Real-life football is finally here, which means fantasy football mock draft season is in full swing. One of the best things about mock drafting is that there is no long-term commitment to this team, so you’re free to try out different strategies and see if you like the result. This time around, I targeted wide receivers early to see if their additional value would be enough to offset the relatively underwhelming performances of the late-round running backs.<\/p>\n
Note that this fantasy football mock draft was performed in Sleeper with half-PPR scoring, two flex spots, and no defense or kickers. All picks from this draft are listed, with my selections in bold.<\/em><\/p>\n Fantasy Football Draft Guide<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [tgdcta items=”1″ id=”170476″]<\/p>\n 1.01 – Christian McCaffrey Selecting Puka Nacua over A.J. Brown is a bit of a risk, but it’s hard to ignore just how good the Rams fifth-round pick was as a rookie. Starting in all 17 games, the wideout finished as the WR4 while hauling in 105 receptions for 1,486 yards and six touchdowns on 160 targets. Cooper Kupp’s absence inflated Nacua’s stats to a certain degree, but we all know that targets are earned in the fantasy football world. Day 3 draft capital be damned, the sky is the limit with the BYU product.<\/p>\n Puka Nacua picking up where he left offpic.twitter.com\/QGX3uD6tMz<\/a><\/p>\n — Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL) July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nFantasy Football Mock Draft 3.0 – A Modified Zero RB<\/h2>\n
First Round<\/h3>\n
\n1.02 – Tyreek Hill
\n1.03 – CeeDee Lamb
\n1.04 – Justin Jefferson
\n1.05 – Amon-Ra St. Brown
\n<\/em>1.06 – Ja’Marr Chase
\n1.07 – Bijan Robinson
\n1.08 – Breece Hall
\n1.09 – Puka Nacua<\/strong>
\n1.10 – A.J. Brown
\n1.11 – Jahmyr Gibbs
\n1.12 – Jonathan Taylor<\/em><\/p>\n\n