Jack Brickman
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So, what's the recipe for success in a 12 team league?
There is no set recipe for success in fantasy football. The wrong two players getting hurt can derail any fantasy season for any player, regardless of how smart with his draft picks. My general strategy in a re-draft league is to just try to take the BPA at any given point. If you're in a position to draft David Johnson, you don't pass him up because you went in planning on doing a "zero RB" strat. Take what the draft gives you.
Further, I've found that wasting draft spots on developmental players is just a failing strategy in re-draft. If there's a guy on the board who averages 12 points a game, it's probably a good idea to take him over an unproven rookie, no matter the pedigree. In re-draft, you're always looking to win this year, and so taking dart throws isn't really an effective strategy. Yes, you can get lucky and get a guy like OBJ who is a WR1 in his rookie year, but it's far more likely you'll be getting Kevin White or Josh Doctson who give you nothing as a rookie, which just wastes a draft spot. I'd be far more inclined to take a rookie RB than a rookie WR, as rookie RBs, provided they have an opportunity, are much more likely to give you startable production in their rookie year than a WR.
Also, don't even bother drafting rookie TEs. I know they might seem enticing, but it's almost a guarantee that guys like Howard and Njoku will not be startable TEs in their rookie years, as damn near no TEs produce enough to start in their rookie years. It's possible one of those guys is the outlier, but I'd prefer to let another team take that chance while guys like Ebron (whose team just lost the WR who got all the red zone action last year, meaning there is opportunity there) are still available.