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However, doing mock drafts on ESPN and Yahoo can sometimes end up being a waste of time. Between the long 90-second intervals from pick to pick and the number of players who are bound to be auto-drafting, it can be a lot of investment for a little reward. Chances are the autodrafters aren’t a good representation of who your leaguemates will be selecting during their drafts. I mean, seriously, who (besides an auto-drafter) ever takes a kicker in Round 9?...

@vinnieiyer’s Top 5 Fantasy Football Sleepers Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Vikings. Bridgewater ended his rookie season with four two-TD games in his final six. The presence of Adrian Peterson to restore the power rushing attack helps his value because their passing game is built to play off of it. Between Mike Wallace, Charles Johnson, Jarius Wright and Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota’s receiving weapons are better than you think. Around 25 total scores and 3,500 yards are reasonable expectations....

Or a chance to have success, however you want to look at it. Either way, you should listen to the latest Sporting News Fantasy Football Podcast. (Download or subscribe on iTunes). MORE FANTASY FOOTBALL: Top pickups | QB rankings | Targets & Touches leaders Segments include: Week 2 Rankings We look at Fantasy Source’s rankings and identify one guy at each position who we think is too high or too low....

But it’s not all hot certificate talk. We circle back to last week’s heated John Brown vs. Dede Westbrook debate and declare a winner before humbling ourselves by admitting our many mistakes. (Derrick Henry a sleeper? Russell Wilson and Carson Wentz as busts? What were we thinking?) We then move to the top trending players, which includes a lot of injured RBs (Matt Breida, Jay Ajayi, Lamar Miller) and their handcuffs (Alfred Morris, Wendell Smallwood/Corey Clement, Alfred Blue), and some emerging WRs (Tre’Quan Smith, Marquez Valdes-Scantling)....

Yet here we are, putting it all together to figure out the best fantasy RBs for Week 2. Let’s get started. MORE: Week 2 fantasy football rankings:Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers | Tight ends | Defenses | Kickers Andre Ellington, C.J. Spiller, Tre Mason injury updates Andre Ellington (knee) hasn’t been officially ruled out for Week 2, but all signs point to him missing at least one game....

With that in mind, we’re spreading the good vibes to all 32 teams and trying to find one player (or D/ST) from each who has the potential to outperform his average draft position. Some teams have several viable candidates; others don’t really have any. That doesn’t stop us, though. Our job is to give you a name, and even if it’s someone buried on a depth chart who might spend more time in street clothes than a uniform this year, well, it’s a name....

As always, SN’s Vinnie Iyer, aka “The Decider,” is here to help. And just in case you’re already sick of your season-long teams and switched to DFS mode, we have some daily picks to click, too. WEEK 4 FANTASY: Sleepers | Busts Fantasy Football Week 4 Start ‘Em: Quarterbacks QB must-starts Josh Allen, Bills (vs. HOU) Tom Brady, Buccaneers (at NE) Russell Wilson, Seahawks (at SF) Kyler Murray, Cardinals (at LAR) Matthew Stafford, Rams (vs....

Keep in mind that four more teams — the Ravens, the Colts, the Dolphins and the Vikings — all have byes. That means no Lamar Jackson, Jonathan Taylor, Myles Gaskin, Adam Thielen, Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook, among others. The big injuries to watch this week are DeAndre Hopkins (ankle), Robert Tonyan (ankle), Darrell Henderson (thigh), Justin Jackson (knee), Aaron Jones (calf), Jamison Crowder (groin), Tyler Higbee (hand), and Sam Darnold (shoulder)....

It’s unclear if Fournette’s suspension will last longer than this week, though it’s unlikely. He should be back for Week 10 against the Chargers, but obviously that doesn’t help his fantasy owners now. WEEK 9 RANKINGSQuarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker Is Leonard Fournette playing in Week 9? Should you start Chris Ivory or T.J. Yeldon? To recap, Fournette is out for Week 9....

This week’s watch list is probably proof that not enough of you are actually reading each week’s watch list. Or at least that you don’t think it works. But last week, we told you to add Ronald Jones, and now he was a popular waiver claim. We tried to get you to grab O.J. Howard before a matchup with the Cardinals, yet his ownership declined even ahead of a top-10 TE week for him....

Picking up potential streamers to play further down the line is always a risky practice. Sometimes, you add players and watch them get hurt or benched. Other times, the player you dropped ends up having a big game and becomes a hot waiver wire pickup the following week. Of course, when you do get it right and add a piece without using a waiver claim or FAAB money, that can be enough to give your team the edge and put you over the top....

Four more teams are on bye in Week 7, and unlike Week 6, it will have a much more profound effect on the fantasy landscape. Three of the four teams on bye (Bills, Eagles, Vikings) currently sit in first place in their respective divisions, and their teams are littered with weekly fantasy starters and studs. Making the most of every roster spot is key to fantasy success. Maybe you just freed up a spot because one of your players became IR-eligible; maybe you recently dropped a couple of disappointing performers....

There aren’t a ton of “game-changers” like last week on our full free agent list, but there are some interesting TE and D/ST streamers, as well as a few bench RB and WR options who could come in handy if you find yourself in a late-week bind like Odell Beckham Jr. owners were in this week. The potential defense pickups are especially important, as this isn’t a particularly strong week at the position....

Some fantasy football owners think quarterback is the deepest position. While that may be true in terms of supply and demand – assuming you only start one QB – wide receiver is the deepest position in terms of sheer volume. Think of the WR rankings below in terms of tiers in your starting lineup. There are at least 10-12 legit WR1s heading into 2015, i.e. one per team in most fantasy leagues....

For information on banged-up RBs, including Christian McCaffrey, Raheem Mostert, and Cam Akers, click here. For all the latest fantasy injury news and updates, check back here and on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. MORE WEEK 3: Full waiver list | FAAB budget planner | Buy-low, sell-high Davante Adams injury update UPDATE: Adams is considered “questionable” for Sunday night’s game, though his injury isn’t believed to be serious. Adams departed Sunday’s game twice....