Fantasy football mock draft: Matthew Stafford a late value

It’s going to be fun drafting quarterbacks this season. The position is deep, and you don’t have to reach for one early on Draft Day.

In our latest 12-team, half-PPR mock draft featuring members of our CBS Sports staff, the quarterback value was fantastic. Josh Allen fell to No. 47 overall. Drake Maye was selected in Round 6. And Jaxson Dart fell to Round 11.

Now, before we continue, you should know that quarterbacks tend to slip in analyst drafts. But even the CBS Sports Average Draft Position data shows that quarterbacks are solid value picks this season. The only quarterback being drafted in the first three rounds is Allen at No. 19 overall. Lamar Jackson is next at No. 39. And on and on it goes.

In this draft, I had the chance to draft Allen in Round 4 but opted for D.J. Moore instead. I also passed on Jackson for D’Andre Swift in Round 5. My toughest decision was Jordan Addison or Trevor Lawrence in Round 9, but I wanted to see what my team would look like by waiting on a quarterback as long as possible.

Finally, in Round 12, I drafted Matthew Stafford. I was the last manager in this league to draft a starting quarterback, and it worked out well since Stafford was the No. 1 quarterback in 2025.

I followed that up with Jared Goff in Round 13, and I love Goff this season. His schedule is fantastic with only five outdoor games through Week 17.

Other quarterbacks drafted in Round 13 or later included Brock Purdy, Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield. And quarterbacks who didn’t get drafted were Bo Nix, Tyler Shough, Malik Willis and Jordan Love.

While Allen, Jackson and Maye are studs, there’s so much value at quarterback this season. But for this strategy to work, you have to love the rest of your roster. And I’m pretty excited about this team.

The strength of my squad is at receiver and tight end with Ja’Marr Chase, Moore, Chris Godwin, Addison, Matthew Golden and Brock Bowers. I waited until Round 3 to draft my first running back, but I still have a solid corps with Jeremiyah Love, Swift, Tony Pollard, Jordan Mason, Chris Rodriguez Jr. and George Holani.

If the Stafford-Goff pairing works out as well as I expect, then this team should compete for a playoff spot. I’m planning to wait for a quarterback a lot this season.

As a reference point for this mock draft, 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 and FLEX (RB/WR/TE) with six reserves for a 14-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Jake Grogins, CBS Sports HQ Production Staff
2. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
3. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
4. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer
5. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Senior Coordinating Producer
6. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host
7. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
8. Jake Winderman, CBS Sports News Editor
9. James Lamberts, CBS Sports HQ Producer
10. Tommy Tran, CBS Sports HQ Host
11. Dan Schneier, Senior Fantasy Editor
12. Jaclyn DeAugustino, CBS Sports HQ Host

