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Here is PFN's 2-Round 2022 Dynasty Fantasy Football Mock Draft for PPR leagues. Who are our top 20 players?

A healthy Brown is one of the most dynamic players in the game. Swift is not only one of the more talented rushers in the NFL, but he’s also one of the best pass catchers out of the backfield. Pitts was first in yards per reception (15.1), second in percentage of air yards (30.35%) and average depth of target (11.2), and third in yards (1,056) and yards per target (9.58). Also, 57 of his targets came from 10 yards or more, with 12 being 20+ yards downfield. Harris is in the bottom 12% in yards per carry (3.9). His 3,032 yards are the most in NFL history for a player in their first two years in the league, and he’s only getting better. CeeDee Lamb kicks off the second tier of receivers for me in dynasty. As a rookie, he was the WR5 in PPR scoring despite tying for 17th in targets (128) and 18th in catches (81). He ended the fantasy season with 1,450 yards from scrimmage and 13 touchdowns. As a rookie, he led the NFL in touches with 381, accumulating 1,667 total yards and 10 touchdowns. When looking at the other two backs in this tier (Najee Harris and D’Andre Swift), I have fewer concerns about the Broncos’ offense than the Steelers or Lions. I also believe Williams is uber-talented, which is what matters in the end. This is the easiest pick of any dynasty mock draft for 2022. In two NFL seasons, Taylor has cemented himself as the best RB in the league. It’s either Jonathan Taylor, Ja’Marr Chase, or Justin Jefferson. There is no wrong choice, but given the small amount of difference-making running backs in fantasy, my lean is Taylor.

The lack of elite talent at the top of the draft board, particularly with the quarterback group, has taken some of the shine off of the 2022.

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Goals in the FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace and Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid were preceded by a brace at St. Mary's as Chelsea dismantled Southampton in their last Premier League fixture. Havertz appears to be Thomas Tuchel's first-choice striker currently, even though Romelu Lukaku has returned to the fray. And guess who's next on Liverpool's agenda? He already has three goals in the Premier League this season and we can expect the Cityzens to force plenty of corners at the Etihad. With competition for places fierce in west London the German will be desperate to find form as the season draws to a close – particularly with another Wembley final on the horizon. We are swiftly reaching the business end of the Fantasy Premier League season, and once again we are being treated to a double gameweek – albeit with only two sides playing twice.

Some of the world's top Fantasy managers reveal why they are looking to Chelsea to bring players in.

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For those Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers still with a Wildcard to use, Gameweek 34 is seemingly the most popular time to use it.

Nick Pope (£5.4m) doesn’t have this problem but is very expensive for a goalkeeper in the relegation zone. Watford’s Ben Foster (£4.1m) has been highly-owned all season because he is the cheapest regular starter. What Guaita offers is strong fixtures at a good price, as few of the £4.5m – £5.0m range of goalkeepers have much appeal this season. Outfield teammates like James Maddison (£7.0m) and Harvey Barnes (£6.6m) are having minutes managed to prioritise their Europa Conference League matches but Schmeichel has played every minute of the league campaign. Patrick Vieira’s side has even less to play for than Chelsea – out of all cup competitions and sat in 13th position. The Seagulls’ final opponents look promising, although they are without any Double Gameweek. What may put potential buyers off is spending such a high price on a goalkeeper, as well as the lack of motivation for Chelsea’s remaining weeks. In fact, 16% of the top 10k have not yet used their second one. Yet they are fifth in the Season Ticker and about to face Leeds United (h), Southampton (a) and Watford (h) in a promising sequence. Their remaining outings include hosting Norwich City, Southampton and Everton. The surprise 4-1 home defeat to Brentford may be the first sign of this. For those Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers still with a Wildcard to use, Gameweek 34 is seemingly the most popular time to use it.

With the near-constant stream of Double Gameweeks over the past few months and with more to come, particularly in Gameweeks 36 and 37, there has been no ...

However, in my view, both Gameweeks 34 and 37 offer better Free Hit prospects than Gameweek 36, despite it being arguably a ‘bigger’ double-Gameweek. This is largely because the fixtures in Gameweek 36 reflect either the current template and/or the teams with the best fixtures for the rest of the season. They may not be the absolute ideal players, but can I really justify using a Free Hit to switch out a squad of Double Gameweek players for other Double Gameweek players? Firstly, playing the Free Hit in Gameweek 36 rules out the option of playing a second one in Gameweek 37 (or indeed Gameweek 35) as Free Hits cannot be played in consecutive Gameweeks. Thus, there is this specific opportunity cost to factor in. Especially given the opportunity cost of not using that Free Hit in another Gameweek where, as discussed, I believe there is potential for a bigger relative payoff. A good Free Hit isn’t just about racking up a great score but it must also factor in how that score compares to what your original team would have scored and, of course, the scores of other Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers. Since the second Free Hit chip was announced at the end of 2021, there has been almost constant discussion about which are the best Gameweeks to play them.

