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Perfect 2025 fantasy football superflex draft strategy, round by round — Picks 1-3
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Estimated reading time: 21 minutes
Superflex fantasy drafts are becoming more popular year after year, but there is still uncertainty on how and when to draft certain positions. This series will focus on superflex ADP as we draft from Picks 1-3 in order to find the best players available for the optimal build.
Know your scoring
Before diving into the pick-by-pick strategy, it’s essential to familiarize yourself with the overall league and scoring settings, particularly when it comes to superflex settings.
- As highlighted in the tables below, full PPR scoring allows a much more balanced scoring of the skill position players compared to quarterbacks, although quarterbacks still hold an advantage at the top.
- As scoring moves away from full PPR, quarterbacks will dominate the leaderboards in scoring even more. As more advantages are given to the skill positions, expect to see a more even distribution among the league’s top scorers.
- As league size increases, the quarterback position also becomes more valuable, as there are only 32 starters at most on any given week, so it becomes all the more important to load up on the position early.
PPR Scoring top finishers by position since 2015
| TOP: | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 150 |
| QB | 60% | 62% | 53% | 54% | 40% | 32% | 27% | 21% |
| RB | 23% | 22% | 26% | 19% | 22% | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| WR | 17% | 16% | 21% | 25% | 33% | 37% | 39% | 40% |
| TE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 12% |
0.5 PPR Scoring top finishers by position since 2015
| TOP: | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 150 |
| QB | 77% | 76% | 72% | 60% | 43% | 32% | 27% | 20% |
| RB | 13% | 12% | 13% | 16% | 22% | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| WR | 0% | 2% | 5% | 13% | 22% | 29% | 33% | 34% |
| TE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
Non-PPR Scoring top finishers by position since 2015
| TOP: | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 150 |
| QB | 93% | 92% | 92% | 78% | 53% | 39% | 32% | 24% |
| RB | 7% | 8% | 8% | 17% | 29% | 32% | 31% | 31% |
| WR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 17% | 26% | 33% | 37% |
| TE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% |
Draft strategy context:
- League size: 12 teams
- Scoring settings are full PPR
- ADP referenced is from Sleeper
Round 1, Picks 1-3: Start things off with a Tier 1 fantasy quarterback
As laid out in the charts above, the quarterback position dominates the fantasy scoreboard, especially in leagues that don’t score full PPR. In superflex leagues, where every team is going to target at least two quarterbacks from the small pool of options at the position, they become that much more valuable as the position dries up quickly. Locking down your starters right away is always going to be the most optimal approach, especially from one of the first three draft spots, where your next pick after that is another 20 or so spots away.
