Welcome to our 10-team half-PPR fantasy football mock draft, where we’ll be drafting from the coveted 1.01 spot. The plan is to anchor the roster with a Hero RB strategy, locking in an elite running back early, then shifting focus to stacking reliable wide receivers and value picks in the middle rounds. Here are a few of my favorite fantasy football draft picks from this recent mock draft.
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Fantasy Football Draft Picks to Target
5.01: Chuba Hubbard (RB – CAR)
Typically, in a deeper league, you are not as lucky to grab a player like Chuba Hubbard in the fifth round using the Hero RB strategy.
Being able to grab Hubbard this late in a smaller draft has crazy amounts of value. Hubbard finished the 2024 season with 1,195 yards rushing — ninth-most in the NFL — ahead of backs like Bucky Irving, Joe Mixon, James Cook and Chase Brown.
6.10: Courtland Sutton (WR – DEN)
Courtland Sutton will once again be Bo Nix‘s No. 1 WR in 2025. Denver did add Evan Engram, Sutton’s big-play ability makes me feel confident in him as my WR3.
DeVonta Smith was also an option, but, as you will see with my next pick, I wanted to get some sort of stack.
7.01: Bo Nix (QB – DEN)
Landing Courtland Sutton and Bo Nix in back-to-back picks helped me achieve my stacking goal.
Nix adds a rushing element to his game, rushing for four touchdowns last season — surprisingly, the same amount as Lamar Jackson.
8.10: Emeka Egbuka (WR – TB)
Emeka Egbuka is the best wide receiver from this year’s draft class and has landed in a perfect spot with the Buccaneers.
Mike Evans isn’t getting any younger, and Chris Godwin is coming off a horrific ankle injury. With Godwin likely missing the start of the season and Jalen McMillan also out with an injury, Egbuka is inserted into a primetime spot.
9.01: Deebo Samuel (WR – WSH)
A lot of drafters may be down on Deebo Samuel after leaving Kyle Shanahan’s offense, but Kliff Kingsbury’s offense can be just as creative.
I think we will see Samuel in the same role he had in San Francisco and will be just as effective. Buy the dip.
10.10: Cam Skattebo (RB – NYG)
Now we start adding depth to our running back room after taking only two backs with our first nine picks.
Cam Skattebo is dealing with an injury, which is fine. Tyrone Tracy may get the majority of the reps, but Skattebo has the potential to return and lead the backfield later in the season. We can just stash him on the bench until that point.
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