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Hanson, whose fantasy rankings have placed him in the Top 20 in each of the past two seasons
among all the industry experts tracked by FantasyPros.com, has joined SI for the 2019 season.
Go to SI.com for position-by-position rankings, blurbs and auction prices.
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DRAFT KING
KEVIN HANSON’S TOP TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL FANTASY DRAFT
- PREPARE, BUT BE FLEXIBLE You r
predraft preparation—following news,
experimenting with mock drafts—enables
you to find value opportunities that get
pushed down the draft board to you.
- INCREASE RISK AS YOUR DRAFT
PROGRESSES Use your early-round picks
on high-floor, safer options, then increase
your risk appetite in the middle and later
rounds. As the saying goes, You can’t win
your league in round 1, but you can lose it.
3. WAIT ON DEFENSE AND KICKERS
I mean, really wait. Consider ignoring
these positions altogether on draft day
in favor of high-ceiling RBs and/or WRs,
especially if you draft early (say, before
Week 3 preseason games). Assuming
your league allows adds and drops before
Week 1, this strategy increases your odds
to land players who will win unsettled
position battles or move up depth charts
due to injuries and roster cuts.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED | AUGUS T 12, 2019
GUIDE
SI’s 2019
Fantasy
Football
preview is on
newsstands
now, or order
online at
magazine.store
TOP OF THE
CHARTS
Saquon Barkley, Pat
Mahomes and Julio Jones
(from left) are Hanson’s
No. 1–ranked players at
their positions.
NOW ON
ROB TRINMCDOGALI (BARKLEY); JONOUGH (MAHOMES); JOHN WE.
ROBBINGREG NS/GETTY IMELSON (BACKGROAGES (JONUES); ND)
