Fantasy football draft cheat sheet 2017: Sleepers, studs, rankings and more
Need to cram for your draft? Maximize your prep in the minimal amount of minutes with our oh-so-efficient collection of fantasy football advice. Check back during throughout the remainder of the preseason as we update our rankings and add additional analysis as it’s published.
Updated Aug. 30
The 2017 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet
Player Rankings: The top 200 players overall and by position
The Post’s Des Bieler keeps a running update of his best players throughout the season.
The Beginner’s Guide: How do draft a winning roster in six easy steps
Follow this path to fantasy enlightenment, grasshopper.
The Updated ‘Do Not Draft’ List
A compilation of players who could cripple your team if selected at their current ADPs.
Experts Mock Draft and Analysis
Fantasy analysts from The Post, ESPN, Rotoworld, Harris Football, Rotoviz and other leading fantasy sites huddled for a mock draft, then broke down their best and worst picks.
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Breakout Players: QB | RB | WR | TE
Three players at fantasy’s four most-important positions who appear likely to significantly improve on their 2016 point totals.
The Post’s weekly podcast breaking down the biggest developments in the NFL and showing how you can use them to your team’s advantage. Listen to the latest episode — discussing the players you should avoid at all costs (at their current ADPs).
Draft Score: A new stat to optimize your team
What do you get when you combine player point production, injury risk and strength of schedule relative to their position? You get Neil Greenberg’s new metric that measures the value of every player on the draft board, identifying late-round values and early-round bust candidates.
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The Perfect Draft | The Perfect ‘Zero RB’ Draft
Two approaches on how to optimize every pick at every round in your fantasy draft. Under these guidelines, every roster for every draft slot would be graded as an A-plus.
Best early picks for PPR: How to nail your first three picks
New to the PPR format? Follow this blueprint for success with your first three picks.
Players who will vastly outperform their average draft position
Finding a late-round value is often the difference between a league title and becoming the league laughing stock. Here are seven players who can help take you to the top.
The Riskiest Picks in Fantasy for 2017
Ezekiel Elliott could provide a late-season surge … but his absence could also cost you a playoff spot. Here are three other players who will be big-time gambles on draft day.
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Top picks from Christopher Harris
Harris Football’s Christopher Harris joins the post to provide weekly insights into draft prep and weekly lineup and roster construction.
And more …
Seven late-round receivers who could pay off big time
Eli Manning, Todd Gurley and fantasy football’s best bounce-back candidates
How to cope with the three biggest injuries of the NFL preseason
Players whose stock is surging, or plummeting, late
When to draft Ezekiel Elliott … and reach for Darren McFadden
The best defenses to use every week of the season
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