We all love scoring, and I think that—along with the depth of the quarterback position—is driving the spike in interest among fantasy football managers in Superflex leagues. For those unaware, a Superflex format adds an additional flex spot to the starting lineup requirements, but this one can be filled by any position, including quarterback.
This single tweak flips the draft board on its head. If your league is considering a move, make sure you’re locked into our FREE Fantasy Football Mock Draft Simulator.
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Even with that logic built in, almost any strategy can be deployed. Some managers will stop at nothing to load up on signal-callers, while others will embrace skill-position players falling well below their “standard” ADP due to the increased priority placed on QBs.
In reality, any strategy can work as long as you have a reasonable plan.
Personally, I tend to take a Hero-QB approach, pivoting only if the draft board breaks a certain way. This means I plan on selecting a quarterback in one of the first two rounds and letting the board come to me after that.
To execute this properly, you need to have your tiers locked in prior to the first pick. I establish tiers for every draft I do, but they are hyper-critical in Superflex formats because of the wide range of outcomes for quarterbacks.
Fantasy Football QB Tiers
- Tier 1: Josh Allen
- Tier 2: Drake Maye, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels, Caleb Williams
- Tier 3: Jalen Hurts, Jaxson Dart, Justin Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, Dak Prescott, Patrick Mahomes, Bo Nix
- Tier 4: Brock Purdy, Matthew Stafford, Jared Goff, Kyler Murray, Jordan Love
- Tier 5: Tyler Shough, Baker Mayfield, C.J. Stroud, Malik Willis, Sam Darnold
I might be spot on with those rankings. Or maybe I’m dead wrong. Both are possible, but I’m never going to lose a draft (Superflex or otherwise) because I’m unprepared. You can see how having these tiers impacted my draft:
I felt fortunate to land Drake Maye with my first pick, which allowed me to feel confident in my Hero-QB strategy.
My original plan wasn’t to touch the position again for a handful of rounds. However, when I was on the clock in Round 4, my final Tier 3 QB was staring me in the face. Because I was willing to remain fluid with my plan, I pounced.
The selection felt good at the time, and looking back at the board, I’m even more confident in the decision.
I mentioned earlier that the Superflex format is naturally higher-scoring, and the reasoning is straightforward: quarterbacks, by and large, score more than skill-position players. When you give a manager the ability to double the number of starting QBs on their roster, the weekly point requirement to win is going to increase.
With that in mind, I’m more likely to stack players in this ecosystem than I am in a traditional redraft format. To win in this sort of league, you absolutely must hit on your QBs. If you miss at quarterback, you’re usually DOA, so I operate under the assumption that my signal-callers will do enough to keep me afloat.
Operating under that assumption, I project offensive success for those teams, meaning their pass-catchers will project well, too. Once I drafted Maye, A.J. Brown became an instant target. If Maye (2025’s most accurate passer on deep throws) is going to level up, his 6’1” star receiver is going to be a big reason why—and now I have access to all of those points.
I wasn’t expecting Bo Nix to fall into my lap, but I was already high on Jaylen Waddle (as mentioned above). This resulted in a happy marrying of roster needs and player takes. Predicting the future is difficult, but if I’ve handicapped these two offenses correctly, I’ll be walking into the postseason loving my chances to finish the job.
If I’m wrong about my Tier 3 grade on Nix, I’m probably not winning this league anyway—making the Waddle bet one that realistically only carries upside.
As my draft neared a conclusion, I swung for the fences. I felt great about my core unit, which opened me up to scoop Rashid Shaheed and Isaiah Pacheco.
Am I confident that either will hit my starting lineup at all this season? I’m not. In fact, I hope they don’t, as that would mean my stars have stayed healthy and productive.
That said, Shaheed’s unique skill set and Pacheco’s proximity to an elite role give them weekly value should things fall a specific way.
Looking at the rest of the board, there are a few teams I like and a few that I don’t. “Zero-RB Zoe” got a decent price on C.J. Stroud, stacked Josh Allen with DJ Moore, and did a good job of building a WR room after not selecting a single wideout in the first four rounds.
“Taco Tony” had some moments, but that’s a roster I won’t be replicating. Patrick Mahomes comes with his own physical concerns, and everyone around Brock Purdy seems to be falling these days. This puts his QB room in serious trouble, given that he has little to fall back on behind them.
Bucky Irving comes with obvious risk, and so does J.K. Dobbins. This is a team with plenty of talent, and if absolutely EVERYTHING works out, they can be competitive at a high level. However, it’s a parlay with too many flimsy legs for me to feel good about.
