Fantasy Football: January 0.5 PPR mock draft provides sharp reminder with quick change in Philly

The quick hit to Jalen Hurts' value is a harbinger of much offseason change ahead.

We do a lot of mock drafts in the offseason. And this one that you're reading about now -- which is a 12-team, 0.5 PPR league -- is the second one we've done already since the regular season ended. You can see the results of the other 12-team, PPR mock draft that we did by clicking here.

A lot is going to change with free agency and the NFL Draft, which will make these results potentially obsolete. But I never expected it to happen for one player this soon, before Super Bowl LV is even played.

I drafted Jalen Hurts as my starting quarterback in Round 10. When the regular season ended, I projected him to be a top-10 Fantasy quarterback going into next season. And that still could be the case.

But with the Eagles firing coach Doug Pederson, it seems like the team could stick with Carson Wentz as its starting quarterback. If Wentz is the starter, there's little chance Fantasy managers are going to trust Hurts going into the season.

When I built this team, I was initially thrilled with my quarterback duo of Hurts and Taysom Hill, who could be the Saints starter in 2021 if Drew Brees retires. But there's also the chance neither one is a starter next season.

The fun of doing these early mock drafts is to speculate on what could happen in the upcoming season. Our managers are taking into account what just happened in the regular season, as well as what could take place this offseason.

The rookies and free agents will alter that, but it's fun to think about what could happen in certain situations. For example, I drafted D.J. Chark in Round 7, and he could be a star Fantasy receiver with the Jaguars expected to select Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the NFL Draft. I could see Chark potentially going in Round 5 in August with the hype surrounding Lawrence.

I also drafted A.J. Dillon in Round 8, and he could be the starting running back for the Packers next season if Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams leave as free agents. I also drafted Williams in Round 13 in case he gets the chance to start for Green Bay -- or another team.

Now, I also could have made a mistake by drafting Jeff Wilson over Raheem Mostert. I got Wilson in Round 6 as a flex option, while Mostert went in Round 7, and we'll see what the 49ers decide to do with their starting running back in 2021. Maybe I was right in drafting Wilson first, or I could regret passing on Mostert there.

The fun of doing these drafts is waiting to find out what happens this offseason to see if you were right (or wrong) on these early picks. But the best part is we'll do many more mock drafts to correct any potential mistakes.

So enjoy these early mock draft results. Hopefully, by reading this you can learn something for the 2021 campaign and apply it to your leagues when it matters later this year.

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 0.5 points for every reception. We feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE)  and DST. There also are six reserve spots for a 15-round draft. 

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Dan Schneier, NFL Editor
2. Jacob Gibbs, SportsLine Staff Writer
3. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
4. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor
5. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
6. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy  
7. Adam Aizer, Podcast Host
8. Frank Stampfl, Baseball Podcast Host
9. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer
10. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
11. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
12. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer

Round By Round

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

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
Andrew Baumhor
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
Chris Towers
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
Meron Berkson
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
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
Frank Stampfl
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
Adam Aizer
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
George Maselli
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
Jacob Gibbs
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
Heath Cummings
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
R.J. White
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
Daniel Schneier
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