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Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Young Running Backs Rising
As OTAs progress toward training camp, we continue to gear up for peak drafting season. Which young runners went in the early rounds of our 12-team mock?

Round 1

Pick Team Selection Position
1 Blair Ames Todd Gurley RB1
2 Abe Schwadron Le'Veon Bell RB2
3 Akash Bhatia David Johnson RB3
4 Joseph Redemann Ezekiel Elliott RB4
5Dale Redman Antonio Brown WR1
6 Brandon Gdula Saquon Barkley RB5
7 JJ Zachariason DeAndre Hopkins WR2
8 Austan Kas Kareem Hunt RB6
9 Anthony Amico Odell Beckham Jr. WR3
10 Drew Crawford Julio Jones WR4
11 Jim Sannes Alvin Kamara RB7
12 Justin Freeman Leonard Fournette RB8


Best Pick: Antonio Brown

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown once again led the position in fantasy points per game (for the third straight season), and finds himself as the first wideout off the board in this draft.

Over his last five seasons, Brown has caught at least 100 passes with 1,284 yards or more in each, all the while scoring 52 touchdowns. His bust potential is basically non-existent outside of injury (he did get beat up towards the end of last season), and he provides the week-to-week consistency that you want from a first-rounder.

Even though 8 of the 12 picks in the first round were running backs, Brown is a tremendous value at the fifth overall selection.

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