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We love to interact with our audience as much as possible, and our 14-team podcast league is always great every year. You guys either made a generous donation to our Draft-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude to participate in the league, or you sent us an amazing email entry.

It's a fun league, but it's also challenging for me, Adam Aizer, Heath Cummings and Dave Richard. We have 10 teams of Fantasy managers who know all of our favorite players and strategies, so nothing will come as a surprise when you see the results.

I share a team with Todd Rones, who has been extremely generous to our Draft-A-Thon and St. Jude for the past several years. We had the No. 2 overall selection, and we like the way our roster turned out.

Bijan Robinson was an easy choice in Round 1, but we struggled in Round 2 between Omarion Hampton, Tee Higgins, Ladd McConkey and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. We settled on Hampton to lock up our No. 2 running back, and we knew one of those receivers would make it back to us in Round 3, which happened with Higgins.

Here's a tip for anyone who has the No. 2 overall pick if Ja'Marr Chase goes at No. 1 overall. If you want Higgins, wait until Round 3 to select him because it's unlikely the manager with the first selection will draft Chase and Higgins together in the first three rounds.

We wanted another receiver in Round 4, and George Pickens was the top player on the board. And then we got a potential gift with Breece Hall in Round 5. While I'm worried about Hall's Fantasy value this season, that's when he's getting selected in Round 3 of a 12-team league. Here, this is a steal, especially since we can use him as a flex.

I didn't expect us to draft two more running backs with our next two selections, but the value for Jaylen Warren in Round 6 and Jordan Mason in Round 7 was too good to pass up. I love this running back corps of Robinson, Hampton, Hall, Warren and Mason in a 14-team league.

We needed some receiver depth, so we drafted Josh Downs in Round 8, and we got our tight end with Tucker Kraft in Round 9. Kraft is one of my favorite breakout candidates, and Downs should benefit with Daniel Jones as the starting quarterback for the Colts.

We drafted another receiver in Round 10 with Marvin Mims, and he's a sleeper as the starter opposite Courtland Sutton in Denver. And it paid off to wait on a quarterback with Justin Fields in Round 11, especially since we paired him with Jordan Love in Round 12.

We took Rashod Bateman in Round 13 to pad our receiver depth, and then we drafted our DST (Cardinals) and kicker (Jake Elliott) with our last two picks. I like this team a lot, and I expect us to be competitive for the playoffs and potentially the championship this year.

As a reference point for this mock draft, all touchdowns are worth six points, and we award one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving and one point for every 25 yards passing. We also award one point for every reception. We feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), DST and K with six reserves for a 15-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Ken Townsel

2. Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones

3. Chip Mandal

4. James Ahn

5. Jim Schrager

6. Adam Aizer

7. Mike Mitchell

8. Carl Price

9. John Jose

10. Dave Richard

11. John Warner

12. Alexander Uhlmann

13. Heath Cummings

14. Ben Young

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 John Jose
2 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
3 Jim Schrager
4 Ben Young
5 Alexander Uhlmann
6 Mike Mitchell
7 Heath Cummings
8 Chip Mandal
9 Ken Townsel
10 Adam Aizer
11 Kobayashi Maru
12 Dave Richard
13 John Warner
14 James Ahn
Round 2
Pos Team Player
15 James Ahn
16 John Warner
17 Dave Richard
18 Kobayashi Maru
19 Adam Aizer
20 Ken Townsel
21 Chip Mandal
22 Heath Cummings
23 Mike Mitchell
24 Alexander Uhlmann
25 Ben Young
26 Jim Schrager
27 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
28 John Jose
Round 3
Pos Team Player
29 John Jose
30 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
31 Jim Schrager
32 Ben Young
33 Alexander Uhlmann
34 Mike Mitchell
35 Heath Cummings
36 Chip Mandal
37 Ken Townsel
38 Adam Aizer
39 Kobayashi Maru
40 Dave Richard
41 John Warner
42 James Ahn
Round 4
Pos Team Player
43 James Ahn
44 John Warner
45 Dave Richard
46 Kobayashi Maru
47 Adam Aizer
48 Ken Townsel
49 Chip Mandal
50 Heath Cummings
51 Mike Mitchell
52 Alexander Uhlmann
53 Ben Young
54 Jim Schrager
55 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
56 John Jose
Round 5
Pos Team Player
57 John Jose
58 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
59 Jim Schrager
60 Ben Young
61 Alexander Uhlmann
62 Mike Mitchell
63 Heath Cummings
64 Chip Mandal
65 Ken Townsel
66 Adam Aizer
67 Kobayashi Maru
68 Dave Richard
69 John Warner
70 James Ahn
Round 6
Pos Team Player
71 James Ahn
72 John Warner
73 Dave Richard
74 Kobayashi Maru
75 Adam Aizer
76 Ken Townsel
77 Chip Mandal
78 Heath Cummings
79 Mike Mitchell
80 Alexander Uhlmann
81 Ben Young
82 Jim Schrager
83 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
84 John Jose
Round 7
Pos Team Player
85 John Jose
86 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
87 Jim Schrager
88 Ben Young
89 Alexander Uhlmann
90 Mike Mitchell
91 Heath Cummings
92 Chip Mandal
93 Ken Townsel
94 Adam Aizer
95 Kobayashi Maru
96 Dave Richard
97 John Warner
98 James Ahn
Round 8
Pos Team Player
99 James Ahn
100 John Warner
101 Dave Richard
102 Kobayashi Maru
103 Adam Aizer
104 Ken Townsel
105 Chip Mandal
106 Heath Cummings
107 Mike Mitchell
108 Alexander Uhlmann
109 Ben Young
110 Jim Schrager
111 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
112 John Jose
Round 9
Pos Team Player
113 John Jose
114 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
115 Jim Schrager
116 Ben Young
117 Alexander Uhlmann
118 Mike Mitchell
119 Heath Cummings
120 Chip Mandal
121 Ken Townsel
122 Adam Aizer
123 Kobayashi Maru
124 Dave Richard
125 John Warner
126 James Ahn
Round 10
Pos Team Player
127 James Ahn
128 John Warner
129 Dave Richard
130 Kobayashi Maru
131 Adam Aizer
132 Ken Townsel
133 Chip Mandal
134 Heath Cummings
135 Mike Mitchell
136 Alexander Uhlmann
137 Ben Young
138 Jim Schrager
139 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
140 John Jose
Round 11
Pos Team Player
141 John Jose
142 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
143 Jim Schrager
144 Ben Young
145 Alexander Uhlmann
146 Mike Mitchell
147 Heath Cummings
148 Chip Mandal
149 Ken Townsel
150 Adam Aizer
151 Kobayashi Maru
152 Dave Richard
153 John Warner
154 James Ahn
Round 12
Pos Team Player
155 James Ahn
156 John Warner
157 Dave Richard
158 Kobayashi Maru
159 Adam Aizer
160 Ken Townsel
161 Chip Mandal
162 Heath Cummings
163 Mike Mitchell
164 Alexander Uhlmann
165 Ben Young
166 Jim Schrager
167 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
168 John Jose
Round 13
Pos Team Player
169 John Jose
170 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
171 Jim Schrager
172 Ben Young
173 Alexander Uhlmann
174 Mike Mitchell
175 Heath Cummings
176 Chip Mandal
177 Ken Townsel
178 Adam Aizer
179 Kobayashi Maru
180 Dave Richard
181 John Warner
182 James Ahn
Round 14
Pos Team Player
183 James Ahn
184 John Warner
185 Dave Richard
186 Kobayashi Maru
187 Adam Aizer
188 Ken Townsel
189 Chip Mandal
190 Heath Cummings
191 Mike Mitchell
192 Alexander Uhlmann
193 Ben Young
194 Jim Schrager
195 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
196 John Jose
Round 15
Pos Team Player
197 John Jose
198 Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
199 Jim Schrager
200 Ben Young
201 Alexander Uhlmann
202 Mike Mitchell
203 Heath Cummings
204 Chip Mandal
205 Ken Townsel
206 Adam Aizer
207 Kobayashi Maru
208 Dave Richard
209 John Warner
210 James Ahn
Team by Team
John Jose
Rd Pk Player
1 1
2 28
3 29
4 56
5 57
6 84
7 85
8 112
9 113
10 140
11 141
12 168
13 169
14 196
15 197
Jamey Eisenberg/Todd Rones
Rd Pk Player
1 2
2 27
3 30
4 55
5 58
6 83
7 86
8 111
9 114
10 139
11 142
12 167
13 170
14 195
15 198
Jim Schrager
Rd Pk Player
1 3
2 26
3 31
4 54
5 59
6 82
7 87
8 110
9 115
10 138
11 143
12 166
13 171
14 194
15 199
Ben Young
Rd Pk Player
1 4
2 25
3 32
4 53
5 60
6 81
7 88
8 109
9 116
10 137
11 144
12 165
13 172
14 193
15 200
Alexander Uhlmann
Rd Pk Player
1 5
2 24
3 33
4 52
5 61
6 80
7 89
8 108
9 117
10 136
11 145
12 164
13 173
14 192
15 201
Mike Mitchell
Rd Pk Player
1 6
2 23
3 34
4 51
5 62
6 79
7 90
8 107
9 118
10 135
11 146
12 163
13 174
14 191
15 202
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 7
2 22
3 35
4 50
5 63
6 78
7 91
8 106
9 119
10 134
11 147
12 162
13 175
14 190
15 203
Chip Mandal
Rd Pk Player
1 8
2 21
3 36
4 49
5 64
6 77
7 92
8 105
9 120
10 133
11 148
12 161
13 176
14 189
15 204
Ken Townsel
Rd Pk Player
1 9
2 20
3 37
4 48
5 65
6 76
7 93
8 104
9 121
10 132
11 149
12 160
13 177
14 188
15 205
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 10
2 19
3 38
4 47
5 66
6 75
7 94
8 103
9 122
10 131
11 150
12 159
13 178
14 187
15 206
Kobayashi Maru
Rd Pk Player
1 11
2 18
3 39
4 46
5 67
6 74
7 95
8 102
9 123
10 130
11 151
12 158
13 179
14 186
15 207
Dave Richard
Rd Pk Player
1 12
2 17
3 40
4 45
5 68
6 73
7 96
8 101
9 124
10 129
11 152
12 157
13 180
14 185
15 208
John Warner
Rd Pk Player
1 13
2 16
3 41
4 44
5 69
6 72
7 97
8 100
9 125
10 128
11 153
12 156
13 181
14 184
15 209
James Ahn
Rd Pk Player
1 14
2 15
3 42
4 43
5 70
6 71
7 98
8 99
9 126
10 127
11 154
12 155
13 182
14 183
15 210