NCAA Football: Michigan State at Ohio State
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The first mock draft following the NFL Draft is always one of my favorites. That's because we get to see how Fantasy managers value the rookies and players impacted from the NFL Draft now that everything is official.

And this 12-team, PPR mock draft did not disappoint. It started early in Round 2 when Cardinals rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was selected with the No. 14 overall selection.

Now, I like Harrison -- a lot. He's my No. 17 overall player, and I was prepared to draft him in Round 2. But Joel Cox beat me to it with the second pick of the second round.

Joel started his team with Jonathan Taylor in Round 1, and Joel said he didn't want to go RB-RB with Kyren Williams or Saquon Barkley. Joel debated Harrison vs. Chris Olave, but Joel said Harrison has "better upside." I agree, and I love this aggressive draft pick, which will hopefully be justified.

Now, there was a big gap between Harrison and the next rookie selected, which was Malik Nabers of the Giants in Round 6. Panthers rookie running back Jonathan Brooks also went in Round 6, and this is a good spot for both of these players. Nabers is a high-end No. 3 Fantasy receiver, and Brooks is a low-end No. 2 running back, especially since he's coming off a torn ACL in November at Texas.

The rookies started getting drafted more frequently from this point forward, with Ladd McConkey (Chargers) and Brock Bowers (Raiders) in Round 7, Keon Coleman (Bills) and Trey Benson (Cardinals) in Round 8 and Rome Odunze (Bears), Xavier Worthy (Chiefs) and Caleb Williams (Bears) in Round 9. This is solid value on all of these players, and I like that Adam Aizer drafted Williams to be his starting quarterback.

Adam drafted Brock Purdy in Round 12 to have a safe option at quarterback in case Williams struggles, and I love this approach to take the quarterback with more upside first. Only two rookie quarterbacks were drafted in this mock, and I drafted Jayden Daniels (Commanders) in Round 13 to be my backup to Joe Burrow.

Along with Daniels, I drafted fellow rookies Roman Wilson (Steelers) in Round 10 and Troy Franklin (Broncos) in Round 12. Both of these receivers could emerge as quality Fantasy options given their expected roles, even as rookies.

The rest of my team were veterans, and I love how this draft unfolded. From the No. 5 overall spot, I selected Justin Jefferson and Chris Olave with my first two picks, followed by Derrick Henry and Kenneth Walker III.

Jefferson was the No. 3 receiver off the board behind CeeDee Lamb and Tyreek Hill, and even that might be too low for him. I expect Jefferson to remain dominant, even with rookie J.J. McCarthy as his new quarterback. And Olave should be a third-year breakout, especially as the unquestioned No. 1 receiver for the Saints this year.

I'm always going to be skeptical of aging running backs changing teams, so Henry at 30 going to Baltimore isn't ideal for me. But there might not be a more ideal landing spot than with the Ravens for Henry, and I like drafting him in Round 3 when he's available.

Walker felt like a steal in Round 4, and I followed that selection with Christian Kirk in Round 5 and Terry McLaurin in Round 6. Kirk should remain the No. 1 receiver in Jacksonville even with the addition of rookie Brian Thomas Jr., and McClaurin should benefit with Daniels now at quarterback for the Commanders.

I wasn't planning to draft running backs with my next two picks, but it was hard to pass on Nick Chubb in Round 8 and Jaylen Warren in Round 9. Chubb (knee) might not be ready for the start of the season, but if he is then he still has the potential to be a standout Fantasy option. And Warren could also emerge as the best running back in Pittsburgh this season, or at worst be a flex on this roster if he performs like he did in 2023.

The last thing about my roster was that it worked out waiting on a tight end since I got Jake Ferguson in Round 11. He should be No. 2 on the Cowboys in targets behind Lamb, and Ferguson is a safe fallback option at tight end with top-10 upside.

