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In our first Superflex mock draft following the NFL Draft, it was no surprise to see quarterbacks flying off the board in the first round. But maybe one quarterback selected was a little eye-opening.

The draft started with Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen and Joe Burrow with four of the first five picks. Justin Fields went at No. 8 overall, Lamar Jackson at No. 9 and then Justin Herbert at No. 10. Those quarterbacks being drafted in Round 1 in a Superflex league is expected. But then it happened.

At No. 11 overall, Anthony Richardson was drafted, and I love it. He's definitely risky in his rookie campaign, but Richardson has top-five upside because of his dual-threat ability with his legs. He could be a 2,500-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher, and if that happens -- along with a healthy amount of touchdowns and limited turnovers -- Richardson will be a Fantasy star.

Now, those are lofty expectations for Richardson with the Colts. To put it in perspective, there have only been four seasons where a quarterback has rushed for 1,000 yards (Michael Vick in 2006, Lamar Jackson in 2019 and 2020 and Justin Fields in 2021). Of those four, only Jackson has passed for more than 2,500 yards (twice). 

But if you're selecting Richardson in Round 1, you're hoping he reaches his ceiling, and I like being aggressive at quarterback, even in this format. Drafting Richardson gives you a tremendous chance to win if he's successful. Thomas Shafer selected Richardson, and he also drafted Deshaun Watson (Round 2) and Sam Howell (Round 10) as his other quarterbacks, so hopefully he's fine if Richardson flops.

I closed out Round 1 with Trevor Lawrence at No. 12 overall, and there were 13 quarterbacks selected in the first two rounds. Only three managers drafted two quarterbacks with their first two picks, but five managers had two quarterbacks after Round 3.

Heath Cummings was the lone manager to not draft a quarterback in the first three rounds, but he went with Kyler Murray in Round 4, Jimmy Garoppolo in Round 8, Kenny Pickett in Round 9, Mac Jones in Round 11 and Will Levis in Round 12. While his quarterbacks are less than ideal, he's loaded elsewhere on his roster.

Heath has Josh Jacobs, Miles Sanders, Antonio Gibson and Ezekiel Elliott at running back. At receiver, Heath has Ja'Marr Chase, Tyreek Hill, Deebo Samuel, Rashod Bateman and Jalin Hyatt. And Dallas Goedert is his tight end. If Murray is healthy after last year's torn ACL, and one of Garoppolo, Pickett, Jones or Levis prove to be a competent starter, Heath's team should be highly formidable. This is a great blueprint to follow if you want to be patient at quarterback.

I didn't go totally quarterback heavy with my draft, but I did select Lawrence in Round 1, Russell Wilson in Round 4 and Desmond Ridder in Round 10. I wanted to get at least one standout quarterback at No. 12 overall, and Lawrence has top-five upside.

I took a Zero RB approach and didn't select my first running backs until Cam Akers in Round 7 and David Montgomery in Round 8. This was after Lawrence, Travis Kelce, Jaylen Waddle, Wilson, Amari Cooper and D.J. Moore with my first six picks, and I love this start.

I'm excited about my running back corps despite being patient at the position since I drafted Alexander Mattison, Roschon Johnson, Devin Singletary and Jaylen Warren along with Akers and Montgomery. Mattison could be a steal in Round 10 if the Vikings move on from Dalvin Cook, and that seems like a strong possibility. 

If Mattison is starting for the Vikings this season, he'll likely be drafted as early as Round 5 in this format and Round 4 in one-quarterback leagues. I also love the upside for Johnson, who could emerge as the starter for the Bears ahead of Khalil Herbert and D'Onta Foreman.

I filled out my receiving corps with Nico Collins and Wan'Dale Robinson, and I'm excited about this roster. This should be a playoff team in 2023.