Round By Round

Round 1
Pos	Team	Player
1	Jake Grogins	J. Gibbs RB DET
2	Thomas Shafer	B. Robinson RB ATL
3	Jamey Eisenberg	J. Chase WR CIN
4	Jack Capotorto	J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
5	Meron Berkson	P. Nacua WR LAR
6	Adam Aizer	C. McCaffrey RB SF
7	Dave Richard	J. Taylor RB IND
8	Jake Winderman	A. St. Brown WR DET
9	James Lamberts	D. Henry RB BAL
10	Tommy Tran	C. Lamb WR DAL
11	Dan Schneier	J. Jefferson WR MIN
12	Jaclyn DeAugustino	J. Cook RB BUF
Round 2
Pos	Team	Player
13	Jaclyn DeAugustino	D. London WR ATL
14	Dan Schneier	C. Brown RB CIN
15	Tommy Tran	A. Jeanty RB LV
16	James Lamberts	S. Barkley RB PHI
17	Jake Winderman	K. Walker III RB KC
18	Dave Richard	D. Achane RB MIA
19	Adam Aizer	O. Hampton RB LAC
20	Meron Berkson	A. Brown WR NE
21	Jack Capotorto	N. Collins WR HOU
22	Jamey Eisenberg	B. Bowers TE LV
23	Thomas Shafer	J. Jacobs RB GB
24	Jake Grogins	G. Pickens WR DAL
Round 3
Pos	Team	Player
25	Jake Grogins	T. McBride TE ARI
26	Thomas Shafer	R. Rice WR KC
27	Jamey Eisenberg	J. Love RB ARI
28	Jack Capotorto	M. Nabers WR NYG
29	Meron Berkson	D. Smith WR PHI
30	Adam Aizer	T. Higgins WR CIN
31	Dave Richard	E. Egbuka WR TB
32	Jake Winderman	B. Hall RB NYJ
33	James Lamberts	C. Olave WR NO
34	Tommy Tran	K. Williams RB LAR
35	Dan Schneier	Z. Flowers WR BAL
36	Jaclyn DeAugustino	G. Wilson WR NYJ
Round 4
Pos	Team	Player
37	Jaclyn DeAugustino	J. Williams WR DET
38	Dan Schneier	L. McConkey WR LAC
39	Tommy Tran	T. McMillan WR CAR
40	James Lamberts	D. Adams WR LAR
41	Jake Winderman	J. Waddle WR DEN
42	Dave Richard	C. Loveland TE CHI
43	Adam Aizer	J. Williams RB DAL
44	Meron Berkson	Q. Judkins RB CLE
45	Jack Capotorto	C. Skattebo RB NYG
46	Jamey Eisenberg	D. Moore WR BUF
47	Thomas Shafer	J. Allen QB BUF
48	Jake Grogins	L. Burden III WR CHI
Round 5
Pos	Team	Player
49	Jake Grogins	P. Washington WR JAC
50	Thomas Shafer	M. Evans WR SF
51	Jamey Eisenberg	D. Swift RB CHI
52	Jack Capotorto	T. Etienne RB NO
53	Meron Berkson	B. Irving RB TB
54	Adam Aizer	L. Jackson QB BAL
55	Dave Richard	T. McLaurin WR WAS
56	Jake Winderman	C. Watson WR GB
57	James Lamberts	R. Odunze WR CHI
58	Tommy Tran	T. Henderson RB NE
59	Dan Schneier	T. Warren TE IND
60	Jaclyn DeAugustino	B. Tuten RB JAC
Round 6
Pos	Team	Player
61	Jaclyn DeAugustino	J. Warren RB PIT
62	Dan Schneier	D. Montgomery RB HOU
63	Tommy Tran	J. Burrow QB CIN
64	James Lamberts	J. Daniels QB WAS
65	Jake Winderman	D. Maye QB NE
66	Dave Richard	B. Thomas Jr. WR JAC
67	Adam Aizer	C. Tate WR TEN
68	Meron Berkson	S. LaPorta TE DET
69	Jack Capotorto	J. Price RB SEA
70	Jamey Eisenberg	T. Pollard RB TEN
71	Thomas Shafer	M. Harrison Jr. WR ARI
72	Jake Grogins	R. Stevenson RB NE
Round 7
Pos	Team	Player
73	Jake Grogins	J. Tyson WR NO
74	Thomas Shafer	K. Pitts TE ATL
75	Jamey Eisenberg	C. Godwin WR TB
76	Jack Capotorto	T. Kraft TE GB
77	Meron Berkson	C. Sutton WR DEN
78	Adam Aizer	J. Downs WR IND
79	Dave Richard	J. Brooks RB CAR
80	Jake Winderman	R. Dowdle RB PIT
81	James Lamberts	A. Pierce WR IND
82	Tommy Tran	H. Fannin Jr. TE CLE
83	Dan Schneier	Q. Johnston WR LAC
84	Jaclyn DeAugustino	D. Prescott QB DAL
Round 8
Pos	Team	Player
