2025 Draft Day Manifesto: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Drafters - NBC Sports
Matthew Berry reveals the seven habits that highly effective drafters all have in common in his 2025 Draft Day Manifesto.
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2025 Draft Day Manifesto: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Drafters
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Published August 8, 2025 03:13 PM
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Is there case against Eagles' Barkley as RB1?
August 7, 2025 01:35 PM
Matthew Berry, Jay Croucher and Lawrence Jackson Jr. debate whether Saquon Barkley is still the top running back in fantasy football, sharing why he could get surpassed this year by Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs.
As you might imagine, the subject of fantasy football comes up in my life a lot. Like a LOT. Like every day. Like multiple times a day.
The questions are exactly what you’d expect. Gimme a late round sleeper, I have pick X - who should I take, which one should I keep of these three etc., etc.
But you know what my favorite comment is? My absolute favorite is: “This is my first year playing.”
As fantasy football has continued to grow and grow in popularity, I hear that one less and less. Although I have heard it a lot more regarding Guillotine Leagues. This is a company and game I loved so much that last year I bought the company.
It’s very simple. You have a league like normal. You draft a team like normal. You start a lineup like normal.
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