How early should you select stud rookies? How much should you invest in ascending offenses? Matt Okada provides a list of 18 do's and don'ts to follow in your 2025 fantasy football drafts.

Football is nearly back. The NFL regular season will kick off in less than two weeks, which leaves fantasy enthusiasts with little time to prepare for their drafts.

Perhaps the most important element of any dynasty league is the annual rookie draft. Unless you're a very aggressive trader, your roster isn't going to change a ton from year to year, with the largest impact coming via the rookie draft. These drafts might seem fairly straightforward, but I see people make avoidable mistakes quite often.