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My Plan of Attack When Drafting Second

Roster Settings: 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex (WR/RB/TE), 1 Kicker, 1 DEF, seven bench spots

You should be flexible in every draft but if things fall according to ESPN ADP, my general plan of attack with a top-two pick is to draft one of the top-two wide receivers available, knowing that I can still anchor my running back spot with a reliable player in Round 2 or confidently load up on wide receivers in the early rounds since PPR scoring enhances a Zero-RB strategy.

In any league, building a fantasy football roster is a race to fill the flex and in full-PPR scoring, I want to have as many high-end wide receivers as possible in my starting lineup each week. This means I expect to start most ESPN PPR leagues with at least three wide receivers through the first five rounds and might continue to hammer the position in the early rounds if I miss out on a sought-after elite tight end or quarterback.

One of the downsides of drafting from the front end of the draft o