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I always like drafting with different Fantasy managers that I don't know. You get a different perspective on players and strategies.

In our latest 12-team, PPR mock draft to raise money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, we had a unique first round compared to most of our analyst drafts. For example, Breece Hall and Bijan Robinson were both top-five overall picks. Both went ahead of Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson, which could become the norm.

Chase is dealing with a contract situation that has kept him out of practice. And Jefferson just lost quarterback J.J. McCarthy (knee) for the season, meaning he's stuck with Sam Darnold, which is a little concerning.

We also had six running backs drafted in Round 1 with Jahmyr Gibbs, Jonathan Taylor and Saquon Barkley following Christian McCaffrey, Hall and Robinson. I don't mind Taylor and Barkley in Round 1, but Gibbs (hamstring) makes me nervous since he's hurt. These running backs also pushed A.J. Brown into Round 2, which isn't something you'll see often.

I encourage you to study this draft and see how these teams were built by some dedicated and passionate Fantasy managers. We're doing several of these mock drafts to raise money for St. Jude, and it would be awesome if you could participate as well.

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. Last year, we raised more than $100,000, hoping to increase that total in 2024.

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. Luis Mendoza

2. John Zarick

3. Jamey Eisenberg

4. Trevor Paul

5. Pat Schafer

6. Kevin Canovali 

7. Carlos Mendoza

8. Carl Price

9. Michael Taylor

10. Brody Jackson

11. Mike Gorton

12. Andrew Baumhor

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Carl Price
2 Trevor Paul
3 Carlos Mendoza
4 Kevin Canovali
5 Andrew Baumhor
6 Luis Mendoza
7 Mike Gorton
8 John Zarick
9 Pat Schafer
10 Michael Taylor
11 Brody Jackson
12 Jamey Eisenberg
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Jamey Eisenberg
14 Brody Jackson
15 Michael Taylor
16 Pat Schafer
17 John Zarick
18 Mike Gorton
19 Luis Mendoza
20 Andrew Baumhor
21 Kevin Canovali
22 Carlos Mendoza
23 Trevor Paul
24 Carl Price
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Carl Price
26 Trevor Paul
27 Carlos Mendoza
28 Kevin Canovali
29 Andrew Baumhor
30 Luis Mendoza
31 Mike Gorton
32 John Zarick
33 Pat Schafer
34 Michael Taylor
35 Brody Jackson
36 Jamey Eisenberg
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Jamey Eisenberg
38 Brody Jackson
39 Michael Taylor
40 Pat Schafer
41 John Zarick
42 Mike Gorton
43 Luis Mendoza
44 Andrew Baumhor
45 Kevin Canovali
46 Carlos Mendoza
47 Trevor Paul
48 Carl Price
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Carl Price
50 Trevor Paul
51 Carlos Mendoza
52 Kevin Canovali
53 Andrew Baumhor
54 Luis Mendoza
55 Mike Gorton
56 John Zarick
57 Pat Schafer
58 Michael Taylor
59 Brody Jackson
60 Jamey Eisenberg
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Jamey Eisenberg
62 Brody Jackson
63 Michael Taylor
64 Pat Schafer
65 John Zarick
66 Mike Gorton
67 Luis Mendoza
68 Andrew Baumhor
69 Kevin Canovali
70 Carlos Mendoza
71 Trevor Paul
72 Carl Price
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Carl Price
74 Trevor Paul
75 Carlos Mendoza
76 Kevin Canovali
77 Andrew Baumhor
78 Luis Mendoza
79 Mike Gorton
80 John Zarick
81 Pat Schafer
82 Michael Taylor
83 Brody Jackson
84 Jamey Eisenberg
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Jamey Eisenberg
86 Brody Jackson
87 Michael Taylor
88 Pat Schafer
89 John Zarick
90 Mike Gorton
91 Luis Mendoza
92 Andrew Baumhor
93 Kevin Canovali
94 Carlos Mendoza
95 Trevor Paul
96 Carl Price
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Carl Price
98 Trevor Paul
99 Carlos Mendoza
100 Kevin Canovali
101 Andrew Baumhor
102 Luis Mendoza
103 Mike Gorton
104 John Zarick
105 Pat Schafer
106 Michael Taylor
107 Brody Jackson
108 Jamey Eisenberg
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Jamey Eisenberg
110 Brody Jackson
111 Michael Taylor
112 Pat Schafer
113 John Zarick
114 Mike Gorton
115 Luis Mendoza
116 Andrew Baumhor
117 Kevin Canovali
118 Carlos Mendoza
119 Trevor Paul
120 Carl Price
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Carl Price
122 Trevor Paul
123 Carlos Mendoza
124 Kevin Canovali
125 Andrew Baumhor
126 Luis Mendoza
127 Mike Gorton
128 John Zarick
129 Pat Schafer
130 Michael Taylor
131 Brody Jackson
132 Jamey Eisenberg
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Jamey Eisenberg
134 Brody Jackson
135 Michael Taylor
136 Pat Schafer
137 John Zarick
138 Mike Gorton
139 Luis Mendoza
140 Andrew Baumhor
141 Kevin Canovali
142 Carlos Mendoza
143 Trevor Paul
144 Carl Price
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Carl Price
146 Trevor Paul
147 Carlos Mendoza
148 Kevin Canovali
149 Andrew Baumhor
150 Luis Mendoza
151 Mike Gorton
152 John Zarick
153 Pat Schafer
154 Michael Taylor
155 Brody Jackson
156 Jamey Eisenberg
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Jamey Eisenberg
158 Brody Jackson
159 Michael Taylor
160 Pat Schafer
161 John Zarick
162 Mike Gorton
163 Luis Mendoza
164 Andrew Baumhor
165 Kevin Canovali
166 Carlos Mendoza
167 Trevor Paul
168 Carl Price
Team by Team
Carl Price
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
Trevor Paul
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
Carlos Mendoza
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
Kevin Canovali
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
Andrew Baumhor
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
Luis Mendoza
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
Mike Gorton
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
John Zarick
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
Pat Schafer
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
Michael Taylor
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
Brody Jackson
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
Jamey Eisenberg
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