Every year I like to do some rankings and figure out which players are going to be available for my second, third, fourth and fifth picks, and I use that knowledge to help with my early picks. If I figure there will be solid RB options in the fourth and fifth rounds I'll grab WRs in the second and third rounds. This year though, while going through my ranking lists, I find they are so far apart from the popular ones I see out there, I could get three of my top 15 players! But which three?

This last question leaves me wondering who will be available when my picks come around, all of them. In the past I've had pretty good ideas as to who my first three or even five picks would be, but this year I don't. I don't even have a clue as to what positions will have players I like still available. In my history of drafting I've often taken players based on who I thought would be available later on, but I cannot do that this year. This year I need to be reactive, not proactive.

So what can I do to prepare for my draft? I need to get my cheat sheets in perfect working order and have them extremely organized, maybe color coded by position. I will be spending all of my preparation time on my cheat sheet, and I'll allocate no more time to devising a strategy.

On draft day I'll need to be on my toes. I'll have my cheat sheet fully worked out and organized, and I'll need to be watching trends and ready to devise a strategy if I see something particular happening, or keep with no strategy at all. Of course, there will be an underlying strategy, take the best available without taking a backup until my starters are filled (excluding defense and kickers of course).