For the most part, fantasy football championships aren’t won in the early rounds. No, they’re won by making those key late-round additions, grabbing sleepers and effectively managing waiver-wire acquisitions throughout the season.
But they’re also won by not reaching on players and, at times, avoiding some of those players altogether.
Case in point, fantasy football owners who decided to use an early pick on then-Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell were burned by his decision to sit out the entire year while on the franchise tag, therefore bypassing the opportunity to grab another would-be impact player early on draft day.