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One of the best ways to enhance your Fantasy league -- and maximize quarterbacks -- is to use a Superflex format. It works the same way as a two-quarterback league, but you're not forced to play a second passer. However, not doing so would be a mistake. You want to take advantage of being able to start two quarterbacks, and you want to draft them early. It's a change of approach to one-quarterback leagues, where we advise you to wait on the position.

In our final 12-team, Superflex mock draft, there were eight quarterbacks selected in the first round, including the first five overall picks. Three more quarterbacks went in Round 2, and six quarterbacks were selected in Round 3.

By the end of Round 3, six managers in this league had two quarterbacks, including me. I drafted Justin Herbert at No. 2 overall, and I selected Matthew Stafford with the second pick in Round 3.

I like having two of my top 15 quarterbacks in this format, and I should have an advantage over most teams being able to start two passers like Herbert and Stafford. The rest of my starting lineup is still strong with Najee Harris and James Conner at running back, Keenan Allen, Jerry Jeudy and Brandon Aiyuk at receiver, Cole Kmet at tight end and A.J. Dillon at flex.

I drafted a third quarterback also with Baker Mayfield in Round 8, and the rest of my bench has plenty of upside with Alexander Mattison, Isiah Pacheco, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Tyler Boyd and Marvin Jones. I'm very happy with this roster.

 

Now, let's take a look at a team that took a different approach at quarterback. R.J. White, who had the No. 12 pick, started his team with Cooper Kupp, Justin Jefferson and D'Andre Swift with his first three picks.

R.J. selected Tua Tagovailoa in Round 4, Ryan Tannehill in Round 6 and Davis Mills in Round 10 as his quarterbacks, and that's a shaky group. But the rest of his roster is loaded.

R.J. has Swift, Travis Etienne, Elijah Mitchell, Rashaad Penny and Ken Walker at running back, and Kupp, Jefferson, Allen Lazard, Isaiah McKenzie and Jakobi Meyers at receiver, with Zach Ertz and Irv Smith at tight end. If two of his quarterbacks are above average then this team could be tough to beat if everyone stays healthy.

You can see which roster construction you like best, and study all of the teams in this league, especially for your draft slot. This is a great guide for you to follow heading into Labor Day weekend.

 

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), FLEX (RB/WR/TE) K and DST with six reserves for a 17-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows: 

1. George Maselli, Fantasy Editor
2. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
3. Dave Richard, Senior Fantasy Writer
4. Chris Towers, Senior Editor, Fantasy Sports
5. Daniel Schneier, Fantasy Editor
6. Jack Capotorto FFT HQ Producer
7. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
8. Michael Kiser, CBS Sports HQ Director of Video
9. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
10. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host
11. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
12. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy  

