I wouldn’t go so far to dare call myself a “Best Ball bro,” but I’ve drafted more teams than ever this summer. It’s been instructive watching ADP change over the past few months, and now it’s time to adjust to good old-fashioned regular draft season, which has arrived. With that in mind, here are my favorite players to target and fade in each of the first eight rounds of fantasy drafts, based on Fantasy Pros’ PPR composite ADP, starting with a running back in Buffalo.Round 1 (Picks 1-12)Target: James Cook, RB, BUF (ADP 10)Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson are easily my favorite targets, but choosing them feels like cheating. Cook is a strong fallback target who also highlights prioritizing running back early in drafts this season. Cook is in his prime and led the league in rushing touchdowns in 2024 and rushing yards last season. He plays in one of the NFL’s best offenses (the Bills are favored in 14 games) and is expected to see increased work as a receiver in 2026. Also, backup Ray Davis is a nice insurance policy available late in drafts.Fade: Justin Jefferson, WR, MIN (12)Jefferson is one of the best wide receivers ever and is due for touchdown regression in 2026. Kyler Murray will be an upgrade over J.J. McCarthy. Jefferson is likely to have a nice bounce-back campaign in 2026. However, Murray is still a problem for his pass catchers — over the past three years, he has been the least accurate QB on balls thrown 10+ yards downfield and has ranked 49th among 55 quarterbacks in catchable target rate to players lined up outside. Murray rarely throws intermediate/deep over the middle of the field, where Jefferson led the NFL in fantasy scoring across 2023 and 2024. A Murray WR has reached 1,000 yards just once and has never had more than eight touchdowns.Jefferson is rightfully getting ADP respect after he was fantasy’s WR49 over the final nine games last season, but he’s going a few picks too early.Round 2 (Picks 13-24)Target: Chase Brown, RB, CIN (14)Brown will continue to lose some passing down work to Samaje Perine, but he could finish with first-round fantasy value regardless. Brown was the RB4 in expected fantasy points per game when Joe Burrow played at least 80% of the snaps last season, and he was fantasy’s RB3 over the final 11 games. Brown seemingly ran a bit hot with touchdowns down the stretch, but he was among the league leaders in designed red-zone targets. The Bengals are favored in a whopping 14 games and are planning to go under center more in 2026, which will be a big boost for Brown.Brock Bowers (21) and Kenneth Walker (15) are other preferred targets in Round 2.Fade: Josh Allen, QB, BUF (24)Allen is one of my favorite players in the league (shoutout to Firebaugh, California), but he’s a huge opportunity cost as a second-round pick at a QB position that’s incredibly deep. Allen provides a safe floor and is a fine home-league pick, but in non-Superflex formats, waiting on quarterback seems like the shrewdest bet in 2026. I have Lamar Jackson ranked slightly ahead of Allen this season, and he’s going rounds later.Round 3 (Picks 25-36)Target: Malik Nabers, WR, NYG (27)Nabers is certain to climb into the second round (he already has in NFFC drafts) if he continues to receive more positive health news. Most offseason reports were ominous and suggested Nabers had a real chance of opening the year on the PUP list, but they’ve recently been overwhelmingly positive. The reported date/timeline for his second (cleanup) surgery was apparently inaccurate.Nabers remains risky (including a production dip) coming off such serious injuries (full meniscus repair), but that’s priced into his ADP — he would otherwise be a top-five pick this year. He put up the third-most fantasy points per game ever by a rookie WR while catching passes from Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito.There’s real concern over a Matt Nagy offense, but Nabers is a generational talent. Target hog Wan’Dale Robinson is gone, and backup QB Jameis Winston has been a big boost to fantasy pass catchers in the past, should Jaxson Dart miss time. Nabers (or CMC) is this year’s highest risk/reward draft pick, but the potential payoff is worth a third-rounder.Fade: Breece Hall, RB, NYJ (34)Hall was fantasy’s RB27, and the RB20 in expected fantasy points per game, when the Jets had all their running backs active (four games) last season. Aaron Glenn has talked about using Braelon Allen in the passing game and has referred to New York’s backfield as a “three-headed monster” along with Isaiah Davis. Hall was admittedly given strong usage during New York’s first preseason game, and the groin injury he picked up is considered minor, but it’s hardly ideal and will likely keep him out until Week 1. The Jets’ offense should be improved, but New York is still projected to be the second-lowest scoring team in 2026. Hall has the talent to make this fade look foolish, but his situation remains an uphill battle.Round 4 (Picks 37-48)Target: Colston Loveland, TE, CHI (43)Loveland erupted down the stretch of his rookie season, averaging 12 targets and 20 fantasy points over the final four games (including the playoffs). Loveland owned a team-high 33% target share when he was on the field with DJ Moore, Luther Burden and Rome Odunze (94 routes). Loveland averaged more expected fantasy points (19.1) over his final five games than Trey McBride (18.6) during his historical season.