Fantasy Football Draft Prep: A Super Simple Guide for Beginners

What’s Around the Corner? (Training Camp & Drafts)

Training camp is almost here! Think of training camp as a big practice session where real football players get ready for the season. Because it’s coming, it’s time to prepare for fantasy football drafts.

What is fantasy football?
It’s a fun game where you pick real players to be on your pretend team. You get points when those real players do good things in real games. A draft is when you and your friends take turns picking which players you want.

The Four Main Fantasy Positions

The author is looking at the four main jobs (positions) in fantasy football:

• Quarterback (QB) – The player who throws the ball. He is also called the “signal-caller” because he signals the plays.
• Running Back (RB) – The player who mostly runs with the ball.
• Wide Receiver (WR) – The player who catches the ball far away.
• Tight End (TE) – A player who helps block and also catches passes.

The author is making rankings (putting players in order from best to worst) and tiers (grouping players of similar skill) for each of these positions, starting with the QBs.

How to Get Ready (Simple Steps)

If you’re new, here’s a beginner-friendly plan that matches the author’s thinking:

1. Realize training camp is near (it’s mid-July in the story).
2. Learn the four positions above.
3. Check the rankings and tiers for each position.
4. Start by looking at the quarterback list.

Starting with Quarterbacks: Top 32 Signal-Callers

The author has made a list of the top 32 quarterbacks. As you can see from their work, each team has a representative in this top 32. That means every team gets one QB in the ranking.

[!IMPORTANT]
Important Point: The author knows that the end result come January (when the season is over) will not be so clean—not every team’s QB will stay in that neat spot. But hey, it’s mid-July, so they say “let’s save the messiness for later” and keep things simple now.

Summary

Let’s recap what the author told us:

• Training camp is almost here, so it’s time to prep for fantasy football drafts.
• They are examining the four main fantasy positions: QB, RB, WR, TE.
• They are giving rankings and tiers for each, beginning with QBs.
• Their top 32 QB list includes one player from every team.
• By January the real results will be messy, but for now (mid-July) we keep it neat.

FAQ

Q1: What is a “signal-caller”?
A: It’s just another name for the quarterback—the player who signals the start of the play and throws the ball.

Q2: What do “rankings” and “tiers” mean?
A: Rankings sort players from 1st to 32nd (or however many) by expected skill. Tiers group players who are roughly equal, so you can see which ones are similar.

Q3: Why are there exactly 32 quarterbacks in the list?
A: Because there are 32 football teams, and the author included one QB from each team in the top 32.

Q4: Why does the author talk about January?
A: January is when the football season ends. The author says the clean list now won’t match reality later, but it’s okay to enjoy the simple version in July.