Draft and Auction Strategy: Tips for Assembling Your Fantasy Team

Draft and Auction Strategy

This is the third part in the four-part guide to managing your fantasy team. This first two were Draft Preparation and Player Valuation.

Assuming you've read the other articles, you know the player pool, have a good idea of what each player's prospective numbers are worth and have a good grasp of your league parameters. What's left is to execute on that understanding in your snake draft or auction.

1. Draft Strategy

The strategy for the first 2-3 rounds of every draft depends somewhat on where you're slotted. In subsequent rounds draft slot matters less as Average Draft Position (ADP), i.e., market value, is more fluid, and so there are more possibilities of what might be available to you.

A. Subjective Rankings vs. Average Draft Position (ADP)
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