Here are a few of our favorite late-round fantasy football draft picks to target from a recent fantasy football mock draft.
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Fantasy Football Late-Round Draft Picks to Target (2026)
Kenneth Gainwell (RB – TB)
Kenneth Gainwell is certainly solid enough as a depth back on this team, but it’s a clear downgrade from his 2025 season. Playing with a healthy Bucky Irving, Gainwell won’t see as much work as he did in Pittsburgh.
It probably hampers Irving’s fantasy value as well. Gainwell slots into a later-round Zero RB tier of running back in 2026 fantasy drafts, where he’ll have a ton of contingent value if something happens to Irving.
Jadarian Price (RB – Notre Dame)
Omar Cooper Jr. (WR – Indiana)
Jadarian Price and Omar Cooper Jr. have a great chance to both go in the first round in the 2026 NFL Draft, which would bump them up considerably in fantasy drafts after the real one in April.
If both go in the middle of the end of the first round, there’s going to be a good chance it’ll be to a worthwhile franchise. For Price, that means the Seahawks are absolutely in play at pick No. 32. Cooper has a much wider range of suitors, like the Chiefs, Patriots, Saints, 49ers and other teams with solid offensive environments.
Keaton Mitchell (RB – LAC)
A new home for Mitchell in Los Angeles and offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel certainly helps, as he’s used multiple backs that have been independently viable for fantasy football, like De’Von Achane and Raheem Mostert. Taking both Hampton and Mitchell isn’t as weird as one would assume.
Rashid Shaheed (WR – SEA)
Last season saw Rashid Shaheed not too involved in the Seahawks’ offense once he was acquired from the New Orleans Saints. He was used as a gadget player, seeing rushing attempts and line-of-scrimmage touches mixed in with downfield looks. With just a 12% targets per route run rate in his nine games as a Seahawk, he’s going to have to earn targets at a much higher clip than he did.
With Cooper Kupp another year older and now a sizable contract given to Shaheed to keep him in Seattle, it looks like the Seahawks want to use Shaheed much more than they have. His new contract could be a key to increased utilization for Shaheed in 2026. It’s fair to assume a bit of a bump in time on the field and more prominent utilization alongside Jaxon Smith-Njigba as the more athletic complement than Kupp would be.
Gunnar Helm (TE – TEN)
With the last pick, it’s a bet on the Tennessee Titans becoming a much more competent offense in 2026 with Cam Ward in his second season and under the direction of new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.
Charlie Kolar and Daniel Bellinger both got 3-year, $24M contracts to be blocking tight ends, AKA the "Josh Oliver Special".
I'm not really worried about the impact on Oronde Gadsden or Gunnar Helm. In fact, filling out the depth chart with blocking TEs is good news.
— Andrew Cooper (@CoopAFiasco) March 12, 2026
There’s no Chig Okonkwo left in Tennessee, so for now, the tight end room belongs to Gunnar Helm. He’s a definite sleeper and could be well utilized this season for the Titans.
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