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We held our first mock draft since Chiefs running back Damien Williams announced Wednesday that he was opting out for the season over concerns related to COVID-19, and I wanted to see where Clyde Edwards-Helaire would be selected. I didn't have to wait long.

I had the No. 8 overall selection in this 14-team, PPR mock draft, and Edwards-Helaire was my pick. I would have drafted him as early as No. 6 overall, and I took him ahead of other running backs like Miles Sanders, Austin Ekeler, Joe Mixon, Kenyan Drake, Nick Chubb, Josh Jacobs and Derrick Henry.

Edwards-Helaire went after the usual top six of Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, Ezekiel Elliott, Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas and Dalvin Cook, but Ben Schragger drafted Davante Adams at No. 7 overall. I have no problem with any of those picks, but I would draft Edwards-Helaire ahead of Thomas and Adams as of now.

Even though he will likely be thrown into the starting job following a limited training camp and no preseason games, he's still got tremendous talent around him, along with the tutelage of Andy Reid. During Reid's tenure as a head coach in Philadelphia and Kansas City, he's had a top 12 PPR running back in points per game 15 times in 21 seasons, including nine finishes in the top five. 

Kareem Hunt, as a rookie in 2017, was the No. 5 PPR running back in points per game at 18.4, and he led the NFL in rushing that season with 1,327 yards. He also scored eight rushing touchdowns with 53 receptions, 455 yards and three touchdowns.

Is Edwards-Helaire capable of that type of production? Probably not. But I'll gamble on Reid's track record, as well as what Edwards-Helaire did at LSU last season with 215 carries for 1,414 yards and 16 touchdowns, along with 55 catches, 453 yards and a touchdown.

Now, I did try to handcuff Edwards-Helaire with DeAndre Washington, who I expect to be the No. 2 running back in Kansas City, barring a veteran free agent being added like Devonta Freeman or Lamar Miller. But Adam Aizer drafted Washington in Round 9, so I missed out.

Aizer also drafted Darwin Thompson in Round 13, and Ben Gretch drafted Darrel Williams in Round 12. We'll see what the Chiefs do with their depth chart behind Edwards-Helaire, but he should be the lead back if he's healthy now that Damien Williams is out.

After drafting Edwards-Helaire, I selected Aaron Jones in Round 2, but I made a mistake with my third-round pick. Since wide receiver is so deep, I thought taking a third running back made sense in this larger format, and I drafted Melvin Gordon over Allen Robinson.

But when it came back to my selection in Round 4, the top receiver on the board was Courtland Sutton. He's not the best No. 1 receiver, but he's fine. However, the reason I regret drafting Gordon in Round 3 and passing on Robinson was that Jonathan Taylor was still available at 4.07.

I would rather have Robinson and Taylor instead of Gordon and Sutton. Good thing this is a mock draft.

The rest of my receiving corps features two breakout candidates in Marquise Brown and Diontae Johnson, as well as two sleepers in Anthony Miller and Laviska Shenault. I also have backup running backs in Zack Moss, Chase Edmonds and A.J. Dillon.

I waited on quarterback and tight end, and I ended up with Tom Brady in Round 12, which is fantastic in a 14-team league. I thought I could get Blake Jarwin or Jared Cook after drafting Brady, but Schragger (Jarwin) and Heath Cummings (Cook) each took a second tight end before my pick in Round 13.

As a result, I settled for Jack Doyle, but I also backed him up with T.J. Hockenson in Round 14. Hopefully, one of those guys emerges as a No. 1 Fantasy tight end this year.

For those of you who play in 14-team leagues, you know the talent pool thins out quickly. But it also gives you a chance to draft guys you normally wouldn't in a 12-team league or smaller. It's challenging, but it's also a lot of fun.

In this league, 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, 3 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), K and DST. There also are six reserve spots for a 16-round draft. 

Our draft order is as follows:

1. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor
2. Adam Aizer, Fantasy Football Podcast Host  
3. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
4. R.J. White, NFL Editor
5. Michael Kiser, Director, VOD and Video Optimization
6. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
7. Ben Schragger, Podcast Producer
8. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
9. Frank Stampfl, Fantasy Baseball Podcast Host
10. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
11. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer
12. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy  
13. Ben Gretch, Fantasy Editor
14. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 George Maselli
2 Dave Richard
3 Frank Stampfl
4 Heath Cummings
5 R.J. White
6 Meron Berkson
7 Jamey Eisenberg
8 Jack Capotorto
9 Andrew Baumhor
10 Adam Aizer
11 Chris Towers
12 Michael Kiser
13 Ben Schragger
14 Ben Gretch
Round 2
Pos Team Player
15 Ben Gretch
16 Ben Schragger
17 Michael Kiser
18 Chris Towers
19 Adam Aizer
20 Andrew Baumhor
21 Jack Capotorto
22 Jamey Eisenberg
23 Meron Berkson
24 R.J. White
25 Heath Cummings
26 Frank Stampfl
27 Dave Richard
28 George Maselli
Round 3
Pos Team Player
29 George Maselli
30 Dave Richard
31 Frank Stampfl
32 Heath Cummings
33 R.J. White
34 Meron Berkson
35 Jamey Eisenberg
36 Jack Capotorto
37 Andrew Baumhor
38 Adam Aizer
39 Chris Towers
40 Michael Kiser
41 Ben Schragger
42 Ben Gretch
Round 4
Pos Team Player
43 Ben Gretch
44 Ben Schragger
45 Michael Kiser
46 Chris Towers
47 Adam Aizer
48 Andrew Baumhor
49 Jack Capotorto
50 Jamey Eisenberg
51 Meron Berkson
52 R.J. White
53 Heath Cummings
54 Frank Stampfl
55 Dave Richard
56 George Maselli
Round 5
Pos Team Player
57 George Maselli
58 Dave Richard
59 Frank Stampfl
60 Heath Cummings
61 R.J. White
62 Meron Berkson
63 Jamey Eisenberg
64 Jack Capotorto
65 Andrew Baumhor
66 Adam Aizer
67 Chris Towers
68 Michael Kiser
69 Ben Schragger
70 Ben Gretch
Round 6
Pos Team Player
71 Ben Gretch
72 Ben Schragger
73 Michael Kiser
74 Chris Towers
75 Adam Aizer
76 Andrew Baumhor
77 Jack Capotorto
78 Jamey Eisenberg
79 Meron Berkson
80 R.J. White
81 Heath Cummings
82 Frank Stampfl
83 Dave Richard
84 George Maselli
Round 7
Pos Team Player
85 George Maselli
86 Dave Richard
87 Frank Stampfl
88 Heath Cummings
89 R.J. White
90 Meron Berkson
91 Jamey Eisenberg
92 Jack Capotorto
93 Andrew Baumhor
94 Adam Aizer
95 Chris Towers
96 Michael Kiser
97 Ben Schragger
98 Ben Gretch
Round 8
Pos Team Player
99 Ben Gretch
100 Ben Schragger
101 Michael Kiser
102 Chris Towers
103 Adam Aizer
104 Andrew Baumhor
105 Jack Capotorto
106 Jamey Eisenberg
107 Meron Berkson
108 R.J. White
109 Heath Cummings
110 Frank Stampfl
111 Dave Richard
112 George Maselli
Round 9
Pos Team Player
113 George Maselli
114 Dave Richard
115 Frank Stampfl
116 Heath Cummings
117 R.J. White
118 Meron Berkson
119 Jamey Eisenberg
120 Jack Capotorto
121 Andrew Baumhor
122 Adam Aizer
123 Chris Towers
124 Michael Kiser
125 Ben Schragger
126 Ben Gretch
Round 10
Pos Team Player
127 Ben Gretch
128 Ben Schragger
129 Michael Kiser
130 Chris Towers
131 Adam Aizer
132 Andrew Baumhor
133 Jack Capotorto
134 Jamey Eisenberg
135 Meron Berkson
136 R.J. White
137 Heath Cummings
138 Frank Stampfl
139 Dave Richard
140 George Maselli
Round 11
Pos Team Player
141 George Maselli
142 Dave Richard
143 Frank Stampfl
144 Heath Cummings
145 R.J. White
146 Meron Berkson
147 Jamey Eisenberg
148 Jack Capotorto
149 Andrew Baumhor
150 Adam Aizer
151 Chris Towers
152 Michael Kiser
153 Ben Schragger
154 Ben Gretch
Round 12
Pos Team Player
155 Ben Gretch
156 Ben Schragger
157 Michael Kiser
158 Chris Towers
159 Adam Aizer
160 Andrew Baumhor
161 Jack Capotorto
162 Jamey Eisenberg
163 Meron Berkson
164 R.J. White
165 Heath Cummings
166 Frank Stampfl
167 Dave Richard
168 George Maselli
Round 13
Pos Team Player
169 George Maselli
170 Dave Richard
171 Frank Stampfl
172 Heath Cummings
173 R.J. White
174 Meron Berkson
175 Jamey Eisenberg
176 Jack Capotorto
177 Andrew Baumhor
178 Adam Aizer
179 Chris Towers
180 Michael Kiser
181 Ben Schragger
182 Ben Gretch
Round 14
Pos Team Player
183 Ben Gretch
184 Ben Schragger
185 Michael Kiser
186 Chris Towers
187 Adam Aizer
188 Andrew Baumhor
189 Jack Capotorto
190 Jamey Eisenberg
191 Meron Berkson
192 R.J. White
193 Heath Cummings
194 Frank Stampfl
195 Dave Richard
196 George Maselli
Round 15
Pos Team Player
197 George Maselli
198 Dave Richard
199 Frank Stampfl
200 Heath Cummings
201 R.J. White
202 Meron Berkson
203 Jamey Eisenberg
204 Jack Capotorto
205 Andrew Baumhor
206 Adam Aizer
207 Chris Towers
208 Michael Kiser
209 Ben Schragger
210 Ben Gretch
Round 16
Pos Team Player
211 Ben Gretch
212 Ben Schragger
213 Michael Kiser
214 Chris Towers
215 Adam Aizer
216 Andrew Baumhor
217 Jack Capotorto
218 Jamey Eisenberg
219 Meron Berkson
220 R.J. White
221 Heath Cummings
222 Frank Stampfl
223 Dave Richard
224 George Maselli
Team by Team
George Maselli
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
16 224
Dave Richard
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
16 223
Frank Stampfl
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
16 222
Heath Cummings
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
16 221
R.J. White
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
16 220
Meron Berkson
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
16 219
Jamey Eisenberg
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
16 218
Jack Capotorto
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
16 217
Andrew Baumhor
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
16 216
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
16 215
Chris Towers
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
16 214
Michael Kiser
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
16 213
Ben Schragger
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
16 212
Ben Gretch
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
16 211