One Simple Draft Tip That’ll Instantly Make You Better

This might be the most important tip I give you:

Stop drafting with rankings. Start drafting with tiers.

Most fantasy sites feed you default rankings that are… not good.

And if you're just blindly drafting off those lists, you’re missing the real context that actually helps you make better decisions.

Tiers do 2 things rankings can’t:

1. They show how big the drop-off is between players.
   (Not every spot in the rankings is equal. Sometimes WR38 is miles better than WR39. Sometimes they’re basically the same.)

2. They tell you when to pivot.
   If you’re staring at a lower-tier RB but a higher-tier WR is still on the board? That’s your sign to switch positions and grab value.

Here’s a quick look at one of my wide receiver tiers from earlier this summer in The Fantasy Blueprint:

You can see where Tier 6 ends and Tier 7 begins - and instantly tell when to attack or avoid a position based on the drop-off.

I color-code mine too, so it’s easy to spot the best and worst values at a glance compared to their average draft position.

Whether you use my tiers or someone else’s, just make sure you’re not flying blind with rankings alone.

Tiers give you the edge.

— Sal

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