Fantasy Football 2023: Top-50 Player Rankings and 4-Round 12-Team Mock Draft

It's training camp time in the football world, and not only for NFL players and coaches.

Fantasy football managers can also use this pre-draft season to focus their strategies, fine-tune their rankings and find ways of improving their draft performance.

Mock drafts are a valuable tool if used properly. You can pick up on draft trends, uncover hidden values and even work out different strategies to see how they play out in real-time. Want to see what happens if you don't take a quarterback in the first six rounds? You can try that exact scenario and see what that means for the rest of your roster.

To help you start implementing some plans, we're laying out top-50 rankings and running through a 12-team, four-round mock draft using the mock draft simulator on FantasyPros. Since some leagues reward one point per reception and others give nothing, we'll split the difference and use a half-point PPR format for the rankings and mock.

Finally, we won't leave you hanging for the fifth round and will instead provide targets in that range at each of the three marquee positions.

Top-50 Player Rankings

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1. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

2. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

3. Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

4. Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams

5. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

6. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

7. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins

8. Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns

9. Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

10. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

11. Stefon Diggs, WR, Buffalo Bills

12. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

13. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans

14. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

15. Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

16. Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

17 Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

18. Tony Pollard, RB, Dallas Cowboys

19. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions

20. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins

21. Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets

22. Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints

23. Mark Andrews, TE, Baltimore Ravens

24. Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, New England Patriots

25. DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

26. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

27. Travis Etienne Jr., RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

28. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

29. DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks

30. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

31. Breece Hall, RB, New York Jets

32. Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

33. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

34. Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles

35. Amari Cooper, WR, Cleveland Browns

36. Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

37. Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers

38. Aaron Jones, RB, Green Bay Packers

39. Kenneth Walker III, RB, Seattle Seahawks

40. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions

41. Calvin Ridley, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

42. Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens

43. Miles Sanders, RB, Carolina Panthers

44. Joe Burrow, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

45. Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Commanders

46. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Tennessee Titans

47. J.K. Dobbins, RB, Baltimore Ravens

48. T.J. Hockenson, TE, Minnesota Vikings

49. Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons

50. Jerry Jeudy, WR, Denver Broncos

4-Round 12-Team Mock Draft

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Round 1

1. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

2. Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

3. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

4. Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams

5. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

6. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

7. Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

8. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

9. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins

10. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

11. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

12. Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns

Round 2

13. Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

14. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans

15. Tony Pollard, RB, Dallas Cowboys

16. Stefon Diggs, WR, Buffalo Bills

17. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

18. Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

19. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

20. Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, New England Patriots

21. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions

22. Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets

23. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins

24. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

Round 3

25. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

26. Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints

27. Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles

28. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

29. Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

30. Breece Hall, RB, New York Jets

31. Mark Andrews, TE, Baltimore Ravens

32. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions

33. DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

34. Aaron Jones, RB, Green Bay Packers

35. T.J. Hockenson, TE, Minnesota Vikings

36. Travis Etienne Jr., RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

Round 4

37. DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks

38. Kenneth Walker III, RB, Seattle Seahawks

39. Amari Cooper, WR, Cleveland Browns

40. Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens

41. J.K. Dobbins, RB, Baltimore Ravens

42. Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

43. Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers

44. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Tennessee Titans

45. Calvin Ridley, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

46. Miles Sanders, RB, Carolina Panthers

47. Joe Burrow, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

48. Cam Akers, RB, Los Angeles Rams

Round 5 Targets

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If you need a QB...

...target Justin Herbert (LAC) with Justin Fields (CHI) as a backup plan.

Herbert is a premium option as a fantasy quarterback, he just costs a bit less than most players in that tier (average draft position of 48 in half-point PPR leagues, per FantasyPros). He has played 34 games over the past two seasons, tallying 9,753 yards with 63 passing touchdowns against 25 interceptions in this stretch.

Fields' value is tied more to his rushing ability, which, based on last season, could be a fantasy gold mine. In 15 games, he rushed for 1,143 yards and eight scores. He also threw for another 2,242 yards and 17 touchdowns.

If you need a RB...

...make Alexander Mattison (MIN) your priority.

Once a valuable handcuff, Mattison is now the primary option in this Dalvin Cook-less backfield. Mattison costs less than most featured backs (57 ADP in half-point PPR leagues), but he could be just as productive. In 2021, he made four starts as an injury replacement and in those contests averaged 89 rushing yards, 40.5 receiving yards and 0.8 touchdowns.

If you need a WR...

...shoot for upside with either Drake London (ATL) or Christian Watson (GB).

Assuming you played it relatively safe in the first four rounds, this could be where you take some high-ceiling dart throws. London, the No. 8 pick in 2022, closed out his first NFL campaign with 48 targets, 31 receptions and 428 yards over his final five contests. Watson, the 34th pick of that same draft, turned 48 touches (41 receptions, seven carries) into nine scores during an impressive freshman season.