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Ollie Watkins (£7.4m) narrowly pips Ivan Toney (£6.9m) with the two doubles but I wouldn’t ignore the Brentford striker. Norwich seem to have adopted a more attacking approach in their unlikely quest to avoid relegation and Teemu Pukki (£6.0m) has been posting great numbers. Both him and Anthony Gordon (£4.6m) are great picks for those looking for a Bench Boost midfielder. The recent switch in system to a 3-4-1-2 for the Blues has led to an upturn in Mount’s fortunes and he is getting into far more central positions. He is also taking some set pieces and is slightly more secure for game-time than Havertz, although both are great picks for the run-in. I’ve gone with Rudiger, purely for security of starts, as he is probably the only Chelsea outfield player who starts every game from here on. A key for these factors can be found below the player in the table and looks like this: Emiliano Martinez (£5.5m) comes in fourth and, along with Schmeichel, looks the ideal keeper for those without a Free Hit to play. He’ll be facing not only an out-of-sorts Manchester United but also West Ham United, who have Europa League games in between the clash with the Gunners. Fabian Schar (£4.5m) drops out and he is replaced by Ben Davies (£4.4m). I was tempted to go with Emerson Royal (£4.5m) instead but the Brazilian was quite poor against Brighton and it wouldn’t surprise me if Antonio Conte decided to go with Dejan Kulusevski (£6.4m) or Lucas Moura (£6.0m) as a right wing-back instead. Arsenal have suffered defensively with the injuries to Thomas Partey (£5.0m) and Kieran Tierney (£5.0m) but I still think Aaron Ramsdale (£5.1m) is a good option with his bonus potential. Ederson (£6.1m) moves up to third: Pep Guardiola has talked about the need to rotate and use his entire squad with the fixture congestion and the Brazilian is nailed-on to start every game in the run-in, especially after Zack Steffen’s (£4.4m) error in the FA Cup.

Kevin De Bruyne, Karim Benzema, Mohamed Salah and Arnaut Danjuma are among the contenders for the captain's armband in the semi-final first legs.

The Dutch international has featured in all ten of Villarreal's UEFA Champions League matches to date and has either scored or provided an assist in seven of those. Salah has recently scored his 30th goal of the season in all competitions, and given that he sits on eight goals in Europe, looks well placed to reach double figures in the UEFA Champions League for the second time in his career. De Bruyne features in 10% of #UCLfantasy teams at present, and a significant portion of those will be tempted to stick the armband on the playmaker.

The tight end's game might translate better for early Fantasy success than anyone else in the class.

- Fantasy Football Today NFL Draft Predictions: Predict the top 10 picks of the 2022 NFL Draft to win a spot in the 2022 FFT Podcast League! Must include correct spelling of players' names to win. Dulcich typically comes off the board in the third round of rookie-only mock drafts I've participated in this offseason and in the third-round of Superflex mocks. - A weapon on both vertical and horizontal crossing routes. After losing C.J. Uzomah to the Jets in free agency, the Bengals were reportedly in the market for Rob Gronkowski, but the expectation is that if he returns to the NFL it will be to rejoin Tom Brady in Tampa. The Bengals signed Hayden Hurst, but he is more of a blocking type at this stage. When teams are in 11 personnel (three receivers, one back, one tight end) -- the majority of all offensive snaps in today's NFL -- they want to be able to run a 3x1 set (three players to one side of the formation and one player to the other) with the tight end as the lone boundary player on one side. Finding a stable, productive Fantasy contributor with top-end upside at tight end outside of Travis Kelce can be difficult, but a recent trend has emerged -- the more a tight end is detached from the line of scrimmage, the more he is used as a receiver, the more likely he is to score Fantasy points. The Bengals want to run the 3X1 sets mentioned in the intro that perfectly fit Dulcich, and they're one of the most neutral game script pass-heavy teams in the NFL. At times to a fault (see: Super Bowl second half). But for Fantasy Football purposes? In our most recent Superflex rookie-only draft, I selected him in the middle of the third round just six picks after the first tight end -- Trey McBride -- went off the board. Wilson has maximized tight end production throughout his career and Dulcich would be next in line. Greg Dulcich was a late riser in the 2022 NFL Draft pre-draft process and it's easy to see why once you throw on his tape from the 2021 season at UCLA. Most draft analysts have Tre McBride as their TE1 in this class, but for me that honor belongs to Dulcich because from what I've seen in evaluating him, he has more translatable traits to the next level -- and neither is a blocker. With only Albert Okwuegbunam as any real threat at the tight end position, Dulcich could have a quick path to playing major snaps in what should be an exciting and productive passing attack in Denver. This allows them to make things much easier for the quarterback before the snap in his quest to diagnose what kind of coverage the defense is playing.

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Kevin De Bruyne, Karim Benzema, Mohamed Salah and Arnaut Danjuma are among the contenders for the captain's armband in the semi-final first legs.

The Dutch international has featured in all ten of Villarreal's UEFA Champions League matches to date and has either scored or provided an assist in seven of those. Salah has recently scored his 30th goal of the season in all competitions, and given that he sits on eight goals in Europe, looks well placed to reach double figures in the UEFA Champions League for the second time in his career. De Bruyne features in 10% of #UCLfantasy teams at present, and a significant portion of those will be tempted to stick the armband on the playmaker.

