Fantasy Football mock draft: August PPR mock takes an odd turn to the NFC East

Jack Capotorto, who produces our Fantasy Football Today show on CBS Sports HQ, did something fun in our latest 12-team, PPR mock draft. He went all in on the NFC East. All of his players are from that division.

Picking from No. 5 overall, Jack started his team with Ezekiel Elliott, Antonio Gibson and Terry McLaurin with his first three picks. All of them were taken in the right spots, but Round 4 was when Jack committed to this "strategy."

He had the choice between Adam Thielen, Diontae Johnson and Miles Sanders, and he picked Sanders. When he realized that all four players were from the NFC East, he decided to play this out.

In Round 5, Jack took Dak Prescott, which was an excellent pick given that Prescott was selected after Josh Allen and Kyler Murray in the same round. So far, there isn't really a bad pick with this unique roster build.

Jack took Kenny Golladay in Round 6, Devonta Smith in Round 7 and Curtis Samuel in Round 8, and all three of these receivers are going in this range. Golladay (hamstring) is a low-end No. 2 receiver when healthy, and Smith (knee) and Samuel (groin) are quality No. 3 receivers when healthy as well.

Head on over to Spotify, Apple, or wherever else you consume podcasts to follow Fantasy Football Today DFS:

He got Dallas Goedert as his starting tight end in Round 9 and Tony Pollard, who is Elliott's handcuff, in Round 10. Jalen Hurts probably wasn't needed since Jack drafted Prescott, but that was his selection in Round 11. And he drafted J.D. McKissic in Round 12.

Jack ended up with the Washington Football Team DST in Round 13, Kadarius Toney in Round 14 and Devontae Booker, who could be the handcuff for Saquon Barkley, in Round 15. It's not a bad team, and Jack should have the chance to be competitive if Golladay, Smith and Samuel are healthy.

As for my team, I had the No. 3 overall pick and went with Dalvin Cook, who was available since Alvin Kamara went after Christian McCaffrey. I wanted to draft two receivers with my next two picks, depending on who was on the board, and I selected D.K. Metcalf and Allen Robinson.

I had a tough call in Round 4 with Darrell Henderson as my No. 2 running back or Mike Evans as my No. 3 receiver, and I thought Henderson in that spot was the better selection. Since I had quality starters at running back and receiver, I thought it was a good time to draft Allen in Round 5. I love the way this team started.

I drafted Jerry Jeudy in Round 6 as my No. 3 receiver, and I felt that Round 7 was a good time to pick Michael Thomas. We don't know when Thomas is going to play after having ankle surgery in July, but he could be a league-winning player when healthy. This is the range you want to target Thomas, especially if you already have the core of your roster built.

Melvin Gordon, Latavius Murray, Justin Jackson and Alexander Mattison round out my running backs, and Jackson is someone to target in all leagues with a late-round pick. He seems to have the edge for the No. 2 running back job for the Chargers, and he should play in tandem with Austin Ekeler. He's also a potential lottery ticket in case Ekeler gets hurt.

My receiving corps has Elijah Moore and Randall Cobb on the bench, and I love Moore as the potential No. 1 receiver for the Jets. He's dealing with a quad injury, but hopefully he's healthy for Week 1.

I drafted Irv Smith in Round 11, and I was thrilled to get him in that spot since he's a breakout tight end. This is one my favorite rosters so far, regardless of format, and I expect this team to compete for a playoff spot this year.

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) and DST. There also are six reserve spots for a 15-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Frank Stampfl, Fantasy Baseball Podcast Host
2. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
3. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
4. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
5. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer
6. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
7. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer
8. Jacobs Gibbs, SportsLine Fantasy Analyst
9. Will Brinson, Senior NFL Writer
10. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy
11. Adam Aizer, Fantasy Football Today Podcast Host
12. Dan Schneier, Fantasy Editor

