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Anticipation. Intrigue. Excitement. Regret.

These are just some of the emotions captured during our 12-man non-PPR Fantasy Football auction held after the second week of preseason games.

Take CBS Sports host Nick Kostos, for example. He came into the auction with the desire to load up his roster with star players. In the blink of an eye he had spent 81 bucks on Odell Beckham, Eddie Lacy, LeSean McCoy and Andrew Luck. Others hadn't even nominated anyone yet.

Moments later, Nick realized he was broke and didn't have a shot at getting anyone worth more than a couple of bucks over the next 40-plus nominations. Immediately he felt terrible about his chances of competing.

But by the end of the draft, once he filled the rest of his roster with some decent one dollar bargains, Nick felt better about his team and was back to his normal chipper and boisterous self.

Auctions are so much more fun than drafts because any player can be had by any owner. If you're dying to get Tyler Lockett, you will get him. Heath Cummings did exactly that -- and paid the price.

Auctions also offer unique strategies that a serpentine draft just can't compare to. You can jump into the big-buck buffet like Nick, or you could take a more conservative approach in an attempt to find good bargains like Jamey Eisenberg did.

But the most fun way to attack an auction is to try to get a group of players you'd have to get very lucky to draft. That's what I did.

I knew I wanted to spend big money on receivers, but one of the first players I picked up was David Johnson for $28. For $5 less than Todd Gurley, I was happy. Then after watching "the big three" wide receivers go for over $30 each, I picked up Dez Bryant for $26.

Not many Fantasy owners can draft Johnson and Bryant in their snake drafts.

It got better from there when I swiped T.Y. Hilton for $14 and Keenan Allen for $15. Suddenly I had three of my top 15 receivers and my second-ranked running back on my roster. There is no way I could land all four of those guys in a snake draft.

Of course, I was also broke.

I did manage to squirrel away enough to get Delanie Walker ($4) at tight end and Tom Brady and Derek Carr ($3 combined) at quarterback, but clearly my running back depth paid the ultimate price. My second-best rusher to start the season? Justin Forsett of the who-knows-who-will-play-when Ravens.

But I'm still happy, even if my roster is as balanced as a whale on a teacup.

Peruse our auction results and get an idea of who went for too much and who didn't go for enough. It's not a promise that your auction will be similar, but at least you have a foundation to start from when evaluating players.

In this league, our owners had $100 to spend on 15 roster spots. Our scoring for all touchdowns is six points. We are awarding one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving and one point for every 25 yards passing. We feature a starting lineup of a QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, K, DST and a FLEX (RB/WR/TE). There will also be six reserve spots.

Our bidders:

Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer (auction veteran)

Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer (auction veteran)

Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer (auction veteran)

Chris Towers, Fantasy Writer (auction veteran)

Scott White, Senior Fantasy Writer (auction veteran)

Grant Gurtin, Director of SportsLine.com (auction veteran)

Joe Polito, Social Media Coordinator (auction veteran)

Jeff Tobin, Director of Editorial (auction veteran)

Michael Mormile, Video Assistant (second-ever auction)

Nick Kostos, CBS Sports host (auction newbie)

Michael Kiser, Senior Manager, Video Newsroom (auction newbie)

Will Brinson, NFL Writer (auction newbie)

