It’s hard to believe the NFL is back. Sure, it’s just the Hall of Fame game, but it’s an NFL game nonetheless. Here, I conducted a 12-team fantasy football mock draft with half-PPR scoring from the sixth overall pick
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Fantasy Football Mock Draft
Below are the results of the mock draft using FantasyPros’ Draft Wizard tool. This is a 12-team league with half-PPR scoring and the following roster settings: 1-QB, 2-WR, 2-RB, 1-TE, 1-FLEX, 1-D/ST and six bench slots. This team was graded 94/100 by the Draft Wizard.
Round 1: Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR – DET)
To kick things off, I took Amon-Ra St. Brown. Last season, he had a monstrous target share of 31.3%, catching 117 passes for 1,401 yards and 11 touchdowns. This was a no-brainer pick.
Round 2: Brock Bowers (TE – LV)
Brock Bowers was injured a lot last season, and the quarterback situation was poor. Still, from Weeks 10 to 16, Bowers had a 22.7% target share, catching 33 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns. The Raiders didn’t add any other receivers. At full strength, he’ll be the TE1.
Round 3: Rashee Rice (WR – KC)
Taking Rashee Rice here as my WR2 is much more comfortable than relying on him as my WR1. While Rice was suspended, he played from Weeks 7 to 15. Over that span, he had a 28.7% target share.
The Chiefs did add Kenneth Walker III, which will impact the passing attack, and Patrick Mahomes is coming off a torn ACL, but if Rice is on the field, he’ll have a target share of at least 25% and has top-five wide receiver upside.
Round 4: Emeka Egbuka (WR – TB)
Emeka Egbuka had a 23.5% target share last season, which led the Buccaneers. Mike Evans is now in San Francisco, which is important because when Evans wasn’t on the field last season, Egbuka’s target share was 28%. He’ll be the Bucs’ No. 1 WR.
Round 5: Joe Burrow (QB – CIN)
According to Sharp Football Analysis, the Bengals have the second-easiest schedule this season, which bodes well for a passing attack featuring Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. When Joe Burrow was healthy, he was a top-three quarterback last season.
Round 6: David Montgomery (RB – HOU)
At this point in the draft, I didn’t have a running back yet, so I wanted to start taking swings on players I felt had starter upside, and David Montgomery is definitely one of them.
Montgomery was traded to the Texans and joins a backfield that really didn’t have any efficient runners. Woody Marks (49.1% rush share) averaged 3.6 yards per carry, and 23% of his carries went for zero or negative yardage. Montgomery will be the lead back.
Round 7: Tony Pollard (RB – TEN)
The Titans do have Tyjae Spears and also drafted Nicholas Singleton, but Tony Pollard has been consistent. He rushed the ball 242 times for 1,082 yards last season, averaging 4.5 yards per carry. He recorded nearly 1,300 total scrimmage yards. It’s not a headline-making draft pick, but he’ll be a more-than-serviceable RB2.
Round 8: J.K. Dobbins (RB – DEN)
The run of running backs for my team continues. I passed on them early, so I wanted to start throwing assets at them for depth and moving things around as needed.
Of all the Broncos running backs, I prefer J.K. Dobbins. RJ Harvey wasn’t efficient at all last season, and while Jonah Coleman is intriguing, I view him as more of a red-zone back. Dobbins should get plenty of touches. In seven fewer games than Harvey, he still had 43.2% of all running back carries last season.
Round 9: Jacory Croskey-Merritt (RB – WSH)
The Commanders brought in Rachaad White and drafted Kaytron Allen, so I’m a bit concerned about Jacory Croskey-Merritt, but at this point he was the best option available. He didn’t catch many passes last season, so “conceding” that to White isn’t a big deal.
Allen is also a rookie. Worst-case scenario, Croskey-Meritt will still get plenty of work early on. He had 50.7% of the running back carries last season and averaged 4.6 yards per carry. Additionally, 37.1% of his runs went for at least five yards.
Round 10: Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL)
The Falcons’ quarterback situation with a nicked-up Tua Tagovailoa and an injured Michael Penix Jr. isn’t exactly encouraging, but Kyle Pitts led the team in target share last season at 22.7%. Here in the 10th round, he’s worth the risk.
Round 11: Khalil Shakir (WR – BUF)
Khalil Shakir led the Bills in target share last season at 19.8%. Of course, with DJ Moore coming to town, that’ll drop, but in a half-PPR league, Shakir is a fine option in the 11th round.
Round 12: Jaxson Dart (QB – NYG)
I’m a bit hesitant to draft Jaxson Dart after last season because of the injuries, but his rushing potential is intriguing. I do wonder if that could be kept in check, but in the 12th round, you could do a lot worse for a backup quarterback option.
Round 13: Denver Broncos D/ST
I typically take defenses in the final round, but I didn’t want to pass on the Broncos with not that many interesting skill position players left. This is a plug-and-play, every-week defense.
Round 14: Tre Tucker (WR – LV)
I do have Brock Bowers; Tre Tucker is simply a depth piece. He’ll likely be second on the Raiders in target share.
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