What do you think are the top 3 valuable positions to draft in fantasty football and why?

Answer 1

RB, RB, QB. Always try to get 2 good RB's. They are the ones who will wind up carrying your team. Guys who get a consistent amount of carries and can catch out of the backfield will win you games. Unless you can grab a top 2-3 QB then you can wait until the middle rounds for a decent play at QB. Guys like Delhomme, Brees, Rivers and Romo should all put up decent numbers and should be available in the middle rounds. Wide recievers are too inconsistent, some weeks they have 2 catches for 15 yards and others they have 9 catches for 120 and 2 scores. Just can't rely on them in the crunch.

NOTE** If your league plays 2 QB's then jump on QB's early.

Answer 2

if you want the first three players you should take one of these combos:
RB/RB/WR, RB/WR/RB, RB/RB/RB

RB--no doubt
RB-- (unless you pick really early in rounds 1 and 3 and late in two then maybe a WR)
WR--- (unless you took a WR with the 2nd pick or there is a decent RB left then take him...having 3 will not hurt, good trade value)



If you are talking three positions and not wanting RB listed twice then i'd go:
1) RB
2) WR
3) TE--this is a controversial pick, and I would never take a TE in the top 3 rounds but I very rarely take a QB either. You can always find QB's in the mid-rounds that produce almost as many points as the top QB's usually do. If you can get a TE at least as good as say Todd Heap you'll at least get some points from the position (this is assuming a TE is required)




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Answer 3

#1 by far-RB- there are at least 20-24 required spots for running backs in any fantasy league and less than that are really woth a darn. Take one in each of the first two round unless an elite WR falls to you or Manning(late first round at most).
#2-WR there are 20-24 and often 30-36 spots required. There is great depth and a good potential for picking up waiver break-out guys, but QB's are a dime a dozen-there are at least 12 guys worth starting at any given time. Round 3-4 you must get your number one reciever
#3 QB-as above, there are usually only 10-12 QB required in any league(one starter). The difference between the #5 guy and the #12 guy will be the smallest of any position. You might even want to take an elite TE or DEF before your QB

Answer 4

RB1, WR1, RB2

All the others are giving you novels here. I'll keep it simple.

RBs are critical, everyone knows it. You must have 2 backs who are non-platoon guys, or 1 guy can be a pass catching guy, ala Reggie Bush in very deep leagues. Pass catchers, like Tomlinson and Tiki Barber, or even Dominick Davis, when healthy are a huge plus, and often overlooked.

WR1 is a very underrated position. Having the top wideout, or at least one of them, is a major source of TDs. Would you rather have taken LaMont Jordan or Tory Holt last year. Exactly.

Waiting on a QB is an excellent strategy. Sure, it's awesome to have Manning, but look what happens if you gambled on Drew Brees in a late round. I won one of my leagues playing flavor of the week, finishing with Jay Cutler.

Answer 5

There aren't many positions in fantasy football to choose from. It goes in this order:

1) Running back - it's almost impossible to win a fantasy football league without a good running back. A top tier RB like LT or LJ can overcome your mediocre QB and WR's, yet you can have great WR's and a great QB and still lose.

2) Quarterback - There's only a select bunch of top tier QB's, after that they all kind of level out, so if you can grab a top notch QB and two goo d RB's, you're already halfway there

3) Wide Receiver - There's always the fair share of breakout receivers so it's not critical to get a Chad Johnson or Steve Smith right away.

Answer 6

Your answer is more complicated than spitting out positions quickly. What size league are you in? Can you get bonus points for yardage at certain positions? Do you have to play more than one QB? More than two RBs? One RB only? I know leagues that do all three of those last positional formats - two are Yahoo.

I am in one league where the QB gets credit for completions, and does not pay for incompletion/low percentages. I stole Jon Kitna for nothing in that league and he finished #5 overall, behind my #1 draft Carson Palmer. In that league, about 40% of scoring is done by that one QB position.

In Yahoo! basic, I feel quality stud players at QB, RB and WR are more important than having 7 RBs. But depth is a concern, so two starting RBs are positions to draft early.

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

well if youre asking for 3 different positions it would be
QB - depending on league settings they can rack up tons of pts. if its 1 pt per 20 yrds instead of 50. and they throw lots of TDs so thats 6 more pts.
RB - having a good RB is paramount. they rack up yards and some get tons of TDs
WR - best position left that scores pts.
there are too few good TEs, Ks arent that important, and Def is a little important but it shouldnt be winning you games. as in, you shouldnt be relying on def to score you big pts, that just shows you drafted are started the wrong players.

Answer 8

QB, RB, RB. Defense doesn't win leagues. WRs aren't guaranteed to get touches. Just look what happened to Chad Johnson for the majority of the year. Sure, he had some big games, but you're looking for consistent play and consistent touches.

Answer 9

You pick a RB frist because they aren't many good ones. Then, your next pick would be a QB for the same reson for picking a RB. Then, I would either get a top receiver or tight end.

Answer 10

QB,he touches the ball every play,RB,has the option of running or catching and sometimes return kicks(Maurice Jones-Drew)and Defense can score with sacks,interceptions,return yds,and yds allowed.The more touches,the more chances for scoring points.