It’s August, in any other case often known as “draft month” to fantasy soccer gamers. To have a good time, the specialists at ESPN printed a 12-team, PPR mock draft. Right here’s what stood out to us.
Travis Kelce’s regression is on show
The Chiefs’ Travis Kelce used to carry the excellence of being the one tight finish with a first-round fantasy grade. On this mock draft, he went within the third spherical, twenty ninth total.
Kelce scored solely 5 touchdowns in 2023 whereas failing to achieve 1,000 yards for the primary time since 2015. He led all tight ends in fantasy factors from 2018-2022, however completed third final 12 months.
Dak Prescott continues to get no respect
Not solely did Prescott lead the NFL with 36 touchdowns final season, he completed third amongst quarterbacks in fantasy scoring with 342.84 factors. In fact, most offseason speak of Prescott has been centered on his contract, or lack thereof, in 2025.
With a reported asking value of $60M per 12 months, this could possibly be Prescott’s final season with the Cowboys. That might grow to be a distraction, particularly in Dallas, which can clarify why the 31-year-old QB lasted till the tenth spherical in ESPN’s draft.
Youthful, much less achieved quarterbacks like Arizona’s Kyler Murray, Houston’s C.J. Stroud and Washington rookie Jayden Daniels have been all drafted within the seventh spherical, which might make Prescott a discount whereas he fights to grow to be the highest-paid participant in soccer.
For PPR gamers, in Detroit, it’s all about Jahmyr Gibbs
Lions operating again David Montgomery led the workforce with 209 carries, 13 touchdowns and 1,015 yards final 12 months, however Gibbs had 10 scores of his personal as a rookie. Extra importantly, he caught 36 extra passes for 199 extra yards than Montgomery.
