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In our first Superflex Dynasty mock of 2023, something became clear early. Until we get through free agency and the NFL Draft, there's too much uncertainty to wait too long for quarterback in a Superflex league.

Tom Brady's retirement certainly factors in, but there are many more quarterbacks with question marks in 2023. We have to wait for Aaron Rodgers' latest retreat before we get to find out if he's going to play, and we may have to wait until training camp to see whether Trey Lance or Brock Purdy starts for the 49ers. We'll find out much sooner than that who Derek Carr is going to play for, the Raiders have to make a decision on their quarterback by February 15th. We have questions about the health of Tua Tagovailoa, Matthew Stafford, and Kyler Murray and we can't take for granted the Russell Wilson and Deshaun Watson will bounce back to their former selves. And there are far more questions to answer than that. As of February 8th I count 19 teams that have at least some questions about their Week 1 starter, including the entire NFC South.

All of that is to say that it makes perfect sense that eight of the first 10 players taken were quarterbacks. Adam Aizer (Ja'Marr Chase), Thomas Shafer (Jonathan Taylor) and I (Justin Jefferson) were the only teams that didn't take a QB in Round 1. All three of us ended up taking a quarterback in Round 2, and all three of us have question marks with either our first or second quarterback. Maybe both. 

I took the injured trio of Kyler Murray, Matthew Stafford, and Jimmy Garoppolo. If they're all healthy next year, I'd expect that quarterback room to rank in the top half of the league, but there's a chance I don't have two Week 1 starter on my roster. Aizer took Tua Tagovailoa, Derek Carr, Brock Purdy, and Jameis Winston. He has one more shot at it than I do, but still a very risky room with similar upside.

Shafer was the riskiest of us all, taking Deshaun Watson in Round 2 and then waiting until Round 13 to take his next QB. He then proceeded to use these next four picks on Zach Wilson, Sam Darnold, Gardner Minshew, and Teddy Bridgewater

We'll get more clarity by the end of April and this position will look deep again soon, but if you're drafting a Superflex start-up anytime soon, you may want to go after your quarterbacks a little earlier than you normally would.

The analysts who participated in this mock draft are:

Adam Aizer, CBS Sports
Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports
Matt Donnely, Dynasty Vipers
Joey Wright, Front Yard Fantasy Sports
John Bosch, Dynasty Trade Calculator
Dan Schneier, CBS Sports
Heath Cummings, CBS Sports
Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports
Donkey Teeth, Razzball
Dave Richard, CBS Sports
Thomas Shafer, CBS Sports
Joel Cox, CBS Sports

And here are the results:

