What should be my draft format for my fantasy team?

Question

I was thinking:

RB

RB

WR

WR

QB

WR

TE

Bench

K

DEF

Answer 1

yep, that's pretty much the ideal. couple of suggestions:

1. you should take a TE 6th. there are only 5 really good TE's this year, and you want at least one of them.

2. You should take a TE 5th if you can't get brady, manning, romo, or brees. the word on the street is that carson palmer is going to probably have a bad year, and I don't trust either the Browns (Derek Anderson) or the Eagles (mcnabb). So, I'm aiming for Hasselbeck if I can't get one of the top 4.

3. The wr's are really deep this year after the first 20 or so. you can get starters all the way to the 12th round. usually, i get slightly better results by drafting:

RB

RB

WR or QB (big 4)

QB, TE (Big 5) or WR

Wr or RB 3

WR or RB 4

WR or QB 2

WR

DEF

WR

WR

PK

But, this is because I don't mind starting Bernard Berrian, Patrick Crayton, and Nate Burleson.

Answer 2

yup, it's A LOT faster, then pick your ENTIRE D.

Answer 3

Hi Philly Fan,

You have the general idea, but there is a better way.

How you decide which position to target really depends on where you pick and how your cheat sheet is configured.  One of the best ways to configure your sheets is by tier-based rankings, which is relatively simple but very effective.  First, configure your player rankings as you normally would for each fantasy position, then divide each positional sheet into groups of similar projected fantasy point output (called tiers).

Tiers can have any number of players and each tier can be completely different.  For instance, on my QB sheet I have Brady and Manning #1 and #2 overall AND they're in their own tier.  They are in their own tier because I think they will have similar fantasy point output and I don't think any other players will reach their level.  My 2nd QB tier has 8 players because I feel that those 8 players will accumulate similar points, but not enough to warrant 1st-tier placement.  Do this for each fantasy position.  Once your tiers are finished, you use them to decide which position to target when your turn to pick arrives.  

Scenario:

Let's say that you pick 3rd, it's Round 2,  and you picked a RB in round 1.  You turn to pick arrives, you look at your cheat sheet, and see that all the RBs from your first two tiers are gone, but there are 8 RBs remaining in your third tier.  You look at your WR rankings and notice that 2 WRs remain in your second tier.  What do you do?  

Because there are 8 RBs remaining in your 3rd-tier, you KNOW that one of them will be available when your pick arrives in the third round, so the correct move to make is to pick one of the WRs in the second tier, then grab a RB from your 3rd-tier the next time you pick.  Your tier-based rankings helped you here because instead of grabbing that RB, you got create value for the WR and were still able to get a RB of similar value in round 3.

Tier-based rankings it the best way to draft.  I personally don't have any write-ups on tier-based rankings but you can do a Google search to get some additional information.  In regards to K and DEF, I suggest not drafting either if you can get away with it; a further explanation of this is linked in my source list (along with some general drafting information).

Lata

Answer 4

thats what i usually do..i got steven jackson and larry johnson as my 2 rb's

Answer 5

It depends are when you pick and how big the league is. If you are picking say 10 in a 10 team league definitely go for the best RB and maybe R.Moss. That way you start the WR run and when you pick again a quality rb or 2 will be there to choose from

I always take the best avail player the 2 RB is a jole i mean who would you rather have E.Graham as your 2nd RB or B.Edwrds or Wayne as your #1 WR

Answer 6

Not bad, but I think you need a backup RB earlier.  There are usually quality WRs in rounds 6 and 7.  so maybe:

RB

RB

WR

RB

QB

WR

RB/WR

RB/WR

I almost always take a TE deep along w/ my DEF and then finally K.  You can get someone like LJ Smith or Greg Olsen very deep in a draft and their stats will be similar to a no. 5 TE.

Good Luck!

Answer 7

Try this one it always produces for me

RB

RB

QB

WR

WR

RB



Of course, don't fixate yourself to this formula, allow fluctuation based on who's available and how your league's settings are. Also, draft a defense before a kicker, it will usually pay off.

Answer 8

Don't get hung up on a fixed formula.

The key to success is getting value with every pick.  

It's good to have a plan, but if a player is being overlooked and you can break from conventional wisdom to take him, do it.

Quarterbacks can indeed be taken much later in the draft, but if everyone has that plan and a player like Drew Brees slides 15 or 20 slots past his Average Draft Position, jump on it.

I attached a good strategy guide, and it talks some about Value Based Drafting.

Answer 9

IF you try to sick to a fixed plan then chances are you are gonna get mad and your team is gonna stink. Just draft the best player available at your pick and remember the top defense will get you more points then a bench player or a 2nd wr later in the draft. But absolutely try to get a top RB in the first round.