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Preseason football is underway, and we're full go with our annual effort to raise money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Last year, we raised more than $100,000 and hope to do even better in 2024.

You can donate to St. Jude here, and you'll see various Fantasy Football activities we're doing as part of our Draft-A-Thon. That includes taking part in mock drafts with our CBS Sports staff, which will happen through the end of August.

I participated in a PPR mock draft with eleven Fantasy Football Today listeners, and it was fun to see the draft results stray from ADP and bring some unpredictability. D.K. Metcalf and Cooper Kupp in Round 2! Jaylen Waddle in Round 4! Kyler Murray before C.J. Stroud! Those were just some of the surprises that kept me on my toes. 

I went with a Hero-RB approach with only one RB in my first seven picks. I hammered RB late in the draft, and my team is pretty loaded everywhere else. Check out my build to get an idea of how Hero-RB may look. 

Of course, this was our first draft since the news of Christian McCaffrey's (hopefully minor) calf injury. One manager – Stefan Nowicki – had the unenviable honor of picking first and making the CMC decision. He did take McCaffrey, and I asked him why he drafted him and if he considered anyone else.

"The answer is upside," Stefan said. "If he's healthy, he has the highest VORP (Value Over Replacement Player). Didn't consider anyone else, given how his calf doesn't seem major." 

Stefan also said he reached for Kyler Murray because "sometimes you just gotta take your guy." I love the boldness! 

Make sure you check out Stefan's team and all the other teams. And thank you to everyone who donated -- and will continue to donate -- to St. Jude.

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 FLEX (RB/WR/TE) with six reserves for a 13-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

