Mock drafting is the best preparation tool we have before the games start to matter. Every rep teaches you something about how a room values players and where the value actually falls. Here is a 2026 1QB PPR fantasy football mock draft from the No. 6 spot. We will be going 12 rounds and drafting for a starting lineup of 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, and 2 Flex. My mocks never include kickers or defenses.
2026 Redraft Mock Draft From the No. 6 Spot
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1.06) Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions
There is a big five this season that should be the first five players off the board in every draft. After that, it comes down to personal preference. A few options are in play at No. 6, but I’ve settled on Amon-Ra St. Brown.
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Typically, I’m not drafting for floor…ever. But I don’t trust Christian McCaffrey and am a little hesitant on Jonathan Taylor. St. Brown is basically a lock to finish in the WR4-8 range. He’s been the WR4 for three consecutive seasons, is his team’s clear WR1, and never misses games. I will take the sure thing.
2.07) Chase Brown, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
I am very high on Chase Brown. Once Saquon Barkley and Ashton Jeanty are gone, I would take him just about anywhere in the second round. This is an easy selection for me, as I think he should go a couple of picks earlier than this.
3.06) DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
Once we get past the second round, I really do not like the running backs. That is exactly why getting Brown in the second was so important after opening with a wide receiver. Starting with three wide receivers is not my preference. Still, I am not going to take players I do not like just to fill a positional need. That is something to weigh later in drafts.
This early, you take the best players on your board. The best player on mine is DeVonta Smith. He can post top-eight numbers this season as the clear No. 1 option in the Philadelphia Eagles passing game. Smith has averaged over 16 PPG without A.J. Brown in the lineup.
4.07) Jaylen Waddle, WR, Denver Broncos
This is exactly why it is so important to grab at least one running back in the first two rounds. The Round 3-5 wide receivers look much better than the running backs. Jaylen Waddle sits atop my “my guys” list at wide receiver this season. He is the clear top player on my board here.
5.06) D’Andre Swift, RB, Chicago Bears
The middle of Round 5 is very tricky. If I take another wide receiver, that is it. The next one after that becomes a bench player. Drafting some bench players before starters is fine, but failing to fill out a full starting lineup of running backs and wide receivers before taking bench pieces at those positions is suboptimal.
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Round 5 is tough because D’Andre Swift is really the only running back I want in this range. It is Swift or bust. Fortunately, he is available here. If he were not, I likely would have taken Jameson Williams or Christian Watson and then been pigeonholed into avoiding wide receivers until I landed my RB2.
6.07) Christian Watson, WR, Green Bay Packers
As fate would have it, Watson fell to me in the sixth. I imagine this is a relatively uncommon outcome. We do not complain about good fortune, though. Watson is locked in as the Green Bay Packers WR1. He is a surefire bet to outproduce his ADP expectation, provided he can stay on the field.
7.06) Jaylen Warren, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
I am fine taking bench running backs and wide receivers before my starting tight end or quarterback. The plan is to wait until the double-digit rounds on quarterback because there are so many viable late-round options this year. Tight end is different. I do not want to wait too long there and will probably target one with my next pick, but it depends on how the board falls.
For now, I am taking Jaylen Warren. I am very high on Warren this year. He should return to his more natural pass-catching role alongside Aaron Rodgers, who cannot throw downfield anymore. It is a perfect marriage. Plus, I don’t think Warren will fully cede goal line work to Rico Dowdle.
8.07) Kenny Gainwell, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pushing Kenny Gainwell another round is probably doable. I do not want to risk it, though. There are enough wide receivers here that I expect to land someone I like in Round 9. If I do not get Gainwell, I miss out on my No. 1 target at running back.
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Bucky Irving was simply dreadful last season and I truly believe Gainwell can overtake him as the Bucs’ lead back. At worst, he should be the 1b as opposed to a true backup. Gainwell saw a 16.3% target share last season and is essentially a better version of Rachaad White.
9.06) Quentin Johnston, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
This is just so late for the primary outside receiver on the Los Angeles Chargers. Quentin Johnston will be volatile, but he has proven to have top-24 upside. I will take that as my WR5.
10.07) Jordan Mason, RB, Minnesota Vikings
My plan was to go quarterback or tight end here. I see a serious cliff after Jordan Mason, though. Let me grab my final running back and then target the onesie positions over the next two rounds.
11.06) Dalton Kincaid, TE, Buffalo Bills
Given his 38% snap share last season, I was fading Dalton Kincaid early in the summer. The more I thought about it, though, the low usage stopped bothering me. Kincaid was ridiculously efficient when he was on the field. He led all tight ends in targets per route run rate. His 2.57 fantasy points per target ranked second in the league.
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The Buffalo Bills have one of the weakest wide receiver rooms in the NFL. I will gamble that he simply was not healthy last year and had his snaps limited. If he ever reaches a 75% snap share, he is a surefire TE1. Should I be wrong, he is a volatile TE2 and I can replace him off the waiver wire. The opportunity cost here is virtually nothing.
12.07) Bo Nix, QB, Denver Broncos
You are telling me I can get the quarterback who led the NFL in pass attempts last season in the 12th round? Bo Nix gets to play in a good Sean Payton offense. That offense just added Jaylen Waddle, who I also drafted, as a stack partner. Sign me up.
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