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One area of the draft that is more easily prepared for is the first pick. Sure, there are always first-round surprises, especially in home leagues, but you can go into that first pick with a pretty good idea of what you will do. We’re here to help you prepare. We have a range of content around different draft slots you can find below. And we’ll also have you break down different players currently being considered in the first round based on expert rankings and average draft position (ADP).
First-Round Draft Pick Advice & Strategy
Round-By-Round Draft Strategy
- How to Approach Early Rounds
- How to Approach Middle Rounds
- How to Approach Late Rounds
- Strategy for Early Snake Draft Picks
- Strategy for Middle Snake Draft Picks
- Strategy for Late Snake Draft Picks
Round 1 Draft Pick Advice & Strategy
Christian McCaffrey 2022 Fantasy Football Outlook
The injury concerns for Christian McCaffrey are justified. Since 2020 he’s dealt with an ankle sprain, thigh injury, AC joint sprain, and high ankle sprain, missing 18 games. When he’s on the field, though, he’s still a top-three running back. Last season in the five games he played at least 48% of the snaps, he averaged 20.1 (0.5 PPR) fantasy points per game. This would have placed him as the RB3 in weekly fantasy scoring behind only Jonathan Taylor and Derrick Henry.
– Derek Brown
We all know the deal with CMC. When healthy, he’s easily the best player in all of fantasy football. He played in four games in 2021 with at least a 50% snap share and his PPR fantasy finishes were RB1, RB3, RB4 and RB3. McCaffrey averaged 26 fantasy points per game. Considering the extent of CMC’s injuries have not resulted in major surgeries or completely torn ligaments, I like him bouncing back to form in 2022. I like that the Panthers are already putting him in preseason bubble wrap to make sure he’s full-go for Week 1. Four of the Panthers’ 5 wins last season came when CMC was active and playing.
– Andrew Erickson
FantasyPros Staff Consensus 2022 Redraft Fantasy Football Rankings
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