  1. Stefan Nowicki
  2. Tony Martinelli
  3. Tim Parisian
  4. John Fiske
  5. Heriberto Ventura
  6. Adam Aizer
  7. Dave Minchez
  8. Chris O'Brien
  9. Kevin Whitehair
  10. Quintin Brown
  11. Clay Carver
  12. Johnny Medeiros
Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Stefan Nowicki C. McCaffrey RB SF
2 Tony Martinelli T. Hill WR MIA
3 Tim Parisian A. St. Brown WR DET
4 John Fiske B. Robinson RB ATL
5 Heriberto Ventura J. Chase WR CIN
6 Adam Aizer C. Lamb WR DAL
7 Dave Minchez B. Hall RB NYJ
8 Chris O'Brien J. Jefferson WR MIN
9 Kevin Whitehair S. Barkley RB PHI
10 Quintin Brown A. Brown WR PHI
11 Clay Carver G. Wilson WR NYJ
12 Johnny Medeiros P. Nacua WR LAR
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Johnny Medeiros J. Gibbs RB DET
14 Clay Carver J. Taylor RB IND
15 Quintin Brown K. Williams RB LAR
16 Kevin Whitehair I. Pacheco RB KC
17 Chris O'Brien M. Harrison Jr. WR ARI
18 Dave Minchez D. Metcalf WR SEA
19 Adam Aizer T. Etienne RB JAC
20 Heriberto Ventura D. Achane RB MIA
21 John Fiske J. Cook RB BUF
22 Tim Parisian D. Henry RB BAL
23 Tony Martinelli C. Kupp WR LAR
24 Stefan Nowicki C. Olave WR NO
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Stefan Nowicki D. London WR ATL
26 Tony Martinelli R. White RB TB
27 Tim Parisian S. LaPorta TE DET
28 John Fiske D. Adams WR LV
29 Heriberto Ventura N. Collins WR HOU
30 Adam Aizer D. Samuel WR SF
31 Dave Minchez J. Jacobs RB GB
32 Chris O'Brien A. Kamara RB NO
33 Kevin Whitehair B. Aiyuk WR SF
34 Quintin Brown T. Kelce TE KC
35 Clay Carver M. Nabers WR NYG
36 Johnny Medeiros J. Hurts QB PHI
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Johnny Medeiros D. Smith WR PHI
38 Clay Carver P. Mahomes QB KC
39 Quintin Brown J. Waddle WR MIA
40 Kevin Whitehair M. Pittman WR IND
41 Chris O'Brien J. Mixon RB HOU
42 Dave Minchez M. Andrews TE BAL
43 Adam Aizer J. Allen QB BUF
44 Heriberto Ventura K. Walker III RB SEA
45 John Fiske T. McBride TE ARI
46 Tim Parisian M. Evans WR TB
47 Tony Martinelli L. Jackson QB BAL
48 Stefan Nowicki D. Kincaid TE BUF
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Stefan Nowicki G. Pickens WR PIT
50 Tony Martinelli D. Moore WR CHI
51 Tim Parisian Z. White RB LV
52 John Fiske S. Diggs WR HOU
53 Heriberto Ventura A. Cooper WR CLE
54 Adam Aizer T. Higgins WR CIN
55 Dave Minchez C. Ridley WR TEN
56 Chris O'Brien T. Dell WR HOU
57 Kevin Whitehair C. Kirk WR JAC
58 Quintin Brown R. Rice WR KC
59 Clay Carver J. Conner RB ARI
60 Johnny Medeiros K. Pitts TE ATL
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Johnny Medeiros R. Stevenson RB NE
62 Clay Carver C. Godwin WR TB
63 Quintin Brown A. Richardson QB IND
64 Kevin Whitehair K. Allen WR CHI
65 Chris O'Brien G. Kittle TE SF
66 Dave Minchez D. Johnson WR CAR
67 Adam Aizer E. Engram TE JAC
68 Heriberto Ventura J. Burrow QB CIN
69 John Fiske Z. Flowers WR BAL
70 Tim Parisian D. Montgomery RB DET
71 Tony Martinelli A. Jones RB MIN
72 Stefan Nowicki K. Murray QB ARI
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Stefan Nowicki J. Warren RB PIT
74 Tony Martinelli T. Pollard RB TEN
75 Tim Parisian M. Brown WR KC
76 John Fiske C. Stroud QB HOU
77 Heriberto Ventura J. Brooks RB CAR
78 Adam Aizer C. Watson WR GB
79 Dave Minchez J. Love QB GB
80 Chris O'Brien N. Harris RB PIT
81 Kevin Whitehair T. Spears RB TEN
82 Quintin Brown T. McLaurin WR WAS
83 Clay Carver B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
84 Johnny Medeiros J. Reed WR GB
