xy_mango landed the top spot and then made an example of the rest of the league. Everyone else might as well throw in the towel because xy_mango is the clear front-runner, projected to finish first in TDL Advanced 2016 A League with a record of 9-4-0 (1,550 points). They clearly wanted to put together a wide receiver corps early, using three of their first five selections on Antonio Brown (first round), Jeremy Maclin (fourth round), and Donte Moncrief (fifth round). These players will be heavily relied upon by xy_mango, as they are the best group of WRs in the league.
Whether by good fortune or well-planned strategy, xy_mango has secured a favorable bye week schedule for their superstars. Of their top five players in projected points, none share a common off week. Based on their opponents' projected points, they have a less-challenging-than-average schedule. In addition to having the sixth-easiest overall schedule, xy_mango has the most difficult last four games of the season.
Draft Notes
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Maybe You Should Add Tony Gonzalez While You're At It
xy_mango must have missed the point of drafting a back-up. In Week 5, both Julius Thomas and Jimmy Graham will be on bye.
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A Pair of Strengths
xy_mango has two positional units projected to be better than the league average, RB and WR.
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May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor
xy_mango might need to consult a fortune teller each week. Their top-drafted QB (Carson Palmer) and second-drafted QB (Blake Bortles) have similar seasonal point projections.
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Risk Averse
xy_mango minimized risk by choosing six consistent players among their 15 picks.
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Putting Their Best Foot Forward
xy_mango knows this isn't European football, right? They elected to go with two kickers, instead of stockpiling depth at other positions.
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Team of Champions?
xy_mango is fielding a team of fantasy MVPs. Last season, three of their players were among the top-20 players that were on the most championship rosters across all Yahoo! leagues: Antonio Brown, Doug Martin, and Carson Palmer.
Player Analysis
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- Antonio Brown, WR
- Round 1, Pick 1
Get a GripCheck that dude for stickum! Antonio Brown figures to be a PPR monster this season, with an NFL-leading 131 projected catches.
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- Doug Martin, RB
- Round 2, Pick 24
Martin is HungryAnd he'll get plenty of chances to feast this season, projected to rank sixth in the NFL with 297 touches.
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- Donte Moncrief, WR
- Round 5, Pick 49
Rethinking That OneDonte Moncrief may not justify his 49th overall draft pick if projections hold true. Currently, he is estimated to fall outside the NFL's top-20 in both yards (25th with 1,007) and TDs (23rd with 7.2).
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- Carson Palmer, QB
- Round 6, Pick 72
Was Carson Palmer the Best Choice at Pick No. 72?xy_mango apparently thinks so. The Cardinals' signal-caller is projected to notch 293 points this year, after producing 320 last year.
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- Josh Gordon, WR
- Round 7, Pick 73
That Just HappenedWhy can't I find Josh Gordon on my draft cheat sheet? Oh wait, here he is under "mid-to-late-round value."
Best Available
While xy_mango is expected to be weak across four positions, K is definitely their weakest unit and an area of need.
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- Nick Folk
- Rank 226, ADP 121
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- Josh Brown
- Rank 228, ADP 136
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- Cairo Santos
- Rank 231, ADP 142
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- Robbie Gould
- Rank 242, ADP 142
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ADP Analysis
Bars above zero indicate a pick was selected later than a player's ADP. Bars below zero show players that were taken earlier than their ADP.
Position Rank vs League Average
The average projected points for all the players at each position versus the average projected points for all players at that position in the league.
Team Forecast
Bye Week Points Lost
Each bar represents the total projected season points for each player that's on bye that week. This chart shows any potential bye week issues.
Schedule by Opponent Points
Week-by-week schedule with each opponent's projected season points. This chart shows any difficult or easy stretches in the schedule.
How We Grade
Draft grades are based strictly on teams' draft performances. This is calculated by counting the number of fantasy points teams are projected to score over the course of the season using their optimal line-ups. The grades do not take schedule into account. Because of bye weeks and other variables it is possible to earn a high grade yet be projected to finish in the middle of the pack. The opposite is also true. Bottom line: Fantasy Football is like the real game. You can draft the greatest talent in the world but you still need to manage your team every week to get the most out of that talent. As a wise man once said, "On any given Sunday..."
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