Fantasy Football Superflex Rankings, Analysis and Outlooks: The King's Top 200

For fantasy football players looking for an extra challenge, “Superflex” leagues have become a refreshing alternative over the past few seasons. For those new to the format, these are leagues where you can flex a quarterback at a second flex position in the starting lineup. For all intents and purposes, it is basically a two-quarterback league, because most fantasy players will flex a second quarterback in this format.

The NFL is a quarterback-driven league, and Superflex leagues push quarterbacks up the draft board and make them as important as running backs in the early rounds. You also have to draft three of them in an ideal scenario to properly prepare for bye weeks and injuries.

In a 12-team Superflex league, you will likely see 35-plus quarterbacks come off the board. There will be 24 “guaranteed” starters and each team should draft at least one backup. In these types of leagues, it does make sense to roster quarterbacks such as Davis Mills and Mitchell Trubisky.

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Superflex Draft Strategies and Top Draft Picks

In standard drafts where only one starting quarterback is required, I usually fill out my other starting skill positions first and do not think about drafting a quarterback until at least the seventh round in a format where three starting wide receivers are required. In a Superflex league, quarterbacks are just as important to running backs in my view. I try to come out of the first four rounds with two quarterbacks in my preferred scenario.

If I can get two top-12 quarterbacks in the first three rounds, I will try to accomplish that goal. I will also be fully willing to get a second top-20 or so quarterback in the first four rounds. I will never take a second quarterback later than the fifth round and rarely later than the fourth.

As with any draft, I do not have a rigid plan for taking certain players in certain rounds. It all depends on the flow of the draft, as every single one has its own unique flow and rhythm. I will have a “shell” of a plan, because I have been in Superflex drafts where the first round is quarterback-heavy, and others where running backs are still in high demand.

When evaluating the No. 1 pick, I will recommend Josh Allen as the top overall choice. Quarterbacks are generally more durable than running backs, so I am good with taking a quarterback first in a Superflex league at any spot in the first round. Allen is the obvious ultimate combination of high-volume passing and rushing potential.

I have Justin Herbert ranked fourth overall, but you can take him as soon as second overall if one is willing to pass on Jonathan Taylor or Austin Ekeler. It will also be hard to pass on any of the top-three wide receivers this season, especially in leagues where you are required to start three. To take Patrick Mahomes in the top six or seven means you will have to be willing to pass on Taylor, Ekeler, Cooper Kupp, Justin Jefferson, and Ja’Marr Chase. There will be many Superflex drafts where the quarterbacks may not dominate the first round.

Mahomes becomes less of a surefire superstar pick after losing Tyreek Hill, and some fantasy analysts may not rank him third at the position this season. But Mahomes’ outstanding production cannot specifically be tied to one pass-catcher, as great as Tyreek Hill may be. Mahomes should still have a floor of being a top-six fantasy quarterback.

Jalen Hurts is my real “wild card” among the top quarterbacks this season, and he will be a definite target of mine in the first round of Superflex drafts. Adding A.J. Brown to a team with rising young playmaker DeVonta Smith and established tight end Dallas Goedert gives Hurt a potentially superb playmaking trio. His rushing abilities are well established. It would not be surprising to see Hurts perform as the best dual-threat QB in fantasy football outside of Allen this season.

 

Superflex First-Rounders and the Best QB2 Types

Kyler Murray obviously has a lot of upside, but we have also seen him raise concerns about durability and erratic performances. But he is still very worthy of a first-round pick. Lamar Jackson is the ultimate pure running QB and remains a definite No. 1 in this format. Dak Prescott is better than Murray and Jackson as a pure passer and is also worthy of a first-round pick. There have been published reports that he may run more this season.

The Broncos may allow Russell Wilson to “cook” more this year, which does give him the potential to finish in the top-five again this season. He has frequently finished in that range many times in the past. Joe Burrow obviously has a great crew of wide receivers that also makes him very worthy of a first-round selection and capable of a top-five QB finish. We can make a good case for taking any of the top-10 quarterbacks in the first round, and all those we have mentioned are superb second round picks.

Matthew Stafford is a great No. 1 QB option in the second round or early in the third, and even though Aaron Rodgers has lost Davante Adams, he can still perform at a very high level and should be a quality target outside the top-10 QBs. Trey Lance may be a risk because he will have to prove himself as a passer, but he has quality playmakers around him and can be one of the last of the possible QB1 types to target because of his rushing upside.

Derek Carr could also be a significant difference-maker as a QB2 target. He will be working with the best receiving crew of his career. Carr’s fantasy production has been held back in the past because of mediocre wide receiver play. A combination of Hurts and Carr in a Superflex league could turn out to be a league-winning duo this season.

