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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 Dan Schneier
2 Dave Richard
3 John Bosch
4 Donkey Teeth
5 Joey Wright
6 Thomas Shafer
7 Frank Stampfl
8 joel cox
9 Adam Aizer
10 Heath Cummings
11 Jamey Eisenberg
12 Matt Donnelly
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Matt Donnelly
14 Jamey Eisenberg
15 Heath Cummings
16 Adam Aizer
17 joel cox
18 Frank Stampfl
19 Thomas Shafer
20 Joey Wright
21 Donkey Teeth
22 John Bosch
23 Dave Richard
24 Dan Schneier
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Dan Schneier
26 Dave Richard
27 John Bosch
28 Donkey Teeth
29 Joey Wright
30 Thomas Shafer
31 Frank Stampfl
32 joel cox
33 Adam Aizer
34 Heath Cummings
35 Jamey Eisenberg
36 Matt Donnelly
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Matt Donnelly
38 Jamey Eisenberg
39 Heath Cummings
40 Adam Aizer
41 joel cox
42 Frank Stampfl
43 Thomas Shafer
44 Joey Wright
45 Donkey Teeth
46 John Bosch
47 Dave Richard
48 Dan Schneier
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Dan Schneier
50 Dave Richard
51 John Bosch
52 Donkey Teeth
53 Joey Wright
54 Thomas Shafer
55 Frank Stampfl
56 joel cox
57 Adam Aizer
58 Heath Cummings
59 Jamey Eisenberg
60 Matt Donnelly
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Matt Donnelly
62 Jamey Eisenberg
63 Heath Cummings
64 Adam Aizer
65 joel cox
66 Frank Stampfl
67 Thomas Shafer
68 Joey Wright
69 Donkey Teeth
70 John Bosch
71 Dave Richard
72 Dan Schneier
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Dan Schneier
74 Dave Richard
75 John Bosch
76 Donkey Teeth
77 Joey Wright
78 Thomas Shafer
79 Frank Stampfl
80 joel cox
81 Adam Aizer
82 Heath Cummings
83 Jamey Eisenberg
84 Matt Donnelly
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Matt Donnelly
86 Jamey Eisenberg
87 Heath Cummings
88 Adam Aizer
89 joel cox
90 Frank Stampfl
91 Thomas Shafer
92 Joey Wright
93 Donkey Teeth
94 John Bosch
95 Dave Richard
96 Dan Schneier
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Dan Schneier
98 Dave Richard
99 John Bosch
100 Donkey Teeth
101 Joey Wright
102 Thomas Shafer
103 Frank Stampfl
104 joel cox
105 Adam Aizer
106 Heath Cummings
107 Jamey Eisenberg
108 Matt Donnelly
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Matt Donnelly
110 Jamey Eisenberg
111 Heath Cummings
112 Adam Aizer
113 joel cox
114 Frank Stampfl
115 Thomas Shafer
116 Joey Wright
117 Donkey Teeth
118 John Bosch
119 Dave Richard
120 Dan Schneier
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Dan Schneier
122 Dave Richard
123 John Bosch
124 Donkey Teeth
125 Joey Wright
126 Thomas Shafer
127 Frank Stampfl
128 joel cox
129 Adam Aizer
130 Heath Cummings
131 Jamey Eisenberg
132 Matt Donnelly
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Matt Donnelly
134 Jamey Eisenberg
135 Heath Cummings
136 Adam Aizer
137 joel cox
138 Frank Stampfl
139 Thomas Shafer
140 Joey Wright
141 Donkey Teeth
142 John Bosch
143 Dave Richard
144 Dan Schneier
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Dan Schneier
146 Dave Richard
147 John Bosch