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, FLEX (RB/WR/TE) and Superflex (QB/RB/WR/TE) with six reserves for a 15-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Frank Stampfl, FBT Podcast Host
2. Daniel Schneier, Fantasy Editor
3. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
4. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
5. Zach Brook, FFT Social Media Coordinator
6. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
7. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
8. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor
9. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy Sports
10. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host
11. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
12. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Frank Stampfl P. Mahomes QB KC
2 Dan Schneier J. Hurts QB PHI
3 Meron Berkson J. Jefferson WR MIN
4 Dave Richard J. Allen QB BUF
5 Zach Brook J. Burrow QB CIN
6 R.J. White C. McCaffrey RB SF
7 Heath Cummings J. Chase WR CIN
8 George Maselli J. Fields QB CHI
9 Chris Towers L. Jackson QB BAL
10 Adam Aizer J. Herbert QB LAC
11 Thomas Shafer A. Richardson QB IND
12 Jamey Eisenberg T. Lawrence QB JAC
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Jamey Eisenberg T. Kelce TE KC
14 Thomas Shafer D. Watson QB CLE
15 Adam Aizer A. Ekeler RB LAC
16 Chris Towers C. Kupp WR LAR
17 George Maselli B. Robinson RB ATL
18 Heath Cummings T. Hill WR MIA
19 R.J. White S. Barkley RB NYG
20 Zach Brook A. Brown WR PHI
21 Dave Richard J. Taylor RB IND
22 Meron Berkson T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
23 Dan Schneier A. Rodgers QB NYJ
24 Frank Stampfl D. Prescott QB DAL
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Frank Stampfl S. Diggs WR BUF
26 Dan Schneier G. Wilson WR NYJ
27 Meron Berkson C. Lamb WR DAL
28 Dave Richard K. Cousins QB MIN
29 Zach Brook D. Jones QB NYG
30 R.J. White G. Smith QB SEA
31 Heath Cummings J. Jacobs RB LV
32 George Maselli A. St. Brown WR DET
33 Chris Towers T. Pollard RB DAL
34 Adam Aizer D. Adams WR LV
35 Thomas Shafer D. Henry RB TEN
36 Jamey Eisenberg J. Waddle WR MIA
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Jamey Eisenberg R. Wilson QB DEN
38 Thomas Shafer N. Chubb RB CLE
39 Adam Aizer M. Andrews TE BAL
40 Chris Towers R. Stevenson RB NE
41 George Maselli T. Higgins WR CIN
42 Heath Cummings K. Murray QB ARI
43 R.J. White J. Goff QB DET
44 Zach Brook B. Hall RB NYJ
45 Dave Richard D. Smith WR PHI
46 Meron Berkson D. Carr QB NO
47 Dan Schneier C. Ridley WR JAC
48 Frank Stampfl T. Etienne RB JAC
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Frank Stampfl C. Olave WR NO
50 Dan Schneier J. Dobbins RB BAL
51 Meron Berkson N. Harris RB PIT
52 Dave Richard K. Allen WR LAC
53 Zach Brook C. Watson WR GB
54 R.J. White D. Metcalf WR SEA
55 Heath Cummings M. Sanders RB CAR
56 George Maselli J. Gibbs RB DET
57 Chris Towers D. Hopkins WR ARI
58 Adam Aizer A. Jones RB GB
59 Thomas Shafer D. Pierce RB HOU
60 Jamey Eisenberg A. Cooper WR CLE
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Jamey Eisenberg D. Moore WR CHI
