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In the past my rankings and mock drafts have always slanted heavily towards wide receivers early in Dynasty. They have far more longevity than running backs and they aren't as injury prone on a yearly basis. But I'm an even bigger proponent of not entering a draft with a set strategy, which is how I somehow went six rounds in our first post-draft Dynasty mock without drafting a wide receiver.

My first two picks, Christian McCaffrey and Aaron Jones were no-brainers. And it's easy to look back now and say "if I'd known Josh Jacobs would be there at pick 48, I would have passed on J.K. Dobbins at pick 25". But I didn't have that hindsight at the time. And there was no receiver available in Round 5 I thought would be as impactful as Lamar Jackson. After taking Noah Fant in Round 6, I pretty much just drafted receivers the rest of the draft. And it's a good idea to talk about strategy if you find yourself in a similar situation. 

With a core of Jackson, McCaffrey, Jones, Dobbins, and Jacobs this team has a three-to-four year window as a contender. So I wasn't going to use too many picks on guys I expected to have more future value than 2021 value. This is a win-now squad, I can find young receivers in 2022 and 2023. Hence, my top four receivers are all 27 or older. But they're all also top-36 receivers in most re-draft rankings. That's plenty good with four top-20 running backs (all starters in these lineups) on my squad.

Is this the way I prefer to attack a Dynasty startup? Not really, but I don't hate the finished product. And if I really wanted to I'm pretty sure I can deal a running back for a starting receiver without much trouble. It's more important to be open to a strategy like this than it is to draft exactly the way you plan going into a draft.

The rules for this mock were full PPR with one quarterback, two running backs, three receivers, a tight end and two flexes. Here are the analysts who participated in the mock:

Heath Cummings, CBS Sports
Justin Lampkin, Clock Management
Matt Donnelly, Dynasty Vipers
R.J. White, CBS Sports
Chris Towers, CBS Sports
Dave Richard, CBS Sports
Rumboyz Robbie, Rumboyz Fantasy Network
Matt Price, Dynasty League Football
Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports
Adam Aizer, CBS Sports
LaQuan Jones, RealDealFantasy HQ
Dan Schneier, CBS Sports

And here are the results:

