The Magic Skol Bus put together an underrated roster that might not dominate week in and week out, but will be firmly entrenched in a playoff spot by season's end. They're projected to finish the season with a 7-6-0 (1,450) record in Hiawatha Elite League, which will be good enough for fifth. They loaded up on ball carriers early, using three of their first five picks to scoop up RBs Adrian Peterson (first round), Eddie Lacy (second round), and Rashad Jennings (fifth round). A lot will be expected of this group, as they are the top RB combo in the league.
Whether by good fortune or well-planned strategy, The Magic Skol Bus 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 softest schedules. The Magic Skol Bus has the opportunity to come out firing, as the first four games of their season are projected to be less difficult than the league average.
Draft Notes
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On Autopilot
Picking starting RBs should be an effortless exercise most weeks for The Magic Skol Bus, as there's a healthy projected point difference between their third-ranked (Rashad Jennings) and fourth-ranked (Jerick McKinnon) RBs.
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Up, Up, and Away
With four players projected to significantly beat their previous year's fantasy points, The Magic Skol Bus hopes to have found some up-and-coming stars.
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Golden Handcuff
The Magic Skol Bus hedged their bets by scooping up Jerick McKinnon in the 11th round to back up Adrian Peterson, his Vikings teammate (a first-round selection).
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A Pair of Proven Winners
The Magic Skol Bus has a couple of fantasy MVPs in their lineup. Last season, two of their players (Adrian Peterson and Gary Barnidge) finished among the top-20 players that were on the most first-place fantasy teams.
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No Back-Up No Cry
Ignoring roster depth, The Magic Skol Bus chose only one player at three different positions (TE, DEF, and K).
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You Snooze, You Lose
While the rest of the league slept on C.J. Prosise, The Magic Skol Bus pounced on him at pick No. 148.
Player Analysis
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- A. Peterson, RB
- Round 1, Pick 4
Feed Thy BeastAdrian Peterson will get the ball early and often, and he's projected to finish second in the league with 325 touches.
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- Eddie Lacy, RB
- Round 2, Pick 21
Old FashionedThe Magic Skol Bus stuck to the tried-and-true fantasy strategy of going RB-RB to start the draft, taking Adrian Peterson and Eddie Lacy before targeting other positions.
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- Alshon Jeffery, WR
- Round 3, Pick 28
181 More Reasons to Appreciate Alshon JefferyJeffery ranks seventh in the Hiawatha Elite League among WRs with 181 projected fantasy points.
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- Doug Baldwin, WR
- Round 4, Pick 45
Rethinking That OneWhile drafted 45th overall, Doug Baldwin isn't projected among the NFL's top-30 in either receiving TDs (33rd with 6.3) or receiving yards (31st with 952).
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- R. Jennings, RB
- Round 5, Pick 52
Trigger HappyWith their fifth-round pick, The Magic Skol Bus pulled the trigger. They drafted Rashad Jennings at pick number 52 despite an ADP of just 108.5 across all Yahoo! leagues.
Best Available
If The Magic Skol Bus wants to upgrade, DEF and WR are areas they could go after first.
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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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