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While real-world football is a game of inches, fantasy football can be a game of fractions of points. Because of this, the savvy fantasy manager looks to gain an edge whenever possible.
Exploiting the uncertainty surrounding first-year players is one way to gain an advantage. There's simply no way to know how rookies will perform at the pro level, which is why they can often be found in the middle and late rounds of fantasy drafts.
The trick, obviously, is picking which incoming players to latch onto. Banking on first-rounder N'Keal Harry didn't pay off last season—though injuries did play a part there—while betting on second-round picks A.