2012 Draft Prep: 12-team, three WRs

Stop me if you've heard this before: The NFL is a passing league. Of course you have. And it's true.

With that in mind, why not do a Fantasy league where passing is emphasized? There are plenty of ways to make that happen, including increasing the scoring for quarterbacks, two-quarterback leagues or a standard lineup with three receivers. The latter is what we have here, and this is a fun format because receiver is so deep this season.

I have no problem starting my team with Steve Smith and Demaryius Thomas as my top two receivers, and both are ranked in the Top 12 at their respective position. Based on Average Draft Position, I can get Smith in Round 4 and Thomas in Round 5, which is a steal. You're also able to get guys like DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Vincent Jackson, Brandon Lloyd, Steve Johnson and Dwayne Bowe in Round 6 or later.

There's no need to reach for receivers, even in this format, unless you really want Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald or Julio Jones. There's a lack of talent at running back, so the suggestion here is to load up with rushers and then target receivers beginning in Round 3 or 4.

An example of going running back heavy is Nando Di Fino, who started his team with Darren McFadden, Steven Jackson and Jamaal Charles. He took his first receiver in Round 4, which was Smith, and still got Reggie Wayne and Bowe. His only flaw was passing on quarterback and settling for Andrew Luck in Round 11, but he started his team with solid players.

On the other hand, we had Mike Freeman, who ignored running back until Round 5 with BenJarvus Green-Ellis. His first four picks were Calvin Johnson, Greg Jennings, Wes Welker and Antonio Gates. His risk was taking Tony Romo in Round 5 instead of another running back like Isaac Redman, Jonathan Stewart or Peyton Hillis based on who was available.

I like the start for both teams, but I would prefer what Di Fino did because of the overall talent on his roster. You can see how the rest of the draft came out and judge for yourself. Take advantage of our Fantasy Football Twitter feed (@CBSFantasyFB) and post your comments there, or share your thoughts on our Fantasy Football Facebook page.

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, 3 WR, TE, K, DST and a FLEX (RB/WR/TE). There will also be five reserve spots for a 15-round draft.

We also had a special guest join us for this draft as Luke Longmuir -- a randomly-selected reader -- was chosen on Twitter to mock with us. This is something we plan to do going forward, so be on the lookout for your chance to draft with us.

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Our draft order is as follows:

1. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
2. Nathan Zegura, Senior Fantasy Writer
3. Mike Freeman, National NFL Insider
4. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
5. Will Brinson, Senior NFL Blogger
6. Luke Longmuir, Twitter follower
7. Jeff Tobin, Associate Managing Editor
8. J. Darin Darst, College Football Production Editor
9. Nando Di Fino, Senior Fantasy Writer
10. Aleese Kopf, Social Media Coordinator
11. Peter Madden, Editorial Director, Fantasy Sports
12. Adam Aizer, Podcast/Video Host