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Johnny Medeiros C. Brown RB CIN
86 Clay Carver J. Daniels QB WAS
87 Quintin Brown D. Swift RB CHI
88 Kevin Whitehair B. Purdy QB SF
89 Chris O'Brien D. Prescott QB DAL
90 Dave Minchez R. Mostert RB MIA
91 Adam Aizer Z. Moss RB CIN
92 Heriberto Ventura J. Ferguson TE DAL
93 John Fiske J. Williams RB DEN
94 Tim Parisian J. Goff QB DET
95 Tony Martinelli B. Bowers TE LV
96 Stefan Nowicki L. McConkey WR LAC
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Stefan Nowicki D. Singletary RB NYG
98 Tony Martinelli J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
99 Tim Parisian N. Chubb RB CLE
100 John Fiske T. Benson RB ARI
101 Heriberto Ventura J. Williams WR DET
102 Adam Aizer R. Dowdle RB DAL
103 Dave Minchez J. Addison WR MIN
104 Chris O'Brien K. Coleman WR BUF
105 Kevin Whitehair P. Freiermuth TE PIT
106 Quintin Brown G. Edwards RB LAC
107 Clay Carver J. Palmer WR LAC
108 Johnny Medeiros X. Worthy WR KC
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Johnny Medeiros J. Ford RB CLE
110 Clay Carver D. Goedert TE PHI
111 Quintin Brown R. Odunze WR CHI
112 Kevin Whitehair K. Shakir WR BUF
113 Chris O'Brien B. Thomas Jr. WR JAC
114 Dave Minchez T. Hockenson TE MIN
115 Adam Aizer D. Hopkins WR TEN
116 Heriberto Ventura C. Samuel WR BUF
117 John Fiske R. Shaheed WR NO
118 Tim Parisian A. Ekeler RB WAS
119 Tony Martinelli J. Dobbins RB LAC
120 Stefan Nowicki B. Corum RB LAR
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Stefan Nowicki C. Hubbard RB CAR
122 Tony Martinelli Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
123 Tim Parisian J. Meyers WR LV
124 John Fiske C. Sutton WR DEN
125 Heriberto Ventura R. Doubs WR GB
126 Adam Aizer T. Chandler RB MIN
127 Dave Minchez E. Elliott RB DAL
128 Chris O'Brien J. McLaughlin RB DEN
129 Kevin Whitehair A. Gibson RB NE
130 Quintin Brown T. Allgeier RB ATL
131 Clay Carver D. Wicks WR GB
132 Johnny Medeiros J. Wright RB MIA
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Johnny Medeiros R. Davis RB BUF
134 Clay Carver C. Williams QB CHI
135 Quintin Brown J. Polk WR NE
136 Kevin Whitehair T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
137 Chris O'Brien M. Lloyd RB GB
138 Dave Minchez M. Williams WR NYJ
139 Adam Aizer E. Mitchell RB SF
140 Heriberto Ventura D. Njoku TE CLE
141 John Fiske J. Jeudy WR CLE
142 Tim Parisian T. Tracy Jr. RB NYG
143 Tony Martinelli J. Downs WR IND
144 Stefan Nowicki T. Lockett WR SEA
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Stefan Nowicki A. Estime RB DEN
146 Tony Martinelli I. Likely TE BAL
147 Tim Parisian M. Wilson WR ARI
148 John Fiske K. Vidal RB LAC
149 Heriberto Ventura W. Levis QB TEN
150 Adam Aizer T. Bigsby RB JAC
151 Dave Minchez M. Stafford QB LAR
152 Chris O'Brien D. Douglas WR NE
153 Kevin Whitehair K. Herbert RB CHI
154 Quintin Brown R. Pearsall WR SF
155 Clay Carver B. Irving RB TB
156 Johnny Medeiros J. Burton WR CIN
Team by Team
Stefan Nowicki
Rd Pk Player
1 1 C. McCaffrey RB SF
2 24 C. Olave WR NO
3 25 D. London WR ATL
4 48 D. Kincaid TE BUF
5 49 G. Pickens WR PIT
6 72 K. Murray QB ARI
7 73 J. Warren RB PIT
8 96 L. McConkey WR LAC
9 97 D. Singletary RB NYG
10 120 B. Corum RB LAR
11 121 C. Hubbard RB CAR
12 144 T. Lockett WR SEA
13 145 A. Estime RB DEN
Tony Martinelli
Rd Pk Player
1 2 T. Hill WR MIA
2 23 C. Kupp WR LAR
3 26 R. White RB TB
4 47 L. Jackson QB BAL
5 50 D. Moore WR CHI
6 71 A. Jones RB MIN
7 74 T. Pollard RB TEN
8 95 B. Bowers TE LV
