Top Ten Fantasy Football Picks 2017
2017 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: After David Johnson at pick No. 1 overall in a PPR draft, the strategizing begins Taking David Johnson at 1.01 is the easy part. Figuring out how to navigate after that is when things get a little tricky.
This is a great year to have the No. 2 pick in fantasy football drafts, given the presence of two elite producers at the running back position atop the draft board.
According to Fantasy Football Calculator’s scenario calculator, using data from 2,122 fantasy football mock drafts over the past 30 days, seven players are sure to be selected before the second round starts in a 12-team, point-per-reception, or PPR, league: David Johnson, Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, Ezekiel Elliott, Julio Jones, Odell Beckham Jr. and LeSean McCoy.
[Fantasy football draft cheat sheet 2017: Sleepers, studs, rankings and more] Elliott is appealing the suspension and has a hearing with an arbitrator on Tuesday, with the possibility of taking his case to federal courts after that, but let’s assume for the time being that he will sit out the first seven weeks.
2017 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Odell Beckham still worth the risk from the No. 5 spot in standard leagues
2017 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Jordy Nelson a smart pick at No. 9 overall in PPR Jordy Nelson is usually a player you settle for instead of target in the first round, but Jamey Eisenberg makes the case that you should covet Nelson at this spot in a PPR league.
Those new to fantasy football will see his low points and WR3 finish and think to steer clear of Green in 2017. Don’t be that guy/gal. Coming into Week 11, A.J. Green was one of the top fantasy WRs but his season was cut short by a hamstring tear.
Among all wide receivers with at least 70 receptions, Thomas was first in fantasy points per target (2.13) per Player Profiler. For what it’s worth, Cooks was second with 2.11, reaffirming the Saints’ ability to get their wideouts points.