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I always like drafting with different Fantasy managers that I don't know. You get a different perspective on players and strategies.

In our latest 12-team, PPR mock draft to raise money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, we had a unique first round compared to most of our analyst drafts. For example, Breece Hall and Bijan Robinson were both top-five overall picks. Both went ahead of Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson, which could become the norm.

Chase is dealing with a contract situation that has kept him out of practice. And Jefferson just lost quarterback J.J. McCarthy (knee) for the season, meaning he's stuck with Sam Darnold, which is a little concerning.

We also had six running backs drafted in Round 1 with Jahmyr Gibbs, Jonathan Taylor and Saquon Barkley following Christian McCaffrey, Hall and Robinson. I don't mind Taylor and Barkley in Round 1, but Gibbs (hamstring) makes me nervous since he's hurt. These running backs also pushed A.J. Brown into Round 2, which isn't something you'll see often.

I encourage you to study this draft and see how these teams were built by some dedicated and passionate Fantasy managers. We're doing several of these mock drafts to raise money for St. Jude, and it would be awesome if you could participate as well.

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. Last year, we raised more than $100,000, hoping to increase that total in 2024.

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. Luis Mendoza

2. John Zarick

3. Jamey Eisenberg

4. Trevor Paul

5. Pat Schafer

6. Kevin Canovali 

7. Carlos Mendoza

8. Carl Price

9. Michael Taylor

10. Brody Jackson

11. Mike Gorton

12. Andrew Baumhor

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