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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 Adam Aizer J. Allen QB BUF
2 Jake Ignaszewski J. Chase WR CIN
3 Rob Thomas L. Jackson QB BAL
4 Dave Richard J. Daniels QB WAS
5 Jamey Eisenberg J. Burrow QB CIN
6 Thomas Shafer J. Hurts QB PHI
7 Dan Schneier P. Mahomes QB KC
8 Tommy Tran B. Robinson RB ATL
9 R.J. White C. Lamb WR DAL
10 Meron Berkson J. Gibbs RB DET
11 Joel Cox S. Barkley RB PHI
12 Heath Cummings D. Achane RB MIA
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Heath Cummings A. Jeanty RB LV
14 Joel Cox J. Jefferson WR MIN
15 Meron Berkson M. Nabers WR NYG
16 R.J. White P. Nacua WR LAR
17 Tommy Tran B. Nix QB DEN
18 Dan Schneier N. Collins WR HOU
19 Thomas Shafer A. St. Brown WR DET
20 Jamey Eisenberg C. McCaffrey RB SF
21 Dave Richard B. Thomas Jr. WR JAC
22 Rob Thomas B. Purdy QB SF
23 Jake Ignaszewski B. Mayfield QB TB
24 Adam Aizer C. Williams QB CHI
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Adam Aizer A. Brown WR PHI
26 Jake Ignaszewski D. Henry RB BAL
27 Rob Thomas D. London WR ATL
28 Dave Richard K. Williams RB LAR
29 Jamey Eisenberg J. Goff QB DET
30 Thomas Shafer T. McBride TE ARI
31 Dan Schneier T. Hill WR MIA
32 Tommy Tran J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
33 R.J. White B. Bowers TE LV
34 Meron Berkson K. Murray QB ARI
35 Joel Cox B. Irving RB TB
36 Heath Cummings D. Prescott QB DAL
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Heath Cummings J. Love QB GB
38 Joel Cox J. Fields QB NYJ
39 Meron Berkson J. Herbert QB LAC
40 R.J. White T. Lawrence QB JAC
41 Tommy Tran T. McLaurin WR WAS
42 Dan Schneier J. Jacobs RB GB
43 Thomas Shafer J. Taylor RB IND
44 Jamey Eisenberg T. Higgins WR CIN
45 Dave Richard L. McConkey WR LAC
46 Rob Thomas C. Brown RB CIN
47 Jake Ignaszewski G. Kittle TE SF
48 Adam Aizer J. Cook RB BUF
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Adam Aizer R. Rice WR KC
50 Jake Ignaszewski J. Mixon RB HOU
51 Rob Thomas D. Moore WR CHI
52 Dave Richard J. McCarthy QB MIN
53 Jamey Eisenberg K. Walker III RB SEA
54 Thomas Shafer C. Stroud QB HOU
55 Dan Schneier M. Harrison Jr. WR ARI
56 Tommy Tran G. Wilson WR NYJ
57 R.J. White D. Maye QB NE
58 Meron Berkson D. Adams WR LAR
59 Joel Cox B. Hall RB NYJ
60 Heath Cummings C. Sutton WR DEN
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Heath Cummings J. Jeudy WR CLE
62 Joel Cox M. Evans WR TB
63 Meron Berkson O. Hampton RB LAC
64 R.J. White A. Kamara RB NO
65 Tommy Tran M. Penix Jr. QB ATL
66 Dan Schneier T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
67 Thomas Shafer X. Worthy WR KC
68 Jamey Eisenberg T. Hunter WR JAC
69 Dave Richard C. Hubbard RB CAR
70 Rob Thomas D. Smith WR PHI
71 Jake Ignaszewski B. Young QB CAR
72 Adam Aizer A. Richardson QB IND
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Adam Aizer R. Harvey RB DEN
74 Jake Ignaszewski Z. Flowers WR BAL
