I play in a lot of different Fantasy leagues. From IDP to superflex to multiple dynasty leagues, I usually cover most formats, with a variety of league sizes.

I even play in a 26-man league. That one is tough.

It's those larger leagues that generally pose the biggest challenge, and we're talking anything more than 12 teams. That's when you have to stretch to find talented players, even for your starting lineup.

Now, I love this challenge. I enjoy taking late-round fliers on No. 3 running backs and No. 4 receivers on NFL teams. These are the super-deep sleepers that you hope have the chance to play, let alone succeed, and it's satisfying when you're right.

If you're wrong, these are easy guys to cut when you have to make moves on the waiver wire. But most of the time you aren't drafting these players in 12-team leagues, and it's only done out of necessity in larger formats.

Our CBS Sports staff recently took part in a 14-team non-PPR mock draft, and it's the first mock draft we've done with more than 12 teams. It was a challenge to build a starting lineup, and some teams don't have what would be considered standout talent in certain spots.

For example, Dave Richard has great players at quarterback (Matt Ryan), receiver (DeAndre Hopkins, Calvin Ridley and Cooper Kupp), tight end (George Kittle) and one running back (Aaron Jones). But his No. 2 running back as of now is Ito Smith, who is the second option in Atlanta behind Devonta Freeman. That's not ideal to have Smith in a starting spot, but it's a sacrifice Dave had to make for the quality options he has at those other positions.

Heath Cummings, on the other hand, has standout running backs in Christian McCaffrey, Leonard Fournette and Phillip Lindsay. He's also covered at quarterback (Ben Roethlisberger and Lamar Jackson) and tight end (Evan Engram), but receiver could be his downfall. His top guys are Chris Godwin and Geronimo Allison, and while I love those two this season, I don't want to rely on starting both.

You can go down the line with most of the teams in this draft and find at least one flaw in their potential starting lineups. Adam Aizer's flex is Ronald Jones. Andrew Baumhor's tight end is T.J. Hockenson. Ben Gretch's starting receivers are Christian Kirk and D.J. Moore. And so on.

I like all of these players, and every one of them might emerge as a starting Fantasy option this season. But again, the hope is you're drafting these guys as key reserves and not starters.

That's just not feasible in a 14-team league or larger. You just have to hope you find enough talent -- whether on Draft Day or off the waiver wire -- that your team can be successful throughout the season.

My approach for this mock draft was to sacrifice quarterback and potentially tight end and wait for those positions with late-round picks. I wanted as much talent as possible at running back and receiver, and accomplished that goal.

Picking at No. 3 overall, I started my team with Alvin Kamara, A.J. Green, Amari Cooper, Miles Sanders, Tevin Coleman and Will Fuller with my first six picks. Kamara, Green and Cooper were easy choices, but I struggled with the Sanders and Coleman selections.

One of my favorite players this year, Engram, was available in Round 4 and 5, but I passed on him for the depth at running back. I ended up with Austin Hooper in Round 11, and we'll see if I made the right choice.

I had another tough call in Round 7, and was looking at running back again here. My choices were LeSean McCoy, Ito Smith and Carlos Hyde, and I went with McCoy because, if healthy, he should get the most touches of this trio. I do like Smith in his role with the Falcons, and I wouldn't be shocked if Hyde is the best running back for the Chiefs.

But in a larger league, I went the safe route with my No. 4 running back and took McCoy. Part of my thought process was Sanders is a rookie in a likely timeshare with the Eagles, and Coleman should be in a committee with the 49ers, so I might need McCoy's guaranteed workload. 

Coleman's situation looks better with Matt Breida (torn pectoral) hurt, and Jerick McKinnon still not all the way back from last year's torn ACL. We did this draft prior to the news of Breida's injury, which is why I drafted him in Round 8. He's expected to be fine for training camp, and Breida could emerge as the handcuff to Coleman.

Some of the gambles I took on players who I love with late-round picks included Justice Hill in Round 9, DaeSean Hamilton in Round 10 and Deebo Samuel in Round 13. Hill should be a solid complement to Mark Ingram in Baltimore's run-heavy offense, and Hamilton (Denver) and Samuel (San Francisco) could emerge as the best receivers in their offenses.

I was also able to wait on quarterback and still get someone I like a lot in Jimmy Garoppolo in Round 12. He's expected to be fine coming back from last year's torn ACL, and he has the potential to be a No. 1 Fantasy quarterback in all leagues this season.

