Fantasy Football: Post-free agency 2020 PPR mock draft finishes just as Robby Anderson jets to Carolina

We held this 12-team PPR mock draft Tuesday, March 24 at 2 p.m. ET. Shortly after we finished, Robby Anderson signed a two-year, $20 million deal with the Panthers.

Now, that might seem like a minor transaction after the free agent frenzy that unfolded a week ago, including some crazy trades (DeAndre Hopkins to Arizona and Stefon Diggs to Buffalo) and signings (Tom Brady to Tampa Bay and Melvin Gordon to Denver), which we'll get to in a moment. But Anderson going to Carolina is going to have a negative impact on guys like D.J. Moore and Curtis Samuel.

In this mock draft, Chris Towers selected Moore at No. 13 overall. He was the No. 7 receiver off the board, which I had no problem with before Anderson signed with the Panthers. But now the earliest I would draft Moore is early Round 3 in PPR.

I asked Chris if he would change his pick following the Anderson news, and he said no. Chris said Anderson should hurt Samuel more than Moore, and I agree. But I expect Moore to suffer slightly as well because of another quality receiver taking away targets.

Samuel was drafted in Round 9, two picks after Anderson. I doubt we see Samuel drafted before Round 11 in any format now, and Anderson in Round 9 seems right. His addition to the Panthers also is a downgrade for Ian Thomas, but it shouldn't impact Christian McCaffrey, who remains the No. 1 overall pick in all leagues.

Adding all of these weapons is good news for Teddy Bridgewater, but he remains just a No. 2 Fantasy quarterback at best. It would have been great to have all these receiving options around Cam Newton, but Newton is no longer in Carolina and is searching for a new team.

As for the other prominent players on the move following free agency, it was interesting to see where they were drafted here. For example, Chris drafted Gordon and Todd Gurley, who signed with the Falcons after being released by the Rams, as his top two running backs at No. 36 and 37 overall. That's the right range for both guys in PPR.

Chris also drafted David Johnson, who was part of the Hopkins trade and is now in Houston, at No. 60 overall. That could be a steal if Johnson bounces back from a down year in 2019.

And with Johnson now gone in Arizona, Kenyan Drake becomes a breakout candidate this season. Somehow, Drake fell to Round 3 here, but I would draft him as early as Round 2 in all leagues.

I drafted Hopkins at No. 8 overall, and that might be too soon. He loses value, slightly, going to the Cardinals, but he should still be drafted at the back end of Round 1.

Diggs went in Round 5 at No. 55 overall to Heath Cummings, and that's about the right spot for Diggs now that he's in Buffalo. I can see him getting selected in late Round 4, but his value doesn't change much with the Bills.

The biggest mover at tight end was Austin Hooper to Cleveland, and he was drafted with the second pick in Round 7 by Meron Berkson. Hooper was the No. 7 tight end off the board, and that's the right spot for him since he loses some value with his move to the Browns.

Hayden Hurst replaced Hooper in Atlanta, and he was the No. 15 tight end off the board in Round 13. Heath drafted him as a second tight end to Darren Waller, and I like that strategy of taking a backup Fantasy tight end with huge upside, which is what Hurst has this year. I did the same thing by pairing Jonnu Smith with Travis Kelce.

Brady was drafted as a backup quarterback by Meron in Round 11. By now you know that we always wait on quarterback in most of our drafts, so Brady will likely be selected much sooner than that in your leagues. To put it in better context, Brady was the No. 9 quarterback off the board, and Meron paired him with Aaron Rodgers, who he drafted in Round 10. I like Brady better than Rodgers, but both are right around No. 10 at the position for 2020.

Like Meron, I also drafted two quarterbacks in Kyler Murray (Round 7) and Carson Wentz (Round 13). I like Murray as a top five Fantasy quarterback this year, but Wentz is also a starting option as well. His value was too good to pass up that late in the draft.

As it relates to free agency, some other players I drafted who saw their value change recently include Devin Singletary (Round 4), Darrell Henderson (Round 6), Jamison Crowder (Round 8), Nyheim Hines (Round 9) and Jonnu Smith (Round 11). For Singletary, he didn't inherit any significant competition in free agency, so that's a plus for him this year -- at least prior to the NFL Draft.

Henderson looks like a breakout candidate with Gurley now gone for the Rams. I struggled with taking him or Julian Edelman in Round 6 since Edelman would have been my No. 3 receiver, but Henderson has a higher ceiling now if he's the starter in Los Angeles as expected.

