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We've all become familiar with Hero RB as a draft strategy. That's when you select one high-end running back in the first two rounds, followed by addressing the starting positions everywhere else, and then drafting a second running back later.

It's my favorite way to build a team in PPR. And in a Superflex league, you can take a similar approach at quarterback. Call it Hero QB.

In our latest 12-team, Superflex mock draft, we had two managers start their rosters with a QB-QB approach. Adam Aizer went with Kyler Murray and Joe Burrow from the No. 10 spot, and Dave Richard started with Tom Brady and Russell Wilson from No. 12. Both have strong rosters in this PPR league.

Along with Murray and Burrow, Adam has Leonard Fournette and A.J. Dillon at running back, CeeDee Lamb, Michael Thomas and Jerry Jeudy at receiver, Austin Hooper at tight end and Christian Kirk at flex. His top bench options are Mac Jones, Miles Sanders, Ken Walker and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

For Dave, he has D'Andre Swift and Josh Jacobs at running back, Deebo Samuel, Allen Robinson and Terry McLaurin at receiver, Dalton Schultz at tight end and Devin Singletary at flex. His bench is led by Kenny Pickett, Brian Robinson, Treylon Burks and Skyy Moore.

Even though both of these managers went QB-QB, they still got high-end talent at running back and receiver. But Heath Cummings, who went Hero QB, did better at those spots and just needs a second quarterback to hit to have a lethal roster.

Picking at No. 7 overall, Heath started his team with Christian McCaffrey and then selected Dak Prescott in Round 2. Heath then began to clean up everywhere else with Alvin Kamara in Round 3, D.J. Moore in Round 4, Brandin Cooks in Round 5, Darren Waller in Round 6, Adam Thielen in Round 7 and Clyde Edwards-Helaire in Round 8.

Heath went after quarterbacks next, with Marcus Mariota in Round 9 and Deshaun Watson in Round 10, and he somehow managed to get Zach Wilson in Round 15. He also has Melvin Gordon, Mark Ingram, Jahan Dotson and Jalen Tolbert on his bench.

If Heath can manage with Mariota and Wilson until Watson returns from his 11-game suspension in Week 13, he could have the best roster in this league. Heath didn't panic and reach for a second quarterback, and this could be a great strategy to use in this format.

I took a similar approach to Heath, but I drafted my second quarterback earlier. From the No. 5 spot, I started my team with Lamar Jackson, Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon and Michael Pittman with my first four picks. 

In Round 5, I went with Tua Tagovailoa, and he was the last quarterback available that I felt comfortable with as a starter. I was happy with the start of this team at this point.

I ended up with Breece Hall as my flex in Round 6, and I drafted Rashod Bateman as my No. 2 receiver in Round 7. I might have made a mistake drafting Dameon Pierce in Round 8, but I liked him better than anyone else on the board. It was frustrating having Dallas Goedert get drafted right in front of me in this round.

My third receiver will eventually be DeAndre Hopkins, who I selected in Round 9, but I'll open the season with DeVonta Smith (Round 10) in that spot. Once Hopkins' six-game suspension ends in Round 7, my receiving corps should be solid.

Davis Mills is my third quarterback, and I love my reserve running backs in Isiah Pacheco and Alexander Mattison to go with Pierce. I also have Russell Gage as my fifth receiver. I punted on tight end, but Tyler Higbee will hopefully have a prominent role with the Rams this year and be a serviceable Fantasy starter.

In this league, all touchdowns are worth six points, and we award one point for every 10 yards rushing and receiving and one point for every 25 yards passing. We also award one point for every reception. We feature a starting lineup of QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, SUPERFLEX (QB/RB/WR/TE) and FLEX (RB/WR/TE) with six reserves for a 15-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Daniel Schneier, Fantasy Editor

2. Jack Capotorto FFT HQ Producer

3. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy Sports

4. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer

5. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer

6. Zach Brook, FFT Social Producer 

7. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer

8. Robert Thomas, FFT Facebook Moderator

9. Noah Mindel, CBS Sports HQ Producer

10. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host

11. Frank Stampfl, FBT Podcast Host

12. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer

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