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We haven't done a non-PPR mock draft in a while, so it was fun to get back to this format during our Twitch stream Tuesday night. And it was interesting to see the different approach by two managers in this 12-team draft.

Ben Gretch picking at No. 4 overall started his team with four running backs in a row: Alvin Kamara, Aaron Jones, Jonathan Taylor and Leonard Fournette. He can play all four since this league has a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, 2 FLEX (RB/WR/TE) and DST with six reserves, and Ben has four potential top-24 running backs coming into the season -- even if he did draft Taylor too soon at No. 28 overall.

He still managed to get a solid receiving corps with D.J. Chark, Stefon Diggs, Will Fuller, N'Keal Harry and Mecole Hardan. And he has Matthew Stafford at quarterback and Mike Gesicki and T.J. Hockenson at tight end. He also added Matt Breida and Justin Jackson for depth at running back.

I like this roster a lot because of the running back corps, and this is a good strategy to use in this format. But it was completely different from Michael Kiser, who picked at No. 12 overall.

He started his team with three receivers in a row: Tyreek Hill, Julio Jones and Adam Thielen. He also ended up with Marvin Jones, Sterling Shepard, John Brown and Golden Tate on his team.

Michael has Deshaun Watson and Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, with Darren Waller at tight end, which is exceptional for those two spots. But his running back corps could be a problem with Mark Ingram, Jordan Howard, Tarik Cohen and A.J. Dillon as the only ones on his roster.

What I would have done differently with Michael's team is focused more on running backs in the middle and later rounds. Instead of Marvin Jones in Round 8, he could have drafted someone like Darrell Henderson, Kerryon Johnson, Phillip Lindsay, Breida or Marlon Mack. And in Round 10, instead of Shepard, Michael could have drafted someone like Joshua Kelley, James White, Antonio Gibson, Tony Pollard or Darrynton Evans. He also could have selected Ryquell Armstead or Boston Scott instead of Brown in Round 12.

I like Michael's team if Ingram and Howard are respectable starters, but more depth at running back would have been ideal. That's how I built my roster, which was similar to Ben's team.

I drafted three running backs in a row from No. 9 overall with Joe Mixon, Kenyan Drake and Todd Gurley. I also took Ronald Jones in Round 5, Ke'Shawn Vaughn in Round 7 and Chase Edmonds in Round 9. I drafted Jones too soon, but at that point there were 26 running backs off the board. He was the next running back in my rankings, and I like him as a flex in this league.

I'm more than happy with my receiving corps of Tyler Lockett, Terry McLaurin, Diontae Johnson, Justin Jefferson and Mike Williams, and I stole Josh Allen in Round 10. I waited on tight end, but I like the duo I drafted of Jonnu Smith in Round 13 and Blake Jarwin in Round 15. Both have breakout potential 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.  

Our draft order is as follows:

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

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