Kevin Tompkins | Wed, May 27th 2026, 7:08am EDT

Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team, PPR (2026)

Offseason activities are happening for almost every team, and we’re getting a decent stream of news about some of our fantasy football players. Getting some reps in with a fantasy football mock draft is paramount to success and knowing how a draft flows.

Participating in these fantasy football mock drafts throughout different stages of the offseason really lets us get a good feel for positional value and how much players are moving up or sliding in drafts. Let’s see what kind of roster we can build in a PPR format at pick 1.08.

Fantasy Football Mock Draft

The lineup settings for this mock: 1-QB, 2-RB, 3-WR, 1-TE, 2-FLEX and six bench spots. See the results and full draft board here.

1.08: Justin Jefferson (WR – MIN)

We can give a pass to Justin Jefferson for last season’s dropoff, as nobody could survive under that kind of quarterback musical chairs. He’s not all of a sudden a “bad” receiver, and that’s why he’s available at pick 1.08 and not at the 1.03. If a “bad” season is 84-1048-2, then there are a lot of wide receivers around the league who would do anything for that bad season.

I’m very happy to take Planet Earth’s best wide receiver in the middle-to-end of the first round in drafts, where we will likely see a big uptick back to the norm with Kyler Murray at quarterback, not J.J. McCarthy, Carson Wentz and Max Brosmer from last season.

2.04: James Cook III (RB – BUF)

James Cook III has been the huge non-Josh Allen beneficiary in this Buffalo Bills’ offense over the last two seasons and still somewhat falls through the cracks when we’re talking about elite fantasy running backs. Cook has been a top-eight fantasy back the last two seasons, with at least 12 touchdowns in both seasons and a massive 1,621 rushing yards last season.

Cook’s receiving role is solid enough not to be a detriment, and we know what the Bills want to do with the football: Take the air out of it with the running game. New head coach Joe Brady may lean into the run even more now that he’s calling the shots. That only benefits Cook, who is a rock-solid RB1 for this team at the beginning of the second round.

3.08: Garrett Wilson (WR – NYJ)

I’ve been down on Garrett Wilson for a bit now, but he’s one of the better wide receivers in the league from a skill and talent standpoint. That said, it looks like he’s on the Terry McLaurin career arc — a receiver who runs almost every route and is targeted a ton, but the team environment bogs him down, so he can’t ascend to the elites at the same position. There’s nothing wrong with that.

Wilson has been amazingly consistent with his per-route metrics in his four seasons, earning a target on nearly one out of every four pass routes. Each season has seen Wilson at 23%-24% targets per route run (TPRR), with a solid 1.55-1.85 yards per route run (YPRR). With YPRR, receivers who don’t run a large share of routes but get on the field quite a bit, like Luther Burden III, can show inflated YPRR numbers.

The opposite is also true; every-down receivers like Wilson, who had 100% route participation in his first four games of the 2025 season and notched seasons of 97% and 98% route participation, can have their YPRR depressed just by virtue of being on the field all the time.

When Wilson is on the field, he’s hyper-targeted. His first-read target rates for his first three seasons were well above 30%: 33.1%, 36.9% and 31.7%. In his truncated 2025 season, Wilson was at a massive 43.9%. It’s pretty clear that with very little in the way of viable receivers for the Jets, they were looking Wilson’s way with volume and intent.

Will Geno Smith be a net positive for Wilson? I’m willing to bet on a marginal improvement; think Aaron Rodgers in his lone full season with the Jets. Touchdown equity will be a problem, but I’m in on Wilson at this cost if Smith can at least make this passing game more competent than it’s been.

4.04: Zay Flowers (WR – BAL)

5.08: Cam Skattebo (RB – NYG)

Zay Flowers is underrated, and considering he put up a WR7 season in 2025, getting him here in the fourth round feels really good. He’s averaged 114 targets over his first three seasons and then leveled up his efficiency with career highs across the board in receptions (86) and yards (1,211). Not much should change about this offense in terms of the pecking order of the receivers and pass-catchers, so expect another quality season from Flowers in 2026.

Cam Skattebo’s season was cut short in the middle of Week 8 against the Eagles by an ACL injury. Averaging 20.5 opportunities (targets + carries) per game from Week 2 until Week 7, we saw Skattebo force the hand of then-head coach Brian Daboll.

Under a new Giants regime with new head coach John Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, Skattebo should get every opportunity to thrive in a productive system predicated on setting up the run and letting Jaxson Dart create in and out of the pocket. Will Skattebo be healthy in Week 1? He seems to think so.

The Giants could be an ascending team in terms of offensive output in 2026 with their core of Dart, Skattebo, Malik Nabers and Isaiah Likely. That offensive output will lead to more scores and an offensive environment we want pieces of in 2026. Skattebo being drafted in the fifth round is central to that line of thinking.

