Reasons You Should Play Best Ball

1. 🧠 The drafts are SHARP. You will never be more prepared for your season-long drafts than after an offseason of Best Ball drafts. 
2. ♾️ There is no roster management required. You won't get overwhelmed having a high number of teams. 
3. 💰 The prizes for big tournaments are huge. One great draft can lead to you winning BIG. 
4. 🎉 Drafting is fun. Best Ball allows you to participate in meaningful drafts throughout the entire offseason, and tap into different market inefficiencies that disappear as the season approaches.  

No matter what level of fantasy football player you are, you should try Best Ball leagues! Here are the basic things you should consider when drafting Best Ball teams!

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Basic Roster Construction

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There ARE optimal roster builds that you need to be aware of and should target in each of your drafts. 

In basic QB-RB-WR-TE formats you should targeting the following builds: 

• 2-6-8-2
• 2-5-8-3
• 3-5-8-2
• 2-6-7-3

Generally you want to build your roster construction around where you are investing early draft capital. If you use one of your first 7 picks on a QB or TE, then you should only be drafting 2 of that position, but if you don't then you should consider 3.

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Player Types to Target

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• ⚡️ QB's that have a chance at 750+ rushing yards, 4,000+ passing yards, or 25+ TDs  
  • Lamar Jackson was the only QB in 2023 to rush for 750+ yards (821). Justin Fields, Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, and Josh Allen all did this in 2022.
  • 10 QBs threw for 4,000+ yards in 2023 ranging from Tua Tagovailoa (4,624) to Trevor Lawrence (4,016)
  • 15 QBs had 25+ total TDs in 2023 ranging from Josh Allen (44) to Trevor Lawrence (25)
• 🎯 RBs with a chance at 50+ receptions and/or 10 TDs
  • 14 RBs had 50+ receptions last season ranging from Breece Hall (76) to Samaje Perine (50)
  • 11 RBs had 10+ TDs in 2023 ranging from Raheem Mostert and CMC (21) to Saquon Barkley (10)
• 🚑 RB's in ambiguous scenarios or are one injury from meeting the above criteria
  • Ambiguous backfields as of right now - Titans, Steelers, Broncos, Giants, Commanders, Panthers, Chargers, Cowboys
  • RBs who may be "one injury away" - Antonio Gibson, Tyjae Spears, Brian Robinson, Ty Chandler, Tyler Allgeier, Blake Corum, Trey Benson, Rico Dowdle, Kendre Miller, Marshawn Lloyd 
• 🚀 TE's with top-3 weekly upside or just punt the position and take 3 TE's late  
  • Top 3 TE's of 2023 - Sam LaPorta, Evan Engram, Travis Kelce 
  • Walter projects 12 TE's to have a top 3 ceiling - Sam LaPorta, Travis Kelce, Trey McBride, Mark Andrews, Dalton Kincaid, Kyle Pitts, Jake Ferguson, Evan Engram, George Kittle, Dallas Goedert, David Njoku, Brock Bowers
  • Late round TE's to keep an eye on - Luke Musgrave, Isaiah Likely, Cade Otton, Taysom Hill, Jonnu Smith, Daniel Bellinger, Tyler Conklin, Hunter Henry
• 🥞 Stack players from the same team with QB/WR, QB/TE, or RB/RB combos 
  • Stacks reduce the amount that you need to be right and create large boom opportunities. Which is perfect for Best Ball - you are trying to draft teams that are perfect!
  • DO NOT REACH to create these! Reaching will lower the overall ceiling of your team and you will lose out on value. 

The WalterPicks Draft Tool is already live for 2024. Check out our positional rankings, compare players, and get live draft insights!

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Factoring in the Schedule

Weeks 15-17 are CRITICAL for advancing in later rounds. If you can you should target stacks on teams that have a favorable playoff schedule during those weeks.

For example, last year's Dallas vs. Detroit game in Week 17 ended up being a major shootout. Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb combined for 61.5 PPR points. Every team with that stack had a very high advance rate. 

🏆 Here are some teams to target that have favorable fantasy schedules in Weeks 15-17 in 2024: 

• Houston Texans 
  • Opponents - Dolphins, Chiefs, Ravens 
• San Francisco 49ers 
  • Opponents - Rams, Dolphins, Lions 
• Detroit Lions 
  • Opponents - Bills, Bears, 49ers 

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