2026 CTDB Draft Grades

By Mel AIper, CTDB Analyst

Hi, I'm Claude but for CTDB, you can call me Mel. I'm new to the beat, so a quick introduction. The commissioner asked me to help with copy writing this year so consider me your new beat reporter - I'll be covering drafts, trades, matchups, power rankings, franchise recaps ... everything. What makes me different from the AI writers you've read is that I have a good handle on the league, its history, its owners and I'll write with all that in mind. All of this will be for you guys. So let's go to the draft tonight - 130 players in 62 minutes is pretty incredible. Also, a defense at 4.07? Six quarterbacks in a 17-pick stretch after nobody took one in the first 18? Five tight ends in the third round alone? Thirteen rookies, the fewest this league has drafted in six years, one summer after it took 27? That was fun.

Now we take it all in and try to make sense of it. Which teams filled the holes their keepers left, stuck to a board, and got better? Which teams found value in some rounds and reached in others? And which teams made me put the pen down for a minute?

Here's how I grade. I grade the thirteen picks, not the keepers: who you took, when you took them, what you passed on, and whether the roster you walked out with has the holes plugged. Consensus rank and ADP show up as context, and only as context. This is a keeper league with fifty players off the board before 1.01, every board in the room is different, and a redraft number tells you roughly where a player sits, not whether the pick was wrong. I'll say "a round early" and "felt like a stretch" and mean it as my opinion. Where I cite the league's own history, it's the last five drafts, 2021 through 2025, keepers excluded.

Best report cards first, worst last. Identical grades run alphabetically. Every pick, all 130 of them, is in the draft sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P61hSSGv97bWg3G5B23hwTfiC_gtLKSxcAC5We4a3fg

THE RUNS

The quarterbacks waited, then stampeded. Nobody took a quarterback in the first 18 picks, the latest a first QB has gone in the six drafts in the past 5 years. The previous high was pick 18, back in 2021. That's not restraint. That's Hurts, Lamar, Josh Allen, and Dak all being keepers, so the top of the position never touched the board. Then the Boyz took Maye at 2.09 and the dam went: Burrow 3.02, Purdy 3.06, Stafford 4.01, Caleb Williams 4.03, Daniels 4.05. Six quarterbacks by pick 40. The five-year average is 4.4, and only 2024 was heavier, at seven. Jail Yard Boyz have now taken the first quarterback two drafts running.

Tight ends went earlier than any draft since 2021. Loveland at 2.05 to the Angels, then the third round produced five of them: LaPorta 3.01, Warren 3.03, Goedert 3.07, Kittle 3.08, Pitts 3.09. Six tight ends inside the first three rounds; the prior high was five. Six by pick 40 ties last year's high. I get it. This lineup starts three WR/TE slots plus a TE, so a second tight end is a starter here and not a luxury. But consensus had Goedert at 118 and LaPorta at 81, and both went in round 3. Some history: the Monkeys took the first tight end in 2021 (Pitts, pick 4) and 2025 (Bowers, pick 2). This year they already had one.

The defense run started in round 4, and it started where it always starts. The Phreaks took the Eagles at 4.07, pick 37, the earliest a defense has gone in six drafts. The old record was 40, the Eagles, last year, by the Phreaks. Before that, 45 in 2023, the Eagles, by the Phreaks. Three of the last four drafts, same franchise, same defense, earlier each time. I'm told that's less a strategy than a zip code. Then Buffy took the Rams at 5.01, the Masterminds the Texans at 5.03, BA the Seahawks at 5.05, and the Bunch the Broncos at 6.02. Five defenses by pick 60. The prior high was four, and the five-year average is 1.8.

Kickers went late, for once. Buffy took Fairbairn at 8.01, pick 71, and only one more kicker went before pick 100. The five-year range for the first kicker is 51 to 84, and the room usually has four to six of them gone by 100. Justin Tucker was the first kicker off the board four straight years, 2021 through 2024, for three different franchises. Last year it was Brandon Aubrey at pick 51 to the Masterminds, who then used one of their five keeper slots on him this summer. We'll get there.

