Website design By BotEap.comTrading draft order picks can be an interesting conundrum for many fantasy football players. This short article describes what it means to trade picks, why people do it, and when it makes sense to do so. Of course, this only applies to the traditional snake format.
Website design By BotEap.comReceiving your fantasy football draft pick is an exciting and sometimes scary time as well. Typically, the league commissioner will see to it that these selections are determined prior to draft day so that teams thoroughly prepare for their first rounds. Even if you get your pick a few minutes before the draft starts, a question will arise;
Should I try to change my selection??
Website design By BotEap.comFor those new to fantasy football, the draft pick is your position in the draft order. The order starts at 1 and each team takes turns choosing their first player according to the draft order. When the last person in the order chooses their player, they choose again. The order then flows back to the player who picked first overall. This process is repeated. This is known as the classic snake draft format. To provide clarity, our next example is a 10-team league. Overall selection number 1 will choose 1, 20, 21, and so on.
Website design By BotEap.comThe question remains, am I happy with this pick I received or do I want to try trading? All of this will target the wishes of your core team. How to play: Do you have a position that you want to put more emphasis on than others, or do you want to have a more balanced team? In some leagues RB is emphasized in scoring setup so he may want to focus on getting a strong group of running backs. In some leagues, QB or WR is a very focused position. Before you get to draft day, start to understand the league’s scoring setup and come up with a game plan for what you want your main team to look like.
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Website design By BotEap.comThis year it seems that the running back position is going to be highly coveted. This means that about 12 of the top 15 picks will be the best projected running backs. Of that group, there are about 4 or 5 who are considered elite players and players cannot be missing. If you want to insure one of those guys, you’ll need to have the
1-5 selections in the order. A second plan to gain an advantage with the runners will be to choose later in the order, such as
8-10. This will give you the ability to pick a solid (but not elite) racer in the first round, and take another one on the turn. This would give you a strong starting team at RB.
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Website design By BotEap.comThe first option this year might be to win an elite wide receiver in the first round and a solid running back at the order pick. This would mean he’s off to a balanced start and could make a lot of sense in some leagues. This plan could happen if he had a mid or late first-round pick, like
choose 7-10. If you want to be super charged at the WR position, it’s even possible to grab 2 of the elite receivers in your rounds 1 and 2. This will make your running back situation pretty unstable, but you’ll be ready to WR.
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Website design By BotEap.comThis year it’s safe to say that most leagues will put less emphasis on the QB position. This is because there is a large group of capable starting quarterbacks. If you’re determined to get one of the top 3 elite quarterbacks, plan on them being available from the start to the end of round two. No matter which first-round pick you get, there’s a good chance that at least one of the best will be available in the second round.
Website design By BotEap.comAll in all, it’s up to you to come prepared with your main strategy before the draft. If you’re set on a certain range of picks, definitely try swapping for the pick that will give you your desired team composition. Most of the time, it is easier to trade down than up. Below is a quick simulation guide on what kind of team you could have based on your first-round pick.
Website design By BotEap.comSelections 1-4
- Adrian Peterson (RB), Demarco Murray (RB), Percy Harvin (WR)
- Arian Foster (RB), Larry Fitzgerald (WR), David Wilson (RB)
- Jamaal Charles (RB), Darren McFadden (RB), Dwayne Bowe (WR)
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- Ray Rice (RB), Matt Forte (RB), Percy Harvin (WR)
- LeSean McCoy (RB), Maurice Jones-Drew (RB), Reggie Wayne (WR)
- Calvin Johnson (WR), Maurice Jones-Drew (RB), Ryan Mathews (RB)
Website design By BotEap.comSelections 8-10
- Matt Forte (RB), LeSean McCoy (RB), Andre Johnson (WR)
- Trent Richardson (RB), Alfred Morris (RB), Dwayne Bowe (WR)
- AJ Green (WR), Julio Jones (WR), Demarco Murray (RB)
