2025 Fantasy Football salary cap draft strategy: Five strategies and five players to target in your drafts

There's nothing quite like a salary cap Fantasy football draft (formerly known as auction drafts). I compare it to playing Madden on All-Pro level opposed to snake drafts equating to Madden on rookie mode. That's how strongly I feel about it. In salary cap drafts, every player is available. If you want Ja'Marr Chase, you're not bound to whatever draft position you randomly drew. Also, during a salary cap draft, you need to be engaged for every nomination and also have a gauge on the value of every single player in the pool. We'll cover my five most pivotal salary cap draft strategies and five players to target in your Fantasy leagues.

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