September 02, 2026

Fantasy football: 2026 mock draft roundup

What to expect when you're on the board in your upcoming fantasy football draft.

By Evan Macy
PhillyVoice Staff

USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect/for PhillyVoice

Is Jahmyr Gibbs the consensus No. 1 overall fantasy pick?

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What is the first round going to look like? The second when it snakes back? What players should you reasonably expect to be on the board when you pick third overall? Or 10th?

Below, we compiled a brief mock draft round up, taking a look at four different websites and how their 12-team, half PPR drafts went earlier this week. The biggest takeaway, at least based on the sample of the four sources below, is that there is really no consensus whatsoever.

Be prepared for anything. Here's a look at what we found:

Round 1

Pick	ESPN	Bleacher Report	FanSided	Fantasy Pros
1	Bijan Robinson	Gibbs	Gibbs	Gibbs
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	Robinson	Robinson	Robinson
3	Puka Nacua	McCaffrey	Chase	Nacua
4	Ja'Marr Chase	Taylor	Taylor	St. Brown
5	Christian McCaffrey	Cook	Nacua	Lamb
6	Jonathan Taylor	Smith-Njigba	McCaffrey	Chase
7	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Chase	Cook	Smith-Njigba
8	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Nakua	Barkley	Collins
9	CeeDee Lamb	St. Brown	Smith-Njigba	Taylor
10	Derrick Henry	Lamb	St. Brown	McCaffrey
11	Justin Jefferson	Achane	Lamb	Cook
12	James Cook	Jefferson	Walker	Barkley

• The only real consistent part of these four drafts is the first two picks, which are chalk with the two top running backs.

• Picks three and four? Three different guys went third overall, and three different players went fourth. If you're picking in that spot, it doesn't appear that there is a wrong answer. Chase, St. Brown and Nacua are three pretty safe bets, while the running backs offer a little less certainty.

• Derrick Henry's range is from 10th overall to 18th. Saquon Barkley's is between 8th and 22nd. Some people clearly stretched to get a running back before the skill level drop off.

Round 2

Pick	ESPN	BR	FS	Fantasy Pros
13	De'Von Achane	London	Hampton	Walker
14	Saquon Barkley	C. Brown	Achane	Jefferson
15	Jeremiyah Love	Nabers	Jefferson	Henry
16	Ashton Jeanty	AJ Brown	AJ Brown	C. Brown
17	Kenneth Walker	Olave	Henry	Achane
18	Chase Brown	Henry	C. Brown	Hampton
19	Omarion Hampton	Rice	Collins	Bowers
20	George Pickens	Jeanty	Jeanty	Jeanty
21	AJ Brown	Hampton	London	Pickens
22	Drake London	Barkley	K. Williams	K. Williams
23	Browk Bowers	McBride	Bowers	J. Williams
24	Nico Collins	Josh Allen	Pickens	McBride

• The rookie, Jeremiyah Love, has a pretty big range here too. He doesn't get selected in the top three rounds with Bleacher Report, but is 15th overall at ESPN.

• Tight end is interesting as well. Brock Bowers is seemingly the top choice, but in the BR draft he goes after Trey McBride. Coleston Loveland is the second TE off the board at FanSided, but in the others it's McBride. It seems as though those three are the only guys to take early — if you miss out, wait a bit for that position.

• Let's talk quarterback. Only one is off the board in the first two rounds, with Josh Allen coming off the board at 24 overall via Bleacher Report. In the Fantasy Pros draft, it's actually Jalen Hurts as the top QB off the board. Lamar Jackson goes in Round 3 in BR but not until the fourth round in the other drafts.

Round 3

Pick	ESPN	BR	FS	Fantasy Pros
25	Trey McBride	Walker	Allen	Jalen Hurts
26	Chris Olave	Flowers	Nabers	Love
27	Rashee Rice	Collins	Smith	AJ Brown
28	Breece Hall	Bowers	Waddle	Tee Higgins
29	Zay Flowers	Lamar Jackson	Love	Drake London
30	Tet McMillian	Pickens	Olave	Nabers
31	Travis Etienne	K. Williams	Flowers	Josh Allen
32	Malik Nabers	Smith	Higgins	Olave
33	Kyren Williams	Wilson	Coleston Loveland	DeVonta Smith
34	Javante Williams	McMillian	J. Williams	Drake Maye
35	Emeka Egbuka	DJ Moore	McConkey	McMillian
36	Garrett Wilson	Ladd McConkey	McBride	Hall

• Is Malik Nabers a stretch or a steal? Perhaps a Giants fan nabbed him 15th overall in the BR draft. He seems to be a third-rounder in the other ones. He's returning from a torn ACL and typically it's the year after the year after that see skill players return to form.

• One big glaring observation in Round 3 — the lack of running backs. ESPN has three going, while BR, FanSided and Fantasy Pros each see two drafted. There is an argument to be made that you either need to go zero RB, or get one in the first two rounds before the drop off.

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