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The times, they are a changin'. The past few years it's been all about drafting quality over quantity at running back and making sure you grab a pair of top-flight receivers. These days, RB has reached near record levels for being so thin while WR is extremely deep. 10 quarterbacks threw for 4,000 yards and 20 threw for 3,000. Not to mention a handful of teams are going to focus more on passing the rock even more this year.
Let's talk strategy for a bit. Last year there were only five or six guys that were viewed as WR1s and most fantasy analysts advocated grabbing a WR or else you were going to miss the boat. Well, this year I really haven't felt like there wasn't a WR1 for me in the third round. What's more, if your league is very competitive you might have a tough time filling your running backs if you're not careful (check out this league as a great example)
| Standard | Points Per Reception (PPR) League | ||
| 1 | Calvin Johnson | Calvin Johnson | |
| 2 | Julio Jones | Andre Johnson | |
| 3 | Andre Johnson | Brandon Marshall | |
| 4 | Hakeem Nicks | Julio Jones | |
| 5 | Brandon Marshall | Roddy White | |
| 6 | A.J. Green | Hakeem Nicks | |
| 7 | Roddy White | Percy Harvin | |
| 8 | Dez Bryant | A.J. Green | |
| 9 | Greg Jennings | Wes Welker | |
| 10 | Jordy Nelson | Larry Fitzgerald | |
| 11 | Larry Fitzgerald | Dez Bryant | |
| 12 | Percy Harvin | Greg Jennings | |
| 13 | Mike Wallace | Jordy Nelson | |
| 14 | Jeremy Maclin | Jeremy Maclin | |
| 15 | Victor Cruz | Victor Cruz | |
| 16 | Wes Welker | Mike Wallace | |
| 17 | Brandon Lloyd | Antonio Brown | |
| 18 | Antonio Brown | Marques Colston | |
| 19 | Marques Colston | Stevie Johnson | |
| 20 | Steve Smith | Brandon Lloyd | |
| 21 | Demaryius Thomas | Reggie Wayne | |
| 22 | Dwayne Bowe | Demaryius Thomas | |
| 23 | Stevie Johnson | Torrey Smith | |
| 24 | Reggie Wayne | Eric Decker | |
| 25 | Torrey Smith | Steve Smith | |
| 26 | Vincent Jackson | Dwayne Bowe | |
| 27 | Eric Decker | Miles Austin | |
| 28 | Pierre Garcon | Kenny Britt | |
| 29 | DeSean Jackson | Darrius Heyward-Bey | |
| 30 | Brandon LaFell | Greg Little | |
| 31 | Kenny Britt | Pierre Garcon | |
| 32 | Miles Austin | Brandon LaFell | |
| 33 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | Vincent Jackson | |
| 34 | Greg Little | Titus Young | |
| 35 | Titus Young | Emmanuel Sanders | |
| 36 | Robert Meachem | Santonio Holmes | |
| 37 | Malcom Floyd | Lance Moore | |
| 38 | Sidney Rice | DeSean Jackson | |
| 39 | Emmanuel Sanders | Justin Blackmon | |
| 40 | Alshon Jeffery | Robert Meachem | |
| 41 | Santonio Holmes | Malcom Floyd | |
| 42 | Justin Blackmon | Danny Amendola | |
| 43 | Denarius Moore | Denarius Moore | |
| 44 | Nate Washington | Kendall Wright | |
| 45 | Lance Moore | Davone Bess | |
| 46 | Randall Cobb | Santana Moss | |
| 47 | Kendall Wright | Anquan Boldin | |
| 48 | Mike Williams | Nate Washington | |
| 49 | Santana Moss | Mike Williams | |
| 50 | Anquan Boldin | Sidney Rice |
Thanks for reading! I'll be on Twitter @MikeSGallagher and at the SB Nation desk this weekend, so don't be bashful about any questions for your draft.
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