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Best Ball Draft Strategy: Late-Round Exposure (Fantasy Football) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/cade_otton_buccaneers_3-1/213x119.jpg
Best Ball Draft Strategy: Late-Round Exposure (Fantasy Football)
By Tom Strachan on May 31, 2025

Last season was a good year for the idea of spreading out exposure on late-round picks in best ball, with tight ends in this range shining in particular. Tucker Kraft, Jonnu Smith and others shone in this range, as well … read more »

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Best Ball Advance Rates (2025 Fantasy Football) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/JaMarr_Chase_Bengals/213x119.jpg
Best Ball Advance Rates (2025 Fantasy Football)
By Tom Strachan on May 29, 2025

With 2024 best ball contests long since settled, it can be easy to focus on the here and now. However, when we look back at past contests, it can be helpful to look at who has the best and worst … read more »

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Dead Zone Running Backs to Draft & Avoid (2025 Fantasy Football) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Kenneth_Walker_Seahawks_2/213x119.jpg
Dead Zone Running Backs to Draft & Avoid (2025 Fantasy Football)
By Tom Strachan on May 27, 2025

In 2024, there was plenty of debate over whether the running back dead zone existed as wide receivers were pushed heavily up draft boards. After a season in which running backs bounced back, they are now being drafted more aggressively … read more »

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4 Wide Receivers to Draft (2025 Fantasy Football) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/full_458186/213x119.jpg
4 Wide Receivers to Draft (2025 Fantasy Football)
By Tom Strachan on May 26, 2025

As best ball becomes more and more popular, it becomes more and more obvious that some players are better suited to the format than managed fantasy football leagues. This is particularly true at the wide receiver position, where scoring can … read more »

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11 Best Ball Stacks to Draft (2025 Fantasy Football) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/elic_ayomanor_titans_1/213x119.jpg
11 Best Ball Stacks to Draft (2025 Fantasy Football)
By Tom Strachan on May 25, 2025

When it comes to best ball, we’re nearly all in agreement that stacking is an essential way to maximize your roster’s ceiling. Not all stacks are easily achievable, and some can be priced at such a level that it makes … read more »

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Best Ball Roster Construction Strategy & Advice (2025 Fantasy Football) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/brian_thomas_jaguars_4-1/213x119.jpg
Best Ball Roster Construction Strategy & Advice (2025 Fantasy Football)
By Tom Strachan on May 24, 2025

Many individual parts come together to help a best ball roster win a competition, but one that consistently appears in well-performing rosters is their overall roster construction. Year to year, average draft position (ADP) shifts dramatically, following what worked in … read more »

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Fantasy Football Best Ball ADP vs. ECR (2025) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/JOE_BURROW_BENGALS_7-1/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Football Best Ball ADP vs. ECR (2025)
By Tom Strachan on May 23, 2025

FantasyPros prides itself on many things. One of the most unique aspects we bring to fantasy football content is our expert consensus rankings (ECR), a collection of over 100 aggregated industry expert fantasy football rankings. While ECR can often be … read more »

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Best Ball Stacks to Target for Every Draft Slot (2025 Fantasy Football) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Terry_McLaurin_Commanders_1470x650-1/213x119.jpg
Best Ball Stacks to Target for Every Draft Slot (2025 Fantasy Football)
By Tom Strachan on May 22, 2025

In best ball drafts, there are many factors in our control, but there are some that aren’t and massively impact outcomes from the very second drafts start. One of these factors is the stacks available to us. In this article, … read more »

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13 Risers & Fallers (2025 Fantasy Football) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/pat_bryant_broncos_1/213x119.jpg
13 Risers & Fallers (2025 Fantasy Football)
By Tom Strachan on May 21, 2025

It’s fast approaching a month since the largest 2025 fantasy football best ball drafts have opened, and after the initial couple of days when average draft position (ADP) data is all over the place, things start to settle down and … read more »

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Video: Best Ball Sleepers, Must-Draft Rookies & Top Stacks (2025 Fantasy Football) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/cam_ward_titans_2/213x119.jpg
Video: Best Ball Sleepers, Must-Draft Rookies & Top Stacks (2025 Fantasy Football)
By FantasyPros Staff on May 21, 2025

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