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

Scott Engel provides his 2022 fantasy football superflex rankings. Read his top 200 superflex rankings along with fantasy football analysis and draft targets.

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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