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Prior to our 12-team, Superflex draft on Wednesday featuring members of our CBS Sports staff, I asked on Twitter/X what is your preferred strategy for this format. And the answers were interesting.

One person replied, "Grab my quarterbacks early and then not have to worry about the rest of the draft until I get my QB3 in the later rounds." Another person said, "Wait until 13 are drafted then double dip on preferred options. And if a third that I really like is still available we triple dip."

Then there was my favorite answer from another person who said, "I let the board fall to me." And that's my favorite approach as well -- in any format.

You want to have some plan prior to a Superflex draft when you know your draft spot. But you shouldn't lock yourself into any strategy without the ability to be flexible.

For example, in this draft, I had the No. 2 overall pick, and I was prepared to draft a quarterback, which ended up being Josh Allen after Patrick Mahomes went first overall. But I didn't want to tie myself to QB-QB or any other strategy moving forward.

Seven quarterbacks were selected in Round 1 and five went in Round 2, so there were quality passers available when I was up again at No. 23 overall, including Tua Tagovailoa, Jayden Daniels, Caleb Williams, and Jared Goff, among others. Any of them would have made for an excellent Superflex, but I went a different route.

Instead, I took the best players available at this turn, and I ended up with Jonathan Taylor and Puka Nacua, which I love. But I also didn't want to go too long without a second quarterback. 

In Round 4, I selected Matthew Stafford, and then I drafted my third quarterback in Deshaun Watson in Round 7. I also took a flier on Taysom Hill in Round 13, and he is listed only as a quarterback on CBS because that's what he's designated for the Saints.

My quarterback situation is solid in this league, even if I didn't draft two of them in the first four rounds. And I was still able to get standout running backs (Taylor, Joe Mixon, Brian Robinson Jr., and Chase Brown) and receivers (Nacua, Deebo Samuel, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Brandin Cooks, and Tyler Lockett), with Jake Ferguson at tight end.

I love the balance of this roster, and being flexible on Draft Day was crucial. You want to have a plan, but you also should plan to alter it if players that you covet land in your lap.

As a reference point for this 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), Superflex (QB/RB/WR/TE), DST, and K with six reserves for a 17-round draft.

Our draft order is as follows:

1. Jake Grogins, CBS Sports HQ Production Staff
2. Jamey Eisenberg, Senior Fantasy Writer
3. Heath Cummings, Senior Fantasy Writer
4. Jack Capotorto, CBS Sports HQ Producer
5. Meron Berkson, CBS Sports HQ Producer
6. Robert Thomas, FFT Facebook Moderator
7. Adam Aizer, FFT Podcast Host
8. Joel Cox, CBS Sports VP Business Development
9. Thomas Shafer, FFT Podcast Producer
10. R.J. White, Managing Editor, SportsLine, and CBS Fantasy
11. Dan Schneier, Senior Fantasy Editor
12. Tommy Tran, CBS Sports HQ Host

