I’m important to have a plan in preparation for a fantasy football concept, but it’s just as important for flexibility to build in that plan. One way to do this is by studying ADP and building a list of concept objectives at each position. This process can help you map out what your team looks like, based on where you stand and build confidence when one of your goals goes directly to your board selection.
The team at 4for4 has compiled a list of their favorite goals for early rounds at each position, divided by early (picks 1–4), middle (picks 5–8), and late (picks 9–12) draft slots.
The writers at 4for4 shared their thoughts on their early-round strategies for each position:
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Quarterbacks (Chris Allen): You swing in front of the gates. Designing one of the top QBs on their ADP puts risks on your squad. The first to consider would be the 3/4 turn to allow an optimal start at the core positions.
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Running rain (Justin Edwards): When the chips are on the table and I have to put my money where my mouth is, my preferred strategy is to pick up as many “workhorse” type RBs as I can – even if that means I only have two can buy – in the early course of the design and come back later later because I see that value coming up. If you miss all those top-12 or top-15 boys, you will have to attack the wad with force and many of your benches will have to be assigned to running backs waiting in the wings for their chance to shine.
Broad receivers (Alex Gelhar): Whether you follow the package or set up and set up a running backwards at the top of Round 1, there will be a real wealth of options you can and should choose in the next two rounds. Leaving the early rounds of the concept with an elite running back and two or three widouts will have positioned your squad well for fantasy success in 2020.
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Close ends (Jen Eakins): There are several strategies to attack the tight end in 2020, and it really depends on how you choose to start the concept. If having an elite tight end and enduring stress all season is a priority, then you need to take one within the first four rounds. Here are a few handfuls of players in the next few rounds with solid floors and tops who can produce for your squad each week, but know that you are giving up some really good players at both wideout and back in these mid-rounds.
Here are the players to focus on in the early rounds of your fantasy football concept:
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