It doesn't matter how you get to the playoffs, it only matters that you get there. Rüssnôçérôse is a squad built to get there and is projected to finish sixth in Hiawatha Elite League with a record of 6-7-0 (1,456 points). With their first five picks, Rüssnôçérôse focused on a balanced offensive attack, selecting QB Cam Newton (23rd overall), RBs Todd Gurley (2nd) and Ryan Mathews (47th), and WRs T.Y. Hilton (26th) and Jeremy Maclin (50th). They also landed the bottom WR duo in the league, as they added Hilton and Maclin.
Whether by good fortune or well-planned strategy, Rüssnôçérôse 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 a weaker-than-average schedule. In addition to having the fifth-easiest overall schedule, Rüssnôçérôse also has the softest last four games of the season.
Draft Notes
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A Triumvirate of Talent
Rüssnôçérôse has three above-average positions on their roster (RB, QB, and TE).
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Up, Up, and Away
With four players projected to significantly beat their previous year's fantasy points, Rüssnôçérôse hopes to have found some up-and-coming stars.
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Decent Idea, Mediocre Execution
Rüssnôçérôse will need a hand from the waiver wire in Week 4, as their only K (Mason Crosby) and only DEF (Green Bay) will both be on bye that week.
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Nearly There
The top half of the Rüssnôçérôse 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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A Dominating Pair
Rüssnôçérôse has a pair of fantasy MVPs in their lineup. Last season, two of their players (Todd Gurley and Cam Newton) finished among the top-20 players that were on the most first-place fantasy teams.
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A Low Floor, but a High Ceiling?
Rüssnôçérôse grabbed a sleeper in Phillip Dorsett with pick No. 146.
Player Analysis
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- Todd Gurley, RB
- Round 1, Pick 2
No RB by Committee HereLook up "workhorse back" in the dictionary and there is a picture of Todd Gurley. Rüssnôçérôse should be in good shape if he reaches his league-leading 346 projected touches this year.
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- Cam Newton, QB
- Round 2, Pick 23
Did Rüssnôçérôse Just Dab?Among QBs last season, only Tom Brady appeared on more first-place fantasy rosters than Carolina's signal-caller.
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- Delanie Walker, TE
- Round 6, Pick 71
The Titan to TargetWalker led all TEs in both targets (133) and receptions (94) last year, and received double-digit targets in seven of the 15 games in which he played.
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- D. Johnson Jr., RB
- Round 7, Pick 74
Apparently ADP is OverratedWith their seventh-round pick, Rüssnôçérôse pulled the trigger. They took Duke Johnson Jr. at pick number 74 despite an ADP of just 106.9 across all Yahoo! leagues.
Best Available
There are three positions that Rüssnôçérôse could look to improve, including DEF and WR, which look like the biggest areas of need.
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- New England Defense
- Rank 179, ADP 89
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- Buffalo Defense
- Rank 195, ADP 130
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- Rishard Matthews
- Rank 121, ADP 131
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- Bruce Ellington
- Rank 132, 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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