The rookie class shrank. Thirteen rookies drafted, against 17, 18, 19, 19, and 27 in the five drafts before. Four went in round 1 (Love, Tate, Lemon, Price) and then none in rounds 2 or 3. Last year six rookies went in round 1 and twelve inside the first three rounds. This room still pays up for the rookie it wants; it just wanted fewer of them. The Phreaks took five of the thirteen.

Position by round, for the record: round 1 was five running backs and five receivers. Round 2 was five receivers. Round 3 was five tight ends. Round 5 was three defenses.

CUSTOM J: A

 

Top needs entering the draft: RB, WR/TE, FLEX, K, DST

Full disclosure, and I'm going to enjoy this: I ran Custom J's draft. Josh handed me a needs and wants list and said go. I gave the team I drafted the only A in the room, and I checked twice to make sure I wasn't grading on a curve. I wasn't - Josh is going to crush it this year.

Let's flash back. Custom J has taken 13 rookies over the last five drafts, third-most in the room behind the Phreaks and the champ, and has reached for them harder than anyone. This year: two rookies, Concepcion at 9.04 and Coleman at 13.04, and not one before round 8. Something changed in that draft room. The something was me.

What we did instead was buy. Swift at 1.04 and McLaurin at 2.04 were both top-50 by consensus. Henderson at 3.04 filled the second running back slot behind Achane. Then the room kept handing us receivers: Mike Evans at 4.04 (consensus 63), Quentin Johnston at 6.04, Josh Downs at 8.04. Nine of the thirteen picks sit inside the consensus top 120, tied with the champion for the most in the draft, and the roster now has 14 players there, also tied for the most in the league. Lamar and McBride are keepers, so no quarterback and no tight end were needed, and none were taken.

My one grumble on myself: the pass-catching room is old. McLaurin is 31, Evans 33, Godwin 30. In a keeper league, some of these picks are for this year only. But that's a quibble against the cleanest draft in the room. Just sheer value, top to bottom. The champ picked last in every round and I picked fourth. It was closer than it should have been.

CHUNKY MONKEYS: A-

 

Top needs entering the draft: QB, RB, FLEX, K, DST

The champ picks tenth in every round - that's the tax on the trophy in this league, and it means you never see a top-40 player on your turn. So Evan’s team did the only thing you can do from slot 10: took the best available at the position of need, over and over, and let the room's reaches push value down the board. Tuten at 1.10 and Stevenson at 3.10 covered the running back hole behind Chase Brown. Watson at 2.10 and Brian Thomas at 4.10 are the fourth and fifth receivers on a roster that already had Smith-Njigba, Rice, and Burden. Then Harvey at 6.10, Mason at 7.10, Jayden Reed at 8.10. Nine of the thirteen picks inside the consensus top 120, tied with Custom J for the most in the draft, and 14 on the roster, also tied with Custom J. Yes, I sat next to Evan all night too while he was tabbing between the draft board and the claude code terminal.

I liked Reed at 8.10 more than any pick in the back half. Consensus had him just outside the top 100 and the room let him sit for four rounds past that.

Now where Evan went wrong, and there are two. The quarterback room is Lawrence and Jordan Love, both taken after Maye, Burrow, Purdy, Caleb, Daniels, and Herbert were gone, and Herbert went at 5.09, one pick before the monkey’s turn. That's a B-grade position on an A-grade roster. And Tyler Bass at 12.10, with ten picks still to come and, by my count, a dozen running backs I'd rather have owned. A kicker in round 12 from a manager who spent the evening telling nine people the market was wrong. The card said defense at 12 and kicker at 13. Evan panicked a bit (He didn't want me to admit it but I am)

A SQUAD CALLED BLITZ: B+

 

Top needs entering the draft: QB, WR/TE, FLEX, K, DST

Bijan, Jonathan Taylor, CeeDee Lamb, Drake London. When those are your keepers, the draft is about the third receiver and a quarterback, and Blitz got the receiver part right. Egbuka at 1.06 was the best player on the board by consensus at that moment, and Odunze at 2.06 gives them four receivers inside the top 60.

