There are several strategies fantasy football players can use when drafting their redraft teams. Yet, the only bad strategy is to draft without a plan and wing it. While Zero RB and Hero RB have ...

Summer is a great time of year. The weather is sunny. The grill is lit. The kids are out of school. No, really, that’s great. Awesome, even. Right? Right? But the best thing about summer? The part ...

One of the most-often quoted nuggets of advice in fantasy football drafts is that in order to win, "you need to zig when other people zag." While that's a pretty easy ditty to remember, it's a little ...

With mock drafts in abundance this time of year, we are once again adding a differentiating twist of strategy to ours. Six members of The Athletic’s fantasy football staff — Mike Hume, Jess Bryant, ...

The most basic definition of the Best Ball format is draft and you're done. The team you draft is your team for the entire season. There are typically no waivers in Best Ball, no trades, no adds or ...

Fantasy football managers who may not have the stomach – or the self-discipline – to employ the Zero RB strategy in drafts may consider pivoting to a slightly less-extreme version: the Hero RB ...

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 10: Drake London #5 of the Atlanta Falcons runs the ball during the first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 10, 2023 in Atlanta, ...

Fantasy hockey draft strategies depend somewhat on your format. Draft or auction. Keeper or redraft. Daily or weekly roster changes. Unlimited or a maximum number moves for the year. First and ...

Few topics spark more debate in fantasy football draft rooms than deciding when quarterbacks will come off the board in 1QB leagues. Should you sacrifice talent at other key positions to secure ...