Alex Cates
Snake Draft Strategy Review: What Worked in 2023
This post covers the overall averages of various snake draft strategies worked in 2023 compared to previous years. New this year is a...
top of page
Search
Alex Cates
- Oct 14, 2023
- 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...
2,566 views0 comments
Alex Cates
- Aug 19, 2023
- 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...
6,240 views0 comments
Alex Cates
- Aug 5, 2023
- 5 min
2022 Snake Draft Strategy Review
A look back at the 2022 season and what strategies worked for fantasy football drafts
25,702 views0 comments
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...
1,871 views0 comments
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:...
6,101 views0 comments
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
10,991 views0 comments
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.
21,356 views0 comments
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...
13,306 views0 comments
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.
2,542 views0 comments
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...
11,317 views0 comments
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...
2,373 views0 comments
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.
16,406 views0 comments
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...
10,246 views0 comments
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...
3,408 views0 comments
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...
7,021 views0 comments
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
3,897 views0 comments
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
1,830 views0 comments
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.
13,111 views0 comments
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,...
1,053 views0 comments
bottom of page