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We held our first 12-team, PPR mock draft Thursday following the news of injuries to two prominent receivers in Jerry Jeudy (hamstring) and Terry McLaurin (toe). It was interesting to see how these Fantasy managers approached the Denver and Washington receiving corps now.

I was actually surprised to see little change in the value for McLaurin and Jeudy. McLaurin was selected first here in Round 5 at No. 57 overall. Juedy went three picks later at No. 60 overall, and I thought that was too soon for both receivers.

McLaurin is uncertain for Week 1, but we don't know how long this toe injury will linger. Jahan Dotson should be treated as the No. 1 receiver for the Commanders now, and he was drafted at No. 56 overall ahead of McLaurin. I already liked Dotson as a breakout candidate this year, and this should help his cause with increased targets from Sam Howell. No other Washington receiver was selected in this draft, but you can take a late-round flier on Curtis Samuel now in deeper leagues.

Jeudy is expected to miss several weeks with his hamstring injury, but we know soft tissue injuries are often problematic. I would still draft him ahead of Courtland Sutton, who went in Round 8 here, but Jeudy should see his value decline rapidly as more Fantasy drafts happen over the next two weeks. And you should take a flier on Marvin Mims now, and he was drafted in Round 12 here. Mims could be a sneaky sleeper to open the season while Jeudy is out.

The earliest I would draft Jeudy and McLaurin in PPR is Round 7, and here are the receivers who went after them in this draft that I like better: Chris Godwin, Tyler Lockett, Jordan Addison, Brandon Aiyuk, Gabe Davis, George Pickens, Mike Evans and Mike Williams. You might disagree with all of those players, but I'm concerned about the production for Jeudy and McLaurin now that both are banged up.

I didn't draft any Denver or Washington receivers here, but I did start my team with three receivers from the No. 1 spot with Justin Jefferson, DeVonta Smith and Chris Olave. I love doing that whenever you can start three receivers in PPR, and I should have the best receiving corps in this league. 

At the Round 4-5 turn, I expected to draft two running backs, but I couldn't pass up Lamar Jackson there. I paired him with J.K. Dobbins, who I consider a breakout candidate, and I loved this start to my team.

Even though I didn't draft a running back until Round 5, I was thrilled with this running back corps of Dobbins, David Montgomery, Cam Akers, Samaje Perine, Brian Robinson Jr. and Zamir White. I only need to start two of them, and I love the potential of this group, especially at the values where I selected them.

Dalton Kincaid and Chigoziem Okonkwo give me a quality tight end duo, and I also drafted Kadarius Toney as a fourth receiver with upside. If he can overcome his knee injury and produce at a high level for the Chiefs, he'll be one of the biggest steals on Draft Day.

Two other teams of note worth mentioning here are Greg Crossland and Lucas Burbank. As part of our upcoming Draft-A-Thon on Aug. 30 to raise money for St. Jude, both generously donated to take part in this mock draft. So let's take a look at their teams.

Greg had the No. 4 overall pick, and I love the way he played the board. He started with Austin Ekeler, Jaylen Waddle, Rhamondre Stevenson, Amari Cooper, Drake London, T.J. Hockenson, Javonte Williams, Skyy Moore, Anthony Richardson and Kenneth Gainwell, and it's hard to find a flaw with those players when he selected them. He took Aaron Rodgers as insurance for Richardson, and this is an excellent roster. 

Lucas had the No. 6 overall pick, and he also did a great job with his team. He took a few more chances than Greg after drafting Travis Kelce in Round 1 because he selected Josh Jacobs in Round 2 and might have reached a little for Keenan Allen in Round 3. I love his receiving corps of Allen, DK Metcalf, Brandon Aiyuk, Zay Flowers, Treylon Burks and Jameson Williams, and he has Dak Prescott at quarterback. Running back could be a little shaky with only Jacobs, Kenneth Walker III, Antonio Gibson and Deuce Vaughn, but I'm sure Lucas could play the waiver wire to help there if needed.

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 one point for every reception. We feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE and FLEX (RB/WR/TE) with six reserves for a 13-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
2. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
3. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor
4. Greg Crossland, St. Jude donation entry
5. Zach Brook, FFT Social Media Coordinator
6. Lucas Burbank, St. Jude donation entry
7. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
8. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
9. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy Sports
10. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
11. Daniel Schneier, Senior Fantasy Editor
12. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host

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