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, 2 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), K and DST. There also are six reserve spots for a 15-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

  1. Ben Gretch, Fantasy Editor
  2. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer
  3. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
  4. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
  5. Will Brinson, NFL Writer
  6. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
  7. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
  8. Adam Aizer, Podcast Host
  9. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy
  10. Jeremy Bache, Fantasy Sales Coordinator
  11. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor
  12. Chris Hassel, CBS Sports HQ Host
  13. R.J. White, NFL Editor
  14. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer
Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Jack Capotorto
2 Michael Kiser
3 Will Brinson
4 Meron Berkson
5 Jamey Eisenberg
6 Tommy Tran
7 Ben Gretch
8 R.J. White
9 Chris Towers
10 Andrew Baumhor
11 Heath Cummings
12 Adam Aizer
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Adam Aizer
14 Heath Cummings
15 Andrew Baumhor
16 Chris Towers
17 R.J. White
18 Ben Gretch
19 Tommy Tran
20 Jamey Eisenberg
21 Meron Berkson
22 Will Brinson
23 Michael Kiser
24 Jack Capotorto
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Jack Capotorto
26 Michael Kiser
27 Will Brinson
28 Meron Berkson
29 Jamey Eisenberg
30 Tommy Tran
31 Ben Gretch
32 R.J. White
33 Chris Towers
34 Andrew Baumhor
35 Heath Cummings
36 Adam Aizer
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Adam Aizer
38 Heath Cummings
39 Andrew Baumhor
40 Chris Towers
41 R.J. White
42 Ben Gretch
43 Tommy Tran
44 Jamey Eisenberg
45 Meron Berkson
46 Will Brinson
47 Michael Kiser
48 Jack Capotorto
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Jack Capotorto
50 Michael Kiser
51 Will Brinson
52 Meron Berkson
53 Jamey Eisenberg
54 Tommy Tran
55 Ben Gretch
56 R.J. White
57 Chris Towers
58 Andrew Baumhor
59 Heath Cummings
60 Adam Aizer
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Adam Aizer
62 Heath Cummings
63 Andrew Baumhor
64 Chris Towers
65 R.J. White
66 Ben Gretch
67 Tommy Tran
68 Jamey Eisenberg
69 Meron Berkson
70 Will Brinson
71 Michael Kiser
72 Jack Capotorto
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Jack Capotorto
74 Michael Kiser
75 Will Brinson
76 Meron Berkson
77 Jamey Eisenberg
78 Tommy Tran
79 Ben Gretch
80 R.J. White
81 Chris Towers
82 Andrew Baumhor
83 Heath Cummings
84 Adam Aizer
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Adam Aizer
86 Heath Cummings
87 Andrew Baumhor
88 Chris Towers
89 R.J. White
90 Ben Gretch
91 Tommy Tran
92 Jamey Eisenberg
93 Meron Berkson
94 Will Brinson
95 Michael Kiser
96 Jack Capotorto
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Jack Capotorto
98 Michael Kiser
99 Will Brinson
100 Meron Berkson
101 Jamey Eisenberg
102 Tommy Tran
103 Ben Gretch
104 R.J. White
105 Chris Towers
106 Andrew Baumhor
107 Heath Cummings
108 Adam Aizer
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Adam Aizer
110 Heath Cummings
111 Andrew Baumhor
112 Chris Towers
113 R.J. White
114 Ben Gretch
115 Tommy Tran
116 Jamey Eisenberg
117 Meron Berkson
118 Will Brinson
119 Michael Kiser
120 Jack Capotorto
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Jack Capotorto
122 Michael Kiser
123 Will Brinson
124 Meron Berkson
125 Jamey Eisenberg
126 Tommy Tran
127 Ben Gretch
128 R.J. White
129 Chris Towers
130 Andrew Baumhor
131 Heath Cummings
132 Adam Aizer
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Adam Aizer
134 Heath Cummings
135 Andrew Baumhor
136 Chris Towers
137 R.J. White
138 Ben Gretch
139 Tommy Tran
140 Jamey Eisenberg
141 Meron Berkson
142 Will Brinson
143 Michael Kiser