85	Jaclyn DeAugustino	D. Goedert TE PHI
86	Dan Schneier	C. Williams QB CHI
87	Tommy Tran	M. Lemon WR PHI
88	James Lamberts	C. Hubbard RB CAR
89	Jake Winderman	G. Kittle TE SF
90	Dave Richard	J. Hurts QB PHI
91	Adam Aizer	I. Likely TE NYG
92	Meron Berkson	J. Herbert QB LAC
93	Jack Capotorto	W. Robinson WR TEN
94	Jamey Eisenberg	J. Mason RB MIN
95	Thomas Shafer	D. Metcalf WR PIT
96	Jake Grogins	D. Samuel WR SF
Round 9
Pos	Team	Player
97	Jake Grogins	S. Diggs WR WAS
98	Thomas Shafer	M. Wilson WR ARI
99	Jamey Eisenberg	J. Addison WR MIN
100	Jack Capotorto	T. Lawrence QB JAC
101	Meron Berkson	J. Croskey-Merritt RB WAS
102	Adam Aizer	B. Corum RB LAR
103	Dave Richard	M. Pittman WR PIT
104	Jake Winderman	J. Meyers WR JAC
105	James Lamberts	J. Ferguson TE DAL
106	Tommy Tran	K. Monangai RB CHI
107	Dan Schneier	J. Reed WR GB
108	Jaclyn DeAugustino	T. Dell WR HOU
Round 10
Pos	Team	Player
109	Jaclyn DeAugustino	T. Spears RB TEN
110	Dan Schneier	J. Dobbins RB DEN
111	Tommy Tran	K. Concepcion WR CLE
112	James Lamberts	R. Harvey RB DEN
113	Jake Winderman	K. Gainwell RB TB
114	Dave Richard	J. Coker WR CAR
115	Adam Aizer	T. Kelce TE KC
116	Meron Berkson	R. White RB WAS
117	Jack Capotorto	T. Tracy Jr. RB NYG
118	Jamey Eisenberg	C. Rodriguez Jr. RB JAC
119	Thomas Shafer	X. Worthy WR KC
120	Jake Grogins	Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
Round 11
Pos	Team	Player
121	Jake Grogins	J. Dart QB NYG
122	Thomas Shafer	M. Andrews TE BAL
123	Jamey Eisenberg	M. Golden WR GB
124	Jack Capotorto	D. Boston WR CLE
125	Meron Berkson	D. Stribling WR SF
126	Adam Aizer	J. Higgins WR HOU
127	Dave Richard	M. Lloyd RB GB
128	Jake Winderman	R. Doubs WR NE
129	James Lamberts	K. Shakir WR BUF
130	Tommy Tran	W. Marks RB HOU
131	Dan Schneier	T. Allgeier RB ARI
132	Jaclyn DeAugustino	I. Pacheco RB DET
Round 12
Pos	Team	Player
133	Jaclyn DeAugustino	R. Shaheed WR SEA
134	Dan Schneier	K. Mitchell RB LAC
135	Tommy Tran	O. Cooper Jr. WR NYJ
136	James Lamberts	J. Nailor WR LV
137	Jake Winderman	A. Jones RB MIN
138	Dave Richard	P. Mahomes QB KC
139	Adam Aizer	R. Davis RB BUF
140	Meron Berkson	D. Sampson RB CLE
141	Jack Capotorto	D. Kincaid TE BUF
142	Jamey Eisenberg	M. Stafford QB LAR
143	Thomas Shafer	C. Douglas WR MIA
144	Jake Grogins	J. Coleman RB DEN
Round 13
Pos	Team	Player
145	Jake Grogins	C. Allen WR KC
146	Thomas Shafer	B. Robinson Jr. RB ATL
147	Jamey Eisenberg	J. Goff QB DET
148	Jack Capotorto	A. Kamara RB NO
149	Meron Berkson	T. Tucker WR LV
150	Adam Aizer	J. Blue RB DAL
151	Dave Richard	B. Strange TE JAC
152	Jake Winderman	J. McMillan WR TB
153	James Lamberts	H. Henry TE NE
154	Tommy Tran	B. Purdy QB SF
155	Dan Schneier	D. Wicks WR PHI
156	Jaclyn DeAugustino	J. Jennings WR MIN
Round 14
Pos	Team	Player
157	Jaclyn DeAugustino	K. Allen RB WAS
158	Dan Schneier	T. Bigsby RB PHI
159	Tommy Tran	J. Jeudy WR CLE
160	James Lamberts	K. Murray QB MIN
161	Jake Winderman	K. Sadiq TE NYJ
162	Dave Richard	J. Johnson TE NO
163	Adam Aizer	R. Bateman WR BAL
164	Meron Berkson	M. Washington WR MIA
165	Jack Capotorto	B. Mayfield QB TB
166	Jamey Eisenberg	G. Holani RB SEA
167	Thomas Shafer	M. Washington Jr. RB LV
168	Jake Grogins	P. Bryant WR DEN