62 Thomas Shafer T. Hockenson TE MIN
63 Adam Aizer J. Love QB GB
64 Chris Towers J. Mixon RB CIN
65 George Maselli K. Walker III RB SEA
66 Heath Cummings D. Samuel WR SF
67 R.J. White D. London WR ATL
68 Zach Brook R. White RB TB
69 Dave Richard K. Pitts TE ATL
70 Meron Berkson G. Kittle TE SF
71 Dan Schneier T. McLaurin WR WAS
72 Frank Stampfl J. Jeudy WR DEN
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Frank Stampfl J. Conner RB ARI
74 Dan Schneier D. Swift RB PHI
75 Meron Berkson C. Godwin WR TB
76 Dave Richard G. Pickens WR PIT
77 Zach Brook K. Toney WR KC
78 R.J. White D. Cook RB MIN
79 Heath Cummings D. Goedert TE PHI
80 George Maselli C. Stroud QB HOU
81 Chris Towers M. Pittman WR IND
82 Adam Aizer C. Kirk WR JAC
83 Thomas Shafer D. Johnson WR PIT
84 Jamey Eisenberg C. Akers RB LAR
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Jamey Eisenberg D. Montgomery RB DET
86 Thomas Shafer M. Williams WR LAC
87 Adam Aizer J. Williams RB DEN
88 Chris Towers T. Lockett WR SEA
89 George Maselli T. Burks WR TEN
90 Heath Cummings J. Garoppolo QB LV
91 R.J. White M. Evans WR TB
92 Zach Brook I. Pacheco RB KC
93 Dave Richard A. Kamara RB NO
94 Meron Berkson K. Herbert RB CHI
95 Dan Schneier D. Waller TE NYG
96 Frank Stampfl J. Cook RB BUF
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Frank Stampfl J. Dotson WR WAS
98 Dan Schneier B. Cooks WR DAL
99 Meron Berkson A. Dillon RB GB
100 Dave Richard J. Addison WR MIN
101 Zach Brook D. Achane RB MIA
102 R.J. White B. Young QB CAR
103 Heath Cummings K. Pickett QB PIT
104 George Maselli B. Purdy QB SF
105 Chris Towers S. Perine RB DEN
106 Adam Aizer M. Stafford QB LAR
107 Thomas Shafer M. Brown WR ARI
108 Jamey Eisenberg D. Ridder QB ATL
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Jamey Eisenberg A. Mattison RB MIN
110 Thomas Shafer S. Howell QB WAS
111 Adam Aizer G. Davis WR BUF
112 Chris Towers T. Lance QB SF
113 George Maselli Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
114 Heath Cummings A. Gibson RB WAS
115 R.J. White B. Aiyuk WR SF
116 Zach Brook Z. Flowers WR BAL
117 Dave Richard D. Harris RB BUF
118 Meron Berkson M. Thomas WR NO
119 Dan Schneier J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
120 Frank Stampfl E. Engram TE JAC
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Frank Stampfl Q. Johnston WR LAC
122 Dan Schneier B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
123 Meron Berkson J. Smith-Schuster WR NE
124 Dave Richard R. Tannehill QB TEN
125 Zach Brook A. Thielen WR CAR
126 R.J. White R. Penny RB PHI
127 Heath Cummings M. Jones QB NE
128 George Maselli D. Njoku TE CLE
129 Chris Towers B. Mayfield QB TB
130 Adam Aizer J. Wilson RB MIA
131 Thomas Shafer J. Williams WR DET
132 Jamey Eisenberg R. Johnson RB CHI
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Jamey Eisenberg N. Collins WR HOU
134 Thomas Shafer C. Sutton WR DEN
135 Adam Aizer J. Mingo WR CAR
136 Chris Towers P. Freiermuth TE PIT
137 George Maselli R. Doubs WR GB
138 Heath Cummings W. Levis QB TEN
139 R.J. White D. Schultz TE HOU
140 Zach Brook J. Brissett QB WAS
141 Dave Richard J. Williams RB NO