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, 3 WR, TE and FLEX (RB/WR/TE) with six reserves for a 14-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Daniel Schneier, Fantasy Editor
2. Zach Brook, FFT Social Media Coordinator
3. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
4. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
5. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
6. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
7. Alfredo Brown, Footballguys Analyst
8. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
9. Joey Wright, Footballguys Analyst
10. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host
11. Joel Cox, CBS Sports VP Business Development
12. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 R.J. White J. Chase WR CIN
2 Jacob Gibbs C. Lamb WR DAL
3 Meron Berkson S. Barkley RB PHI
4 Brandon Howard B. Robinson RB ATL
5 Daniel Schneier J. Jefferson WR MIN
6 Dave Richard J. Gibbs RB DET
7 Rob Thomas A. St. Brown WR DET
8 Heath Cummings D. Achane RB MIA
9 Adam Aizer A. Jeanty RB LV
10 Jake Ignaszewski M. Nabers WR NYG
11 Joel Cox P. Nacua WR LAR
12 Jamey Eisenberg N. Collins WR HOU
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Jamey Eisenberg C. McCaffrey RB SF
14 Joel Cox B. Thomas Jr. WR JAC
15 Jake Ignaszewski D. Henry RB BAL
16 Adam Aizer A. Brown WR PHI
17 Heath Cummings B. Bowers TE LV
18 Rob Thomas B. Irving RB TB
19 Dave Richard K. Williams RB LAR
20 Daniel Schneier J. Jacobs RB GB
21 Brandon Howard T. McBride TE ARI
22 Meron Berkson J. Taylor RB IND
23 Jacob Gibbs D. London WR ATL
24 R.J. White L. McConkey WR LAC
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 R.J. White J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
26 Jacob Gibbs B. Hall RB NYJ
27 Meron Berkson T. Higgins WR CIN
28 Brandon Howard L. Jackson QB BAL
29 Daniel Schneier T. Hill WR MIA
30 Dave Richard C. Brown RB CIN
31 Rob Thomas J. Allen QB BUF
32 Heath Cummings J. Mixon RB HOU
33 Adam Aizer J. Cook RB BUF
34 Jake Ignaszewski T. Hunter WR JAC
35 Joel Cox T. McLaurin WR WAS
36 Jamey Eisenberg R. Rice WR KC
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Jamey Eisenberg G. Wilson WR NYJ
38 Joel Cox C. Hubbard RB CAR
39 Jake Ignaszewski A. Kamara RB NO
40 Adam Aizer G. Kittle TE SF
41 Heath Cummings K. Walker III RB SEA
42 Rob Thomas M. Harrison Jr. WR ARI
43 Dave Richard D. Adams WR LAR
44 Daniel Schneier M. Evans WR TB
45 Brandon Howard X. Worthy WR KC
46 Meron Berkson J. Daniels QB WAS
47 Jacob Gibbs O. Hampton RB LAC
48 R.J. White J. Conner RB ARI
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 R.J. White D. Montgomery RB DET
50 Jacob Gibbs Z. Flowers WR BAL
51 Meron Berkson D. Moore WR CHI
52 Brandon Howard J. Williams WR DET
53 Daniel Schneier C. Sutton WR DEN
54 Dave Richard C. Godwin WR TB
55 Rob Thomas D. Smith WR PHI
56 Heath Cummings J. Jeudy WR CLE
