🏈 A little different this week
You can draft your own team.
Maybe you joined the office league because everyone else was doing it. Maybe your family needed one more person. Maybe you usually hand your phone to the nearest football-obsessed person and ask them to draft for you.
Not this year. This Playbook covers what you actually need to know to draft your own team, keep up during the season, and maybe even win the whole thing.
📋 Meet your roster
Build an imaginary team with real NFL players.
- QB: Your quarterback. Important, but that does not automatically mean you draft one first.
- RB and WR: The running backs and receivers who usually form the core of your roster.
- TE and FLEX: A tight end plus a flexible spot for an extra running back, receiver, or tight end.
- D/ST and K: A team defense and a kicker. Save these for the end of the draft.
- Bench: Players on your team who are not currently in your starting lineup.
🧠 Fantasy lingo
The words you actually need.
PPR
Point per reception
Players earn points for catches in addition to yards and touchdowns. Check your league settings before the draft.ADP
Average draft position
A quick guide to where a player is typically selected.WAIVER WIRE
Your in-season shopping trip
Available players you can add when injuries, breakouts, or roster changes create an opportunity.BYE WEEK
Your player's week off
If a player's NFL team is not playing, move that player out of your starting lineup.🚩 Draft-night mistakes we're not making
Drafting a quarterback first just because you recognize the name. Build value, not celebrity.
Drafting your entire favorite team. Spread your roster across the league.
Forgetting bye weeks. Too many players off together can leave a lineup full of zeroes.
Taking a defense or kicker too early. Use those early rounds on potential starters.
🛋️ Fi's couch report
Mock drafts help more than you think.
“Do a mock draft. Or 17. Whatever feels right.”
Practice drafts help you recognize players, see when positions usually come off the board, and feel much more confident when the real draft begins.
📱 Your weekly five-minute routine
Check injuries and bye weeks, compare projections, scan the waiver wire, and set your lineup.
💬 One thing to bring up
“I'm loading up on RB and WR depth early and worrying about quarterback later.” Now you know.