Now is the time when the mock drafts and experts drafts really take off. I've got at least four or five drafts coming up in the next couple of weeks (including the magazine's one next week), and I'll report on the results here.

For starters, I took part in an experts mock draft run by the people at MockDraftCentral.com. It was your basic 12-team, 15-round draft (you start 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 flex, 1 K and 1 defense), with most of your normal stats: 4 points/passing TD; 6 points/rushing, receiving TD; -2 points/fumble, interception; 1 point/10 yards rushing or receiving; 1 points/20 yards passing. The big key is the 1 point per reception, which has grown a lot more popular in recent years.

I ended up with the No. 10 pick in the draft, which can be a sticky place to draft, but being near the turn is not the worst place to be. My picks are highlighted in blue.

Here are the results of the draft, plus analysis of my picks. If you want to sound off on the picks, head over to FanNation.

Round 1: This could have been a spot to take Peyton Manning, but I opted for Rudi Johnson, who may not catch a ton of passes, but seems to provide consistent stats every year as the primary runner for the Bengals. It's not a sexy pick, but useful. It was interesting that Larry Johnson fell to the No. 5 pick with Joseph Addai and Frank Gore moving up the charts.

Round 2: I think last year's second-half effort revived my interested in Edge, and I'm interested to see what he can do in a new offensive scheme. There were many ways I could've gone here, including Manning and Chad Johnson, but I felt that I needed another top-flight running back who's not sharing time.

Round 3: I'm a believer in Randy Moss with the Patriots, so I'm happy to take him here as my first wideout (but 13th receiver overall) since I've got my main running back slots filled. It's a bit of a gamble, but not a bad one in that offense.

Round 4: Moss and Driver are back to back on my wideout list, so it was easy for me to snatch him coming back around the bend.

Round 5: I really had my eye on Marc Bulger here, but he went a couple of picks before me, so I opted to get a little running back depth with Marion Barber, who was a nice sleeper in a few of my leagues last year but may be more of question mark with Wade Phillips as coach.

Round 6: Joey Galloway still has some gas left in the tank and has a decent quarterback in Jeff Garcia calling the shots, so I'll take that as a No. 3 wideout, even though he doesn't have the upside of a bunch of guys chosen not too far behind.

Round 7: I got caught up in the tight end run and landed Alge Crumpler, although his value is up in the air with Joey Harrington at quarterback. In hindsight, I probably should've gone with Tony Romo, who I was hoping to slip to my turn coming around.

Round 8: With a year under his belt and both Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin healthy, Matt Leinart should be in for a good year. Although seeing that Vernon Davis slipped beyond Leinart, I wonder if I should've gone Romo-Davis, instead of Crumpler-Leinart in this part of the draft.

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