Even Mel Kiper Jr. can't scowl at this draft performance. And he even has a scowl when he's smiling. Despite a late draft pick, Lady Boneheart assembled a team that is projected to finish first in Kingdom of whoopings League with a record of 13-0-0 (3,651 points). They felt they could wait on quarterback, holding out until the 18th round to secure Kirk Cousins with the 176th overall selection. They put together the top group of RBs in the league, as they added Todd Gurley, Ezekiel Elliott and Frank Gore to their roster.
Whether by good fortune or well-planned strategy, Lady Boneheart 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 season as a whole, they have the least challenging slate. Along with having the easiest overall schedule, Lady Boneheart has the softest last four games of the season.
Draft Notes
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Captain Obvious
Selecting starting RBs should be a simple task most weeks for Lady Boneheart, as the projected point difference between their second-ranked (Ezekiel Elliott) and third-ranked (Frank Gore) RBs is significant.
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May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor
Lady Boneheart might need to consult a fortune teller each week. Their top-drafted QB (Kirk Cousins) and second-drafted QB (Derek Carr) have similar seasonal point projections.
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It's How You Finish
Lady Boneheart must have had a motivational halftime speech, accumulating the most projected points in the league over the second half of the draft.
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Bargain Shopper
With four steals in the first 13 rounds (including Golden Tate, Brandin Cooks, and Frank Gore), Lady Boneheart made some shrewd moves.
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You Snooze, You Lose
While the rest of the league slept on Kelvin Benjamin, Lady Boneheart pounced on him at pick No. 196.
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My One and Only
Ignoring roster depth, Lady Boneheart chose only one player at three different positions (TE, DEF, and K).
Player Analysis
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- Todd Gurley, RB
- Round 1, Pick 5
Feed The BeastOver here we have a rarity in the wild named Todd Gurley. Projected to get a league-leading 353 touches, he feasts on feeble defenses.
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- E. Elliott, RB
- Round 2, Pick 16
Old FashionedLady Boneheart stuck to the tried-and-true fantasy strategy of going RB-RB to start the draft, taking Todd Gurley and Ezekiel Elliott before targeting other positions.
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- Dez Bryant, WR
- Round 3, Pick 25
276 Reasons for Lady Boneheart to Appreciate Dez BryantBryant ranks seventh in the Kingdom of whoopings League among WRs with 276 projected fantasy points.
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- Greg Olsen, TE
- Round 5, Pick 45
All Over the FieldGreg Olsen is projected to rank among the top-5 for TEs in both receiving TDs (fourth with 7) and receiving yards (third with 950).
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- Seattle, DEF
- Round 6, Pick 56
Don't Get Defensive Over ThisBut Lady Boneheart drafted Seattle with the 56th pick, even though their ADP is only 71 across all Yahoo! leagues.
Best Available
QB, the only subpar position on Lady Boneheart, is one area that could potentially be upgraded.
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- Jameis Winston
- Rank 96, ADP 118
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- Marcus Mariota
- Rank 105, ADP 121
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- Andy Dalton
- Rank 106, ADP 113
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- Matt Ryan
- Rank 122, 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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