Fantasy Football mock draft: Super teams abound in August 10-team 0.5 league

Upside is the key with so much talent available in a smaller league

By Jamey Eisenberg

Aug 12, 2021 at 3:27 pm ET • 2 min read

My longest running Fantasy league is entering its 20th season this year. It's a 10-team league, and we never considered expanding it. As much as I love the challenge of 12-team leagues and larger, it's fun to play in a 10-team league. You get so many great players on your roster.

Our CBS Sports crew held a 10-team, 0.5 PPR mock draft Wednesday, and everyone has an amazing team. The goal is to draft as many difference makers as possible given the larger talent pool because of fewer Fantasy managers, which was obviously my goal.

I started my team with three running backs in a row from the No. 10 spot with Saquon Barkley, Nick Chubb and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Barkley, who is now off the PUP list, and Chubb are top-10 running backs in this format, and Edwards-Helaire is an excellent flex option.

I have arguably the best running back corps in this league, including Damien Harris, Latavius Murray and Darrel Williams on the bench. I like having an edge at running back, even in a three-receiver league.

I'm not usually inclined to jump in early on quarterback and tight end in 12-team leagues, but that changes in a 10-team format. With that in mind, I drafted Dak Prescott in Round 5 and T.J. Hockenson in Round 6.

This gives me a top-five quarterback -- as long as Prescott's shoulder injury is fine -- and a top-five tight end. I love the core of my team now with Barkley, Chubb, Edwards-Helaire, Prescott and Hockenson.

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Add Terry McLaurin to that group, and he's the lone receiver I drafted in the first six rounds. I like McLaurin as a top 10 Fantasy receiver this year in this format, and he has top-five upside with Ryan Fitzpatrick now the quarterback in Washington.

My other receivers are good but have some flaws with Robby Anderson, Antonio Brown, Elijah Moore, Marvin Jones and Michael Pittman, and those are the only potential weak spots on my roster. I'm confident two of these receivers will be quality options, and I like the way this team was built.

If my running backs deliver as I expect, as well as Prescott, Hockenson and McLaurin, then this team should be a strong playoff contender. I was thrilled to get this many difference makers on my roster in this 10-team league.

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 0.5 points 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. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor
2. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
3. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy
4. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer
5. Jacobs Gibbs, SportsLine Fantasy Analyst
6. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
7. Adam Aizer, Fantasy Football Today Podcast Host
8. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
9. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
10. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer

Round By Round

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

Team by Team

Chris Towers
Rd	Pk	Player
1	1
2	20
3	21
4	40
5	41
6	60
7	61
8	80
9	81
10	100
11	101
12	120
13	121
14	140
15	141
Meron Berkson
Rd	Pk	Player
1	2
2	19
3	22
4	39
5	42
6	59
7	62
8	79
9	82
10	99
11	102
12	119
13	122
14	139
15	142
Jack Capotorto
Rd	Pk	Player
1	3
2	18
3	23
4	38
5	43
6	58
7	63
8	78
9	83
10	98
11	103
12	118
13	123
14	138
15	143
Heath Cummings
Rd	Pk	Player
1	4
2	17
3	24
4	37
5	44
6	57
7	64
8	77
9	84
10	97
11	104
12	117
13	124
14	137
15	144
R.J. White
Rd	Pk	Player
1	5
2	16
3	25
4	36
5	45
6	56
7	65
8	76
9	85
10	96
11	105
12	116
13	125
14	136
15	145
George Maselli
Rd	Pk	Player
1	6
2	15
3	26
4	35
5	46
6	55
7	66
8	75
9	86
10	95
11	106
12	115
13	126
14	135
15	146
Adam Aizer
Rd	Pk	Player
1	7
2	14
3	27
4	34
5	47
6	54
7	67
8	74
9	87
10	94
11	107
12	114
13	127
14	134
15	147
Jacob Gibbs
Rd	Pk	Player
1	8
2	13
3	28
4	33
5	48
6	53
7	68
8	73
9	88
10	93
11	108
12	113
13	128
14	133
15	148
Dave Richard
Rd	Pk	Player
1	9
2	12
3	29
4	32
5	49
6	52
7	69
8	72
9	89
10	92
11	109
12	112
13	129
14	132
15	149
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd	Pk	Player
1	10
2	11
3	30
4	31
5	50
6	51
7	70
8	71
9	90
10	91
11	110
12	111
13	130
14	131
15	150