Fantasy Football 2025 Mock Draft and Printable Cheat Sheet amid Preseason

Fantasy football managers have myriad research tools at their disposal for the predraft process.

Hopefully you've been taking advantage of as many of them as you can given the ever-approaching opening of the 2025 NFL season.

If mock drafts aren't already part of your predraft plan, it's time to rethink your strategy. It's the only tool that offers the chance to go through the whole process of a fantasy draft, only without the season-long stakes attached. This should free you up for some experimentation, but more than anything, it gives you a taste of what your real draft room will be this year.

Speaking of those upcoming talent grabs, we're here to help put you in the best shape possible going into them. More specifically, we're laying out a 10-team, five-round, PPR mock put together with FantasyPros' mock draft simulator, running through some mock draft tips to maximize their effectiveness and closing with our cheatsheet-style position rankings.

10-Team, 5-Round PPR Mock Draft

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Round 1

1. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, CIN
2. Bijan Robinson, RB, ATL
3. Saquon Barkley, RB, PHI
4. Justin Jefferson, WR, MIN
5. CeeDee Lamb, WR, DAL
6. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, DET
7. Puka Nacua, WR, LAR
8. Nico Collins, WR, HOU
9. Malik Nabers, WR, NYG
10. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, DET

Round 2

1. Brian Thomas Jr., WR, JAX
2. Brock Bowers, TE, LV
3. A.J. Brown, WR, PHI
4. Ashton Jeanty, RB, LV
5. Derrick Henry, RB, BAL
6. Drake London, WR, ATL
7. Christian McCaffrey, RB, SF
8. De'Von Achane, RB, MIA
9. Tyreek Hill, WR, MIA
10. Josh Jacobs, RB, GB

Round 3

1. Bucky Irving, RB, TB
2. Tee Higgins, WR, CIN
3. Josh Allen, QB, BUF
4. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, SEA
5. Ladd McConkey, WR, LAC
6. Trey McBride, TE, ARI
7. Davante Adams, WR, LAR
8. Garrett Wilson, WR, NYJ
9. Jonathan Taylor, RB, IND
10. Chase Brown, RB, CIN

Round 4

1. Jayden Daniels, QB, WAS
2. James Cook, RB, BUF
3. Lamar Jackson, QB, BAL
4. Mike Evans, WR, TB
5. Terry McLaurin, WR, WAS
6. George Kittle, TE, SF
7. Kyren Williams, RB, LAR
8. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, ARI
9. Breece Hall, RB, NYJ
10. Joe Burrow, QB, CIN

Round 5

1. D.J. Moore, WR, CHI
2. T.J. Hockenson, TE, MIN
3. Rashee Rice, WR, KC
4. Jalen Hurts, QB, PHI
5. Alvin Kamara, RB, NO
6. DK Metcalf, WR, PIT
7. Kenneth Walker III, RB, SEA
8. Omarion Hampton, RB, LAC
9. Travis Hunter, WR, JAX
10. Courtland Sutton, WR, DEN

Tips for Maximizing Mock Drafts

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Keep an eye out for consistent trends.

Average draft positions are excellent when it comes to letting you know the general area in which each player is being picked. As any seasoned fantasy manager knows, though, that data can go out the window when your leaguemates start going off script to chase their favorite breakout and sleeper picks.

While there's no way of knowing precisely where your league's draft will pivot, you should be paying attention to which players are consistently going ahead of or behind their ADPs in these mocks. Seeing it happen once shouldn't change your perception at all, but if it's something you're noticing over and over, then that's probably an actionable occurrence.

Draft from different spots and build different rosters.

OK, so this is maybe a longer-winded way of saying you should experiment during mock drafts, but it's also a reminder of the many ways in which you can (and should) experiment.

Since you may not know exactly where you'll be picking, you'll want to mock from multiple starting spots to get an idea of who's available where and which position groups make sense to address with those specific selections. You might prefer to take an elite running back early, but there aren't many available, so be prepared for the draft board to potentially send you another direction.

On a similar note, this is the ideal environment for you to draft outside of your comfort zone. While you might trust all of those experts who will tell you to wait on quarterbacks, it's still worth taking a superstar at the position early and seeing what effect that has on the rest of your roster. Maybe you'll find there's more depth than you thought at the other skill positions and wind up actually liking the build.

Cheatsheet Position Rankings

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Quarterback

1. Josh Allen, BUF
2. Lamar Jackson, BAL
3. Jalen Hurts, PHI
4. Jayden Daniels, WAS
5. Patrick Mahomes, KC
6. Joe Burrow, CIN
7. Baker Mayfield, TB
8. Justin Fields, NYJ
9. Dak Prescott, DAL
10. Brock Purdy, SF

Running Back

1. Bijan Robinson, ATL
2. Saquon Barkley, PHI
3. Jahmyr Gibbs, DET
4. Christian McCaffrey, SF
5. Ashton Jeanty, LV
6. Derrick Henry, BAL
7. De'Von Achane, MIA
8. Chase Brown, CIN
9. Jonathan Taylor, IND
10. Bucky Irving, TB

Wide Receiver

1. Ja'Marr Chase, CIN
2. Justin Jefferson, MIN
3. CeeDee Lamb, DAL
4. Puka Nacua, LAR
5. Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET
6. Nico Colins, HOU
7. Malik Nabers, NYG
8. Brian Thomas Jr., JAX
9. A.J. Brown, PHI
10. Drake London, ATL

Tight End

1. Brock Bowers, LV
2. George Kittle, SF
3. Trey McBride, ARI
4. Sam LaPorta, DET
5. T.J. Hockenson, MIN
6. Travis Kelce, KC
7. David Njoku, CLE
8. Evan Engram, DEN
9. Mark Andrews, BAL
10. Dalton Kincaid, BUF

Defense/Special Teams

1. Denver Broncos
2. Philadelphia Eagles
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
4. Baltimore Ravens
5. Houston Texans
6. Minnesota Vikings
7. Buffalo Bills
8. Detroit Lions
9. Los Angeles Chargers
10. Kansas City Chiefs

Kicker

1. Brandon Aubrey, DAL
2. Cameron Dicker, LAC
3. Jake Bates, DET
4. Chase McLaughlin, TB
5. Harrison Butker, KC
6. Wil Lutz, DEN
7. Chris Boswell, PIT
8. Evan McPherson, CIN
9. Ka'imi Fairbairn, HOU
10. Tyler Bass, BUF