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NFL preseason games may not count the standings, but they can be very meaningful for fantasy football managers.

On Wednesday, ESPN’s Field Yates put together his Round 1 mock draft for the 2026 event, and he included 11 SEC football standouts in the first 32 picks. That’s a lower number than we’ve seen the SEC produce in recent years, so we’ll see if more guys work their way into the Round 1 mix this fall.

Two NFL preseason games take center stage on Sunday. Ben Johnson makes his head coaching debut when the Chicago Bears host the Miami Dolphins at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the New Orleans Saints traveling to take on the Los Angeles Chargers at 4:05 p.

Week 2 of the 2025 NFL preseason slate sounded an alarm across the fantasy football community. Or it should have, anyway. Opening kick of the actual campaign is less than two weeks away. If fantasy football preparations aren't finalized yet, managers should at least be putting the final touches on those plans.

Who to take with your first-round pick, what position has the best depth, how to value this year's rookies and more to help ace your fantasy draft.

Here are my top 10 quarterback prospects (ordered from No. 1 to No. 10) ahead of the college football season. Position rankings: EDGE • DT • LB • CB • S • IOL • OT • TE • RB • QB • WR Note: ⭐️ represents each player's 247Sports star rating as a high school recruit I broke down all the strengths and weaknesses we've seen from the next generation Manning on 108 dropbacks in college so far.

The Seahawks will play against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, August 23, in what will be their final preseason game. Leading up to the contest, wide receiver Cooper Kupp opened up about his experience with the preseason and shared his brutally honest opinion about it.