Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season<\/a>]<\/p>\nThe scoring format is half-PPR, and the roster setup includes: QB, 2 RBs, 2 WRs, TE, FLEX, K, D\/ST and six bench spots.<\/p>\n
Here’s my squad from the No. 1 spot!<\/p>\n
Full Roster<\/p>\n
QB: Kyler Murray (ARI)
RB: Kenneth Walker (SEA)
RB: Aaron Jones Sr. (MIN)
WR: Ja’Marr Chase (CIN)
WR: Malik Nabers (NYG)
TE: Brendan Strange (JAX)
FLEX: Drake London (ATL)
Kicker: Brandon Aubrey (DAL)
D\/ST: Eagles (PHI)
Bench: Zay Flowers (BAL)
Bench: Jordan Mason (MIN)
Bench: Brian Robinson Jr. (WAS)
Bench: Emeka Egbuka (TB)
Bench: Tua Tagovailoa (MIA)
Bench: Nick Chubb (HOU)<\/p>\n
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Rounds 1\u20133: WR Anchor Build<\/p>\n
1.01 \u2013 Ja’Marr Chase (WR \u2013 CIN)<\/p>\n
2.12 \u2013 Malik Nabers (WR \u2013 NYG)<\/p>\n
3.01 \u2013 Drake London (WR \u2013 ATL)<\/p>\n
Roster Assessment After Round 3<\/p>\n
Holding the 1.01 pick in a 12-team half-PPR league is usually more of a curse than a gift. The pressure of hitting on that No. 1 pick, enduring the long waits and having to decide on picking value or reaching at the turn can be maddening.<\/p>\n
In this draft, I leaned into a WR-heavy approach early. Chase was a no-brainer at No. 1 overall, but I should be doing FED time after getting Nabers at 24. Consensus rankings have Nabers ADP at 10th overall, so that was the heist of the draft. Following up that pick with Drake London, I have three players with upside to finish inside the top-10 at the WR position.<\/p>\n
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The downside: I have to prioritize getting an RB in the fourth round. I have a feeling there’s going to be a run, so it’s also important to assess what QBs and TEs are available for the turn.<\/p>\n
Rounds 4\u20136: Filling the RB & QB Voids<\/p>\n
4.12 \u2013 Kenneth Walker III (RB \u2013 SEA)<\/p>\n
5.01 \u2013 Kyler Murray (QB \u2013 ARI)<\/p>\n
6.12 \u2013 Aaron Jones Sr. (RB \u2013 MIN)<\/p>\n
Roster Assessment After Round 6<\/p>\n
The early WR depth allowed me to pivot to need-based picks without sacrificing upside. Murray gives me a solid floor as a dual-threat option at QB, but I was also able to address my RB concerns. I’m pro “don’t leave your draft without a rushing QB.”<\/p>\n
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Back to the running backs. Walker’s talent and big-play ability are enticing; however, I couldn’t help but feel like I settled with Jones as my RB2, even though I got him three spots after his current 6.09 ADP. I’m still lacking a TE and have no depth behind my RB starters \u2014 something I plan to fix in Rounds 7\u201310.<\/p>\n
Rounds 7\u201310: Depth Building & Missed TE Window<\/p>\n
7.01 \u2013 Zay Flowers (WR \u2013 BAL)<\/p>\n
8.12 \u2013 Jordan Mason (RB \u2013 MIN)<\/p>\n
9.01 \u2013 Brian Robinson Jr. (RB \u2013 WAS)<\/p>\n
10.12 \u2013 Emeka Egbuka (WR \u2013 TB)<\/p>\n
Roster Assessment After Round 10<\/p>\n
I missed out on my target TE tier \u2014 specifically, Tucker Kraft in Round 8 \u2014 and it hurt. That TE drop-off forced me into punting the position entirely. On the flip side, I was pleased with my expanded RB depth: adding Robinson and Mason gives me viable flex options and upside. I usually don’t shore up an entire backfield, but given Jones’ age and Mason’s success last year with the Niners, I think he has good value relative to his ADP. I’m also expecting the Vikings to run more with sophomore QB J.J. McCarthy under center.<\/p>\n
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At WR, I now had five playable assets. Flowers saw a career-best 116 targets last season and Egbuka could pop early if Chris Godwin (ankle) isn’t ready by Week 1. Through Round 10, the roster is shaping up nicely minus the glaring hole at TE.<\/p>\n
Rounds 11\u201315: Filling Out The Unit <\/p>\n
11.01 \u2013 Philadelphia Eagles D\/ST<\/p>\n
12.12 \u2013 Brenton Strange (TE \u2013 JAX)<\/p>\n
13.01 \u2013 Brandon Aubrey (K \u2013 DAL)<\/p>\n
14.12 \u2013 Tua Tagovailoa (QB \u2013 MIA)<\/p>\n
15.01 \u2013 Nick Chubb (RB \u2013 HOU)<\/p>\n
Roster Assessment After Round 15<\/p>\n
Usually, I wait on defense, but with the way my squad’s looking, I took the plunge on a Philly defense that should generate plenty of sacks and turnovers. I’ll stream if needed, but I like locking in one of the best D\/STs here. Speaking of streaming, that’s probably my future at TE with Strange ending up as my choice for TE. Yikes.<\/p>\n
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Getting Aubrey, the highest-ranked kicker last year, ensures that I have a top asset at K. I was somewhat surprised at the QB options in Round 14, so Tua ended up being my backup selection. Chubb is a mere flier with Joe Mixon out with a foot injury during training camp.<\/p>\n
Key TakeawaysWatch out for the RB runs from Round 1-4<\/p>\n
Running backs were heavily targeted early relative to the other skill positions, especially in Round 1 (7 of 12 picks) and again in Round 4 (6 of 12). This confirms that by Round 4, the high-floor\/high-volume RB2 options were vanishing.<\/p>\n
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Positional run data through four rounds of mock draft.<\/p>\n
(Dan Titus)Don’t wait as long as I did for a TE<\/p>\n
Unless you intend to stream the position, target a TE by the middle of Round 8. Six TEs went in Rounds 7 and 8, and I was left hanging, so that’s one area where I would pivot my strategy from adding to depth and addressing a position of need.<\/p>\n
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Take what the board gives you<\/p>\n
Nabbing Chase, Nabers and London was a cheat code. Yes, it’s a mock draft, but it’s a reminder that sometimes you have to take what the board gives you. It’s not uncommon for value to fall into your lap, so act on it whenever you get the opportunity. My strategy tends to lean WR-heavy; it was a good thing I got London to sure up my core as seven WRs went in Round 3.<\/p>\n
Sometimes it’s value; other times you set the tone \u2014 the beauty of drafting from 1.01.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to my 12-part mock draft series, where I’ll be drafting from every position \u2014 1 through 12…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263891,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[6912,6203,3011,699,4130,7,3608,3974,9294,4827,4126,4002,587,109,3452,4122,4648],"class_list":{"0":"post-263890","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-aaron-jones","9":"tag-brandon-aubrey","10":"tag-brian-robinson","11":"tag-chris-godwin","12":"tag-drake-london","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-joe-mixon","15":"tag-jordan-mason","16":"tag-kenneth-walker","17":"tag-kyler-murray","18":"tag-malik-nabers","19":"tag-mock-draft","20":"tag-nick-chubb","21":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","22":"tag-tua-tagovailoa","23":"tag-yahoo-fantasy-football-league","24":"tag-zay-flowers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114976626246584990","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}