Round by Round Round 1 Pick Owner Player 1 Dave Richard Arian Foster, RB, HOU 2 Nathan Zegura Ray Rice, RB, BAL 3 Mike Freeman Calvin Johnson, WR, DET 4 Jamey Eisenberg LeSean McCoy, RB, PHI 5 Will Brinson Chris Johnson, RB, TEN 6 Luke Longmuir Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB 7 Jeff Tobin Tom Brady, QB, NE 8 J. Darin Darst Drew Brees, QB, NO 9 Nando Di Fino Darren McFadden, RB, OAK 10 Aleese Kopf Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, JAC 11 Peter Madden DeMarco Murray, RB, DAL 12 Adam Aizer Andre Johnson, WR, HOU Round 2 Pick Owner Player 13 Adam Aizer Ryan Mathews, RB, SD 14 Peter Madden Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARI 15 Aleese Kopf Julio Jones, WR, ATL 16 Nando Di Fino Steven Jackson, RB, STL 17 J. Darin Darst Marshawn Lynch, RB, SEA 18 Jeff Tobin Matt Forte, RB, CHI 19 Luke Longmuir Trent Richardson, RB, CLE 20 Will Brinson A.J. Green, WR, CIN 21 Jamey Eisenberg Cam Newton, QB, CAR 22 Mike Freeman Greg Jennings, WR, GB 23 Nathan Zegura Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN 24 Dave Richard Matthew Stafford, QB, DET Round 3 Pick Owner Player 25 Dave Richard Michael Turner, RB, ATL 26 Nathan Zegura Roddy White, WR, ATL 27 Mike Freeman Wes Welker, WR, NE 28 Jamey Eisenberg Fred Jackson, RB, BUF 29 Will Brinson Jordy Nelson, WR, GB 30 Luke Longmuir Jimmy Graham, TE, NO 31 Jeff Tobin Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, NYG 32 J. Darin Darst Hakeem Nicks, WR, NYG 33 Nando Di Fino Jamaal Charles, RB, KC 34 Aleese Kopf Rob Gronkowski, TE, NE 35 Peter Madden Brandon Marshall, WR, CHI 36 Adam Aizer Victor Cruz, WR, NYG Round 4 Pick Owner Player 37 Adam Aizer Darren Sproles, RB, NO 38 Peter Madden Doug Martin, RB, TB 39 Aleese Kopf Demaryius Thomas, WR, DEN 40 Nando Di Fino Steve Smith, WR, CAR 41 J. Darin Darst Marques Colston, WR, NO 42 Jeff Tobin Mike Wallace, WR, PIT 43 Luke Longmuir Percy Harvin, WR, MIN 44 Will Brinson Jeremy Maclin, WR, PHI 45 Jamey Eisenberg Miles Austin, WR, DAL 46 Mike Freeman Antonio Gates, TE, SD 47 Nathan Zegura Dez Bryant, WR, DAL 48 Dave Richard Vincent Jackson, WR, TB Round 5 Pick Owner Player 49 Dave Richard Brandon Lloyd, WR, NE 50 Nathan Zegura Shonn Greene, RB, NYJ 51 Mike Freeman BenJarvus Green-Ellis, RB, CIN 52 Jamey Eisenberg DeSean Jackson, WR, PHI 53 Will Brinson Reggie Bush, RB, MIA 54 Luke Longmuir Willis McGahee, RB, DEN 55 Jeff Tobin Steve Johnson, WR, BUF 56 J. Darin Darst Frank Gore, RB, SF 57 Nando Di Fino Reggie Wayne, WR, IND 58 Aleese Kopf Stevan Ridley, RB, NE 59 Peter Madden Michael Vick, QB, PHI 60 Adam Aizer Eli Manning, QB, NYG Round 6 Pick Owner Player 61 Adam Aizer Antonio Brown, WR, PIT 62 Peter Madden Aaron Hernandez, TE, NE 63 Aleese Kopf Kevin Smith, RB, DET 64 Nando Di Fino Dwayne Bowe, WR, KC 65 J. Darin Darst Eric Decker, WR, DEN 66 Jeff Tobin Torrey Smith, WR, BAL 67 Luke Longmuir Donald Brown, RB, IND 68 Will Brinson Vernon Davis, TE, SF 69 Jamey Eisenberg Robert Meachem, WR, SD 70 Mike Freeman Tony Romo, QB, DAL 71 Nathan Zegura Pierre Garcon, WR, WAS 72 Dave Richard Isaac Redman, RB, PIT Round 7 Pick Owner Player 73 Dave Richard Titus Young, WR, DET 74 Nathan Zegura Matt Ryan, QB, ATL 75 Mike Freeman Jonathan Stewart, RB, CAR 76 Jamey Eisenberg Peyton Hillis, RB, KC 77 Will Brinson Philip Rivers, QB, SD 78 Luke Longmuir Denarius Moore, WR, OAK 79 Jeff Tobin Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET 80 J. Darin Darst Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, OAK 81 Nando Di Fino Anquan Boldin, WR, BAL 82 Aleese Kopf Peyton Manning, QB, DEN 83 Peter Madden Nate Washington, WR, TEN 84 Adam Aizer Jermichael Finley, TE, GB Round 8 Pick Owner Player 85 Adam Aizer Lance Moore, WR, NO 86 Peter Madden Beanie Wells, RB, ARI 87 Aleese Kopf