Among the definite QB2 targets, Kirk Cousins is not “sexy,” but he is a comfortable second starter. Tua Tagovailoa is in a pivotal early-career season with two prime playmaking weapons at WR. Matt Ryan and Jameis Winston should be adequate, and sometimes quite productive. Zach Wilson has better playmakers around him, but he still has much to prove. The Jaguars have tried to improve the supporting cast around Trevor Lawrence, but his pass-catching group looks like it is full of potential disappointments. I would ideally try to keep my QB2 Superflex starter targets inside the range of my top-20 QBs, with Ryan and Winston being the final possible choices.

 

Top-200 Fantasy Football SuperFlex Rankings

The top-200 fantasy football superflex rankings leans on PPR formats

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Pos	Scott
1	1	Josh Allen	QB	1
1	2	Jonathan Taylor	RB	2
1	3	Austin Ekeler	RB	3
1	4	Justin Herbert	QB	4
1	5	Cooper Kupp	WR	5
1	6	Justin Jefferson	WR	6
1	7	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	7
1	8	Patrick Mahomes II	QB	8
1	9	Jalen Hurts	QB	9
2	10	Derrick Henry	RB	10
2	11	Dalvin Cook	RB	11
2	12	Najee Harris	RB	12
2	13	Kyler Murray	QB	13
2	14	Lamar Jackson	QB	14
2	15	Christian McCaffrey	RB	15
2	16	Joe Mixon	RB	16
2	17	Dak Prescott	QB	17
3	18	Russell Wilson	QB	18
3	19	Davante Adams	WR	19
3	20	Tom Brady	QB	20
3	21	Joe Burrow	QB	21
3	22	Alvin Kamara	RB	22
3	23	Leonard Fournette	RB	23
3	24	Matthew Stafford	QB	24
3	25	Nick Chubb	RB	25
3	26	Deebo Samuel	WR	26
3	27	Aaron Jones	RB	27
3	28	Stefon Diggs	WR	28
3	29	Aaron Rodgers	QB	29
3	30	Tyreek Hill	WR	30
3	31	CeeDee Lamb	WR	31
3	32	Trey Lance	QB	32
3	33	Saquon Barkley	RB	33
3	34	A.J. Brown	WR	34
3	35	Derek Carr	QB	35
3	36	Mark Andrews	TE	36
3	37	Travis Kelce	TE	37
4	38	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	38
4	39	D'Andre Swift	RB	39
4	40	Deshaun Watson	QB	40
4	41	Mike Evans	WR	41
4	42	James Conner	RB	42
4	43	David Montgomery	RB	43
4	44	Kirk Cousins	QB	44
4	45	Diontae Johnson	WR	45
4	46	Keenan Allen	WR	46
4	47	Tee Higgins	WR	47
4	48	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	48
4	49	Jaylen Waddle	WR	49
4	50	Terry McLaurin	WR	50
4	51	Kyle Pitts	TE	51
5	52	Gabriel Davis	WR	52
5	53	Justin Fields	QB	53
5	54	Allen Robinson II	WR	54
5	55	George Kittle	TE	55
5	56	Matt Ryan	QB	56
5	57	Antonio Gibson	RB	57
5	58	Javonte Williams	RB	58
5	59	Jameis Winston	QB	59
5	60	D.K. Metcalf	WR	60
5	61	Zach Wilson	QB	61
5	62	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	62
5	63	Courtland Sutton	WR	63
5	64	Ryan Tannehill	QB	64
5	65	Cam Akers	RB	65
5	66	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	66
5	67	Jerry Jeudy	WR	67
5	68	Davis Mills	QB	68
5	69	Damien Harris	RB	69
5	70	Breece Hall	RB	70
5	71	Darren Waller	TE	71
5	72	Mike Williams	WR	72
5	73	Mac Jones	QB	73
5	74	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	74
6	75	Trevor Lawrence	QB	75
6	76	Daniel Jones	QB	76
6	77	Elijah Mitchell	RB	77
6	78	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	78
6	79	Rashaad Penny	RB	79
6	80	J.K. Dobbins	RB	80
6	81	Mitchell Trubisky	QB	81
6	82	T.J. Hockenson	TE	82
6	83	Marcus Mariota	QB	83
6	84	Hunter Renfrow	WR	84
6	85	James Cook	RB	85
6	86	Carson Wentz	QB	86
6	87	Amari Cooper	WR	87
6	88	Brandin Cooks	WR	88
7	89	Chris Godwin	WR	89
7	90	Dallas Goedert	TE	90
7	91	Kareem Hunt	RB	91
7	92	Miles Sanders	RB	92
7	93	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	93
