With the regular season quickly approaching, exactly a week away, fantasy football season is upon us.
It’s time to strategize for your draft. Depending on your league settings, you will have to approach your draft with certain guidelines, such as the best positions for each round and the number of players in each position.
There are several different types of fantasy leagues, but I’ve only been involved in two types in the last several years, both Points Per Reception (PPR). You have a traditional league with a regular lineup, including D/ST and a K, but you also have leagues with a flex player and a super flex player, and this is where you have to pay attention early in the draft.
So, the question is, where should you draft different Cincinnati Bengals players?
Traditional
Joe Burrow – Rounds 4-6. In traditional leagues, most quarterbacks aren’t drafted until the middle rounds, but Burrow is an obvious starter.
Ja’Marr Chase – Rounds 1-3. The only reason I give multiple rounds for Uno is simply due to the current situation. Unfortunately, do we know if he’s going to play in Week 1 or further? No. If he does play, he’s an obvious round 1 choice.
Tee Higgins – Rounds 2-3. Higgins signed his franchise tag, and he has reported and played. He will be playing this season, and he will make an impact like normal.
Andre Iosivas – Rounds 6-8. You could draft him earlier, but Yoshi is not a big name yet, so you could very easily steal him in a later round. I’m expecting a big year for Yoshi as he fills the role of Boyd.
Jermaine Burton – Rounds 8+. It’s been obvious that Burton is a very talented receiver, but there are simply too many starters ahead of him. He could be a potential late-round pickup.
Evan McPherson – Rounds 9+. McPherson is an elite kicker, and he can put up points. You have to be careful drafting kickers too early or too late. You don’t want to skip over solid players to get a kicker, but you also don’t want to wait too long to get a kicker.
D/ST – Rounds 8+. The defense and special teams is similar to the kicker. You can’t draft them too early, but you definitely can’t draft too late. I think the Bengals are a top-10 defense, and I believe they will put up points with turnovers.
Chase Brown – Rounds 3-5. You have to remember there are still some teams with one primary back who will get 95% of the carries. Those players will be your round 1-3 players. But Brown is a versatile player, and he is a dual threat on the ground and receiving.
Zack Moss – Rounds 3-5. I would put him and Brown in the same rounds. I think he and Brown will both capitalize this year and put up points.
Mike Gesicki – Rounds 7-9. I don’t think he will be picked early by many people, but if you look at tight ends track records with Burrow, it’s very positive. This is Gesicki’s third team, and I believe he will surprise some people in the red zone. He will be a good late-round tight end.
FLEX/SUPER FLEX:
Not much changes for the Bengals switching to a flex league, simply because the Bengals are a multi-tool team. They use everyone versus some teams that primarily use just a few players. I may change one player.
Burrow – Rounds 3-5. I’m keeping Burrow in about the same area, but you can pick him a round or two earlier. Burrow is on a revenge tour and he has weapons, he will put up points.
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