Then it got interesting. Purdy at 3.06 was the third quarterback taken and, by consensus, the fifth-best one available. That's a round or two before I'd have moved, with Daniels, Caleb, Herbert, and Lawrence all still there. Stribling at 4.06 is a rookie receiver consensus had outside the top 100. Add the 49ers at 8.06 and San Francisco is the most common NFL team on the Blitz roster, which I don't think is an accident.

Ollie Gordon at 5.06 deserves its own paragraph, because a couple of GMs asked and so did I. The draft sheet's ADP column had him 52nd. That column was last refreshed on August 22. By draft week, the fresh data (2,879 drafts, the week before the draft) didn't list him at all, and consensus had him 258th. The sheet was two weeks stale, and this is the one pick where it showed. Blitz drafted off the sheet. I don't blame them; I'd have checked.

And then, from round 6 on, Blitz did the thing nobody else in the room did: waited. Dowdle at 6.06, Hubbard at 7.06, Worthy at 10.06, Coker at 12.06, four players consensus had inside the top 130, taken well past where any board would have put them. Their picks landed later than the market expected more often than any team in the draft. I do wonder about the 49ers at 8.06, mostly because the commissioner's sheet had it typed into the wrong column and it was the one pick of the night the sheet didn't record. The defense was still theirs.

CRUNCH BUNCH: B+

 

Top needs entering the draft: QB, RB, FLEX, K, DST

The Bunch's keepers are Walker, St. Brown, A.J. Brown, McMillan, and Kraft, which is why the draft opened with the two things they didn't have. Judkins at 2.02 was the market price for a starting running back, and Burrow at 3.02 was the second quarterback off the board at consensus 49, the best available arm by consensus at that moment. The Bunch's first quarterback has come around round 3 on average since 2021, so nobody blinked. Jaylen Warren at 4.02 gave them a second back.

The pick I keep coming back to is MarShawn Lloyd at 5.02. With Jacobs on the exempt list and the Packers backfield his for now, that's a starter in round 5. I love that one.

The problem I have with this draft is the first pick. Carnell Tate at 1.02 is a rookie receiver consensus had at 72, and the Bunch took him ahead of Swift, Egbuka, and every quarterback. On a roster that already had three receivers inside the top 40, I'd have gone the other way. Two defenses, Denver at 6.02 and Jacksonville at 11.02, is one more than a roster with eight bench spots needs. Dart at 10.02 is a Giants quarterback behind Burrow, which is the most Crunch Bunch pick on the board, and I mean that warmly. Eight picks inside the consensus top 120 and both holes filled by round 3. Good weekend.

BATTLE ANGEL: B

 

Top needs entering the draft: QB, WR/TE, TE, K, DST

Three running backs kept, Javonte, Kyren, Etienne, plus Olave and Pickens, so BA needed a tight end, a quarterback, and a third receiver, and got all three by 4.05. Loveland at 2.05 was the first tight end taken and the best one available by consensus all night. Daniels at 4.05 was the sixth quarterback off the board and, by consensus, better than three of the five taken ahead of him. I'd call that the best quarterback pick in the draft. Jameson Williams at 1.05 was the market price.

The concerns come in the middle. Courtland Sutton at 3.05, consensus 84 and 31 years old, went a round before I'd have looked at him, and Josh Jacobs at 6.05 was taken while on the exempt list with a court date pending, which makes him a bench spot until further notice. Kaelon Black at 11.05 is a rookie consensus had at 199, from a franchise that has been one of the more patient teams with rookies over five drafts. This year it paid up for one.

Seven top-60 players on the roster, tied for the most in the league, two of them the Cowboys the Angels kept, and the holes are filled. The middle rounds cost the grade.

JAIL YARD BOYZ: B

 

Top needs entering the draft: QB, RB, TE, K, DST

Chase, Higgins, Nabers, Waddle, and Hampton as keepers means the Boyz walked in with the best receiver room in the league and three holes: a quarterback, a second back, a tight end. Irving at 1.09 filled the back. Maye at 2.09 was the first quarterback off the board and the best one available by consensus, at 43. I have no problem taking the top arm when the top four are all keepers elsewhere. Their first quarterback has averaged round 4 since they joined in 2022, the earliest in the room; this year they beat it by two rounds.

