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The great thing about the first pick in a Superflex start-up draft is that you get your choice of quarterbacks. If you're right, you could have the best player at the most valuable position for a decade or more. The worst thing about having the first pick in a Superflex start-up is everything else.

Unsurprisingly in this mock, quarterbacks and wide receivers dominated the first two rounds to the extent that when I picked again at pick 24, the top two players on my board were Jonathan Taylor and Christian Mccaffrey. Knowing that I wouldn't pick again until pick 48, that felt extremely dangerous. Then again, having Mahomes, Taylor, and McCaffrey in 2024 feels pretty dangerous to the rest of the league. So I decided to try it out, so you all can see how it worked. You're welcome. 

While you can see the full results of this draft below, I'll just give a few thoughts here. For one, if I have two running backs in my first three picks of any Dynasty league I know one thing, I had better be a contender this season. That attitude informed most of the rest of my draft, with Mark Andrews, Mike Evans, and Calvin Ridley being three of my next four picks. The one exception in that stretch was J.J. McCarthy, because I think there's a legitimate chance circumstances make McCarthy a very good QB2 as a rookie. I could also afford to make a pick like that because I assumed a veteran QB would fall even later, and he did. I scooped up Aaron Rodgers with the 96th pick in the draft.

The second thing about taking two running backs that early was that I didn't want to draft many more. Jaylen Warren (Round 11) and J.K. Dobbins (Round 14) were the only other running backs I selected. I loved the value on Warren, but more importantly, this team is built around McCaffrey and Taylor and winning now. If those two go down, my team won't be good enough to win with backup running backs, so it's not worth spending too much on them.

The final thing about drafting to win now is that you have better be prepared, and enthusiastic, about rebuilding. For this, you must know yourself as a Dynasty manager. I believe in two speeds in Dynasty, win-em-all or lose-em-all. And, honestly, I enjoy the rebuild almost as much as the title chase. If you are one of those managers that can't stand the thought of tanking, I wouldn't ever advise drafting a win-now team in a start-up, I would try to be more balanced than I was in this draft.

The analysts who participated in this mock draft are:

Heath Cummings, CBS Fantasy
Adam Aizer, CBS Fantasy
Matt Donnelly, Dynasty Vipers
R.J. White, CBS Fantasy
Dan Schneier, CBS Fantasy
Alfredo Brown, Footballguys
Joshua Cho, @jbchoknows
Ben Wasley, Fantasy First Down
Dave Richard, CBS Fantasy
Aaron St Denis, Fantasy Pros
Mike Kash, FFRPG
Jay Felicio, The Athletic and FTN Fantasy

And here are the full results:

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Alfredo
2 Ben Wasley
3 R.J. White
4 Heath Cummings
5 Jay Felicio
6 Dan Schneier
7 jbchoknows
8 Adam Aizer
9 Mike Kash
10 Donnelly
11 Aaron St Denis
12 Dave Richard
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Dave Richard
14 Aaron St Denis
15 Donnelly
16 Mike Kash
17 Adam Aizer
18 jbchoknows
19 Dan Schneier
20 Jay Felicio
21 Heath Cummings
22 R.J. White
23 Ben Wasley
24 Alfredo
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Alfredo
26 Ben Wasley
27 R.J. White
28 Heath Cummings
29 Jay Felicio
30 Dan Schneier
31 jbchoknows
32 Adam Aizer
33 Mike Kash
34 Donnelly
35 Aaron St Denis
36 Dave Richard
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Dave Richard
38 Aaron St Denis
39 Donnelly
40 Mike Kash
41 Adam Aizer
42 jbchoknows
43 Dan Schneier
44 Jay Felicio
45 Heath Cummings
46 R.J. White
47 Ben Wasley
48 Alfredo
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Alfredo
50 Ben Wasley
51 R.J. White
52 Heath Cummings
53 Jay Felicio
54 Dan Schneier
55 jbchoknows
56 Adam Aizer
57 Mike Kash
58 Donnelly
59 Aaron St Denis
60 Dave Richard
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Dave Richard
62 Aaron St Denis
63 Donnelly
64 Mike Kash
65 Adam Aizer
66 jbchoknows
67 Dan Schneier
68 Jay Felicio
69 Heath Cummings
70 R.J. White
71 Ben Wasley
72 Alfredo
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Alfredo
74 Ben Wasley
75 R.J. White
76 Heath Cummings
77 Jay Felicio
78 Dan Schneier
79 jbchoknows
80 Adam Aizer
81 Mike Kash
82 Donnelly
83 Aaron St Denis
84 Dave Richard
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Dave Richard
86 Aaron St Denis
87 Donnelly
88 Mike Kash
89 Adam Aizer
90 jbchoknows
91 Dan Schneier
92 Jay Felicio
93 Heath Cummings
94 R.J. White
95 Ben Wasley
96 Alfredo
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Alfredo
98 Ben Wasley
99 R.J. White
100 Heath Cummings
101 Jay Felicio
102 Dan Schneier
103 jbchoknows
104 Adam Aizer
105 Mike Kash
106 Donnelly
107 Aaron St Denis
108 Dave Richard
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Dave Richard
110 Aaron St Denis
111 Donnelly
112 Mike Kash
113 Adam Aizer
114 jbchoknows
115 Dan Schneier
116 Jay Felicio
117 Heath Cummings
118 R.J. White
119 Ben Wasley
120 Alfredo
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Alfredo
122 Ben Wasley
123 R.J. White
124 Heath Cummings
125 Jay Felicio
126 Dan Schneier
127 jbchoknows
128 Adam Aizer
129 Mike Kash
130 Donnelly
131 Aaron St Denis
132 Dave Richard
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Dave Richard
134 Aaron St Denis
135 Donnelly
136 Mike Kash
137 Adam Aizer
138 jbchoknows
139 Dan Schneier
140 Jay Felicio
141 Heath Cummings
142 R.J. White
143 Ben Wasley
144 Alfredo
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Alfredo
146 Ben Wasley
147 R.J. White
148 Heath Cummings
149 Jay Felicio
150 Dan Schneier
151 jbchoknows
152 Adam Aizer
153 Mike Kash
154 Donnelly
155 Aaron St Denis
156 Dave Richard
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Dave Richard
158 Aaron St Denis
159 Donnelly
160 Mike Kash
161 Adam Aizer
162 jbchoknows
163 Dan Schneier
164 Jay Felicio
165 Heath Cummings
166 R.J. White
167 Ben Wasley
168 Alfredo
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Alfredo
170 Ben Wasley
171 R.J. White
172 Heath Cummings
173 Jay Felicio
174 Dan Schneier
175 jbchoknows
176 Adam Aizer
177 Mike Kash
178 Donnelly
179 Aaron St Denis
180 Dave Richard
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Dave Richard
182 Aaron St Denis
183 Donnelly
184 Mike Kash
185 Adam Aizer
186 jbchoknows
187 Dan Schneier
188 Jay Felicio
189 Heath Cummings
190 R.J. White
191 Ben Wasley
192 Alfredo
Team by Team
Alfredo
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
Ben Wasley
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
R.J. White
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
Heath Cummings
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
Jay Felicio
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
Dan Schneier
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
jbchoknows
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
Adam Aizer
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
Mike Kash
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
Donnelly
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
Aaron St Denis
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
Dave Richard
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