The NFL offseason is barely underway. Yet, pre-draft best ball tournaments are in full swing. I haven’t wasted any time jumping into the draft waters. Thus far, I’ve selected 10 teams, six in Underdog Fantasy’s Big Board, two (max) in the Little Board and two in three-dollar 12-team leagues. The sample of 10 drafts isn’t huge. Still, it provides an idea of the players I’m targeting. Below, I’ve broken down my player exposures at quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end, providing tables with every player I’ve drafted on more than one team.

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Most-Rostered Best Ball Players in February 2023

Quarterbacks

Derek Carr is tied for my most-rostered quarterback with Sam Howell, but the former accounts for more entry fees. Carr isn't an exciting option, and his home for 2023 is unknown. However, he's the cheapest quarterback I feel comfortable taking on two-QB builds anchored by a top-shelf quarterback. In addition to having Josh Allen, Justin Herbert and Trevor Lawrence on two teams each, I've also selected Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts once each. Carr is a viable backup for any of those signal-callers, allowing gamers to spend earlier picks on running backs, wide receivers and tight ends to compensate for the early draft capital needed for the elite quarterback.

Three-QB constructions are exciting in the 20-round drafts, too. Howell is my ideal QB3 on those rosters. One of my favorite three-QB rosters features all three signal-callers I highlighted in Quarterbacks Targets: QB2s With Top-5 Potential (2023) Fantasy Football. The combination of Daniel Jones, Trey Lance and Howell was cheap, each going at pick 100 or later. Jones was the 100th pick, Lance was 117 and Howell was 172. Investing in three quarterbacks with rushing potential is a nifty way to chase ceiling for cheap in the 20-round drafts.

Running Backs

If you've followed my offseason fantasy football writing, you recognize the names on the above table as running backs I've touted. Specifically, Josh Jacobs, Tyler Allgeier and Rashaad Penny were touted in Must-Have Running Backs (2023 Fantasy Football). Additionally, Cam Akers and James Cook were two of the three running backs featured in Running Back Targets: RB3 With RB1 Potential (2023 Fantasy Football). I'm delighted to have Jacobs and Cook at their respective costs on my teams. However, I've been sniped multiple times on Zach Charbonnet, the third running back featured in the RB3 with RB1 potential piece. I intend to draft him more often unless his ADP surges.

Christian McCaffrey is my highest-ranked player. However, he's usually available at the second pick and sometimes the third. As a result, I passed on him once after already selecting him with the top choice when I had the first selection to vary my exposure and get my first share of Justin Jefferson. Gamers entering many best ball lineups should mix their player exposures, even if a player is a spot or two higher in their rankings. Injuries are an unfortunate part of the game, and casting a wider net prevents a single player's injury from derailing your 2023 best ball campaign.

The NFL Draft combine will be paramount for the rookie running backs in a talented class. So, having many irons in the fire will result in a handful of running backs on your teams selected early or into favorable situations. After the combine and as more reputable outlets publish mock drafts, narrowing down the options to a smaller number of backs will be easier.

Wide Receivers

First, the table has more than one page. So, readers can click in the upper right-hand corner of the table to toggle to the second page and see the other wideouts. Four of the five wideouts on at least half of my rosters are rather cheap, with an ADP after 150. Christian Watson is the group's outlier and poster child in Early Undervalued Wide Receivers (2023 Fantasy Football). Watson has jaw-dropping physical tools and had an impressively efficient rookie campaign.

Hunter Renfrow was also in that piece. He's a bounce-back candidate after a forgettable 2022. Khalil Shakir and Skyy Moore will be second-year receivers in high-scoring offenses and could see their roles expand in their sophomore campaigns. It was small samples for both, but Shakir and Moore were excellent at getting open against man coverage.

How often the 2022 rookie WR class was charted as open against single man coverage this season. Khalil Shakir should probably get more snaps next season? pic.twitter.com/2q6vyuAfAA

- Arjun Menon (@arjunmenon100) February 16, 2023

Both players could be the primary slot for their respective clubs, and they each might have the chops to play on the perimeter, too. At their ADPs, they're low-risk, medium-to-high upside choices.

Rookies are well-represented on this table, as they were on the running back table. And, again, the rationale is the same. Gamers can narrow the pool of rookie wideouts to target after the NFL Draft Combine and as more mock drafts are published and updated.

Brandin Cooks is a change-of-scenery pick whose ADP could surge if traded to an offensive powerhouse. Marquez Valdes-Scantling is a cheap piece of Mahomes' rocket arm and Kansas City's high-powered offense. Wan'Dale Robinson was explicitly selected as a stacking partner with Vanilla Vick.

Christian Kirk was the other non-rookie wideout I picked for at least three of my teams, and I expect him to outproduce the more costly Calvin Ridley after Ridley's nearly two-year absence. Ridley was included in Early Overvalued Wide Receivers (2023 Fantasy Football), and Kirk had rapport with Lawrence in their first year playing together. Jacksonville's offense and Lawrence are ascending, making Kirk an alluring piece of exposure to the offense.

Tight Ends

I hate having the fourth pick. I've selected Travis Kelce both times I've held that draft spot. In 20-round drafts, grabbing three tight ends is my preferred move. Touchdowns usually buoy the value of non-elite tight ends, and touchdowns are volatile from year to year. Thus, gamers shouldn't be married to over-drafting any middle-to-late-round tight ends. As a result, I'm putting chips down on various tight ends.

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Josh Shepardson is a featured writer at FantasyPros. For more from Josh, check out his archive and follow him @BChad50.