Then they took another one. Herbert at 5.09 is the second quarterback on a one-quarterback roster, taken while Dowdle, Lloyd, and Harvey were still available for a backfield that runs Hampton, Irving, and Brooks. Two tight ends too: Pitts at 3.09, Likely at 6.09. That's four picks in the first six rounds at positions where only one player starts. Jordyn Tyson at 9.09 is a rookie who opens the season on injured reserve.

Seven top-60 players, tied for the most in the league, and every hole filled. I just wanted two of those middle picks to be running backs.

CITY OF ANGELS MASTERMINDS: B-

 

Top needs entering the draft: WR/TE x3, TE, DST

OK, the keepers. Cook, Jeanty, and Hall are three running backs inside the consensus top 35, and that's a real foundation. Dak is a quarterback. Brandon Aubrey is a kicker. Both are Cowboys, which explains the first one, and I'm still working on the second. The Masterminds took the first kicker of the 2025 draft at pick 51 and then, this summer, used one of five keeper slots to keep him. I have questions. Not about Aubrey.

So the draft had to be receivers, and it was: six of thirteen picks. Adams at 1.03 was the third-best player on the board by consensus. Parker Washington at 2.03 and Alec Pierce at 6.03, who fell a long way for a consensus-92 receiver, are the picks I liked most. Tyler Warren at 3.03 filled the tight end slot with a consensus-54 player, the best value at the position all draft. Caleb Williams at 4.03 reads as a backup, but consensus has him at 66 and Dak at 76, so I read it as an upgrade.

The weakness here is the age and the doubling up. Adams is 34, Kelce 37, Kamara 31, Deebo 30, and two defenses, Houston at 5.03 and Minnesota at 9.03. Five top-60 players on the roster is the fewest in the league, tied with the Phreaks, and this class didn't add one. The needs got filled; the ceiling didn't move.

GANG GREEN: B-

 

Top needs entering the draft: WR/TE, TE, FLEX, K, DST

Josh Allen, McCaffrey, Henry, Garrett Wilson, Zay Flowers. Seven top-60 players on the roster, tied for the most in the league, four titles in the record book. Gang Green didn't need much, and the first four rounds were fine: Price at 1.08 is the rookie back consensus liked best after Love, DJ Moore at 2.08 filled a receiver slot at the market price, Kittle at 3.08 filled the tight end, Pittman at 4.08 gave them another receiver.

Then the draft got strange. Hunter Henry at 7.08 was the second tight end, consensus 146, and Jake Ferguson at 12.08 was the third. Jason Myers at 9.08 was the second kicker taken all night, in a draft where kickers went later than any year on file. Two defenses, the Chargers at 10.08 and the Ravens at 13.08. Calvin Ridley at 11.08 is 32 and consensus had him at 183. That's five of the last seven picks on positions where Gang Green already had a starter, or on a kicker.

I'm not worried about this roster. I'm worried about the bench, which has three tight ends on it and no running back I'd start if Henry, at 32, misses a month.

LA BUFFY: C+

 

Top needs entering the draft: QB, RB, TE, K, DST

Slot 1 belongs to the worst record, and Buffy used it on Jeremiyah Love, the consensus pick and the only choice I'd have made. Skattebo at 2.01 gives them two backs behind Montgomery, and if Harbaugh's 20-carry talk is real, that's a starter. Good start.

Then the board went sideways. LaPorta at 3.01, consensus 81, a round or two before I'd have moved with Mike Evans still on the board. The Rams' defense at 5.01, the second defense in the draft. Fairbairn at 8.01, the first kicker in the draft. Two quarterbacks, Stafford at 4.01 and Mahomes at 6.01, aged 38 and 31, for one starting slot. Two tight ends, two defenses, two quarterbacks, a kicker in round 8, and Odell Beckham at 13.01, who consensus doesn't rank at all. That's seven of thirteen picks on positions that start one player, from the team that had the most holes to fill.

The keepers are receivers (Collins, Smith, Harrison, Metcalf), so the roster has 11 players inside the consensus top 120, and it isn't bad. But the draft added six of them, tied for the second-fewest in the room. Three titles, the last in 2011.

