Mock drafts are useful for trying new things. It's why we encourage you to do as many as possible before your actual Draft Day. You get to experiment with different strategies and figure out what works best for you in building your Fantasy team.

In our latest 12-team, PPR mock draft -- you can watch the live results here -- I tried something different from the No. 12 spot by taking a Zero RB approach. It's the first mock draft this season where I've gone Zero RB, and I have mixed feelings on the results.

My first five picks, in order, were Tyreek Hill, Stefon Diggs, CeeDee Lamb, Julio Jones and Lamar Jackson. I went with Lamb over Amari Cooper in Round 3 with Cooper still dealing with his ankle injury, but otherwise, these were easy selections.

For the most, I love this start. All four receivers are starters on my team and should be great if healthy, and I have a star quarterback in Jackson. But Round 6 is where the struggle started, and it made me slightly regret this approach. And it had nothing to do with the running backs.

It was frustrating when I saw Mark Andrews, T.J. Hockenson and Kyle Pitts get selected right in front of me at the end of Round 5. I had planned to draft a quarterback at this turn, but I also wanted one of those tight ends. In hindsight, I should have drafted Hockenson, Andrews or Pitts in Round 4 instead of Jones, and I could have selected a different receiver in Round 6 like Kenny Golladay, JuJu Smith-Schuster or Courtland Sutton, among others.

I ended up with Blake Jarwin at tight end in Round 14, and that's the only potential hole on this roster if Jarwin isn't a quality Fantasy option this year. While I like Jarwin as a sleeper, I would have preferred a tight end with a higher ceiling like Hockenson, Andrews or Pitts.

Now, when you take a Zero RB approach, the key to all of this is what you do at running back. And I like the group that I put together with Javonte Williams, Zack Moss, Melvin Gordon, Latavius Murray, Jamaal Williams and Samaje Perine. The Broncos backfield will hopefully deliver one starting Fantasy option out of Javonte Williams and Gordon (I prefer Williams), and Moss should be a borderline starter as the best running back for the Bills. 

Murray, Jamaal Williams and Perine are lottery tickets in case they get increased workloads during the season, but I expect Murray and Williams to have prominent roles on their teams and get enough work to be useful if I have to start them. The waiver wire is also vital to making Zero RB work.

And if we were playing out this league then I would have trade options at receiver, especially since I have two quality reserves in Tre'Quan Smith and DeVante Parker. Smith is a solid sleeper with Michael Thomas (ankle) out to begin the season with the Saints.

I probably won't use Zero RB much this season because wide receiver is so deep this year. Most likely, I'll take a modified approach with one running back in the first two rounds. And that will probably be the next strategy I use in our next mock draft.

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. Nate Williams, Podcast Listener Participant

2. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer

3. Frank Stampfl, Fantasy Baseball Today Podcast Host

4. Dan Schneier, Fantasy Editor

5. Scott Engel, SportsLine Fantasy Analyst

6. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy

7. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer

8. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy

9. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer

10. Adam Aizer, Fantasy Football Today Podcast Host

11. Mike Miller, Podcast Listener Participant

12. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer

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