How To Manage Your Fantasy Football Team

Unless they have a season-ending injury, wait a few weeks before you drop or trade away players you picked within the first 10 rounds of the draft. Be extra patient with wide receivers, who tend to post inconsistent numbers from week to week.

Pick up free agents – players who don’t belong to any of your league’s teams – on the waiver wire. In most leagues, beginning on Tuesday, the worst teams get to pick first, and the best teams go last.

Usually, starting on Thursday and continuing for the rest of the week, free agents become available on a first-come, first-served basis. Use the knowledge you’ve gained from following football news to add and release players.

Look for diamonds in the rough: free agents who are flying below the radar, but are either posting consistent numbers or are about to become more valuable because they’re replacing injured starters.

Grab running backs whose stats are on the upswing, and keep them on your roster as bargaining chips for trades. Running backs are in demand in every fantasy league.

Trade with other teams for key players to fill the holes in your roster. You must submit trade requests to your league’s commissioner before a set deadline, and they can reject your trade.

Don’t forget to actually watch the games on Sunday and Monday. Not only will you learn valuable information you can only get by watching the players in action, but you may also have fun!