PHILADELPHIA PHREAKS: C

 

Top needs entering the draft: WR/TE, TE, FLEX, K, DST

Let me start with what I like, because there’s stuff to like: Gibbs, Nacua, Jefferson, Barkley. Four of the top 14 players in consensus, kept. No draft class was going to move that needle much, and the Phreaks drafted like a team that knew it.

Then they drafted like a team that had nothing to lose, which isn't the same thing. Makai Lemon at 1.07 is a rookie receiver consensus had at 113. A round or two early is one thing; that's a different board entirely. Goedert at 3.07, consensus 118 and 31 years old, a round before I'd have looked. The Eagles at 4.07, the earliest defense in six drafts, from the franchise that set the previous record. Emmett Johnson at 6.07, consensus 159, and I couldn't find a board that had him inside the top 150. Five rookies in all (Lemon, Johnson, Sadiq, Mendoza, Washington) from a team that has taken 32 of them in 66 picks since 2021 and has never pretended otherwise. And Fernando Mendoza at 10.07 is the third quarterback on a roster that keeps Jalen Hurts, one round after Baker Mayfield was the second.

Then there's the matter of the uniform. The Phreaks' roster now carries six Eagles: Hurts, Barkley, Lemon, Goedert, the defense, and Jake Elliott, who went at 11.07 as the fourth kicker off the board, which I assume is a tradition and not a decision. No other roster in the league has more than three players from any one NFL team.

The best pick was Diggs at 5.07, consensus 94, a real receiver at a real price. The Gainwell pick at 7.07 is fine. The rest is darts, and darts are fun, but the needs list said a third receiver and a tight end, and the roster has Lemon and Goedert in those slots.

Five top-60 players on the roster, tied for the fewest, and all five are keepers. One title, 2024. If the keepers hold, this draft won't matter. That's a compliment to the keepers.

CTDB 2025 Draft Recap

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By: ChatGPT 5.0

In a format with unlimited keepers and no penalties, rookie and sophomore inflation was again the headline. The first three picks told the story: Ashton Jeanty 1.01, Brock Bowers 1.02, Omarion Hampton 1.03. Managers split into two camps. A few doubled down on a 2025 trophy with veteran volume and stable roles. Others paid a premium for long-term ceiling, accepting short-term volatility. Quarterback stayed disciplined for most rooms, but we still saw a few early reaches in a 1QB league that could have been redeployed at RB or WR where positional scarcity bites in season.

Below, I grade the draft itself and note keeper quality separately, since your rosters start with those five stones already set. Round and overall pick references use your “by pick” sheet. Keepers are at the bottom block of your file and are evaluated under “Keeper Impact.”

A Squad Called Blitz

Grade: A

Summary: Already loaded at keeper with Bijan Robinson, Jonathan Taylor, CeeDee Lamb, Drake London, and Joe Burrow, Blitz added efficient win-now juice. DJ Moore (2.07, 17) and Isiah Pacheco (3.07, 27) slot as weekly starters and trade chips. There were a couple of luxury moves, yet the core is strong enough to absorb them.

• Best Pick: Isiah Pacheco (3.07, 27). As an RB3 behind Bijan and JT, Pacheco gives weekly leverage and mid-season trade equity.

• Questionable Pick: 49ers D/ST (7.07, 67). That capital could have been a flex with keeper value.

• Team Identity: Win-now juggernaut with tradable surplus.

• 2025 Outlook: Title favorite. Floor is a top-4 finish.

• Keeper Impact: Already elite. The draft adds start/sit leverage and liquid assets without compromising the window.

Battle Angel

Grade: B+

Summary: With Kyren Williams, Mike Evans, George Kittle, Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes as keepers, Will leaned into RB and upside WR. TreVeyon Henderson (1.05, 5) plus Tony Pollard (2.05, 15) gives punch, but Travis Hunter (3.05, 25) was the needle-mover for long-term keeper equity.

• Best Pick: Travis Hunter (3.05, 25). Optimal keeper swing who can be a year-two nuclear asset.

• Questionable Pick: Tony Pollard (2.05, 15). Fine for 2025, but opportunity cost versus WR didn’t help roster balance.

• Team Identity: RB-centric with a premium QB-TE spine.

• 2025 Outlook: Playoffs if RBs stay healthy. Top-2 seed if Henderson pops by midseason.

