Fantasy Football 2024: Early Mock Draft and Rankings Before Training Camps

NFL training camps are kicking off, which can only mean one thing.

Fantasy football mock draft season has arrived.

If you're of the practice-makes-perfect mindset, then you should be practicing fantasy drafts as often as you can until your league holds the real talent grab. We'll give you both a sampling of a three-round mock using Fantasy Pros' Mock Draft Simulator, and then a couple things to help with your drafts (mock and real), namely point-per-reception position rankings and a few sleepers to put on your radar.

3-Round, 10-Team PPR Mock

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Round 1

1. Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

2. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

3. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins

4. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

5. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

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

7. Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

8. Breece Hall, RB, New York Jets

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

10. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions

Round 2

11. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

12. Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams

13. Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets

14. Saquon Barkley, RB, Philadelphia Eagles

15. Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

16. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Arizona Cardinals

17. De'Von Achane, RB, Miami Dolphins

18. Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons

19. Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams

20. Nico Collins, WR, Houston Texans

Round 3

21. Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints

22. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins

23. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

24. Joe Mixon, RB, Houston Texans

25. Rachaad White, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

26. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

27. Travis Etienne Jr., RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

28. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Indianapolis Colts

29. Sam LaPorta, TE, Detroit Lions

30. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

PPR Rankings

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Quarterback

1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

2. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

3. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

4. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

5. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans

6. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

7. Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts

8. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys

9. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals

10. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers

Running Back

1. Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

2. Breece Hall, New York Jets

3. Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons

4. Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles

5. Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions

6. Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts

7. Travis Etienne Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars

8. Kyren Williams, Los Angeles Rams

9. Isiah Pacheco, Kansas City Chiefs

10. Rachaad White, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wide Receiver

1. CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys

2. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions

3. Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins

4. Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings

5. Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals

6. Garrett Wilson, New York Jets

7. A.J. Brown, Philadelphia Eagles

8. Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams

9. Marvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals

10. Davante Adams, Las Vegas Raiders

Tight End

1. Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

2. Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions

3. Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens

4. Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals

5. George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers

6. Dalton Kincaid, Buffalo Bills

7. Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons

8. Evan Engram, Jacksonville Jaguars

9. Jake Ferguson, Dallas Cowboys

10. David Njoku, Cleveland Browns

Sleepers To Target

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Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Miami Dolphins

Tagovailoa has some concerns with injuries and inconsistency. He also quarterbacks a dynamic offense featuring perhaps the league's top receiving tandem in Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

There's some risk here, but the reward is being overlooked at Tagovailoa's draft price (13th quarterback off the board on average, per FantasyPros). Last season, he played 17 games for the first time and finished ninth in fantasy points at the position. A top-five finish isn't totally out of the question.

David Montgomery, RB, Detroit Lions

Fantasy managers are flocking to the Lions offense and grabbing prolific playmakers like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Sam LaPorta and Montgomery's backfield mate, Jahmyr Gibbs. But why aren't they grabbing Montomgery himself? He is the 22nd running back off the board despite being last season's ninth-highest scorer at the position.

There were peaks and valleys with his production, but that's true of most running backs not named Christian McCaffrey. The Lions will tap into Gibbs' playmaking when they can, but they won't forget about Montgomery. The last time Detroit played (in the NFC Championship against the San Francisco 49ers), Montgomery had more touches (17 to 15) and yards (113 to 56) than Gibbs.

Diontae Johnson, WR, Carolina Panthers

Fantasy folks have largely forgotten Carolina's offense, which is fine based on what it produced (or didn't produce, really) last season. But with a more seasoned Bryce Young and a new coach and playcaller in Dave Canales, this offense could pack a lot more punch than it did in 2023, when it tied for the fewest points per game in the NFL (13.9).

This isn't necessarily an offense that must be totally avoided, in other words, hence the recommendation for Johnson. He is the cheapest featured receiver you'll find (39th at the position), and he should emerge early and often as Young's safety valve. Johnson has a 107-catch, 1,161-yard, eight-touchdown season his resume (2021). His quarterbacks that season were Kenny Pickett, Mason Rudolph and Mitchell Trubisky. Johnson could absolutely cook up a big campaign with Young.