2011 Draft Prep: Our Fantasy Football Today 10-team draft
Every Sunday during the regular season, Fantasy owners come to our site at 11 a.m. ET for the best show to help you set your lineup -- Fantasy Football Today. We are first with actives and inactives, and we provide you with the best analysis regarding start and sit decisions.
We also like to have some fun, and since this is a Fantasy Football show, we have to do a league together. You can follow along with this league all season long on the show and on our wrap-up show, Fantasy Football Today Postgame, which airs every Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.
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With that in mind, this is our 10-team standard mock draft to help you prepare for your league. Most Fantasy owners play in 12-team standard leagues, but 10-team standard formats are just as popular.
What usually happens with a 10-team league is everyone has a stacked lineup of Pro Bowlers. The decisions owners make on a given week could lead to a quality player sitting on the bench because there just aren't enough roster spots to start everyone.
We originally drafted before the start of preseason games (results below), and now we are conducting our second (actual) draft with the same owners in the same draft order. We want to show you what will change over the course of time -- both on the field and with each owner's feeling on different players. As always, we ask you to share your thoughts. Take advantage of our new Fantasy Football Twitter feed (@CBSFantasyFB) and post your comments there, or share your thoughts on our Fantasy Football Facebook page.
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, K, DST and a FLEX (RB/WR/TE). There will also be six reserve spots for a 16-round draft.
Our draft order is as follows:
1. Peter Madden, Editorial Director, Fantasy Sports
2. Nathan Zegura, Fantasy Writer
3. Matt Brodsky, Video Producer
4. James Questel, Fantasy Football Today Producer
5. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
6. Jeff Tobin, Associate Managing Editor, Fantasy Sports
7. Randy Cross, Fantasy Football Today Analyst
8. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
9. Jason Horowitz, Fantasy Football Today Host
10. Mike Freedman, Video Producer
| Draft results | |||||
| Dave Richard | James Questel | ||||
| Player | Rd.Pk | Player | Player | Rd.Pk | Player |
| LeSean McCoy | 1.08 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Michael Vick | 1.04 | Jamaal Charles |
| Andre Johnson | 2.03 | Aaron Rodgers | Rashard Mendenhall | 2.07 | Tom Brady |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 3.08 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Greg Jennings | 3.04 | Mike Wallace |
| Philip Rivers | 4.03 | Dwayne Bowe | Shonn Greene | 4.07 | Felix Jones |
| Marques Colston | 5.08 | Santonio Holmes | Felix Jones | 5.04 | Dallas Clark |
| Santonio Holmes | 6.03 | Mark Ingram | Anquan Boldin | 6.07 | Brandon Lloyd |
| Fred Jackson | 7.08 | Mario Manningham | Kenny Britt | 7.04 | Fred Jackson |
| Owen Daniels | 8.03 | Matthew Stafford | Joseph Addai | 8.07 | Joseph Addai |
| Matthew Stafford | 9.08 | Owen Daniels | Jimmy Graham | 9.04 | Plaxico Burress |
| Lance Moore | 10.03 | Steve Smith | Braylon Edwards | 10.07 | Lee Evans |
| Tim Hightower | 11.08 | Rashad Jennings | Pierre Thomas | 11.04 | Davone Bess |
| Darren Sproles | 12.03 | Greg Olsen | Joe Flacco | 12.07 | Thomas Jones |
| Ronnie Brown | 13.08 | Darren Sproles | Jets | 13.04 | Packers |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 14.03 | Montario Hardesty | Isaac Redman | 14.07 | Donovan McNabb |
| Bears | 15.08 | Neil Rackers | LaDainian Tomlinson | 15.04 | Saints |
| Josh Brown | 16.03 | Cardinals | Adam Vinatieri | 16.07 | Billy Cundiff |
| Everyone I drafted with got smarter -- I went from McCoy, Andre Johnson, Bradshaw and Rivers with my top four picks to Jones-Drew, Rodgers, Bradshaw and Bowe. Despite the improvement in quarterback, I don't like it. But I still made out with Daniels (a round later than the first draft), Stafford (a round sooner), Holmes (a round sooner) and Sproles (a round later). I can't complain about losing sleepers like Hightower and Moore given their improved outlook since the last draft. | I changed my first round strategy after seeing that I could get Brady in Round 2. I was hoping to get Rice but felt Charles and Brady were better than Vick and Mendenhall, who I ended up with in the first draft. The other big decision I made was to grab Clark in Round 5 before missing out on one of the Top 5 tight ends. I also took a shot on Burress in Round 9 after his performance against Cincinnati in Week 2 of the preseason. | ||||
