Fanball NFL Auction: Week 6 – Thursday, October 11th
Hey everyone, welcome to the Fanball NFL Auction breakdown. If you haven’t played on this site before, it’s a product unlike anything you’ve ever seen before in DFS. They will be offering an Auction-style format drafting with four players on the board at all times, meaning you have to be on your toes and be aware of what is going on, because split-second mistakes can be costly.
Each team must draft 1 QB, 2 WR, 2 RB, and 1 TE. No player can be left on the board at the end of the draft, so if you are the last player not to draft a TE, then when the last TE goes on the board you will auto-draft them for $1.
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There are four players up for auction at all times, so you need to be able to adlib on the fly if someone goes drastically over or under what you are projecting to pay for them. You can find the full scoring system for Fanball NFL here.
Below are my breakdowns for each position along with the projected price point for each player.
Thursday, October 11th
Quarterback
Tom Brady -$12
Andy Dalton – $7
Kirk Cousins – $7
Cam Newton – $7
Derek Carr – $1
Joe Flacco – $1
So, with QB today there are really just three separate tiers. Brady in a high scoring shootout is all alone at the top, and if you can get him at a discount you absolutely should. The second tier includes three “good” QBs (coinflips as to the best value) who are worth bidding up to $7. The smart move here is to not overpay for any of the tier two QBs and hope that you can land one for “undervalue” later on in the draft. Worst case scenario is that you roll with Carr or Flacco for $1 at the end.
Running Back
Melvin Gordon – $26
Ezekiel elliott – $26
James Conner – $24
Joe Mixon – $22
James White – $11
David Johnson – $11
Jordan Howard – $7
Chris Thompson – $7
Carlos Hyde – $7
Chris Carson – $7
LeSean McCoy – $5
Alex Collins – $1
Running backs are a very interesting and loaded position today. We essentially have two separate tiers here. The top four RBs stand well above the rest and are actually four of the top RB’s on the slate. They should be given a $20+ premium, as they are way above the rest on the board.
The next seven running backs are all in pretty much the same category with slight differences in expected production based on which projection model you are looking at. I have a feeling that if you did this draft 100 times, you would have these running backs off the board in very different orders in every single one (with the exception of Alex Collins). If you are running multiple different auctions, it’s probably smart to wait until near the end and see which RB you can get for the lowest price, considering that people tend to spend too much of their money early, meaning you can swoop in at the end and get a guy under value.
Wide Receiver
Antonio Brown – $27
Julio Jones – $24
Mike Evans – $16
Keenan Allen – $16
Robert Woods – $13
Jarvis Landry – $11
Tyler Boyd – $8
Allen Robinson – $1
Corey Davis – $1
Amari Cooper – $1
Devin Funchess – $1
WR today has essentially two super studs, four studs, Tyler Boyd, and then the rest. In my opinion, the last four have essentially the same projected points totals within a point or two everywhere. There is no need to pay more than $1 for any of them, and you’re better off paying up for one of the other guys and punting your WR2.
At the top, it is highly advisable paying up for either Brown or Jones, as both them offer winning upside and a decent floor. If you pay up for RB, it’s a smart move to go in the middle ground with Evans, Allen, Woods, and Landry. All these WRs offer high floors and high ceilings and are clearly a tier above the rest of the group here.
One smart strategy here: If some of the bottom four WRs go up on the board early and get bid on, wait until the end to draft your WRs — there are so many good options at the top that chances are you can end up with a high tier WR drastically under value. Saving around $6 at the end could land you the likes of Evans or Landry at the end of your draft (remember that this site is full PPR, so high target guys like the above can pay huge dividends).
Tight End
Travis Kelce – $22
Jared Cook – $12
Kyle Rudolph – $9
David Njoku – $5
Vance McDonald – $4
Niles Paul – $1
This is the only position on the board where you have a “landmine” on the board (a landmine is a player that is drastically worse than everyone else). Niles Paul is projected at a full four points lower than any other TE on the board and should be avoided at all costs here. I currently have most of the rest of the TEs at in the single digits, but TE is not a position that you want to wait on. If a TE goes on the board early and you can get him at a decent price, you hop on it quickly.
One thing you need to be on the lookout for is if someone drafts Niles Paul early for $1. If this scenario happens, then can just wait on either Njoku or McDonald for $1 later on in the draft and can disregard the position until the end.
Thanks for reading guys. Just a quick reminder that you should always be willing and able to adjust on the fly here with this auction draft format, and don’t leave money on the board if possible.