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Another fantasy football season is upon us, and whether you play a casual redraft league or a hard-core deep dynasty format, a traditional or a modified scoring format, with your friends, your family or your co-workers, we know that no two leagues are truly the same. With that in mind, we've gathered all of our best material in one place: Rankings and cheat sheets for PPR and non-PPR, mock drafts for various league types, sleepers for this season or dynasty, and plenty of helpful information and tips from our expert team of fantasy football analysts.

Whether you have been doing this for years or are a fantasy first-timer, we have everything you need to help you draft a great team and start the season with a shot at a championship.

Below you'll find all of our best content, updated frequently from now until the Packers and Bears kick off on Sept. 5. Enjoy, and good luck this season!

Fantasy Football Cheat Sheets, Depth Charts, Mock Drafts

Cheat Sheet Central
A collection of downloadable, printable cheat sheets for the 2019 fantasy football season, including PPR, non-PPR and dynasty/keeper leagues. Perfect for your drafts.

ESPN+ Cheat Sheet
Get all of our best ESPN+ intel in one printable cheat sheet to bring with you to your fantasy football drafts.

2019 projections
Mike Clay's projected output for players at every fantasy position, able to be sorted by specific category.

Custom Dollar Value Generator
Apply ESPN's projections to your league's roster and scoring settings and receive a custom set of dollar values for use in auctions or as an alternate set of overall rankings.

Depth charts: Offense | Defense

Mock drafts: 12-team PPR (Aug. 30) | 10-team PPR (Aug. 23) | 12-team non-PPR (Aug. 16) | 10-team PPR, 2-QB (Aug. 9) | 12-team PPR (Aug. 2) | 10-team non-PPR (July 25) | 10-team PPR (June 20) | 12-team PPR (May 6)

PPR rankings

Matthew Berry: Top 200 and by position
Mike Clay: Top 300 and by position | The 192 who need to be drafted
Tristan H. Cockcroft: Top 200 and by position
Eric Karabell: Top 100 and by position
Field Yates: Top 100 and by position

Non-PPR rankings

Matt Bowen: By position
Clay: Top 300

Dynasty rankings

Clay: Top 240
Clay: Top 80 rookies

IDP rankings

Clay, Cockcroft & McCormick: Top 50 DLs, LBs and DBs

The latest fantasy football advice and analysis

10 lists of 10
Matthew Berry provides fantasy football stats, facts and draft advice in 10 mostly short lists of 10, including the best team names submitted by fans.

Matt Bowen's eight favorite players in fantasy football drafts
Bowen discusses his favorite value picks and players he keeps winding up with in his fantasy drafts.

Whom should you take in each draft spot for Rounds 1 and 2?
Tristan H. Cockcroft lists the ideal selections for each slot in 10- and 12-team leagues.

Deep sleepers for 2019
Every season, some players who go undrafted in fantasy leagues make a big impact. Here's a look at the ones who could fit that description in 2019.

Karabell's 'Do Draft' list: Fantasy football players I love the most for 2019
You've read Eric Karabell's 'Do Not Draft' list -- now it's time to find out which fellows he is zeroing in on for his fantasy football drafts with his 'Do Draft' list.

Impact of Andrew Luck retirement
Eric Karabell explains how the fantasy values of Colts players change with Luck walking away from football.

Adam Schefter's "Friends and Family" Cheat Sheet
The list that Adam sends to his friends and family when they ask him for fantasy advice is once again being made available.

Love/Hate for 2019
Matthew Berry's most undervalued and overvalued players in drafts this year.

2019 versions of 2018 breakouts
Mike Clay projects 2019's potential stars who remind him of 2018's surprises.

"Do Not Draft" List
Eric Karabell provides his list of players you're better off avoiding, based on where they're going to be drafted.

Ultimate Draft Board
Mike Clay breaks down his ideal fantasy draft, naming his preferred option in every round and highlighting his strategy for this season.

Sleepers, Busts, Breakouts
Our staff offers their favorites to surprise, disappoint and take the next step in 2019.

Strategy for streaming at QB
Tristan H. Cockcroft explains how to wait on drafting a quarterback and have a successful season.

Fantasy football rankings: Running back tiers
It's important to have a set of rankings handy when drafting, but it's even more important to know where value drops off at running back.

Fantasy football rankings: Wide receiver tiers
It's important to have a set of rankings handy when drafting, but it's even more important to know where value drops off at receiver.

Draft-Day Manifesto
Matthew Berry explains how to build and manage a winning fantasy football team.

WRs with the easiest, toughest schedules
Mike Clay ranks each team's cornerback group and explains which wideouts should be upgraded or downgraded on draft boards.

Players who will score fewer TDs in 2019
Mike Clay lists those he expects to find the end zone less often.

Players who will score more TDs in 2019
Mike Clay lists those he expects to find the end zone more often.

Is Evan Engram worthy of the top tier at TE?
André Snellings examines whether the Giants tight end should be mentioned in the elite at his position.

Second-year breakout candidates
Field Yates lists sophomores most likely to take a step up in Year 2.

Predictions for this year's rookie RBs
Matt Bowen offers a fantasy floor and ceiling for eight rookie backs.

Five things to consider before drafting Kareem Hunt
If you're going to draft the suspended RB, you will need a plan to make it work while you wait for his return.

2019 fantasy football handcuffs: Austin Ekeler among top options
Which players are worth drafting to handcuff your best starters? Mike Clay breaks down each team's backfield and pegs the top options at WR, TE and QB.

Expect these fantasy players to gain -- or lose -- the most targets in 2019
Opportunity is king in fantasy football. Here is a look at the top players who should pick up -- or lose -- targets in 2019 due to offseason roster changes.

How to take advantage of the early-season NFL schedule in fantasy
What can you tell about the potential early-season upside of fantasy players by examining their respective schedules? KC Joyner breaks it down.

How to draft a fantasy football team in nine easy steps
Field Yates takes the mystery out of what it takes to have a successful draft, great for first-timers and as a refresher for veteran drafters, too.

100 facts
Matthew gives you the facts he wants you to keep in mind when prepping for your drafts.

Is Todd Gurley worth the risk in first two rounds?
Eric Karabell discusses the potential risks and rewards.

Second-year WR breakout candidates
Ranking the sophomore wideouts poised to take the next step.

Faces in new places
Tristan H. Cockcroft ranks the players on new teams in 2019.

When to expect WRs to break out, and when to give up on them
Mike Clay looks at recent history to pinpoint potential breakouts.

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