Fantasy football: The ideal mock draft for the 2018 season

Fantasy football: The ideal mock draft for 2018

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams leaps over Bashaud Breeland #26 of the Washington Redskins before scoring a touchdown during the third quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

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CHICAGO, IL – SEPTEMBER 24: Jordan Howard #24 of the Chicago Bears breaks away from Mike Mitchell #23 of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Soldier Field on September 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears defeated the Steelers 23-17 in overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Round 3: RB Jordan Howard, Chicago Bears

The best player available is Chicago Bears running back Jordan Howard, who’s not the most exciting runner in football, but provides good value in the third round. Howard was a top-10 PPR running back last season, and although he’s being drafted in the RB2 range, he’s in position to repeat as a low-end RB1.

Chicago’s offense should improve in 2018 given their aggressive offseason, and although multiple targets were added, the end result should be a more balanced offense — meaning less defensive focus on the Bears’ running game.

We weren’t interested in any of the other running back options at this spot, and there were question marks surrounding all of the available wide receivers, like the feast-or-famine Tyreek Hill, the aged Larry Fitzgerald and both of the Minnesota Vikings’ receivers. Instead, we take boring over flashy, lock down our second RB and look to the next round for a potential second receiver.