Mike Clay goes position by position and lays out a successful approach for 2025 fantasy football drafts. Eric Karabell's provides an introduction to the ins and outs of salary cap drafts for fantasy football. Tristan H. Cockcroft explains why drafting defensive players increases the fun you can have playing fantasy.

With the 2025 NFL preseason officially underway, it's time for fantasy managers to ramp up their draft prep. While exhibition games don't count, they do help decide depth charts and determine roles for the regular season.

The Athletic fantasy football staff reveals their mock results in which they were all tasked with carrying out a particular draft strategy.