Greg Little, WR, CLE 88 Nando Di Fino Mark Ingram, RB, NO 89 J. Darin Darst Brandon LaFell, WR, CAR 90 Jeff Tobin Michael Bush, RB, CHI 91 Luke Longmuir Malcom Floyd, WR, SD 92 Will Brinson DeAngelo Williams, RB, CAR 93 Jamey Eisenberg Ryan Williams, RB, ARI 94 Mike Freeman Tony Gonzalez, TE, ATL 95 Nathan Zegura Jason Witten, TE, DAL 96 Dave Richard C.J. Spiller, RB, BUF Round 9 Pick Owner Player 97 Dave Richard Jacob Tamme, TE, DEN 98 Nathan Zegura Toby Gerhart, RB, MIN 99 Mike Freeman LeGarrette Blount, RB, TB 100 Jamey Eisenberg Jermaine Gresham, TE, CIN 101 Will Brinson Kendall Wright, WR, TEN 102 Luke Longmuir Roy Helu, RB, WAS 103 Jeff Tobin Pierre Thomas, RB, NO 104 J. Darin Darst Ben Tate, RB, HOU 105 Nando Di Fino Greg Olsen, TE, CAR 106 Aleese Kopf Evan Royster, RB, WAS 107 Peter Madden Robert Griffin III, QB, WAS 108 Adam Aizer Ronnie Hillman, RB, DEN Round 10 Pick Owner Player 109 Adam Aizer Ronnie Brown, RB, SD 110 Peter Madden Randy Moss, WR, SF 111 Aleese Kopf Laurent Robinson, WR, JAC 112 Nando Di Fino Jon Baldwin, WR, KC 113 J. Darin Darst Brandon Pettigrew, TE, DET 114 Jeff Tobin Justin Blackmon, WR, JAC 115 Luke Longmuir Rashad Jennings, RB, JAC 116 Will Brinson Cedric Benson, RB, GB 117 Jamey Eisenberg Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, ATL 118 Mike Freeman Brandon Jacobs, RB, SF 119 Nathan Zegura Austin Collie, WR, IND 120 Dave Richard Mike Goodson, RB, OAK Round 11 Pick Owner Player 121 Dave Richard Danny Amendola, WR, STL 122 Nathan Zegura David Wilson, RB, NYG 123 Mike Freeman Brent Celek, TE, PHI 124 Jamey Eisenberg Santonio Holmes, WR, NYJ 125 Will Brinson Ben Roethlisberger, QB, PIT 126 Luke Longmuir Felix Jones, RB, DAL 127 Jeff Tobin Fred Davis, TE, WAS 128 J. Darin Darst Matt Schaub, QB, HOU 129 Nando Di Fino Andrew Luck, QB, IND 130 Aleese Kopf Jay Cutler, QB, CHI 131 Peter Madden Bernard Scott, RB, CIN 132 Adam Aizer Randall Cobb, WR, GB Round 12 Pick Owner Player 133 Adam Aizer Daniel Thomas, RB, MIA 134 Peter Madden Robert Turbin, RB, SEA 135 Aleese Kopf Sidney Rice, WR, SEA 136 Nando Di Fino Kenny Britt, WR, TEN 137 J. Darin Darst Isaiah Pead, RB, STL 138 Jeff Tobin Steve Smith, WR, STL 139 Luke Longmuir Brian Quick, WR, STL 140 Will Brinson Leonard Hankerson, WR, WAS 141 Jamey Eisenberg Mike Williams, WR, TB 142 Mike Freeman Tim Hightower, RB, WAS 143 Nathan Zegura Michael Crabtree, WR, SF 144 Dave Richard Nate Burleson, WR, DET Round 13 Pick Owner Player 145 Dave Richard Shane Vereen, RB, NE 146 Nathan Zegura Owen Daniels, TE, HOU 147 Mike Freeman Santana Moss, WR, WAS 148 Jamey Eisenberg 49ers DST 149 Will Brinson Eagles DST 150 Luke Longmuir James Starks, RB, GB 151 Jeff Tobin Mike Tolbert, RB, CAR 152 J. Darin Darst Chris Rainey, RB, PIT 153 Nando Di Fino Montario Hardesty, RB, CLE 154 Aleese Kopf Alex Green, RB, GB 155 Peter Madden Doug Baldwin, WR, SEA 156 Adam Aizer David Nelson, WR, BUF Round 14 Pick Owner Player 157 Adam Aizer Texans DST 158 Peter Madden Steelers DST 159 Aleese Kopf Ravens DST 160 Nando Di Fino Giants DST 161 J. Darin Darst Bears DST 162 Jeff Tobin Jets DST 163 Luke Longmuir David Akers, K, SF 164 Will Brinson Kendall Hunter, RB, SF 165 Jamey Eisenberg Josh Freeman, QB, TB 166 Mike Freeman Mason Crosby, K, GB 167 Nathan Zegura Patriots DST 168 Dave Richard Stephen Gostkowski, K, NE Round 15 Pick Owner Player 169 Dave Richard Packers DST 170 Nathan Zegura Sebastian Janikowski, K, OAK 171 Mike Freeman Lions DST 172 Jamey Eisenberg Garrett Hartley, K, NO 173 Will Brinson Alex Henery, K, PHI 174 Luke Longmuir Bills DST 175 Jeff Tobin Randy Bullock, K, HOU 176 J. Darin Darst Dan Bailey, K, DAL 177 Nando Di Fino Jason Hanson, K, DET 178 Aleese Kopf Matt Bryant, K, ATL 179 Peter Madden Nate Kaeding, K, SD 180 Adam Aizer Matt Prater, K, DEN