Crowder is the No. 1 receiver for the Jets with Anderson gone, and I like his upside on my roster behind Hopkins and Michael Gallup. And Hines is one of my favorite sleepers now that Philip Rivers is the starting quarterback in Indianapolis. Expect plenty of dump-off passes from Rivers to Hines this year.

Smith was a luxury pick for me since I drafted Kelce in Round 2, but he's a breakout candidate now that Delanie Walker is gone in Tennessee. Smith has the chance to be a top 10 Fantasy tight end in 2020.

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 also award one point for every reception. We feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), K and DST. There also are six reserve spots for a 16-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer
2. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
3. Will Brinson, Senior NFL Writer
4. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor
5. Ben Schragger, Podcast Producer
6. Adam Aizer, Podcast Host
7. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
8. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
9. Ben Gretch, Fantasy Editor
10. R.J. White, NFL Editor
11. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
12. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy

PICK BY PICK			TEAM BY TEAM
FIRST ROUND			ADAM AIZER
PICK	PLAYER		PICK	PLAYER
1	Christian McCaffrey, RB, CAR		6	Dalvin Cook, RB, MIN
2	Saquon Barkley, RB, NYG		19	Adam Thielen, WR, MIN
3	Michael Thomas, WR, NO		30	Kenyan Drake, RB, ARI
4	Alvin Kamara, RB, NO		43	Damien Williams, RB, KC
5	Ezekiel Elliott, RB, DAL		54	T.Y. Hilton, WR, IND
6	Dalvin Cook, RB, MIN		67	Will Fuller, WR, HOU
7	Davante Adams, WR, GB		78	Derrius Guice, RB, WAS
8	DeAndre Hopkins, WR, ARI		91	Brandin Cooks, WR, LAR
9	Tyreek Hill, WR, KC		102	Josh Allen, QB, BUF
10	Julio Jones, WR, ATL		115	Chase Edmonds, RB, ARI
11	Derrick Henry, RB, TEN		126	Jared Cook, TE, NO
12	Chris Godwin, WR, TB		139	N'Keal Harry, WR, NE
SECOND ROUND			150	Parris Campbell, WR, IND
PICK	PLAYER		163	Justin Tucker, K, BAL
13	D.J. Moore, WR, CAR		174	Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, SF
14	Joe Mixon, RB, CIN		187	DST Bears, CHI
15	Austin Ekeler, RB, LAC		ANDREW BAUMHOR
16	Nick Chubb, RB, CLE		PICK	PLAYER
17	Travis Kelce, TE, KC		1	Christian McCaffrey, RB, CAR
18	Aaron Jones, RB, GB		24	Amari Cooper, WR, DAL
19	Adam Thielen, WR, MIN		25	George Kittle, TE, SF
20	Miles Sanders, RB, PHI		48	DK Metcalf, WR, SEA
21	Kenny Golladay, WR, DET		49	Chris Carson, RB, SEA
22	Odell Beckham, WR, CLE		72	Dak Prescott, QB, DAL
23	Mike Evans, WR, TB		73	Phillip Lindsay, RB, DEN
24	Amari Cooper, WR, DAL		96	Robby Anderson, WR, CAR
THIRD ROUND			97	Tyler Higbee, TE, LAR
PICK	PLAYER		120	Sterling Shepard, WR, NYG
25	George Kittle, TE, SF		121	Allen Lazard, WR, GB
26	Keenan Allen, WR, LAC		144	Matt Breida, RB, SF
27	JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, PIT		145	Adrian Peterson, RB, WAS
28	Lamar Jackson, QB, BAL		168	DST Bills, BUF
29	Leonard Fournette, RB, JAC		169	Mohamed Sanu, WR, NE
