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Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2023, 12-team PPR: Tyreek Hill or Travis Kelce?

By Cody Williams

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 09: Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins celebrates a first down New York Jets during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium on October 09, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 09: Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins celebrates a first down New York Jets during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium on October 09, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2023, Tony Pollard, Dallas Cowboys
Tony Pollard, Dallas Cowboys. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Fantasy Football Mock Draft Round 2

  • Team 12 (2.01): Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Team 11 (2.02): Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets
  • Team 10 (2.03): Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns
  • Team 9 (2.04): CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys
  • Team 8 (2.05): Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins
  • Team 7 (2.06): Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions
  • Team 6 (2.07): Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs
  • Team 5 (2.08): Tony Pollard, RB, Dallas Cowboys
  • Team 4 (2.09): Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts
  • Team 3 (2.10): Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints
  • Team 2 (2.11): Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans
  • Team 1 (2.12): DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

Back on the clock, my hope was to double-up on wide receiver here but Lamb, Waddle and St. Brown going off before me really threw a wrinkle in that. But that’s the art of the fantasy football draft: Pivoting smartly.

The smart pivot from that plan to not reach on DeVonta Smith or Chris Olave was Tony Pollard.

Per Nerdball, Pollard ranked eighth among NFL running backs last season in fantasy points per touch, a higher rate than Christian McCaffrey and essentially every other top running back. That’s how the Cowboys back finished as the RB8 in PPR scoring despite getting under 200 carries and less than 40 receptions.

Now with Ezekiel Elliott gone, that usage is going to skyrocket in comparison. If he maintains even 85% of his explosive play rate, he has the upside to be a legitimate RB1.

Fantasy Football Mock Draft Round 3

  • Team 1 (3.01): Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, New England Patriots
  • Team 2 (3.02): Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders
  • Team 3 (3.03): Mark Andrews, TE, Baltimore Ravens
  • Team 4 (3.04): Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Team 5 (3.05): Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills
  • Team 6 (3.06): Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Team 7 (3.07): Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Team 8 (3.08): Travis Etienne, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Team 9 (3.09): Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions
  • Team 10 (3.10): Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
  • Team 11 (3.11): DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks
  • Team 12 (3.12): Calvin Ridley, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

Once again, the one receiver I was eyeing with the 3.05 pick in this fantasy football mock draft was Tee Higgins, but he went off the board one pick before me. Subsequently, the pivoting happened again and we landed on getting one of the best quarterbacks for fantasy football, Josh Allen.

Allen finished as QB2 last year and my belief for the 2023 fantasy season is that you should either get a Top 3-4 quarterback or wait until later in the draft. Allen was the best value here in my estimation, especially with the Bills adding a pass-catching tight end and having James Cook elevated to a larger role as a pass-catcher out of the backfield.

He’s one of the best at the position in the NFL and will be an easy set-it-and-forget-it at QB, even if it requires a pivot to get there.

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