Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2020: 5-Round PPR, 10-team, version 1.0

Round Two:

Team 10

Going into the 2019 season, most would agree that there was no better wide receiver in football than DeAndre Hopkins. One year later, he is on a new team. As Kliff Kingsbury attempts to set up his team for success, he acquired Hopkins to take over for Larry Fitzgerald as the team’s top receiver for years to come. Last season he finished as the No. 5 receiver in fantasy. He remains one of the best in football and should do the same again.

Team 9

There is not one player who flipped the switch on his career more than Kenyan Drake has within a year. As a member of the Miami Dolphins, his talents were floundered as he was continuously misused and appreciated. For the second straight pick, Kingsbury’s new weapon on offense is set for a huge year. Drake has a legitimate chance to be an RB1 this season.

Team 8

It’s almost inevitable now that Julio Jones will be one of the best fantasy producers in football. And while his usual injury bug did force him to miss a game last season, he was still his dominant self as he finished as the WR3. Expect more greatness out of the aging, yet dominant wideout.

Team 7

Chris Godwin was last year’s steal of the draft. Projected around the fourth or fifth round, he ended up being the WR2 in all of fantasy. And to think, that was with Jameis Winston at the helm. 2020 will see a whole new side of Godwin as Tom Brady takes over at quarterback. Expect him to be Brady’s new version of Wes Welker or Julian Edelman. But perhaps even better.

Team 6

Tight ends are a premium in fantasy football and if you have not learned that yet, you may want to catch up. Adding Travis Kelce to Alvin Kamara for this team makes a deadly combo that not many could match. This tight end should not leave the second round. As you scroll, you will learn there is a second as well.

Team 5

(See Godwin) Mike Evans wasn’t himself last season and still finished as the WR15. With Tom Brady in the QB room now, expect Evans to be upward of 10 touchdowns and a top 10 receiver once again.

Team 4

There is no second-year runner with more potential than Josh Jacobs. Had Jacobs not missed three games, he would have been a locked-in top 20 running back and even more likely to have hit the top 10. Jon Gruden wants to establish old school football and the only way they can do that is through Jacobs. Add in the fact that defenses need to worry about Henry Ruggs and you have a little less to worry about when you’re Jacobs.

Team 3

There was no one better than Austin Ekeler in all of fantasy last season at one point. No one. When Melvin Gordon sat out, Ekeler stepped up and dominated. The only reason that last year’s RB4 falls to the back of Round Two is because of the talent ahead of him and the uncertainty at quarterback. Philip Rivers was king of dumping off. Hopefully, for Ekeler, Tyrod Taylor or Justin Herbert do the same. Consider him a low RB1.

Team 2

George Kittle has a real chance to take over Travis Kelce as the league’s best tight end this season. However, you should take both in the first round either way. While the position has vastly improved over the past year, Kelce and Kittle remain the premium in all of fantasy. Spend a second-round selection on Kittle and never worry about the spot all season long.

Team 1

When the Philadelphia Eagles finally stopped playing musical chairs as the running back position, Miles Sanders flourished. And expect the same in year two for Sanders, who will enter the season as the head back and more than likely the main source of the offense. Pairing him with Chrisitan McCaffrey is one of the most deadly combos you could even dream of.