6.04: Harold Fannin Jr. (TE – CLE)

Harold Fannin Jr. led all NFL tight ends in TPRR last season, as he was targeted on one of almost every four routes he ran (23.8%). He trailed only Trey McBride in first-read target rate as well, so plays are being drawn up with him in mind as the first target in the offense.

This season, Fannin looks like he’s head and shoulders above the competition as the proven target-earning option over rookies KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston, plus holdovers Jerry Jeudy and Cedric Tillman.

Can we get this team a quarterback upgrade? Even if it comes in-house in the form of *gulp* Deshaun Watson. Even not being a bottom-three worst quarterback in the league represents at least some kind of upgrade.

I’m not worried about Concepcion or Boston getting an immediate target-earning role. And I’m not worried about Jeudy, who has run hot and cold with target-earning during his NFL career, being a consistent threat to Fannin’s target share. Drafting tight ends this season feels somewhat difficult, but having the safety and security of Fannin, even at pick 6.04, makes him a comfortable click.

7.08: Jakobi Meyers (WR – JAX)

8.04: Rhamondre Stevenson (RB – NE)

Jakobi Meyers established himself as a focal point of the much-improved Jaguars’ passing game following a midseason trade from Las Vegas. As a new favorite target of Trevor Lawrence, he can provide a strong target-earning presence on this team.

Rhamondre Stevenson was excellent as a per-touch running back, even if he did have the stink of some early-season fumbles attached to him. That, and everybody (me) wanting to see TreVeyon Henderson get more of an expanded role as the season went on.

Stevenson is unlikely to go anywhere or see a role decrease, so the eighth round is a nice price for 175+ carries in a Patriots’ offense that figures to be above average or better with some new receiving pieces in tow — and A.J. Brown? Maybe?

9.08: Dak Prescott (QB – DAL)

One of the best value quarterbacks, Dak Prescott, finished as the fantasy QB6 last season with 30 touchdown passes and over 4,500 yards. The rushing component of his game is nearly gone, but he’s good for a couple of touchdown plunges a season and 100-200 yards.

The Cowboys are going to score a lot and have CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens and Jake Ferguson to highlight the weapons. Getting the signal-caller here, while not having to pay a premium price to do so, was the strategy with selecting Prescott.

10.04: Jayden Higgins (WR – HOU)

Last season was frustrating at the beginning and middle of the season, but mildly encouraging at the end, where it seemed like the Texans finally decided to put a little more trust in the rookie. A 41-525-6 line isn’t super exciting, but it’s a solid starting point going into Year 2.

Nobody is usurping Nico Collins‘ role as the top target in Houston, but Jayden Higgins can leverage some of the attention focused on Collins to his benefit in 2026. That’s the hope here, and I’m willing to pay this price to find out if Higgins can take not only a big leap in production but earn much more of a route and snap share as the No.2 WR for the Texans.

11.08: Rashid Shaheed (WR – SEA)

Last season, Rashid Shaheed was not very involved in the Seahawks’ offense after he was acquired from the New Orleans Saints. Shaheed’s involvement saw him used as a gadget player, seeing rushing attempts and line-of-scrimmage touches mixed in with downfield looks. With just a 12% TPRR 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.

Shaheed’s new contract could be a key to increased utilization for him 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.

12.04: Jonah Coleman (RB – DEN)

13.08: Travis Hunter (WR – JAX)

14.04: Jaylen Wright (RB – MIA)

15.08: Troy Franklin (WR – DEN)

Our final four picks in the draft represent a bunch of talented players with some playing-time concerns. Jonah Coleman is in a backfield logjam behind RJ Harvey and J.K. Dobbins, but if an injury strikes, Coleman could find a standalone role in an offense that loves to run the ball and uses multiple running backs.

Travis Hunter is a contingent play, almost like a Zero RB play, but at wide receiver. If the Jaguars need big-time wide receiver help for whatever reason, Hunter’s name will be called. Outside of that, Hunter probably won’t get enough routes to start for fantasy football. At least the price is totally fine to take a stab at massive talent in the 13th round.

Jaylen Wright is our Zero RB stab in a backfield that will be heavily utilized with not just De’Von Achane, but also Malik Willis. As for Troy Franklin, the trade acquisition of Jaylen Waddle probably removes the possibility of Franklin getting a sizeable routes share this season alongside Waddle and Courtland Sutton. Still, Franklin will be plenty useful as a bench receiver, with some contingent value.

FantasyPros Draft Wizard Insights

The Draft Wizard gave us a C+ grade and a 78 out of 100 score, projecting us as the ninth-highest scoring team overall from this draft.

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