2021 Redraft Fantasy Football Mock Draft | Round 2
How will teams complement their first-round selections?
11) Nick Chubb (RB8 – Cleveland Browns) | First-round pick: Kelce
Nick Chubb continues to be criminally underrated. Since coming into the league in 2018, all he has done is generate ridiculous numbers. Amongst running backs who have played 15 or more games since 2018, Chubb is third in yards (3,557), sixth in touchdowns (28), and fourth in yards per game (80.8).
He averaged 17.3 points per game and 1 point per opportunity, even with Kareem Hunt on the roster in 2020. Hunt does diminish his ceiling, but Chubb remains a top-end RB for fantasy.
12) Stefon Diggs (WR3 – Buffalo Bills) | First-round pick: Adams
I am usually an RB early drafter. While not quite a Zero WR strategy, I try to lock in at least two to three RBs in the elite tiers. With that said, starting a draft with Adams and Stefon Diggs would be enough to make me change my ways. Diggs ended last season as the WR3 in PPR formats with an astonishing 20.5 points per game.
Playing on 89% of the snaps, Diggs led the NFL in targets (166), receptions (127), yards (1,535), and tied for 12th in touchdowns (8). His 76.5% catch percentage was the best of his career and fifth in the NFL among receivers with 50 or more targets. In 2020, Diggs finished as the WR6 or better (5) in more weeks than he had outside the top 36 (3).
Sure, this might be his ceiling, but I would not expect any regression in 2021. Throw in a few more touchdowns, which is possible, and Diggs could have an even better season.
13) DK Metcalf (WR4 – Seattle Seahawks) | First-round pick: Elliott
In his second year, DK Metcalf ended as the WR7 with 271.3 PPR points and was a WR2 or better in 50% of his games last season. In just two years, Metcalf has 2,203 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns. Not bad for a guy who had a lousy three-cone. He is only going to keep getting better.
14) Aaron Jones (RB9 – Green Bay Packers) | First-round pick: Hill
Aaron Jones is one of the most efficient RBs in the NFL. With back-to-back top-five seasons, Jones saw the ninth-most targets in 2020 (63) and the third-highest yards per touch at the position at 5.56 (minimum 40 touches). So long as Rodgers is back in Green Bay, Jones should be a lock for a third-straight RB1 season.
15) Austin Ekeler (RB10 – Los Angeles Chargers) | First-round pick: Taylor
I’ve said this numerous times, but Austin Ekeler could be a league winner in 2021. He is the best second-round pick in fantasy. In 2019, Ekeler was the RB4 while averaging 19.3 opportunities per game and posted a career-high 1,550 total yards and 11 touchdowns.
Although he suffered a devastating hamstring injury where it literally ripped off the bone, Ekeler didn’t miss a beat when on the field. He was the RB6 in his first three games (19.9 ppg), and from Weeks 12-17, he was the RB6 again, averaging 17.2 ppg. His draft stock is starting to rise as more people catch on, but I believe he has top-five upside and will be a steal based on where he is currently going in fantasy football mock drafts.
16) Antonio Gibson (RB11 – Washington Football Team) | First-round pick: Kamara
If Antionio Gibson can come close to his prolific ability to find the end zone again in 2021, he will explode for fantasy managers. Finishing as the RB13 in PPR formats (14.4 ppg), Gibson amassed 795 rushing yards, 247 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. That’s a touchdown on every 15.5 touches or 6.5% of his attempts. Between Weeks 9-12, Gibson went on a ridiculous run where he scored 7 touchdowns on 55 carries. HC Ron Rivera has already come out and said they want to get him more involved in the passing game, which is music to fantasy managers’ ears.
17) Calvin Ridley (WR5 – Atlanta Falcons) | First-round pick: Barkley
How many targets will Calvin Ridley see in 2021 now that Julio Jones is out of town in Tennessee? 130? 140? 150? All of them?
Ridley was a WR1 with Jones on the team. Now, he could be the WR1 without him. In the seven games without Jones in the lineup last year, Ridley was on pace for 329 PPR points and 1,749 yards. He averaged 7.14 receptions on 11.29 targets for 109.9 yards and 20.56 PPR points.
