Fantasy Football LIVE mock draft recap, results: Draftathon with Adam Aizer, FFT listeners

Here's how our Draftathon mock for St. Jude played out live

By Adam Aizer

Aug 7, 2024 at 2:54 pm ET • 1 min read

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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:

Stefan Nowicki
Tony Martinelli
Tim Parisian
John Fiske
Heriberto Ventura
Adam Aizer
Dave Minchez
Chris O'Brien
Kevin Whitehair
Quintin Brown
Clay Carver
Johnny Medeiros

Round By Round

Round 1
Pos	Team	Player
1	Clay Carver
2	Chris O'Brien
3	Johnny Medeiros
4	Kevin Whitehair
5	Quintin Brown
6	Tony Martinelli
7	Heriberto Ventura
8	Adam Aizer
9	Stefan Nowicki
10	Dave Minchez
11	Tim Parisian
12	John Fiske
Round 2
Pos	Team	Player
13	John Fiske
14	Tim Parisian
15	Dave Minchez
16	Stefan Nowicki
17	Adam Aizer
18	Heriberto Ventura
19	Tony Martinelli
20	Quintin Brown
21	Kevin Whitehair
22	Johnny Medeiros
23	Chris O'Brien
24	Clay Carver
Round 3
Pos	Team	Player
25	Clay Carver
26	Chris O'Brien
27	Johnny Medeiros
28	Kevin Whitehair
29	Quintin Brown
30	Tony Martinelli
31	Heriberto Ventura
32	Adam Aizer
33	Stefan Nowicki
34	Dave Minchez
35	Tim Parisian
36	John Fiske
Round 4
Pos	Team	Player
37	John Fiske
38	Tim Parisian
39	Dave Minchez
40	Stefan Nowicki
41	Adam Aizer
42	Heriberto Ventura
43	Tony Martinelli
44	Quintin Brown
45	Kevin Whitehair
46	Johnny Medeiros
47	Chris O'Brien
48	Clay Carver
Round 5
Pos	Team	Player
49	Clay Carver
50	Chris O'Brien
51	Johnny Medeiros
52	Kevin Whitehair
53	Quintin Brown
54	Tony Martinelli
55	Heriberto Ventura
56	Adam Aizer
57	Stefan Nowicki
58	Dave Minchez
59	Tim Parisian
60	John Fiske
Round 6
Pos	Team	Player
61	John Fiske
62	Tim Parisian
63	Dave Minchez
64	Stefan Nowicki
65	Adam Aizer
66	Heriberto Ventura
67	Tony Martinelli
68	Quintin Brown
69	Kevin Whitehair
70	Johnny Medeiros
71	Chris O'Brien
72	Clay Carver
Round 7
Pos	Team	Player
73	Clay Carver
74	Chris O'Brien
75	Johnny Medeiros
76	Kevin Whitehair
77	Quintin Brown
78	Tony Martinelli
79	Heriberto Ventura
80	Adam Aizer
81	Stefan Nowicki
82	Dave Minchez
83	Tim Parisian
84	John Fiske
Round 8
Pos	Team	Player
85	John Fiske
86	Tim Parisian
87	Dave Minchez
88	Stefan Nowicki
89	Adam Aizer
90	Heriberto Ventura
91	Tony Martinelli
92	Quintin Brown
93	Kevin Whitehair
94	Johnny Medeiros
95	Chris O'Brien
96	Clay Carver
Round 9
Pos	Team	Player
97	Clay Carver
98	Chris O'Brien
99	Johnny Medeiros
100	Kevin Whitehair
101	Quintin Brown
102	Tony Martinelli
103	Heriberto Ventura
104	Adam Aizer
105	Stefan Nowicki
106	Dave Minchez
107	Tim Parisian
108	John Fiske
Round 10
Pos	Team	Player
109	John Fiske
110	Tim Parisian
111	Dave Minchez
112	Stefan Nowicki
113	Adam Aizer
114	Heriberto Ventura
115	Tony Martinelli
116	Quintin Brown
117	Kevin Whitehair
118	Johnny Medeiros
119	Chris O'Brien
120	Clay Carver
Round 11
Pos	Team	Player
121	Clay Carver
122	Chris O'Brien
123	Johnny Medeiros
124	Kevin Whitehair
125	Quintin Brown
126	Tony Martinelli
127	Heriberto Ventura
128	Adam Aizer
129	Stefan Nowicki
130	Dave Minchez
131	Tim Parisian
132	John Fiske
Round 12
Pos	Team	Player
133	John Fiske
134	Tim Parisian
135	Dave Minchez
136	Stefan Nowicki
137	Adam Aizer
138	Heriberto Ventura
139	Tony Martinelli
140	Quintin Brown
141	Kevin Whitehair
142	Johnny Medeiros
143	Chris O'Brien
144	Clay Carver
Round 13
Pos	Team	Player
145	Clay Carver
146	Chris O'Brien
147	Johnny Medeiros
148	Kevin Whitehair
149	Quintin Brown
150	Tony Martinelli
151	Heriberto Ventura
152	Adam Aizer
153	Stefan Nowicki
154	Dave Minchez
155	Tim Parisian
156	John Fiske

Team by Team

Clay Carver
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
Chris O'Brien
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
Johnny Medeiros
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
Kevin Whitehair
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
Quintin Brown
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
Tony Martinelli
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
Heriberto Ventura
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
Adam Aizer
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
Stefan Nowicki
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
Dave Minchez
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
Tim Parisian
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
John Fiske
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