I know what’s happening here: fantasy football snuck up on you and even though your draft is tomorrow, you haven’t done any research. Don’t worry, I’m not going to walk you through a long article where you have to commit time to dig for nuggets. Let’s just cut right to the chase with my quick-hitting cheat sheet that I give to family and friends every year. For any more specific questions, feel free to hit me up on Twitter.
*All rounds listed are for standard 12-team half-PPR, 1 QB leagues.
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Quarterbacks I Want
- Aaron Rodgers (if he falls to the 6th round)
- Matt Ryan (if he falls to the 8th)
- Jameis Winston (if he is there in the 11th)
- Dak Prescott (last fallback option)
- Kirk Cousins (for two-QB and superflex leagues)
Quarterbacks I’m Avoiding
- Patrick Mahomes (unless he somehow falls to the 5th)
- Russell Wilson
- Ben Roethlisberger
Running Backs I Want to Start
- Any of the clear-cut Top 3 (Kamara, McCaffrey, Saquon) in that order
- Todd Gurley (once Julio is gone, so as early as the late first)
- Nick Chubb or Dalvin Cook (once the top 4 WRs go (Julio, Adams, Hopkins, Beckham)
- Aaron Jones or Leonard Fournette (3rd)
- Melvin Gordon (3rd or 4th) *top target*
- Chris Carson (4th)
- Sony Michel (4th/5th)
- James White (6th)
- Latavius Murray (“Reach” into the 7th or even 6th) *top target*
Running Backs I’m Avoiding
Running Backs I Want On My Bench
- Justice Hill (“Reach” into the 11th) *top target*
- Matt Breida, Jaylen Samuels, Chase Edmonds, Malcolm Brown, Damien Harris (Could all be RB1s if their starter suffers an injury/holdout–think James Conner and Nick Chubb last year)
Wide Receivers I Want to Start
- Any of the clear-cut top 5 (Julio, Adams, Hopkins, Beckham, Thomas in that order)
- Stefon Diggs or Brandin Cooks (4th)
- Mike Williams (5th/6th) *top target*
- Cooper Kupp or Calvin Ridley (6th/7th)
- A.J. Green (7th/8th) *top target*
- Alshon Jeffery (7th/8th)
- Josh Gordon (7th/8th)
- Corey Davis (8th/9th) *top target*
- Curtis Samuel (9th/10th – if Davis is gone)
Wide Receivers I’m Avoiding
- Amari Cooper (injury)
- Julian Edelman
- Kenny Golladay
- Tyler Lockett
- Robby Anderson
- Will Fuller
- Dede Westbrook
- Courtland Sutton
- N’Keal Harry
Wide Receivers I Want On My Bench
- Marvin Jones (10th-11th)
- Larry Fitzgerald (10th-11th)
- Geronimo Allison (11th-12th)
- Keke Coutee (12th) *top target*
- Golden Tate (12/13th) *top target*
- Anthony Miller (12/13th) *top target*
- Devante Parker (15th)
Tight Ends I Want
- Travis Kelce (2nd after Julio, Gurley and Beckham are gone)
- Hunter Henry (5th/6th) *top target*
- Austin Hooper (10th if I whiff on Kelce and Henry)
- Geoff Swaim (Week 1 Streamer vs KC)
Tight Ends I’m Avoiding
General Strategy
- Only draft 1 QB and 1 TE
- Don’t draft a DST or kicker at all, instead, fill the spot with another high-upside RB (see the full strategy here)
- Draft at least 4 WRs in the first 9 rounds and 1 or 2 upside WRs for your bench
- Draft 3 or 4 RBs in the first 7 or 8 rounds then get as many high-upside backup RBs as possible for your bench
- Do a quick (and FREE) 5-minute mock draft to help prepare
Ideal Starts by pick-range
- Picks #1 – #3 (Alvin Kamara, Dalvin Cook, Melvin Gordon, Brandin Cooks)
- Picks #4 – #6 (David Johnson, Travis Kelce, Melvin Gordon, Stefon Diggs)
- Picks #7 – #9 (Julio Jones, Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon, Chris Carson)
- Picks #10 – #12 (Todd Gurley, Travis Kelce, Melvin Gordon, Chris Carson)
A Roster I’d Love
- QB: Jameis Winston
- RB: Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon, Sony Michel,
- WR: Julio Jones, Mike Williams, Cooper Kupp,
- TE: Hunter Henry
- Bench: Latavius Murray, Corey Davis, Geronimo Allison, Keke Coutee, Darwin Thompson, Tony Pollard, Justice Hill
- Some of my other 2019 Fantasy Football articles
- Overall Rankings
- QB Rankings and Notes
- RB Rankings and Notes
- WR Rankings and Notes
- TE Rankings and Notes
- 50 Stats for Draft Day
- Top 10 Sleepers
- Perfect Fantasy Football Mock Draft
- Auction Values
- My Top Targets
- 7 Players who could be 2020 1st round fantasy picks
- 6 Potential Fantasy Football MVPs
- Dynasty Rookie Rankings
- Cheat Code: Don’t Draft a Kicker
- Cheat Code: How to Maximize D/ST Value
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