9 98 J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
10 119 J. Dobbins RB LAC
11 122 Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
12 143 J. Downs WR IND
13 146 I. Likely TE BAL
Tim Parisian
Rd Pk Player
1 3 A. St. Brown WR DET
2 22 D. Henry RB BAL
3 27 S. LaPorta TE DET
4 46 M. Evans WR TB
5 51 Z. White RB LV
6 70 D. Montgomery RB DET
7 75 M. Brown WR KC
8 94 J. Goff QB DET
9 99 N. Chubb RB CLE
10 118 A. Ekeler RB WAS
11 123 J. Meyers WR LV
12 142 T. Tracy Jr. RB NYG
13 147 M. Wilson WR ARI
John Fiske
Rd Pk Player
1 4 B. Robinson RB ATL
2 21 J. Cook RB BUF
3 28 D. Adams WR LV
4 45 T. McBride TE ARI
5 52 S. Diggs WR HOU
6 69 Z. Flowers WR BAL
7 76 C. Stroud QB HOU
8 93 J. Williams RB DEN
9 100 T. Benson RB ARI
10 117 R. Shaheed WR NO
11 124 C. Sutton WR DEN
12 141 J. Jeudy WR CLE
13 148 K. Vidal RB LAC
Heriberto Ventura
Rd Pk Player
1 5 J. Chase WR CIN
2 20 D. Achane RB MIA
3 29 N. Collins WR HOU
4 44 K. Walker III RB SEA
5 53 A. Cooper WR CLE
6 68 J. Burrow QB CIN
7 77 J. Brooks RB CAR
8 92 J. Ferguson TE DAL
9 101 J. Williams WR DET
10 116 C. Samuel WR BUF
11 125 R. Doubs WR GB
12 140 D. Njoku TE CLE
13 149 W. Levis QB TEN
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 6 C. Lamb WR DAL
2 19 T. Etienne RB JAC
3 30 D. Samuel WR SF
4 43 J. Allen QB BUF
5 54 T. Higgins WR CIN
6 67 E. Engram TE JAC
7 78 C. Watson WR GB
8 91 Z. Moss RB CIN
9 102 R. Dowdle RB DAL
10 115 D. Hopkins WR TEN
11 126 T. Chandler RB MIN
12 139 E. Mitchell RB SF
13 150 T. Bigsby RB JAC
Dave Minchez
Rd Pk Player
1 7 B. Hall RB NYJ
2 18 D. Metcalf WR SEA
3 31 J. Jacobs RB GB
4 42 M. Andrews TE BAL
5 55 C. Ridley WR TEN
6 66 D. Johnson WR CAR
7 79 J. Love QB GB
8 90 R. Mostert RB MIA
9 103 J. Addison WR MIN
10 114 T. Hockenson TE MIN
11 127 E. Elliott RB DAL
12 138 M. Williams WR NYJ
13 151 M. Stafford QB LAR
Chris O'Brien
Rd Pk Player
1 8 J. Jefferson WR MIN
2 17 M. Harrison Jr. WR ARI
3 32 A. Kamara RB NO
4 41 J. Mixon RB HOU
5 56 T. Dell WR HOU
6 65 G. Kittle TE SF
7 80 N. Harris RB PIT
8 89 D. Prescott QB DAL
9 104 K. Coleman WR BUF
10 113 B. Thomas Jr. WR JAC
11 128 J. McLaughlin RB DEN
12 137 M. Lloyd RB GB
13 152 D. Douglas WR NE
Kevin Whitehair
Rd Pk Player
1 9 S. Barkley RB PHI
2 16 I. Pacheco RB KC
3 33 B. Aiyuk WR SF
4 40 M. Pittman WR IND
5 57 C. Kirk WR JAC
6 64 K. Allen WR CHI
7 81 T. Spears RB TEN
8 88 B. Purdy QB SF
9 105 P. Freiermuth TE PIT
10 112 K. Shakir WR BUF
11 129 A. Gibson RB NE
12 136 T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
13 153 K. Herbert RB CHI
Quintin Brown
Rd Pk Player
1 10 A. Brown WR PHI
2 15 K. Williams RB LAR
3 34 T. Kelce TE KC
4 39 J. Waddle WR MIA
5 58 R. Rice WR KC
6 63 A. Richardson QB IND
7 82 T. McLaurin WR WAS
8 87 D. Swift RB CHI
9 106 G. Edwards RB LAC
10 111 R. Odunze WR CHI
11 130 T. Allgeier RB ATL
12 135 J. Polk WR NE
13 154 R. Pearsall WR SF
Clay Carver
Rd Pk Player
1 11 G. Wilson WR NYJ
2 14 J. Taylor RB IND
3 35 M. Nabers WR NYG
4 38 P. Mahomes QB KC
5 59 J. Conner RB ARI
6 62 C. Godwin WR TB
7 83 B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
8 86 J. Daniels QB WAS
9 107 J. Palmer WR LAC
10 110 D. Goedert TE PHI
11 131 D. Wicks WR GB
12 134 C. Williams QB CHI
13 155 B. Irving RB TB
Johnny Medeiros
Rd Pk Player
1 12 P. Nacua WR LAR
2 13 J. Gibbs RB DET
3 36 J. Hurts QB PHI
4 37 D. Smith WR PHI
5 60 K. Pitts TE ATL
6 61 R. Stevenson RB NE
7 84 J. Reed WR GB
8 85 C. Brown RB CIN
9 108 X. Worthy WR KC
10 109 J. Ford RB CLE
11 132 J. Wright RB MIA
12 133 R. Davis RB BUF
13 156 J. Burton WR CIN