142 Meron Berkson O. Beckham Jr. WR BAL
143 Dan Schneier J. McKinnon RB KC
144 Frank Stampfl T. Bigsby RB JAC
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Frank Stampfl E. Moore WR CLE
146 Dan Schneier T. Chandler RB MIN
147 Meron Berkson D. Foreman RB CHI
148 Dave Richard S. Moore WR KC
149 Zach Brook D. Kincaid TE BUF
150 R.J. White J. Meyers WR LV
151 Heath Cummings R. Bateman WR BAL
152 George Maselli C. Okonkwo TE TEN
153 Chris Towers D. Mooney WR CHI
154 Adam Aizer E. Mitchell RB SF
155 Thomas Shafer A. Lazard WR NYJ
156 Jamey Eisenberg D. Singletary RB HOU
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Jamey Eisenberg W. Robinson WR NYG
158 Thomas Shafer I. Hodgins WR NYG
159 Adam Aizer R. Mostert RB MIA
160 Chris Towers I. Abanikanda RB NYJ
161 George Maselli N. Dell WR HOU
162 Heath Cummings E. Elliott RB DAL
163 R.J. White J. Metchie III WR HOU
164 Zach Brook T. Allgeier RB ATL
165 Dave Richard K. Gainwell RB PHI
166 Meron Berkson K. Osborn WR MIN
167 Dan Schneier M. White QB MIA
168 Frank Stampfl K. Miller RB NO
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Frank Stampfl J. Johnson TE NO
170 Dan Schneier C. Brown RB CIN
171 Meron Berkson K. Trask QB TB
172 Dave Richard Z. Jones WR JAC
173 Zach Brook R. Shaheed WR NO
174 R.J. White J. Ford RB CLE
175 Heath Cummings J. Hyatt WR NYG
176 George Maselli T. Spears RB TEN
177 Chris Towers L. Fournette RB TB
178 Adam Aizer M. Valdes-Scantling WR KC
179 Thomas Shafer M. Davis RB DAL
180 Jamey Eisenberg J. Warren RB PIT
Team by Team
Frank Stampfl
Rd Pk Player
1 1 P. Mahomes QB KC
2 24 D. Prescott QB DAL
3 25 S. Diggs WR BUF
4 48 T. Etienne RB JAC
5 49 C. Olave WR NO
6 72 J. Jeudy WR DEN
7 73 J. Conner RB ARI
8 96 J. Cook RB BUF
9 97 J. Dotson WR WAS
10 120 E. Engram TE JAC
11 121 Q. Johnston WR LAC
12 144 T. Bigsby RB JAC
13 145 E. Moore WR CLE
14 168 K. Miller RB NO
15 169 J. Johnson TE NO
Dan Schneier
Rd Pk Player
1 2 J. Hurts QB PHI
2 23 A. Rodgers QB NYJ
3 26 G. Wilson WR NYJ
4 47 C. Ridley WR JAC
5 50 J. Dobbins RB BAL
6 71 T. McLaurin WR WAS
7 74 D. Swift RB PHI
8 95 D. Waller TE NYG
9 98 B. Cooks WR DAL
10 119 J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
11 122 B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
12 143 J. McKinnon RB KC
13 146 T. Chandler RB MIN
14 167 M. White QB MIA
15 170 C. Brown RB CIN
Meron Berkson
Rd Pk Player
1 3 J. Jefferson WR MIN
2 22 T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
3 27 C. Lamb WR DAL
4 46 D. Carr QB NO
5 51 N. Harris RB PIT
6 70 G. Kittle TE SF
7 75 C. Godwin WR TB
8 94 K. Herbert RB CHI
9 99 A. Dillon RB GB
10 118 M. Thomas WR NO
11 123 J. Smith-Schuster WR NE
12 142 O. Beckham Jr. WR BAL
13 147 D. Foreman RB CHI
14 166 K. Osborn WR MIN
15 171 K. Trask QB TB
Dave Richard
Rd Pk Player
1 4 J. Allen QB BUF
2 21 J. Taylor RB IND
3 28 K. Cousins QB MIN
4 45 D. Smith WR PHI
5 52 K. Allen WR LAC
6 69 K. Pitts TE ATL
7 76 G. Pickens WR PIT
8 93 A. Kamara RB NO
9 100 J. Addison WR MIN
10 117 D. Harris RB BUF
11 124 R. Tannehill QB TEN
12 141 J. Williams RB NO
13 148 S. Moore WR KC
14 165 K. Gainwell RB PHI
