Everything this offseason has built up to this point.
With the 2025 Draft Kit in place as a North Star in how to play the game of fantasy football, I also know some of you are here because you want to know how I am playing drafts out myself this summer.
You want the answers to the test.
That is what this week is all about.
This is how I am approaching fantasy football drafts in 2025, continuing with the wide receiver position.
I will also update this throughout the remaining time in the offseason if we get any significant news that impacts draft approaches.
Even those with the draft kit may not have read every word written this offseason, but I am operating under the assumption you have at minimum checked out the player rankings page.
If you read only one thing, I would push you to the individual player writeups in the positional tiers posts if you haven't already.
With that in mind, these pieces will not be overly statistically centric and fully into the weeds on the pros or cons of each player, instead focusing on the approach to drafting the positions.
If you want further analysis on each player, check out those tiers, but here are some links to wide receiver-related content that has influenced our decision making.
Wide Receiver Fantasy Related Articles:
- Wide Receiver Tiers
- Wide Receiver Rankings
- Wide Receiver Production Heading Into 2025
- Red Zone Points vs Expectation: Wide Receiver
- What We Can Learn From ADP: Wide Receiver
- Stats That Matter: Wide Receiver
2025 WR Fantasy Football Draft Strategy
This opening section will reiterate many of the points we discussed with the running backs, but it is the most essential part of a structural approach in drafting.
You need to lock onto your league scoring and lineup settings before anything else.
You need to diagnose the following:
- Does your league reward receptions?
- How many wide receivers do you have to start per week?
- How many FLEX spots are there?
These are critical components of how aggressive you should be in the wide receiver position.
If you are in a league that forces you to start three wide receivers, you already inherently need more receivers on your roster than running backs.
If your league has additional FLEX positions on top of starting three wideouts, the necessity for roster allocation to the position is enhanced.
Not only do you want wide receivers in those FLEX positions in full-PPR formats because they outright score more points than running backs, but you are also building towards team strength.
In leagues that do not reward a full point per reception, running backs are in contention to fill those FLEX spots, but the backs are more of a finite resource in leagues, while baseline receivers are available as we move through the draft.
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