Fantasy football: 5 players you should avoid on draft day in 2018

By Aaron Tan | Aug 16, 2018

CHARLOTTE, NC - NOVEMBER 13: Christian McCaffrey #22 of the Carolina Panthers runs the ball against the Miami Dolphins in the first quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on November 13, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTE, NC – NOVEMBER 13: Christian McCaffrey #22 of the Carolina Panthers runs the ball against the Miami Dolphins in the first quarter during their game at Bank of America Stadium on November 13, 2017 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

There are always NFL players who are primed to bust in fantasy football and can completely derail a team’s season. Here are five of those players you’ll want to steer clear of in 2018.

We’re about a month away from the start of the NFL regular season, and I’ve already drafted in two of my fantasy football leagues. Why have such an early draft? Well, it’s always nice to get together with everybody at Buffalo Wild Wings, talk trash and put stickers of your favorite players on a draft board.

Anyway, since I’ve had two drafts already, I’ve witnessed all of the five players that I’m about to talk about go up on the draft board. And every single time, I sigh, feeling terrible for my friends who are about to get absolutely screwed over in the upcoming season by their players they selected.

Read on if you want to avoid drafting fantasy busts in 2018.