2013 Fantasy Football: Three-Round Mock Draft

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It's that time of year again, and like the real NFL, hope springs eternal. The best way to prepare for your draft is to practice. Several sites allow users to practice draft strategies via mock drafts. To be helpful, I've listed several of the most popular draft strategies below.

Conventional wisdom: Draft a running back with the first and possibly second pick. Of the big three positions (QB,RB,WR) running back is the thinnest. The running back by committee philosophy has become more and more popular around the league, turning workhorse, 25-plus carry backs into dinosaurs.

Value-Based Drafting: The concept is fairly simply -- outscore your opponent by enough points at enough positions and you should win. It doesn't really matter whether you outscore him at the QB, RB, WR, or TE position -- as long as you outscore him by enough at your strong positions to carry the day.

Consistency: Two players who score the same number of fantasy football points in a season could result in significantly different wins / losses in terms of fantasy play. This is because some players tend to have huge games and then disappear for several games at a time. In building your team, it is important to understand these tendencies and draft the players who are consistent scorers.

Do the opposite: It's as obvious as it sounds. If everyone else is swimming one way, sometimes it's beneficial to go the other way. Take a quarterback in the first round, load up on receivers, etc..

Source: http://www.rantsports.com/fantasy/2013/07/13/2013-fantasy-football-three-round-mock-draft/

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