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Last year in this league, six quarterbacks were drafted in Round 1, eight were off the board through Round 2, 14 were selected through Round 3 and 18 were drafted by the end of Round 4. That's a big difference from one year to the next.
Fantasy managers are learning to wait on quarterbacks in one-quarterback leagues, but is that the right move in Superflex? We'll look at three builds in this league, and you can decide which strategy you like best.
We'll start with Capotorto, who went QB-QB from the No. 2 spot with Jackson and Lawrence. Capotorto did not draft a third quarterback.
His running backs are Kenneth Walker III, Bucky Irving, J.K. Dobbins, Josh Jacobs (he was selected in Round 12) and Woody Marks. The receivers are Ladd McConkey, Tee Higgins, Davante Adams, Courtland Sutton and Kayshon Boutte. And Capotorto has Isaiah Likely, Harold Fannin Jr. and Brenton Strange at tight end.
It's a solid roster, especially with Jackson and Lawrence. Capotorto did well to get quality running backs, receivers and tight ends after starting QB-QB.
Cummings had the No. 11 pick, and he didn't draft his first quarterback until Round 7, which was C.J. Stroud. Cummings drafted Bryce Young in Round 9, Michael Penix Jr. in Round 10 and Tua Tagovailoa in Round 12. It's not the ideal quarterback situation in a Superflex league, but Cummings has great players everywhere else.
His running backs are Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey, Jeremiyah Love, Tyjae Spears, Tank Bigsby and Braelon Allen. And the receivers are George Pickens, Zay Flowers, Rome Odunze and Jalen Coker. Sam LaPorta is the tight end.
This team will be tough to beat if the quarterbacks are good. But Cummings is at a potential deficit with Stroud, Young or one of the Falcons duo in two starting spots.
I took a more balanced approach from the No. 6 spot, starting my team with Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson with my first two picks. I selected Purdy in Round 3, and I drafted Kyler Murray in Round 6. I also selected Sam Darnold in Round 8.
My running backs are Ashton Jeanty, D'Andre Swift, Jadarian Price, Mike Washington Jr., Zach Charbonnet and Christopher Brooks. And I have Jayden Reed, Tre Tucker and Khalil Shakir at receiver along with Chase and Jefferson. Kyle Pitts is my tight end.
I love my roster, but I would have preferred better depth at receiver. That said, my combination of quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight end should make me a playoff contender.
Take a look at which quarterback build works for you. But study all the teams in this draft in case there's another strategy you want to use in a Superflex league.
As a reference point for this mock draft, 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, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), SUPERFLEX (QB/RB/WR/TE), DST and K with six reserves for a 17-round draft.
Our draft order is as follows:
1. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Senior Coordinating Producer
2. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer
3. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host
4. Dan Schneier, Senior Fantasy Editor
5. Robert Thomas, FFT Facebook Moderator
6. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
7. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
8. Jake Grogins, CBS Sports HQ Production Staff
9. Todd Fuhrman, CBS Sports HQ Betting Analyst
10. Tommy Tran, CBS Sports HQ Host
11. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
12. Thomas Shafer and Sam Davis, FFT Podcast Producers
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