Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team, Early Pick (2026)

NFL players have begun reporting for training camp, and with that, we’re nearing the start of the preseason. Before you know it, the 2026-2027 NFL season will officially be here. Ahead of training camp and the preseason, I wanted to take the time to conduct a 12-team fantasy football mock draft with standard scoring and picking from an early spot.

Fantasy Football Mock Draft

Below are the results of the mock draft using FantasyPros’ Draft Wizard tool. This is a 12-team league with standard scoring and the following roster settings: 1-QB, 2-WR, 2-RB, 1-TE, 1-FLEX, 1-D/ST and six bench slots. I drew the second pick.

Spoiler: This team was graded 98/100 by the Draft Wizard.

Round 1: Jahmyr Gibbs (RB – DET)

In a standard league, getting a running back such as Jahmyr Gibbs, who will handle well over 200 carries and catch the ball a bunch, was a no-brainer after Bijan Robinson went off the board.

With David Montgomery shipped out of town, the Lions brought in Isiah Pacheco, but he’s a downgrade from Montgomery. I’m expecting a bunch of fantasy points from Gibbs.

Round 2: Omarion Hampton (RB – LAC)

At the tail-end of the second round, I shored up my other running back slot with Omarion Hampton. He dealt with some injuries as a rookie, but averaged 4.4 yards per carry, with five total touchdowns and 32 receptions across nine games.

Hampton will now play under a fantastic offensive coordinator in Mike McDaniel, and hopefully the Chargers’ offensive line can stay healthy. Hampton should be used similarly to Jahmyr Gibbs — a lot of carries and plenty of targets.

Round 3: Trey McBride (TE – ARI)

I haven’t taken a receiver yet, but with Trey McBride still on the board, he was too good to pass up.

Sure, the addition of Jeremiyah Love will naturally eat into McBride’s overall usage and target share, but I believe he’s still the No. 1 pass-catcher on this team. Last season, he caught a jaw-dropping 126 passes and scored 11 touchdowns. McBride’s 27.4% target share was equally as mind-blowing.

Round 4: Davante Adams (WR – LAR)

While I missed out on the top receivers, I’m getting a solid WR2 with WR1 upside in fantasy in Davante Adams. There’s some off-the-field stuff with Puka Nacua brewing, and it’s unclear how exactly that’ll all shake out in terms of suspensions and whatnot.

Yes, Adams is older and will turn 34 during the season. However, in 14 games in his first season with the Rams, he was fantastic, scoring 14 touchdowns.

Round 5: Jameson Williams (WR – DET)

Jameson Williams is always electrifying to watch, and he’s coming off a season where he caught 65 passes for 1,117 yards and seven touchdowns.

Williams is firmly the No. 2 WR behind Amon-Ra St. Brown, but his 18.5% target share is more than good enough for me, especially as my WR2.

Round 6: Terry McLaurin (WR – WSH)

The Commanders were a train wreck last season, and part of that was Terry McLaurin only playing 10 games. However, when he was on the field, he drew a phenomenal 30.9% target share. If he were to maintain that over a full season, he’d be a WR1, no questions asked.

In that span of 10 games, McLaurin caught 38 passes for 582 yards and three touchdowns. The Commanders should return to form with Jayden Daniels healthier this season after playing just seven games in 2025.

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Round 7: Tony Pollard (RB – TEN)

Tony Pollard will never be an exciting pick, but he’s on an up-and-coming offense with Brian Daboll as the offensive coordinator and no competition to speak of for carries.

Pollard handled 73.8% of the carries last season and had nearly 1,300 total yards and five touchdowns. He is a solid RB3.

Round 8: Parker Washington (WR – JAX)

Parker Washington came on quite well toward the back half of the season. From Week 10 to Week 17, he drew a 27.1% target share, catching 28 passes for 463 yards and three touchdowns.

This Jaguars offense would like to see Brian Thomas Jr. rebound after a dreadful season, and they also have Jakobi Meyers, but Washington is young and reliable. Furthermore, he rounded out the season well, catching seven passes for 107 yards and a touchdown in the team’s playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Round 9: Sam LaPorta (TE – DET)

Since the FLEX spot allows for tight ends, I made a dart-throw pick on Sam LaPorta. He dealt with some serious back issues last season, but saw plenty of looks when he was on the field. From Week 1 to Week 10, LaPorta had an 18.6% target share, which was even higher than Jameson Williams’ target share.

Health is certainly a question, but as a backup tight end who I don’t need in my starting lineup, LaPorta is worth the risk.

Round 10: Trevor Lawrence (QB – JAX)

OK, finally, a quarterback. Trevor Lawrence was the fantasy QB4 last season. Travis Etienne Jr. is gone, but Lawrence still has plenty of weapons to work with, including Jakobi Meyers, Parker Washington, Brian Thomas Jr. and Brenton Strange.

Expect some regression, though, as Lawrence scored nine rushing touchdowns.

Round 11: Matthew Stafford (QB – LAR)

I doubled up on quarterback just in case and took Matthew Stafford. Yes, he’s only getting older, but he won the NFL MVP Award last season and still has a fantastic offense around him.

I also like taking Stafford here as I can stack him with Davante Adams should I ever need to start him over Trevor Lawrence.

Round 12: Sean Tucker (RB – TB)

There isn’t much left on the board at this point, so I took a shot on Sean Tucker. He scored seven touchdowns last season on just 86 carries.

Tucker is a great bench stash because he’s productive when he gets on the field. However, he’ll likely need something to happen to Bucky Irving and/or Kenneth Gainwell to see an increase in playing time.

Round 13: Travis Kelce (TE – KC)

There weren’t many great options at this point in the draft, so why not Travis Kelce? This is likely his final season, but he had a solid 2025, catching 76 passes for 851 yards and five touchdowns.

The Chiefs added running back Kenneth Walker III, but after Rashee Rice, Kelce is still likely the No. 2 option in the passing attack.

Round 14: Los Angeles Chargers D/ST

When I draft defenses, unless I’m getting a cream-of-the-crop unit, I tend to pick them based on their first few matchups. For the Chargers, they take on the Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders to start the season. They could ultimately face two rookie quarterbacks in Carson Beck and Fernando Mendoza.