2026 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team Half-PPR Mock (11th Pick)

Updated: Saturday, August 22, 2026

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Leading up to the start of the 2026 NFL season, we will use the fantasy football mock draft simulator to complete fantasy football mock drafts. And we will do so using a variety of scoring formats — point per reception (Half-PPR), Half-PPR, standard scoring and even 2-QB leagues — and league sizes. The goal is to provide you with a good representation of the team that you may be able to draft given your league settings while also providing the rationale of why we made the picks we did.

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Half-PPR Mock Draft: 12 Teams, 11th Pick

Starting positions: 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex (RB/WR/TE), 1 K, 1 DST; Bench spots: 6

1.11 - CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

Yes, George Pickens had a breakout season (93/1429/9) in 2025. With a Week 3 high-ankle sprain sidelining Lamb for the next three games, Pickens was especially productive during those four games (Weeks 3-6). That said, Lamb (93/1077/3) outperformed Pickens (69/1002/4) in the 13 games they started and finished together. Even though Lamb will likely fall short of his elite 17-game career average of 102/1,327/7 with Pickens starting opposite him, he's still worthy of consideration in the back half of Round 1.

2.02 - Chase Brown, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

With Joe Burrow missing several games early in the year, Brown got off to a slow start:

Brown scored 18.2 fantasy PPG (RB6) from Week 7 on last season.

3.11 - DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

As the WR2 (or no better than 1B to A.J. Brown) in a run-heavy offense, Smith's numbers have been impressive — three 1,000-yard seasons over the past four years. (And he would have eclipsed 1,000 yards in the exception if it weren't for four missed games.) With Brown traded to the Patriots, Smith is in store for a target share bump.

4.02 - Travis Etienne Jr., RB, New Orleans Saints

Etienne had 1,399 yards from scrimmage, the second-lowest of his four-year career, and 13 touchdowns, a career high, in 2025. He also has a minimum of 35 catches in all four of his NFL seasons. When he initially signed with the Saints, there was rampant (but inaccurate) speculation that Alvin Kamara wouldn't return for the 2026 season. With Kamara expected to miss a month with an MCL sprain, however, Etienne is poised to get off to a strong start.

5.11 - Jameson Williams, WR, Detroit Lions

Williams now has back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons as he set career highs in targets (102), receptions (65) and yards (1,117) in 2025. The bulk of that production occurred in the second half of the season with Dan Campbell taking over play calling in Week 10. Williams racked up 44/762/4 in the final nine games compared to just 21/355/3 in the first eight games. From Weeks 10-18, Williams was tied with A.J. Brown for eighth-most fantasy points per game (13.7) and just behind Amon-Ra St. Brown (14.4, WR7).

6.02 - Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles

Hurts set rushing lows as a starter with 105 carries for 421 yards and eight touchdowns, but he averaged 694.8 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground over his first four seasons as a starter. Perhaps Hurts doesn't return to those numbers, but a bounce-back campaign wouldn't be unreasonable. While A.J. Brown was traded to the Patriots, replacing Kevin Patullo with Sean Mannion should be a net positive for both Hurts and the offense overall.

7.11 - Chris Godwin, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Godwin has appeared in just 16 combined games over the past two seasons. Off to a torrid start (50/576/5 in seven games — WR5 on per-game basis) before a devastating leg injury ended his 2024 season and carried over into 2025. Heading into his age-30 season and first without Mike Evans, Godwin could turn into a decent value (WR36 in this mock), especially with Emeka Egbuka's uncertain status (toe) for Week 1.

8.02 - Jonathon Brooks, RB, Carolina Panthers

This mock includes five RB/WR starters (two each plus a flex). While he isn't needed, Brooks, who is now healthy after three injury-plagued years, has some Rico Dowdle-esque upside, especially with Chuba Hubbard (hamstring) currently sidelined. Dowdle had a five-game span (Weeks 5-9) last season with 103/652/3 rushing and 10/112/1 receiving where he performed as fantasy's RB3 behind only Jonathan Taylor and Christian McCaffrey.

9.11 - Wan'Dale Robinson, WR, Tennessee Titans

Reunited with Tennessee's new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, Robinson had his most productive season (92/1014/4) in 2025 with a career-high 11.0 Y/R, nearly two yards above his career average. That said, he has had back-to-back seasons with Daboll of 90-plus catches and 140 targets. Robinson was the WR47 in this mock.

10.02 - Kyle Pitts, TE, Atlanta Falcons

Pitts took advantage of his opportunities with Drake London sidelined five games in 2025 — 35/422/3 on 44 targets, which included his monster 11/166/3 game in the middle of the fantasy playoffs. Yes, per-game splits between playing with London (4.4/42.2/0.2 on 6.2 targets per game) vs. without him (7/84.4/.6 on 8.8 targets per game) were significant. That said, he's coming off his best season since his PCL injury a few years ago, and he won't turn 26 until October. No tight ends were selected in Rounds 7 to 9 of this mock, and I view Pitts (10.02) to be in the same tier with the sixth-rounders: Tucker Kraft (6.04), Harold Fannin Jr. (6.05), and Sam LaPorta (6.09).

11.11 - Keaton Mitchell, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

12.02 - Jonah Coleman, RB, Denver Broncos

13.11 - Ray Davis, RB, Buffalo Bills

The trio of Mitchell, Coleman and Davis all provide upside in the double-digit rounds, especially in the event injuries happen ahead of them on their depth charts. Given the lengthy injury history to J.K. Dobbins, Coleman seems the most likely to have several weeks with significant workloads among these upside picks.

14.02 - Minnesota Vikings, DST, Minnesota Vikings

15.11 - Evan McPherson, K, Cincinnati Bengals

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