We’re not too far away from when training camp opens. That means, whether you like it or not, it’s fantasy football season and time to really dig in on draft preparation. There’s no better way to prep than with a fantasy football mock draft.
If you’re drafting from the 1.11 pick, you’ll firmly be in the lowest tier of first-round talent, where the question marks are entirely fair. However, you’ll also come away with two of the top 15 players, which is a big advantage.
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Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Pick 1.11
Players to Consider at 1.11 Fantasy Football Draft Pick
These players will likely be available when you make your selection:
The top of the draft will start with Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs and Ja’Marr Chase likely as the first three picks off the board. After that, it typically leans to Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba before things open up slightly.
Amon-Ra St. Brown usually goes between the 1.06 and 1.08 picks. In most leagues, you’ll see Jonathan Taylor and Christian McCaffrey come off the board before you get a chance to take either. If one or both should fall, they’re easy picks. If not, the following three players are your best targets.
Players to Target at 1.11 Fantasy Football Draft Pick
CeeDee Lamb (WR – DAL)
It was a really disappointing 2025 for CeeDee Lamb, posting the second-lowest numbers of his career in targets (117), receptions (75) and receiving yards (1,077), with only his rookie season in 2020 worse. He also had a career-low three touchdowns.
The newly arrived George Pickens recorded a 22.1% target share in the red zone compared to Lamb’s 18.6%, which was also behind Jake Ferguson, who led the team with 23.1%. Contrast this to 2024, when Lamb had a 27.7% red-zone target share and led the team by 10%. In 2023, it was 28.8% and also led the team by 10%.
If you’re happy to believe 2025 was a blip rather than the new normal, it becomes easier to see Lamb as a value pick in this range. Betting on Lamb’s well-established connection with Dak Prescott and this team as a whole to bounce back isn’t the worst bet in the world.
Justin Jefferson (WR – MIN)
Condolences if you rostered Justin Jefferson in 2025. According to our data, Jefferson teams had a 3.54% win rate in 2025. That level of return stings and isn’t something fantasy managers forget in a hurry, but there are reasons for optimism in 2026.
Jefferson is coming off career lows in receiving yards (1,084), receptions (68) and receiving touchdowns (two) in a season he played all games. This wasn’t Jefferson’s fault, however. Among wide receivers with 50+ targets, Jefferson ranked 58th in catchable target rate (71%).
J.J. McCarthy stunk, and all indications are that Kyler Murray is the clear favorite to be the starter in 2026, and possibly beyond. The Vikings had the fourth-fewest pass attempts per game under McCarthy. In 2024, under Sam Darnold, they ranked 17th. Given the lackluster running back room, Jefferson should be fine if his catchable target rate increases and he sees a bump in volume.
James Cook (RB – BUF)
In 2024, James Cook dominated, scoring 16 touchdowns and rushing for 1,009 yards. That production seemed unsustainable. In 2025, he recorded 1,621 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, and gave us even more reason to be confident.
With the Bills’ offense under Joe Brady never finding a dominant receiver, Cook has had to stand up and lead the offense, and there’s no reason to think that can’t continue this season.
The Bears didn’t seem to be concerned about losing DJ Moore, and the Bills paid a price far higher than most expected for a 29-year-old wide receiver who has never had double-digit touchdowns, with a season over 1,000 yards just once in the last four years.
While the passing offense will be spread around, Cook remains the safest and strongest bet outside of Josh Allen. If Allen ever sees regression on his 41 rushing touchdowns over the last three years, Cook is ready and waiting to clean up.
Ashton Jeanty (RB – LV)
One player available at this spot with undeniable upside is Ashton Jeanty. When the Raiders selected him sixth overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, the expectations were tempered slightly because of where the Raiders were as an offense.
What wasn’t expected, though, was how dramatically bad the offense performed, starting with the offensive line, which ranked dead last in Pro Football Focus’ (PFF) offensive line rankings.
As PFF pointed out in their end-of-season rankings, no team other than the Raiders gave up more than 35 sacks. They allowed a whopping 47. This woeful play led to Jeanty ranking 48th out of 49 running backs with 100+ attempts in yards before contact per attempt.
Jeanty dealt with that contact fairly well, ranking 17th in yards after contact per attempt, and almost two-thirds of his 975 yards came after contact. Getting close to 1,000 yards in that environment is admirable, and with Tyler Linderbaum resetting the center market and left tackle Kolton Miller healthy, the Raiders will have enough pieces on this offensive line to be a marked upgrade.
Not to mention that Super Bowl-winning Klint Kubiak is now in charge of the team and, most importantly, the offense. It’s not hard to imagine a world where Jeanty is a top-five fantasy performer.
Players to Avoid at 1.11 Fantasy Football Draft Pick
Omarion Hampton (RB – LAC)
Omarion Hampton and the Chargers are very much the target of offseason hype, and it’s worth remembering there have been plenty of times in the past that the Chargers haven’t paid off that hype. Of course, this is a different year, and these are different players, but there are reasons not to get too carried away with offseason hype.
The Chargers saw Keaton Mitchell as a priority for new offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, with him printing off wanted posters and putting them up around the facility.
Mitchell has rarely put it all together despite the promise, but he’s a more electric option than Kimani Vidal was, who started last year on the practice squad. Even if you’re very high on Hampton, he’ll likely make it back to you.
Drake London (WR – ATL)
Similar to Omarion Hampton, this is too soon for Drake London, despite him being seemingly on the cusp of a jump to elite status. Over the first 10 weeks of 2025, London was the fantasy WR6, but with the Falcons stuttering and Michael Penix Jr. injured, he dropped to WR25 for the rest of the season.
London has topped a 28% target share in three of his four NFL seasons. We know he’ll draw targets, but it’s their value that matters here. If London had a legitimate quarterback, we could draft him higher, but instead, he’ll once again have to deal with mediocrity in the form of Tua Tagovailoa or Penix.
London did average 19.9 PPR points with Penix last year, but the sample was small, and Penix’s health makes even that side of things hard to bet on. London is a fine selection in round two, but look elsewhere here.
Roster Constructions to Consider at 1.11 Fantasy Football Draft Pick
The back end of the draft board is a good place to double up on running backs, pairing either Ashton Jeanty or James Cook with the likes of Chase Brown, Saquon Barkley or Kenneth Walker III in the second round before adding a receiver like Tetairoa McMillan or Garrett Wilson in the third round.
If you choose to side with the wide receivers, the running back options are also good second-round options, with elite tight ends available.
Running back tends to dry up quicker than usual this year, but only having one wide receiver through three rounds can leave your wide receiver room struggling to catch up. It’s a good year to consider a more balanced approach.
Fantasy Football Mock Draft From the 1.11 Pick
We used our FREE fantasy football mock draft simulator to show you an example of a draft from the 1.11 position. You can sync your league for free and mock draft against your fantasy football league settings to prepare more specifically for your draft.
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