144 Jack Capotorto
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Jack Capotorto
146 Michael Kiser
147 Will Brinson
148 Meron Berkson
149 Jamey Eisenberg
150 Tommy Tran
151 Ben Gretch
152 R.J. White
153 Chris Towers
154 Andrew Baumhor
155 Heath Cummings
156 Adam Aizer
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Adam Aizer
158 Heath Cummings
159 Andrew Baumhor
160 Chris Towers
161 R.J. White
162 Ben Gretch
163 Tommy Tran
164 Jamey Eisenberg
165 Meron Berkson
166 Will Brinson
167 Michael Kiser
168 Jack Capotorto
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Jack Capotorto
170 Michael Kiser
171 Will Brinson
172 Meron Berkson
173 Jamey Eisenberg
174 Tommy Tran
175 Ben Gretch
176 R.J. White
177 Chris Towers
178 Andrew Baumhor
179 Heath Cummings
180 Adam Aizer
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Adam Aizer
182 Heath Cummings
183 Andrew Baumhor
184 Chris Towers
185 R.J. White
186 Ben Gretch
187 Tommy Tran
188 Jamey Eisenberg
189 Meron Berkson
190 Will Brinson
191 Michael Kiser
192 Jack Capotorto
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 Jack Capotorto
194 Michael Kiser
195 Will Brinson
196 Meron Berkson
197 Jamey Eisenberg
198 Tommy Tran
199 Ben Gretch
200 R.J. White
201 Chris Towers
202 Andrew Baumhor
203 Heath Cummings
204 Adam Aizer
Round 18
Pos Team Player
205 Adam Aizer
206 Heath Cummings
207 Andrew Baumhor
208 Chris Towers
209 R.J. White
210 Ben Gretch
211 Tommy Tran
212 Jamey Eisenberg
213 Meron Berkson
214 Will Brinson
215 Michael Kiser
216 Jack Capotorto
Round 19
Pos Team Player
217 Jack Capotorto
218 Michael Kiser
219 Will Brinson
220 Meron Berkson
221 Jamey Eisenberg
222 Tommy Tran
223 Ben Gretch
224 R.J. White
225 Chris Towers
226 Andrew Baumhor
227 Heath Cummings
228 Adam Aizer
Round 20
Pos Team Player
229 Adam Aizer
230 Heath Cummings
231 Andrew Baumhor
232 Chris Towers
233 R.J. White
234 Ben Gretch
235 Tommy Tran
236 Jamey Eisenberg
237 Meron Berkson
238 Will Brinson
239 Michael Kiser
240 Jack Capotorto
Round 21
Pos Team Player
241 Jack Capotorto
242 Michael Kiser
243 Will Brinson
244 Meron Berkson
245 Jamey Eisenberg
246 Tommy Tran
247 Ben Gretch
248 R.J. White
249 Chris Towers
250 Andrew Baumhor
251 Heath Cummings
252 Adam Aizer
Round 22
Pos Team Player
253 Adam Aizer
254 Heath Cummings
255 Andrew Baumhor
256 Chris Towers
257 R.J. White
258 Ben Gretch
259 Tommy Tran
260 Jamey Eisenberg
261 Meron Berkson
262 Will Brinson
263 Michael Kiser
264 Jack Capotorto
Team by Team
Jack Capotorto
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
16 192
17 193
18 216
19 217
20 240
21 241
22 264
Michael Kiser
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
16 191
17 194
18 215
19 218
20 239
21 242
22 263
Will Brinson
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
16 190
17 195
18 214
19 219
20 238
21 243
22 262
Meron Berkson
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
16 189
17 196
18 213
19 220
20 237
21 244
22 261
Jamey Eisenberg
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
16 188
17 197
18 212
19 221
20 236
21 245
22 260
Tommy Tran
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
16 187
17 198
18 211
19 222
20 235
21 246
22 259
Ben Gretch
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
16 186
17 199
18 210
19 223
20 234
21 247
22 258
R.J. White
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
16 185
17 200
18 209
19 224
20 233
21 248
22 257
Chris Towers
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
16 184
17 201
18 208
19 225
20 232
21 249
22 256
Andrew Baumhor
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
16 183
17 202
18 207
19 226
20 231
21 250
22 255
Heath Cummings
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
16 182
17 203
18 206
19 227
20 230
21 251
22 254
Adam Aizer
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
16 181
17 204
18 205
19 228
20 229
21 252
22 253