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The last time I wrote up one of these mock drafts I was lamenting the fact that my draft went haywire after I selected Derick Henry in Round 5 of a Superflex mock draft. That was not a problem in this one-quarterback draft, as Henry went at the end of the second round.

To be clear, my problem was not with taking Henry where I did. Also, I don't have a problem with him at the two-three turn (I have him 25th overall in this format). My problem before was that I drafted Henry and then took rookies with two of my next three picks. In this draft running backs went so early that I was really left with little choice but to build with wide receivers and youth. 

Four of my first five picks were wide receivers who were drafted in the first round and will be 23 years old or younger at the start of the 2022 season. The other pick in that range was Josh Allen, who may have a longer window than all of them. This team was clearly built for the long haul.

My next two picks were Chiefs who could greatly increase their value this season in Clyde Edwards-Helaire and JuJu Smith-Schuster. Edwards-Helaire just turned 23 years old and looks primed to be the passing downs back with Ronald Jones joining the team (I drafted him too). Smith-Schuster won't turn 26 until November and may just be Patrick Mahomes' No. 1 wide receiver.

With five young receivers on the roster, I was essentially looking for two things in my running backs. Youngish guys who could greatly improve their stock this year like Edwards-Helaire and Jones, and rookies. Chase Edmonds doesn't really fit either mold, but he doesn't give me a second starter this year to go along with one of the Chiefs.

Later in the draft, I did draft a couple of veterans in Zach Ertz and Tom Brady, who may seem incongruent with this strategy. But it was the 14th and 15th rounds. There are two possible ways they could pay off big dividends. One, my team could be better than expected in Year 1 and they could help me compete for a title. Two, they could be trade chips to a contender at the deadline. 

Here are the analysts who participated in this mock draft:

Mike Faiella, Dynasty League Football
Joel Cox, CBS Sports
Jay Felicio, Front Yard Fantasy
Dan Schneier, CBS Sports
Marco Enriquez, Dynasty Nerds
Donkey Teeth, Razzball
Heath Cummings, CBS Sports
Adam Aizer, CBS Sports
Troy King, Yahoo Sports
Alfredo Brown, Footballguys
Chris Towers, CBS Sports
Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports

And here are the results:

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