148 Donkey Teeth
149 Joey Wright
150 Thomas Shafer
151 Frank Stampfl
152 joel cox
153 Adam Aizer
154 Heath Cummings
155 Jamey Eisenberg
156 Matt Donnelly
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Matt Donnelly
158 Jamey Eisenberg
159 Heath Cummings
160 Adam Aizer
161 joel cox
162 Frank Stampfl
163 Thomas Shafer
164 Joey Wright
165 Donkey Teeth
166 John Bosch
167 Dave Richard
168 Dan Schneier
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Dan Schneier
170 Dave Richard
171 John Bosch
172 Donkey Teeth
173 Joey Wright
174 Thomas Shafer
175 Frank Stampfl
176 joel cox
177 Adam Aizer
178 Heath Cummings
179 Jamey Eisenberg
180 Matt Donnelly
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Matt Donnelly
182 Jamey Eisenberg
183 Heath Cummings
184 Adam Aizer
185 joel cox
186 Frank Stampfl
187 Thomas Shafer
188 Joey Wright
189 Donkey Teeth
190 John Bosch
191 Dave Richard
192 Dan Schneier
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 Dan Schneier
194 Dave Richard
195 John Bosch
196 Donkey Teeth
197 Joey Wright
198 Thomas Shafer
199 Frank Stampfl
200 joel cox
201 Adam Aizer
202 Heath Cummings
203 Jamey Eisenberg
204 Matt Donnelly
Round 18
Pos Team Player
205 Matt Donnelly
206 Jamey Eisenberg
207 Heath Cummings
208 Adam Aizer
209 joel cox
210 Frank Stampfl
211 Thomas Shafer
212 Joey Wright
213 Donkey Teeth
214 John Bosch
215 Dave Richard
216 Dan Schneier
Team by Team
Dan Schneier
Rd Pk Player
1 1
2 24
3 25
4 48
5 49
6 72
7 73
8 96
9 97
10 120
11 121
12 144
13 145
14 168
15 169
16 192
17 193
18 216
Dave Richard
Rd Pk Player
1 2
2 23
3 26
4 47
5 50
6 71
7 74
8 95
9 98
10 119
11 122
12 143
13 146
14 167
15 170
16 191
17 194
18 215
John Bosch
Rd Pk Player
1 3
2 22
3 27
4 46
5 51
6 70
7 75
8 94
9 99
10 118
11 123
12 142
13 147
14 166
15 171
16 190
17 195
18 214
Donkey Teeth
Rd Pk Player
1 4
2 21
3 28
4 45
5 52
6 69
7 76
8 93
9 100
10 117
11 124
12 141
13 148
14 165
15 172
16 189
17 196
18 213
Joey Wright
Rd Pk Player
1 5
2 20
3 29
4 44
5 53
6 68
7 77
8 92
9 101
10 116
11 125
12 140
13 149
14 164
15 173
16 188
17 197
18 212
Thomas Shafer
Rd Pk Player
1 6
2 19
3 30
4 43
5 54
6 67
7 78
8 91
9 102
10 115
11 126
12 139
13 150
14 163
15 174
16 187
17 198
18 211
Frank Stampfl
Rd Pk Player
1 7
2 18
3 31
4 42
5 55
6 66
7 79
8 90
9 103
10 114
11 127
12 138
13 151
14 162
15 175
16 186
17 199
18 210
joel cox
Rd Pk Player
1 8
2 17
3 32
4 41
5 56
6 65
7 80
8 89
9 104
10 113
11 128
12 137
13 152
14 161
15 176
16 185
17 200
18 209
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 9
2 16
3 33
4 40
5 57
6 64
7 81
8 88
9 105
10 112
11 129
12 136
13 153
14 160
15 177
16 184
17 201
18 208
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 10
2 15
3 34
4 39
5 58
6 63
7 82
8 87
9 106
10 111
11 130
12 135
13 154
14 159
15 178
16 183
17 202
18 207
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 11
2 14
3 35
4 38
5 59
6 62
7 83
8 86
9 107
10 110
11 131
12 134
13 155
14 158
15 179
16 182
17 203
18 206
Matt Donnelly
Rd Pk Player
1 12
2 13
3 36
4 37
5 60
6 61
7 84
8 85
9 108
10 109
11 132
12 133
13 156
14 157
15 180
16 181
17 204
18 205