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Team 2
2 LaQuan Jones
3 Team 12
4 Team 1
5 Team 5
6 R.J. White
7 Team 7
8 MattDonnellyFF
9 Clock Management
10 Rumboyz Robbie
11 DAVE
12 Team 10
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Team 10
14 DAVE
15 Rumboyz Robbie
16 Clock Management
17 MattDonnellyFF
18 Team 7
19 R.J. White
20 Team 5
21 Team 1
22 Team 12
23 LaQuan Jones
24 Team 2
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Team 2
26 LaQuan Jones
27 Team 12
28 Team 1
29 Team 5
30 R.J. White
31 Team 7
32 MattDonnellyFF
33 Clock Management
34 Rumboyz Robbie
35 DAVE
36 Team 10
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Team 10
38 DAVE
39 Rumboyz Robbie
40 Clock Management
41 MattDonnellyFF
42 Team 7
43 R.J. White
44 Team 5
45 Team 1
46 Team 12
47 LaQuan Jones
48 Team 2
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Team 2
50 LaQuan Jones
51 Team 12
52 Team 1
53 Team 5
54 R.J. White
55 Team 7
56 MattDonnellyFF
57 Clock Management
58 Rumboyz Robbie
59 DAVE
60 Team 10
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Team 10
62 DAVE
63 Rumboyz Robbie
64 Clock Management
65 MattDonnellyFF
66 Team 7
67 R.J. White
68 Team 5
69 Team 1
70 Team 12
71 LaQuan Jones
72 Team 2
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Team 2
74 LaQuan Jones
75 Team 12
76 Team 1
77 Team 5
78 R.J. White
79 Team 7
80 MattDonnellyFF
81 Clock Management
82 Rumboyz Robbie
83 DAVE
84 Team 10
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Team 10
86 DAVE
87 Rumboyz Robbie
88 Clock Management
89 MattDonnellyFF
90 Team 7
91 R.J. White
92 Team 5
93 Team 1
94 Team 12
95 LaQuan Jones
96 Team 2
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Team 2
98 LaQuan Jones
99 Team 12
100 Team 1
101 Team 5
102 R.J. White
103 Team 7
104 MattDonnellyFF
105 Clock Management
106 Rumboyz Robbie
107 DAVE
108 Team 10
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Team 10
110 DAVE
111 Rumboyz Robbie
112 Clock Management
113 MattDonnellyFF
114 Team 7
115 R.J. White
116 Team 5
117 Team 1
118 Team 12
119 LaQuan Jones
120 Team 2
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Team 2
122 LaQuan Jones
123 Team 12
124 Team 1
125 Team 5
126 R.J. White
127 Team 7
128 MattDonnellyFF
129 Clock Management
130 Rumboyz Robbie
131 DAVE
132 Team 10
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Team 10
134 DAVE
135 Rumboyz Robbie
136 Clock Management
137 MattDonnellyFF
138 Team 7
139 R.J. White
140 Team 5
141 Team 1
142 Team 12
143 LaQuan Jones
144 Team 2
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Team 2
146 LaQuan Jones
147 Team 12
148 Team 1
149 Team 5
150 R.J. White
151 Team 7
152 MattDonnellyFF
153 Clock Management
154 Rumboyz Robbie
155 DAVE
156 Team 10
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Team 10
158 DAVE
159 Rumboyz Robbie
160 Clock Management
161 MattDonnellyFF
162 Team 7
163 R.J. White
164 Team 5
165 Team 1
166 Team 12
167 LaQuan Jones
168 Team 2
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Team 2
170 LaQuan Jones
171 Team 12
172 Team 1
173 Team 5
174 R.J. White
175 Team 7
176 MattDonnellyFF
177 Clock Management
178 Rumboyz Robbie
179 DAVE
180 Team 10
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Team 10
182 DAVE
183 Rumboyz Robbie
184 Clock Management
185 MattDonnellyFF
186 Team 7
187 R.J. White
188 Team 5
189 Team 1
190 Team 12
191 LaQuan Jones
192 Team 2
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 Team 2
194 LaQuan Jones
195 Team 12
196 Team 1
197 Team 5
198 R.J. White
199 Team 7
200 MattDonnellyFF
201 Clock Management
202 Rumboyz Robbie
203 DAVE
204 Team 10
Round 18
Pos Team Player
205 Team 10
206 DAVE
207 Rumboyz Robbie
208 Clock Management
209 MattDonnellyFF
210 Team 7
211 R.J. White
212 Team 5
213 Team 1
214 Team 12
215 LaQuan Jones
216 Team 2
Round 19
Pos Team Player
217 Team 2
218 LaQuan Jones
219 Team 12
220 Team 1
221 Team 5
222 R.J. White
223 Team 7
224 MattDonnellyFF
225 Clock Management
226 Rumboyz Robbie
227 DAVE
228 Team 10
Round 20
Pos Team Player
229 Team 10
230 DAVE
231 Rumboyz Robbie
232 Clock Management
233 MattDonnellyFF
234 Team 7
235 R.J. White
236 Team 5
237 Team 1
238 Team 12
239 LaQuan Jones
240 Team 2
Team by Team
Team 2
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
19 217
20 240
LaQuan Jones
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
19 218
20 239
Team 12
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
19 219
20 238
Team 1
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
19 220
20 237
Team 5
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
19 221
20 236
R.J. White
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
19 222
20 235
Team 7
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
19 223
20 234
MattDonnellyFF
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
19 224
20 233
Clock Management
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
19 225
20 232
Rumboyz Robbie
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
19 226
20 231
DAVE
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
19 227
20 230
Team 10
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
19 228
20 229