Flexibility is important in Fantasy football, sure. You need to be able to react to what happens in the draft at every turn. However, you need to have a plan, too. Especially with your early-round picks, who will define your team for the rest of the draft. Our experts are going through each slot in the draft, sketching out the path you may need to take once you make your first choice. Here are the paths Heath Cummings takes from the No. 2, 5, 8, and 11 spots in the draft.

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Heath Cummings evaluates the No. 2 pick in non-PPR draft, and says it likely means you should take a running back with two of your first three picks.

if you get the No. 5 pick in a non-PPR draft, Heath Cummings says a balanced team is the path of least resistance.

If you have a pick in the back half of the first round, you might want to consider taking receivers early.

Zero-running back may be dead, but Heath Cummings says you should consider a variation of the strategy if you're picking at the very back of the draft.