For as much as I believe in Kyle Pitts, this is the Ridley show. I would not be surprised if Ridley is one of the top-three scorers amongst positional players in 2021 and is on the majority of championship-winning fantasy football teams.
18) DeAndre Hopkins (WR6 – Arizona Cardinals) | First-round pick: Henry
Did you know that DeAndre Hopkins has seen 150+ targets in six straight seasons and has finished as a top-five receiver in five of them? Since 2017, Hopkins has averaged 19.5 ppg and finished as a WR2 or better in 72% of his games. I get the Cardinals added A.J. Green and Rondale Moore, but they will have minimal impact on Hopkins in 2021.
Imagine if he found the end zone a few more times? You’d be looking at the WR1 in fantasy. After securing an elite RB in the first round of the mock draft, I love adding the volume of Hopkins to any fantasy football team.
19) A.J. Brown (WR7 – Tennessee Titans) | First-round pick: Cook
For a while, A.J. Brown was looking like he would set the NFL record in targets. While those expectations have cooled off a bit since Jones’ arrival, Brown will still dominate in 2021. Brown proved his TD rate was no fluke. On just 106 targets in 2020, Brown was the WR12 with 1,075 yards and 11 touchdowns. Amongst receivers who saw at least 50 targets, Brown had the fourth-highest points per target (2.3) and was seventh in points per reception (3.48).
Now that the Titans just went from Corey Davis to Jones, Brown is likely to have a field day.
20) Darren Waller (TE2 – Las Vegas Raiders) | First-round pick: McCaffrey
For those who thought Waller was just a feel-good story in 2019, he showed last season that he deserves to be considered inside the elite three of the position for fantasy football. He led all TEs in red-zone targets (24), target share (27.7%), and reception share (29%).
Waller tied with Kelce for 145 targets but led the league with 107 receptions for 1,196 yards and 9 TDs. Averaging 17.7 ppg, Waller should see similar work in 2021 and likely exceed where he is going in fantasy football mock drafts.
2021 Redraft Fantasy Football Mock Draft | Rounds 3 and 4
21) Cam Akers (RB12 – Los Angeles Rams)
22) Najee Harris (RB13 – Pittsburgh Steelers)
23) Patrick Mahomes (QB1 – Kansas City Chiefs)
24) Justin Jefferson (WR8 – Minnesota Vikings)
25) J.K. Dobbins (RB14 – Baltimore Ravens)
26) George Kittle (TE3 – San Francisco 49ers)
27) Joe Mixon (RB15 – Cincinnati Bengals)
28) Michael Thomas (WR9 – New Orleans Saints)
29) Clyde Edwards-Helaire (RB16 – Kansas City Chiefs)
30) D’Andre Swift (RB17 – Detroit Lions)
31) Keenan Allen (WR10 – Los Angeles Chargers)
32) Terry McLaurin (WR11 – Washington Football Team)
33) Allen Robinson (WR12 – Chicago Bears)
34) Josh Allen (QB2 – Buffalo Bills)
35) Amari Cooper (WR13 – Dallas Cowboys)
36) Robert Woods (WR14 – Los Angeles Rams)
37) Chris Carson (RB18 – Seattle Seahawks)
38) David Montgomery (RB19 – Chicago Bears)
39) D.J. Moore (WR15 – Carolina Panthers)
40) CeeDee Lamb (WR16 – Dallas Cowboys)
2021 Redraft Fantasy Football Mock Draft team breakdown
1st – Christian McCaffrey, Darren Waller, Cam Akers, CeeDee Lamb
2nd – Dalvin Cook, A.J. Brown, Najee Harris, D.J. Moore
3rd – Derrick Henry, DeAndre Hopkins, Patrick Mahomes, David Montgomery
4th – Saquon Barkley, Calvin Ridley, Justin Jefferson, Chris Carson
5th – Alvin Kamara, Antonio Gibson, J.K. Dobbins, Robert Woods
6th – Jonathan Taylor, Austin Ekeler, George Kittle, Amari Cooper
7th – Tyreek Hill, Aaron Jones, Joe Mixon, Keenan Allen
8th – Ezekiel Elliott, D.K. Metcalf, Michael Thomas, Allen Robinson
9th – Davante Adams, Stefon Diggs, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Terry McLaurin
10th – Travis Kelce, Nick Chubb, D’Andre Swift, Josh Allen
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