There’s no shortage of fantasy football draft strategies that have been popularized over the years. You can try your hand at zero-RB, robust-RB, early-round QB, late-round QB and so on. Each approach has its merits and faults; one isn’t necessarily better than the others.
We’re going to go over a few ideal team-building strategies using current average draft position (ADP) data for four different draft slot groupings (1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12). This advice won’t strictly adhere to one of the aforementioned blueprints, because we believe in letting the board fall to you — to a point.
It’s vital to be able to pivot at a moment’s notice. Players you swore you wouldn’t leave a draft without will get selected just before you’re on the clock. That much is a guarantee. It’s important to have contingency plans in place so that one panicked pick doesn’t derail your entire draft. That’s why we’re mapping out multiple adaptable methods to set your team up for success from the first, second and third slots.