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Adam Aizer P. Mahomes QB KC
2 Perpetual Underachiever J. Hurts QB PHI
3 Thomas Shafer**** J. Allen QB BUF
4 Producer Jack J. Jefferson WR MIN
5 Heath Cummings J. Chase WR CIN
6 Over The Tannehill L. Jackson QB BAL
7 Dave Richard J. Burrow QB CIN
8 George Maselli J. Fields QB CHI
9 Zach Brook T. Hill WR MIA
10 Joel Cox J. Herbert QB LAC
11 Meron Berkson C. McCaffrey RB SF
12 Jamey Eisenberg T. Lawrence QB JAC
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Jamey Eisenberg T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
14 Meron Berkson T. Kelce TE KC
15 Joel Cox A. Ekeler RB LAC
16 Zach Brook A. Richardson QB IND
17 George Maselli C. Kupp WR LAR
18 Dave Richard D. Watson QB CLE
19 Over The Tannehill J. Jacobs RB LV
20 Heath Cummings S. Diggs WR BUF
21 Producer Jack D. Prescott QB DAL
22 Thomas Shafer**** G. Wilson WR NYJ
23 Perpetual Underachiever D. Jones QB NYG
24 Adam Aizer B. Robinson RB ATL
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Adam Aizer C. Lamb WR DAL
26 Perpetual Underachiever N. Chubb RB CLE
27 Thomas Shafer**** A. Rodgers QB NYJ
28 Producer Jack K. Cousins QB MIN
29 Heath Cummings G. Smith QB SEA
30 Over The Tannehill A. St. Brown WR DET
31 Dave Richard A. Brown WR PHI
32 George Maselli J. Goff QB DET
33 Zach Brook T. Pollard RB DAL
34 Joel Cox S. Barkley RB NYG
35 Meron Berkson K. Pickett QB PIT
36 Jamey Eisenberg D. Adams WR LV
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Jamey Eisenberg J. Waddle WR MIA
38 Meron Berkson C. Olave WR NO
39 Joel Cox D. Smith WR PHI
40 Zach Brook D. Henry RB TEN
41 George Maselli D. Pierce RB HOU
42 Dave Richard C. Ridley WR JAC
43 Over The Tannehill M. Andrews TE BAL
44 Heath Cummings J. Mixon RB CIN
45 Producer Jack J. Gibbs RB DET
46 Thomas Shafer**** D. Moore WR CHI
47 Perpetual Underachiever T. Higgins WR CIN
48 Adam Aizer R. Wilson QB DEN
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Adam Aizer T. Etienne RB JAC
50 Perpetual Underachiever R. Stevenson RB NE
51 Thomas Shafer**** C. Watson WR GB
52 Producer Jack K. Allen WR LAC
53 Heath Cummings M. Sanders RB CAR
54 Over The Tannehill D. Samuel WR SF
55 Dave Richard A. Jones RB GB
56 George Maselli D. Metcalf WR SEA
57 Zach Brook S. Howell QB WAS
58 Joel Cox T. Hockenson TE MIN
59 Meron Berkson A. Cooper WR CLE
60 Jamey Eisenberg J. Dobbins RB BAL
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Jamey Eisenberg J. Love QB GB
62 Meron Berkson D. Carr QB NO
63 Joel Cox M. Stafford QB LAR
64 Zach Brook J. Dotson WR WAS
65 George Maselli C. Godwin WR TB
66 Dave Richard A. Mattison RB MIN
67 Over The Tannehill R. Tannehill QB TEN
68 Heath Cummings K. Murray QB ARI
69 Producer Jack D. Hopkins WR TEN
70 Thomas Shafer**** D. Johnson WR PIT
71 Perpetual Underachiever D. London WR ATL
72 Adam Aizer D. Waller TE NYG
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Adam Aizer B. Purdy QB SF
74 Perpetual Underachiever G. Kittle TE SF
75 Thomas Shafer**** J. Conner RB ARI
76 Producer Jack J. Cook RB BUF
77 Heath Cummings B. Young QB CAR
78 Over The Tannehill T. Lockett WR SEA
79 Dave Richard R. White RB TB
80 George Maselli N. Harris RB PIT
81 Zach Brook C. Kirk WR JAC
82 Joel Cox G. Pickens WR PIT
83 Meron Berkson C. Stroud QB HOU
84 Jamey Eisenberg K. Walker III RB SEA