Mock Draft Results
Position By Position
Quarterbacks
Order Player Price
20 Aaron Rodgers, GB $17
13 Cam Newton, CAR $14
34 Russell Wilson, SEA $9
21 Andrew Luck, IND $8
70 Carson Palmer, ARI $4
82 Drew Brees, NO $4
74 Tom Brady, NE $2
104 Eli Manning, NYG $2
115 Ben Roethlisberger, PIT $2
116 Matthew Stafford, DET $2
127 Philip Rivers, SD $2
91 Blake Bortles, JAC $1
94 Andy Dalton, CIN $1
103 Kirk Cousins, WAS $1
136 Matt Ryan, ATL $1
137 Derek Carr, OAK $1
141 Jameis Winston, TB $1
Running backs
Order Player Price
2 Todd Gurley, LAR $33
10 David Johnson, ARI $28
31 Lamar Miller, HOU $28
7 Le'Veon Bell, PIT $25
14 Adrian Peterson, MIN $25
22 Ezekiel Elliott, DAL $25
6 Jamaal Charles, KC $24
11 Eddie Lacy, GB $22
30 Doug Martin, TB $22
8 Devonta Freeman, ATL $21
47 Mark Ingram, NO $19
33 LeSean McCoy, BUF $18
42 Latavius Murray, OAK $17
35 DeMarco Murray, TEN $13
37 C.J. Anderson, DEN $13
53 Thomas Rawls, SEA $13
61 Carlos Hyde, SF $11
25 Giovani Bernard, CIN $8
54 Jeremy Hill, CIN $8
19 DeAngelo Williams, PIT $7
83 Jeremy Langford, CHI $7
17 Matt Forte, NYJ $6
66 Ryan Mathews, PHI $6
78 Melvin Gordon, SD $6
110 Ameer Abdullah, DET $6
60 Matt Jones, WAS $5
23 LeGarrette Blount, NE $4
36 Chris Ivory, JAC $4
52 Duke Johnson, CLE $4
71 Jonathan Stewart, CAR $4
95 Frank Gore, IND $4
99 Derrick Henry, TEN $4
114 Rashad Jennings, NYG $4
93 T.J. Yeldon, JAC $3
98 Devontae Booker, DEN $3
107 Danny Woodhead, SD $3
123 Tevin Coleman, ATL $3
138 Kenneth Dixon, BAL $3
144 DeAndre Washington, OAK $3
152 Alfred Morris, DAL $3
28 Jay Ajayi, MIA $2
85 James White, NE $2
88 Arian Foster, MIA $2
89 Chris Johnson, ARI $2
90 Isaiah Crowell, CLE $2
100 Charles Sims, TB $2
117 Christine Michael, SEA $2
122 Jerick McKinnon, MIN $2
131 James Starks, GB $2
145 Paul Perkins, NYG $2
156 Justin Forsett, BAL $2
164 Bilal Powell, NYJ $2
179 Andre Ellington, ARI $2
125 Javorius Allen, BAL $1
143 Kenjon Barner, PHI $1
148 Theo Riddick, DET $1
155 Spencer Ware, KC $1
162 Darren Sproles, PHI $1
171 Jordan Howard, CHI $1
172 Tim Hightower, NO $1
174 Dion Lewis, NE $1
176 Terrance West, BAL $1
178 Wendell Smallwood, PHI $1
180 Ronnie Hillman, DEN $1
Wide receivers
Order Player Price
9 Antonio Brown, PIT $34
1 Odell Beckham, NYG $33
39 Julio Jones, ATL $31
43 DeAndre Hopkins, HOU $26
51 Dez Bryant, DAL $26
58 A.J. Green, CIN $25
57 Allen Robinson, JAC $20
40 Mike Evans, TB $18
41 Jordy Nelson, GB $18
44 Brandon Marshall, NYJ $17
48 Demaryius Thomas, DEN $15
75 Keenan Allen, SD $15
86 Amari Cooper, OAK $15
45 T.Y. Hilton, IND $14
62 Alshon Jeffery, CHI $14
65 Sammy Watkins, BUF $14
77 Brandin Cooks, NO $13
101 Randall Cobb, GB $12
12 Jarvis Landry, MIA $10
102 Kelvin Benjamin, CAR $10
72 Michael Floyd, ARI $8
126 Tyler Lockett, SEA $8
80 Donte Moncrief, IND $7
92 Doug Baldwin, SEA $6
59 Jeremy Maclin, KC $5
64 Marvin Jones, DET $5
73 Larry Fitzgerald, ARI $5
97 John Brown, ARI $5
105 Emmanuel Sanders, DEN $5
118 Golden Tate, DET $5
149 DeVante Parker, MIA $5
15 Sterling Shepard, NYG $4
32 Willie Snead, NO $4
63 Kevin White, CHI $4
84 Julian Edelman, NE $4
96 Eric Decker, NYJ $4
132 DeSean Jackson, WAS $4
112 Josh Gordon, CLE $3
130 Jordan Matthews, PHI $3
142 Allen Hurns, JAC $3
153 Kamar Aiken, BAL $3
108 Devin Funchess, CAR $2
