Yahoo! Sports · Jul 5, 2016
Drafting WR Heavy Isn't a Fad (Rotoworld)
The landscape of fantasy football has shifted recently. Wide receivers have supplanted running backs as the position of choice when investing your high draft capital. Per Fantasy Football Calculator, just five running backs are in the top-12 in ADP for standard leagues while just 11 of the top-24 players being selected are running backs. Just back in 2013, those numbers were at 11 top-12 and 17 top-24 running backs, respectively. When looking at PPR scoring, those current numbers fall to just four backs in the top-12 and nine in the top-24. Drafting wide receivers early has just become the way, and it’s here to stay until the NFL and fantasy structure alter their current course.