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Jamey Eisenberg B. Hall RB NYJ
86 Meron Berkson J. Garoppolo QB LV
87 Joel Cox D. Ridder QB ATL
88 Zach Brook C. Akers RB MIN
89 George Maselli Z. Flowers WR BAL
90 Dave Richard J. Addison WR MIN
91 Over The Tannehill T. McLaurin WR WAS
92 Heath Cummings A. Kamara RB NO
93 Producer Jack K. Pitts TE ATL
94 Thomas Shafer**** D. Montgomery RB DET
95 Perpetual Underachiever M. Williams WR LAC
96 Adam Aizer B. Aiyuk WR SF
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Adam Aizer J. Jeudy WR DEN
98 Perpetual Underachiever J. Williams RB DEN
99 Thomas Shafer**** M. Thomas WR NO
100 Producer Jack G. Davis WR BUF
101 Heath Cummings D. Goedert TE PHI
102 Over The Tannehill M. Evans WR TB
103 Dave Richard S. Moore WR KC
104 George Maselli B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
105 Zach Brook J. Taylor RB IND
106 Joel Cox M. Brown WR ARI
107 Meron Berkson D. Swift RB PHI
108 Jamey Eisenberg J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Jamey Eisenberg A. Gibson RB WAS
110 Meron Berkson M. Pittman WR IND
111 Joel Cox I. Pacheco RB KC
112 Zach Brook P. Freiermuth TE PIT
113 George Maselli J. Warren RB PIT
114 Dave Richard K. Herbert RB CHI
115 Over The Tannehill D. Cook RB NYJ
116 Heath Cummings C. Sutton WR DEN
117 Producer Jack S. Perine RB DEN
118 Thomas Shafer**** Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
119 Perpetual Underachiever M. Jones QB NE
120 Adam Aizer B. Mayfield QB TB
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Adam Aizer R. Mostert RB MIA
122 Perpetual Underachiever B. Cooks WR DAL
123 Thomas Shafer**** R. Doubs WR GB
124 Producer Jack E. Moore WR CLE
125 Heath Cummings A. Dillon RB GB
126 Over The Tannehill D. Achane RB MIA
127 Dave Richard D. Njoku TE CLE
128 George Maselli J. Smith-Schuster WR NE
129 Zach Brook N. Collins WR HOU
130 Joel Cox Q. Johnston WR LAC
131 Meron Berkson R. Johnson RB CHI
132 Jamey Eisenberg T. Burks WR TEN
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Jamey Eisenberg K. Toney WR KC
134 Meron Berkson T. Bigsby RB JAC
135 Joel Cox J. Williams RB NO
136 Zach Brook K. Gainwell RB PHI
137 George Maselli T. Spears RB TEN
138 Dave Richard D. Kincaid TE BUF
139 Over The Tannehill R. Penny RB PHI
140 Heath Cummings A. Thielen WR CAR
141 Producer Jack R. Bateman WR BAL
142 Thomas Shafer**** E. Mitchell RB SF
143 Perpetual Underachiever T. Allgeier RB ATL
144 Adam Aizer M. Mims WR DEN
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Adam Aizer J. McKinnon RB KC
146 Perpetual Underachiever J. Wilson RB MIA
147 Thomas Shafer**** E. Elliott RB NE
148 Producer Jack D. Harris RB BUF
149 Heath Cummings J. Reed WR GB
150 Over The Tannehill T. Dell WR HOU
151 Dave Richard E. Hull RB IND
152 George Maselli Eagles DST PHI
153 Zach Brook O. Beckham Jr. WR BAL
154 Joel Cox J. Williams WR DET
155 Meron Berkson E. Engram TE JAC
156 Jamey Eisenberg T. Chandler RB MIN
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Jamey Eisenberg J. Johnson TE NO
158 Meron Berkson J. Mingo WR CAR
159 Joel Cox S. LaPorta TE DET
160 Zach Brook K. Miller RB NO
161 George Maselli D. Singletary RB HOU
162 Dave Richard J. Dobbs QB MIN
163 Over The Tannehill M. Willis QB TEN
164 Heath Cummings 49ers DST SF
165 Producer Jack K. Trask QB TB
166 Thomas Shafer**** C. Tune QB ARI
167 Perpetual Underachiever A. Lazard WR NYJ
