Mike Clay goes position by position and lays out a successful approach for 2025 fantasy football drafts. Eric Karabell's provides an introduction to the ins and outs of salary cap drafts for fantasy football. Tristan H. Cockcroft explains why drafting defensive players increases the fun you can have playing fantasy.

Like the NFL preseason, fantasy football drafts don't count. However, they can be a valuable tool in the preparation process—again, just like those exhibition games.

The Athletic fantasy football staff reveals their mock results in which they were all tasked with carrying out a particular draft strategy.