fantasy football sleepers News

In recent years several different strategies have taken NFL fantasy football by storm, including one where owners draft heavily at wide receiver and leave the running back position until the middle and late rounds.

Over the last decade, wide receivers have become a premium commodity in fantasy football and NFL teams concentrate on having good depth at the position. This move has changed techniques used by owners when drafting players and made the game more exciting.

With just a couple weeks until the start of the NFL preseason schedule in Canton, fantasy football owners need to get prepared for their league's draft.

With NFL training camps set to open in the next three weeks, it's time to begin the process of finding not only the best players for the upcoming football season, but also those sleepers that can help fantasy football owners win a championship in 2016.

Seattle - Despite the passing game taking over offense in the NFL, running backs are still a major part of fantasy football and having the right players in each week can make a huge difference in points.

The second week of NFL preseason action gives players another shot to impress coaches, but it seems injuries played a bigger role this weekend and fantasy football owners need to take note.

The first week of NFL preseason action concluded on Sunday and despite players seeing limited action over the weekend, a few names have made a bid to see significant playing time this season and that will help fantasy football owners looking for depth.

With most of the major fantasy football sites now up and running, owners will start their research and look for those diamond in the rough type players.

August is finally here and for fantasy football owners it's time to get started on preparations for the upcoming season.