Adam Murfet | Fri, Sep 1st 2023, 12:16am EDT

Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Superflex, PPR (2023)

With the regular season just two weeks away and most of you doing your fantasy drafts in the next two weekends, it’s time to look at another Superflex mock draft. However, this time, we will review point-per-reception (PPR) scoring.

For this mock, as always, I used the FantasyPros Mock Draft simulator, which you can use. You can also join our discord channel and join me and other writers and analysts in mock drafts on Mondays and Wednesdays. I look forward to drafting with many of you there.

I randomized into the eighth spot for this draft, so I was curious which quarterback would fall to me there.

So, without further ado, here are the mock draft results.

Snake Draft Pick Strategy: Early | Middle | Late
Draft Targets for Every Round: Early | Middle | Late
Fitz’s Draft Primers: QB | RB | WR | TE
2023 Fantasy Football Draft Kit

Fantasy Football Superflex PPR Redraft Mock Draft (2023)

What did you learn from this draft?

I was incredibly surprised not to see any quarterbacks taken with the first four picks in this draft, therefore pushing the quarterback’s value down to me at eight. In all the Superflex drafts I’ve done live this summer, it is rare not to see the quarterbacks go one, two, three off the board.

Some might be surprised by my selection of Jackson here. However, I am going for pure upside while securing a safe floor. Having a rushing quarterback in Superflex is a supreme advantage. Therefore nabbing one here at eight was brilliant value.

I also learned that by not following the trends of the other teams, you can pick up some significant value. So, seeing this draft fading the running back position significantly meant I could secure excellent value in my running back room while being able to target premium receivers and quarterbacks. Watching how the rest of the teams value a position will allow you to pivot from your original strategy to secure value and strengthen your team.

This draft also really slept on tight end, which meant I could wait until round 10 to select one and still secure a top-six tight end. Following draft trends and where teams value positions is really key in securing value in drafts. It’s a lot more than just following the average draft position (ADP).

What area(s) of your draft are you happy with?

I’m really happy to have a quarterback room of Lamar Jackson, Tua Tagovailoa and Jordan Love. It gives me a lot of security, two top twelve quarterbacks, and plenty of upside in all three. I also got my rushing quarterback, which I was keen on securing in this draft.

Also, I am really happy to have the wide receivers I do. To secure CeeDee Lamb, DeAndre Hopkins and Diontae Johnson, all of whom I have ranked inside my top 24 wide receivers, is really for my team building.

I also like getting Dallas Goedert in the 10th round. A top six tight end, but not paying the premium price for him means I secured lots of value elsewhere while not getting a drop-off in the position. This is a large reason why my draft was ranked the best by the mock draft simulator.

And then I also have my top-ranked kicker and my personal top-ranked defense. The Patriots have a long-standing history of finishing in the top three in DST scoring and were top-ranked last year. Therefore, I have set and forget players in each of these positions.

What area(s) of your draft would you have liked to improve?

Although I am not too disappointed, I would say the running back position could be the Achilles heel of this team. While I have drafted Stevenson, Walker, Dobbins and Penny, and that looks incredibly strong on the surface, three of these players have missed significant time in the NFL at one stage or another. And, in the case of Dobbins and Penny, they have missed almost entire seasons multiple times. Therefore, this running back corps is very much high risk and high reward.

If they all remain injury-free for large chunks of the season, this team will likely succeed in the regular season. However, there is every chance I will be required to rely on the Waiver Wire more than once this season should history repeat itself.

What lesson did you learn from today’s mock that you will apply to future drafts you partake in?

If you aren’t switched on in drafts and continue to follow the ADP train alone, you won’t come out with a championship-caliber roster.

Watching what other teams are doing and how the draft, as a collective, values positions is extremely important. This draft slept heavily on running backs and tight ends. This means it was very easy to scoop value in both positions and build lots of depth and strength in each.

Had I just followed ADP and a prescripted draft plan, I could have ended up taking Goedert three rounds sooner and ended up with a lack of depth at the wide receiver position. Instead, by understanding what was unfolding, I could grab three of my top 12 wide receivers, two of my top 12 quarterbacks, three of my top 24 running backs and a top six tight end, all for my starting roster.

However, I also secure lots of depth, with the mock draft grading my bench No. 1 out of all 12 teams. Therefore, should I suffer injuries, I have starter replacement quality on my bench to step in. This might mean saving key free agent acquisition budget (FAAB) bucks until later in the season when I really need them, as opposed to rushing out early chasing Week 1 producers to keep me competitive.

As a result of having a deep bench, I can be flexible in my waiver wire strategy and make moves when I want, as opposed to being forced into moves very early.

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