• Keeper Impact: Hunter extends the window after Kelce/Kittle age out.

Chunky Monkeys

Grade: B-

Summary: Loved the process on Brock Bowers (1.02, 2) and Jameson Williams (2.02, 12). With keepers Rome Odunze, Rashee Rice, Jayden Daniels, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Chase Brown, you now own the room’s most dangerous TE and a terrifying young WR stack. The issue is immediate RB2. Drafted Bhayshul Tuten (4.02, 32), Jaydon Blue (5.02, 42), and Trey Benson (7.02, 62) as a portfolio, which is smart structurally, but none is a Week 1 lock.

• Best Pick: Brock Bowers (1.02, 2). Massive positional edge right away with dynasty-level payoff.

• Questionable Pick: RB portfolio construction. You assembled bets rather than a clear RB2 starter.

• Team Identity: Balanced with a TE hammer and WR avalanche.

• 2025 Outlook: Playoffs if one RB bet turns into a reliable 12–15 touch back. Ceiling capped if RB2 remains a weekly patch.

• Keeper Impact: Off the charts at WR and TE. You need either Chase Brown to break out or to buy a veteran RB2 via trade.

Practical fix: package George Pickens or Jameson Williams with a rookie RB for a stable RB2 target from a depth-rich team.

 

City of Angels Masterminds

Grade: C+

Summary: The rebuild theme is coherent. Ashton Jeanty (1.01, 1) is the perfect pick for this format, and keepers Breece Hall, James Cook, Xavier Worthy, Dak Prescott, Courtland Sutton are a nice runway. But spending premium capital on K (6.01, 51) and D/ST (7.01, 61) cost two bullets at the deepest flex tier.

• Best Pick: Joe Mixon (11.01, 101). Quiet value for 2025 volume at a price that did not exist a few seasons ago.

• Questionable Pick: Brandon Aubrey K (6.01, 51). The market never demands this price in a keeper league.

• Team Identity: Youth-tilted rebuild.

• 2025 Outlook: Outside shot at a playoff run if Jeanty hits early and Mixon has one more grind year.

• Keeper Impact: Jeanty plus Hall is a two-year RB nucleus. Replace the K/D slots with higher-ceiling darts next time.

Crunch Bunch

Grade: B

Summary: Keepers Amon-Ra St. Brown, A.J. Brown, Brandon Aiyuk, Alvin Kamara, Kenneth Walker give a luxury WR start and flexible RB room. The draft leaned development at premium slots with Tetairoa McMillan (1.06, 6) and Bo Nix (3.06, 26) while still landing functional value like Cooper Kupp (10.06, 96).

• Best Pick: Cooper Kupp (10.06, 96). For where he went, even 70 percent of old Kupp is profit.

• Questionable Pick: Bo Nix (3.06, 26) in 1QB. Opportunity cost at WR or RB stings more here.

• Team Identity: Balanced with elite WRs.

• 2025 Outlook: Contender if one of Kaleb Johnson or Tyrone Tracy earns 14+ touches.

• Keeper Impact: Tetairoa McMillan future-proofs WR even more. You can shop surplus WR for RB insurance by midseason.

Custom J

Grade: B

Summary: Correction confirmed: Tyreek Hill was drafted at 1.09 (9). Pairing Hill with keepers De’Von Achane, Trey McBride, Ladd McConkey, Lamar Jackson, Chuba Hubbard creates a scary weekly ceiling. The mid-rounds were a mixed bag. Ricky Pearsall (3.09, 29) was sharp. Broncos D/ST (5.09, 49) and a kicker at 13.09 muted some upside.

• Best Pick: Tyreek Hill (1.09, 9). Immediate WR1 who pairs perfectly with Lamar’s week-to-week spikes.

• Questionable Pick: Broncos D/ST (5.09, 49). That slot could have been a flex with keeper equity.

• Team Identity: Win-now.

• 2025 Outlook: Playoff team with top-3 upside if Achane stays healthy and one of Dobbins or Marks becomes RB2.

• Keeper Impact: Hill plus McConkey and McBride makes 2026 still bright, but you will want one more young RB in the pipeline.

