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We haven't spent as much time as usual on non-PPR leagues this year because most of you are starting to play in 0.5 or full PPR formats. But we're not going to ignore you either, and I still play in four non-PPR leagues myself.

The difference you see in non-PPR leagues is even more of an emphasis on running backs. For example, in this 12-team mock draft, 10 running backs were drafted in Round 1, including the first nine picks in a row. Michael Thomas (No. 10 overall) and Davante Adams (No. 11) were the only non-quarterbacks drafted in the first round.

There were 16 running backs drafted through Round 2, and we usually see only 14 at most in PPR leagues. Here, James Conner and Chris Carson crept into the second round, and five managers started their teams with a RB-RB approach (Adam Aizer, Andrew Baumhor, R.J. White, Jacob Gibbs and me).

I started my draft from No. 7 overall with Clyde Edwards-Helaire and followed that up with Austin Ekeler in Round 2. I knew there would be plenty of standout receivers in Round 3, and I wanted to lock up two of my top-13 running backs.

D.J. Moore (Round 3) and A.J. Brown (Round 4) are my top two receivers, and I went with Stefon Diggs (Round 6) as my third option in this three-receiver league. So far, I love how this team came together, including getting David Montgomery (Round 5) as my third running back/flex.

The rest of my running back corps is Marlon Mack, Zack Moss and Boston Scott, and I have Sterling Shepard and John Brown as reserve receivers. I waited on tight end and quarterback, getting Rob Gronkowski in Round 12, Mike Gesicki in Round 13 and Ben Roethlisberger in Round 14. I'm thrilled with how this team came together.

The key was the running backs on my roster in this format. Edwards-Helaire, Ekeler and Montgomery should be standout options. And Moss and Scott are two mid-round picks I plan to target in all leagues, with Mack a good reserve depending on how much he plays in tandem with Jonathan Taylor.

Hopefully, if you still play in a non-PPR league, this is a good blueprint for you to follow this year.

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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 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. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer
4. Ben Gretch, Fantasy Editor 
5. R.J. White, NFL Editor
6. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
7. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
8. Will Brinson, Senior NFL Writer
9. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
10. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy  
11. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
12. Jacob Gibbs, SportsLine Fantasy Analyst

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

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