It's the best time of the year with fantasy football draft season is in full swing! To make getting ready for for the season as easy as possible, we've rounded up all the advice from our award-winning fantasy analysts in our 2022 draft kit to help you get a leg up on the competition.
We’ll continue to add new draft prep content here all the way up until the season kicks off, so whether you’re playing Fantasy Football for the first time or a seasoned pro looking to add another title to your trophy case, our draft kit will provide a guide to rankings, sleepers, busts, projections and more expert analysis. Don’t forget to also listen and subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football podcast for advice five times a week.
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Draft Rankings
Overall Top 300 |QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | DEFs | Ks
Downloadable Cheatsheet PDFs: Top 250 | Positional | Tiers
Quarterback Advice
Position Preview: Are uni-threat QBs making a comeback?
Sleepers: QB values available beyond the top-100 picks
Fades: Why you might want to avoid these four star QBs
Breakout candidates: Three QBs going after pick 125 could break out
Shuffle Up Salary Cap Quarterback Draft Values
QBs who should be ranked higher or lower
What we learned from quarterback projections
The top quarterback/receiver duos this season
Yes, you should draft Kirk Cousins this season
Why Jags' Lawrence is a Year 2 breakout candidate
Deshaun Watson suspension: What's the fantasy fallout?
Running Back Advice
Position Preview: How to tackle running backs in drafts
Age trends — when do we arrive at the RB danger zone?
Zero RB, Hero RB, and more — which is the best draft strategy?
Sleepers: Rookie running backs highlight list of values
Busts: Four running backs to consider fading in drafts
Late-round options: 5 sleeper RBs to consider
Breakout candidates: Four RBs in position to deliver value
Shuffle Up Salary Cap Draft Values
Very-late-round and undrafted running backs to consider
RBs who should be ranked higher | RBs who are overvalued
What we learned from running back projections
Is the end of the every-down running back coming?
Wide Receiver Advice
Who could be fantasy's No. 1 wide receiver in 2022?
Position Preview: Why it's time to bet on WR talent over continuity
Sleepers: Seven receivers poised to overdeliver
Fades: Deebo headlines big-name WRs to avoid
Five sleeper receivers to consider drafting late
Breakout candidates: Four young receivers set to make a leap
Shuffle Up Salary Cap Draft Values
Biggest selling point and obstacle for second-year WRs
WRs who should be ranked higher | WRs who are overvalued
What we learned from pass-catcher projections
The top quarterback/receiver duos this season
The JuJu Smith-Schuster fantasy revival is well underway
Let's please stop sleeping on Allen Lazard in drafts
Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and why you should draft both
Tight End Advice
Position Preview: Tight end tiers, sleepers and draft strategies
Sleepers: Five tight ends to consider in the late rounds
Fades: Is this the year Kelce falls off?
Breakout candidates: Four late-round tight end options
Shuffle Up Salary Cap Draft Values
TEs who should be ranked higher or lower
What we learned from positional projections
Sleepers
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Receivers | Tight Ends
Post-hype sleepers who could awaken this season
One sleeper from every NFL team
Late-round lottery tickets after the first 12 rounds
Busts
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Receivers | Tight Ends
One player to fade from every NFL team
Fades: Seven big names to avoid at ADP
These are the riskiest players in 2022 drafts
How to identify and avoid drafting a bust
Draft Strategy
Last-second strategy tips ahead of fantasy football drafts
Key player notes for last-minute drafters
Yahoo fantasy expert mock | Mock draft 2.0 | Mock Draft 3.0
My Guys: Scott Pianowski's top 2022 targets
Six mistakes to avoid this fantasy football draft season
Five players Matt Harmon is worried he's wrong about
The players we're having the most trouble ranking
The safest picks you can make in Rounds 1-10
The most underrated picks available in Rounds 1-10
Players being overvalued the most in Rounds 1-10
32 player stats to know before you draft
Five players who fit any roster construction in drafts
How not to lose your draft in the very first round
Middle-round strategy for drafters
Which narrow usage trees should you target in drafts
The teammate conundrum — who should you draft?
Rookies who could be difference-makers
Should you buy or sell these players returning from injury?
Which veterans can we actually still trust?
Top regression candidates — positive and negative
PPR winners and losers
Four NFL teams to get right in fantasy
Fantasy fallout of wild NFL offseason
What to do with every Round 1 pick: First overall | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th
Salary Cap Draft Tips
Draft Values: Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends
Roster-building strategies to secure a winning team
The best way to execute a successful salary cap draft
Lessons learned from an expert draft
Season Predictions
Conference outlook: AFC | NFC
Other things to consider
Four ways to spice up your fantasy leagues this year
Most popular team names — what will you call your squad?
How to play fantasy football: A refresher and 101 guide
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