Fantasy Football mock draft: August PPR mock takes an odd turn to the NFC East

Jack Capotorto, who produces our Fantasy Football Today show on CBS Sports HQ, did something fun in our latest 12-team, PPR mock draft. He went all in on the NFC East. All of his players are from that division.

Picking from No. 5 overall, Jack started his team with Ezekiel Elliott, Antonio Gibson and Terry McLaurin with his first three picks. All of them were taken in the right spots, but Round 4 was when Jack committed to this "strategy."

He had the choice between Adam Thielen, Diontae Johnson and Miles Sanders, and he picked Sanders. When he realized that all four players were from the NFC East, he decided to play this out.

In Round 5, Jack took Dak Prescott, which was an excellent pick given that Prescott was selected after Josh Allen and Kyler Murray in the same round. So far, there isn't really a bad pick with this unique roster build.

Jack took Kenny Golladay in Round 6, Devonta Smith in Round 7 and Curtis Samuel in Round 8, and all three of these receivers are going in this range. Golladay (hamstring) is a low-end No. 2 receiver when healthy, and Smith (knee) and Samuel (groin) are quality No. 3 receivers when healthy as well.

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He got Dallas Goedert as his starting tight end in Round 9 and Tony Pollard, who is Elliott's handcuff, in Round 10. Jalen Hurts probably wasn't needed since Jack drafted Prescott, but that was his selection in Round 11. And he drafted J.D. McKissic in Round 12.

Jack ended up with the Washington Football Team DST in Round 13, Kadarius Toney in Round 14 and Devontae Booker, who could be the handcuff for Saquon Barkley, in Round 15. It's not a bad team, and Jack should have the chance to be competitive if Golladay, Smith and Samuel are healthy.

As for my team, I had the No. 3 overall pick and went with Dalvin Cook, who was available since Alvin Kamara went after Christian McCaffrey. I wanted to draft two receivers with my next two picks, depending on who was on the board, and I selected D.K. Metcalf and Allen Robinson.

I had a tough call in Round 4 with Darrell Henderson as my No. 2 running back or Mike Evans as my No. 3 receiver, and I thought Henderson in that spot was the better selection. Since I had quality starters at running back and receiver, I thought it was a good time to draft Allen in Round 5. I love the way this team started.

I drafted Jerry Jeudy in Round 6 as my No. 3 receiver, and I felt that Round 7 was a good time to pick Michael Thomas. We don't know when Thomas is going to play after having ankle surgery in July, but he could be a league-winning player when healthy. This is the range you want to target Thomas, especially if you already have the core of your roster built.

Melvin Gordon, Latavius Murray, Justin Jackson and Alexander Mattison round out my running backs, and Jackson is someone to target in all leagues with a late-round pick. He seems to have the edge for the No. 2 running back job for the Chargers, and he should play in tandem with Austin Ekeler. He's also a potential lottery ticket in case Ekeler gets hurt.

My receiving corps has Elijah Moore and Randall Cobb on the bench, and I love Moore as the potential No. 1 receiver for the Jets. He's dealing with a quad injury, but hopefully he's healthy for Week 1.

I drafted Irv Smith in Round 11, and I was thrilled to get him in that spot since he's a breakout tight end. This is one my favorite rosters so far, regardless of format, and I expect this team to compete for a playoff spot 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 one point 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. Frank Stampfl, Fantasy Baseball Podcast Host
2. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
3. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
4. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
5. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer
6. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
7. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer
8. Jacobs Gibbs, SportsLine Fantasy Analyst
9. Will Brinson, Senior NFL Writer
10. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy
11. Adam Aizer, Fantasy Football Today Podcast Host
12. Dan Schneier, Fantasy Editor

Round By Round

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

Team by Team

Dave Richard
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
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
Jack Capotorto
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
Daniel Schneier
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
Chris Towers
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
Andrew Baumhor
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
Scott Engel
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
Heath Cummings
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
Will Brinson
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
Frank Stampfl
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
Adam Aizer
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
Meron Berkson
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