Fantasy Football: SuperFlex Mock Draft for 2023 (2024)

August 14, 2023

The Fantasy Footballers’ writing staff recently participated in a SuperFlex mock draft to prep for the upcoming season. To goal was to walk the FootClan through a SuperFlex draft and give you variations of how you could attack this format. The Ultimate Draft Kit is outfitted with SuperFlex rankings but the nuance of drafting in these leagues can be a bit unsettling.

We personally do not recommend that people draft in SuperFlex leagues with a top-200 list. Don’t do it! Tier-based drafting is our company-wide approach and why we often hold off giving SuperFlex thoughts. Apart from this position added, 95% of your draft should be approached based on how to discuss any other draft: tiers. Top-200 lists and linear rankings can remove the principles of tier-based drafting but at the heart of thousands of people asking “where are your SuperFlex mocks?” is a desire for clarity. I get that.

The real questions people want to know: “When should I take QBs? How should I value them rightly?”

As stated by many in the fantasy industry, the main change in a SuperFlex versus a 1QB league is the supply & demand. 75% of the NFL QBs will be starting in a 12-person SuperFlex league. You’ll hear everyone and their mama discuss how SuperFlex leagues create positional scarcity for the QB position. Effective rosters in Superflex leagues not only recognize the value of QBs but also the opportunity cost of not having one. This makes trading for QBs even harder. With the scarcity mentality, everyone is in the business of hoarding and playing it safe.

For more on SuperFlex Strategy, check out some of our recent articles on the subject:

• The Canons of SuperFlex Strategy
• How to Think About SuperFlex Rankings
• Dynasty SuperFlex Tiers for 2023

SuperFlex Mock Draft

Here is the draft board for our Superflex writers’ mock draft with the following settings:

• 12-team, 0.5 PPR
• QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, FLEX, SFLEX, 5 BENCH

Here are a couple of my main takeaways:

• The first six teams that took an elite QBwaited until the late 4th and 5th rounds to take their 2nd QB.
• Of the teams that waited to take their 1st QB until Round 2 & 3, those rosters were more than able to make up the difference by grabbing premium RBs and WRs to start the draft. The question we get all the time: do I have to take a QB in the first round? No! Use our SuperFlex rankings and tiers and you can plainly see that tier-based drafting gives you a better approach than simply “I must take this position first”.
• Travis Kelce fell further than I would’ve imagined. Expect him to be a 2nd round pick but not necessarily a mid-2nd.
• The 3rd QB is one of the great conundrums in SuperFlex drafts. You don’t want to be left without a QB in the SFlex spot but the drop-off at the position is pretty steep once you get to QB25 on the board. Of the 12 teams, only three ended the draft with 2QBs on their roster which is legitimately fine in my opinion. The low-end QBs like Baker Mayfield are not even guaranteed to be a starter. A 3rd QB needs to either be a stabilizer or a high-upside option IF you roster one.
• Here were the stacks on the board:
  • Jalen Hurts + A.J. Brown
  • Josh Allen + Gabe Davis
  • Joe Burrow + Tee Higgins
  • Justin Herbert + Keenan Allen
  • Trevor Lawrence + Christian Kirk
  • Jared Goff + Amon-Ra St. Brown
  • Anthony Richardson + Michael Pittman Jr.
  • Lamar Jackson + Odell Beckham Jr.
  • Matthew Stafford + Cooper Kupp
  • Geno Smith + DK Metcalf
• For those curious, I put my team in the Footballers’ Draft Analyzer and received an A- with the following grades at each position.

A.J. BrownAmon-Ra St. BrownAnthony RichardsonBaker MayfieldChristian KirkCooper KuppDK MetcalfGabe DavisGeno SmithJalen HurtsJared GoffJoe BurrowJosh AllenJustin HerbertKeenan AllenLamar JacksonMatthew StaffordMichael Pittman Jr.Odell Beckham Jr.Tee HigginsTravis KelceTrevor Lawrence 2QBMock DraftSuperflex