale Robinson’s 140 targets last season and him falling to the sub-WR60 range is wild, but even if Robinson drops off a little bit, he’s a PPR floor play on an offense that lacks a second target after all-world wide receiver Malik Nabers. Given the shakiness of our receiving corps, Robinson can be a plug-and-play asset on our team if needed.
Same with Adam Thielen. Even at age 35 and given my general avoidance of old players, Thielen can be an early-season bridge if necessary or a roster churn to a breakout player off the waiver wire. Or he can be a ‘break glass in case of emergency’ player with some early target earning.
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