Everything you need to know to dominate your fantasy football draft

Welcome to the Paste BN Sports 4th & Monday NFL newsletter FANTASY FOOTBALL EXTRAVAGANZA™! 🏈

The kickoff game for the 2023 NFL season – Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 7 – is less than two weeks away (CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!?😲) and the preseason slate concludes this weekend, thus unofficially kicking off fantasy football draft season.

We're here to help you prepare for fantasy football draft success and league domination against your circle of BFFs/coworkers/mortal enemies. ☝

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Fantasy football rankings

This is the all-important cheat sheet to study carefully and memorize for your fantasy football draft day needs. Here are the top 200 overall player rankings:

Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers
Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers
Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

➤ Nos. 6-200: From Tyreek Hill to Tyler Allgeier

Another vital guide to have handy is the position-by-position rankings for those "best player available" draft-day decisions.

QB: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
RB: Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
WR: Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings
TE: Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Kicker: Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens
Defense: Philadelphia Eagles

➤ Complete position-by-position rankings (a.k.a. "The Cheat Sheet")

Fantasy breakout candidates, sleeper picks, risk-reward players and more

Breakout candidates: Rookie quarterbacks are always a risky proposition in fantasy football, but the Colts' Anthony Richardson offers elite rushing upside to the howitzer he has attached to his right arm.
Sleeper contenders: Could dynamic rookie RB Tyjae Spears be in line for a lot of carries out of the Titans' backfield behind 29-year-old Derrick Henry?
Bust possibilities: Last season's leading rusher is among a collection of big-name players who could disappoint fantasy owners.
Value players: A grizzled veteran quarterback who boasts four NFL MVP awards is among this cast of players.
Risk-reward picks: While Tua Tagovailoa struggles to stay healthy, Jonathan Taylor — last year's most-coveted fantasy pick — wants to be traded.

More fantasy football draft advice and strategy

Being properly informed on as many players as possible is vital for fantasy football glory. As they say, knowing is half the battle (the other half is blue and red lasers 🤣).

NFL Facebook group: Talkin' (fantasy) football

Need more fantasy football advice? See what the folks on our Facebook Group📲, The Ruling Off the Field 🏈, have to say about their drafts and players to watch and those to avoid.

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