15 172 Z. Jones WR JAC
Zach Brook
Rd Pk Player
1 5 J. Burrow QB CIN
2 20 A. Brown WR PHI
3 29 D. Jones QB NYG
4 44 B. Hall RB NYJ
5 53 C. Watson WR GB
6 68 R. White RB TB
7 77 K. Toney WR KC
8 92 I. Pacheco RB KC
9 101 D. Achane RB MIA
10 116 Z. Flowers WR BAL
11 125 A. Thielen WR CAR
12 140 J. Brissett QB WAS
13 149 D. Kincaid TE BUF
14 164 T. Allgeier RB ATL
15 173 R. Shaheed WR NO
R.J. White
Rd Pk Player
1 6 C. McCaffrey RB SF
2 19 S. Barkley RB NYG
3 30 G. Smith QB SEA
4 43 J. Goff QB DET
5 54 D. Metcalf WR SEA
6 67 D. London WR ATL
7 78 D. Cook RB MIN
8 91 M. Evans WR TB
9 102 B. Young QB CAR
10 115 B. Aiyuk WR SF
11 126 R. Penny RB PHI
12 139 D. Schultz TE HOU
13 150 J. Meyers WR LV
14 163 J. Metchie III WR HOU
15 174 J. Ford RB CLE
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 7 J. Chase WR CIN
2 18 T. Hill WR MIA
3 31 J. Jacobs RB LV
4 42 K. Murray QB ARI
5 55 M. Sanders RB CAR
6 66 D. Samuel WR SF
7 79 D. Goedert TE PHI
8 90 J. Garoppolo QB LV
9 103 K. Pickett QB PIT
10 114 A. Gibson RB WAS
11 127 M. Jones QB NE
12 138 W. Levis QB TEN
13 151 R. Bateman WR BAL
14 162 E. Elliott RB DAL
15 175 J. Hyatt WR NYG
George Maselli
Rd Pk Player
1 8 J. Fields QB CHI
2 17 B. Robinson RB ATL
3 32 A. St. Brown WR DET
4 41 T. Higgins WR CIN
5 56 J. Gibbs RB DET
6 65 K. Walker III RB SEA
7 80 C. Stroud QB HOU
8 89 T. Burks WR TEN
9 104 B. Purdy QB SF
10 113 Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
11 128 D. Njoku TE CLE
12 137 R. Doubs WR GB
13 152 C. Okonkwo TE TEN
14 161 N. Dell WR HOU
15 176 T. Spears RB TEN
Chris Towers
Rd Pk Player
1 9 L. Jackson QB BAL
2 16 C. Kupp WR LAR
3 33 T. Pollard RB DAL
4 40 R. Stevenson RB NE
5 57 D. Hopkins WR ARI
6 64 J. Mixon RB CIN
7 81 M. Pittman WR IND
8 88 T. Lockett WR SEA
9 105 S. Perine RB DEN
10 112 T. Lance QB SF
11 129 B. Mayfield QB TB
12 136 P. Freiermuth TE PIT
13 153 D. Mooney WR CHI
14 160 I. Abanikanda RB NYJ
15 177 L. Fournette RB TB
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 10 J. Herbert QB LAC
2 15 A. Ekeler RB LAC
3 34 D. Adams WR LV
4 39 M. Andrews TE BAL
5 58 A. Jones RB GB
6 63 J. Love QB GB
7 82 C. Kirk WR JAC
8 87 J. Williams RB DEN
9 106 M. Stafford QB LAR
10 111 G. Davis WR BUF
11 130 J. Wilson RB MIA
12 135 J. Mingo WR CAR
13 154 E. Mitchell RB SF
14 159 R. Mostert RB MIA
15 178 M. Valdes-Scantling WR KC
Thomas Shafer
Rd Pk Player
1 11 A. Richardson QB IND
2 14 D. Watson QB CLE
3 35 D. Henry RB TEN
4 38 N. Chubb RB CLE
5 59 D. Pierce RB HOU
6 62 T. Hockenson TE MIN
7 83 D. Johnson WR PIT
8 86 M. Williams WR LAC
9 107 M. Brown WR ARI
10 110 S. Howell QB WAS
11 131 J. Williams WR DET
12 134 C. Sutton WR DEN
13 155 A. Lazard WR NYJ
14 158 I. Hodgins WR NYG
15 179 M. Davis RB DAL
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 12 T. Lawrence QB JAC
2 13 T. Kelce TE KC
3 36 J. Waddle WR MIA
4 37 R. Wilson QB DEN
5 60 A. Cooper WR CLE
6 61 D. Moore WR CHI
7 84 C. Akers RB LAR
8 85 D. Montgomery RB DET
9 108 D. Ridder QB ATL
10 109 A. Mattison RB MIN
11 132 R. Johnson RB CHI
12 133 N. Collins WR HOU
13 156 D. Singletary RB HOU
14 157 W. Robinson WR NYG
15 180 J. Warren RB PIT