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| Jamey Eisenberg | Jason Horowitz | ||||
| Player | Rd.Pk | Player | Player | Rd.Pk | Player |
| Ray Rice | 1.05 | Chris Johnson | Maurice Jones-Drew | 1.09 | Frank Gore |
| Roddy White | 2.06 | Roddy White | Calvin Johnson | 2.02 | Calvin Johnson |
| Mike Wallace | 3.05 | Vincent Jackson | Peyton Hillis | 3.09 | Peyton Hillis |
| Miles Austin | 4.06 | DeSean Jackson | Brandon Marshall | 4.02 | Philip Rivers |
| Ryan Mathews | 5.05 | Jahvid Best | Knowshon Moreno | 5.09 | Knowshon Moreno |
| Jermichael Finley | 6.06 | Jason Witten | Jason Witten | 6.02 | Anquan Boldin |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 7.05 | Matt Schaub | Chad Ochocinco | 7.09 | Vernon Davis |
| Mike Tolbert | 8.06 | Marshawn Lynch | Kevin Kolb | 8.02 | Chad Ochocinco |
| Beanie Wells | 9.05 | Brandon Jacobs | Mike Sims-Walker | 9.09 | Julio Jones |
| Willis McGahee | 10.06 | Danny Amendola | A.J. Green | 10.02 | C.J. Spiller |
| Danny Amendola | 11.05 | Sam Bradford | C.J. Spiller | 11.09 | Jay Cutler |
| DeMarco Murray | 12.06 | James Starks | Packers | 12.02 | Javon Ringer |
| Eagles | 13.05 | DeMarco Murray | Marion Barber | 13.09 | Brandon Pettigrew |
| Matt Cassel | 14.06 | Jets | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 14.02 | Ravens |
| Ricky Williams | 15.05 | Greg Little | Greg Olsen | 15.09 | Jacoby Ford |
| Sebastian Janikowski | 16.06 | Sebastian Janikowski | Neil Rackers | 16.02 | Mason Crosby |
| I took the same approach as the first draft by getting a stud running back in Round 1 and then three Top 10 receivers. The only problem is I took the risk on Chris Johnson, and if he doesn't show up early in the year then my team could be in trouble. Still, I feel like my team is loaded, especially when you factor in Witten in Round 6 and Schaub in Round 7. I like to wait on quarterback and tight end, but you can't pass on that kind of value in those rounds. | My strategy was the exact same through the first three rounds, but during the last draft I decided to continue passing on quarterback. This time around I thought it was more important to have a guaranteed 25 Fantasy points each week from that spot by taking Rivers as opposed to taking a second receiver. While I don't love my wideouts on the whole as much as last time, I like my starters better than the first draft. | ||||
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| Jeff Tobin | Matt Brodsky | ||||
| Player | Rd.Pk | Player | Player | Rd.Pk | Player |
| Jamaal Charles | 1.06 | LeSean McCoy | Chris Johnson | 1.03 | Adrian Peterson |
| Darren McFadden | 2.05 | Andre Johnson | Drew Brees | 2.08 | Drew Brees |
| Reggie Wayne | 3.06 | Reggie Wayne | Matt Forte | 3.03 | Greg Jennings |
| Tony Romo | 4.05 | Mike Williams | DeAngelo Williams | 4.08 | Antonio Gates |
| Wes Welker | 5.06 | DeAngelo Williams | Mike Williams | 5.03 | Cedric Benson |
| Dallas Clark | 6.05 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | Mario Manningham | 6.08 | Steve Johnson |
| Daniel Thomas | 7.06 | Ben Roethlisberger | Steve Johnson | 7.03 | Ryan Mathews |
| Austin Collie | 8.05 | Mike Tolbert | Marshawn Lynch | 8.08 | Kenny Britt |
| Michael Bush | 9.06 | Jonathan Stewart | Brandon Jacobs | 9.03 | Daniel Thomas |
| Mike Thomas | 10.05 | Jimmy Graham | Kellen Winslow | 10.08 | Santana Moss |
| Robert Meachem | 11.06 | Hines Ward | Davone Bess | 11.03 | Josh Freeman |
| Josh Freeman | 12.05 | Deion Branch | Eli Manning | 12.08 | A.J. Green |
| Thomas Jones | 13.06 | Ricky Williams | Lee Evans | 13.03 | LaDainian Tomlinson |
| Malcom Floyd | 14.05 | Matt Cassel | Ravens | 14.08 | Eagles |
| Cowboys | 15.06 | Cowboys | James Jones | 15.03 | James Jones |
| Garrett Hartley | 16.05 | Garrett Hartley | David Buehler | 16.08 | Nate Kaeding |
| In the first draft, I went after two top-tier running backs with my first two picks. In doing so, I took myself out of the running for an elite wide receiver. That, coupled with going after a quarterback in the first four rounds in the original draft, convinced me to go with three receivers after picking McCoy sixth overall this time around. I feel like I still have quality backups at running back and a decent bench. Overall, this team has better depth than the first. | The change started right off the bat, with Peterson available at No. 3. I went with him instead of Chris Johnson -- I just prefer Peterson anyway. For the rest of the draft, I shifted to more of a riskier strategy. I drafted a superstar tight end early in Gates instead of waiting late like last time with Winslow. I also took a risk with Britt based on his injury. In my previous draft I didn't draft a single rookie, while this time I selected two (Daniel Thomas and Green), and there can be some risk there as well. | ||||
