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Our crew has already taken part in a bunch of mock drafts this offseason. We like to share them with you because it gives a glimpse into how each of us thinks and the actions that ensue when it comes to building rosters. Maybe something will click for you and you can do the same in your leagues. 

But it shouldn't always be about our crew. Why not include mock drafts with members of our audience -- people who don't live and breathe Fantasy every single day?

I put together a PPR mock with 12 Fantasy Football Today viewers, folks who watch our show and may or may not have been influenced by our ideas. They were given no instructions on how to draft other than to draft as if they were in their own home league.

It's just another way to give you ideas and concepts on how you might draft moving forward.

Some surprises from the viewer-only PPR mock:

  • Amon-Ra St. Brown was the second receiver off the board at 1.03. The only wideout to go ahead of St. Brown was CeeDee Lamb. #AskFFT fan and mock draft manager Brandon Currier (Team 5) summarized the pick: "St. Brown is a warm blanket of PPR security, and with Ben Johnson staying in Detroit and Jared Goff playing 14 games indoors this upcoming season, St. Brown is arguably the safest WR1 in the entire league this upcoming season." I'd add that Brown has averaged at least 9.1 targets per game over each of the past two seasons. That helps.
  • Derrick Henry was a top-20 pick. He's 30 years old and he doesn't catch the ball much, but the beastly Fantasy legend going to Baltimore did not slow down the excitement for Henry. How do you feel about Henry being picked ahead of running backs like Rachaad White, Isiah Pacheco and James Cook? And what about Henry being taken ahead of Marvin Harrison, who went 19th overall?
  • Quarterbacks slipped. We've seen quarterbacks get taken early in home leagues for years, but not this time. The first quarterback went off the board at 26th overall, then the next one went 40th overall. Too soon? Too late?? Again, per mock drafter Brandon Currier, "the depth at quarterback and the smaller margin from good-to-great in Fantasy-point earners at the position will drive down the price of top tier quarterbacks this upcoming season."
  • Jalen Hurts was the first quarterback. Not Patrick Mahomes, not Josh Allen. This might be the case in some leagues as there is not an overall consensus from the Fantasy universe on who the QB1 should be. We think it's Mahomes.
  • Davante Adams slid to 34th overall. Our mockers didn't mind the age concern with Henry, but Adams was a different story. He went toward the end of the third round, a full round farther than where he went in our prior analyst mock drafts. Are we analysts too bullish on Adams, or did someone get a steal here?
  • The 'Great or Late' TE strategy is shrinking. No tight ends were taken in Round 1 (no surprise) or Round 2 (mild surprise). But Currier noted an "elevated sense of urgency" for drafters to find their tight end. "By the end of Round 6, seven teams had drafted their TE1, and at the end of Round 9, a whopping 13 tight ends were off the board," Currier said. "The position has become more Fantasy relevant with the increasing role in an extremely pass-friendly modern NFL. This in turn has brought about a rise in smaller, faster tight ends getting the spotlight in collegiate football and then taking their skills to the NFL. ... The days of 'Great or Late' may be gone."

Every manager fielded a team that must start a QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, a TE and a FLEX (RB/WR/TE) along with seven reserve spots. Our scoring includes six points for all touchdowns along with one point per reception, one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving, one point for every 25 yards passing and minus-two points for every turnover.

The results are listed below -- please take the time to review each team, and even consider how they started their mock drafts. All but four managers chose to begin with one RB and one WR. Expect that to be the way more managers begin.

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