RELATED WHAT EXCITES YOU THE MOST ABOUT THE NEW CFL SEASON-LONG FORMAT?<\/p>\n For Dustin, it all starts with what fantasy can do for the league as a whole.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat excites me the most about season-long CFL Fantasy is the opportunity to bring new fans into the league,\u201d said Nielson. \u201cFantasy football naturally drives interest in teams you might not otherwise follow and gives you a reason to stay engaged across the entire league. It\u2019s also a great way to get a group of friends together and compete week to week, with trades, waiver wire moves and all the strategy that comes with it.\u201d<\/p>\n WHAT\u2019S A GOOD STRATEGY FOR THE CFL FANTASY DRAFT?<\/p>\n When it comes to draft day, having a clear plan, especially early, can make all the difference.<\/p>\n \u201cTake Nathan Rourke<\/a> first overall,\u201d said the play-by-play announcer. \u201cHe\u2019s such a dual-threat quarterback that he can be a league-winner from Week 1 if he stays healthy.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d also suggest prioritizing the National Flex spot. It\u2019s a big advantage if you can slot someone like Brady Oliveira<\/a> into that position while still starting another team\u2019s RB1 at running back.\u201d<\/p>\n Nielson sees quarterback Nathan Rourke as a priority for your CFL Fantasy draft (Matt Smith\/CFL.ca)<\/p>\n WHICH POSITION WOULD YOU WANT TO PRIORITIZE IN THE DRAFT?<\/p>\n Roster construction is just as important as star power, and balance can give you an edge.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you can draft two number one running backs, it gives you a ton of flexibility throughout the season, especially when navigating bye weeks and matchups,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n WHICH PLAYERS WOULD YOU TARGET FOR THE UNIQUELY CFL ROSTER SPOTS (NATIONAL FLEX)?<\/p>\n That flexibility becomes even more valuable when looking at the uniquely CFL roster spots, like the National Flex position that allows you to select a Canadian running back or receiver.<\/p>\n \u201cOver the past few years players like Brady Oliveira<\/a>, Justin McInnis<\/a>, Samuel Emilus<\/a>, Nic Demski<\/a> and Tyson Philpot<\/a> have all proven to be more valuable (in CFL Fantasy) than many of their non-National counterparts,\u201d said Nielson.<\/p>\n WHAT WOULD YOUR IDEAL CFL FANTASY TEAM BE (IN A SIX-PERSON LEAGUE)?<\/p>\n If you could build the perfect roster and pick anyone, Dustin has a clear vision of what that might look like.<\/p>\n Nielson also shared a more realistic version, based on a six-person league draft:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 With the 2026 CFL season approaching, fans will have a new way to stay connected to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642638,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-642637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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