30	Kenyan Drake, RB, ARI		192	Joey Slye, K, CAR
31	Le'Veon Bell, RB, NYJ		BEN GRETCH
32	Josh Jacobs, RB, LV		PICK	PLAYER
33	A.J. Brown, WR, TEN		9	Tyreek Hill, WR, KC
34	Patrick Mahomes, QB, KC		16	Nick Chubb, RB, CLE
35	Cooper Kupp, WR, LAR		33	A.J. Brown, WR, TEN
36	Todd Gurley, RB, LAR		40	Courtland Sutton, WR, DEN
FOURTH ROUND			57	Tyler Boyd, WR, CIN
PICK	PLAYER		64	Kerryon Johnson, RB, DET
37	Melvin Gordon, RB, DEN		81	Christian Kirk, WR, ARI
38	Calvin Ridley, WR, ATL		88	Mecole Hardman, WR, KC
39	Allen Robinson, WR, CHI		105	Justin Jackson, RB, LAC
40	Courtland Sutton, WR, DEN		112	Tony Pollard, RB, DAL
41	Devin Singletary, RB, BUF		129	Justice Hill, RB, BAL
42	Tyler Lockett, WR, SEA		136	Mike Gesicki, TE, MIA
43	Damien Williams, RB, KC		153	Blake Jarwin, TE, DAL
44	Robert Woods, WR, LAR		160	Baker Mayfield, QB, CLE
45	DeVante Parker, WR, MIA		177	DST Colts, IND
46	Zach Ertz, TE, PHI		184	Josh Lambo, K, JAC
47	Marlon Mack, RB, IND		BEN SCHRAGGER
48	DK Metcalf, WR, SEA		PICK	PLAYER
FIFTH ROUND			5	Ezekiel Elliott, RB, DAL
PICK	PLAYER		20	Miles Sanders, RB, PHI
49	Chris Carson, RB, SEA		29	Leonard Fournette, RB, JAC
50	A.J. Green, WR, CIN		44	Robert Woods, WR, LAR
51	James Conner, RB, PIT		53	Terry McLaurin, WR, WAS
52	Mark Andrews, TE, BAL		68	Julian Edelman, WR, NE
53	Terry McLaurin, WR, WAS		77	Kareem Hunt, RB, CLE
54	T.Y. Hilton, WR, IND	92	Kenny Stills, WR, HOU
55	Stefon Diggs, WR, BUF	101	Evan Engram, TE, NYG
56	Michael Gallup, WR, DAL	116	Tyrell Williams, WR, LV
57	Tyler Boyd, WR, CIN	125	Drew Brees, QB, NO
58	Mark Ingram, RB, BAL	140	Dare Ogunbowale, RB, TB
59	D.J. Chark, WR, JAC	149	Adam Humphries, WR, TEN
60	David Johnson, RB, HOU	164	Jack Doyle, TE, IND
SIXTH ROUND		173	Wil Lutz, K, NO
PICK	PLAYER	188	DST Packers, GB
61	Hunter Henry, TE, LAC	CHRIS TOWERS
62	David Montgomery, RB, CHI	PICK	PLAYER
63	Jarvis Landry, WR, CLE	12	Chris Godwin, WR, TB
64	Kerryon Johnson, RB, DET	13	D.J. Moore, WR, CAR
65	Darrell Henderson, RB, LAR	36	Todd Gurley, RB, LAR
66	Darren Waller, TE, LV	37	Melvin Gordon, RB, DEN
67	Will Fuller, WR, HOU	60	David Johnson, RB, HOU
68	Julian Edelman, WR, NE	61	Hunter Henry, TE, LAC
69	James White, RB, NE	84	Marquise Brown, WR, BAL
70	Duke Johnson, RB, HOU	85	Hunter Renfrow, WR, LV
71	Ronald Jones, RB, TB	108	Anthony Miller, WR, CHI
72	Dak Prescott, QB, DAL	109	Preston Williams, WR, MIA
SEVENTH ROUND		132	Sammy Watkins, WR, KC
PICK	PLAYER	133	Corey Davis, WR, TEN
73	Phillip Lindsay, RB, DEN	156	Miles Boykin, WR, BAL
74	Austin Hooper, TE, CLE	157	DST Ravens, BAL
75	Tarik Cohen, RB, CHI	180	Phillip Rivers, QB, IND
76	Deebo Samuel, WR, SF	181	Dan Bailey, K, MIN
77	Kareem Hunt, RB, CLE	DAVE RICHARD
78	Derrius Guice, RB, WAS	PICK	PLAYER
79	Sony Michel, RB, NE	11	Derrick Henry, RB, TEN
80	Kyler Murray, QB, ARI	14	Joe Mixon, RB, CIN
81	Christian Kirk, WR, ARI	35	Cooper Kupp, WR, LAR
82	Emmanuel Sanders, WR, SF	38	Calvin Ridley, WR, ATL
83	Russell Wilson, QB, SEA	59	D.J. Chark, WR, JAC
84	Marquise Brown, WR, BAL	62	David Montgomery, RB, CHI
