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How does NFL draft first round affect your fantasy football strategy?

He had to wait awhile, but Johnny Manziel got an opportunity to make an immediate fantasy impact.

He had to wait awhile, but Johnny Manziel got an opportunity to make an immediate fantasy impact.

Final fantasy focus: You're not going to be drafting Bortles outside of dynasty formats unless you are in a deep 2-QB league. He's a big pocket passer that has drawn comparisons to Ben Roethlisberger, and he could provide some bye-week help late in the season, if only because the Jaguars will likely be throwing the ball a lot. Shorts remains a WR3/4 with WR2 upside in November and December.

We'll be talking about these fantasy rookies for the next four months, so expect them to rise and fall in value -- much like they did over the past four months before the NFL draft.