Fantasy Football mock draft: Two-quarterback format produces mad rush to stock up signal-callers

The hardest choice you’ve got to make in any Fantasy league that begins a number of quarterbacks — Superflex or two-quarterback leagues — is when to draft your passers. It units the tone on your whole draft.

We held a 12-team, two-quarterback mock draft Thursday, and this can be a PPR league the place you get six factors for passing touchdowns. Chris Towers was the lone Fantasy supervisor not to draft at the very least one quarterback within the first three rounds (he drafted Justin Fields in Round 5), and there have been 13 quarterbacks chosen within the first 36 total choices.

By Round 5, six Fantasy managers already had two quarterbacks on their roster, together with me. Picking at No. 11 total, I began my staff with Russell Wilson, Travis Kelce, Najee Harris and Trevor Lawrence.

I drafted two extra quarterbacks late in Teddy Bridgewater and Jacob Eason, and my greatest remorse with this staff was not having a extra confirmed third quarterback. But I might need the perfect beginning quarterback duo if Lawrence lives up to the billing of being the No. 1 total choose within the NFL Draft, in addition to Wilson remaining a star. And that ought to give me a giant edge.

My working again corps is stuffed with youth since my prime three guys are rookies in Harris, Michael Carter and Trey Sermon, and I even have Latavius Murray and Xavier Jones as reserves. This group has loads of threat, however there may very well be an enormous reward if Harris, Carter and Sermon play as I anticipate.

At receiver, I’ve a robust group with Amari Cooper, D.J. Moore, Chase Claypool, DeVonta Smith and Elijah Moore, and this must be one other energy of my roster, together with my quarterbacks. And it undoubtedly helps having Kelce as properly.

Now, let’s examine my staff that went early on quarterbacks to Chris’ staff since he waited on the place. Picking third total, Chris began his staff with Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon, Calvin Ridley and Robert Woods earlier than deciding on Fields in Round 5.

Chris was ready to handcuff Fields with Andy Dalton, and he additionally has Taysom Hill and Tyrod Taylor. If Fields and Hill hit as starters then Chris’ staff must be wonderful. But there’s apparent threat heading into the season, particularly if Jameis Winston is the starter for the Saints.

But Chris has strong beginning working backs (Cook and Mixon), though he solely has Kenyan Drake in reserve. And his receiving corps is superb with Ridley, Woods, Ja’Marr Chase, Jerry Jeudy, Brandin Cooks, Marquise Brown and Rondale Moore. He has a possible gap at tight finish with Blake Jarwin.

You can determine which Fantasy staff you want higher, and examine all of the groups on this mock draft to see which roster development works greatest for you. I’m pleased with my staff, particularly since I’ve two high quality quarterbacks in Wilson and Lawrence.

In this league, all touchdowns are value six factors, and we award one level for each 10 yards speeding and receiving and one level for each 25 yards passing. We additionally award one level for each reception. We function a beginning lineup of two QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), Ok and DST. There are also six reserve spots for a 17-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
2. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer
3. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy
4. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
5. Dan Schneier, Fantasy Editor
6. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
7. Adam Aizer, Fantasy Football Today Podcast Host
8. Michael Kiser, Director of Video Optimization
9. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer
10. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
11. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
12. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor

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