TE-Premium Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Building Around Malik Nabers & Colston Loveland

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12-team Tight End Premium
Random draft position
FFPC ADP
Single QB
2 RB, 2 WR, 2 FLEX, 1 TE
PPR scoring

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Tight End Premium Mock Draft Breakdown

Round 1, Pick 8 – Malik Nabers, WR, NYG

Nabers is going to be flooded with targets. He had 170 targets as a rookie with multiple quarterbacks and excelled with 109 receptions for 1,204 yards with seven touchdowns. The quarterback play should be better with Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, or Jaxson Dart.

Wilson will start the year and can get the ball deep to Nabers, which didn’t happen often last year. If Nabers can get double-digit touchdowns, he has a chance to be one of the top receivers.

Round 2, Pick 5 – Nico Collins, WR, HOU

Trey McBride would have been the pick here since it’s tight end premium, but he went at 1.12. Collins has been one of the best receivers in the NFL over the last two seasons, averaging 1.9 fantasy points per target. He was limited to 12 games last season due to a hamstring injury and averaged 83.8 receiving yards per game. Collins has been top-10 in fantasy points per game in PPR formats over the last two seasons. The floor is high, and we might not have seen his best yet, especially if he plays 16-17 games.

Round 3, Pick 8 – Tee Higgins, WR, CIN

Don’t worry. I do eventually draft running backs. I’m not afraid to start a draft with three straight wide receivers, although it isn’t routine. I thought about Kenneth Walker and was hoping he might last to the next round, but he went with the next pick. Higgins has endured injuries the last few seasons, but was excellent when he played last season, ranking third in points per game in PPR formats at the position. The Bengals will pass-heavy and Higgins will be a key piece of the offense.

Round 4, Pick 5 – TreVeyon Henderson, RB, NE

Henderson is rising up draft boards. He was already a target for me, and seeing his speed in the first preseason game wasn’t good if you were hoping to draft him. I don’t like seeing players on my target list getting headlines because it drives the price up. While Rhamondre Stevenson will still be involved, Henderson will play a big role in the passing game and bring much-needed speed to the offense.

Round 5, Pick 8 – George Pickens, WR, DAL

Pickens is going to have a breakout season for Dallas. This is the best offense he has played in and the best quarterback. Coming from the Steelers conservative offense to a Cowboys offense that will put up a lot of passes will lead to great stats. The Steelers had the fourth-lowest pass attempts last season, and Dallas had the third-most with Dak Prescott missing nine games. The Cowboys have been missing a receiver opposite CeeDee Lamb, and Pickens is the answer.

Round 6, Pick 5 – Tony Pollard, RB, TEN

Pollard performed well last season despite poor quarterback play and a bad offensive line. He finished as the RB22 and played with injuries late in the season. The team context is better, and Tyjae Spears has a high-ankle sprain that could limit him early in the season.

Round 7, Pick 8 – Colston Loveland, TE, CHI

Loveland was taken as the first tight end at the 10th pick overall in the NFL draft. That indicates coach Ben Johnson has big plans for the rookie, and he can operate out of the slot. The Bears have a lot of weapons, but Loveland could be a good check-down option to help Caleb Williams. The Ben Johnson offense has featured the tight end, and he could play a big role.

Round 8, Pick 5 – Jordan Mason, RB, MIN

Mason is going to play a role in the Vikings’ offense. He isn’t just a handcuff. Kevin O’Connell said he views Aaron Jones and Mason as 1A-1B. Jones turns 31 in December and is coming off the biggest workload of his career, and wasn’t as efficient at the end of the season. Mason averages 5.3 yards per carry in his career.

Round 9, Pick 8 – Justin Fields, QB, NYJ

When it comes to fantasy, Fields produces. He has a high floor due to his rushing yards, averaging 50 per game in his career. While it can be ugly to watch him pass at times and take bad sacks, he has always been a QB1 when he starts. The Jets offensive line looks good, and Fields is going to run often. In the last three seasons Fields has started, he has been Top 10 in fantasy points per game each year.

Round 10, Pick 5 – Hunter Henry, TE, NE

Getting Henry as a TE2 in this format is a good value. Henry had a 19.2% target share last season with Drake Maye. While the team added Stefon Diggs and Kyle Williams, the offense will be better. Henry had 97 targets last season and caught 66 passes for 674 yards with two touchdowns.

Round 11, Pick 8 – Braelon Allen, RB, NYJ

Oh wait, I took two Jets? What could go wrong? The Jets are going to run the ball a lot, and Allen has been getting a lot of buzz in camp. Coach Aaron Glenn likes Allen’s power running style. He’s a good bench stash to see if he can become a weekly starter.

Round 12, Pick 5 – Marvin Mims, WR, DEN

Betting on Mims’ player props late in the season was profitable as the books were slow to raise his yardage props. Mims didn’t see a large amount of snaps and was efficient and scored six touchdowns from Weeks 11-18. It remains to be seen whether Mims gets on the field more, but I’ll take a shot here to find out.

Round 13, Pick 8 – Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB, WAS

One of the biggest risers of the preseason, with all the positive reports coming out of Washington. He played one game in 2024 due to an eligibility issue and was good in 2023. Austin Ekeler is 30, and Brian Robinson wasn’t great last season, so the path is there for Croskey-Merritt.

Round 14, Pick 5 – Elijah Arroyo, TE, SEA

The Seahawks are very high on Arroyo and drafted him in the second round. The path is there for Arroyo to become a part of the offense. While the Seahawks will rely on the run and Jaxon Smith-Njigba will draw the most targets, the Seahawks lack depth at receiver, and Cooper Kupp is 32 and has been bothered by injuries for most of his career. The Seahawks have been moving him all around the formations, and he’s a sleeper in TE premium formats.

Rounding Out The TE Premium Mock Draft

Round 15, Pick 8 – Brandon Aubrey, K, DAL
Round 16, Pick 5 – Denver Broncos defense/special teams