Picking in the middle of a Fantasy football draft means missing out on the few elite difference-makers in Round 1, but it also positions managers to take advantage of value or potentially scoop up players at the end of a position tier by never being too far away from their next pick. When picking at either end, a manager may have to reach well past projected draft position to land a particular player knowing they'll likely be gone in 20 or so picks, but the benefit of a middle pick is that managers never feel like they're reaching too far for those players, and they can even risk waiting one more round to draft them.

If you're starting your Fantasy football draft research or scouring the Internet for Fantasy rankings, you need to see what NFL and Fantasy football expert R.J. White has to say about how to approach selecting in the middle of Fantasy drafts.

If you're a regular subscriber to SportsLine, you probably know White from dominating NFL picks for years, but did you know he actually got his start in sports media as a Fantasy baseball and football analyst? He even finished No. 1 among all experts for his draft rankings the first year FantasyPros tracked MLB expert accuracy on their site. White has continued to excel at season-long and dynasty Fantasy baseball and football formats, and this year he's sharing his Fantasy expertise with SportsLine subscribers.  

Now, White has prepared an in-depth round-by-round guide to give you an edge with each pick in your PPR or non-PPR drafts, no matter which pick you have. If you have one of the middle four picks in a 12-team league, you're in the right place. If picking early or late in the first round, you can find our strategy guides for those picks in the SportsLine Draft Bible.

So how should PPR drafters plot out their first five picks? And which strategy makes the most sense in non-PPR leagues? Join SportsLine to see how to draft with a middle-four pick, and check out the rest of the SportsLine Fantasy Football Draft Bible!