Welcome back, everyone! Today I am going to tell you how to build a good fantasy team in a twelve-team league. When in a twelve-team league, you’re going to wait for double-digit picks until your next selection. That being said, it is very important to get two starting running backs with your first two picks. Because running backs will score you the most points out of anybody on your team.
With my first two picks, I took Ezekiel Elliott and Jordan Howard. Then I still have plenty of good wide receivers left at my third pick. Sure, the receivers aren’t going to be leading the league in any stat categories, but they’ll probably lead their team in most stat categories. With my starting running backs in place, it was time to make sure I got a solid wide receiver. I chose T.Y. Hilton. T.Y. is a good wide receiver who should catch 8 touchdowns a year, and have around 1,000 receiving yards a season.
The fourth pick, in my opinion, is the most important pick because you can round out your team. By taking another wide receiver, backup running back or reach for a good quarterback. If you’re going to reach for a QB he should be a top five QB in the league. You will probably not have the opportunity to take a top-five QB at your next pick, most likely because someone else already did. Or, you can do what I did, and round out your team and take a second wide receiver. I took Marvin Jones Jr with my fourth pick.
Your fifth pick carries the same weight as your fourth pick. Do you go with backups? Do you reach for a tight end? Or do you choose a quarterback? Well, what I did– and I think this is where I went wrong– was fill my flex spot and took wide receiver, Brandin Cooks. Instead, I believe I should’ve taken a lower value starting running back.
Realizing my mistake, I took Chris Thompson with my seventh pick. Which was not a good one since Thompson shares snaps with Adrian Peterson. However, Thompson is the third down back and is used heavily in the passing game.
With my eighth pick, I knew it was time was to take a tight end, and not reaching to early since there are still solid tight ends left. So I took Evan Engram, who is a pass-catching tight end I was very happy with that pick.
Suddenly, quarterbacks started flying off the draft board. I know if I wanted a solid quarterback I would have to go against everything I believe in and reach for a quarterback. With my tenth pick, I took Jimmy Garoppolo and based off his week one performance, might have been a mistake. Hopefully, he can figure it out. Just as fast as quarterbacks were being drafted, defenses were right behind them. The defense I had to settle for was the Titans, which in my opinion, was good but not great.
After I filled my starting roster I began to fill my bench with sleepers. My top three sleepers that I got were tight end Charles Clay, wide receiver Randall Cobb, and wide receiver Will Fuller. These are three very explosive players and also three very inconsistent players. Hopefully, I can play the matchups right, and play them on their good weeks, and sit them out on their off weeks. With my whole roster filled and looking at my picks, I looked at who will carry my team. I looked at my running backs Elliot and Howard, both players more than capable of putting up 15 plus points a game. That being said, drafting two running backs with your first two picks will score you a lot of points. You will win a lot of games and send money your way.
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