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Adam Schefter's 'Friends and Family' fantasy cheat sheet

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Last year, we gave you direct access to Adam Schefter's personal list of position-by-position, early-, mid- and late-round targets. It was so well received that we asked if he would do it again. This special cheat sheet is being made available exclusively to ESPN Insiders, because any friend of fantasy is a friend of Adam's.

Below is a list of players I feel pretty strongly about this season. This doesn't mean these are the only players who will shine this season. Hardly. But I do think there is strong value in these players, and that they will be better than expected this season. If given a choice -- or a tie when considering another player -- I will go with these players.

I am in one 12-team league, in which some of these players will not need to be drafted, and one 16-team league, in which some of them might be needed more. But again, these are players I believe hold strong value, relative to their ADPs, and are poised to have productive seasons.

I hope this list helps you on your draft day, and good luck!

Quarterbacks

Early rounds: None. Wait on quarterbacks.

Middle rounds: Aaron Rodgers, Deshaun Watson, Carson Wentz, Jimmy Garoppolo, Patrick Mahomes, Andrew Luck

Late rounds: Jared Goff, Eli Manning, Mitchell Trubisky

Running backs

Early rounds: Ezekiel Elliott, David Johnson, Leonard Fournette, Dalvin Cook, Christian McCaffrey, Jerick McKinnon.

Middle rounds: Rex Burkhead, Chris Carson, Tarik Cohen, Royce Freeman.

Late rounds: Matt Breida, Nick Chubb, Peyton Barber, Austin Ekeler, Kalen Ballage, Elijah McGuire, J.D. McKissic, Chase Edmonds

Wide receivers

Early rounds: DeAndre Hopkins, Michael Thomas, Davante Adams, Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill, T.Y. Hilton, Amari Cooper, Jarvis Landry

Middle rounds: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Corey Davis, Robert Woods, Cooper Kupp, Anthony Miller, Marquise Goodwin

Late rounds: Chris Godwin, John Brown, Taywan Taylor, Phillip Dorsett, D.J. Chark, Keelan Cole, Albert Wilson, Cole Beasley, Christian Kirk

Tight ends

Early rounds: Zach Ertz

Middle rounds: Jimmy Graham, Kyle Rudolph, George Kittle, David Njoku

Late rounds: Vance McDonald, Ricky Seals-Jones, Hayden Hurst, Ian Thomas, Will Dissly, Gerald Everett, Vernon Davis

Defense/Special Teams

Favorites: Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams

Sleeper: New Orleans Saints