The 2025 NFL regular season is less than two 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 Fantasy Football Mock Draft Simulator. Here are a few of our favorite picks from this recent fantasy football mock draft.
- Fantasy Football Draft Kit
- 2025 Fantasy Football Expert Rankings
- Fantasy Football ADP
- Fantasy Football Trade Tools
Fantasy Football Draft Picks to Target
Pick 5.02 – George Kittle (TE – SF)
Last year, George Kittle finished as the TE3 behind Brock Bowers and Trey McBride. However, his 15.8 PPR fantasy points per game average was the highest among tight ends and would have made him the WR14 last season. More importantly, fantasy players can count on Kittle to have a top-12 finish nearly every week. The veteran finished as a top-12 tight end in 92.9% of the games last year, including in the top four in 57.1% of the contests.
Pick 6.09 – Tetairoa McMillan (WR – CAR)
Fantasy players should expect the Panthers’ passing attack to improve this season with Bryce Young heading into his third year in the league. Tetairoa McMillan had back-to-back seasons with at least 84 receptions for 1,300 receiving yards and eight touchdowns to end his college career. The former Arizona star has built a strong connection with Young during training camp. More importantly, no one on the team will keep the former Arizona star from seeing at least 130 targets as a rookie.
Pick 7.02 – Calvin Ridley (WR – TEN)
Some believe Calvin Ridley will be this year’s Terry McLaurin. Last season, the veteran wide receiver was significantly better with Mason Rudolph starting than with Will Levis. He averaged more PPR fantasy points per game (14.8 vs. 10.5), a higher yards per route run (2.46 vs. 1.81), and nearly twice as many receiving yards per contest (84 vs. 49.8) with the veteran quarterback. Imagine how well Ridley will play with Cam Ward under center and no meaningful target competition.
Pick 8.09 – Ricky Pearsall (WR – SF)
San Francisco traded away Deebo Samuel earlier this offseason. Meanwhile, Brandon Aiyuk likely won’t be ready until Week 6 because of a torn ACL. Unfortunately, Ricky Pearsall missed the first six weeks of last year recovering from a gunshot during an attempted robbery. Yet, the former Florida star averaged 21.6 PPR fantasy points per game in the three contests with six or more targets, scoring three receiving touchdowns. Pearsall is one of my favorite wide receiver draft targets.
Pick 9.02 – Matthew Golden (WR – GB)
The Packers ended a 23-year drought by selecting Matthew Golden with their first-round NFL Draft pick. That should stress how much the team likes the former Texas star and feels they need a difference maker on the outside. Unfortunately, Jayden Reed is dealing with a foot injury and severely struggled in the second half of last year. Meanwhile, Golden has been Green Bay’s top wide receiver in training camp. Don’t be surprised if he has a Ladd McConkey-like rookie season.
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