Superflex mock draft recap: Early-QB approach and late-QB approach go head-to-head in latest mock draft

The most important decision with Superflex leagues is always when do you want to draft your quarterbacks. And in our latest 12-team, Superflex mock draft, we had two managers take two different approaches with the position.

R.J. White, picking from No. 11 overall, waited until Round 6 to draft his first quarterback, which was J.J. McCarthy. By then, 20 quarterbacks were off the board, but R.J. built out the rest of his roster with Justin Jefferson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jonathan Taylor, George Kittle, and Breece Hall with his first five picks.

R.J. has tremendous talent at running back, and Jefferson and Kittle are studs. He also added to that with Calvin Ridley, Jordan Addison, Khalil Shakir, Josh Downs, and Marvin Mims at receiver, along with Nick Chubb at running back. But his quarterback room ended up with McCarthy, Sam Darnold, Russell Wilson, and Tyler Shough, which could be rough.

At No. 12 overall, Jake Grogins went QB-QB with Baker Mayfield and Bo Nix, and Jake was the only team to start with two quarterbacks in the first two rounds. Jake did not draft a third quarterback.

His running backs are Chase Brown, RJ Harvey, Jaylen Warren, Braelon Allen, and Jacory Croskey-Merritt. Jake has Ladd McConkey, George Pickens, Jaylen Waddle, Rashee Rice, Rashid Shaheed, and Wan'Dale Robinson at receiver. And the tight ends are Evan Engram and Darren Waller.

Both rosters should be competitive, but I don't love either build. The teams I prefer in this league are the ones that drafted one quarterback early, one with a mid-round pick, and then at least one bench quarterback with a late-round selection.

That's what I did, and I love my team. From No. 5 overall, I started with Jalen Hurts, and then I selected three receivers in a row with Brian Thomas Jr., Drake London, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

Instead of drafting a running back in Round 5, I went with Justin Herbert, and this is the type of quarterback duo I want in a Superflex league with Hurts and Herbert. I only needed one other quarterback, and I ended up with Cam Ward in Round 9, which was great. But then Joe Flacco was still there in Round 14, and I couldn't pass on him there since he should open the season as the starter in Cleveland.

My combination of quarterbacks and receivers is great, and I still got solid talent at running back with Chuba Hubbard, James Conner, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Jaydon Blue, and Jerome Ford. I added Chris Olave and Keon Coleman as reserve receivers, and Mark Andrews was a steal in Round 12 at tight end.

In Superflex leagues this season, it's a significant advantage to have a top-five overall pick because you can draft one of Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Jayden Daniels, Joe Burrow, or Hurts. You can still build a quality roster without one of those players, but I prefer getting a top-five quarterback if possible in this format.

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

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Robert Thomas, FFT Facebook Moderator
2. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
3. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
4. Jake Ignaszewski, Social Media Producer
5. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
6. Adam Aizer, FFT Host
7. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
8. Joe Polito, Social Media Director
9. Jacob Gibbs, SportsLine Fantasy Analyst
10. Dan Schneier, Senior Fantasy Editor
11. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine and CBS Fantasy
12. Jake Grogins, CBS Sports HQ Production Staff