In the spirit of football season, CNBC's Jim Cramer drafted his own fantasy league of stocks — telling investors which top companies he'd place in different team roles.

"We do this exercise every year because, look, I just think it's a great way to educate you," he said. "Building a great portfolio has a lot in common with building a great fantasy football team."

Cramer started with the "all-important quarterback position." He said that role's key quality is "steady production," or being able to maintain a solid performance, since there is usually only one active quarterback on a fantasy roster. His quarterback stock pick would be Apple , as he said the company is currently well-positioned, and its stock is back in good shape despite losses earlier in the year. The iPhone mak

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