Fantasy Football Half-PPR Mock Draft (July 2026): Bijan Robinson goes No. 1 overall

One of the most fun and frustrating experiences for Fantasy managers is playing in a 10-team league. No matter the scoring format, it’s always the same situation for everyone. The fun is that you should have a stacked roster. And the frustration is that everyone else does, too. For example, in this 10-team, half-PPR mock draft we held in early July, Thomas Shafer has Jonathan Taylor, De’Von Achane and Trey McBride all on the same roster. Sam Davis has Puka Nacua, Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs and Josh Allen on his team. And R.J. White has Bijan Robinson, Brock Bowers and Saquon Barkley on his squad.

On and on it goes, and you can check out which roster you like best below. The key to winning in a 10-team league — more than any other size format — is health (obviously) and trying to make your squad stand out as much as possible.

For example, in a 10-team league, I’m more inclined to draft a quarterback or tight end early. I selected Chase Brown in Round 2 at No. 14 overall, but I considered Bowers in that spot. I also considered Allen over Tee Higgins in Round 3.

I passed on Bowers and Allen to see what I could do at those two positions later in the draft, but I might regret it as the season goes on if my quarterback (Dak Prescott) and tight end (Travis Kelce) underwhelm. My plan, as the draft unfolded, was to see how much talent I could stack at running back and receiver, and I was pleased with the outcome.

Along with Brown, my running backs are Javonte Williams, D’Andre Swift, Jordan Mason and Aaron Jones. I love that group, especially if one of the Minnesota duo becomes a solo act.

At receiver, I have Amon-Ra St. Brown, Higgins, DeVonta Smith, Chris Godwin, Parker Washington, Jalen Coker, Jalen McMillan and Tyreek Hill. I can start five of those guys, and I’ll take my top five of St. Brown, Higgins, Smith, Godwin and Washington over the rest of the league.

We’ll see how it all plays out, but it won’t be easy. Playing in 10-team leagues is fun. But it’s also challenging because everyone should have a great roster going into the season.

As a reference point for this mock draft, all touchdowns are worth six points, and we award one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving and one point for every 25 yards passing. We also award a half-point for every reception. We feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE and 2 FLEX (RB/WR/TE) with six reserves for a 15-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
2. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
3. Sam Davis, FFT Podcast Producer
4. Brandon Howard, Fantasy Editor
5. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
6. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
7. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
8. Jason Magnone, Podcast Listener
9. Brad Curnett, Podcast Listener
10. Erik Guenther, Podcast Listener