Win Your Draft - 2026 Draft Strategies

I ran a stack of mock drafts this week and counted positions. Running backs took 13 of the first 24 picks, with 5 more gone before round three ended.Your league mates aren't wrong to do that — they watched last season and adjusted. But the supply of good running backs in the middle rounds didn't change. Same guys, same committees, same coaching staffs that won't commit. All that changed is the price.Solo episode this week. I break down all five draft strategies in plain English, give you the one question that sits underneath every one of them, and then commit to what I'm actually doing at every draft slot this season — including the three-question test I use on any running back going in rounds four through eight.CHAPTERS00:00 Solo episode — and what I found in 12 mock drafts01:45 What's on the board today: 13 of the first 24 picks03:00 The five draft strategies, defined fast05:30 The one question underneath every draft strategy07:00 Hero RB — what it buys, what it costs09:00 Zero RB — the highest-workload build in fantasy11:15 Robust RB — and why the WR room is shrinking14:00 Balanced / Best Player Available — my actual default17:00 Superflex — don't panic on your QB220:00 The 2026 running back dead zone, explained21:30 Why the top of the board earned it23:00 The part that costs you: repriced, not restocked24:30 The fair counterargument25:15 The three-question test for RBs in rounds 4-826:30 What I'm actually doing this year28:00 Know yourself, don't tiltDrop your draft slot in the comments and what you're planning from it.