Although they got stuck with the 11th overall selection, Randy Ableman was unfazed, building a roster capable of dominating any team in Hiawatha Elite. They're projected to finish with a record of 11-2-0 (1,451 points), placing them first. After exiting the draft with five RBs on the roster, Randy Ableman is set at that position heading into the season. Their RBs are projected to average 125 points this season, right around the league average of 129. They put together the best TE tandem in the league, as they have Rob Gronkowski and Kyle Rudolph.
While Week 5 has the most players on bye for Randy Ableman (four), Week 4 is actually projected to have the team's highest number of idle fantasy points. Based on their opponents' projected points, they have a more-challenging-than-average schedule. Randy Ableman has the opportunity to close with a bang, as the last four games of their season are projected to be less difficult than the league average. However, the opening stretch of first four games is expected to be tougher than average, so a slow start is possible.
Draft Notes
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On Autopilot
Picking starting RBs should be an effortless exercise most weeks for Randy Ableman, as there's a healthy projected point difference between their third-ranked (Chris Ivory) and fourth-ranked (Danny Woodhead) RBs.
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Asset Management
Randy Ableman is loaded at TE and QB. Could they be willing to leverage some of that talent and listen to trade offers from other teams in Hiawatha Elite League?
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Nearly There
The top half of the Randy Ableman roster is one of the strongest in the league (ranked No. 1). However, the bottom of the roster is among the weakest (ranked No. 9).
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Beginning with a Bang
Randy Ableman got off to a sizzling start, amassing the most projected points in the league during the first half of the draft.
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You Snooze, You Lose
While the rest of the league slept on Zach Zenner, Randy Ableman pounced on him at pick No. 179.
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Take One Play Off and He Burns You
Danny Woodhead is always a threat to break off a long one, ranking fourth among NFL RBs in percentage of touches over 40 yards (1.2%).
Player Analysis
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- Rob Gronkowski, TE
- Round 1, Pick 11
A Modern-Day Threat, Sort of Like "Beliebers"TE is the new secret weapon in the NFL, and Rob Gronkowski leads the way with 171 projected fantasy points.
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- Julio Jones, WR
- Round 2, Pick 14
Randy Ableman Says 'Hello' to JulioJones was the lone NFL player to notch 30 catches of at least 20 yards last season, and only Odell Beckham, Jr. averaged more receiving yards per game in 2014.
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- Frank Gore, RB
- Round 3, Pick 35
If it Ain't BrokeThen do fix it? Laughing in the face of decades of fantasy tradition, Randy Ableman didn't grab their first RB (Frank Gore) until the third round.
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- Chris Ivory, RB
- Round 5, Pick 59
Throwing Caution to the WindThey grabbed Chris Ivory with the 59th pick, even though his ADP is only 93.1 across all Yahoo! leagues.
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- Tom Brady, QB
- Round 6, Pick 62
A Super Duper Signal-CallerTom Brady is projected to rack up 309 points this year, enough to rank fourth among all QBs.
Best Available
With three below-average positions on Randy Ableman, K and DEF are projected as especially weak units that should be upgraded first.
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- Nick Folk
- Rank 219, ADP 144
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- Caleb Sturgis
- Rank 227, ADP 146
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- Arizona Defense
- Rank 193, ADP 87
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- Kansas City Defense
- Rank 209, ADP 126
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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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