re: Never done an auction draft. Give me tips for my first.

Good stuff from you and gyno in here.


Will be my first auction draft as well. Bookmarked

Try a few mocks with that strategy and see where that comfortable 'wade in' spot is, I like the $40 WR range.

That's the exact opposite of what good, big money league participants think and do.

A few will be nominated usually, and subsequently purchased well above value by excited participants.

Or nominate the guys you don't want that a lot of people are calling "sleepers" (although I don't know if "sleepers" exist anymore with the wealth of information out there these days). People will be thinking they can be cute and get them for a steal at the end of the draft, and it might throw their strategy off to see them posted early.

A good example of this would be Sterling Shepard.

If you want a WR1, it's better to go after him early than late. Got Julio for what I thought was a kings ransom, but then I saw what the last guy left that was considered a WR1 went for and felt a lot better

The only problem with your strategy is its the one most employed in a seasoned league. Which leads to everyone bidding up on those mid tier guys. So if they keep going for more than you want to spend, then next thing you know you're stuck bidding on guys you don't really want

As for leagues, we had openings in TDFL. I was the highest scoring team out of 24 and I spent on $180 on leveon, Julio, and Dez.

Still boils down to knowing the players, both in the draft and when adding throughout the season. These dudes want to mock draft and think they know what's going on.. That's akin to having the answers to the test. Ya still gotta know the material if you want to pass the final

Also, if that's how you spent 90% of your budget, I'm sure you had a plan in place for picking up sleeper/upside guys late which is exactly the point I made... If you go big early, you'll need some savvy late in the draft. Is that the best route for a new auction player? I'm not sure.

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Also, if that's how you spent 90% of your budget, I'm sure you had a plan in place for picking up sleeper/upside guys late which is exactly the point I made

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Look again at the 3 guys Gyno spent his $180 on - Le'Veon, Dez, Julio.

He only got real value out of one. It's a testament to how well he managed his team last season.

On the flip side, I finished 4 of 24 in total scoring and the most I spent for any player was $42 - both for Nuk and JMatt.

Auction success can be had in many ways. I stand my my original advice though - don't get too fancy bidding up players you don't want, you could get stuck. My auction failures have mostly stemmed from that alone.

I did the same with Shady in another league and it threw me off my game. Never recovered.

There is nothing wrong with bidding up players to extract some $$$ out of other owners, but pressing too much can equal trouble. The most savvy owners know that line and enforce it. The rest should be cautious IMO.