The NFL preseason is upon us, which means fantasy football managers are already putting together leagues, teams, and rosters that will net them bragging rights among friends by the time next February rolls around.

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.

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