Fantasy Football Draft Help by Round - Drafting 3rd or 4th

The fantasy football draft help by round detailed in this article are based on the following:

12 team fantasy league
Drafting 3rd or drafting 4th
Serpentine draft order(owner that drafts last in round 1 picks first in round 2)
Fantsy football scoring system that includes TDs and yardage.
        Rushing or receiving TD - 6 pts
        Passing TD - 4 pts
        Rushing and receiving yardage - 1 pt every 10 yards
        Passing yardage - 1 pt every 25 yards
        Starting lineup requirement of 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1
        team D, and 1 K.

Please remember that even with this fantasy football draft help,
you should follow your fantasy draft value sheets that are driven by how many teams are in your league, your weekly starting lineup requirements, and your fantasy league's scoring system. Your main goal in reading this fantasy football drafting help is to understand the thought process that I go through each round. You will then be able to develop a thought process geared towards your fantasy league's rules and scoring system. Notice I weigh my options each round, and then I consider the effect each option will have on the rest of the fantasy football draft.

Fantasy draft help - Round 1
Draft a stud RB.

Fantasy football draft help - Rounds 2 & 3
Draft another RB and the best WR available. Use your fantasy draft value sheet to determine which you should take first.

Could also draft a RB and a stud QB if one is available. Again, use your fantasy draft value sheet to determine which you should take first. The risk here is that you'd be looking at 3rd or 4th tier players if you waited until late in the fourth round to select your 1st WR.

Fantasy draft help by round - Rounds 4 & 5
If you took a QB in the second or third round, you must take 2 WRs at this point. Otherwise you have two options:

Draft a WR and either a 2nd tier QB or a stud TE. Use your tiered fantasy draft value sheet to guide you. Pay attention to how many WRs on your fantasy draft value sheet have similar value before making your 4th pick.


Take 2 WRs. If that gives you 3 WR, then you must take 2 QBs in the sixth & seventh rounds and platoon them.

Fantasy football draft help by round - Rounds 6 & 7
If you don't have a QB at this point, take 2 of them and use a platoon system.

Otherwise you need to take a WR and either a stud TE or a reserve RB. Use your tiered fantasy draft value sheet to guide you.

Fantasy football draft help - Rounds 8 & higher
If you still need a starting WR, take one in round 8.

Follow your tiered fantasy draft value sheet and the fantasy draft help in the article "Draft strategy by position" which you can get to by following the link below about fantasy football draft strategy.

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