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We held our first 12-team, PPR mock draft following the NFL Draft with members of our CBS Sports staff, and the big storyline was when did the rookies get selected. We didn't have to wait long since Ashton Jeanty came off the board at No. 9 overall.

He was the fifth running back drafted here behind Saquon Barkley, Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs and De'Von Achane, and this is the right range for him. He belongs in Round 1 now that he's the starting running back for the Raiders, who selected him at No. 6 overall in the NFL Draft.

The next rookie drafted was a little surprising with Travis Hunter in Round 3 at No. 34 overall. I don't have a problem with him as the first rookie receiver off the board, and he could be a No. 2 Fantasy receiver this year. But he was the No. 15 receiver selected in this draft -- ahead of Terry McLaurin, Rashee Rice, Garrett Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr., Davante Adams, Mike Evans and Xavier Worthy -- and that seems too soon.

Omarion Hampton went in Round 4 at No. 47 overall, and this is where Fantasy managers should start to consider the other rookie running backs after Jeanty. Here, the order was Hampton, R.J. Harvey (Round 5), TreVeyon Henderson (Round 5), Kaleb Johnson (Round 6) and Quinshon Judkins (Round 6).

If you're putting them in tiers, I like Hampton, Harvey and Henderson, in that order, slightly ahead of Judkins and Johnson. But all five of these running backs have top-20 upside, and I'm excited to see some of the training camp battles this season, especially with the Chargers (Hampton and Najee Harris), Patriots (Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson) and Steelers (Johnson and Jaylen Warren).

Some rookie wide receivers and tight ends came off the board in this range as well with Tetairoa McMillan (Round 6), Savion Williams (Round 6), Colston Loveland (Round 6) and Tyler Warren (Round 7). Of these players, only McMillan is justifiable, and he was selected too soon for me since he went ahead of Chris Olave, DK Metcalf and Jaylen Waddle, among others.

Williams should not be drafted in Round 6, and he should not be selected ahead of Matthew Golden (Round 8) or Jayden Reed (Round 9). And you don't need to reach for the rookie tight ends this early, especially when David Njoku (Round 7), Jonnu Smith (Round 8), Travis Kelce (Round 8) and T.J. Hockenson (Round 9) were still available.

Other rookies who were drafted in this mock draft included Cam Skattebo (Round 9), Jaydon Blue (Round 9), Tre Harris (Round 9), Emeka Egbuka (Round 10), Bhayshul Tuten (Round 10), Luther Burden III (Round 11), D.J. Giddens (Round 12), Kyle Williams (Round 13), Jack Bech (Round 13), Brashard Smith (Round 13), Jayden Higgins (Round 13), Dylan Sampson (Round 13) and Trevor Etienne (Round 14).

Skattebo could be the best Giants running back this season, ahead of Tyrone Tracy Jr. (Round 6), and I like the value for Skattebo here. I also like the Tuten pick since he could be the best running back for the Jaguars, ahead of Travis Etienne (Round 9) and Tank Bigsby (Round 12).

Of the rookie receivers drafted late, Burden, Bech and Higgins were my favorite values. All three could be significant playmakers this season.

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. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy

2. Jacob Gibbs, SportsLine Fantasy Analyst

3. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer

4. Brandon Howard, Fantasy Editor

5. Dan Schneier, Senior Fantasy Editor

6. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer

7. Robert Thomas, FFT Facebook Moderator

8. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer

9. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host

10. Jake Ignaszewski, FFT Social Media Coordinator

11. Joel Cox, CBS Sports VP Business Development

12. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer

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