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Some people lament the fact that quarterback is clearly the most important position in real football but they are often disregarded at the top of Fantasy Football drafts. The answer to that is the Superflex format, where you're allowed to start up to two quarterbacks. Some people lament the fact that running backs are so much more valuable than wide receivers in terms of yards and touchdowns even though the NFL clearly sees wide receivers as more valuable. The answer to that was PPR scoring. Some people lament the fact that there are like five good tight ends in Fantasy Football. The answer to that is tight end premium scoring. 

Our first mock draft of 2025 incorporated all three adjustments in a 16-round Dynasty startup draft. The only other thing you need to know about this 12-team Superflex Tight End Premium PPR mock is that passing touchdowns are worth six points, as they usually are in a CBS league.

What I believe you'll see is that some of the adjustments worked better than others. There were eight QBs drafted in Round 1 and nine more in the next two rounds, so I certainly think we valued the most valuable position in football. There were 12 wide receivers drafted in the first three rounds and only only four running backs, so we seem to have gotten that right as well. But there were only two tight ends taken in the first three rounds and only three taken in the first 55 picks. 

That may partially be because I did a half-point bonus for tight end catches. A full point may have drawn more interest to the position. But the bigger issue is the position itself. Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, and Sam LaPorta stand head and shoulders (and knees and toes?) above everyone else in Dynasty. They were the only tight ends under 28 years old to average more than 10 Fantasy points per game in 2024. That's just remarkable. A bad position may have actually gotten worse last year.

Dalton Kincaid was a big part of the problem and one of our few hopes to improve the situation. Kincaid is still just 25 years old and is paired with Josh Allen. Those facts coupled with his first-round draft capital got him drafted in Round 6 of this mock despite the fact that he only averaged 7.8 Fantasy points per game in 2024. He's on the Kyle Pitts track, only without the 1,000-yard rookie-season.

Speaking of Pitts, he's even younger than Kincaid. Maybe next year will be the year.

The analysts who participated in this draft are:

Heath Cummings, CBS Fantasy
Alfredo Brown, Footballguys
Jacob Gibbs, Sportsline
Dan Schneier, CBS Fantasy
Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Fantasy
Matt Donnelly, Dynasty Vipers
Adam Aizer, CBS Fantasy
Matt Cooper, Couch Scouts
Joel Cox, CBS Sports
Adam Pfeifer, FTN Fantasy
Joshua Cho, @jbchoknows
R.J. White, CBS Fantasy

And here are the results:

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