What is Superflex in Fantasy Football?

Fantasy football has come a long way. Through its evolution, it’s taken so many forms and shapes.

Another season of fantasy football is about to begin. There are so many formats of the game from redrafts to keeper to dynasty.

If you regularly play fantasy football, you must be knowing the concept of flex in fantasy football, where you start an extra player on your lineup.

This format has gained popularity in recent times and the fantasy managers love this feature in fantasy football.

However there is one more format that is very similar to the “flex” in fantasy football that’s been grabbing the attention of so many fans and fantasy football enthusiasts. It’s the superflex.

If you’re familiar with fantasy football, you must know exactly what is being discussed here. However, if you're new to fantasy football and want to learn about this concept of “superflex.” this page will help you out.

Also Read: What is Flex in Fantasy Football?

Superflex in Fantasy Football

Before we get into “superflex,” let’s brush up the basics of “flex” first.

In short, flex means flexibility. What it means is as a fantasy manager you have an option to start an extra player on your roster. Generally you can flex the positions of running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends.

Now that flex is understood, let’s go to superflex.

In simple words, Superflex is similar to flex but you can start a quarterback.

In fantasy football, superflex leagues allow the manager to start another quarterback in the starting lineup by flexing. Now instead of just flexing the wide outs, tight ends and the running back position, you can pick the second quarterback.

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How does superflex impact fantasy football?

Quarterbacks are arguably the most important player for any football team. They are the backbone of the franchise.

In fantasy football, quarterbacks are viewed differently when compared to a running back or a wide receiver or even a tight end. The good quarterbacks are generally drafted after the offensive positions.

What Superflex leagues do is increase the value of the quarterback. This is important to consider because in traditional fantasy leagues, the good quarterbacks go from late round two to round four and five. In the superflex leagues, the position is now more valued.

This is because the quarterbacks are among the top points scoring offensive players due to the position they play in. And as the superflex league prioritizes quarterbacks more and more, the approach of the league changes with regards to draft because more quarterbacks will now be drafted earlier on in the drafts.

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Impact of superflex on drafts

Now that we understand that in Superflex, the quarterbacks are more prioritized, let's see how this affects the drafts in superflex leagues.

In a standard fantasy football draft, the managers wait for quarterbacks in the backend of the drafts. This is due to the popular consensus that there is only one position that needs to be filled. More priority is given for the backs and the wideouts.

In the superflex draft, everything changes. You are required to start two quarterbacks every single week. This now means that you are looking for at least 4 quarterbacks for your roster. There is more demand for quarterbacks in the superflex leagues.

So now you will be seeing more number of quarterbacks going every as early as the first round itself. This makes the superflex leagues more exciting as there are more points scored and more range in weekly results.