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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:

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