Yahoo Sports Fantasy Staff
·4 min read
The end of fantasy football draft season is nearly here! We're in the thick of it now, with the start of the NFL season just days away. If you haven't drafted yet, we've gathered all of our excellent analysis and advice here, in one place, to help you build those eventual championship-winning teams.
The 2023 Yahoo Fantasy Football Draft Kit is being updated daily and we’ll continue to add new content here all the way up until the season kicks off. So whether you’re playing Fantasy Football for the first time or a seasoned pro looking to add another title to your trophy case, our draft kit will provide all the rankings, sleepers, busts, position previews and more expert analysis you need to win.
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Draft Rankings
Who should be the top-ranked player this fantasy season?
A debate between Christian McCaffrey — fresh off a successful season with the 49ers — and Justin Jefferson — last season's top fantasy receiver — and Ja'Marr Chase — who has scored just three fewer touchdowns than Jefferson while playing in 21 fewer games — is raging.
Draft rankings
Top 300 overall
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Defenses
Kickers
The hardest players to rank in 2023
Downloadable cheatsheets
2023 Rookie fantasy rankings
Top 24 rookies
2023 salary cap rankings tiers
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Where expert rankings go wrong
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Mock Drafts
The Yahoo Fantasy team is conducting mock drafts, with varying formats, to learn where their player convictions are the strongest and to help provide big-picture takeaways you can take into your drafts.
10-team half-PPR | 12-team full-PPR | 10-team Dynasty startup | 10-team Superflex | Salary Cap | 10-team half-PPR 2.0
Draft Strategy
One of the season's biggest questions is whether to invest in one of the elite quarterbacks or to look to find value later. Twelve of the top 18 all-time fantasy seasons at this position were delivered over the past five years, so there's a strong case to be made to take one of the stars.
Going receiver early and often is also becoming more popular, leaving the Zero RB landscape in a different place than in years past. In many ways, receiver has become the new "It" position in fantasy football.
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Deeper dives
Draft Day Blueprint: Don't get on the clock without this guide!
A breakdown of every draft strategy
Last-minute draft tips for late drafters
Mid-round picks that could be game-changers
Focus on winning September in your league — here's how to do it
Fantasy-relevant stats for all 32 teams
Perfect picks for every draft slot
Draft Distresses: Matt Harmon's 'What if I'm wrong?' players of 2023
Seven players we've changed our minds on this draft season
Safest picks in Rounds 1-10
How to avoid the most common draft mistakes
Four most important NFL teams to get right in 2023 fantasy
Late-round draft targets with easy early-season schedules
Position previews
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
🗣️ Draft debates
Who should be the No. 1 pick in drafts?
Who should be the second RB drafted after CMC?
Do you go QB early or go late?
Who should be the third WR after Jefferson and Chase?
Which tight end should be the second drafted after Kelce?
What does the perfect draft look like?
Busts ⛔️
Fades don't necessarily mean players on these lists are un-draftable, it's more about where they're being picked that makes it tough to justify the investment.
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One draft fade from every NFL team
The most overrated picks in Rounds 1-10
The 2023 All-Fades Team
The top RBs we're fading
The top WRs we're avoiding
Seven players set for slow starts this season
Seven players, seven suspect projections set to sadden us
Pianow's Eight to Avoid for 2023
Sleepers 😴
There's plenty of draft value to be had, let's examine potential bargains at each position:
32 NFL teams, 32 fantasy draft sleepers
Favorite late-round dart throws after pick 150
Post-hype sleepers set for takeoff
Five deep QB sleepers
Six RBs to consider late
The most underrated draft picks in Rounds 1-10
Five WRs who could surprise
Four underrated tight ends
Quarterback Advice
If you do opt to wait on a quarterback, there's still some solid choices in the later rounds.
Our top breakout picks at QB
Ranking the top-10 fantasy QB and WR duos
2023 quarterback position preview
Is waiting at quarterback still the right draft strategy? | Go early or go late?
How rookie QBs will impact their offenses
Why Watson is one of the top draft bargains | Other steals
Why Sam Howell is a shrewd late-round QB target in deep leagues
Running Back Advice
Running back has been devalued in the NFL, and that's somewhat reflective in the fantasy landscape, with fewer automatic fantasy RB1s available, more committees to sift through and contract disputes leaving us with more questions than we'd like come draft time.
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About the only thing that most can agree on is Christian McCaffrey is the top back. After that, player rankings and strategy is up for debate.
2023 running back position preview
5 backfields we're watching in Week 1
Jonathan Taylor's stock falls after failed trade talks land him on PUP list
Our favorite picks for breakout at RB
Beyond Bijan and Gibbs, which rookie RBs can you trust?
The most valuable backups to draft in 2023
Who should be the second RB drafted after CMC?
Can you win a league in 2023 using Zero RB?
The RB Dead Zone of 2023, and how to draft each player in it
The draft disrespect for Aaron Jones
The muddiest backfield committees and how to draft them
Najee Harris vs. Jahmyr Gibbs — Who'll be the better Bama back?
RB draft market check-in
Wide Receiver Advice
The position is just so rich with quality players at all levels of NFL rosters. The fantasy football space has reacted. Wideouts are being selected earlier than ever. It would have been unthinkable five years ago that this many receivers had consensus ADPs in Round 1 (five on Yahoo before Cooper Kupp's hamstring injury).
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2023 wide receiver position preview
Matt Harmon's 13 candidates to be 2023's WR1
Top breakout candidates at WR
Popular WRs to consider avoiding in drafts
Ranking the top-10 fantasy QB and WR duos
Who should be the third WR drafted after Jefferson and Chase?
Best WRs age-25 and under
Setting rookie WRs expectations
Tight End Advice
The position has become fantasy football's toughest position to navigate unless you decide to invest a first-round pick in Travis Kelce, which presents its own set of challenges.
2023 tight end position preview
Our top TE picks to break out in 2023
Which tight end should be the second drafted after Kelce?
The All...
Rookie team
Bounce-back team
Breakout team
Boring team (Don't forget these vets)
📈 ADP trends 📉
Where things stand as preseason wraps
What's behind Penny's plummet after Week 2?
Biggest changes after preseason Week 1
Is volume enough for James Conner?
Early ADPs that seem off
Additional Draft Prep Content
Players who will shape the season
Players with break-the-game upside to draft
Scott Pianowski's 'My Guys' draft targets for 2023
The easiest narrow-usage tree fantasy offenses of 2023
Five fantasy projection takeaways
Players poised to pulverize their 2023 projections
Who will be the 2023 versions of 2022 surprises?
Fantasy predictions for the AFC | NFC
Fantasy power rankings | NFL team outlook
Don't ignore these Year 2-3 players in fantasy football drafts
Get ready for Week 1
Week 1 rankings: Get help with your lineup
Players to add before the season starts
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Draft advice from the Yahoo Fantasy Football Show
Draft tips | Projections vs. ranks | Best, worst ADPs | Hardest players to rank
Position previews: Quarterback | Running back | Wideout | Tight end | DST/K
Week 1 lessons | QB strategy | The perfect roster | RB values | Salary cap tips
Sleeper targets | Bold predictions | Bust candidates | Breakouts | Best bets
Guys we've changed our minds on | Recapping the Ekeler Invitational League
FYIs for all 32 teams | What consensus ADP gets wrong | Final draft advice
Bold predictions for the season
Getting started and making leagues better
How to play fantasy football
Funny fantasy team names to inspire your creativity
When should your football league draft?
Personalities you'll meet at your draft: The Expert, The Troll and more
Bored of your league settings? Try these three!
How to play in a 2QB or Superflex league
