There's no better time of year in fantasy football than draft season. No matter how the year before went, each summer brings a renewed sense of hope and optimism. In redraft leagues, every team has the same chance of winning the title.
Until the draft, that is.
There's a saying in fantasy that you can't win your league on draft day—but you can lose it. Tank the draft, and it's a Sisyphean task to keep a flawed team in contention.
It's critical to be ready to rock when draft day rolls around, and the favorite tool of most drafters in that regard is the big board—a listing of the top players both broken down by position and combined into a long list of who to target once the big day arrives.