The most fundamental part of preparing for your draft is to take the time to create your own rankings for each position. Many of your lesser opponents will merely pick up a magazine that catches their eye and adopt those rankings as their own. The problem with relying on a magazine for your rankings is that, unless you are drafting in June, those rankings do not account for many changes that take place between publication and your draft day. Another problem with using the rankings straight from a magazine, or any other source for that matter, is that they may not be using the same scoring system as your league uses to establish projections. There are a variety of scoring systems that are popular and a slight variation in the scoring system could completely sway how you slot your players.
So if grabbing a magazine on the way to your draft isn't a good system, how do you go about establishing your own player rankings? The first thing you need to do is to understand your scoring system. Once you have a good grasp on your league's scoring, I suggest you put a spreadsheet together so that you can calculate player projections that are customized with your score system in mind.
Another key to accurate projections is to use several sources. It is not unusual for me to grab two or three magazines and then consult my favorite websites frequently right up until draft day. This will allow you to have a variety of perspectives and will cancel out one source who may favor or dislike a particular player. By using websites that update projections throughout training camp and preseason games you will be able to adjust your projections for injuries, timeshares, or sleepers. These subtle adjustments will allow you to capitalize in the mid rounds where you are building your team's depth and the keys to a winning team.
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