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Our annual TD-only league, featuring 12 Fantasy Index SuperFanatic subscribers, has slogged its way through the first three rounds and into the fourth. Biggest early surprise? Quarterbacks galore: 4 in the first 13 picks. Of course, these are the guys who are projected to produce the most touchdowns this season, so even at only 4 points per TD pass, it makes sense to try to grab an elite one.

Here's another shocker: Frank Gore, third-round pick. I know Mike Martz doesn't love the running game, and there's been talk of the 49ers using a goal-line back, but there's no way I'd let Gore get very far into the second round, regardless of scoring format.

An overview of what's transpired so far:

1st round: Few believe the Brady-Moss connection was a one-year wonder, as they went No. 2 and 3 overall. Steven Jackson at 1.09 and Marion Barber at 1.11 look like nice value picks; few eyebrows would have raised if both went 3-5 spots higher.

2nd round: Five wide receivers went here, and I can't argue with any of them. To me the riskiest pick here is a Patriot yet again; Maroney didn't score much a year ago and I'm not sure things will be any different this year, with Sammy Morris healthy and LaMont Jordan in the fold.

3rd round: LenDale White and Jamal Lewis go ahead of Frank Gore. I don't agree, but they do play on better teams with better offensive lines (and more run-friendly coaching staffs), so maybe I'll be wrong. And evidently Fantasy Index's endorsement of Thomas Jones over the past few months has made an impact. I'm not as high on him as Ian is, but things should certainly be better in New York than they were a year ago.

The draft thus far:

1.01 Jon Derden Tomlinson, LaDainian SDC RB
1.02 Steve Oltman Brady, Tom NEP QB
1.03 Deb West Moss, Randy NEP WR
1.04 Phil Mittenzwei Peterson, Adrian MIN RB
1.05 John Knebels Westbrook, Brian PHI RB
1.06 Jonathan Norman Manning, Peyton IND QB
1.07 Chris Doering Addai, Joseph IND RB
1.08 Brian Shemarnia Romo, Tony DAL QB
1.09 John Collins Jackson, Steven STL RB
1.10 Geoff Maleman Jones-Drew, Maurice JAC RB
1.11 Jeff Piehl Barber, Marion DAL RB
1.12 Mike McIlraith Owens, Terrell DAL WR
2.01 Mike McIlraith Brees, Drew NOS QB
2.02 Jeff Piehl Lynch, Marshawn BUF RB
2.03 Geoff Maleman Portis, Clinton WAS RB
2.04 John Collins Grant, Ryan GBP RB
2.05 Brian Shemarnia Wayne, Reggie IND WR
2.06 Chris Doering Edwards, Braylon CLE WR
2.07 Jonathan Norman Jacobs, Brandon NYG RB
2.08 John Knebels Fitzgerald, Larry ARI WR
2.09 Phil Mittenzwei Johnson, Larry KCC RB
2.10 Deb West Colston, Marques NOS WR
2.11 Steve Oltman Maroney, Laurence NEP RB
2.12 Jon Derden Houshmandzadeh, T.J. CIN WR
3.01 Jon Derden Roethlisberger, Ben PIT QB
3.02 Steve Oltman White, LenDale TEN RB
3.03 Deb West Lewis, Jamal CLE RB
3.04 Phil Mittenzwei Gore, Frank SFO RB
3.05 John Knebels Bush, Reggie NOS RB
3.06 Jonathan Norman Smith, Steve CAR WR
3.07 Chris Doering Jones, Thomas NYJ RB
3.08 Brian Shemarnia McFadden, Darren OAK RB
3.09 John Collins Johnson, Calvin DET WR
3.10 Geoff Maleman Gates, Antonio SDC TE
3.11 Jeff Piehl Burress, Plaxico NYG WR
3.12 Mike McIlraith Johnson, Andre HOU WR

Click here to see all the picks in the draft as they occur.

Their teams will compete during the season in a full-bore, hands-on league with starting lineups and a free agent grab bag. (This is different from our Experts mock draft league and our Experts mock auction league. There's no prize money involved. It's just for fun and for bragging rights.)

-Andy Richardson

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