tyreek-hill-usatsi-cbs.jpg
Getty

Fantasy Football draft season is here, 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 0.5 PPR mock draft with eleven Fantasy Football Today listeners, and we saw their reactions to injuries to Puka Nacua and Jahmyr Gibbs. Nacua fell to 19th overall and this was the first time I saw him be drafted after Cooper Kupp. I personally wouldn't draft Kupp first, but it makes some sense. 

Gibbs, meanwhile, was drafted 15th overall just after Travis Etienne. His injury seems minor but this is his second hamstring injury this summer and I do think there is reason to drop him out of the first round. Early in Round 2 seems like the right spot for Gibbs. 

I went with a WR/WR start to my team and was able to grab Ken Walker and Alvin Kamara in Rounds 3 and 4, respectively. It's risky to start with two WRs in a league that only requires you to start two WRs, but getting those two RBs made the strategy pay off. You can see the rest of my team below and see if you like this kind of build. 

I wanted to highlight Dan Forde's team, particularly his pick of James Cook in Round 2. I know Jamey Eisenberg and Heath Cummings are particularly high on Cook, but Cook has a third-round ADP on multiple websites, so I asked Dan why he took Cook at 2.6. 

"Joe Brady clearly made a difference in James Cook's fantasy value when he took over last year," Dan said. "A majority of Cook's production (and TDs) came with Brady as OC. The Bills let their #1 WR go in a trade leaving Josh Allen with an unproven group of pass catchers. To me, that shows the commitment to lean on Cook as their major offensive weapon." 

Make sure you check out Dan'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 0.5 points 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. Michelle Mazzara
  2. Jon Camburn
  3. Richard Rosso 
  4. Matthew Parlari 
  5. John Minier 
  6. Seth Grossman
  7. Dan Forde
  8. Nick Feldman
  9. Adam Aizer
  10. Marlon Maloney
  11. OJ Webber
  12. Carl Price
Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Nick Feldman
2 John Minier
3 Matthew Parlari
4 Richard Rosso
5 Carl Price
6 Jon Camburn
7 Marlon Maloney
8 OJ Webber
9 Seth Grossman
10 Michelle Mazzara
11 Dan Forde
12 Adam Aizer
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Adam Aizer
14 Dan Forde
15 Michelle Mazzara
16 Seth Grossman
17 OJ Webber
18 Marlon Maloney
19 Jon Camburn
20 Carl Price
21 Richard Rosso
22 Matthew Parlari
23 John Minier
24 Nick Feldman
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Nick Feldman
26 John Minier
27 Matthew Parlari
28 Richard Rosso
29 Carl Price
30 Jon Camburn
31 Marlon Maloney
32 OJ Webber
33 Seth Grossman
34 Michelle Mazzara
35 Dan Forde
36 Adam Aizer
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Adam Aizer
38 Dan Forde
39 Michelle Mazzara
40 Seth Grossman
41 OJ Webber
42 Marlon Maloney
43 Jon Camburn
44 Carl Price
45 Richard Rosso
46 Matthew Parlari
47 John Minier
48 Nick Feldman
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Nick Feldman
50 John Minier
51 Matthew Parlari
52 Richard Rosso
53 Carl Price
54 Jon Camburn
55 Marlon Maloney
56 OJ Webber
57 Seth Grossman
58 Michelle Mazzara
59 Dan Forde
60 Adam Aizer
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Adam Aizer
62 Dan Forde
63 Michelle Mazzara
64 Seth Grossman
65 OJ Webber
66 Marlon Maloney
67 Jon Camburn
68 Carl Price
69 Richard Rosso
70 Matthew Parlari
71 John Minier
72 Nick Feldman
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Nick Feldman
74 John Minier
75 Matthew Parlari
76 Richard Rosso
77 Carl Price
78 Jon Camburn
79 Marlon Maloney
80 OJ Webber
81 Seth Grossman
82 Michelle Mazzara
83 Dan Forde
84 Adam Aizer
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Adam Aizer
86 Dan Forde
87 Michelle Mazzara
88 Seth Grossman
89 OJ Webber
90 Marlon Maloney
91 Jon Camburn
92 Carl Price
93 Richard Rosso
94 Matthew Parlari
95 John Minier
96 Nick Feldman
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Nick Feldman
98 John Minier
99 Matthew Parlari
100 Richard Rosso
101 Carl Price
102 Jon Camburn
103 Marlon Maloney
104 OJ Webber
105 Seth Grossman
106 Michelle Mazzara
107 Dan Forde
108 Adam Aizer
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Adam Aizer
110 Dan Forde
111 Michelle Mazzara
112 Seth Grossman
113 OJ Webber
114 Marlon Maloney
115 Jon Camburn
116 Carl Price
117 Richard Rosso
118 Matthew Parlari
119 John Minier
120 Nick Feldman
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Nick Feldman
122 John Minier
123 Matthew Parlari
124 Richard Rosso
125 Carl Price
126 Jon Camburn
127 Marlon Maloney
128 OJ Webber
129 Seth Grossman
130 Michelle Mazzara
131 Dan Forde
132 Adam Aizer
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Adam Aizer
134 Dan Forde
135 Michelle Mazzara
136 Seth Grossman
137 OJ Webber
138 Marlon Maloney
139 Jon Camburn
140 Carl Price
141 Richard Rosso
142 Matthew Parlari
143 John Minier
144 Nick Feldman
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Nick Feldman
146 John Minier
147 Matthew Parlari
148 Richard Rosso
149 Carl Price
150 Jon Camburn
151 Marlon Maloney
152 OJ Webber
153 Seth Grossman
154 Michelle Mazzara
155 Dan Forde
156 Adam Aizer
Team by Team
Nick Feldman
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
John Minier
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
Matthew Parlari
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
Richard Rosso
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
Carl Price
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
Jon Camburn
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
Marlon Maloney
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
OJ Webber
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
Seth Grossman
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
Michelle Mazzara
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
Dan Forde
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