At least once per year someone writes an article about how Zero RB is dead as a strategy and I feel motivated to try it again. While it's true that I have a contrarian nature, that's not the only reason. Especially in Dynasty, wide receivers and quarterbacks have a much longer shelf life than running backs. If you're looking to build a true Dynasty that competes for a long time, it's easier to do that with elite quarterbacks and receivers than running backs. Because in three years your elite running backs might be on their way out of the league. 

So in our most recent Dynasty Superflex mock, I decided to try it out. In the first six rounds I took two quarterbacks (Deshaun Watson and Jared Goff) and four wide receivers (Davante Adams, A.J. Brown, Odell Beckham, and Stefon Diggs). In this particular league, they're all starters. If I'm going to go six rounds without a running back, this is how I'd like for it to go. I have two of my top 15 quarterbacks and three of my top 12 Dynasty wide receivers. 

What I couldn't have known was that I'd find Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon in the seventh and eighth rounds. These backs may not be longterm answers, but they're both consensus top-20 backs for 2020. And paired with the quarterbacks and receivers I drafted, they make this team an instant contender. In the next handful of rounds I grabbed a pair of young tight ends and added running back depth with Ronald Jones, Sony Michel, and Tarik Cohen. I even found Tevin Coleman hanging around in Round 15. Looking at my top six running backs, it sure doesn't feel like a true 0RB team.

So is the strategy dead? Some would say let's see some results before we decide. But at least in Dynasty Superflex, I feel pretty comfortable saying it's not. There were a ton of upside backs available for me after Round 7 and there should be in your drafts as well. I never want to force a strategy, but if you're drafting in the back half and your league goes crazy for running backs you shouldn't be afraid to stockpile talent instead.

The analysts who participated in this mock are:

Scott Fish, Scott Fish Bowl/Fantasy Cares
Heath Cummings, CBS Sports
Ben Gretch, CBS Sports
John Bosch, Dynasty Wall Street
Dave Richard, CBS Sports
Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports
Donkey Teeth, Razzball
Matt Okada, Redshirts FF Pod
Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports
Adam Aizer, CBS Sports
R.J. White, CBS Sports
Seth Klein, Fantrax

And here are the results:

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 John Bosch
2 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
3 Jamey Eisenberg
4 R.J. White
5 Scott Fish
6 Heath Cummings
7 Ben Gretch
8 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
9 Adam Aizer
10 Jack
11 Dave Richard
12 Seth Klein
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Seth Klein
14 Dave Richard
15 Jack
16 Adam Aizer
17 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
18 Ben Gretch
19 Heath Cummings
20 Scott Fish
21 R.J. White
22 Jamey Eisenberg
23 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
24 John Bosch
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 John Bosch
26 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
27 Jamey Eisenberg
28 R.J. White
29 Scott Fish
30 Heath Cummings
31 Ben Gretch
32 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
33 Adam Aizer
34 Jack
35 Dave Richard
36 Seth Klein
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Seth Klein
38 Dave Richard
39 Jack
40 Adam Aizer
41 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
42 Ben Gretch
43 Heath Cummings
44 Scott Fish
45 R.J. White
46 Jamey Eisenberg
47 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
48 John Bosch
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 John Bosch
50 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
51 Jamey Eisenberg
52 R.J. White
53 Scott Fish
54 Heath Cummings
55 Ben Gretch
56 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
57 Adam Aizer
58 Jack
59 Dave Richard
60 Seth Klein
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Seth Klein
62 Dave Richard
63 Jack
64 Adam Aizer
65 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
66 Ben Gretch
67 Heath Cummings
68 Scott Fish
69 R.J. White
70 Jamey Eisenberg
71 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
72 John Bosch
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 John Bosch
74 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
75 Jamey Eisenberg
76 R.J. White
77 Scott Fish
78 Heath Cummings
79 Ben Gretch
80 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
81 Adam Aizer
82 Jack
83 Dave Richard
84 Seth Klein
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Seth Klein
86 Dave Richard
87 Jack
88 Adam Aizer
89 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
90 Ben Gretch
91 Heath Cummings
92 Scott Fish
93 R.J. White
94 Jamey Eisenberg
95 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
96 John Bosch
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 John Bosch
98 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
99 Jamey Eisenberg
100 R.J. White
101 Scott Fish
102 Heath Cummings
103 Ben Gretch
104 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
105 Adam Aizer
106 Jack
107 Dave Richard
108 Seth Klein
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Seth Klein
110 Dave Richard
111 Jack
112 Adam Aizer
113 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
114 Ben Gretch
115 Heath Cummings
116 Scott Fish
117 R.J. White
118 Jamey Eisenberg
119 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
120 John Bosch
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 John Bosch
122 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
123 Jamey Eisenberg
124 R.J. White
125 Scott Fish
126 Heath Cummings
127 Ben Gretch
128 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
129 Adam Aizer
130 Jack
131 Dave Richard
132 Seth Klein
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Seth Klein
134 Dave Richard
135 Jack
136 Adam Aizer
137 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
138 Ben Gretch
139 Heath Cummings
140 Scott Fish
141 R.J. White
142 Jamey Eisenberg
143 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
144 John Bosch
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 John Bosch
146 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
147 Jamey Eisenberg
148 R.J. White
149 Scott Fish
150 Heath Cummings
151 Ben Gretch
152 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
153 Adam Aizer
154 Jack
155 Dave Richard
156 Seth Klein
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Seth Klein
158 Dave Richard
159 Jack
160 Adam Aizer
161 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
162 Ben Gretch
163 Heath Cummings
164 Scott Fish
165 R.J. White
166 Jamey Eisenberg
167 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
168 John Bosch
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 John Bosch
170 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
171 Jamey Eisenberg
172 R.J. White
173 Scott Fish
174 Heath Cummings
175 Ben Gretch
176 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
177 Adam Aizer
178 Jack
179 Dave Richard
180 Seth Klein
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Seth Klein
182 Dave Richard
183 Jack
184 Adam Aizer
185 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
186 Ben Gretch
187 Heath Cummings
188 Scott Fish
189 R.J. White
190 Jamey Eisenberg
191 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
192 John Bosch
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 John Bosch
194 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
195 Jamey Eisenberg
196 R.J. White
197 Scott Fish
198 Heath Cummings
199 Ben Gretch
200 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
201 Adam Aizer
202 Jack
203 Dave Richard
204 Seth Klein
Round 18
Pos Team Player
205 Seth Klein
206 Dave Richard
207 Jack
208 Adam Aizer
209 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
210 Ben Gretch
211 Heath Cummings
212 Scott Fish
213 R.J. White
214 Jamey Eisenberg
215 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
216 John Bosch
Round 19
Pos Team Player
217 John Bosch
218 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
219 Jamey Eisenberg
220 R.J. White
221 Scott Fish
222 Heath Cummings
223 Ben Gretch
224 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
225 Adam Aizer
226 Jack
227 Dave Richard
228 Seth Klein
Round 20
Pos Team Player
229 Seth Klein
230 Dave Richard
231 Jack
232 Adam Aizer
233 Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
234 Ben Gretch
235 Heath Cummings
236 Scott Fish
237 R.J. White
238 Jamey Eisenberg
239 Donkey Teeth - Razzball
240 John Bosch
Team by Team
John Bosch
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
19 217
20 240
Donkey Teeth - Razzball
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
19 218
20 239
Jamey Eisenberg
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
19 219
20 238
R.J. White
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
19 220
20 237
Scott Fish
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
19 221
20 236
Heath Cummings
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
19 222
20 235
Ben Gretch
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
19 223
20 234
Matt Okada (Redshirts Pod)
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
19 224
20 233
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
19 225
20 232
Jack
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
19 226
20 231
Dave Richard
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
19 227
20 230
Seth Klein
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
19 228
20 229