EIGHTH ROUND		83	Russell Wilson, QB, SEA
PICK	PLAYER	86	Raheem Mostert, RB, SF
85	Hunter Renfrow, WR, LV	107	Gus Edwards, RB, BAL
86	Raheem Mostert, RB, SF	110	Noah Fant, TE, DEN
87	Devonta Freeman, RB, FA	131	Cole Beasley, WR, BUF
88	Mecole Hardman, WR, KC	134	Malcolm Brown, RB, LAR
89	Jamison Crowder, WR, NYJ	155	DST 49ers, SF
90	Jordan Howard, RB, MIA	158	T.J. Hockenson, TE, DET
91	Brandin Cooks, WR, LAR	179	John Ross, WR, CIN
92	Kenny Stills, WR, HOU	182	Zane Gonzalez, K, ARI
93	Boston Scott, RB, PHI	GEORGE MASELLI
94	Mike Williams, WR, LAC	PICK	PLAYER
95	Marvin Jones, WR, DET	4	Alvin Kamara, RB, NO
96	Robby Anderson, WR, CAR	21	Kenny Golladay, WR, DET
NINTH ROUND		28	Lamar Jackson, QB, BAL
PICK	PLAYER	45	DeVante Parker, WR, MIA
97	Tyler Higbee, TE, LAR	52	Mark Andrews, TE, BAL
98	Curtis Samuel, WR, CAR	69	James White, RB, NE
99	Deshaun Watson, QB, HOU	76	Deebo Samuel, WR, SF
100	Darius Slayton, WR, NYG	93	Boston Scott, RB, PHI
101	Evan Engram, TE, NYG	100	Darius Slayton, WR, NYG
102	Josh Allen, QB, BUF	117	Benny Snell, RB, PIT
103	Tevin Coleman, RB, SF	124	Breshad Perriman, WR, TB
104	Nyheim Hines, RB, IND	141	Matt Ryan, QB, ATL
105	Justin Jackson, RB, LAC	148	Dallas Goedert, TE, PHI
106	Latavius Murray, RB, NO	165	Greg Zuerlein, K, LAR
107	Gus Edwards, RB, BAL	172	DST Patriots, NE
108	Anthony Miller, WR, CHI	189	Damien Harris, RB, NE
10TH ROUND		HEATH CUMMINGS
PICK	PLAYER	PICK	PLAYER
109	Preston Williams, WR, MIA	7	Davante Adams, WR, GB
110	Noah Fant, TE, DEN	18	Aaron Jones, RB, GB
111	John Brown, WR, BUF	31	Le'Veon Bell, RB, NYJ
112	Tony Pollard, RB, DAL	42	Tyler Lockett, WR, SEA
113	Alexander Mattison, RB, MIN	55	Stefon Diggs, WR, BUF
114	Diontae Johnson, WR, PIT	66	Darren Waller, TE, LV
115	Chase Edmonds, RB, ARI	79	Sony Michel, RB, NE
116	Tyrell Williams, WR, LV	90	Jordan Howard, RB, MIA
117	Benny Snell, RB, PIT	103	Tevin Coleman, RB, SF
118	Dede Westbrook, WR, JAC	114	Diontae Johnson, WR, PIT
119	Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB	127	Alshon Jeffery, WR, PHI
120	Sterling Shepard, WR, NYG	138	Golden Tate, WR, NYG
11TH ROUND		151	Hayden Hurst, TE, ATL
PICK	PLAYER	162	Matthew Stafford, QB, DET
121	Allen Lazard, WR, GB	175	DST Chargers, LAC
122	Tom Brady, QB, TB	186	Younghoe Koo, K, ATL
123	Darwin Thompson, RB, KC	JAMEY EISENBERG
124	Breshad Perriman, WR, TB	PICK	PLAYER
125	Drew Brees, QB, NO	8	DeAndre Hopkins, WR, ARI
126	Jared Cook, TE, NO	17	Travis Kelce, TE, KC
127	Alshon Jeffery, WR, PHI	32	Josh Jacobs, RB, LV
128	Jonnu Smith, TE, TEN	41	Devin Singletary, RB, BUF
129	Justice Hill, RB, BAL	56	Michael Gallup, WR, DAL
130	Jamaal Williams, RB, GB	65	Darrell Henderson, RB, LAR
131	Cole Beasley, WR, BUF	80	Kyler Murray, QB, ARI
132	Sammy Watkins, WR, KC	89	Jamison Crowder, WR, NYJ
13TH ROUND		104	Nyheim Hines, RB, IND
PICK	PLAYER	113	Alexander Mattison, RB, MIN
133	Corey Davis, WR, TEN	128	Jonnu Smith, TE, TEN
134	Malcolm Brown, RB, LAR	137	James Washington, WR, PIT
135	O.J. Howard, TE, TB	152	Carson Wentz, QB, PHI