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Adam Aizer J. Chase WR CIN
2 Frank Stampfl P. Mahomes QB KC
3 Matt Donnelly J. Hurts QB PHI
4 Joey Wright J. Allen QB BUF
5 John Bosch J. Burrow QB CIN
6 Dan Schneier J. Herbert QB LAC
7 Heath Cummings J. Jefferson WR MIN
8 Jamey Eisenberg L. Jackson QB BAL
9 Donkey Teeth T. Lawrence QB JAC
10 Dave Richard J. Fields QB CHI
11 Thomas Shafer J. Taylor RB IND
12 joel cox K. Cousins QB MIN
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 joel cox C. McCaffrey RB SF
14 Thomas Shafer D. Watson QB CLE
15 Dave Richard C. Lamb WR DAL
16 Donkey Teeth J. Waddle WR MIA
17 Jamey Eisenberg B. Hall RB NYJ
18 Heath Cummings K. Murray QB ARI
19 Dan Schneier D. Prescott QB DAL
20 John Bosch M. Andrews TE BAL
21 Joey Wright K. Walker III RB SEA
22 Matt Donnelly A. St. Brown WR DET
23 Frank Stampfl A. Brown WR PHI
24 Adam Aizer T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Adam Aizer G. Wilson WR NYJ
26 Frank Stampfl T. Hill WR MIA
27 Matt Donnelly J. Jacobs RB LV
28 Joey Wright D. Jones QB NYG
29 John Bosch K. Pitts TE ATL
30 Dan Schneier T. Lance QB SF
31 Heath Cummings D. Smith WR PHI
32 Jamey Eisenberg S. Barkley RB NYG
33 Donkey Teeth C. Olave WR NO
34 Dave Richard T. Higgins WR CIN
35 Thomas Shafer S. Diggs WR BUF
36 joel cox A. Rodgers QB GB
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 joel cox D. Adams WR LV
38 Thomas Shafer C. Kupp WR LAR
39 Dave Richard J. Goff QB DET
40 Donkey Teeth D. Metcalf WR SEA
41 Jamey Eisenberg A. Ekeler RB LAC
42 Heath Cummings D. London WR ATL
43 Dan Schneier B. Aiyuk WR SF
44 John Bosch T. Etienne RB JAC
45 Joey Wright J. Williams RB DEN
46 Matt Donnelly T. McLaurin WR WAS
47 Frank Stampfl R. Stevenson RB NE
48 Adam Aizer D. Carr QB NO
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Adam Aizer T. Kelce TE KC
50 Frank Stampfl R. Wilson QB DEN
51 Matt Donnelly D. Samuel WR SF
52 Joey Wright D. Swift RB DET
53 John Bosch M. Pittman WR IND
54 Dan Schneier J. Jeudy WR DEN
55 Heath Cummings C. Godwin WR TB
56 Jamey Eisenberg G. Smith QB SEA
57 Donkey Teeth N. Chubb RB CLE
58 Dave Richard D. Moore WR CHI
59 Thomas Shafer M. Brown WR ARI
60 joel cox N. Harris RB PIT
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 joel cox T. Hockenson TE MIN
62 Thomas Shafer D. Goedert TE PHI
63 Dave Richard T. Pollard RB DAL
64 Donkey Teeth J. Mixon RB CIN
65 Jamey Eisenberg C. Watson WR GB
66 Heath Cummings D. Pierce RB HOU
67 Dan Schneier T. Burks WR TEN
68 John Bosch K. Pickett QB PIT
69 Joey Wright C. Kirk WR JAC
70 Matt Donnelly G. Kittle TE SF
71 Frank Stampfl D. Henry RB TEN
72 Adam Aizer J. Dobbins RB BAL
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Adam Aizer C. Ridley WR JAC
74 Frank Stampfl G. Pickens WR PIT
75 Matt Donnelly D. Cook RB MIN
76 Joey Wright J. Williams WR DET
77 John Bosch J. Dotson WR WAS
78 Dan Schneier A. Jones RB GB
79 Heath Cummings M. Stafford QB LAR
80 Jamey Eisenberg D. Hopkins WR ARI
81 Donkey Teeth A. Kamara RB NO
82 Dave Richard C. Akers RB LAR
83 Thomas Shafer I. Pacheco RB KC
84 joel cox A. Cooper WR CLE
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 joel cox D. Johnson WR PIT
86 Thomas Shafer T. Allgeier RB ATL
87 Dave Richard M. Williams WR LAC
88 Donkey Teeth M. Jones QB NE
89 Jamey Eisenberg K. Toney WR KC
90 Heath Cummings J. Garoppolo QB LV
91 Dan Schneier E. Moore WR CLE
92 John Bosch J. Smith-Schuster WR NE