168 Adam Aizer I. Hodgins WR NYG
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Adam Aizer D. Jackson RB NYG
170 Perpetual Underachiever Z. Jones WR JAC
171 Thomas Shafer**** Jets DST NYJ
172 Producer Jack Cowboys DST DAL
173 Heath Cummings S. Darnold QB SF
174 Over The Tannehill C. Edwards-Helaire RB KC
175 Dave Richard S. Tucker RB TB
176 George Maselli L. Musgrave TE GB
177 Zach Brook M. White QB MIA
178 Joel Cox J. Meyers WR LV
179 Meron Berkson R. Moore WR ARI
180 Jamey Eisenberg C. Okonkwo TE TEN
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Jamey Eisenberg J. Tucker K BAL
182 Meron Berkson D. Carlson K LV
183 Joel Cox H. Butker K KC
184 Zach Brook T. Bass K BUF
185 George Maselli G. Minshew QB IND
186 Dave Richard Y. Koo K ATL
187 Over The Tannehill Commanders DST WAS
188 Heath Cummings E. McPherson K CIN
189 Producer Jack J. Myers K SEA
190 Thomas Shafer**** D. Schultz TE HOU
191 Perpetual Underachiever J. Elliott K PHI
192 Adam Aizer Ravens DST BAL
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 Adam Aizer G. Gano K NYG
194 Perpetual Underachiever Saints DST NO
195 Thomas Shafer**** G. Joseph K MIN
196 Producer Jack T. Boyd WR CIN
197 Heath Cummings J. Kelley RB LAC
198 Over The Tannehill B. McManus K JAC
199 Dave Richard Bills DST BUF
200 George Maselli J. Sanders K MIA
201 Zach Brook Patriots DST NE
202 Joel Cox Steelers DST PIT
203 Meron Berkson Dolphins DST MIA
204 Jamey Eisenberg Jaguars DST JAC
Team by Team
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 1 P. Mahomes QB KC
2 24 B. Robinson RB ATL
3 25 C. Lamb WR DAL
4 48 R. Wilson QB DEN
5 49 T. Etienne RB JAC
6 72 D. Waller TE NYG
7 73 B. Purdy QB SF
8 96 B. Aiyuk WR SF
9 97 J. Jeudy WR DEN
10 120 B. Mayfield QB TB
11 121 R. Mostert RB MIA
12 144 M. Mims WR DEN
13 145 J. McKinnon RB KC
14 168 I. Hodgins WR NYG
15 169 D. Jackson RB NYG
16 192 Ravens DST BAL
17 193 G. Gano K NYG
Perpetual Underachiever
Rd Pk Player
1 2 J. Hurts QB PHI
2 23 D. Jones QB NYG
3 26 N. Chubb RB CLE
4 47 T. Higgins WR CIN
5 50 R. Stevenson RB NE
6 71 D. London WR ATL
7 74 G. Kittle TE SF
8 95 M. Williams WR LAC
9 98 J. Williams RB DEN
10 119 M. Jones QB NE
11 122 B. Cooks WR DAL
12 143 T. Allgeier RB ATL
13 146 J. Wilson RB MIA
14 167 A. Lazard WR NYJ
15 170 Z. Jones WR JAC
16 191 J. Elliott K PHI
17 194 Saints DST NO
Thomas Shafer****
Rd Pk Player
1 3 J. Allen QB BUF
2 22 G. Wilson WR NYJ
3 27 A. Rodgers QB NYJ
4 46 D. Moore WR CHI
5 51 C. Watson WR GB
6 70 D. Johnson WR PIT
7 75 J. Conner RB ARI
8 94 D. Montgomery RB DET
9 99 M. Thomas WR NO
10 118 Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
11 123 R. Doubs WR GB
12 142 E. Mitchell RB SF
13 147 E. Elliott RB NE
14 166 C. Tune QB ARI
15 171 Jets DST NYJ
16 190 D. Schultz TE HOU
17 195 G. Joseph K MIN
Producer Jack
Rd Pk Player
1 4 J. Jefferson WR MIN
2 21 D. Prescott QB DAL
3 28 K. Cousins QB MIN
4 45 J. Gibbs RB DET
5 52 K. Allen WR LAC
6 69 D. Hopkins WR TEN
7 76 J. Cook RB BUF
8 93 K. Pitts TE ATL
9 100 G. Davis WR BUF
10 117 S. Perine RB DEN
11 124 E. Moore WR CLE
12 141 R. Bateman WR BAL
13 148 D. Harris RB BUF
14 165 K. Trask QB TB
15 172 Cowboys DST DAL
16 189 J. Myers K SEA
17 196 T. Boyd WR CIN
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 5 J. Chase WR CIN
2 20 S. Diggs WR BUF
3 29 G. Smith QB SEA
4 44 J. Mixon RB CIN
5 53 M. Sanders RB CAR
