Fantasy football draft season is upon us, and with it comes the quest to assemble a championship-caliber team. With the right draft strategy, you can set yourself up for success from the eighth overall pick. In this article, we will guide you through the best fantasy football draft strategy for each pick in 15 rounds, ensuring you build a competitive team capable of dominating your league.
Round 1: Elite Pairing
We’re going to start the draft by getting an elite WR who is the unquestioned #1 on his team paired with an elite QB with a cannon arm.
Pick: Stefon Diggs
Round 2: Receiver 1B
We are fading RB to start and getting another top 12 receiver who is a redzone monster who will see an unreal number of targets.
Pick: Davante Adams
Round 3: The Receiving RB
I’m going after a guy with a clear role that will be elite when he is on the field and will catch a high number of passes from a fresh QB.
Pick: Aaron Jones
Round 4: Unreal WR 3
Allen has WR 1 upside that we have to use as our flex WR. He has some injury history and is older, but as our 3 we can take the chance.
Picks: Keenan Allen
Round 5: Hot Stack
We have a chance to get a high volume QB with an incredible upside to stack with one of our receivers. Time to pull the trigger.
Pick: Justin Herbert
Round 6: TE Grab
We’re going to play it safe and take a TE who has chemistry with his QB and is tied to an Elite QB.
Pick: Dallas Goedert
Round 7-9: RB Run
I’m using these next three picks to get high upside backs who also have safe floors.
Pick: Khalil Herbert, Antonio Gibson, Ezekiel Elliott
Round 10: Tucker Time!
Jump on the best kicker in the league to get that competitive edge at another position!
Pick: Justin Tucker
Round 11-14: Build the Bench
It’s time to start stock piling depth. This area is where you should draft on a players opportunity share. There are a lot of talented guys, but if you don’t get the ball then what’s the point?
Picks: Kenneth Gainwell, Adam Thielen, Michael Gallup, Deuce Vaughn
Round 15: Draft your Week 1 DST
You’re going to stream defense all year, and you can because you’ll have time since the rest of your team is solid. Look at the Week 1 schedule and pick which teams are playing offenses that should be bad due to either a rookie QB or lack of play making options. The top options will be gone but you can get a team like the Commanders who have a good defense and are playing the Cardinals offense with their QB coming off a torn ACL and an offense in general disarray.
Pick: Washington Commanders
Congrats, you have a team ready to compete for a championship!
1:08 Stefon Diggs
2:05 Davante Adams
3:08 Aaron Jones
4:05 Keenan Allen
5:08 Justin Herbert
6:05 Dallas Goedert
7:08 Khalil Herbert
8:05 Antonio Gibson
9:08 Ezekiel Elliott
10:05 Justin Tucker
11:08 Kenneth Gainwell
12:05 Adam Thielen
13:08 Michael Gallup
14:05 Deuce Vaughn
15:08 Washington Commanders
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