93 Joey Wright P. Freiermuth TE PIT
94 Matt Donnelly R. White RB TB
95 Frank Stampfl K. Allen WR LAC
96 Adam Aizer J. Cook RB BUF
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Adam Aizer G. Davis WR BUF
98 Frank Stampfl D. Njoku TE CLE
99 Matt Donnelly D. Mooney WR CHI
100 Joey Wright M. Evans WR TB
101 John Bosch C. Sutton WR DEN
102 Dan Schneier A. Dillon RB GB
103 Heath Cummings B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
104 Jamey Eisenberg R. Bateman WR BAL
105 Donkey Teeth M. Sanders RB CAR
106 Dave Richard D. Montgomery RB DET
107 Thomas Shafer K. Osborn WR MIN
108 joel cox L. Fournette RB TB
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 joel cox D. Schultz TE HOU
110 Thomas Shafer A. Mattison RB MIN
111 Dave Richard G. Dulcich TE DEN
112 Donkey Teeth D. Waller TE NYG
113 Jamey Eisenberg J. Palmer WR LAC
114 Heath Cummings C. Kmet TE CHI
115 Dan Schneier S. Moore WR KC
116 John Bosch T. Lockett WR SEA
117 Joey Wright W. Robinson WR NYG
118 Matt Donnelly S. Howell QB WAS
119 Frank Stampfl J. Conner RB ARI
120 Adam Aizer B. Purdy QB SF
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Adam Aizer K. Herbert RB CHI
122 Frank Stampfl A. Pierce WR IND
123 Matt Donnelly J. Williams RB NO
124 Joey Wright J. Meyers WR LV
125 John Bosch E. Engram TE JAC
126 Dan Schneier T. McBride TE ARI
127 Heath Cummings E. Elliott RB DAL
128 Jamey Eisenberg J. Love QB GB
129 Donkey Teeth A. Gibson RB WAS
130 Dave Richard C. Edwards-Helaire RB KC
131 Thomas Shafer E. Mitchell RB SF
132 joel cox Z. Jones WR JAC
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 joel cox D. Peoples-Jones WR CLE
134 Thomas Shafer I. Hodgins WR NYG
135 Dave Richard D. Singletary RB HOU
136 Donkey Teeth M. Willis QB TEN
137 Jamey Eisenberg C. Okonkwo TE TEN
138 Heath Cummings R. Doubs WR GB
139 Dan Schneier R. Moore WR ARI
140 John Bosch M. Gallup WR DAL
141 Joey Wright R. Shaheed WR NO
142 Matt Donnelly B. Cooks WR DAL
143 Frank Stampfl K. Hunt RB CLE
144 Adam Aizer Z. White RB LV
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Adam Aizer T. Thornton WR NE
146 Frank Stampfl M. Thomas WR NO
147 Matt Donnelly B. Mayfield QB TB
148 Joey Wright C. Claypool WR CHI
149 John Bosch P. Campbell WR NYG
150 Dan Schneier D. Foreman RB CHI
151 Heath Cummings D. Knox TE BUF
152 Jamey Eisenberg K. Gainwell RB PHI
153 Donkey Teeth D. Bell WR CLE
154 Dave Richard R. Tannehill QB TEN
155 Thomas Shafer Z. Wilson QB NYJ
156 joel cox J. Warren RB PIT
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 joel cox D. Ridder QB ATL
158 Thomas Shafer S. Darnold QB SF
159 Dave Richard D. Harris RB BUF
160 Donkey Teeth T. Boyd WR CIN
161 Jamey Eisenberg N. Collins WR HOU
162 Heath Cummings C. Otton TE TB
163 Dan Schneier D. Bellinger TE NYG
164 John Bosch A. Lazard WR NYJ
165 Joey Wright M. Carter RB NYJ
166 Matt Donnelly J. Johnson TE NO
167 Frank Stampfl J. Woods TE IND
168 Adam Aizer D. Slayton WR NYG
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Adam Aizer I. Likely TE BAL
170 Frank Stampfl K. Shakir WR BUF
171 Matt Donnelly R. Penny RB PHI
172 Joey Wright J. Wilson RB MIA
173 John Bosch C. Samuel WR WAS
174 Dan Schneier T. Marshall Jr. WR CAR
175 Heath Cummings J. Robinson RB NE
176 Jamey Eisenberg M. Gesicki TE NE
177 Donkey Teeth A. Robinson WR LAR
178 Dave Richard J. Metchie III WR HOU
179 Thomas Shafer G. Minshew QB IND
180 joel cox D. Chark WR DET
