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Conventional wisdom says wide receivers are more valuable in Dynasty than redraft because of the length of their careers. Conversely, running backs lose value in the format because of how short their peak window is. I agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment, but that doesn't change my strategy of entering a draft with no intentional position strategy. 

That's evidenced below in the fact that I did not take a receiver in the first five rounds. Now granted, it was a Superflex league, but I still took three running backs before selecting a receiver, which probably seems insane to most. What's insane to me is that I still don't hate my receiving corps. That's because the position remains the deepest in football.

Elijah Moore and Marquise Brown were my sixth and seventh-round picks in this draft. Respectively, they're my 15th and 18th ranked receivers, but in this draft, they were 23rd and 28th receivers drafted in this draft. While that could be viewed as good fortune, it's also true that you're very unlikely to see players go exactly as you have them ranked.

In Round 8 I took Michael Thomas, who could still be my No. 1 receiver this season. I love the return of Jameis Winston for Thomas, we just have to see if the 29-year-old can still be a star after essentially two wasted seasons. 

Because I was so strong at running back, I prioritized bench receivers, trying to get a good mix of upside (Calvin Ridley and Will Fuller) and floor (Sterling Shepard). I also ended up with a couple of guys in Corey Davis and Marquez Callaway who would greatly benefit if something were to happen to Thomas or Moore.

I came away pretty thrilled with my receiving corps despite not taking one in the first five rounds. But let's not bury the lede too deep here, my top four running backs are Jonathan Taylor, Javonte Williams, and J.K. Dobbins and Chase Edmonds. In other words, if I did find three good receivers this team looks like a behemoth.

The experts who participated in this mock are:

Adam Aizer, CBS Sports
Dave Richard, CBS Sports
Scott Sidlo, Dynasty Junkies
John Luke Garofalo, Front Yard Fantasy Sports
Heath Cummings, CBS Sports
R.J. White, CBS Sports
Andrew Hall, Fantasy Pros
Josh Bosch, DynastyTradeCalculator.com
Jamey EIsenberg, CBS Sports
Josh Fewster, Front Yard Fantasy Sports
Dan Schneier, CBS Sports
Donkey Teeth, Razzball

And here are the results:

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