57 Adam Aizer R. Harvey RB DEN
58 Jake Ignaszewski S. LaPorta TE DET
59 Joel Cox T. Henderson RB NE
60 Jamey Eisenberg J. Burrow QB CIN
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Jamey Eisenberg D. Swift RB CHI
62 Joel Cox T. McMillan WR CAR
63 Jake Ignaszewski J. Hurts QB PHI
64 Adam Aizer C. Olave WR NO
65 Heath Cummings C. Kupp WR SEA
66 Rob Thomas T. Tracy Jr. RB NYG
67 Dave Richard D. Metcalf WR PIT
68 Daniel Schneier K. Johnson RB PIT
69 Brandon Howard S. Williams WR GB
70 Meron Berkson J. Waddle WR MIA
71 Jacob Gibbs C. Loveland TE CHI
72 R.J. White Q. Judkins RB CLE
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 R.J. White R. Odunze WR CHI
74 Jacob Gibbs J. Addison WR MIN
75 Meron Berkson D. Samuel WR WAS
76 Brandon Howard T. Warren TE IND
77 Daniel Schneier I. Pacheco RB KC
78 Dave Richard D. Njoku TE CLE
79 Rob Thomas A. Jones RB MIN
80 Heath Cummings J. Jennings WR SF
81 Adam Aizer C. Ridley WR TEN
82 Jake Ignaszewski R. Stevenson RB NE
83 Joel Cox T. Pollard RB TEN
84 Jamey Eisenberg G. Pickens WR DAL
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Jamey Eisenberg J. Meyers WR LV
86 Joel Cox M. Andrews TE BAL
87 Jake Ignaszewski S. Diggs WR NE
88 Adam Aizer P. Mahomes QB KC
89 Heath Cummings R. Pearsall WR SF
90 Rob Thomas J. Smith TE PIT
91 Dave Richard K. Shakir WR BUF
92 Daniel Schneier M. Golden WR GB
93 Brandon Howard I. Likely TE BAL
94 Meron Berkson T. Kelce TE KC
95 Jacob Gibbs B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
96 R.J. White B. Mayfield QB TB
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 R.J. White T. Hockenson TE MIN
98 Jacob Gibbs C. Skattebo RB NYG
99 Meron Berkson J. Williams RB DAL
100 Brandon Howard J. Blue RB DAL
101 Daniel Schneier J. Reed WR GB
102 Dave Richard C. Kirk WR HOU
103 Rob Thomas J. Warren RB PIT
104 Heath Cummings B. Nix QB DEN
105 Adam Aizer T. Harris WR LAC
106 Jake Ignaszewski N. Harris RB LAC
107 Joel Cox T. Etienne RB JAC
108 Jamey Eisenberg R. White RB TB
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Jamey Eisenberg I. Guerendo RB SF
110 Joel Cox B. Aiyuk WR SF
111 Jake Ignaszewski D. Goedert TE PHI
112 Adam Aizer T. Spears RB TEN
113 Heath Cummings A. Richardson QB IND
114 Rob Thomas E. Egbuka WR TB
115 Dave Richard C. Williams QB CHI
116 Daniel Schneier B. Tuten RB JAC
117 Brandon Howard R. Bateman WR BAL
118 Meron Berkson J. Mason RB MIN
119 Jacob Gibbs D. Maye QB NE
120 R.J. White Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 R.J. White J. Downs WR IND
122 Jacob Gibbs J. Fields QB NYJ
123 Meron Berkson K. Coleman WR BUF
124 Brandon Howard T. Benson RB ARI
125 Daniel Schneier D. Kincaid TE BUF
126 Dave Richard B. Allen RB NYJ
127 Rob Thomas J. McMillan WR TB
128 Heath Cummings L. Burden III WR CHI
129 Adam Aizer D. Mooney WR ATL
130 Jake Ignaszewski K. Murray QB ARI
131 Joel Cox M. Pittman WR IND
132 Jamey Eisenberg E. Engram TE DEN
