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The best part about any 10-team Fantasy league is looking at your roster when the draft is over. That wow factor hits you when you see all the stars.

These leagues are fun, and we held a 10-team, PPR mock draft Thursday to show you how to build a roster in this format. All of these teams are loaded, and it's challenging to gain an edge on your competition.

My approach to this draft was to select as many difference makers as possible, and I accomplished that with my first four picks from No. 8 overall. I started with Cooper Kupp, Nick Chubb, Josh Allen and Mark Andrews, and those are arguably all top five players at their respective positions.

I'm not usually inclined to draft a quarterback and tight end with two of my first four picks, but the value of Allen in Round 3 and Andrews in Round 4 was too good to pass up. And the hope is that Allen and Andrews dominate the competition at those positions on a weekly basis -- well, maybe except when I play the team with Travis Kelce.

I also built a robust running back corps with Chubb, J.K. Dobbins (Round 5), Dameon Pierce (Round 6), Kenneth Walker III (Round 7), Zach Charbonnet (Round 10) and Jamaal Williams (Round 13). The nice thing is we play two flex options in this league, so I can start Chubb, Dobbins, Pierce and hopefully Walker if he's healthy for Week 1. 

If Walker (groin) is out, then I can pivot to Charbonnet, and I like pairing these two together if possible when the price is right. I didn't have to reach for either one in this draft. And Williams can also be a nice fill-in option if needed, especially for the first three weeks of the season while Alvin Kamara (suspension) is out.

My receiving corps is solid, but it's not as formidable as the rest of my roster for a 10-team, PPR league. Kupp is a star, and I have nice complementary options in Tyler Lockett (Round 8), Zay Flowers (Round 9), Elijah Moore (Round 11), Jameson Williams (Round 12), Rashee Rice (Round 14) and Tyler Boyd (Round 15). But this is clearly the weakness of my roster.

The hope is Lockett is still a standout Fantasy option even with the addition of Jaxon Smith-Njigba in Seattle, and Flowers is the clear No. 1 receiver in Baltimore. Moore should be a steal as the No. 2 receiver in Cleveland, and I hope Williams comes back from his suspension in Week 7 ready for a sensational sophomore campaign.

I drafted Rice and Boyd with the hope they become lottery tickets this season. If Rice earns a prominent role for the Chiefs then he could be an amazing surprise as a rookie. And Boyd is an injury away from being a popular target for Joe Burrow, which would make him very popular for Fantasy managers.

It's unlikely that you'll have a perfect roster on Draft Day, even in a 10-team league. But you want to find an edge somewhere, and I feel like I accomplished that with Kupp, Chubb, Allen and Andrews, as well as some other quality players, which should make this roster a playoff-caliber team.

