The most productive WR in Fantasy Football this past year was Steve Smith, and he was only the 19th best player. There were 8 RBs ahead of him. Other WRs don't start showing up until 26th.

What does this mean? It means you don't waste a first round pick on a WR. You use your first round pick to get either a QB or RB that is going to give you top 10 performance. If you use this past year as a model you wouldn't even use a second round pick on a WR. Your first two picks should go to the positions which are going to get you the most scoring, QB and RB. Even the best WR isn't going to produce the points the calibur of QB or RB that you can get in the first round or second round.

There are 9 RBs in the top 25, and only 6 in the next 25. There is 1 WR in the top 25 and 11 in the next 25. So you have 15 RBs in the top 50, mostly in the top 25 and 12 WRs in the top 50, mostly in the bottom 25. In the top 100 there are 33 WRs and 31 RBs.

If you sort all of the RBs by total fantasy points for the season you see big dropoffs in performance in the top 25 at the position. If you do the same for WR you find that there are clumped pretty close together (except for Smith who blows everyone away).

Additionally, WRs are streaky. A bad day for a WR gets you almost nothing in points, whereas a RB with a bad week usually gets you a couple of points in yardage.

If you want a top quality RB you have to get them early, and if you do they will far outperform the average for the position. If you miss out on a top quality WR you'll have to settle for an average one, but the difference in points won't be as significant as at RB.

You can do well if you have a top tier RB and only average WRs, but you'll struggle if you have a top WR and only average RBs. At least that's what I've observed after years of playing Fantasy Football.

Now, if you're able to land the three best WRs in fantasy football, you'll be able to even out having an average QB and two average RBs, but it isn't likely to happen.

Average WRs are a dime a dozen, and a top quality WR isn't nearly as beneficial as a top quality RB.