2020 Fantasy Football: Final pre-NFL Draft PPR mock hours before Rob Gronkowski lands in Tampa Bay

We wanted to do one final Fantasy Football mock draft before the start of Thursday's NFL Draft, even though plenty will change once the rookies have their new homes as professionals. But we didn't expect things to change so quickly thanks to a major trade.

This 12-team, PPR mock draft was done Tuesday afternoon. By Tuesday evening, Rob Gronkowski was not only back in the NFL following a one-year retirement, he was traded to Tampa Bay to join former New England teammate Tom Brady.

We obviously didn't draft Gronkowski in this league. If we had, he likely would have been selected in the Round 9 range. Austin Hooper was the first pick in Round 9 as the No. 9 tight end off the board -- behind Travis Kelce, George Kittle, Mark Andrews, Zach Ertz, Darren Waller, Evan Engram, Tyler Higbee and Hunter Henry.

I have Gronkowski ranked at No. 10, and this is where I would have drafted him. He could go earlier, but I wouldn't overvalue Gronkowski now that he's back. Keep in mind that he'll be 31 in May, he has to get back in football shape and he's never shared the field with a talented receiving corps like he has with Chris Godwin and Mike Evans.

Gronkowski also hasn't played 16 games since 2011, and he struggled in 2018 with 47 catches for 682 yards and just three touchdowns. Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians also isn't a big fan of featuring tight ends.

But Gronkowski obviously has a great rapport with Brady, which matters. And maybe the year off helped his body heal and has him ready to go. I'm skeptical, but I'd take a chance on him in Round 9 or later if available.

As for Brady, he was the No. 9 quarterback off the board in Round 9 -- behind Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott, Deshaun Watson, Kyler Murray, Matt Ryan and Josh Allen. I have Brady ranked No. 8 following the addition of Gronkowski, and I would draft him ahead of Ryan of the guys listed here.

Godwin was drafted at No. 5 overall in this mock draft as the second receiver off the board behind Michael Thomas, which was too soon even before the Gronkowski trade. Godwin is still a borderline first-round pick in all leagues because he'll be the slot receiver for Brady, but he should not be drafted ahead of Ezekiel Elliott, Dalvin Cook, Davante Adams or Julio Jones.

Evans will see his value take a hit with Gronkowski because of a potential downturn in touchdowns. Evans was drafted in Round 2 here as the No. 7 receiver off the board, but I would draft him in Round 3 now. He should be drafted after guys like D.J. Moore, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Adam Thielen, Kenny Golladay, Amari Cooper and Calvin Ridley.

The next thing we're waiting for with Tampa Bay is a potential trade for O.J. Howard. Hopefully, he gets sent to a team that can highlight his skills and make him a potential starting Fantasy tight end again.

The Buccaneers also could make a big move in the NFL Draft by selecting a running back. Ronald Jones has plenty of potential, but we expect Tampa Bay to provide competition for Jones as the starter in 2020.

I drafted Jones here in Round 7 as my No. 4 running back behind Saquon Barkley, Nick Chubb and Darrell Henderson. If Jones doesn't get significant competition, he could be a steal at this point.

The same goes for Henderson if the Rams don't add a running back in the NFL Draft to help replace Todd Gurley. I took Henderson ahead of Jones in Round 6.

Nyheim Hines and Boston Scott round out my running back corps, and I love this group. It was easy to take Barkley and Chubb with my first two picks, and Hines is one of my favorite sleepers in PPR. I'm excited to see how he does catching passes from Philip Rivers this year.

At receiver, I also took players I'm excited about in Adam Thielen, T.Y. Hilton, A.J. Green, Justin Jefferson, Anthony Miller and Parris Campbell. Thielen gets a boost with Stefon Diggs gone, and Hilton should benefit with Rivers. Green also could be a steal in Round 5 if he's healthy and can quickly establish a rapport with Joe Burrow, and I can't wait to see where Jefferson ends up in the NFL Draft.

I waited on quarterback and tight end and landed Drew Brees in Round 11 and Hayden Hurst in Round 12, and Hurst has breakout potential as the replacement for Hooper in Atlanta. This is one of my favorite teams that I've drafted so far this offseason.

We'll be doing plenty more mock drafts in the next few weeks following the NFL Draft. And it will be fun to see when Gronkowski comes off the board now that he's back in the NFL and reunited with Brady in Tampa Bay.

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. Ben Schragger, Podcast Producer
2. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
3. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy
4. Ben Gretch, Fantasy Editor
5. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor
6. Tommy Tran, CBS Sports HQ Host
7. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
8. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer
9. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
10. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
11. Adam Aizer, Podcast Host
12. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer

Round By Round

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

Team by Team

Dan Schneier
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
Joel Cox
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
Adam Aizer
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
Heath Cummings
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
Dave Richard
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
Jamey Eisenberg
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
Daniel Sharp
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
O.J. Webber
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
Scott Fish
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
Meron Berkson
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
George Maselli
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
Zach Brook
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