Fantasy war room 2017: Fantasy football advice, rankings, draft strategy, sleepers for Sept. 1

Welcome back for the Labor Day weekend version of the SB Nation Fantasy War Room. The 2017 preseason wrapped up Thursday night, and we are headed into a Labor Day weekend filled with roster cuts. These won’t have much impact on fantasy football teams. However, this weekend does represent the biggest of the year for fantasy drafts. With that in mind, we’ll be live until 10 p.m. ET answering all your fantasy football questions. If you can’t see the comments at the bottom of the article, click here.

The most notable news is that Le’Veon Bell is set to report to the Pittsburgh Steelers and sign his tender. He was franchised and chose to skip the entire preseason. It remains to be seen how rusty he will be in the regular-season opener, but he’ll be out there and is a must start for fantasy owners.

This marks the sixth season of a chat room that offers you the most extensive fantasy football advice on the internet. In 2012, SB Nation created a live chat called the Fantasy War Room to help you better prepare for your fantasy football drafts and weekly lineup decisions. Unlike other chats that are for an hour or two on game day, the Fantasy War Room is live several hours a day for virtually the entire season.

The War Room is officially into our normal August draft schedule. We will be operating from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. These hours will take us to the Thursday kickoff opener the first week in September.

Today’s war room will feature fantasy analyst Zachary Senvisky answering questions. Drop in the comments with any questions you have to get ready for your fantasy drafts and the 2017 fantasy football season!

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2017 fantasy football draft strategy guide
Top 150 overall rankings
QB rankings
RB standard rankings
RB PPR rankings
WR standard rankings
WR PPR rankings
TE rankings
D/ST rankings

Fantasy football drafts require hitting on your high picks, but factoring in potential sleepers and busts is critical to winning your league. There will be players in the first couple of rounds who flame out, and you’ll find a player in round 10 or 11 who is the key to victory. Each week, we have taken a look at how potential sleepers and busts have performed to give you an idea of whom to consider and avoid in your drafts.

QB sleepers, busts performances
RB sleepers, busts performances
WR sleepers, busts performances
TE sleepers, busts performances

QB sleepers, busts performances
RB sleepers, busts performances
WR sleepers, busts performances
TE sleepers, busts performances

QB sleepers, busts performances
RB sleepers, busts performances
WR sleepers, busts performances
TE sleepers, busts performances

There is a host of new rookies in the NFL each season, and they can be critical to your success. If you are in a dynasty or keeper league, they hold a little more value, but even in single-year leagues, there will be rookies worth considering in your drafts. Here is Week 1 and Week 2 preseason rookie analysis.

Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends

Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends

Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends