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Jonathan Taylor isn't hurt, but it feels that way after the Colts announced this week that Carson Wentz and Quenton Nelson are both having foot surgery. With Wentz and Nelson likely out for the start of the season, it makes it hard to trust Taylor as a top-tier running back right now.

Things could change for Taylor once we find out exactly how long Wentz and Nelson are out. The timetable for Wentz's return is 5-12 weeks, and Nelson will likely have a similar prognosis. Nelson's injury is more impactful for Taylor since he's among the best guards in the NFL.

On Tuesday, we held our first mock draft since Wentz and Nelson were injured, and Taylor fell to the first pick in Round 2. This was a 12-team, non-PPR mock draft, so running backs are more valuable, but I expect Taylor to be a Round 2 pick for the foreseeable future, even in PPR.

Hopefully, Wentz and Nelson will return at 100 percent at some point in October, and Taylor can finish the season strong. I plan to draft Taylor around No. 15 overall, and I'm still confident in him having a standout sophomore campaign.

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As for the other Colts, Michael Pittman went in Round 10, while T.Y. Hilton and Parris Campbell were drafted in Round 11. Those are good spots for Pittman and Hilton, and Campbell could be a fine pick in this range also if he can finally stay healthy. 

For an in-depth breakdown of this draft, watch the results as they happened live on our YouTube page here. This was our first non-PPR mock draft this season, and it's fun to dabble in this format every so often. There are also plenty of you who still play in these leagues every year.

I had the No. 2 overall pick, and it was easy to draft Dalvin Cook after Christian McCaffrey went first. I couldn't pass up J.K. Dobbins in Round 2 in this format, and then I wanted to see how this team came together with another running back in Round 3, which only happened because D'Andre Swift was there at No. 26 overall.

This strategy worked out well because I was able to draft Mike Evans, D.J. Moore and JuJu Smith-Schuster with three of my next four picks. It's not the best receiving corps on its own, but it looks fantastic when paired with my running backs, which also include Damien Harris, Zack Moss and Darrel Williams. I have the best running backs in this league, and I like being able to say that in a non-PPR format.

My bench receivers have plenty of upside with Mecole Hardman, John Brown and Amon-Ra St. Brown, and I was able to get Tom Brady at quarterback and Tyler Higbee at tight end. Brady is a quality top-10 quarterback, and I don't mind stacking him with Evans. And Higbee is a good late-round tight end who I drafted in Round 11.

In this league, 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 feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE) and DST. There also are six reserve spots for a 15-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Adam Aizer, Fantasy Football Today Podcast Host
2. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer 
3. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
4. Chris Zupan, Podcast Listener Participant
5. Dan Schneier, Fantasy Editor
6. Christopher Senatra, Podcast Listener Participant
7. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
8. Shayna Shorr, Podcast Listener Participant
9. Tera Roberts, Dynasty Vipers
10. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
11. Jacobs Gibbs, SportsLine Fantasy Analyst
12. Nick Smith, Podcast Listener Participant

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Shayna Shorr
2 Heath Cummings
3 Tera Roberts
4 Jamey Eisenberg
5 Christopher Senatra
6 R.J. White
7 Adam Aizer
8 Nick Smith
9 Dan Schneier
10 Chris Zupan
11 Jacob Gibbs
12 Dave Richard
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Dave Richard
14 Jacob Gibbs
15 Chris Zupan
16 Dan Schneier
17 Nick Smith
18 Adam Aizer
19 R.J. White
20 Christopher Senatra
21 Jamey Eisenberg
22 Tera Roberts
23 Heath Cummings
24 Shayna Shorr
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Shayna Shorr
26 Heath Cummings
27 Tera Roberts
28 Jamey Eisenberg
29 Christopher Senatra
30 R.J. White
31 Adam Aizer
32 Nick Smith
33 Dan Schneier
34 Chris Zupan
35 Jacob Gibbs
36 Dave Richard
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Dave Richard
38 Jacob Gibbs
39 Chris Zupan
40 Dan Schneier
41 Nick Smith
42 Adam Aizer
43 R.J. White
44 Christopher Senatra
45 Jamey Eisenberg
46 Tera Roberts
47 Heath Cummings
48 Shayna Shorr
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Shayna Shorr
50 Heath Cummings
51 Tera Roberts
52 Jamey Eisenberg
53 Christopher Senatra
54 R.J. White
55 Adam Aizer
56 Nick Smith
57 Dan Schneier
58 Chris Zupan
59 Jacob Gibbs
60 Dave Richard
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Dave Richard
62 Jacob Gibbs
63 Chris Zupan
64 Dan Schneier
65 Nick Smith
66 Adam Aizer
67 R.J. White
68 Christopher Senatra
69 Jamey Eisenberg
70 Tera Roberts
71 Heath Cummings
72 Shayna Shorr
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Shayna Shorr
74 Heath Cummings
75 Tera Roberts
76 Jamey Eisenberg
77 Christopher Senatra
78 R.J. White
79 Adam Aizer
80 Nick Smith
81 Dan Schneier
82 Chris Zupan
83 Jacob Gibbs
84 Dave Richard
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Dave Richard
86 Jacob Gibbs
87 Chris Zupan
88 Dan Schneier
89 Nick Smith
90 Adam Aizer
91 R.J. White
92 Christopher Senatra
93 Jamey Eisenberg
94 Tera Roberts
95 Heath Cummings
96 Shayna Shorr
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Shayna Shorr
98 Heath Cummings
99 Tera Roberts
100 Jamey Eisenberg
101 Christopher Senatra
102 R.J. White
103 Adam Aizer
104 Nick Smith
105 Dan Schneier
106 Chris Zupan
107 Jacob Gibbs
108 Dave Richard
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Dave Richard
110 Jacob Gibbs
111 Chris Zupan
112 Dan Schneier
113 Nick Smith
114 Adam Aizer
115 R.J. White
116 Christopher Senatra
117 Jamey Eisenberg
118 Tera Roberts
119 Heath Cummings
120 Shayna Shorr
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Shayna Shorr
122 Heath Cummings
123 Tera Roberts
124 Jamey Eisenberg
125 Christopher Senatra
126 R.J. White
127 Adam Aizer
128 Nick Smith
129 Dan Schneier
130 Chris Zupan
131 Jacob Gibbs
132 Dave Richard
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Dave Richard
134 Jacob Gibbs
135 Chris Zupan
136 Dan Schneier
137 Nick Smith
138 Adam Aizer
139 R.J. White
140 Christopher Senatra
141 Jamey Eisenberg
142 Tera Roberts
143 Heath Cummings
144 Shayna Shorr
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Shayna Shorr
146 Heath Cummings
147 Tera Roberts
148 Jamey Eisenberg
149 Christopher Senatra
150 R.J. White
151 Adam Aizer
152 Nick Smith
153 Dan Schneier
154 Chris Zupan
155 Jacob Gibbs
156 Dave Richard
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Dave Richard
158 Jacob Gibbs
159 Chris Zupan
160 Dan Schneier
161 Nick Smith
162 Adam Aizer
163 R.J. White
164 Christopher Senatra
165 Jamey Eisenberg
166 Tera Roberts
167 Heath Cummings
168 Shayna Shorr
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Shayna Shorr
170 Heath Cummings
171 Tera Roberts
172 Jamey Eisenberg
173 Christopher Senatra
174 R.J. White
175 Adam Aizer
176 Nick Smith
177 Dan Schneier
178 Chris Zupan
179 Jacob Gibbs
180 Dave Richard
Team by Team
Shayna Shorr
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
15 169
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
15 170
Tera Roberts
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
15 171
Jamey Eisenberg
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
15 172
Christopher Senatra
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
15 173
R.J. White
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
15 174
Adam Aizer
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
15 175
Nick Smith
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
15 176
Dan Schneier
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
15 177
Chris Zupan
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
15 178
Jacob Gibbs
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
15 179
Dave Richard
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
15 180

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