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

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