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 joel cox C. Hubbard RB CAR
182 Thomas Shafer T. Bridgewater QB MIA
183 Dave Richard M. Hardman WR NYJ
184 Donkey Teeth N. Fant TE SEA
185 Jamey Eisenberg P. Strong Jr. RB NE
186 Heath Cummings J. Kelley RB LAC
187 Dan Schneier T. Atwell WR LAR
188 John Bosch R. Woods WR HOU
189 Joey Wright S. Perine RB DEN
190 Matt Donnelly H. Renfrow WR LV
191 Frank Stampfl I. McKenzie WR IND
192 Adam Aizer J. Winston QB NO
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 Adam Aizer T. Higbee TE LAR
194 Frank Stampfl H. Haskins RB TEN
195 Matt Donnelly G. Edwards RB BAL
196 Joey Wright A. Okwuegbunam TE DEN
197 John Bosch Z. Knight RB NYJ
198 Dan Schneier J. Brissett QB WAS
199 Heath Cummings A. Thielen WR CAR
200 Jamey Eisenberg K. Williams RB LAR
201 Donkey Teeth C. Wentz QB WAS
202 Dave Richard T. Hill TE NO
203 Thomas Shafer Q. Watkins WR PHI
204 joel cox J. Ferguson TE DAL
Round 18
Pos Team Player
205 joel cox T. Chandler RB MIN
206 Thomas Shafer T. Davis-Price RB SF
207 Dave Richard J. Ford RB CLE
208 Donkey Teeth R. Mostert RB MIA
209 Jamey Eisenberg M. Davis RB DAL
210 Heath Cummings Z. Ertz TE ARI
211 Dan Schneier G. Everett TE LAC
212 John Bosch D. Jackson RB IND
213 Joey Wright B. Zappe QB NE
214 Matt Donnelly V. Jefferson WR LAR
215 Frank Stampfl N. Brown WR HOU
216 Adam Aizer S. Conner RB JAC
Team by Team
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 1 J. Chase WR CIN
2 24 T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
3 25 G. Wilson WR NYJ
4 48 D. Carr QB NO
5 49 T. Kelce TE KC
6 72 J. Dobbins RB BAL
7 73 C. Ridley WR JAC
8 96 J. Cook RB BUF
9 97 G. Davis WR BUF
10 120 B. Purdy QB SF
11 121 K. Herbert RB CHI
12 144 Z. White RB LV
13 145 T. Thornton WR NE
14 168 D. Slayton WR NYG
15 169 I. Likely TE BAL
16 192 J. Winston QB NO
17 193 T. Higbee TE LAR
18 216 S. Conner RB JAC
Frank Stampfl
Rd Pk Player
1 2 P. Mahomes QB KC
2 23 A. Brown WR PHI
3 26 T. Hill WR MIA
4 47 R. Stevenson RB NE
5 50 R. Wilson QB DEN
6 71 D. Henry RB TEN
7 74 G. Pickens WR PIT
8 95 K. Allen WR LAC
9 98 D. Njoku TE CLE
10 119 J. Conner RB ARI
11 122 A. Pierce WR IND
12 143 K. Hunt RB CLE
13 146 M. Thomas WR NO
14 167 J. Woods TE IND
15 170 K. Shakir WR BUF
16 191 I. McKenzie WR IND
17 194 H. Haskins RB TEN
18 215 N. Brown WR HOU
Matt Donnelly
Rd Pk Player
1 3 J. Hurts QB PHI
2 22 A. St. Brown WR DET
3 27 J. Jacobs RB LV
4 46 T. McLaurin WR WAS
5 51 D. Samuel WR SF
6 70 G. Kittle TE SF
7 75 D. Cook RB MIN
8 94 R. White RB TB
9 99 D. Mooney WR CHI
10 118 S. Howell QB WAS
11 123 J. Williams RB NO
12 142 B. Cooks WR DAL
13 147 B. Mayfield QB TB
14 166 J. Johnson TE NO
15 171 R. Penny RB PHI
16 190 H. Renfrow WR LV
17 195 G. Edwards RB BAL
18 214 V. Jefferson WR LAR
Joey Wright
Rd Pk Player
1 4 J. Allen QB BUF
2 21 K. Walker III RB SEA
3 28 D. Jones QB NYG
4 45 J. Williams RB DEN
5 52 D. Swift RB DET
6 69 C. Kirk WR JAC
7 76 J. Williams WR DET
8 93 P. Freiermuth TE PIT
9 100 M. Evans WR TB
10 117 W. Robinson WR NYG
11 124 J. Meyers WR LV
12 141 R. Shaheed WR NO
13 148 C. Claypool WR CHI
14 165 M. Carter RB NYJ
15 172 J. Wilson RB MIA
16 189 S. Perine RB DEN
17 196 A. Okwuegbunam TE DEN
18 213 B. Zappe QB NE
John Bosch
Rd Pk Player
1 5 J. Burrow QB CIN
2 20 M. Andrews TE BAL
3 29 K. Pitts TE ATL
4 44 T. Etienne RB JAC
5 53 M. Pittman WR IND
6 68 K. Pickett QB PIT
7 77 J. Dotson WR WAS
8 92 J. Smith-Schuster WR NE
9 101 C. Sutton WR DEN
10 116 T. Lockett WR SEA
