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Justin Herbert will be in a walking boot for the next two weeks with plantar fascia in his right foot. While he's expected to be okay for opening day, this is a common nagging injury, it's not a guarantee. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40700772/chargers-justin-herbert-diagnosed-plantar-fascia-injury DeAndre Hopkins is out 4-6 weeks with a knee injury. The Titans are hoping for the shorter window of 4 weeks, which would put him back on the field just before the season opener. That too, not a given. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40701920/source-titans-wr-deandre-hopkins-knee-injury-4-6-weeks

First of all, thanks for having me! It's been fun participating in this mock draft, would love to do more in the future if needed My team QB- Anthony Richardson IND, Will Levis TN. I got the QB I wanted here in Anthony Richardson. If he's healthy, I think he will be a top 5 fantasy QB. Will Levis is a bit of a wild card here for a back up. He has what could be an elite offense if he just steps up and does his part. Overall, QB could be my make or break position. If Anthony Richardson is injured again, and Levis sucks, could be a long season... RB- Christian McCaffrey SF, Tony Pollard TN, Raheem Mostert MIA, Antonio Gibson NE, Elijah Mitchell SF. CMC is obviously the prize piece of this RB group and team overall. it came down to him and Tyreek Hill for the top pick. I picked CMC because of how bad the RB position is overall. CMC is in a class by himself at RB. After him, I figure Pollard and Mostert are two capable candidates to battle it out for the 2nd RB and flex spots in my line up each week. Gibson is a depth pick. Mitchell is a hand cuff. Overall, this a strong group of RBs. WR- Mike Evans TB, Nico Collins HOU, Amari Cooper CLV, Jordan Addison MN, Tyler Lockett SEA, Ja'Lynn Polk NE. My top 3 WRs may lack an elite talent but they all fall into the low end WR1/ Solid WR2 range. That makes a solid if not exciting trio of starters. Jordan Addison should make a strong first guy off the bench. Tyler Lockett is a solid last at the end of the bench. Ja'Lynn Polk, I took a sleeper pick on him. He's gonna be their top WR at some point in the future. With the competition he has, It may not take long. TE- Jake Ferguson DAL, Taysom Hill NO. Jake Ferguson, I don't expect him to be up there with Kelce, LaPorta, Andrews, etc. but he's in a good role on one of the best offenses in the NFL. He should catch 4-5 passes for 40-50 yards each week, with about 6-8 TDs sprinkled in. The games he scores a TD he's great, the others he should be serviceable. Taysom Hill, last pick of the draft is a great pick IMO. You never know what you may get week to week with him. He may play QB for a drive and throw a TD, or get 3 rushing TDs from inside the 5, of catch a 50 yard TD. Fun guy to have on my team. D/ST- Cowboys. The Cowboys have an elite fantasy defense, or at least should have one this season. They have one of the best pass rushers in the game, Micah Parsons, as well as others who can get to the QB. In the secondary, they have perhaps the two best ball hawk CBs in the NFL, in Diggs and Bland. I think it's 32 ints, and 7 returned for a TD between the two of them in about 6 seasons combined. The special teams are pretty good and should add a reasonable amount of points to the mix.

16.12- TE Taysom Hill, NO

He's definitely one to keep an eye on. I also get the strong feeling that he will be the starter sooner rather than later. When that happens, he should be in a better situation in Pitt than he was Chicago. Not saying he's gonna be a great QB but he shold put up some big fantasy numbers.

He's kind of in the role Van Jefferson was in before when the offense was at it's peak a couple of seasons ago.

15.01- RB Elijah Mitchall SF

14.12 WR Ja'Lynn Polk, NE

I was gonna pick him up if he fell to me

He's not gonna put Travis Kelce numbers anything, but Hunter Henry seems to have a tendency to find the end zone... In a back up TE, that's what you want. If you have to play him, hope it's a week he catches a TD

I started the small run on defenses with the Cowboys... D/ST are always a bit of a crap shoot, but I think the Cowboys have the best fantasy D potentially.... Micah Parsons is among the best pass rushers and overall defensive players. Plus they have guys like DeMarcus Lawrence and some other guys who can apply a decent pass rush. Trevon Diggs and Baron Bland are perhaps the two best ball hawk CBs in the NFL They have 32 picks and 7 returned for TDs combined in their short careers. Plus the Cowboys tend to make some plays on special teams too. I'm sure there will be games where they're awful as a whole, but they should put in some big performances as well.

I like that QB stack there. Daniels has the potential to set the NFL on fire, and if not, Cousins, on a new team is an excellent insurance policy

13.01- D/ST Cowboys

12.12- QB Will Levis TN

He could find a decent role and have some fantasy value, but I think his upside is limited. He should have had a mini break out year last season but he failed to impress. He's in a great situation to succeed, so it's worth a shot.

11.01- WR Tyler Lockett, SEA

10.12- RB Antonio Gibson, NE

I really like the Rashid Shaheed pick. It's nice to have a guy like that, who can make your week on one play

Zeke should score double digit TDs and catch 40+ passes. Those numbers alone should make him serviceable. Although, I wouldn't expect much more than that

9.01- TE Jake Ferguson, DAL

8.12- WR Jordan Addison, MN

I think the change of scenery could be a very good thing for Pollard. Plus he should go into this season completely healthy. Pollard isn't a guy who is cut out to be a workhorse RB. He''s not meant for that lead role. He's much better as the change of pace RB that comes in and gets quality touches when the defense is off balance or worn down. The Cowboys don't have any interest in having a running game, as they've proven by not trying to get a viable replacement at RB beyond a washed up Zeke. If the Titans have a good duo at RB with Pollard and Spears, I think you could see some of the best of Tony Pollard this season

Thanks, they're towards the end of a range of about 20-25 or so RBs that I see very little difference in. CMC is in a class by himself. Then you have about 5-7 or so RBs that are in the next tier. Then you get to about RB8 or RB9 on down to about RB30-RB35 or so, not much difference.

7.01- RB Tony Pollard, TN

6.12- RB Raheem Mostert, MIA

I was gonna take Kenneth Walker the next pick He's been the RB2 on my dynasty team for 2 seasons now, going into his 3rd behind Kyren Williams. I think he has top 5 potential if he can stay healthy for 17 games