In our latest 12-team, Superflex mock draft, it was interesting to see which Fantasy managers went after quarterbacks early, as well as the ones who waited on the position. It's the biggest decision you have to make in this format since you can start two quarterbacks.
Ben Gretch had the No. 2 overall selection, and he was the first person to draft two quarterbacks with Patrick Mahomes in Round 1 and Kyler Murray in Round 3. He drafted George Kittle in the second round, and he didn't get his first running back until Round 4 with Jonathan Taylor. His first receiver was Stefon Diggs in Round 5.
Ben sacrificed some top-end running back and wide receiver talent to get stars at quarterback and tight end. And I like the approach he took in chasing running backs and wide receivers with high-upside guys. At running back, he has Taylor, Matt Breida, Zack Moss, Chase Edmonds, Boston Scott and LeSean McCoy. And his receivers could be great with Diggs, Will Fuller, Marquise Brown, Christian Kirk, Diontae Johnson and Laviska Shenault.
It's likely not the ideal roster if you like pre-draft standouts at running back and wide receiver in PPR, but this team could be awesome if a few of those guys hit. It also helps having Mahomes, Murray and Kittle if they stay healthy all season.
Meron Berkson, on the other hand, was the last Fantasy manager to draft a quarterback in this league. He went back-to-back with Matthew Stafford in Round 5 and Daniel Jones in Round 6, and he paired them with amazing talent selected in the first four rounds.
From the No. 12 spot, Meron started his team with Julio Jones, Austin Ekeler, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Calvin Ridley. By the time he drafted Stafford and Jones, there were 11 quarterbacks off the board, including five of them (Josh Allen, Matt Ryan, Carson Wentz, Drew Brees and Tom Brady) going just before Stafford in the fifth round.
I like what Meron did to get one standout running back and three quality receivers before focusing on quarterbacks. He filled out his running back corps with David Montgomery, Derrius Guice, J.K. Dobbins and A.J. Dillon, and he added CeeDee Lamb, John Brown and Emmanuel Sanders to his receivers. Darren Waller and Mike Gesicki are his tight ends, and this is a quality roster.
I drafted a similar team to Meron, and he sniped me twice on Dobbins in Round 10 and Gesicki in Round 15. Brady was the first quarterback I drafted in Round 5, and I took two other quarterbacks with Gardner Minshew in Round 7 and Drew Lock in Round 9.
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I thought about drafting Ben Roethlisberger, Jared Goff or Cam Newton in Round 6, but I opted for D.J. Chark instead as a second receiver. How Minshew does will likely determine if I made the right choice, and it's ironic that I'll be depending on Chark to make that happen as well. Go, Jaguars.
My first four picks from the No. 11 spot were Miles Sanders, Kenyan Drake, James Conner and Allen Robinson. I like the luxury of having three great running backs, and Robinson is a top-10 PPR receiver coming into the year.
If Minshew or Lock are serviceable at Superflex then this team should be competitive. I have Raheem Mostert and Damien Harris as backup running backs, and my other receivers behind Robinson and Chark are Sterling Shepard, Mecole Hardman, Preston Williams and Brandon Aiyuk. And when I missed on Gesicki, I went with Noah Fant at tight end.
While I like the approach Ben took in building his roster, I prefer the construction of my team and Meron's by waiting on a quarterback, even in this Superflex league. But check out all of these teams in the results below, and maybe there's a different approach that works better for you.
In this league, all touchdowns are worth six points, and we award one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving and one point for every 25 yards passing. We also award one point for every reception. We feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), SUPERFLEX (QB/RB/WR/TE), K and DST. There also are six reserve spots for a 17-round draft.
Our draft order is as follows:
1. Frank Stampfl, Fantasy Baseball Podcast Host
2. Ben Gretch, Fantasy Editor
3. R.J. White, NFL Editor
4. Andrew Baumhor, CBS Sports HQ Producer
5. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy
6. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
7. Will Brinson, Senior NFL Writer
8. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
9. Michael Kiser, Director, VOD and Video Optimization
10. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor
11. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
12. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
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| Pos | Team | Player |
| 1 | Meron Berkson | |
| 2 | Dan Schneier | |
| Meron Berkson | ||
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| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 1 | |
| Dan Schneier | ||
| Rd | Pk | Player |
| 1 | 2 | |
So which Fantasy football busts should you completely avoid? And which running back going off the board early should you fade? Visit SportsLine now to get cheat sheets from the model that called Baker Mayfield's disappointing season, and find out.
