Brilliant!. Absolutely brilliant! Billy's Team put on a free draft clinic for the rest of the league, turning the final pick of the first round into a projected first place finish in Hacking Fantasy League. They're projected record of 10-3-0 (1,308) may be untouchable and Billy's Team should expect this to be a season long victory lap. They focused on having a balanced offensive attack, selecting QB Peyton Manning (12th overall), RB DeMarco Murray (13th), WR Vincent Jackson (37th), and TE Julius Thomas (36th) within the first five rounds. They have one of the best QB tandems in the league, as they added Manning and Josh McCown to their squad.
Billy's Team should pick up a new hobby, like bird watching, during Week 4. They have four players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Taking a look at the entire season from start to finish, they have one of the softest schedules. Along with having the second-easiest overall schedule, Billy's Team also has the easiest first four games of the season.
Draft Notes
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Strength in Numbers
TE is the best position for Billy's Team, though DEF and QB are also stronger-than-average.
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Aging Stars
The top half of the roster (from a projected points perspective) is relatively old (ranked No. 1 in the league with an average of 10 years of NFL experience), whereas the bottom half is fairly young (ranked No. 12 with 3.3 years).
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Team of Champions
Billy's Team is rocking a team of fantasy MVPs. Last season, three of their players were among the top-20 players that were on the most first-place fantasy teams (Peyton Manning, DeMarco Murray, and Julius Thomas).
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A Low Floor, but a High Ceiling?
Billy's Team nabbed a sleeper in Kenny Britt with pick No. 180.
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No Back-Up No Cry
Ignoring roster depth, Billy's Team chose only one player at three different positions (TE, DEF, and K).
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Digging Deep
Kenny Britt is owned in only 6% of all Yahoo! leagues, but will surely reward Billy's Team for their faith! Or not.
Player Analysis
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- Peyton Manning, QB
- Round 1, Pick 12
Fantasy is Better Than RealityEven though he fell short in Super Bowl 48, Peyton Manning was more likely to be owned on a 2013 Yahoo! championship roster than any other QB.
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- DeMarco Murray, RB
- Round 2, Pick 13
Feel the Rhythm, Feel the RhymeGet on up, it's DeMarco Murray time! He should run cool this season with 202 projected points.
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- Julius Thomas, TE
- Round 3, Pick 36
A Sizable Target in the Red ZoneWith 7.9 projected TD catches, Julius Thomas ranks third in the NFL among TEs in that category.
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- V. Jackson, WR
- Round 4, Pick 37
The Power of PersuasionNow would be a reasonable time for Billy's Team to encourage the Hacking Fantasy League to increase the value of receptions. They grabbed Vincent Jackson and his 88 projected catches (ranked ninth in the NFL).
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- Michael Floyd, WR
- Round 5, Pick 60
Biggest StealBilly's Team may have found a gem in the fifth round, grabbing Michael Floyd (60th overall pick vs. ADP of 49).
Best Available
If Billy's Team has a desire to make a roster move, WR and K are areas of need.
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- Andrew Hawkins
- Rank 134, ADP 127
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- Jordan Matthews
- Rank 135, ADP 129
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- Blair Walsh
- Rank 233, ADP 131
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- Nick Folk
- Rank 236, ADP 145
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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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