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 and 2 FLEX (RB/WR/TE) with six reserves for a 15-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
2. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy Sports
3. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
4. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
5. Zach Brook, FFT Social Media Coordinator
6. Daniel Schneier, Senior Fantasy Editor
7. Noah Mindel, CBS Sports HQ Producer
8. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
9. Frank Stampfl, FBT Podcast Host
10. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Daniel Schneier
2 Adam Aizer
3 Jamey Eisenberg
4 Meron Berkson
5 Brandon Howard
6 Jake Grogins
7 Heath Cummings
8 Rob Thomas
9 Scott Engel
10 Zach Brook
Round 2
Pos Team Player
11 Zach Brook
12 Scott Engel
13 Rob Thomas
14 Heath Cummings
15 Jake Grogins
16 Brandon Howard
17 Meron Berkson
18 Jamey Eisenberg
19 Adam Aizer
20 Daniel Schneier
Round 3
Pos Team Player
21 Daniel Schneier
22 Adam Aizer
23 Jamey Eisenberg
24 Meron Berkson
25 Brandon Howard
26 Jake Grogins
27 Heath Cummings
28 Rob Thomas
29 Scott Engel
30 Zach Brook
Round 4
Pos Team Player
31 Zach Brook
32 Scott Engel
33 Rob Thomas
34 Heath Cummings
35 Jake Grogins
36 Brandon Howard
37 Meron Berkson
38 Jamey Eisenberg
39 Adam Aizer
40 Daniel Schneier
Round 5
Pos Team Player
41 Daniel Schneier
42 Adam Aizer
43 Jamey Eisenberg
44 Meron Berkson
45 Brandon Howard
46 Jake Grogins
47 Heath Cummings
48 Rob Thomas
49 Scott Engel
50 Zach Brook
Round 6
Pos Team Player
51 Zach Brook
52 Scott Engel
53 Rob Thomas
54 Heath Cummings
55 Jake Grogins
56 Brandon Howard
57 Meron Berkson
58 Jamey Eisenberg
59 Adam Aizer
60 Daniel Schneier
Round 7
Pos Team Player
61 Daniel Schneier
62 Adam Aizer
63 Jamey Eisenberg
64 Meron Berkson
65 Brandon Howard
66 Jake Grogins
67 Heath Cummings
68 Rob Thomas
69 Scott Engel
70 Zach Brook
Round 8
Pos Team Player
71 Zach Brook
72 Scott Engel
73 Rob Thomas
74 Heath Cummings
75 Jake Grogins
76 Brandon Howard
77 Meron Berkson
78 Jamey Eisenberg
79 Adam Aizer
80 Daniel Schneier
Round 9
Pos Team Player
81 Daniel Schneier
82 Adam Aizer
83 Jamey Eisenberg
84 Meron Berkson
85 Brandon Howard
86 Jake Grogins
87 Heath Cummings
88 Rob Thomas
89 Scott Engel
90 Zach Brook
Round 10
Pos Team Player
91 Zach Brook
92 Scott Engel
93 Rob Thomas
94 Heath Cummings
95 Jake Grogins
96 Brandon Howard
97 Meron Berkson
98 Jamey Eisenberg
99 Adam Aizer
100 Daniel Schneier
Round 11
Pos Team Player
101 Daniel Schneier
102 Adam Aizer
103 Jamey Eisenberg
104 Meron Berkson
105 Brandon Howard
106 Jake Grogins
107 Heath Cummings
108 Rob Thomas
109 Scott Engel
110 Zach Brook
Round 12
Pos Team Player
111 Zach Brook
112 Scott Engel
113 Rob Thomas
114 Heath Cummings
115 Jake Grogins
116 Brandon Howard
117 Meron Berkson
118 Jamey Eisenberg
119 Adam Aizer
120 Daniel Schneier
Round 13
Pos Team Player
121 Daniel Schneier
122 Adam Aizer
123 Jamey Eisenberg
124 Meron Berkson
125 Brandon Howard
126 Jake Grogins
127 Heath Cummings
128 Rob Thomas
129 Scott Engel
130 Zach Brook
Round 14
Pos Team Player
131 Zach Brook
132 Scott Engel
133 Rob Thomas
134 Heath Cummings
135 Jake Grogins
136 Brandon Howard
137 Meron Berkson
138 Jamey Eisenberg
139 Adam Aizer
140 Daniel Schneier
Round 15
Pos Team Player
141 Daniel Schneier
142 Adam Aizer
143 Jamey Eisenberg
144 Meron Berkson
145 Brandon Howard
146 Jake Grogins
147 Heath Cummings
148 Rob Thomas
149 Scott Engel
150 Zach Brook
Team by Team
Daniel Schneier
Rd Pk Player
1 1
2 20
3 21
4 40
5 41
6 60
7 61
8 80
9 81
10 100
11 101
12 120
13 121
14 140
15 141
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 2
2 19
3 22
4 39
5 42
6 59
7 62
8 79
9 82
10 99
11 102
12 119
13 122
14 139
15 142
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 3
2 18
3 23
4 38
5 43
6 58
7 63
8 78
9 83
10 98
11 103
12 118
13 123
14 138
15 143
Meron Berkson
Rd Pk Player
1 4
2 17
3 24
4 37
5 44
6 57
7 64
8 77
9 84
10 97
11 104
12 117
13 124
14 137
15 144
Brandon Howard
Rd Pk Player
1 5
2 16
3 25
4 36
5 45
6 56
7 65
8 76
9 85
10 96
11 105
12 116
13 125
14 136
15 145
Jake Grogins
Rd Pk Player
1 6
2 15
3 26
4 35
5 46
6 55
7 66
8 75
9 86
10 95
11 106
12 115
13 126
14 135
15 146
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 7
2 14
3 27
4 34
5 47
6 54
7 67
8 74
9 87
10 94
11 107
12 114
13 127
14 134
15 147
Rob Thomas
Rd Pk Player
1 8
2 13
3 28
4 33
5 48
6 53
7 68
8 73
9 88
10 93
11 108
12 113
13 128
14 133
15 148
Scott Engel
Rd Pk Player
1 9
2 12
3 29
4 32
5 49
6 52
7 69
8 72
9 89
10 92
11 109
12 112
13 129
14 132
15 149
Zach Brook
Rd Pk Player
1 10
2 11
3 30
4 31
5 50
6 51
7 70
8 71
9 90
10 91
11 110
12 111
13 130
14 131
15 150