Mock Draft Analysis - The EPL Draft Position Landscape in 25/26

Joe Williams
6 days ago
10 min read

Updated: 6 days ago

The second official mock draft of the season was a fantastic way for us to get a handle on the EPL Draft positional landscape for the 24/25 season. There are lessons to be learned as we analyze this draft, which can lead to massive value in your actual league drafts later this summer. This will be one of many mock drafts hosted by TDS. Future mocks will be open to any who are members of The Inner Circle or have purchased our 25/26 Draft Kit. Check out our Pricing Plans to get in on the action!

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Mock Draft Analysis - The EPL Draft Player Landscape in 25/26

So as we analyze this particular draft, let's do so through the lens of the various positions on the pitch. As such, we can pay special attention to when particular positional tiers "run out" and where we can expect to find value at those positions. There's nothing worse than waiting to draft an entire position only to see those players taken en masse right before your pick. So let's see what these early mock drafts can tell us about position scarcity and abundance in the 25/26 EPL Draft season.

As with most drafts, this one operated in a serpentine format, which means that the first round goes from pick 1 to pick 12 and the second round goes in reverse order. This is designed to try to ensure that there is parity in the league. Later this summer, we'll analyze each draft slot to see which has the potential to be most advantageous. Stay tuned!

Forwards

Rounds 1-2: The Elite FWDs

As with most drafts, we saw a mix of FWDs and MIDs drafted in the first round. For purposes of this article, we'll call "elite" FWDs those that can be depended on week in and week out for fantasy points and, more importantly, minutes in the squad. To call these FWDs a "sure thing" would be too presumptive, but they're as close as we can get in this Draft game. The FWDs that fall into this category include Salah, Isak, Haaland, Cunha, Bowen, Mbeumo, Diaz, and Semenyo. Clearly you'd rather have Salah from this list than Semenyo, however the point stands that these players will never leave your starting fantasy roster and are as close to set-and-forget as we can have. Notice that these players are completely gone by the early second round so if you want one of these sure-fire FWDs, you had better take one in the first or early second round.