(*throughout this article, I will refer back to this per player average as “PPA”). That works out to an average of just over $11 per player drafted. In this league, each team will be drafting 18 players for a total of 216 players. Additionally, we know how many players each team will be drafting, based on the league settings. In a 12-team league with a $200 salary cap, the league cannot spend more than $2,400 in the draft. I’ve been playing in auction/salary cap formats for over 15 years and one of the biggest mistakes new players make is not recognizing the finite amount of funds that can be spent during the auction. First, we need to address one of the biggest challenges in an auction draft format: figuring out when to spend and when to hold out for better values. Don’t worry, I’ll get back to using those rankings later in this article. Once I built up some base-level rankings that I felt confident in using, I began devising my Projected Auction Values (PAV). As always, use them as a baseline and apply your own personal feelings. There is no need to reinvent the wheel, so much of my rankings for this draft were based on their ranks. Andy, Mike, and Jason consistently rank at the top of the Fantasy Pros accuracy ratings and pour a ton of time and resources into their projections. If you’re not yet a subscriber to the Ultimate Draft Kit, this is the part of the article where I encourage you to go sign up. At this point of the season, I’m going to rely heavily on the hundreds of hours that the Fantasy Footballers have already poured into the research. When this league was first proposed, I started to do my general ranking preparations. This extra depth plays into the Best-Ball format, where there will be no trading and no waiver moves after the draft. With nine bench spots, each team will be drafting 18 players slightly deeper than most re-draft “managed” leagues. Our starting line-up is 1QB, 2RB, 3 WR, 1 Flex, and 1 Superflex. The format is straightforward with a few modern enhancements 12-teams, PPR, Superflex, and Best-Ball format. This article documents the process and steps I used and put to use in a real live draft against 11 of the savviest auction players I’ve ever encountered. In mid-July, I participated in an “experts” auction draft. However, it is worth mentioning that “salary cap leagues” in the past are structured in an entirely different way than traditional “auction league” formats. We recognize this shift and hope that we can be a bridge in this conversation. Editor’s Note: “Auction leagues” are being transitioned in many major platforms (ESPN, Yahoo, etc.) to being called “salary cap” drafts.
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