Fantasy football mock draft: This 10-team PPR mock draft underscores the benefits of drafting QB and TE early

In theory, every Fantasy manager in a 10-team, PPR league should have a stacked roster. The player pool is deeper, and you're going to see plenty of talented guys from the starting lineup through the end of the bench on most rosters.

You have to find a way to separate yourself from the pack if you want to win. And in a league of this size, I would advocate drafting an elite quarterback or tight end -- or both -- early if possible.

Now, don't force it. But if the right players at those positions are available, then you should plan to draft them, which is what I did here in this mock draft.

I started my team with CeeDee Lamb from the No. 6 spot, and I planned to target Brock Bowers or Trey McBride in Round 2. I ended up with Bowers, and he could have a dominant sophomore campaign and finish as the No. 1 Fantasy tight end this year.

Jonathan Taylor was an easy choice in Round 3, and Jayden Daniels landed in my lap in Round 4. Quarterbacks tend to fall in our mock drafts, but this could have been Joe Burrow or Jalen Hurts in this spot.

While it's not ideal to have only one wide receiver or running back through four rounds, I should have difference makers at tight end and quarterback. And, thankfully, plenty of great players are still on the board.

I filled out my running back corps with TreVeyon Henderson (Round 5), Alvin Kamara (Round 6), Tony Pollard (Round 7), Jaydon Blue (Round 12), and Rhamondre Stevenson (Round 13), and I can start Taylor, Henderson, Kamara, and Pollard in this league with two flex spots. My receivers, along with Lamb, are Jaylen Waddle (Round 8), Jakobi Meyers (Round 9), Darnell Mooney (Round 10), Luther Burden III (Round 11), and Demario Douglas (Round 14).

My No. 2 receiver is the only weak spot in my lineup, but hopefully Waddle or Meyers can be above-average starters. And there's plenty of upside with Mooney, Burden, and Douglas, who are all sleepers coming into this season.

It's a 10-team league, so I'm going to face tough competition on a weekly basis. But most weeks, I should have a positional advantage at quarterback and tight end if Daniels and Bowers live up to the hype. Hopefully, my running back corps and Lamb, along with Waddle or Meyers, can put me over the top.

As a reference point for this mock draft, 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, 2 WR, TE, and 2 FLEX (RB/WR/TE) with six reserves for a 14-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
2. Tommy Tran, CBS Sports HQ Host
3. Dan Schneier, Senior Fantasy Editor
4. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host
5. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
6. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
7. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
8. Brandon Howard, Fantasy Editor
9. Jacob Gibbs, SportsLine Fantasy Analyst
10. Rob Thomas, FFT Facebook Moderator