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Video: Is There a RB Dead Zone? - 2026 Fantasy Football Mock Draft
Um Josh Allen goes and then Bowers, McBride, and Coulson Lovel off the board... if you don't end up getting Josh Allen, just wait. Um you don't need to draft Lamar right away. Typically, it's like round five is the beginning of that, but really round six, seven, and eight, that's where we want to be taking one of our quarterbacks
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Josh Allen sets the QB tier; wait until rounds 5–8 if you miss him.

Josh Allen is the first quarterback off the board in this mock draft, establishing the tier boundary for quarterback strategy. Amarian Hampton advises waiting on quarterback if you don't land Allen, with rounds 5–8 being the optimal window rather than the 3–4 turn. Hampton notes that you don't need to draft Lamar Jackson right away; typically round five is the beginning of that window, but really rounds six, seven, and eight are where you want to be taking one of your quarterbacks.

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