75 Rob Thomas D. Montgomery RB DET
76 Dave Richard S. LaPorta TE DET
77 Jamey Eisenberg T. Henderson RB NE
78 Thomas Shafer J. Conner RB ARI
79 Dan Schneier C. Ridley WR TEN
80 Tommy Tran J. Addison WR MIN
81 R.J. White C. Ward QB TEN
82 Meron Berkson J. Waddle WR MIA
83 Joel Cox C. Godwin WR TB
84 Heath Cummings D. Njoku TE CLE
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Heath Cummings C. Kupp WR SEA
86 Joel Cox T. McMillan WR CAR
87 Meron Berkson J. Williams WR DET
88 R.J. White Q. Judkins RB CLE
89 Tommy Tran G. Pickens WR DAL
90 Dan Schneier K. Johnson RB PIT
91 Thomas Shafer T. Pollard RB TEN
92 Jamey Eisenberg C. Olave WR NO
93 Dave Richard D. Metcalf WR PIT
94 Rob Thomas K. Shakir WR BUF
95 Jake Ignaszewski J. Meyers WR LV
96 Adam Aizer I. Pacheco RB KC
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Adam Aizer J. Jennings WR SF
98 Jake Ignaszewski A. Jones RB MIN
99 Rob Thomas T. Tracy Jr. RB NYG
100 Dave Richard R. Pearsall WR SF
101 Jamey Eisenberg D. Samuel WR WAS
102 Thomas Shafer S. Diggs WR NE
103 Dan Schneier D. Swift RB CHI
104 Tommy Tran C. Skattebo RB NYG
105 R.J. White T. Etienne RB JAC
106 Meron Berkson B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
107 Joel Cox M. Stafford QB LAR
108 Heath Cummings G. Smith QB LV
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Heath Cummings M. Golden WR GB
110 Joel Cox T. Hockenson TE MIN
111 Meron Berkson J. Williams RB DAL
112 R.J. White J. Reed WR GB
113 Tommy Tran Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
114 Dan Schneier T. Kelce TE KC
115 Thomas Shafer R. Odunze WR CHI
116 Jamey Eisenberg S. Darnold QB SEA
117 Dave Richard C. Kirk WR HOU
118 Rob Thomas J. Smith TE PIT
119 Jake Ignaszewski J. Warren RB PIT
120 Adam Aizer E. Engram TE DEN
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Adam Aizer D. Mooney WR ATL
122 Jake Ignaszewski S. Sanders QB CLE
123 Rob Thomas E. Egbuka WR TB
124 Dave Richard N. Harris RB LAC
125 Jamey Eisenberg K. Coleman WR BUF
126 Thomas Shafer R. Stevenson RB NE
127 Dan Schneier M. Pittman WR IND
128 Tommy Tran D. Kincaid TE BUF
129 R.J. White C. Tillman WR CLE
130 Meron Berkson B. Aiyuk WR SF
131 Joel Cox J. Downs WR IND
132 Heath Cummings A. Ekeler RB WAS
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Heath Cummings R. Shaheed WR NO
134 Joel Cox B. Tuten RB JAC
135 Meron Berkson T. Warren TE IND
136 R.J. White R. White RB TB
137 Tommy Tran L. Burden III WR CHI
138 Dan Schneier C. Loveland TE CHI
139 Thomas Shafer I. Guerendo RB SF
140 Jamey Eisenberg M. Andrews TE BAL
141 Dave Richard B. Allen RB NYJ
142 Rob Thomas T. Spears RB TEN
143 Jake Ignaszewski D. Goedert TE PHI
144 Adam Aizer R. Wilson QB NYG
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Adam Aizer J. Blue RB DAL
146 Jake Ignaszewski Q. Johnston WR LAC
147 Rob Thomas J. McMillan WR TB
148 Dave Richard T. Kraft TE GB
149 Jamey Eisenberg J. Mason RB MIN
