The new Fantasy Life Draft Champion has revolutionized how mock drafts will take place moving forward.

Follow along as I break down a 12-team, Superflex dynasty mock draft using our brand-new tool.

Setting Up The Draft

The Fantasy Life Draft Champion is simply phenomenal. There's no other way to put it. You can set so many custom settings to make your mock draft experience as authentic and unique as you want.

For this exercise, I did a 12-team dynasty startup draft. You can see I selected PPR scoring and toggled the roster settings just a little bit. It's a Superflex mock draft with 10 total starting players and a six-man bench.

I also chose a balanced draft strategy but I could have gone with a Zero RB, Hero RB, or Punt TE approach, for example. The mock draft ADP, analysis, rankings, and feedback will change based on the strategy you select.

Like I said, it's pretty amazing.

Aside from being able to choose the number of teams in this mock draft, you can also select your draft position or have it be randomly selected for you. I went with the random option and wound up with the 1.05. Let's see how the draft played out.

The Early Rounds

The first four picks were all QBs. This shouldn't be unexpected given it's a Superflex format and we know how important those high-end options are at a scarce position.

If you notice in the image above, there's an option to select “Cheat Sheet.” It's easily my most used feature of the Draft Champion. It automatically crosses out each player as he's drafted and shows how many players are remaining in each tier. Here's how it looked after the first four picks.

There's a column for overall players on the left and then a specific column for each offensive position. While the only players drafted so far were QBs, it helps to see where the other players and tiers stack up.

I went with C.J. Stroud for my first pick. While I don't have him quite as high as others in the community, it's hard to pass up his blend of youth and upside.

By the time it was my pick again, an additional seven QBs had come off the board. That helped cement my decision to take Stroud versus another position player.

Back I went to the cheat sheet. Three RBs and four WRs had also come off the board by this point. While I was tempted to lock up my second QB right away, I decided to go with Marvin Harrison Jr. with my second pick. With it being PPR scoring with two WRs and three flex, I felt the need to pin down an elite option here.

By the time the draft came back to me at 3.05, 16 QBs had been drafted so far. If that doesn't highlight the need to come away with at least one elite option in the first or second round, I don't know what to tell you.

This is where I decided to really have a little bit of fun. I like building my dynasty startup teams young, but with enough upside to compete in Year 1. With that in mind, I went with De'Von Achane who, if he stays healthy, could break fantasy football this season and beyond.

In Round 4, I finally snagged my QB2 in Will Levis. There's absolutely risk with this pick because as great as Levis looked at times last year, there were some awful moments as well. I'm banking on a full offseason as the unquestioned starter and new weapons in Calvin Ridley, Tyler Boyd, and Tony Pollard to go along with DeAndre Hopkins.

Here's the board through Round 4.

The Middle Rounds

The next four rounds saw me take my TE1 in Sam LaPorta, two WRs in Xavier Worthy and Jayden Reed, and my RB2 in Jonathon Brooks. The Draft Champion wasn't a fan of the Brooks pick because of his injury with no definitive timetable to return, but I'll worry about getting someone whom I can start later in the draft.

I have found that I tend to get my elite TEs much later in this mock draft than in reality, so make sure you have a good sense of what your leaguemates might do. I like having an elite TE in dynasty so I would even consider pushing LaPorta or Trey McBride up a round or two.

Rounds 9-12 is where teams really start to branch off into different builds and strategies. As you can see, I continued to load up on young players with enough potential to keep me in playoff contention in Year 1.

I snagged Jerome Ford for my RB2 role this year. He started in place of Nick Chubb last year and, as of now, is in the running to man this backfield again until Chubb returns. Ford turns 25 on Sept. 12 and Chubb is 28 years old. From a dynasty perspective, this felt like a no-brainer pick for immediate production and potentially long-term value.

The Later Rounds

The final rounds went much the same. Young players with paths to upside both this year and beyond.

Jermaine Burton is someone I am trying to get in as many leagues as I can, even if I miss out on drafting him in rookie drafts. I believe in his talent and profile and absolutely love his landing spot, especially in 2025 when Tee Higgins is likely gone.

I also selected my TE2 in Pat Freiermuth and QB3 in Michael Penix. Specifically with Penix, he could start at some point this season or not for a few years, but at this cost, I was willing to make the investment.

Here's the final squad through 16 rounds.

The Draft Champion gave my team a "B" and put me in the middle of the pack for projected points in 2024. I'm fine with that. I know I drafted young and that's how I like to do it in Year 1. It gives me the flexibility of going in a different direction next offseason if needed since my players will hold their value year over year.

The site also gives you unique insights and lets you know where you secured some nice value and where you maybe reached a bit too far.

The targeted, personalized, actionable feedback is what really sets this resource apart. You can save your mock drafts to revisit later, try out different strategies, and track your own growth and development as a manager over time.