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The second #AskFFT fan mock draft is in the books, and it wasn't quite the doozy that the first one was. 

But that's not to say there weren't some surprise picks. I mean, every draft will have some surprises. 

One non-surprise: Seven receivers went in Round 1 again. We should all expect seven or eight wideouts to get taken in Round 1 with running backs filling the other spots so long as it's a one-QB league (like this mock was). If people in home leagues are still taking quarterbacks early, that's on them; so far we've seen zero Round 1 quarterbacks in our mocks.  

In Round 1, both Jonathan Taylor and Saquon Barkley were first-round picks. There's some semantics at play here as Barkley was 12th and Puka Nacua was picked 13th overall (first pick in Round 2), so it could have easily been flip-flopped and Barkley still would have been a second-rounder. Taylor has been a Round 1 pick in consecutive PPR mocks. Barkley went 14th overall in the first fan mock draft, so there could be an early sentiment that he's a borderline first-rounder. 

Maybe the final surprise from Round 1 was the selection of Breece Hall at No. 3 overall, ahead of everyone except Christian McCaffrey and CeeDee Lamb. It's the second mock in a row where the third overall pick is a surprise (Amon-Ra St. Brown went third overall in the first mock we did). 

I don't think there's anything to it except for this: If Fantasy managers are still buying heavily into Hall and don't want to necessarily pick from the Isiah Pacheco/Josh Jacobs/Rachaad White tier of RBs in Round 2, they're not out of line for taking a running back early. 

Other headlines from the draft:

  • Just one team started the draft going WR-WR. Everyone else had at least one running back after the second round. This was more evidence that the Hero RB strategy will be popular -- everyone seems to agree that the RB spot isn't as strong as it once was, but it shouldn't be totally ignored either. The one team that started with two receivers, Team 4, didn't take a rusher until Joe Mixon in Round 4, then followed it up with Nick Chubb in Round 5.  
  • Derrick Henry went 14th overall, one spot ahead of Jahmyr Gibbs. Henry went 18th overall in our first mock and clearly is still a fan favorite, even in full PPR. The Gibbs selection in Round 2 was among the best steals. 
  • Marv watch: Marvin Harrison Jr. remains in the top 20. I don't think Fantasy managers are at all nervous about taking this rookie receiver. It's a perfect situation for him with a quarterback who has a proven track record of locking on to his No. 1 target. I don't think Trey McBride or Greg Dortch will be Kyler Murray's favorite. 
  • Keenan Allen catches on in Round 3. This is the highest I've seen Allen picked in any draft; he went 73rd overall in our first mock. Apparently, some folks out there believe Allen won't have a decline in Chicago's crowded receiving corps. I think the majority of Fantasy managers disagree with the sentiment but future mocks will tell the tale. 
  • Zamir White becomes a top-50 pick in back-to-back mocks. There's buy-in from Fantasy managers on White continuing his rushing reign from the end of last season, making the cut in Round 4 in both mocks. It feels a little too soon, but who else in Vegas is supposed to unseat him? 

Every manager fielded a team that must start a QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, a TE and a FLEX (RB/WR/TE) along with seven reserve spots. Our scoring includes six points for all touchdowns along with one point per reception, one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving, one point for every 25 yards passing and minus-two points for every turnover.

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