The 2021 fantasy football season is in the rearview mirror, so of course, it's time to look at what the first few rounds of a 2022 fantasy draft might look like as it stands. Sure, things will change between now and the start of actual drafts, but this initial mock can at least give you an idea of which player’s stock is rising and falling heading into 2022.
This is also the first mock draft I’ve done in over 20 years that doesn’t have Tom Brady involved in the value of his teammates as an active player. The GOAT decided to retire earlier in the week. Instead, it has been altered due to his absence from the Buccaneers offense, leaving the value of Leonard Fournette, Chris Godwin and Mike Evans, all of whom are included in this mock draft, in a state of fantasy football limbo.
This one-man, five-round mock includes 12 teams and is based on PPR scoring. These teams used different "strategies" with their first three overall picks, so you can see how the roster is built at the top. Notice, no team took a quarterback in the first four rounds.
