Matthew Stafford Lands at No. 142 as CBS Mock Draft Backs Late-QB Strategy
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Updated · CBS Sports · Aug 18
Matthew Stafford Lands at No. 142 as CBS Mock Draft Backs Late-QB Strategy
1 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Aug 18
Summary
Round 12 delivered Matthew Stafford at No. 142 overall, making Jamey Eisenberg the last manager to draft a starting quarterback in CBS Sports' 12-team half-PPR mock.
That wait let him pass on Josh Allen in Round 4 and Lamar Jackson in Round 5, instead building around Ja'Marr Chase, Brock Bowers, D.J. Moore and D'Andre Swift.
Quarterback depth drove the approach: Allen slipped to No. 47, Drake Maye went in Round 6, Jaxson Dart lasted until Round 11, and Patrick Mahomes fell to Round 12.
Eisenberg doubled up with Jared Goff in Round 13 and argued the Stafford-Goff pairing can work because Stafford finished as the No. 1 quarterback in 2025 and Goff has only five outdoor games through Week 17.
The mock reinforced his broader takeaway that, with only Allen carrying a top-three-round ADP at No. 19, fantasy managers can often wait at quarterback if they like the rest of their roster.
With Matthew Stafford coming off a massive 2025 season, why are fantasy managers letting him fall to the 12th round in 2026 drafts?
If the entire fantasy community waits to draft a quarterback this year, who becomes the most valuable pick in the early rounds?
Superflex leagues completely change the rules, but could passing on an elite quarterback early actually become the ultimate contrarian winning strategy in 2026?