Breaking down the projected receiving ability of PFF's top-15 incoming rookie running backs heading into 2022 fantasy football.

- Cincinnati RBJerome Ford: Ford has the sort of size (5-foot-11, 211 pounds) to earn an early-down role and didn't drop a single pass during his collegiate career. He’s similar to Allgeier in terms of his ability to do pretty much anything, albeit nothing at an exceptionally high level. White is a sneaky candidate to more than capably handle a three-down workload should the opportunity come his way. - Notre Dame RBKyren Williams: Williams might not have the size (5-foot-9, 194 pounds) to ever command a fantasy-friendly three-down role, but his 77 receptions in 2020-2021 reflect the reality that he's one helluva weapon in the passing game. Seemingly the only thing preventing Cook from inserting himself in conversation as one of the draft's best overall backs is his size (5-foot-11, 199 pounds). This was likely why he never had more than 12 carries in a single game, although the pass-catching ability here is too strong to ignore. - Alabama RBBrian Robinson Jr.: Viewed as an early-down bruiser thanks to his size (6-foot-2, 225 pounds) and physical running style, but he also deserves credit for reeling in 35 of 38 targets in 2021. While Allgeier also possesses bruiser size (5-foot-11, 224 pounds), there are a few more questions to ask in terms of competition level, how much of his production was thanks to BYU's beastly offensive line, and if he has the sort of long speed to make big plays at the professional level. The one potential concern for Cook is pass-blocking: He posted a rather meh 61.9 PFF pass-blocking grade and never recorded more than three such snaps in any game last season. He checks the boxes of a back who shouldn’t have to leave the field if his future coaches don’t want him to. The sample size is the biggest problem in projecting Pierce as a three-down back at the next level. Conclusion: Hall is a talented and proven receiver who seems to do his best work after the catch. Overall, he dropped just two of his 69 targets over the past two seasons while racking up 25 total forced missed tackles as a receiver — tied for the highest mark among all running backs in college football.

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The combine wasn't kind to Isaiah Spiller, but there's still plenty of room for optimism.

Atlanta Falcons - The Falcons have holes just about everywhere and like the Texans don't have a back that should stand in Spiller's way for long. Houston Texans - The Texans are one of the few teams with a clear opening for a three-down back. Arizona Cardinals - Outside of the teams that could give Spiller a big workload early on, the Cardinals may be a sneaky good fit. He has the same light feet and a similar build. If Spiller falls to Day 3 like Michael Carter did last year, the landing spot will determine whether he's a low-end No. 2 back for Dynasty purposes or closer to No. 30 at his position. That's very good for a college running back. Few offenses have produced as many running back Fantasy points over the past three seasons as the Cardinals. Somewhere in the middle. He's definitely behind Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker right now, but there's not another serious contender for RB3 in this class unless something unexpected happens during the NFL Draft. Then he ran a 4.64 at his pro day which looks even worse considering his BMI measured below average for an NFL running back. As a player, Spiller was prolific. How you feel about Isaiah Spiller as a prospect may just be determined by how heavily you weigh college production versus combine and pro day measurements.

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It is a reasonable launching point as a frame of reference for what the team could look like with a new hire coming in from the outside. Frankly, this is merely hypothetical, and we won’t know how this situation will play out until the end of the month at the earliest, but there’s room for a healthy dose of skepticism. Unless the line is meaningfully addressed in the NFL Draft or the team seeks help in the remaining free agent market, it is hard to imagine Gibson will be able to do much good running into a human brick wall consistently. Suppose we are to believe McDaniel will bring some element of the Niners offense to Miami. In that case, the team acquiring a larger running back through the NFL Draft who can operate more like a “thunder” to the Edmonds/Mostert “lightning” is a reasonable prediction at this stage. From Week 9 through the end of the year, Harris and Stevenson finished RB19 and RB26 overall in PPR scoring. Speaking of running backs who score a ton of TDs to overcome a lack of receiving, how about Damien Harris? Per our Touchdown Regression Report here at FantasyPros, Harris ranked third in the adjusted rushing TD% category in 2021. When he came out of the University of Memphis in 2020 as a converted wide receiver, much was made of Gibson’s pass-catching acumen. After a bye week in Week 9 and overcoming an early-season shin/calf injury, he finished the year as the RB6 overall in PPR in that span. If there’s one thing I’d be interested in the results of more than anything else in this world, it would be a psychoanalysis of the relationship between fantasy football managers and professional football players. While he has been able to chip away at the disparity in targets between himself and McKissic (44 to 110 in 2020 and 52 to 53 in 2021), McKissic’s decision to re-sign with the team on a two-year deal instead of packing his bags for the Buffalo Bills as initially reported during the legal tampering period keeps the proverbial thorn in Gibson’s side. Through Week 8, the team put together a 2-6 record, and Gibson himself was off to a frustrating RB18 overall start in point per reception (PPR) scoring. Here are a few running backs I would avoid in fantasy football ahead of the 2022 NFL season.