Team by Team Adam Aizer Rd.Pk Player 1.12 Andre Johnson, WR, HOU 2.1 Ryan Mathews, RB, SD 3.12 Victor Cruz, WR, NYG 4.1 Darren Sproles, RB, NO 5.12 Eli Manning, QB, NYG 6.1 Antonio Brown, WR, PIT 7.12 Jermichael Finley, TE, GB 8.1 Lance Moore, WR, NO 9.12 Ronnie Hillman, RB, DEN 10.1 Ronnie Brown, RB, SD 11.12 Randall Cobb, WR, GB 12.1 Daniel Thomas, RB, MIA 13.12 David Nelson, WR, BUF 14.1 Texans DST 15.12 Matt Prater, K, DEN Aleese Kopf Rd.Pk Player 1.10 Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, JAC 2.3 Julio Jones, WR, ATL 3.10 Rob Gronkowski, TE, NE 4.3 Demaryius Thomas, WR, DEN 5.10 Stevan Ridley, RB, NE 6.3 Kevin Smith, RB, DET 7.10 Peyton Manning, QB, DEN 8.3 Greg Little, WR, CLE 9.10 Evan Royster, RB, WAS 10.3 Laurent Robinson, WR, JAC 11.10 Jay Cutler, QB, CHI 12.3 Sidney Rice, WR, SEA 13.10 Alex Green, RB, GB 14.3 Ravens DST 15.10 Matt Bryant, K, ATL Dave Richard Rd.Pk Player 1.1 Arian Foster, RB, HOU 2.12 Matthew Stafford, QB, DET 3.1 Michael Turner, RB, ATL 4.12 Vincent Jackson, WR, TB 5.1 Brandon Lloyd, WR, NE 6.12 Isaac Redman, RB, PIT 7.1 Titus Young, WR, DET 8.12 C.J. Spiller, RB, BUF 9.1 Jacob Tamme, TE, DEN 10.12 Mike Goodson, RB, OAK 11.1 Danny Amendola, WR, STL 12.12 Nate Burleson, WR, DET 13.1 Shane Vereen, RB, NE 14.12 Stephen Gostkowski, K, NE 15.1 Packers DST J. Darin Darst Rd.Pk Player 1.8 Drew Brees, QB, NO 2.5 Marshawn Lynch, RB, SEA 3.8 Hakeem Nicks, WR, NYG 4.5 Marques Colston, WR, NO 5.8 Frank Gore, RB, SF 6.5 Eric Decker, WR, DEN 7.8 Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, OAK 8.5 Brandon LaFell, WR, CAR 9.8 Ben Tate, RB, HOU 10.5 Brandon Pettigrew, TE, DET 11.8 Matt Schaub, QB, HOU 12.5 Isaiah Pead, RB, STL 13.8 Chris Rainey, RB, PIT 14.5 Bears DST 15.8 Dan Bailey, K, DAL Jamey Eisenberg Rd.Pk Player 1.4 LeSean McCoy, RB, PHI 2.9 Cam Newton, QB, CAR 3.4 Fred Jackson, RB, BUF 4.9 Miles Austin, WR, DAL 5.4 DeSean Jackson, WR, PHI 6.9 Robert Meachem, WR, SD 7.4 Peyton Hillis, RB, KC 8.9 Ryan Williams, RB, ARI 9.4 Jermaine Gresham, TE, CIN 10.9 Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, ATL 11.4 Santonio Holmes, WR, NYJ 12.9 Mike Williams, WR, TB 13.4 49ers DST 14.9 Josh Freeman, QB, TB 15.4 Garrett Hartley, K, NO Jeff Tobin Rd.Pk Player 1.7 Tom Brady, QB, NE 2.6 Matt Forte, RB, CHI 3.7 Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, NYG 4.6 Mike Wallace, WR, PIT 5.7 Steve Johnson, WR, BUF 6.6 Torrey Smith, WR, BAL 7.7 Mikel Leshoure, RB, DET 8.6 Michael Bush, RB, CHI 9.7 Pierre Thomas, RB, NO 10.6 Justin Blackmon, WR, JAC 11.7 Fred Davis, TE, WAS 12.6 Steve Smith, WR, STL 13.7 Mike Tolbert, RB, CAR 14.6 Jets