Fantasy football: A beginner's guide to draft strategy

Fantasy football: A beginner’s guide to draft strategy

SANTA CLARA, CA - DECEMBER 24: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after scoring on a eight-yard touchdown catch against the Jacksonville Jaguars during their NFL game at Levi's Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /

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SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 24: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after scoring on a eight-yard touchdown catch against the Jacksonville Jaguars during their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /

Fantasy football time! For San Francisco 49ers fans, there’s precious little to do until camp begins. So for the fantasy novice or the person who needs just a bit of advice, here’s a basic guide for your fantasy draft.

Well, being a San Francisco 49ers fan is awesome in so many ways, but it’s a bit of a dead period right now. So let’s talk fantasy.

The beauty of fantasy football is there’s so many ways to become a winner.

So reading this, please keep in mind that this is not the golden ticket. There are several.

But in my years of fantasy football, I have found a draft strategy that’s helped me to perform quite well over the years. It differs slightly from year to year but mostly remains the same.

Keep in mind for this article, it’s a standard league with 12 teams and 15 roster spots. Since strategy does differ depending where you draft I’ve separated them from spot Nos.1 through 4, Nos. 5 through 8 and Nos. 9 through 12.