113 Tajae Sharpe, TEN $2
133 Phillip Dorsett, IND $2
135 Michael Crabtree, OAK $2
146 Torrey Smith, SF $2
154 Mohamed Sanu, ATL $2
24 Travis Benjamin, SD $1
46 Pierre Garcon, WAS $1
111 Corey Coleman, CLE $1
120 Michael Thomas, NO $1
129 Tavon Austin, LAR $1
151 Stefon Diggs, MIN $1
159 Dorial Green-Beckham, PHI $1
165 Laquon Treadwell, MIN $1
166 Tyler Boyd, CIN $1
167 Terrelle Pryor, CLE $1
168 Vincent Jackson, TB $1
169 Sammie Coates, PIT $1
177 Steve Smith, BAL $1
Tight ends
Order Player Price
18 Rob Gronkowski, NE $30
68 Greg Olsen, CAR $13
134 Antonio Gates, SD $9*
79 Coby Fleener, NO $8
56 Jordan Reed, WAS $7
49 Travis Kelce, KC $5
67 Delanie Walker, TEN $4
55 Gary Barnidge, CLE $3
76 Zach Ertz, PHI $2
106 Tyler Eifert, CIN $2
119 Martellus Bennett, NE $2
147 Jimmy Graham, SEA $2
27 Vance McDonald, SF $1
139 Dwayne Allen, IND $1
163 Julius Thomas, JAC $1
DST
Order Player Price
3 DST ARI Cardinals, $2
29 DST DEN Broncos, $2
38 DST SEA Seahawks, $2
50 DST MIN Vikings, $1
81 DST CAR Panthers, $1
87 DST HOU Texans, $1
109 DST KC Chiefs, $1
124 DST LAR Rams, $1
140 DST NE Patriots, $1
150 DST DET Lions, $1
157 DST CIN Bengals, $1
161 DST GB Packers, $1
Kickers
Order Player Price
4 Stephen Gostkowski, NE $3
5 Justin Tucker, BAL $1
16 Graham Gano, CAR $1
26 Chris Boswell, PIT $1
69 Mason Crosby, GB $1
121 Dan Bailey, DAL $1
128 Blair Walsh, MIN $1
158 Steven Hauschka, SEA $1
160 Chandler Catanzaro, ARI $1
170 Adam Vinatieri, IND $1
173 Jason Myers, JAC $1
175 Brandon McManus, DEN $1
* - player bought with budget surplus
Team by Team
Chris Towers
Player Position Price
Drew Brees, NO QB $4
Jamaal Charles, KC RB $24
DeMarco Murray, TEN RB $13
Jonathan Stewart, CAR RB $4
DeAndre Washington, OAK RB $3
Jordan Howard, CHI RB $1
Julio Jones, ATL WR $31
Golden Tate, DET WR $5
Kamar Aiken, BAL WR $3
Travis Benjamin, SD WR $1
Michael Thomas, NO WR $1
Tyler Boyd, CIN WR $1
Jordan Reed, WAS TE $7
DST GB Packers, DST $1
Brandon McManus, DEN K $1
Dave Richard
Player Position Price
Tom Brady, NE QB $2
Derek Carr, OAK QB $1
David Johnson, ARI RB $28
Justin Forsett, BAL RB $2
Javorius Allen, BAL RB $1
Theo Riddick, DET RB $1
Dion Lewis, NE RB $1
Wendell Smallwood, PHI RB $1
Dez Bryant, DAL WR $26
Keenan Allen, SD WR $15
T.Y. Hilton, IND WR $14
Sammie Coates, PIT WR $1
Delanie Walker, TEN TE $4
DST SEA Seahawks, DST $2
Justin Tucker, BAL K $1
Heath Cummings
Player Position Price
Matthew Stafford, DET QB $2
Adrian Peterson, MIN RB $25
Jeremy Hill, CIN RB $8
Frank Gore, IND RB $4
Danny Woodhead, SD RB $3
Isaiah Crowell, CLE RB $2
Charles Sims, TB RB $2
Demaryius Thomas, DEN WR $15
Alshon Jeffery, CHI WR $14
Tyler Lockett, SEA WR $8
Jeremy Maclin, KC WR $5
John Brown, ARI WR $5
Travis Kelce, KC TE $5
DST NE Patriots, DST $1
Blair Walsh, MIN K $1
Jamey Eisenberg
Player Position Price
Eli Manning, NYG QB $2
C.J. Anderson, DEN RB $13
Carlos Hyde, SF RB $11
Rashad Jennings, NYG RB $4
Devontae Booker, DEN RB $3
Tevin Coleman, ATL RB $3
Christine Michael, SEA RB $2
Jerick McKinnon, MIN RB $2
Allen Robinson, JAC WR $20
Brandin Cooks, NO WR $13
Randall Cobb, GB WR $12
Eric Decker, NYJ WR $4
Antonio Gates, SD TE $9*
DST MIN Vikings, DST $1
Chris Boswell, PIT K $1
* - player bought with budget surplus
Jeff Tobin
