New fantasy football mock draft for a 10-team PPR league picking at No. 7.
Labor Day weekend is perhaps the best time of year for fantasy football, especially for those that love the preseason preparation and drafting. As it marks one week until the 2020 NFL season kicks off this is the time when your drafts are most likely taking place. But in case you need some last-second reference, I decided to offer up one final fantasy football mock draft.
This time around, we’re looking at a fantasy football mock draft for a 10-team PPR league. And that was made even more interesting with recent roster cuts or big moves, such as Leonard Fournette being waived by the Jaguars and signing with the Buccaneers or Adrian Peterson being released by the Washington Football Team. For fantasy, that changes things a bit on multiple fronts.
So how did it affect this draft? We compiled this mock draft using Fantasy Football Calculator, once again trying to best simulate your actual draft with friends and fans instead of experts and analysts. There were six users and four computer autodrafts and I selected to pick at No. 7 overall. And with the details out of the way, let’s just get into Round 1 of this final fantasy football mock draft.
Note: All stats are via Pro Football Reference and all 2019 fantasy scoring via ESPN Fantasy.
Round 1
- Team 1 (1.01): Alvin Kamara, RB, NO
- Team 2 (1.02): Saquon Barkley, RB, NYG
- Team 3 (1.03): Christian McCaffrey, RB, CAR
- Team 4 (1.04): Dalvin Cook, RB, MIN
- Team 5 (1.05): Ezekiel Elliott, RB, DAL
- Team 6 (1.06): Michael Thomas, WR, NO
- Team 7* (1.07): Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, KC
- Team 8 (1.08): Derrick Henry, RB, TEN
- Team 9 (1.09): Davante Adams, WR, GB
- Team 10 (1.10): Joe Mixon, RB, CIN
Immediately after the 2020 NFL Draft, there were people hyping up Clyde Edwards-Helaire as an option in fantasy football. Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs using a first-round pick on a running back sounded the alarm bells for fantasy managers, especially when the player was someone who’s college career showcased his ability as both a runner and pass-catcher out of the backfield, making him an ideal fit for Reid’s offense.
Then Damien Williams opted out and the rookie’s ADP jumped up even further. I’ve mentioned before that I’m more than comfortable taking Edwards-Helaire as a top-five pick in PPR formats because the team clearly loves him and will get him involved in the best offense in the NFL. So for me to be able to land him with the No. 7 pick felt like waking up to everything I could’ve ever asked for on Christmas morning.