The 2021 NFL season is le s than a month away, and that means fantasy football drafts are starting to get underway. Most fantasy drafts occur in late August or early September, so fantasy owners are currently setting up their cheat sheets, reviewing their rankings, and deciding on which sleepers they want to target. Additionally, Yonder Alonso Jersey many are testing draft strategies by participating in fantasy mock drafts.Some mock drafts take a long time, so if you're looking for a quick way to test your strategy, check out, which allows you to do a mock draft in minutes. However, if you have 45 minutes to an hour available to do one yourself, it can be a big-time a set.Recently, I participated in a 15-round mock set up by Walter Cherepinsky of . The 12-team PPR draft gave me an opportunity to test our and figure out where popular sleepers were coming off the board.DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: In this mock, I chose to operate out of the No. 1 spot. The goal was to build a balanced teamand see what it's like drafting on the turn. That often ends up being trickier than fantasy owners realize, so getting in some reps never hurts. Additionally, I stuck mostly to our top 200 PPR rankings, but I did deviate from them slightly while targeting sleepers.With all that said, heres a look at how my team came out in this mid-August mock.2021 PPR FANTASY RANKINGS: | | | | | | 2021Experts Fantasy Mock Draft: 12-Team PPR league* This draft was for a full-point PPR league that starts 1 QB, 2 RBs, 2 WRs, 1 TE, 1 FLEX, 1 D/ST, 1 K, and has 6 bench spots Christian McCaffrey, RB, Panthers (Round 1, Pick 1). There is a debate to be had about should be the top pick in standard fantasy leagues. However, in PPR formats, McCaffrey is the no-brainer at No. 1 overall. McCaffrey played in just three games last year, but he averaged nearly 125 scrimmage yards, Abraham Almonte Jersey two touchdowns, and 5.7 catches per contest. In 2019, he posted league-high marks in touches (403), scrimmage yards (2,392), and total touchdowns (19). His injury-plagued 2020 campaign may scare some off, but hehad never mi sed a game in three NFL seasons prior to last year. He can be trusted and should finish the year as an RB1 if not, the RB1 in all fantasy formats as long as he's healthy.Allen Robinson, WR, Bears (2.24).The turn at the end of the second round and going into the third round is a very good place to be this year in fantasy football drafts. Not only do you get the top overall pick, but you have plenty of high-quality options with your back-to-back selections here. My goal was to grab a WR and RB, but we ended up with a WR and QB (more on that later). Robinson was the top player left in , and he has posted back-to-back seasons with at least 1,147 receiving yards and six receiving TDs. In that span, he has been targeted a whopping 305 times. He has a high floor, but his ceiling is high, too, as Andy Dalton/Justin FIelds figures to be better than the Mitchell Trubisky/Nick Foles duo he worked with last season.2021 FANTASY TIERS DRAFT STRATEGY: | | | |Patrick Mahomes, QB, Chiefs (3.25).Full disclosure: I didn't plan to take Mahomes here. I was going to take the top running back on the board, but when I realized that was David Montgomery, I balked at that prospect, as I already had his teammate Robinson on my roster. I could've gone with Miles Sanders instead, but I ran out of time looking for him. As such, Mahomes was the pick, and it's not a bad one. He's another high-floor, high-ceiling player, so grabbing him early to pair with McCaffrey and Robinson makes this team dangerous. Mahomes has averaged 308.2 pa sing yards per game in three years as a primary starter along with 40 total touchdowns per season. Taking a quarterback early in PPR drafts over high-volume receivers is always a risk, but Mahomes will pan out and ensures we don't have to draft a backup QB for our Brad Miller Jersey team.Cooper Kupp, WR, Rams (4.48).Kupp is a great value at the very end of the fourth round. He's and , yet I'm getting him with the 48th pick. Kupp has averaged 129 targets per season the past two years and is getting an upgrade at quarterback in the form of Lonnie Chisenhall Jersey Matthew Stafford. Kupp had just three TDs last season, but his total should go up in 2021 thanks to Stafford's presence. Both Robinson and Kupp finished the 2020 NFL season among the top 10 in targets per game, so they should be able to carry this receiving corps.2021 FANTASY SLEEPERS: | | | | | Kareem Hunt, RB, Browns (5.49). Waiting until the fifth round to grab your RB2 is always a risk, but the depth at the position is better than it was last year. Hunt is behind Nick Chubb in Cleveland's RB pecking order, but he still finished last year with 1,145 scrimmage yards and 11 total TDs. Yes, that's partly because Chubb mi sed time and Hunt started five games, but Hunt still had nine games with at least 10 carries even when Chubb was healthy. He should continue to get touches and fare well for Cleveland given that . Plus, he's a better receiver than Chubb, so his PPR upside is higher.Odell Beckham Jr., WR, Browns (6.72). Picking Beckham here is a bit frustrating. On the one hand, I'm getting an excellent receiver at a solid value. He's , so he could've gone in the fifth round with no i sue.On the other hand, I already have his teammate Hunt and was one pick away from landing Robby Anderson. That would've been better, but there's no reason to complain about Beckham as a WR3.Beckham had just 319 yards last year before suffering a torn ACL, but he should be healthy to begin the season. He has logged at least 1,035 receiving yards in five of seven seasons Manny Ramirez Jersey and just needs to find the end-zone more than he has in recent years. He has scored just 16 times in his last four seasons after averaging 11.7 TDs per year to begin his career. The upside is certainly worth the gamble with Beckham, especially as our WR3.2021 STANDARD FANTASY RANKINGS: | | | | | | Devin Singletary, RB, Bills (7.73).Like Hunt, Singletary is in a potential timeshare with a better "power" back. However, Zack Mo s is dealing with a hamstring injury and in the Bills' first preseason game. Does that mean Singletary is guaranteed to start? Not nece sarily, but soft ti sue injuries tend to linger. That could give Singletary the upper hand early in the season, and his explosive ability (4.8 career yards per carry) will make him a home run threat. He has averaged 33.5 catches per season, too, and is much better in that area than Mo s. That makes him the back to own in PPR leagues, and Rounds 6 and 7 are the proper place to target him.Logan Thomas, TE, Washington (8.86). Thomas broke out last season for Washington and proved to be one of the best tight ends in the league. He was targeted 110 times total third-most among tight e