Hey!
Quick tip for you today - one that took me years to learn:
Don’t fill your starting lineup just because it “looks nice” on draft day.
I know it’s tempting:
QB by Round 5
TE by Round 6
Defense by Round 13
It feels like checking boxes off a list. But that’s how you leave value on the board.
The truth:
The best fantasy teams often double or triple up at one position early.
Instead of “filling every slot,” they load up on talent - even if it means leaving QB or TE for later.
Why? Because value wins drafts, not balance.
A better move:
Let’s say you grab Joe Burrow in Round 5. Cool.
But what if instead you took another WR - like Courtland Sutton or Tetairoa McMillan?
Now you’ve built positional leverage:
You’ve got trade chips
You’re stacked at WR in a start 3 WR league
And you can grab a QB later who’s 90% of Burrow’s production
Bottom line:
Don’t draft for “symmetry.”
Draft for maximum value - even if your roster looks lopsided for a few rounds.
That’s how you end up with the team everyone else wishes they’d drafted.
See you tomorrow with another tip!
- Sal
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