Bob Lung discusses the perfectly consistent fantasy football draft.
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In our continuing series of giving you guidance on how to draft a perfect team (as per the FantasyPros rankings) and consistent team (from Big Guy Fantasy Sports Consistency Tools), we take a look at drafting from the No. 3 position in a 12-team PPR snake draft.
Fantasy Draft Day can be one of most exciting or most horrifying days in a fantasy owner’s life each year. It’s exciting for those who prepare. It’s horrifying for those who don’t have time to prep because LIFE gets in the way.
Well, worry no more, my friends! I’m here to help give you a winning draft, REGARDLESS of the position you choose from!
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My friends at FantasyPros have some great tools to help you in your Fantasy Football draft preparation. One of them is the Draft Simulator. I am going to use this tool in conjunction with a tool from the Big Guy Fantasy Sports site called the Tier Draft List. The Tier Draft List is a one page Excel file that groups each position by Tier (RB1, RB2, etc.) and then separates the Tier into Grade A, B, C and D. Each Tier correlates to an Expected Consistency Rating or how consistent that player should be in 2017. This is explained in the Guide.
By utilizing the Draft Simulator, I will perform a mock draft from each position and present the results as ranked by the FantasyPros expert rankings. Upon presenting that the mock draft results are ranked No. 1 by FantasyPros, I will also show you why it’s a great draft because of the consistency ratings of the players I drafted.
We start with a mock draft from position: Pick No. 5.
The Results
As you can see from the results, the team drafted ranked #1 by the FantasyPros expert rankings. And while, that’s certainly important that our drafted team scores more points than any other team, it’s also important that the players are consistently scoring those points.
Roster with Consistency Rankings
| Pick | Player | Position | Tier Draft | Consistency | ||
| 1.5 | LeSean McCoy, BUF | RB | RB1A | 80% | ||
| 2.8 | Amari Cooper, OAK | WR | WR1B | 75% | ||
| 3.5 | Demaryius Thomas, DEN | WR | WR2A | 75% | ||
| 4.8 | Tom Brady, NE | QB | QB1A | 80% | ||
| 5.5 | Danny Woodhead, BAL | RB | RB2B | 65% | ||
| 6.8 | Kyle Rudolph, MIN | TE | TE1B | 65% | ||
| 7.5 | Pierre Garcon, SF | WR | WR3B | 60% | 71% | Starters |
| 8.8 | Frank Gore, IND | RB | RB2B | 65% | ||
| 9.5 | Tyrell Williams, LAC | WR | WR3B | 65% | ||
| 10.8 | James White, NE | RB | RB3C | 60% | ||
| 11.5 | Rishard Matthews, TEN | WR | WR4C | 55% | ||
| 12.8 | Ted Ginn, NO | WR | WR6D | 50% | ||
| 13.5 | Houston Texans | DEF | ||||
| 14.8 | Carson Palmer, ARI | QB | QB2B | 65% | 60% | Bench |
| 15.5 | Dan Bailey, DAL | K |
Overall, the consistency is very good for this team. The Starters overall consistency is 73%! That’s outstanding! If your starters can average over 65%, that’s a solid team. The Bench scoring a 60% consistency average is also a very good. (Note: There is no consistency ratings for Kickers and Defense).
So, let’s break down the starters.
STARTERS
One thing that I always stress to fantasy owners is to make sure that you draft your CORE starters (1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR and 1 TE) within the first seven rounds (depending on your league starter lineup).
The starters all have a grade of Tier 1-3 and Grade of A or B.
With Ezekiel Elliott’s suspension, LeSean McCoy becomes the No. 3 running back and a great pick at No. 5 overall. The receiving corps is solid with Cooper, Thomas, and Garcon. However, the drafting of Tom Brady and Kyle Rudolph (last year’s most consistent tight end) gives this team an excellent core of consistent players.
This is very important to try and get these tiers for your top seven starters.
In summary, this is an excellent draft for starters with a No. 1 ranking by FantasyPros and a consistency rating of 71%.
BENCH
Drafting a solid and consistent bench is just as important as your starters. Yes, there will be underperformers and injuries, but by having a consistent bench gives you depth for possible trades to improve your starters.
In this draft, I have covered a backup to all positions.
In summary, the FantasyPros ranking was No. 2 overall, but more important is the 60% bench consistency rating. I feel much better about that and allows me to feel good about the start to the season.
OVERALL
The FantasyPros ranking of 95 out of 100 and an A rating says it all! This is an excellent draft, both in total points and consistency!
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