6 68 K. Murray QB ARI
7 77 B. Young QB CAR
8 92 A. Kamara RB NO
9 101 D. Goedert TE PHI
10 116 C. Sutton WR DEN
11 125 A. Dillon RB GB
12 140 A. Thielen WR CAR
13 149 J. Reed WR GB
14 164 49ers DST SF
15 173 S. Darnold QB SF
16 188 E. McPherson K CIN
17 197 J. Kelley RB LAC
Over The Tannehill
Rd Pk Player
1 6 L. Jackson QB BAL
2 19 J. Jacobs RB LV
3 30 A. St. Brown WR DET
4 43 M. Andrews TE BAL
5 54 D. Samuel WR SF
6 67 R. Tannehill QB TEN
7 78 T. Lockett WR SEA
8 91 T. McLaurin WR WAS
9 102 M. Evans WR TB
10 115 D. Cook RB NYJ
11 126 D. Achane RB MIA
12 139 R. Penny RB PHI
13 150 T. Dell WR HOU
14 163 M. Willis QB TEN
15 174 C. Edwards-Helaire RB KC
16 187 Commanders DST WAS
17 198 B. McManus K JAC
Dave Richard
Rd Pk Player
1 7 J. Burrow QB CIN
2 18 D. Watson QB CLE
3 31 A. Brown WR PHI
4 42 C. Ridley WR JAC
5 55 A. Jones RB GB
6 66 A. Mattison RB MIN
7 79 R. White RB TB
8 90 J. Addison WR MIN
9 103 S. Moore WR KC
10 114 K. Herbert RB CHI
11 127 D. Njoku TE CLE
12 138 D. Kincaid TE BUF
13 151 E. Hull RB IND
14 162 J. Dobbs QB MIN
15 175 S. Tucker RB TB
16 186 Y. Koo K ATL
17 199 Bills DST BUF
George Maselli
Rd Pk Player
1 8 J. Fields QB CHI
2 17 C. Kupp WR LAR
3 32 J. Goff QB DET
4 41 D. Pierce RB HOU
5 56 D. Metcalf WR SEA
6 65 C. Godwin WR TB
7 80 N. Harris RB PIT
8 89 Z. Flowers WR BAL
9 104 B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
10 113 J. Warren RB PIT
11 128 J. Smith-Schuster WR NE
12 137 T. Spears RB TEN
13 152 Eagles DST PHI
14 161 D. Singletary RB HOU
15 176 L. Musgrave TE GB
16 185 G. Minshew QB IND
17 200 J. Sanders K MIA
Zach Brook
Rd Pk Player
1 9 T. Hill WR MIA
2 16 A. Richardson QB IND
3 33 T. Pollard RB DAL
4 40 D. Henry RB TEN
5 57 S. Howell QB WAS
6 64 J. Dotson WR WAS
7 81 C. Kirk WR JAC
8 88 C. Akers RB MIN
9 105 J. Taylor RB IND
10 112 P. Freiermuth TE PIT
11 129 N. Collins WR HOU
12 136 K. Gainwell RB PHI
13 153 O. Beckham Jr. WR BAL
14 160 K. Miller RB NO
15 177 M. White QB MIA
16 184 T. Bass K BUF
17 201 Patriots DST NE
Joel Cox
Rd Pk Player
1 10 J. Herbert QB LAC
2 15 A. Ekeler RB LAC
3 34 S. Barkley RB NYG
4 39 D. Smith WR PHI
5 58 T. Hockenson TE MIN
6 63 M. Stafford QB LAR
7 82 G. Pickens WR PIT
8 87 D. Ridder QB ATL
9 106 M. Brown WR ARI
10 111 I. Pacheco RB KC
11 130 Q. Johnston WR LAC
12 135 J. Williams RB NO
13 154 J. Williams WR DET
14 159 S. LaPorta TE DET
15 178 J. Meyers WR LV
16 183 H. Butker K KC
17 202 Steelers DST PIT
Meron Berkson
Rd Pk Player
1 11 C. McCaffrey RB SF
2 14 T. Kelce TE KC
3 35 K. Pickett QB PIT
4 38 C. Olave WR NO
5 59 A. Cooper WR CLE
6 62 D. Carr QB NO
7 83 C. Stroud QB HOU
8 86 J. Garoppolo QB LV
9 107 D. Swift RB PHI
10 110 M. Pittman WR IND
11 131 R. Johnson RB CHI
12 134 T. Bigsby RB JAC
13 155 E. Engram TE JAC
14 158 J. Mingo WR CAR
15 179 R. Moore WR ARI
16 182 D. Carlson K LV
17 203 Dolphins DST MIA
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 12 T. Lawrence QB JAC
2 13 T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
3 36 D. Adams WR LV
4 37 J. Waddle WR MIA
5 60 J. Dobbins RB BAL
6 61 J. Love QB GB
7 84 K. Walker III RB SEA
8 85 B. Hall RB NYJ
9 108 J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
10 109 A. Gibson RB WAS
11 132 T. Burks WR TEN
12 133 K. Toney WR KC
13 156 T. Chandler RB MIN
14 157 J. Johnson TE NO
15 180 C. Okonkwo TE TEN
16 181 J. Tucker K BAL
17 204 Jaguars DST JAC