DST 15.7 Randy Bullock, K, HOU Luke Longmuir Rd.Pk Player 1.6 Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB 2.7 Trent Richardson, RB, CLE 3.6 Jimmy Graham, TE, NO 4.7 Percy Harvin, WR, MIN 5.6 Willis McGahee, RB, DEN 6.7 Donald Brown, RB, IND 7.6 Denarius Moore, WR, OAK 8.7 Malcom Floyd, WR, SD 9.6 Roy Helu, RB, WAS 10.7 Rashad Jennings, RB, JAC 11.6 Felix Jones, RB, DAL 12.7 Brian Quick, WR, STL 13.6 James Starks, RB, GB 14.7 David Akers, K, SF 15.6 Bills DST Mike Freeman Rd.Pk Player 1.3 Calvin Johnson, WR, DET 2.10 Greg Jennings, WR, GB 3.3 Wes Welker, WR, NE 4.10 Antonio Gates, TE, SD 5.3 BenJarvus Green-Ellis, RB, CIN 6.10 Tony Romo, QB, DAL 7.3 Jonathan Stewart, RB, CAR 8.10 Tony Gonzalez, TE, ATL 9.3 LeGarrette Blount, RB, TB 10.10 Brandon Jacobs, RB, SF 11.3 Brent Celek, TE, PHI 12.10 Tim Hightower, RB, WAS 13.3 Santana Moss, WR, WAS 14.10 Mason Crosby, K, GB 15.3 Lions DST Nando Di Fino Rd.Pk Player 1.9 Darren McFadden, RB, OAK 2.4 Steven Jackson, RB, STL 3.9 Jamaal Charles, RB, KC 4.4 Steve Smith, WR, CAR 5.9 Reggie Wayne, WR, IND 6.4 Dwayne Bowe, WR, KC 7.9 Anquan Boldin, WR, BAL 8.4 Mark Ingram, RB, NO 9.9 Greg Olsen, TE, CAR 10.4 Jon Baldwin, WR, KC 11.9 Andrew Luck, QB, IND 12.4 Kenny Britt, WR, TEN 13.9 Montario Hardesty, RB, CLE 14.4 Giants DST 15.9 Jason Hanson, K, DET Nathan Zegura Rd.Pk Player 1.2 Ray Rice, RB, BAL 2.11 Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN 3.2 Roddy White, WR, ATL 4.11 Dez Bryant, WR, DAL 5.2 Shonn Greene, RB, NYJ 6.11 Pierre Garcon, WR, WAS 7.2 Matt Ryan, QB, ATL 8.11 Jason Witten, TE, DAL 9.2 Toby Gerhart, RB, MIN 10.11 Austin Collie, WR, IND 11.2 David Wilson, RB, NYG 12.11 Michael Crabtree, WR, SF 13.2 Owen Daniels, TE, HOU 14.11 Patriots DST 15.2 Sebastian Janikowski, K, OAK Peter Madden Rd.Pk Player 1.11 DeMarco Murray, RB, DAL 2.2 Larry Fitzgerald, WR, ARI 3.11 Brandon Marshall, WR, CHI 4.2 Doug Martin, RB, TB 5.11 Michael Vick, QB, PHI 6.2 Aaron Hernandez, TE, NE 7.11 Nate Washington, WR, TEN 8.2 Beanie Wells, RB, ARI 9.11 Robert Griffin III, QB, WAS 10.2 Randy Moss, WR, SF 11.11 Bernard Scott, RB, CIN 12.2 Robert Turbin, RB, SEA 13.11 Doug Baldwin, WR, SEA 14.2 Steelers DST 15.11 Nate Kaeding, K, SD Will Brinson Rd.Pk Player 1.5 Chris Johnson, RB, TEN 2.8 A.J. Green, WR, CIN 3.5 Jordy Nelson, WR, GB 4.8 Jeremy Maclin, WR, PHI 5.5 Reggie Bush, RB, MIA 6.8 Vernon Davis, TE, SF 7.5 Philip Rivers, QB, SD 8.8 DeAngelo Williams, RB, CAR 9.5 Kendall Wright, WR, TEN 10.8 Cedric Benson, RB, GB 11.5 Ben Roethlisberger, QB, PIT 12.8 Leonard Hankerson, WR, WAS 13.5 Eagles DST 14.8 Kendall Hunter, RB, SF 15.5 Alex Henery, K, PHI