Team by Team

Jake Grogins
Rd	Pk	Player
1	1	J. Gibbs RB DET
2	24	G. Pickens WR DAL
3	25	T. McBride TE ARI
4	48	L. Burden III WR CHI
5	49	P. Washington WR JAC
6	72	R. Stevenson RB NE
7	73	J. Tyson WR NO
8	96	D. Samuel WR SF
9	97	S. Diggs WR WAS
10	120	Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
11	121	J. Dart QB NYG
12	144	J. Coleman RB DEN
13	145	C. Allen WR KC
14	168	P. Bryant WR DEN
Thomas Shafer
Rd	Pk	Player
1	2	B. Robinson RB ATL
2	23	J. Jacobs RB GB
3	26	R. Rice WR KC
4	47	J. Allen QB BUF
5	50	M. Evans WR SF
6	71	M. Harrison Jr. WR ARI
7	74	K. Pitts TE ATL
8	95	D. Metcalf WR PIT
9	98	M. Wilson WR ARI
10	119	X. Worthy WR KC
11	122	M. Andrews TE BAL
12	143	C. Douglas WR MIA
13	146	B. Robinson Jr. RB ATL
14	167	M. Washington Jr. RB LV
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd	Pk	Player
1	3	J. Chase WR CIN
2	22	B. Bowers TE LV
3	27	J. Love RB ARI
4	46	D. Moore WR BUF
5	51	D. Swift RB CHI
6	70	T. Pollard RB TEN
7	75	C. Godwin WR TB
8	94	J. Mason RB MIN
9	99	J. Addison WR MIN
10	118	C. Rodriguez Jr. RB JAC
11	123	M. Golden WR GB
12	142	M. Stafford QB LAR
13	147	J. Goff QB DET
14	166	G. Holani RB SEA
Jack Capotorto
Rd	Pk	Player
1	4	J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
2	21	N. Collins WR HOU
3	28	M. Nabers WR NYG
4	45	C. Skattebo RB NYG
5	52	T. Etienne RB NO
6	69	J. Price RB SEA
7	76	T. Kraft TE GB
8	93	W. Robinson WR TEN
9	100	T. Lawrence QB JAC
10	117	T. Tracy Jr. RB NYG
11	124	D. Boston WR CLE
12	141	D. Kincaid TE BUF
13	148	A. Kamara RB NO
14	165	B. Mayfield QB TB
Meron Berkson
Rd	Pk	Player
1	5	P. Nacua WR LAR
2	20	A. Brown WR NE
3	29	D. Smith WR PHI
4	44	Q. Judkins RB CLE
5	53	B. Irving RB TB
6	68	S. LaPorta TE DET
7	77	C. Sutton WR DEN
8	92	J. Herbert QB LAC
9	101	J. Croskey-Merritt RB WAS
10	116	R. White RB WAS
11	125	D. Stribling WR SF
12	140	D. Sampson RB CLE
13	149	T. Tucker WR LV
14	164	M. Washington WR MIA
Adam Aizer
Rd	Pk	Player
1	6	C. McCaffrey RB SF
2	19	O. Hampton RB LAC
3	30	T. Higgins WR CIN
4	43	J. Williams RB DAL
5	54	L. Jackson QB BAL
6	67	C. Tate WR TEN
7	78	J. Downs WR IND
8	91	I. Likely TE NYG
9	102	B. Corum RB LAR
10	115	T. Kelce TE KC
11	126	J. Higgins WR HOU