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| Mike Freedman | Nathan Zegura | ||||
| Player | Rd.Pk | Player | Player | Rd.Pk | Player |
| Frank Gore | 1.10 | Michael Vick | Arian Foster | 1.02 | Ray Rice |
| Peyton Manning | 2.01 | Darren McFadden | Hakeem Nicks | 2.09 | Rashard Mendenhall |
| LeGarrette Blount | 3.10 | Miles Austin | Tom Brady | 3.02 | Hakeem Nicks |
| Vincent Jackson | 4.01 | LeGarrette Blount | Jahvid Best | 4.09 | Dez Bryant |
| Jeremy Maclin | 5.10 | Wes Welker | Dez Bryant | 5.02 | Tony Romo |
| Antonio Gates | 6.01 | Ryan Grant | Vernon Davis | 6.09 | Jermichael Finley |
| Mark Ingram | 7.10 | Pierre Garcon | Ryan Grant | 7.02 | Beanie Wells |
| Pierre Garcon | 8.01 | Reggie Bush | Santana Moss | 8.09 | Tim Hightower |
| Ryan Torain | 9.10 | Kellen Winslow | Jonathan Stewart | 9.02 | Lance Moore |
| Plaxico Burress | 10.01 | Pierre Thomas | Steve Smith | 10.09 | Mike Sims-Walker |
| Roy Williams | 11.10 | Donald Driver | Michael Crabtree | 11.02 | Willis McGahee |
| Roy Helu | 12.01 | Danny Woodhead | James Starks | 12.09 | Michael Crabtree |
| Marcedes Lewis | 13.10 | Nate Burleson | Jay Cutler | 13.02 | Eli Manning |
| Danny Woodhead | 14.01 | Colt McCoy | Jerome Harrison | 14.09 | Patriots |
| Matt Bryant | 15.10 | Bears | Patriots | 15.02 | Ben Tate |
| Lions | 16.01 | Stephen Gostkowski | Alex Henery | 16.09 | Alex Henery |
| I knew with the last pick in the first round and the first pick in the second, I wanted to go RB-QB or QB-RB. I went Manning the first time around, but I am not sold on his injury status, so I went with Vick in this draft. I got Blount in both drafts, so I guess I am expecting him to be a "knockout" this year. I like my receivers this time around, especially the value I got late with Driver and Burleson. Overall, I would rather have this team than my previously drafted team. | Certainly, with Foster gone, I had to go another route right out of the gate and took Rice. He is the clear goal-line back in Baltimore, and he is No. 2 overall on my draft board. I realized I could wait on a quarterback this time around and got Romo in the fifth round, which I love. The only other real change was I felt like I had to take Mendenhall in Round 2, so I did to start RB- RB. I wanted three strong running backs, and I have them, with great depth at the spot. | ||||
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| Peter Madden | Randy Cross | ||||
| Player | Rd.Pk | Player | Player | Rd.Pk | Player |
| Adrian Peterson | 1.01 | Arian Foster | Aaron Rodgers | 1.07 | Michael Turner |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 2.10 | Matt Forte | Michael Turner | 2.04 | Steven Jackson |
| Steven Jackson | 3.01 | Larry Fitzgerald | Cedric Benson | 3.07 | Matt Ryan |
| Dwayne Bowe | 4.10 | Peyton Manning | DeSean Jackson | 4.04 | Brandon Marshall |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 5.01 | Shonn Greene | Brandon Lloyd | 5.07 | Marques Colston |
| Matt Schaub | 6.10 | Jeremy Maclin | Matt Ryan | 6.04 | Rob Gronkowski |
| Percy Harvin | 7.01 | Percy Harvin | Sidney Rice | 7.07 | Joe Flacco |
| Julio Jones | 8.10 | Kevin Kolb | Rob Gronkowski | 8.04 | Sidney Rice |
| Reggie Bush | 9.01 | Austin Collie | Ryan Williams | 9.07 | Michael Bush |
| Deion Branch | 10.10 | Mike Thomas | Steelers | 10.04 | Braylon Edwards |
| Tony Gonzalez | 11.01 | Malcom Floyd | Rashad Jennings | 11.07 | Steelers |
| Sam Bradford | 12.10 | Ryan Torain | Zach Miller | 12.04 | Roy Helu |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 13.01 | Isaac Redman | Hines Ward | 13.07 | Stevan Ridley |
| Stevan Ridley | 14.10 | Tony Gonzalez | Nate Kaeding | 14.04 | Jacoby Jones |
| Mason Crosby | 15.01 | Giants | Jordy Nelson | 15.07 | Johnny Knox |
| Giants | 16.10 | Josh Brown | Jason Snelling | 16.04 | Matt Bryant |
| A few weeks back I took Peterson first overall, but I'm now convinced that Foster is in the best position to succeed in 2011 at the running back position. Other than Peterson, Foster is the only other option at No. 1 overall. Taking my first four picks into consideration, I basically swapped out Jackson for Manning and Peterson for Foster. | The biggest difference between our first mock draft and this effort for me was going running back in Round 1 and mixing my choices between power, production and potential. Oh, and I didn't select Ryan Williams this time around because of his injury. My tight end choice, Gronkowski, was greeted with jeers and comments of my "long arms" as in reach. I took most of that as a reflection of the "bromance" in Fantasy circles for his teammate, Hernandez. | ||||
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