Tips For Understanding The Best Ways To Use Your Wide Receivers In Fantasy Football

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When you are playing fantasy football, one of the most important things will be that you know the best ways to use your players at each different position, as there is a whole lot more to fantasy football than simply drafting the "best" players and putting them on your starting roster, and when it comes to knowing how to use your fantasy football players, one of the most consistently confusing positions is wide receiver. Most leagues will allow you to start two running backs, two wide receivers, and one "flex" player, which can be either a running back or a wide receiver, and knowing the best ways to implement these positions will be extremely important.

Of course, there are thirty-two teams in the NFL, and most teams have only one running back (and sometimes not even that!) who are worth starting in a fantasy football league, while some teams will have as many as three or four wide receivers who you could use; because of this, running backs are a much more premium position, and if you can get three good running backs, it will always be more beneficial to use your "flex" spot for them, instead of using it for wide receivers.

No matter whether you have decided to use two or three starting wide receivers, however, one thing you should do is pay attention to the "extra" ways your wide receiver might get you points; if your league awards points for kick and punt return yards, pick up a wide receiver who fulfills these duties for their team, or look for wide receivers who sometimes run the ball in addition to catching passes.

Lastly, you need to be aware of the fact that taking high-risk, high-reward receivers is a much better idea than taking middle of the road receivers; because you will hopefully be using your high draft picks for running backs, this will keep you from drafting any of the top wide receivers, so rather than going for the "safe play," try to find wide receivers who will give you a top threat, and hope that one or two of them end up working out!