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Jamey Eisenberg C. Tillman WR CLE
134 Joel Cox J. Goff QB DET
135 Jake Ignaszewski M. Brown WR KC
136 Adam Aizer B. Purdy QB SF
137 Heath Cummings K. Allen WR CHI
138 Rob Thomas M. Mims WR DEN
139 Dave Richard J. Wright RB MIA
140 Daniel Schneier J. Herbert QB LAC
141 Brandon Howard D. Giddens RB IND
142 Meron Berkson A. Ekeler RB WAS
143 Jacob Gibbs J. Ferguson TE DAL
144 R.J. White T. Bigsby RB JAC
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 R.J. White J. Ford RB CLE
146 Jacob Gibbs K. Williams WR NE
147 Meron Berkson J. Bech WR LV
148 Brandon Howard B. Smith RB KC
149 Daniel Schneier J. Higgins WR HOU
150 Dave Richard T. Kraft TE GB
151 Rob Thomas R. Shaheed WR NO
152 Heath Cummings N. Chubb RB HOU
153 Adam Aizer T. Allgeier RB ATL
154 Jake Ignaszewski R. Mostert RB LV
155 Joel Cox D. Sampson RB CLE
156 Jamey Eisenberg J. Dobbins RB DEN
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Jamey Eisenberg R. Johnson RB CHI
158 Joel Cox R. Dowdle RB CAR
159 Jake Ignaszewski Q. Johnston WR LAC
160 Adam Aizer R. Davis RB BUF
161 Heath Cummings R. Doubs WR GB
162 Rob Thomas T. Etienne RB CAR
163 Dave Richard T. Lawrence QB JAC
164 Daniel Schneier C. Stroud QB HOU
165 Brandon Howard W. Robinson WR NYG
166 Meron Berkson E. Mitchell RB KC
167 Jacob Gibbs M. Lloyd RB GB
168 R.J. White J. McLaughlin RB DEN
Team by Team
R.J. White
Rd Pk Player
1 1 J. Chase WR CIN
2 24 L. McConkey WR LAC
3 25 J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
4 48 J. Conner RB ARI
5 49 D. Montgomery RB DET
6 72 Q. Judkins RB CLE
7 73 R. Odunze WR CHI
8 96 B. Mayfield QB TB
9 97 T. Hockenson TE MIN
10 120 Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
11 121 J. Downs WR IND
12 144 T. Bigsby RB JAC
13 145 J. Ford RB CLE
14 168 J. McLaughlin RB DEN
Jacob Gibbs
Rd Pk Player
1 2 C. Lamb WR DAL
2 23 D. London WR ATL
3 26 B. Hall RB NYJ
4 47 O. Hampton RB LAC
5 50 Z. Flowers WR BAL
6 71 C. Loveland TE CHI
7 74 J. Addison WR MIN
8 95 B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
9 98 C. Skattebo RB NYG
10 119 D. Maye QB NE
11 122 J. Fields QB NYJ
12 143 J. Ferguson TE DAL
13 146 K. Williams WR NE
14 167 M. Lloyd RB GB
Meron Berkson
Rd Pk Player
1 3 S. Barkley RB PHI
2 22 J. Taylor RB IND
3 27 T. Higgins WR CIN
4 46 J. Daniels QB WAS
5 51 D. Moore WR CHI
6 70 J. Waddle WR MIA
7 75 D. Samuel WR WAS
8 94 T. Kelce TE KC
9 99 J. Williams RB DAL
10 118 J. Mason RB MIN
11 123 K. Coleman WR BUF
12 142 A. Ekeler RB WAS
13 147 J. Bech WR LV
14 166 E. Mitchell RB KC
Brandon Howard
Rd Pk Player
1 4 B. Robinson RB ATL
2 21 T. McBride TE ARI
3 28 L. Jackson QB BAL
4 45 X. Worthy WR KC
5 52 J. Williams WR DET
6 69 S. Williams WR GB
7 76 T. Warren TE IND
8 93 I. Likely TE BAL
9 100 J. Blue RB DAL
10 117 R. Bateman WR BAL
11 124 T. Benson RB ARI
12 141 D. Giddens RB IND