150 Thomas Shafer J. Milroe QB SEA
151 Dan Schneier A. Rodgers QB PIT
152 Tommy Tran M. Sanders RB DAL
153 R.J. White J. Bech WR LV
154 Meron Berkson T. Harris WR LAC
155 Joel Cox D. Sampson RB CLE
156 Heath Cummings K. Allen WR CHI
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Heath Cummings R. Davis RB BUF
158 Joel Cox T. Bigsby RB JAC
159 Meron Berkson J. Flacco QB CLE
160 R.J. White T. Benson RB ARI
161 Tommy Tran J. Dobbins RB DEN
162 Dan Schneier R. Dowdle RB CAR
163 Thomas Shafer D. Carr QB NO
164 Jamey Eisenberg R. Johnson RB CHI
165 Dave Richard K. Williams WR NE
166 Rob Thomas M. Rudolph QB PIT
167 Jake Ignaszewski T. Shough QB NO
168 Adam Aizer J. Higgins WR HOU
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Adam Aizer T. Allgeier RB ATL
170 Jake Ignaszewski D. Hopkins WR BAL
171 Rob Thomas D. Jones QB IND
172 Dave Richard A. Thielen WR CAR
173 Jamey Eisenberg W. Robinson WR NYG
174 Thomas Shafer Z. Moss RB CIN
175 Dan Schneier M. Brown WR KC
176 Tommy Tran N. Westbrook-Ikhine WR MIA
177 R.J. White X. Legette WR CAR
178 Meron Berkson E. Mitchell RB KC
179 Joel Cox T. Hill TE NO
180 Heath Cummings N. Chubb RB HOU
Team by Team
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 1 J. Allen QB BUF
2 24 C. Williams QB CHI
3 25 A. Brown WR PHI
4 48 J. Cook RB BUF
5 49 R. Rice WR KC
6 72 A. Richardson QB IND
7 73 R. Harvey RB DEN
8 96 I. Pacheco RB KC
9 97 J. Jennings WR SF
10 120 E. Engram TE DEN
11 121 D. Mooney WR ATL
12 144 R. Wilson QB NYG
13 145 J. Blue RB DAL
14 168 J. Higgins WR HOU
15 169 T. Allgeier RB ATL
Jake Ignaszewski
Rd Pk Player
1 2 J. Chase WR CIN
2 23 B. Mayfield QB TB
3 26 D. Henry RB BAL
4 47 G. Kittle TE SF
5 50 J. Mixon RB HOU
6 71 B. Young QB CAR
7 74 Z. Flowers WR BAL
8 95 J. Meyers WR LV
9 98 A. Jones RB MIN
10 119 J. Warren RB PIT
11 122 S. Sanders QB CLE
12 143 D. Goedert TE PHI
13 146 Q. Johnston WR LAC
14 167 T. Shough QB NO
15 170 D. Hopkins WR BAL
Rob Thomas
Rd Pk Player
1 3 L. Jackson QB BAL
2 22 B. Purdy QB SF
3 27 D. London WR ATL
4 46 C. Brown RB CIN
5 51 D. Moore WR CHI
6 70 D. Smith WR PHI
7 75 D. Montgomery RB DET
8 94 K. Shakir WR BUF
9 99 T. Tracy Jr. RB NYG
10 118 J. Smith TE PIT
11 123 E. Egbuka WR TB
12 142 T. Spears RB TEN
13 147 J. McMillan WR TB
14 166 M. Rudolph QB PIT
15 171 D. Jones QB IND
Dave Richard
Rd Pk Player
1 4 J. Daniels QB WAS
2 21 B. Thomas Jr. WR JAC
3 28 K. Williams RB LAR
4 45 L. McConkey WR LAC
5 52 J. McCarthy QB MIN
6 69 C. Hubbard RB CAR
7 76 S. LaPorta TE DET
8 93 D. Metcalf WR PIT
9 100 R. Pearsall WR SF
10 117 C. Kirk WR HOU
11 124 N. Harris RB LAC
12 141 B. Allen RB NYJ
13 148 T. Kraft TE GB
14 165 K. Williams WR NE
15 172 A. Thielen WR CAR
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 5 J. Burrow QB CIN
2 20 C. McCaffrey RB SF
3 29 J. Goff QB DET
4 44 T. Higgins WR CIN
5 53 K. Walker III RB SEA
6 68 T. Hunter WR JAC
7 77 T. Henderson RB NE
8 92 C. Olave WR NO
9 101 D. Samuel WR WAS
