A person's fantasy football strategy must vary based on the type of draft he or she is participating in before the NFL season.
For example, a standard snake draft is very different to an auction, and a keeper league varies from a best-ball contest.
For this piece, we'll focus on the long term and look at keeper and dynasty league rankings.
The strategy here is simple: If you're joining a new keeper or dynasty league for the first time, you need to look toward the long term.
In keeper leagues, one gets to keep a set number of players on his or her roster for a pre-determined amount of time.