There are six positions in Fantasy Football. Each one has its own quirks, many have their own scoring system and all have factors that make handling them as individuals, not as a group. Here is what you need to know about each position:

Quarterback:

- Usually the highest scoring position.

- Scoring can be 4pts/6pts per touchdown; 1 pt for every 20/25 passing yards.

- Generally drafted after the third round with the exception of the top 1 or 2 at the position.

- Good Quarterbacks are usually with good teams but the exceptions are teams with good receivers and bad defenses where the team must pass to keep up. These can make for good QBs acquired on the cheap.

Running Back:

- The most sought after position due to rarity and predictable week-to-week scoring. The draft will start with a run of 18-20 Running Backs in the first two rounds. The rest of the first 5-7 rounds will be dotted with mediocre backs and good backups.

- Second highest scoring position.

- Drafting a handcuff (backup RB to the star RB)is a good strategy to ensure keeping the numbers potentially lost if the star RB goes down.

- Scoring usually 6pts per touchdown and 1pt for every 10 yards gained.

- A good offensive line is essential to a good running game. A good team defense can help, too. If the defense gives up a lot of points the offense will likely pass more to keep pace.

Wide Receivers

- The top Wide Receivers will go in the second round then pick up steam in rounds 3-5.

- Wide Receivers run hot and cold from week-to-week. Their success is dependent on many moving parts: The Quarterback, the game plan and the pass protection. A great wide receiver may have a few huge weeks with streaks of mediocrity.

- Wide Receiver scoring is usually 6pts per Touchdown and 1pt for every 10 yards. Recent developments have added 1pt for every reception, which was a way to equalize the scoring of WRs to RBs.

- Third highest scoring position. Scoring declines slowly from the top player at the position on down.

Tight End

- Many times lumped in with Wide Receivers, which reduces their value.

- Due to large variances in scoring, consistent, top-scoring Tight Ends are worth more than their draft slot.

- The top Tight Ends start to go at round 3-4 with the main first group drafted by round 7.

- Tight End scoring is the same as Wide Receiver scoring.

- Tight Ends are likely the lowest scoring position on average.

Kicker

- Kickers are the next-lowest scoring position and the difference between the top kicker and the 10th kicker is minimal

- Kickers should be drafted very late. The difference in kickers are minimal and they aren't predictable year-to-year.

- Carrying more than one kicker at a time is not needed. There are usually plenty of kickers available and replacing a kicker for a bye week or poor performance shouldn't be an issue.

- Kicker scoring can differentiate a little league to league the main differences being the scoring of longer field goals. Some leagues will score all field goals three points, others will score them by the distance (1pt 0-19, 2pts 20-29 etc.) and then some leagues will give 3pts for up to 39 yards, 4pts for 40-49 and 5pts and more for longer field goals. Negative points are assessed for missed field goals.

Defenses

- Defenses are almost as unpredictable as kickers due to the basic scoring methods.

- Draft Defenses near the end but somewhat before the kickers. Generally along with the backups.

- Defenses usually are the fourth highest scoring position.

- Defensive scoring can vary wildly, especially with points or yards against. The basics are to give points for turnovers forced, sacks and touchdowns scored. Many leagues give bonuses to defenses for shutouts or low scoring games.

- Defensive scoring that emphasizes points against is usually best and lends itself to more predictable results.