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In a 12-team, PPR league where you start three receivers and a flex, do you want to lean heavily on running backs when building your roster? Two managers in this mock draft did just that.

Jake Grogins at No. 1 overall went RB-RB-RB with his first three picks with Christian McCaffrey, James Cook, and De'Von Achane. Clearly, those three guys are awesome, and Jake can play all of them. But what about his receivers?

His top three guys are solid with DeVonta Smith, Stefon Diggs, and Jayden Reed, and he has Marquise Brown and Jordan Addison on the bench. He also managed to get Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback and Dallas Goedert at tight end, and he has reserve running backs in Jaylen Warren and Antonio Gibson.

I like this team, although I probably would have drafted Chris Godwin or Terry McLaurin in Round 7 instead of Warren. But Jake built a solid roster doing something somewhat unconventional this season.

Tommy Tran also started his team from the No. 8 spot going RB-RB with Jonathan Taylor and Derrick Henry, and he drafted Sam LaPorta in Round 3. Tommy drafted George Pickens in Round 4 and Tank Dell in Round 5, but he didn't make receiver a huge priority because his next two picks were Kyler Murray and Najee Harris.

From there, Tommy loaded up at receiver with Xavier Worthy, Keon Coleman, Josh Palmer, Tyler Lockett, Gabe Davis, and Brandin Cooks with six of his final seven picks. Tommy had a plan, and it seems like he executed it well, especially if three of these receivers support his running backs, quarterback, and tight end.

 
I had the No. 12 overall pick, and I was more running back heavy than usual. My first two picks were Saquon Barkley and Puka Nacua, and I got good value on Travis Kelce in Round 3. DK Metcalf, Amari Cooper, and Anthony Richardson were my next three picks, but then I drafted three running backs in a row with Brian Robinson Jr., Tyjae Spears, and Rico Dowdle.

I usually prefer a receiver in the flex spot, but I'd lean toward Spears or Dowdle in that role right now. That said, I still wanted to build up my receiving corps, so my next four picks were Rome Odunze, Rashid Shaheed, Jakobi Meyers, and Darnell Mooney.

My preference would be a stronger receiving corps on this roster. But I have enough talent there to go with Richardson, Kelce, and a solid group of running backs to make this a competitive team.

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

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Jake Grogins, CBS Sports HQ Production Staff
2. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer
3. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
4. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host
5. Brandon Howard, Fantasy Editor
6. Robert Thomas, FFT Facebook Moderator
7. Will Brinson, Senior NFL Writer
8. Tommy Tran, CBS Sports HQ Host
9. Zach Brook, Social Media Coordinator
10. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
11. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
12. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer

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