Everyone should do a mock draft (or five...) every week. OK, so it may sound daunting, but you love playing fantasy football and you want to get it right so, shouldn't you be practicing for the big day(s)? Also, mock drafts are fun -- not daunting, and certainly not a waste of time. There are so many things in life that aren't fun. This isn't going to the dentist (sorry, dentists, not trying to get personal here). Draft a fake football team two, three, or even 30 times over the summer, like we do. We practice. It prepares us for the real thing. We call it Mock Draft Monday. Try one out yourself with our Mock Draft Lobby.
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There is a difference between planning and executing a fantasy football draft in half PPR (point per reception) scoring, but I must admit, there isn't such a major difference that it greatly affects strategy. The receptions aren't worth as much as in a standard full-PPR format, obviously, but if one likes a player, let's be real, one still likes the player even if the receptions get downplayed. Not everyone piles on the targets. Derrick Henry doesn't, and I love his value no matter what because everyone thinks he is too old (he is not). James Cook III is another fellow I like in this format. By the same logic, big-play receivers like Mike Evans, Jameson Williams and Alec Pierce are worth more in half-PPR formats, relative to scale, rather than they do in the full-PPR leagues that reward volume receivers.
Put simply, rushing yards -- like those supplied by Henry and Cook -- matter a bit more in half-PPR formats than full ones, so one can make the case for those running backs earlier. In the middle rounds, perhaps we back off a bit on pass-catching running backs such as Kenny Gainwell, RJ Harvey and Tyjae Spears. They still matter, but not as much. Perhaps they aren't obvious flex options in this format while Kyle Monangai or Jordan Mason deserve more consideration.