11 125 E. Engram TE JAC
12 140 M. Gallup WR DAL
13 149 P. Campbell WR NYG
14 164 A. Lazard WR NYJ
15 173 C. Samuel WR WAS
16 188 R. Woods WR HOU
17 197 Z. Knight RB NYJ
18 212 D. Jackson RB IND
Dan Schneier
Rd Pk Player
1 6 J. Herbert QB LAC
2 19 D. Prescott QB DAL
3 30 T. Lance QB SF
4 43 B. Aiyuk WR SF
5 54 J. Jeudy WR DEN
6 67 T. Burks WR TEN
7 78 A. Jones RB GB
8 91 E. Moore WR CLE
9 102 A. Dillon RB GB
10 115 S. Moore WR KC
11 126 T. McBride TE ARI
12 139 R. Moore WR ARI
13 150 D. Foreman RB CHI
14 163 D. Bellinger TE NYG
15 174 T. Marshall Jr. WR CAR
16 187 T. Atwell WR LAR
17 198 J. Brissett QB WAS
18 211 G. Everett TE LAC
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 7 J. Jefferson WR MIN
2 18 K. Murray QB ARI
3 31 D. Smith WR PHI
4 42 D. London WR ATL
5 55 C. Godwin WR TB
6 66 D. Pierce RB HOU
7 79 M. Stafford QB LAR
8 90 J. Garoppolo QB LV
9 103 B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
10 114 C. Kmet TE CHI
11 127 E. Elliott RB DAL
12 138 R. Doubs WR GB
13 151 D. Knox TE BUF
14 162 C. Otton TE TB
15 175 J. Robinson RB NE
16 186 J. Kelley RB LAC
17 199 A. Thielen WR CAR
18 210 Z. Ertz TE ARI
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 8 L. Jackson QB BAL
2 17 B. Hall RB NYJ
3 32 S. Barkley RB NYG
4 41 A. Ekeler RB LAC
5 56 G. Smith QB SEA
6 65 C. Watson WR GB
7 80 D. Hopkins WR ARI
8 89 K. Toney WR KC
9 104 R. Bateman WR BAL
10 113 J. Palmer WR LAC
11 128 J. Love QB GB
12 137 C. Okonkwo TE TEN
13 152 K. Gainwell RB PHI
14 161 N. Collins WR HOU
15 176 M. Gesicki TE NE
16 185 P. Strong Jr. RB NE
17 200 K. Williams RB LAR
18 209 M. Davis RB DAL
Donkey Teeth
Rd Pk Player
1 9 T. Lawrence QB JAC
2 16 J. Waddle WR MIA
3 33 C. Olave WR NO
4 40 D. Metcalf WR SEA
5 57 N. Chubb RB CLE
6 64 J. Mixon RB CIN
7 81 A. Kamara RB NO
8 88 M. Jones QB NE
9 105 M. Sanders RB CAR
10 112 D. Waller TE NYG
11 129 A. Gibson RB WAS
12 136 M. Willis QB TEN
13 153 D. Bell WR CLE
14 160 T. Boyd WR CIN
15 177 A. Robinson WR LAR
16 184 N. Fant TE SEA
17 201 C. Wentz QB WAS
18 208 R. Mostert RB MIA
Dave Richard
Rd Pk Player
1 10 J. Fields QB CHI
2 15 C. Lamb WR DAL
3 34 T. Higgins WR CIN
4 39 J. Goff QB DET
5 58 D. Moore WR CHI
6 63 T. Pollard RB DAL
7 82 C. Akers RB LAR
8 87 M. Williams WR LAC
9 106 D. Montgomery RB DET
10 111 G. Dulcich TE DEN
11 130 C. Edwards-Helaire RB KC
12 135 D. Singletary RB HOU
13 154 R. Tannehill QB TEN
14 159 D. Harris RB BUF
15 178 J. Metchie III WR HOU
16 183 M. Hardman WR NYJ
17 202 T. Hill TE NO
18 207 J. Ford RB CLE
Thomas Shafer
Rd Pk Player
1 11 J. Taylor RB IND
2 14 D. Watson QB CLE
3 35 S. Diggs WR BUF
4 38 C. Kupp WR LAR
5 59 M. Brown WR ARI
6 62 D. Goedert TE PHI
7 83 I. Pacheco RB KC
8 86 T. Allgeier RB ATL
9 107 K. Osborn WR MIN
10 110 A. Mattison RB MIN
11 131 E. Mitchell RB SF
12 134 I. Hodgins WR NYG
13 155 Z. Wilson QB NYJ
14 158 S. Darnold QB SF
15 179 G. Minshew QB IND
16 182 T. Bridgewater QB MIA
17 203 Q. Watkins WR PHI
18 206 T. Davis-Price RB SF
joel cox
Rd Pk Player
1 12 K. Cousins QB MIN
2 13 C. McCaffrey RB SF
3 36 A. Rodgers QB GB
4 37 D. Adams WR LV
5 60 N. Harris RB PIT
6 61 T. Hockenson TE MIN
7 84 A. Cooper WR CLE
8 85 D. Johnson WR PIT
9 108 L. Fournette RB TB
10 109 D. Schultz TE HOU
11 132 Z. Jones WR JAC
12 133 D. Peoples-Jones WR CLE
13 156 J. Warren RB PIT
14 157 D. Ridder QB ATL
15 180 D. Chark WR DET
16 181 C. Hubbard RB CAR
17 204 J. Ferguson TE DAL
18 205 T. Chandler RB MIN