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2018 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Strategy and Cheatsheet for Opening Rounds

With the NFL having reached the midpoint of the 2018 preseason schedule, it's the perfect time for a fantasy football cramming session.

We're here to help cover the basics. For instance, waiting on a quarterback makes sense. As comfortable as you think you'd feel with Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers under center, there were eight 4,000-yard passers last season. Patience is a virtue in the fantasy passing realm.

We'll delve into other tips and strategies below after laying out a four-round, 12-team mock draft using standard scoring courtesy of FantasyPros.com.

Mock Draft

Round 1

Team 1: Todd Gurley, RB, Los Angeles Rams

Team 2: Le'Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

Team 3: Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys

Team 4: David Johnson, RB, Arizona Cardinals

Team 5: Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints

Team 6: Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

Team 7: Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

Team 8: Leonard Fournette, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

Team 9: Kareem Hunt, RB, Kansas City Chiefs

Team 10: Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons

Team 11: DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans

Team 12: Odell Beckham Jr.