136	Mike Gesicki, TE, MIA	161	Steven Sims, WR, WAS
137	James Washington, WR, PIT	176	Harrison Butker, K, KC
138	Golden Tate, WR, NYG	185	DST Broncos, DEN
139	N'Keal Harry, WR, NE	MERON BERKSON
140	Dare Ogunbowale, RB, TB	PICK	PLAYER
141	Matt Ryan, QB, ATL	2	Saquon Barkley, RB, NYG
142	Antonio Brown, WR, FA	23	Mike Evans, WR, TB
143	Rashaad Penny, RB, SEA	26	Keenan Allen, WR, LAC
144	Matt Breida, RB, SF	47	Marlon Mack, RB, IND
14TH ROUND		50	A.J. Green, WR, CIN
PICK	PLAYER	71	Ronald Jones, RB, TB
145	Adrian Peterson, RB, WAS	74	Austin Hooper, TE, CLE
146	Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARI	95	Marvin Jones, WR, DET
147	Jaylen Samuels, RB, PIT	98	Curtis Samuel, WR, CAR
148	Dallas Goedert, TE, PHI	119	Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB
149	Adam Humphries, WR, TEN	122	Tom Brady, QB, TB
150	Parris Campbell, WR, IND	143	Rashaad Penny, RB, SEA
151	Hayden Hurst, TE, ATL	146	Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARI
152	Carson Wentz, QB, PHI	167	DeAndre Washington, RB, LV
153	Blake Jarwin, TE, DAL	170	DST Saints, NO
154	Randall Cobb, WR, DAL	191	Matt Gay, K, TB
155	DST 49ers, SF	R.J. WHITE
156	Miles Boykin, WR, BAL	PICK	PLAYER
15TH ROUND		10	Julio Jones, WR, ATL
PICK	PLAYER	15	Austin Ekeler, RB, LAC
157	DST Ravens, BAL	34	Patrick Mahomes, QB, KC
158	T.J. Hockenson, TE, DET	39	Allen Robinson, WR, CHI
159	DST Steelers, PIT	58	Mark Ingram, RB, BAL
160	Baker Mayfield, QB, CLE	63	Jarvis Landry, WR, CLE
161	Steven Sims, WR, WAS	82	Emmanuel Sanders, WR, SF
162	Matthew Stafford, QB, DET	87	Devonta Freeman, RB, FA
163	Justin Tucker, K, BAL	106	Latavius Murray, RB, NO
164	Jack Doyle, TE, IND	111	John Brown, WR, BUF
165	Greg Zuerlein, K, LAR	130	Jamaal Williams, RB, GB
166	Royce Freeman, RB, DEN	135	O.J. Howard, TE, TB
167	DeAndre Washington, RB, LV	154	Randall Cobb, WR, DAL
168	DST Bills, BUF	159	DST Steelers, PIT
16TH ROUND		178	Robbie Gould, K, SF
PICK	PLAYER	183	DeSean Jackson, WR, PHI
169	Mohamed Sanu, WR, NE	WILL BRINSON
170	DST Saints, NO	PICK	PLAYER
171	DST Chiefs, KC	3	Michael Thomas, WR, NO
172	DST Patriots, NE	22	Odell Beckham, WR, CLE
173	Wil Lutz, K, NO	27	JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, PIT
174	Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, SF	46	Zach Ertz, TE, PHI
175	DST Chargers, LAC	51	James Conner, RB, PIT
176	Harrison Butker, K, KC	70	Duke Johnson, RB, HOU
177	DST Colts, IND	75	Tarik Cohen, RB, CHI
178	Robbie Gould, K, SF	94	Mike Williams, WR, LAC
179	John Ross, WR, CIN	99	Deshaun Watson, QB, HOU
180	Phillip Rivers, QB, IND	118	Dede Westbrook, WR, JAC
17TH ROUND		123	Darwin Thompson, RB, KC
PICK	PLAYER	142	Antonio Brown, WR, FA
181	Dan Bailey, K, MIN	147	Jaylen Samuels, RB, PIT
182	Zane Gonzalez, K, ARI	166	Royce Freeman, RB, DEN
183	DeSean Jackson, WR, PHI	171	DST Chiefs, KC
184	Josh Lambo, K, JAC	190	Mason Crosby, K, GB
185	DST Broncos, DEN
186	Younghoe Koo, K, ATL
187	DST Bears, CHI
188	DST Packers, GB
189	Damien Harris, RB, NE
190	Mason Crosby, K, GB
191	Matt Gay, K, TB
192	Joey Slye, K, CAR