12	139	R. Davis RB BUF
13	150	J. Blue RB DAL
14	163	R. Bateman WR BAL
Dave Richard
Rd	Pk	Player
1	7	J. Taylor RB IND
2	18	D. Achane RB MIA
3	31	E. Egbuka WR TB
4	42	C. Loveland TE CHI
5	55	T. McLaurin WR WAS
6	66	B. Thomas Jr. WR JAC
7	79	J. Brooks RB CAR
8	90	J. Hurts QB PHI
9	103	M. Pittman WR PIT
10	114	J. Coker WR CAR
11	127	M. Lloyd RB GB
12	138	P. Mahomes QB KC
13	151	B. Strange TE JAC
14	162	J. Johnson TE NO
Jake Winderman
Rd	Pk	Player
1	8	A. St. Brown WR DET
2	17	K. Walker III RB KC
3	32	B. Hall RB NYJ
4	41	J. Waddle WR DEN
5	56	C. Watson WR GB
6	65	D. Maye QB NE
7	80	R. Dowdle RB PIT
8	89	G. Kittle TE SF
9	104	J. Meyers WR JAC
10	113	K. Gainwell RB TB
11	128	R. Doubs WR NE
12	137	A. Jones RB MIN
13	152	J. McMillan WR TB
14	161	K. Sadiq TE NYJ
James Lamberts
Rd	Pk	Player
1	9	D. Henry RB BAL
2	16	S. Barkley RB PHI
3	33	C. Olave WR NO
4	40	D. Adams WR LAR
5	57	R. Odunze WR CHI
6	64	J. Daniels QB WAS
7	81	A. Pierce WR IND
8	88	C. Hubbard RB CAR
9	105	J. Ferguson TE DAL
10	112	R. Harvey RB DEN
11	129	K. Shakir WR BUF
12	136	J. Nailor WR LV
13	153	H. Henry TE NE
14	160	K. Murray QB MIN
Tommy Tran
Rd	Pk	Player
1	10	C. Lamb WR DAL
2	15	A. Jeanty RB LV
3	34	K. Williams RB LAR
4	39	T. McMillan WR CAR
5	58	T. Henderson RB NE
6	63	J. Burrow QB CIN
7	82	H. Fannin Jr. TE CLE
8	87	M. Lemon WR PHI
9	106	K. Monangai RB CHI
10	111	K. Concepcion WR CLE
11	130	W. Marks RB HOU
12	135	O. Cooper Jr. WR NYJ
13	154	B. Purdy QB SF
14	159	J. Jeudy WR CLE
Dan Schneier
Rd	Pk	Player
1	11	J. Jefferson WR MIN
2	14	C. Brown RB CIN
3	35	Z. Flowers WR BAL
4	38	L. McConkey WR LAC
5	59	T. Warren TE IND
6	62	D. Montgomery RB HOU
7	83	Q. Johnston WR LAC
8	86	C. Williams QB CHI
9	107	J. Reed WR GB
10	110	J. Dobbins RB DEN
11	131	T. Allgeier RB ARI
12	134	K. Mitchell RB LAC
13	155	D. Wicks WR PHI
14	158	T. Bigsby RB PHI
Jaclyn DeAugustino
Rd	Pk	Player
1	12	J. Cook RB BUF
2	13	D. London WR ATL
3	36	G. Wilson WR NYJ
4	37	J. Williams WR DET
5	60	B. Tuten RB JAC
6	61	J. Warren RB PIT
7	84	D. Prescott QB DAL
8	85	D. Goedert TE PHI
9	108	T. Dell WR HOU
10	109	T. Spears RB TEN
11	132	I. Pacheco RB DET
12	133	R. Shaheed WR SEA
13	156	J. Jennings WR MIN
14	157	K. Allen RB WAS