7	94	DJ Moore	WR	94
7	95	Darnell Mooney	WR	95
7	96	Marquise Brown	WR	96
7	97	Devonta Smith	WR	97
7	98	Jared Goff	QB	98
7	99	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	99
7	100	Dalton Schultz	TE	100
7	101	Adam Thielen	WR	101
7	102	Drake London	WR	102
7	103	Tyler Lockett	WR	103
7	104	Drew Lock	QB	104
7	105	Ronald Jones II	RB	105
7	106	Kenneth Walker	RB	106
7	107	Kenny Pickett	QB	107
7	108	Robert Woods	WR	108
7	109	Baker Mayfield	QB	109
7	110	Michael Thomas	WR	110
7	111	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	111
8	112	Allen Lazard	WR	112
8	113	Russell Gage	WR	113
8	114	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	114
8	115	Melvin Gordon III	RB	115
8	116	Zach Ertz	TE	116
8	117	Josh Jacobs	RB	117
8	118	Zamir White	RB	118
8	119	Dawson Knox	TE	119
8	120	Desmond Ridder	QB	120
8	121	Michael Gallup	WR	121
8	122	Chris Olave	WR	122
8	123	Elijah Moore	WR	123
8	124	Matt Corral	QB	124
8	125	Chase Edmonds	RB	125
8	126	Marlon Mack	RB	126
8	127	Treylon Burks	WR	127
8	128	Alec Pierce	WR	128
8	129	Sam Darnold	QB	129
8	130	Christian Kirk	WR	130
8	131	Dameon Pierce	RB	131
8	132	Pat Freiermuth	TE	132
9	133	AJ Dillon	RB	133
9	134	Cole Kmet	TE	134
9	135	Darrell Henderson Jr.	RB	135
9	136	Tyrion Davis-Price	RB	136
9	137	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	137
9	138	Skyy Moore	WR	138
9	139	Devin Singletary	RB	139
9	140	Garrett Wilson	WR	140
9	141	Geno Smith	QB	141
9	142	Rashod Bateman	WR	142
9	143	James Robinson	RB	143
9	144	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	144
9	145	Irv Smith Jr.	TE	145
9	146	Jarvis Landry	WR	146
9	147	Christian Watson	WR	147
9	148	D.J. Chark Jr.	WR	148
9	149	Michael Carter	RB	149
9	150	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	150
9	151	Tony Pollard	RB	151
9	152	Austin Hooper	TE	152
9	153	Jalen Tolbert	WR	153
10	154	Jamaal Williams	RB	154
10	155	J.D. McKissic	RB	155
10	156	Alexander Mattison	RB	156
10	157	Rachaad White	RB	157
10	158	Mike Gesicki	TE	158
10	159	Nyheim Hines	RB	159
10	160	Chase Claypool	WR	160
10	161	Kadarius Toney	WR	161
10	162	Jakobi Meyers	WR	162
10	163	Hunter Henry	TE	163
10	164	Noah Fant	TE	164
10	165	Raheem Mostert	RB	165
10	166	Boston Scott	RB	166
10	167	Gus Edwards	RB	167
10	168	Tyler Allgeier	RB	168
10	169	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	169
10	170	Velus Jones Jr.	WR	170
11	171	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	171
11	172	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	172
11	173	DeVante Parker	WR	173
11	174	James White	RB	174
11	175	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	175
11	176	David Bell	WR	176
11	177	Rondale Moore	WR	177
11	178	David Njoku	TE	178
11	179	Logan Thomas	TE	179
11	180	Tyler Higbee	TE	180
11	181	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	181
11	182	Robert Tonyan	TE	182
11	183	Jameson Williams	WR	183
11	184	C.J. Uzomah	TE	184
11	185	Jahan Dotson	WR	185
11	186	George Pickens	WR	186
11	187	Robby Anderson	WR	187
11	188	Jamison Crowder	WR	188
11	189	Sony Michel	RB	189
11	190	Evan Engram	TE	190
11	191	Sammy Watkins	WR	191
11	192	Rex Burkhead	RB	192
11	193	Hayden Hurst	TE	193
11	194	Adam Trautman	TE	194
11	195	Khalil Herbert	RB	195
12	196	John Metchie	WR	196
12	197	Darrel Williams	RB	197
12	198	Isaiah Spiller	RB	198
12	199	Samaje Perine	RB	199
12	200	Kyren Williams	RB	200
12	201	Kenny Golladay	WR	201

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