Player Position Price
Russell Wilson, SEA QB $9
Lamar Miller, HOU RB $28
Melvin Gordon, SD RB $6
Kenneth Dixon, BAL RB $3
James White, NE RB $2
Bilal Powell, NYJ RB $2
Amari Cooper, OAK WR $15
Sammy Watkins, BUF WR $14
Michael Floyd, ARI WR $8
Willie Snead, NO WR $4
Tajae Sharpe, TEN WR $2
Laquon Treadwell, MIN WR $1
Zach Ertz, PHI TE $2
DST CIN Bengals, DST $1
Adam Vinatieri, IND K $1
Joe Polito
Player Position Price
Cam Newton, CAR QB $14
Todd Gurley, LAR RB $33
DeAngelo Williams, PIT RB $7
Andre Ellington, ARI RB $2
Darren Sproles, PHI RB $1
Tim Hightower, NO RB $1
Terrance West, BAL RB $1
Ronnie Hillman, DEN RB $1
Brandon Marshall, NYJ WR $17
DeVante Parker, MIA WR $5
Michael Crabtree, OAK WR $2
Terrelle Pryor, CLE WR $1
Greg Olsen, CAR TE $13
DST KC Chiefs, DST $1
Dan Bailey, DAL K $1
Grant Gurtin
Player Position Price
Blake Bortles, JAC QB $1
Kirk Cousins, WAS QB $1
Le'Veon Bell, PIT RB $25
Chris Ivory, JAC RB $4
Duke Johnson, CLE RB $4
Jay Ajayi, MIA RB $2
DeAndre Hopkins, HOU WR $26
Jordy Nelson, GB WR $18
Marvin Jones, DET WR $5
Sterling Shepard, NYG WR $4
Julian Edelman, NE WR $4
Gary Barnidge, CLE TE $3
Dwayne Allen, IND TE $1
DST DET Lions, DST $1
Steven Hauschka, SEA K $1
Michael Kiser
Player Position Price
Andy Dalton, CIN QB $1
Ezekiel Elliott, DAL RB $25
Latavius Murray, OAK RB $17
Matt Forte, NYJ RB $6
Arian Foster, MIA RB $2
A.J. Green, CIN WR $25
Jarvis Landry, MIA WR $10
Torrey Smith, SF WR $2
Mohamed Sanu, ATL WR $2
Pierre Garcon, WAS WR $1
Stefon Diggs, MIN WR $1
Dorial Green-Beckham, PHI WR $1
Martellus Bennett, NE TE $2
DST DEN Broncos, DST $2
Stephen Gostkowski, NE K $3
Mike Mormile
Player Position Price
Aaron Rodgers, GB QB $17
Jameis Winston, TB QB $1
Devonta Freeman, ATL RB $21
Derrick Henry, TEN RB $4
T.J. Yeldon, JAC RB $3
Chris Johnson, ARI RB $2
Doug Baldwin, SEA WR $6
Kevin White, CHI WR $4
DeSean Jackson, WAS WR $4
Josh Gordon, CLE WR $3
Tavon Austin, LAR WR $1
Rob Gronkowski, NE TE $30
Tyler Eifert, CIN TE $2
DST CAR Panthers, DST $1
Mason Crosby, GB K $1
Nick Kostos
Player Position Price
Andrew Luck, IND QB $8
Eddie Lacy, GB RB $22
LeSean McCoy, BUF RB $18
James Starks, GB RB $2
Paul Perkins, NYG RB $2
Spencer Ware, KC RB $1
Odell Beckham, NYG WR $33
Donte Moncrief, IND WR $7
Corey Coleman, CLE WR $1
Vincent Jackson, TB WR $1
Steve Smith, BAL WR $1
Vance McDonald, SF TE $1
Julius Thomas, JAC TE $1
DST HOU Texans, DST $1
Jason Myers, JAC K $1
Scott White
Player Position Price
Ben Roethlisberger, PIT QB $2
Matt Ryan, ATL QB $1
Doug Martin, TB RB $22
Mark Ingram, NO RB $19
Thomas Rawls, SEA RB $13
Jeremy Langford, CHI RB $7
Ryan Mathews, PHI RB $6
Matt Jones, WAS RB $5
Kelvin Benjamin, CAR WR $10
Larry Fitzgerald, ARI WR $5
Jordan Matthews, PHI WR $3
Allen Hurns, JAC WR $3
Jimmy Graham, SEA TE $2
DST LAR Rams, DST $1
Graham Gano, CAR K $1
Will Brinson
Player Position Price
Carson Palmer, ARI QB $4
Philip Rivers, SD QB $2
Giovani Bernard, CIN RB $8
Ameer Abdullah, DET RB $6
LeGarrette Blount, NE RB $4
Alfred Morris, DAL RB $3
Kenjon Barner, PHI RB $1
Antonio Brown, PIT WR $34
Mike Evans, TB WR $18
Emmanuel Sanders, DEN WR $5
Devin Funchess, CAR WR $2
Phillip Dorsett, IND WR $2
Coby Fleener, NO TE $8
DST ARI Cardinals, DST $2
Chandler Catanzaro, ARI K $1