6 tips to help you win your fantasy football salary cap draft

It’s a lot more complicated than a snake draft.

[Editor’s note: We published this in 2021 but we’re bringing it back again!]

Snake drafts in fantasy football are all fine and good.

But if you’re doing a salary cap draft — which can be much more challenging — there are a lot more wrinkles to think about.

That’s why I decided to write up this tip sheet for you, whether it’s your first time bidding on players or you’re used to the format.

Before we go ahead, I’ll advocate for it: Snake drafts are a repetitive format, and you can’t necessarily always get the players you want. Here, you can target the dudes you want and build a strategy around getting them (if the price is right, of course).

Let’s jump in: