Fantasy Football Draft Strategy - Double Wide Receivers Early? Or Draft a Stud RB in Round 1?

Fantasy football has a bunch of different ways to play.  I think more so than fantasy baseball.  Maybe I'm off kilter with that, especially since the whole sabre metrics phenomena burst onto the scene.  More fantasy baseball leagues are expanding beyond the traditional 4x4 or 5x5 formats.  But still it seems that there are so many unique ways fantasy football leagues are setup regarding awarding of points, that it can get a little dizzying.

Obviously, for some leagues it's the Standard system you see on most of th big name sports sites or you may play in a PPR league.  Those seem to be the two most common.  There are a million variations of these, as well.  I have friends who put a different emphasis on various aspects of the game by giving more or less points than most standard leagues in different categories, etc.

Some of the earliest of Fantasy leagues actually used statistics from the defensive side of the football, meaning they used individual positions and not simply picked one defensive team.  That's an interesting spin, as well, and adds even more to the depth that you can have within your league.

Whether standard or PPR, chances are you are going to jump on a stud RB in round one.  Grabbing a monster, healthy back right off of the bat is usually what most folks will do.  Hello, Adrian Peterson!  However, if you have a lower pick, you might be tempted to go the WR/WR route, meaning grab a WR in round one and round two, hoping that you can grab a decent RB down the line.  For example, perhaps you grab Dez Bryant, AJ Green or Brandon Marshall with your first pick and still be able to make a play for one of those guys early in round two. 

Then if you get the opportunity, and this is where keeping your eyes open in camp pays off, you can grab a RB later.  It's a risk, for sure, but your sleeper RB could pay off along with having two very good receivers.  In a PPR league, this might be very tempting.

Most folks will go the RB-RB approach, seeing that trying to get a RB down the line in the draft is a bigger risk than trying to find a decent WR.  A good RB will give you consistent scoring from week to week and is someone you can be confident of in head-to-head match ups, especially.  The WR position can be up and down from week to week, depending on dropped balls, defense being played against and even the weather. 

Maybe you combine the two and go WR-RB or vice versa with your first two picks.  But, even in a PPR league, grabbing two WR's with your first two picks can be almost the equivalent of punting a category.  I've never liked doing that.  Again, unless you can really hit on a RB that comes out of the limelight to shine after training camp, or the first couple of games.

What strategies do you follow?  Love to hear about them!