There are three important values in the fantasy world, Value to You, "Experts" Value and League Value. Value to you is what a player is worth based on the production level you expect from him. "Experts" value is where you'll see the players ranked on the web sites and magazines out there designed to help you. Unfortunately, they don't really help because they're all different and you can't know which is right. I've seen Chris Wells ranked 27th and 82nd so far. Finally, there is League Value. This is how the general managers in your league value the players, and it is the most important value to gauge on draft day.

First, you need to get your cheat sheets straightened out. Mark your sleepers and injury risks and bye weeks and have them ready for draft day. Most importantly, don't stray from these on draft day. Put in all your work beforehand and then trust that work. It's hard to do, I've always strayed on draft day, and it cost me both Tom Brady and Randy Moss in 2007.

Next, go searching around to see how the "Experts" rank the players. You'll probably start your own ranking with somebody else's rankings, but once you're done with yours, revisit that initial ranking you found, and check online at the major sites to see where they have everybody. This will give you an idea of where players will be getting drafted and you can develop a draft strategy from there. For instance, this year there seem to be a lot of good QBs who are of similar value, so why take the third best in the 3rd round when you can grab the eighth best (if you determine that he is of similar vaue to the third best) in the 6th round?

Finally, you need to realize that your league's general managers will have cheat sheets that vary from yours and those of the "Experts." It is impossible to know what the other nine, 11 or 13 GMs are thinking, but you can create some guesses. It is important to know how your league thinks, because you don't want to grab a guy earlier than you need to. You might value him as a 6th rounder, but if the rest of your league values him as a 10th rounder, wait until the 9th to take him and you can get a better player with that 6th round pick. The other owners won't all be predictable, but below are some drafting trends that should help you better predict where certain players might go off the board.

Fantasy owners all want to strike it rich. In 2007 Adrian Peterson burst onto the stage with over 1600 yards and 13 TDs. In 2008 everybody was touting Darren McFadden as "this year's Peterson." The fact is though that there is rarely a rookie RB who dominates like Peterson did. So McFadden's "Experts" and League values were very high, but you realized that he wasn't going to repeat Peterson's success to you downgraded his value on your board, let him pass by, and didn't have to worry about him last year.

Every league seems to have one "by-the-book" owner who will take the available player ranked highest in his magazine. He is very predictable. It would be nice how that magazine ranked all the players because they're all different but you can be pretty sure he won't be taking any chances on any sleepers, and won't be updated on what's been happening in the league since that magazine went to print.

Auto-drafters are the easiest to predict because you can see who their next pick will be in the league's pre-rankings. Sure, maybe the GM changed his own rankings, but considering he missed the draft, it's reasonable to assume he didn't do the homework before the draft. You'll also know in a pick or two whether he updated his rankings.

Another predictable owner is the homer owner. If you have a particular sleeper in mind, and there is a homer owner in your league that likes the team he plays for, be prepared for him to reach for your sleeper sooner than you expect. It's up to you to decide how much you believe in the sleeper. Were you willing to take DeSean Jackson in the 7th round last year?

Then there is the owner who reads just enough about fantasy to be dangerous. He talked to you a week ago about how amazing it is that WRs tend to breakout in their third year. Check out the third year WRs on your cheat sheet and prepate for them to get drafted a little earlier if that owner needs WRs at that point in the draft.