It doesn't matter how you get to the playoffs, it only matters that you get there. He-Man is a squad built to get there and is projected to finish sixth in Hiawatha Elite League with a record of 7-6-0 (1,354 points). They went after guys who can tote the rock with their early picks, using three of their first five picks to scoop up RBs Adrian Peterson (first round), Mark Ingram (second round), and Giovani Bernard (fourth round). These guys could be the key to the season for He-Man, as they are the top RB duo in the league.
Whether by good fortune or well-planned strategy, He-Man has secured a favorable bye week schedule for their superstars. Of their top five players in projected points, none share a common off week. Looking at the entire season, they have one of the hardest slates. Corresponding with the second-most grueling overall schedule, He-Man also has the second-toughest first four games of the season.
Draft Notes
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On Autopilot
Picking starting RBs should be an effortless exercise most weeks for He-Man, as there's a healthy projected point difference between their third-ranked (Giovani Bernard) and fourth-ranked (Ryan Mathews) RBs.
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No Back-Up No Cry
Ignoring roster depth, He-Man chose only one player at three different positions (TE, DEF, and K).
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A Low Floor, but a High Ceiling?
He-Man nabbed a sleeper in Jameis Winston with pick No. 167.
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Mr. Mendoza
David Johnson is owned in only 2% of all Yahoo! leagues. Let's hope that a.) He-Man has some solid inside information, or b.) he's a close friend of the family.
Player Analysis
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- A. Peterson, RB
- Round 1, Pick 2
Feed Thy BeastAdrian Peterson will get the ball early and often, projected to finish second in the league with 333 touches.
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- Mark Ingram, RB
- Round 2, Pick 23
TraditionalistHe-Man stuck to the tried-and-true fantasy strategy of going RB-RB to start the draft, nabbing Adrian Peterson and Mark Ingram right off the bat.
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- E. Sanders, WR
- Round 3, Pick 26
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner?Guide to making the playoffs and winning the championship in your league: Step 1, create team. Step 2, draft Emmanuel Sanders. He was the sixth-most-owned player by playoff teams, as well as the fifth-most-owned player by championship teams.
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- G. Bernard, RB
- Round 4, Pick 47
Apparently ADP is OverratedWith their fourth-round pick, He-Man pulled the trigger. They took Giovani Bernard at pick number 47 despite an ADP of just 104.8 across all Yahoo! leagues.
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- Mike Wallace, WR
- Round 5, Pick 50
Let Me Check it AgainWhy can't I find Mike Wallace on my draft cheat sheet? Oh wait, here he is under "mid-to-late round flier."
Best Available
With three below-average positions on He-Man, WR and QB are projected as especially weak units that should be upgraded first.
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- Brandon LaFell
- Rank 109, ADP 109
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- Kenny Stills
- Rank 123, ADP 127
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- Philip Rivers
- Rank 99, ADP 107
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- Joe Flacco
- Rank 124, ADP 129
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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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