Fantasy football mock draft: Five QBs go in first round of 10-team superflex

With NFL training camps underway, ESPN's fantasy football analysts conducted a 10-team superflex mock draft using half-PPR scoring. Quarterbacks dominated early selections, with five QBs taken in the first round: Josh Allen (Bills, QB1) by Eric Karabell, Lamar Jackson (Ravens, QB2) by Liz Loza, Jayden Daniels (Commanders, QB3) by Matt Bowen, Jalen Hurts (Eagles, QB4) by Daniel Dopp, and Joe Burrow (Bengals, QB5) by Jim McCormick. Non-QB first-round picks included Ja'Marr Chase (Bengals, WR1), Bijan Robinson (Falcons, RB1), Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions, RB2), Justin Jefferson (Vikings, WR2), and Saquon Barkley (Eagles, RB3).

Draft strategies varied significantly, with Karabell and Loza selecting quarterbacks as their first two picks, while Mike Clay waited until his seventh overall pick to draft a QB (Justin Fields at pick 67). The draft order featured analysts Karabell, Loza, Bowen, Joe Klingele, Dopp, McCormick, Clay, Joe Kaiser, Keith Lipscomb, and Pierre Becquey.

Subsequent rounds saw 16 additional quarterbacks selected within the first 90 picks, including Patrick Mahomes (Chiefs, QB7) at pick 17 and Caleb Williams (Bears, QB10) at pick 29. Notable skill-position selections included Christian McCaffrey (49ers, RB5) at pick 15, CeeDee Lamb (Cowboys, WR4) at pick 14, and Travis Kelce (Chiefs, TE6) at pick 81. The full nine-round mock draft included 21 quarterbacks, 28 running backs, 34 wide receivers, and 7 tight ends.

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