The Playbook is a strategy piece for beginners and advanced players that shows you how I apply all that I've learned during my many years as a fantasy player and an offseason of research. I originally published a version of this series in 2021, but it is a living piece that I update substantially each year.

The preparation for your perfect 2025 fantasy football draft begins now. Have a battle plan when you show up for your in-person draft or fire up the laptop for your online draft. But don’t make it a rigid plan.

If you have the fifth pick in a PPR league, you can pretty much cross Ja'Marr Chase and Bijan Robinson off your draft board. They go in the top three picks in almost every draft. From my perspective,