13 148 B. Smith RB KC
14 165 W. Robinson WR NYG
Daniel Schneier
Rd Pk Player
1 5 J. Jefferson WR MIN
2 20 J. Jacobs RB GB
3 29 T. Hill WR MIA
4 44 M. Evans WR TB
5 53 C. Sutton WR DEN
6 68 K. Johnson RB PIT
7 77 I. Pacheco RB KC
8 92 M. Golden WR GB
9 101 J. Reed WR GB
10 116 B. Tuten RB JAC
11 125 D. Kincaid TE BUF
12 140 J. Herbert QB LAC
13 149 J. Higgins WR HOU
14 164 C. Stroud QB HOU
Dave Richard
Rd Pk Player
1 6 J. Gibbs RB DET
2 19 K. Williams RB LAR
3 30 C. Brown RB CIN
4 43 D. Adams WR LAR
5 54 C. Godwin WR TB
6 67 D. Metcalf WR PIT
7 78 D. Njoku TE CLE
8 91 K. Shakir WR BUF
9 102 C. Kirk WR HOU
10 115 C. Williams QB CHI
11 126 B. Allen RB NYJ
12 139 J. Wright RB MIA
13 150 T. Kraft TE GB
14 163 T. Lawrence QB JAC
Rob Thomas
Rd Pk Player
1 7 A. St. Brown WR DET
2 18 B. Irving RB TB
3 31 J. Allen QB BUF
4 42 M. Harrison Jr. WR ARI
5 55 D. Smith WR PHI
6 66 T. Tracy Jr. RB NYG
7 79 A. Jones RB MIN
8 90 J. Smith TE PIT
9 103 J. Warren RB PIT
10 114 E. Egbuka WR TB
11 127 J. McMillan WR TB
12 138 M. Mims WR DEN
13 151 R. Shaheed WR NO
14 162 T. Etienne RB CAR
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 8 D. Achane RB MIA
2 17 B. Bowers TE LV
3 32 J. Mixon RB HOU
4 41 K. Walker III RB SEA
5 56 J. Jeudy WR CLE
6 65 C. Kupp WR SEA
7 80 J. Jennings WR SF
8 89 R. Pearsall WR SF
9 104 B. Nix QB DEN
10 113 A. Richardson QB IND
11 128 L. Burden III WR CHI
12 137 K. Allen WR CHI
13 152 N. Chubb RB HOU
14 161 R. Doubs WR GB
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 9 A. Jeanty RB LV
2 16 A. Brown WR PHI
3 33 J. Cook RB BUF
4 40 G. Kittle TE SF
5 57 R. Harvey RB DEN
6 64 C. Olave WR NO
7 81 C. Ridley WR TEN
8 88 P. Mahomes QB KC
9 105 T. Harris WR LAC
10 112 T. Spears RB TEN
11 129 D. Mooney WR ATL
12 136 B. Purdy QB SF
13 153 T. Allgeier RB ATL
14 160 R. Davis RB BUF
Jake Ignaszewski
Rd Pk Player
1 10 M. Nabers WR NYG
2 15 D. Henry RB BAL
3 34 T. Hunter WR JAC
4 39 A. Kamara RB NO
5 58 S. LaPorta TE DET
6 63 J. Hurts QB PHI
7 82 R. Stevenson RB NE
8 87 S. Diggs WR NE
9 106 N. Harris RB LAC
10 111 D. Goedert TE PHI
11 130 K. Murray QB ARI
12 135 M. Brown WR KC
13 154 R. Mostert RB LV
14 159 Q. Johnston WR LAC
Joel Cox
Rd Pk Player
1 11 P. Nacua WR LAR
2 14 B. Thomas Jr. WR JAC
3 35 T. McLaurin WR WAS
4 38 C. Hubbard RB CAR
5 59 T. Henderson RB NE
6 62 T. McMillan WR CAR
7 83 T. Pollard RB TEN
8 86 M. Andrews TE BAL
9 107 T. Etienne RB JAC
10 110 B. Aiyuk WR SF
11 131 M. Pittman WR IND
12 134 J. Goff QB DET
13 155 D. Sampson RB CLE
14 158 R. Dowdle RB CAR
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 12 N. Collins WR HOU
2 13 C. McCaffrey RB SF
3 36 R. Rice WR KC
4 37 G. Wilson WR NYJ
5 60 J. Burrow QB CIN
6 61 D. Swift RB CHI
7 84 G. Pickens WR DAL
8 85 J. Meyers WR LV
9 108 R. White RB TB
10 109 I. Guerendo RB SF
11 132 E. Engram TE DEN
12 133 C. Tillman WR CLE
13 156 J. Dobbins RB DEN
14 157 R. Johnson RB CHI