Round By Round

Round 1
Pos	Team	Player
1	Dave Richard
2	Chris Towers
3	Scott Engel
4	Jamey Eisenberg
5	Frank Stampfl
6	Meron Berkson
7	Jack Capotorto
8	Daniel Schneier
9	Adam Aizer
10	Heath Cummings
11	Andrew Baumhor
12	Will Brinson
Round 2
Pos	Team	Player
13	Will Brinson
14	Andrew Baumhor
15	Heath Cummings
16	Adam Aizer
17	Daniel Schneier
18	Jack Capotorto
19	Meron Berkson
20	Frank Stampfl
21	Jamey Eisenberg
22	Scott Engel
23	Chris Towers
24	Dave Richard
Round 3
Pos	Team	Player
25	Dave Richard
26	Chris Towers
27	Scott Engel
28	Jamey Eisenberg
29	Frank Stampfl
30	Meron Berkson
31	Jack Capotorto
32	Daniel Schneier
33	Adam Aizer
34	Heath Cummings
35	Andrew Baumhor
36	Will Brinson
Round 4
Pos	Team	Player
37	Will Brinson
38	Andrew Baumhor
39	Heath Cummings
40	Adam Aizer
41	Daniel Schneier
42	Jack Capotorto
43	Meron Berkson
44	Frank Stampfl
45	Jamey Eisenberg
46	Scott Engel
47	Chris Towers
48	Dave Richard
Round 5
Pos	Team	Player
49	Dave Richard
50	Chris Towers
51	Scott Engel
52	Jamey Eisenberg
53	Frank Stampfl
54	Meron Berkson
55	Jack Capotorto
56	Daniel Schneier
57	Adam Aizer
58	Heath Cummings
59	Andrew Baumhor
60	Will Brinson
Round 6
Pos	Team	Player
61	Will Brinson
62	Andrew Baumhor
63	Heath Cummings
64	Adam Aizer
65	Daniel Schneier
66	Jack Capotorto
67	Meron Berkson
68	Frank Stampfl
69	Jamey Eisenberg
70	Scott Engel
71	Chris Towers
72	Dave Richard
Round 7
Pos	Team	Player
73	Dave Richard
74	Chris Towers
75	Scott Engel
76	Jamey Eisenberg
77	Frank Stampfl
78	Meron Berkson
79	Jack Capotorto
80	Daniel Schneier
81	Adam Aizer
82	Heath Cummings
83	Andrew Baumhor
84	Will Brinson
Round 8
Pos	Team	Player
85	Will Brinson
86	Andrew Baumhor
87	Heath Cummings
88	Adam Aizer
89	Daniel Schneier
90	Jack Capotorto
91	Meron Berkson
92	Frank Stampfl
93	Jamey Eisenberg
94	Scott Engel
95	Chris Towers
96	Dave Richard
Round 9
Pos	Team	Player
97	Dave Richard
98	Chris Towers
99	Scott Engel
100	Jamey Eisenberg
101	Frank Stampfl
102	Meron Berkson
103	Jack Capotorto
104	Daniel Schneier
105	Adam Aizer
106	Heath Cummings
107	Andrew Baumhor
108	Will Brinson
Round 10
Pos	Team	Player
109	Will Brinson
110	Andrew Baumhor
111	Heath Cummings
112	Adam Aizer
113	Daniel Schneier
114	Jack Capotorto
115	Meron Berkson
116	Frank Stampfl
117	Jamey Eisenberg
118	Scott Engel
119	Chris Towers
120	Dave Richard
Round 11
Pos	Team	Player
121	Dave Richard
122	Chris Towers
123	Scott Engel
124	Jamey Eisenberg
125	Frank Stampfl
126	Meron Berkson
127	Jack Capotorto
128	Daniel Schneier
129	Adam Aizer
130	Heath Cummings
131	Andrew Baumhor
132	Will Brinson
Round 12
Pos	Team	Player
133	Will Brinson
134	Andrew Baumhor
135	Heath Cummings
136	Adam Aizer
137	Daniel Schneier
138	Jack Capotorto
139	Meron Berkson
140	Frank Stampfl
141	Jamey Eisenberg
142	Scott Engel
143	Chris Towers
144	Dave Richard
Round 13
Pos	Team	Player
145	Dave Richard
146	Chris Towers
147	Scott Engel
148	Jamey Eisenberg
149	Frank Stampfl
150	Meron Berkson
151	Jack Capotorto
152	Daniel Schneier
153	Adam Aizer
154	Heath Cummings
155	Andrew Baumhor
156	Will Brinson
Round 14
Pos	Team	Player
157	Will Brinson
158	Andrew Baumhor
159	Heath Cummings
160	Adam Aizer
161	Daniel Schneier
162	Jack Capotorto
163	Meron Berkson
164	Frank Stampfl
165	Jamey Eisenberg
166	Scott Engel
167	Chris Towers
168	Dave Richard
Round 15
Pos	Team	Player
169	Dave Richard
170	Chris Towers
171	Scott Engel
172	Jamey Eisenberg
173	Frank Stampfl
174	Meron Berkson
175	Jack Capotorto
176	Daniel Schneier
177	Adam Aizer
178	Heath Cummings
179	Andrew Baumhor
180	Will Brinson

Team by Team

Dave Richard
Rd	Pk	Player
1	1
2	24
3	25
4	48
5	49
6	72
7	73
8	96
9	97
10	120
11	121
12	144
13	145
14	168
15	169
Chris Towers
Rd	Pk	Player
1	2
2	23
3	26
4	47
5	50
6	71
7	74
8	95
9	98
10	119
11	122
12	143
13	146
14	167
15	170
Scott Engel
Rd	Pk	Player
1	3
2	22
3	27
4	46
5	51
6	70
7	75
8	94
9	99
10	118
11	123
12	142
13	147
14	166
15	171
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd	Pk	Player
1	4
2	21
3	28
4	45
5	52
6	69
7	76
8	93
9	100
10	117
11	124
12	141
13	148
14	165
15	172
Frank Stampfl
Rd	Pk	Player
1	5
2	20
3	29
4	44
5	53
6	68
7	77
8	92
9	101
10	116
11	125
12	140
13	149
14	164
15	173
Meron Berkson
Rd	Pk	Player
1	6
2	19
3	30
4	43
5	54
6	67
7	78
8	91
9	102
10	115
11	126
12	139
13	150
14	163
15	174
Jack Capotorto
Rd	Pk	Player
1	7
2	18
3	31
4	42
5	55
6	66
7	79
8	90
9	103
10	114
11	127
12	138
13	151
14	162
15	175
Daniel Schneier
Rd	Pk	Player
1	8
2	17
3	32
4	41
5	56
6	65
7	80
8	89
9	104
10	113
11	128
12	137
13	152
14	161
15	176
Adam Aizer
Rd	Pk	Player
1	9
2	16
3	33
4	40
5	57
6	64
7	81
8	88
9	105
10	112
11	129
12	136
13	153
14	160
15	177
Heath Cummings
Rd	Pk	Player
1	10
2	15
3	34
4	39
5	58
6	63
7	82
8	87
9	106
10	111
11	130
12	135
13	154
14	159
15	178
Andrew Baumhor
Rd	Pk	Player
1	11
2	14
3	35
4	38
5	59
6	62
7	83
8	86
9	107
10	110
11	131
12	134
13	155
14	158
15	179
Will Brinson
Rd	Pk	Player
1	12
2	13
3	36
4	37
5	60
6	61
7	84
8	85
9	108
10	109
11	132
12	133
13	156
14	157
15	180