fantasy football

Alex Cates

Oct 14
8 min

Quantifying Fantasy Football Skill: Sleeper vs ESPN, which managers are better at Fantasy Football

How do we know if our league is competitive? Those of us that have played in multiple leagues know that some leagues are more competitive...

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A deep dive into Zero-RB: Is it ever the optimal strategy?

Alex Cates

Aug 19
11 min

A deep dive into Zero-RB: Is it ever the optimal strategy?

Zero-RB is a popular Fantasy Football Strategy, but it a winning strategy or a backup plan for your draft? Let's see what the data says...

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Alex Cates

Aug 5
5 min

2022 Snake Draft Strategy Review

A look back at the 2022 season and what strategies worked for fantasy football drafts

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Is activity always good? Or are we just spinning our wheels?

Alex Cates

Nov 5, 2022
7 min

Is activity always good? Or are we just spinning our wheels?

Those that have played Fantasy Football for a long time will know this feeling. You pay attention to the waiver wire every day. You churn...

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Auction Draft Strategy: 3 Year Review of Nomination Strategy

Alex Cates

Aug 27, 2022
5 min

Auction Draft Strategy: 3 Year Review of Nomination Strategy

This will be part 3 of my 3-year review series. Each Saturday between now and the NFL season I will be releasing a new section. Week 1:...

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Auction Draft Strategy: 3 Year Review of Roster Construction

Alex Cates

Aug 20, 2022
5 min

Auction Draft Strategy: 3 Year Review of Roster Construction

Here we analyzed 1100 auction drafts over the last 3 years to examine what strategies worked and which didn't

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Alex Cates

Aug 13, 2022
6 min

Snake Draft Strategy: 3 Year Review

In this post, I look at the past 3 years to see how different draft strategies fared across ~1500 competitive leagues.

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Alex Cates

Mar 5, 2022
6 min

2021 Draft Strategy Recap: Snake Drafts

With the fantasy season over, I am looking back at what snake draft strategies worked, and which did not for the 2021 Fantasy Football...

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Championship Players 2021: What players won your league?

Alex Cates

Jan 22, 2022
5 min

Championship Players 2021: What players won your league?

With the Fantasy Season over, I look back at how drafting or rostering different players affected your odds of winning a championship.

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Luck vs Skill: How much does luck matter in season long fantasy football

Alex Cates

Nov 6, 2021
6 min

Luck vs Skill: How much does luck matter in season long fantasy football

Note: Along with this month's post, I am excited to announce fantasyleaguereport.com. For the last year, I have been working on...

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Weekly Leverage or Are All Fantasy Football Wins Created Equal

Alex Cates

Oct 2, 2021
4 min

Weekly Leverage or Are All Fantasy Football Wins Created Equal

In my last post, I looked at how a team's playoff odds change depending on their record at different points throughout the season. That...

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Don't Panic! (at least not this week). Or your playoff odds given your record

Alex Cates

Sep 25, 2021
6 min

Don't Panic! (at least not this week). Or your playoff odds given your record

Everyone says don't panic, your fantasy football team can turn it around. but you should panic eventually. Here we determine when to panic.

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The Effect of League Settings pt 2. Draft Strategy

Alex Cates

Aug 21, 2021
7 min

The Effect of League Settings pt 2. Draft Strategy

In 2 previous posts, I looked at what draft strategies worked in snake drafts for 2020 and how different league settings affect...

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Should you stack players in redraft Fantasy Football Leagues?

Alex Cates

Aug 14, 2021
7 min

Should you stack players in redraft Fantasy Football Leagues?

Stacking. It is a controversial idea. For those who haven't heard the term before, stacking is the idea of having both a quarterback and...

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2020 Auction Draft Strategy: What Worked?

Alex Cates

Jul 31, 2021
7 min

2020 Auction Draft Strategy: What Worked?

If you've played fantasy football for a long time you have probably heard of an auction draft. While the traditional snake draft means...

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How Important are Sleepers and Busts in a Fantasy Draft?

Alex Cates

Jul 3, 2021
7 min

How Important are Sleepers and Busts in a Fantasy Draft?

Every year certain fantasy players end up having an outsized impact, the sleepers and the busts. Here we explore how many sleepers and busts

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How does team level output affect fantasy production? Or do you want a QB with a bad Defense?

Alex Cates

Jun 12, 2021
3 min

How does team level output affect fantasy production? Or do you want a QB with a bad Defense?

When choosing fantasy players, do you want to choose players whose teams are balanced, or do you want the player to be the sole focus of the

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How do Different League Settings Affect Positional Value?

Alex Cates

May 4, 2021
6 min

How do Different League Settings Affect Positional Value?

Every year, Fantasy commissioners look to tweak their league settings to try to make the league fairer, more fun, or better match the NFL.

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Alex Cates

Jan 25, 2021
5 min

2020 Recap: The QBs

In my last post, I looked at what draft strategies worked in snake drafts this past season. While there were a few interesting findings,...

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Alex Cates

Jan 12, 2021
9 min

2020 Draft Strategy Recap: Snake Drafts

Note also check out 2020 auction draft strategies and a 3 year review of snake draft strategies Now that the season is over, we can look...

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