10 116 S. Darnold QB SEA
11 125 K. Coleman WR BUF
12 140 M. Andrews TE BAL
13 149 J. Mason RB MIN
14 164 R. Johnson RB CHI
15 173 W. Robinson WR NYG
Thomas Shafer
Rd Pk Player
1 6 J. Hurts QB PHI
2 19 A. St. Brown WR DET
3 30 T. McBride TE ARI
4 43 J. Taylor RB IND
5 54 C. Stroud QB HOU
6 67 X. Worthy WR KC
7 78 J. Conner RB ARI
8 91 T. Pollard RB TEN
9 102 S. Diggs WR NE
10 115 R. Odunze WR CHI
11 126 R. Stevenson RB NE
12 139 I. Guerendo RB SF
13 150 J. Milroe QB SEA
14 163 D. Carr QB NO
15 174 Z. Moss RB CIN
Dan Schneier
Rd Pk Player
1 7 P. Mahomes QB KC
2 18 N. Collins WR HOU
3 31 T. Hill WR MIA
4 42 J. Jacobs RB GB
5 55 M. Harrison Jr. WR ARI
6 66 T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
7 79 C. Ridley WR TEN
8 90 K. Johnson RB PIT
9 103 D. Swift RB CHI
10 114 T. Kelce TE KC
11 127 M. Pittman WR IND
12 138 C. Loveland TE CHI
13 151 A. Rodgers QB PIT
14 162 R. Dowdle RB CAR
15 175 M. Brown WR KC
Tommy Tran
Rd Pk Player
1 8 B. Robinson RB ATL
2 17 B. Nix QB DEN
3 32 J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
4 41 T. McLaurin WR WAS
5 56 G. Wilson WR NYJ
6 65 M. Penix Jr. QB ATL
7 80 J. Addison WR MIN
8 89 G. Pickens WR DAL
9 104 C. Skattebo RB NYG
10 113 Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
11 128 D. Kincaid TE BUF
12 137 L. Burden III WR CHI
13 152 M. Sanders RB DAL
14 161 J. Dobbins RB DEN
15 176 N. Westbrook-Ikhine WR MIA
R.J. White
Rd Pk Player
1 9 C. Lamb WR DAL
2 16 P. Nacua WR LAR
3 33 B. Bowers TE LV
4 40 T. Lawrence QB JAC
5 57 D. Maye QB NE
6 64 A. Kamara RB NO
7 81 C. Ward QB TEN
8 88 Q. Judkins RB CLE
9 105 T. Etienne RB JAC
10 112 J. Reed WR GB
11 129 C. Tillman WR CLE
12 136 R. White RB TB
13 153 J. Bech WR LV
14 160 T. Benson RB ARI
15 177 X. Legette WR CAR
Meron Berkson
Rd Pk Player
1 10 J. Gibbs RB DET
2 15 M. Nabers WR NYG
3 34 K. Murray QB ARI
4 39 J. Herbert QB LAC
5 58 D. Adams WR LAR
6 63 O. Hampton RB LAC
7 82 J. Waddle WR MIA
8 87 J. Williams WR DET
9 106 B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
10 111 J. Williams RB DAL
11 130 B. Aiyuk WR SF
12 135 T. Warren TE IND
13 154 T. Harris WR LAC
14 159 J. Flacco QB CLE
15 178 E. Mitchell RB KC
Joel Cox
Rd Pk Player
1 11 S. Barkley RB PHI
2 14 J. Jefferson WR MIN
3 35 B. Irving RB TB
4 38 J. Fields QB NYJ
5 59 B. Hall RB NYJ
6 62 M. Evans WR TB
7 83 C. Godwin WR TB
8 86 T. McMillan WR CAR
9 107 M. Stafford QB LAR
10 110 T. Hockenson TE MIN
11 131 J. Downs WR IND
12 134 B. Tuten RB JAC
13 155 D. Sampson RB CLE
14 158 T. Bigsby RB JAC
15 179 T. Hill TE NO
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 12 D. Achane RB MIA
2 13 A. Jeanty RB LV
3 36 D. Prescott QB DAL
4 37 J. Love QB GB
5 60 C. Sutton WR DEN
6 61 J. Jeudy WR CLE
7 84 D. Njoku TE CLE
8 85 C. Kupp WR SEA
9 108 G. Smith QB LV
10 109 M. Golden WR GB
11 132 A. Ekeler RB WAS
12 133 R. Shaheed WR NO
13 156 K. Allen WR CHI
14 157 R. Davis RB BUF
15 180 N. Chubb RB HOU