Sesquipedantic Squad's Draft Report Card

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B Grade
Draft Grade

Draft Recap Summary

Led by a Pair of Vikings, Nick's Nice Team Have a Solidly Average Roster

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Nick's Nice Team are no team of destiny, but they could potentially reach the playoffs assuming things break in their favor. After picking No. 12 overall, the team is predicted to land in 7th place in Hiawatha Elite League. Behind multiple Vikings in the early rounds (Dalvin Cook and Stefon Diggs), Nick's Nice Team are in store for a mark of 6-7 (1,616 points) with the current roster.

  • Tyrell Williams

Biggest Steal: What a fantastic late-round value for Nick's Nice Team, who got Williams at No. 156, about two rounds later than his ADP of 127. After a season in which he recorded 41 receptions for 653 yards and 5 TDs, totaling 97 fantasy points, Williams is projected to score 117 fantasy points with the Raiders. That makes him a valuable No. 3 WR for this squad.

  • Josh Gordon

Stretch Pick: You may have gotten a little too excited when making the decision to select Gordon with the 1st pick of the 6th round, about four rounds earlier than his ADP of 115. Projected to score 89 fantasy points this season, he'll need to outperform expectations to surpass last year when he racked up 41 receptions for 737 yards and 4 TDs over 12 games, totaling 98 fantasy points. Gordon will slot in as the No. 5 WR for Nick's Nice Team, according to projected points.

Draft Notes

  • Week 12 could be a rude awakening for Nick's Nice Team, as they have six players on a bye, led by Kirk Cousins, Dalvin Cook, and Stefon Diggs. Harper's Team, your Week 12 opponent, won't be quite as hamstrung with only two players (Keenan Allen and Los Angeles) getting the week off.

  • With a second-half strength of schedule ranked as the most difficult according to projected records, Nick's Nice Team have a difficult path in the late stages in Hiawatha Elite League. In spite of that, for the full season, Nick's Nice Team face a fairly balanced schedule that ranks as the 5th toughest.

  • Nick's Nice Team have put together a fairly balanced roster with an average of 4.9 years of NFL experience, ranking in the middle of the pack for the league. They selected two rookies (Alexander Mattison and Irv Smith Jr.), the highest total of first-year players in the league. In total, there were 12 rookies selected over the course of the Hiawatha Elite League draft.

Player Analysis

ADP Analysis

Pick Number

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

  Team   League

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

Points

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

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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Sesquipedantic Squad
1. (12) Le'Veon Bell
2. (13) Dalvin Cook
3. (36) Brandin Cooks
4. (37) Stefon Diggs
5. (60) Hunter Henry
6. (61) Josh Gordon
7. (84) Rashaad Penny
8. (85) Jared Goff
9. (108) DeSean Jackson
10. (109) Alexander Mattison
11. (132) Los Angeles
12. (133) Kirk Cousins
13. (156) Tyrell Williams
14. (157) Irv Smith
15. (180) Brett Maher

Best Draft

Best Draft is awarded to the team with the most projected season points based on weekly optimal starting lineups.