I had my first Fantasy Football draft of the year last week for my favorite league, the OFFL. We held it a tad early this season as my son is off to college and wanted to draft in person. A shoutout to Emily of Sun Tavern in Roselle Park, N.
J., for putting up with our ravenous calls for pizza, wings, beer and bourbon. We failed to keep our sticky fingers from staining the draft board, but smeared buffalo sauce on Josh Allen seemed somehow appropriate.
Even so, my first draft day tip is to wash your hands after you eat. The following are a few more Fantasy Billboard tips to make your draft a success. CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF AIYUK — It’s just too good to be true if Brandon Aiyuk stays in San Francisco.
He’s a borderline WR1 if he does. But should he get shipped to Siberia (aka Pittsburgh), you won’t want to hold him so much. Wait until the 10th round.
LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER — Don’t be one of the hundreds of buffoons that draft from a Fantasy Football magazine printed in late May. With no up-to-date info or current player status, it’s an accident waiting to happen. You need to know that Nick Chubb, T.
J. Hockenson, and Jonathan Brooks are on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. Check before you draft.
WE GOT THE CHEATS — Current cheat sheets are a must. There are plenty available on the web ( FantasyGuru.com is the best, of course).
Just make sure you are looking at the appropriate cheat sheet for your league. A standard scoring league ranks players much di.