Fantasy Football 2022 Cheat Sheet: Mobile Rankings for Last-Minute Drafters

Some people love to wait until the last minute to complete tasks. So inevitably, there will be fantasy football leagues holding drafts between now and Thursday, when the 2022 NFL season gets underway with a Los Angeles Rams-Buffalo Bills matchup.

Sure, many leagues drafted throughout August. But why not wait until the first week of September, when the preseason is over? There won't be any surprise injuries to occur, and each NFL team has already cut its roster down to 53 players.

Plus, late drafters have had more time to prepare. But that doesn't mean you should stop your research now, as players' situations around the NFL are constantly changing.

Here are some rankings and tips to help fantasy managers who have still yet to draft and will be doing so over the next several days.

1. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

2. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers

3. Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams

4. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

5. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

6. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

7. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans

8. Stefon Diggs, WR, Buffalo Bills

9. Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

10. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

11. Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Vikings

12. D'Andre Swift, RB, Detroit Lions

13. Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

14. Leonard Fournette, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

15. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

16. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints

17. Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers

18. Aaron Jones, RB, Green Bay Packers

19. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

20. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

21. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys

22. Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns

23. James Conner, RB, Arizona Cardinals

24. Mark Andrews, TE, Baltimore Ravens

25. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins

26. Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

27. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

28. DJ Moore, WR, Carolina Panthers

29. Courtland Sutton, WR, Denver Broncos

30. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

31. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

32. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Indianapolis Colts

33. Javonte Williams, RB, Denver Broncos

34. Brandin Cooks, WR, Houston Texans

35. Mike Williams, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

36. Marquise Brown, WR, Arizona Cardinals

37. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins

38. Diontae Johnson, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

39. Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

40. Allen Robinson II, WR, Los Angeles Rams

Not all fantasy football leagues are the same. There are redraft, keeper and dynasty formats. There are different scoring systems, such as standard, points-per-reception and half-PPR. So you need to be familiar with the rules going into the draft.

Why? Because the type of league can greatly impact draft strategies for managers.

In dynasty and keeper leagues, it's much more important to keep the ages of players in consideration. You'll want future stars who you can build around (particularly for dynasty teams), otherwise you may only be set up for short-term success. And it can be hard to come back from that.

If you're in a PPR league, it can be better to target wide receivers early in drafts. You also may want running backs who will contribute to the passing game, as they'll be able to get you some extra points in the process.

Dig through your league settings before drafting and know what you're getting into moving forward. Then, craft your draft strategy around that.

The late rounds of fantasy drafts are filled with potential breakout players, sleepers who could emerge as stars before the end of the year. Sometimes, they're running backs. But more often, they're not.

Running back can be the hardest position to fill on a fantasy roster. If you miss out on the star RBs early, you may end up scouring the waiver wire all year, hoping to find a back who could get a decent number of touches in a given week.

To avoid that, make sure you have at least one stud running back (and maybe even two) coming out of the first few rounds of the draft. It will make things much easier on you later.

Not every NFL team has a three-down RB, opting instead to go by a committee, so the number of bell-cow running backs is limited. That's why it's important to target them early.

Don't be the person who takes a quarterback in the first round of a fantasy draft. In fact, it's often best to not even look at the QBs during the first few rounds.

This year, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is often the first QB getting taken in drafts, and even he won't go until the third or fourth round sometimes. That's because it's much easier to find a starting quarterback in a later round than it is for other positions.

Quarterbacks such as the Denver Broncos' Russell Wilson, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tom Brady and the Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott are likely in store for strong years. Yet, they're all often still on the board in fantasy drafts in the seventh round or even later.

So if a few other managers start taking quarterbacks early, don't panic. Keep drafting other positions and be ready to snag a strong QB in the middle rounds of the draft.