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Adam Aizer
2 Thomas Shafer
3 Jake Grogins
4 Jamey Eisenberg
5 R.J. White
6 Jack Capotorto
7 Robert Thomas
8 Heath Cummings
9 Dan Schneier
10 Tommy Tran
11 Joel Cox
12 Meron Berkson
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Meron Berkson
14 Joel Cox
15 Tommy Tran
16 Dan Schneier
17 Heath Cummings
18 Robert Thomas
19 Jack Capotorto
20 R.J. White
21 Jamey Eisenberg
22 Jake Grogins
23 Thomas Shafer
24 Adam Aizer
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Adam Aizer
26 Thomas Shafer
27 Jake Grogins
28 Jamey Eisenberg
29 R.J. White
30 Jack Capotorto
31 Robert Thomas
32 Heath Cummings
33 Dan Schneier
34 Tommy Tran
35 Joel Cox
36 Meron Berkson
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Meron Berkson
38 Joel Cox
39 Tommy Tran
40 Dan Schneier
41 Heath Cummings
42 Robert Thomas
43 Jack Capotorto
44 R.J. White
45 Jamey Eisenberg
46 Jake Grogins
47 Thomas Shafer
48 Adam Aizer
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Adam Aizer
50 Thomas Shafer
51 Jake Grogins
52 Jamey Eisenberg
53 R.J. White
54 Jack Capotorto
55 Robert Thomas
56 Heath Cummings
57 Dan Schneier
58 Tommy Tran
59 Joel Cox
60 Meron Berkson
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Meron Berkson
62 Joel Cox
63 Tommy Tran
64 Dan Schneier
65 Heath Cummings
66 Robert Thomas
67 Jack Capotorto
68 R.J. White
69 Jamey Eisenberg
70 Jake Grogins
71 Thomas Shafer
72 Adam Aizer
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Adam Aizer
74 Thomas Shafer
75 Jake Grogins
76 Jamey Eisenberg
77 R.J. White
78 Jack Capotorto
79 Robert Thomas
80 Heath Cummings
81 Dan Schneier
82 Tommy Tran
83 Joel Cox
84 Meron Berkson
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Meron Berkson
86 Joel Cox
87 Tommy Tran
88 Dan Schneier
89 Heath Cummings
90 Robert Thomas
91 Jack Capotorto
92 R.J. White
93 Jamey Eisenberg
94 Jake Grogins
95 Thomas Shafer
96 Adam Aizer
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Adam Aizer
98 Thomas Shafer
99 Jake Grogins
100 Jamey Eisenberg
101 R.J. White
102 Jack Capotorto
103 Robert Thomas
104 Heath Cummings
105 Dan Schneier
106 Tommy Tran
107 Joel Cox
108 Meron Berkson
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Meron Berkson
110 Joel Cox
111 Tommy Tran
112 Dan Schneier
113 Heath Cummings
114 Robert Thomas
115 Jack Capotorto
116 R.J. White
117 Jamey Eisenberg
118 Jake Grogins
119 Thomas Shafer
120 Adam Aizer
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Adam Aizer
122 Thomas Shafer
123 Jake Grogins
124 Jamey Eisenberg
125 R.J. White
126 Jack Capotorto
127 Robert Thomas
128 Heath Cummings
129 Dan Schneier
130 Tommy Tran
131 Joel Cox
132 Meron Berkson
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Meron Berkson
134 Joel Cox
135 Tommy Tran
136 Dan Schneier
137 Heath Cummings
138 Robert Thomas
139 Jack Capotorto
140 R.J. White
141 Jamey Eisenberg
142 Jake Grogins
143 Thomas Shafer
144 Adam Aizer
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Adam Aizer
146 Thomas Shafer
147 Jake Grogins
148 Jamey Eisenberg
149 R.J. White
150 Jack Capotorto
151 Robert Thomas
152 Heath Cummings
153 Dan Schneier
154 Tommy Tran
155 Joel Cox
156 Meron Berkson
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Meron Berkson
158 Joel Cox
159 Tommy Tran
160 Dan Schneier
161 Heath Cummings
162 Robert Thomas
163 Jack Capotorto
164 R.J. White
165 Jamey Eisenberg
166 Jake Grogins
167 Thomas Shafer
168 Adam Aizer
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Adam Aizer
170 Thomas Shafer
171 Jake Grogins
172 Jamey Eisenberg
173 R.J. White
174 Jack Capotorto
175 Robert Thomas
176 Heath Cummings
177 Dan Schneier
178 Tommy Tran
179 Joel Cox
180 Meron Berkson
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Meron Berkson
182 Joel Cox
183 Tommy Tran
184 Dan Schneier
185 Heath Cummings
186 Robert Thomas
187 Jack Capotorto
188 R.J. White
189 Jamey Eisenberg
190 Jake Grogins
191 Thomas Shafer
192 Adam Aizer
Round 17
Pos Team Player
193 Adam Aizer
194 Thomas Shafer
195 Jake Grogins
196 Jamey Eisenberg
197 R.J. White
198 Jack Capotorto
199 Robert Thomas
200 Heath Cummings
201 Dan Schneier
202 Tommy Tran
203 Joel Cox
204 Meron Berkson
Team by Team
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 1
2 24
3 25
4 48
5 49
6 72
7 73
8 96
9 97
10 120
11 121
12 144
13 145
14 168
15 169
16 192
17 193
Thomas Shafer
Rd Pk Player
1 2
2 23
3 26
4 47
5 50
6 71
7 74
8 95
9 98
10 119
11 122
12 143
13 146
14 167
15 170
16 191
17 194
Jake Grogins
Rd Pk Player
1 3
2 22
3 27
4 46
5 51
6 70
7 75
8 94
9 99
10 118
11 123
12 142
13 147
14 166
15 171
16 190
17 195
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 4
2 21
3 28
4 45
5 52
6 69
7 76
8 93
9 100
10 117
11 124
12 141
13 148
14 165
15 172
16 189
17 196
R.J. White
Rd Pk Player
1 5
2 20
3 29
4 44
5 53
6 68
7 77
8 92
9 101
10 116
11 125
12 140
13 149
14 164
15 173
16 188
17 197
Jack Capotorto
Rd Pk Player
1 6
2 19
3 30
4 43
5 54
6 67
7 78
8 91
9 102
10 115
11 126
12 139
13 150
14 163
15 174
16 187
17 198
Robert Thomas
Rd Pk Player
1 7
2 18
3 31
4 42
5 55
6 66
7 79
8 90
9 103
10 114
11 127
12 138
13 151
14 162
15 175
16 186
17 199
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 8
2 17
3 32
4 41
5 56
6 65
7 80
8 89
9 104
10 113
11 128
12 137
13 152
14 161
15 176
16 185
17 200
Dan Schneier
Rd Pk Player
1 9
2 16
3 33
4 40
5 57
6 64
7 81
8 88
9 105
10 112
11 129
12 136
13 153
14 160
15 177
16 184
17 201
Tommy Tran
Rd Pk Player
1 10
2 15
3 34
4 39
5 58
6 63
7 82
8 87
9 106
10 111
11 130
12 135
13 154
14 159
15 178
16 183
17 202
Joel Cox
Rd Pk Player
1 11
2 14
3 35
4 38
5 59
6 62
7 83
8 86
9 107
10 110
11 131
12 134
13 155
14 158
15 179
16 182
17 203
Meron Berkson
Rd Pk Player
1 12
2 13
3 36
4 37
5 60
6 61
7 84
8 85
9 108
10 109
11 132
12 133
13 156
14 157
15 180
16 181
17 204