College Fantasy Football: Breakdown and strategies to consider for Superflex leagues

As a feature of our customizable settings, you have the ability to turn one of the two flex spots of your College fantasy football team into a Superflex, which allows you to start two quarterbacks each week. Similar to NFL fantasy, quarterbacks are by far the highest and most consistent point scorers. The fact is you’re going to start two QBs 100% of the time if given the opportunity, making the position far more valuable than in the default 1QB format. The reason for that is the average Power Four starting quarterback scores 17.3 PPG, while a typical CFF starting caliber QB scores in the 20 PPG range.

For perspective, just six Power Four conference running backs averaged 20+ PPG last season with an average starting baseline of roughly 15 PPG. With the numbers clearly supporting a 2-QB lineup in Superflex formats whenever possible, here are some other tips to help you prepare for your Yahoo CFF Superflex Draft.

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Draft Impact

In standard 1QB leagues where we start 12 quarterbacks from 68 Power Four programs, we can afford to wait several rounds before taking our starter since there’s such a massive player pool to choose from and only 24-36 quarterbacks to be rostered at any given time in a standard 12-team league. If you think the waiver wire QB options in a 1QB NFL league are attractive, wait until you get a taste of a 68-team wire with 18 total roster spots per team.

However, when you expand to include a Superflex position that allows managers to start two quarterbacks per week, then the entire quarterback dynamic changes and it becomes an arms race to acquire four stable, reliable signal-callers you can start at any given time if byes or tough matchups emerge.

As such, Superflex allows for two divergent draft strategies to emerge simultaneously. 

There are teams that prioritize getting two star quarterbacks in the first three rounds before rounding out their skill positions. And then other drafters will choose to vacuum up RB/WR/TEs before pivoting to address the middle-tier of quarterbacks after filling out the rest of their lineup. If done correctly, either aggressive strategy can be successful. That’s the beauty of college fantasy football — there are endless paths to a championship, no matter what draft strategy you employ. 

Add a starting roster slot or merge flexes?

This is another important decision when choosing a Superflex league. Should you replace one of the two existing flex positions, or add an extra Superflex, which brings the starting lineup to 11 players on an 18-player roster? 

If you convert one of the two flexes into a Superflex, then bye weeks and short-term injuries will be easier to carry on your roster since you’re retaining the extra bench spot in the 18-man roster setup. If you opt to go with two flexes and a Superflex, then be prepared to churn the back end of your roster, and understand that players who start slow and/or are questionable starters will have short leashes. 

Keeping up with depth chart movement and injuries is vital to your success as a college fantasy manager. Once the season starts, you need to throw draft position out the window and live for the moment. The fewer bench spots you have available, the more difficult it becomes to stash backups and underperforming players.

Bottom Line

If you don’t have two rock-solid, every-week starting quarterbacks, in addition to rostering a quality third option to start during bye weeks and unfavorable matchups, then you will be losing ground. Twenty points out of your QB1 is simply unacceptable. Ideally, you need to be scoring at least 25+ points out of each QB spot in order to have an advantage over your competition. In standard 4-point passing touchdowns leagues, dual-threat signal-callers are a premium. If a quarterback isn’t capable of generating 250+ rushing yards and 4+ touchdowns on the ground, then they’re not going to be worth an investment until at least the mid-rounds. The numbers simply don’t add up for statuesque, pro-style gunslingers in 4-point passing touchdown leagues.