The rest of Super Stars must really be "deflated" after they let Thunderstorm build the best team with the last pick in the draft. This loaded roster is projected to go 13-0-0 (2,376 points) and finish with the best regular season record. They aimed for having a roster with balance throughout, taking QB Andrew Luck (25th overall), RBs Le'Veon Bell (8th) and C.J. Anderson (24th), and WRs Antonio Brown (9th) and Mike Evans (40th). They built the most prolific group of RBs in the league, as they added Matt Forte, Bell, and Anderson.
Week 7 might require some artful managing from Thunderstorm. They have four players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Looking at the season as a whole, they have one of the easiest slates. Along with having the third-easiest overall schedule, Thunderstorm has the most difficult last four games of the season.
Draft Notes
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Because Four Wideouts Wouldn't be Enough
Thunderstorm drafted five Wide Receivers, even though a max of three can be started each week.
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Asset Allocation
TE is the strongest position for Thunderstorm, though RB and WR aren't too shabby either.
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Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
At three different positions, Thunderstorm picked up projected top-two players (Antonio Brown, Travis Kelce, and Baltimore).
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Utter Ridiculousness
In Week 9, both Seattle and Baltimore will be on bye. Drafting two defenses with the same bye week is a unique strategy, Thunderstorm.
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Afraid to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone?
With eight "low-risk" players among their 15 picks, Thunderstorm is looking for dependable help.
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Team of Champions
Thunderstorm is rocking a team of fantasy MVPs. Last season, six of their players were among the top-20 players that were on the most first-place fantasy teams, including Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, and C.J. Anderson.
Player Analysis
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- Le'Veon Bell, RB
- Round 1, Pick 8
Advanced MathIf Thunderstorm had a nickel for every time Le'Veon Bell is projected to touch the ball this season, they'd have 312 nickels.
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- Antonio Brown, WR
- Round 2, Pick 9
Thunderstorm Just Landed a Target MachineJoining Demaryius Thomas (184) as the only players to see 170+ targets last season, Brown never got fewer than nine looks in a game after Week 1, logging a grand total of 181.
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- C.J. Anderson, RB
- Round 3, Pick 24
Does C.J. Anderson Enjoy Fajitas?Because his total yardage figures are sizzling. Anderson is projected to rank seventh in the league with 1,554 all-purpose yards.
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- Andrew Luck, QB
- Round 4, Pick 25
Thunderstorm Made Sure Luck Was On Their SideAny questions about Luck's development were quelled last year, as the Indy gunslinger firmly entrenched himself among fantasy's elite at the QB position.
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- Mike Evans, WR
- Round 5, Pick 40
On a Scale of 1 to AmericaHow free will Mike Evans get in the secondary? He's projected to put up 1,246 receiving yards this year.
Best Available
Although Thunderstorm can pretty much hold tight with this roster as is, QB is one area they could potentially upgrade if they get the itch to make a move.
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- Matthew Stafford
- Rank 85, ADP 95
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- Philip Rivers
- Rank 99, ADP 107
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- Teddy Bridgewater
- Rank 103, ADP 119
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- Colin Kaepernick
- Rank 108, ADP 124
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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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