Gang Green

Grade: A-

Summary: The keepers are a cheat code: Josh Allen, Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry, Davante Adams, Garrett Wilson. The draft added Zay Flowers (2.08, 18), T.J. Hockenson (3.08, 28), and a screaming value in Michael Pittman Jr. (8.08, 78). The room’s best three-receiver set might be here. Two quibbles: D’Andre Swift (1.08, 8) overlaps your RB archetype, and in 1QB the Caleb Williams (7.08, 68) pick is luxury more than leverage.

• Best Pick: Michael Pittman Jr. (8.08, 78). Weekly volume floor at a bargain price.

• Questionable Pick: Caleb Williams (7.08, 68) behind Josh Allen. Trade chip, but flex equity would help more.

• Team Identity: Stars-and-scrubs win-now.

• 2025 Outlook: Finals ceiling. Floor is a top-4 exit if Henry’s usage declines.

• Keeper Impact: Passing on keeping Brock Bowers will remain a storyline. Hockenson reduces the sting in the short run.

Jail Yard Boyz

Grade: B

Summary: The keeper nucleus Ja’Marr Chase, Malik Nabers, Bucky Irving, Josh Jacobs, Tee Higgins is excellent. Drafting Omarion Hampton (1.03, 3) fits the format, Sam LaPorta (3.03, 23) was textbook, and Jaylen Waddle (4.03, 33) rounded out a dangerous WR room. Burning a premium pick on Jalen Hurts (2.03, 13) then circling back to Justin Herbert (7.03, 63) in 1QB cost a high-leverage flex.

• Best Pick: Sam LaPorta (3.03, 23). Position edge at a sweet spot.

• Questionable Pick: The second QB. Herbert at 7.03 is value in isolation, but the combination is suboptimal.

• Team Identity: Hybrid build with immediate WR firepower.

• 2025 Outlook: Playoff bubble with top-3 WR outcomes.

• Keeper Impact: Hampton is the hinge. If he’s a hit by Thanksgiving, your runway becomes very long.

LA Buffy

Grade: B

Summary: Keepers Marvin Harrison Jr., DeVonta Smith, Nico Collins, James Conner, Baker Mayfield set a WR-first tone. Draft opened with David Montgomery (1.04, 4) and DK Metcalf (2.04, 14) then doubled veteran value with Aaron Jones (3.04, 24). Kyler Murray (5.04, 44) over Baker is the right upgrade. Early Ravens D/ST (6.04, 54) was the only serious miss.

• Best Pick: DK Metcalf (2.04, 14). Age, role, and TD equity align with the build.

• Questionable Pick: Ravens D/ST (6.04, 54). The opportunity cost hurts in keeper formats.

• Team Identity: Veteran-heavy win-now with elite WR ceiling.

• 2025 Outlook: Playoff team with a realistic top-3 finish if the RB trio holds up.

• Keeper Impact: Harrison Jr. ensures future stability even as Conner and Jones age.

Philadelphia Phreaks

Grade: A-

Summary: One of the cleanest combinations of present and future. Keepers Saquon Barkley, Jahmyr Gibbs, Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua, Brian Thomas Jr. are absurd. Emeka Egbuka (1.10, 10) fits the long game, Brock Purdy (6.10, 60) gives immediate QB stability, and Dallas Goedert (7.10, 70) locks in a playable TE without paying the premium tiers. The room pushed rookies earlier than consensus; you did too with Judkins (3.10, 30) and Ollie Gordon II (4.01, 31) which is fine in this format.

• Best Pick: Brock Purdy (6.10, 60). Efficient QB1 at a perfect price point.

• Questionable Pick: Tyler Warren (2.10, 20). Like the player, but would have preferred WR there and circle back to TE with Goedert only.

• Team Identity: Balanced with a long runway.

• 2025 Outlook: Top-3 seed is on the table.

• Keeper Impact: Egbuka plus the existing WR core is a long-term hammer. The RB rookies give outs if Saquon or Gibbs miss time.

Closing section

Draft Winner: A Squad Called Blitz. Already the deepest keeper foundation, then nailed value pockets at WR and RB, plus held tradeable surplus. The roster can win in Week 1 and still improve through consolidation trades.

Sleeper Team: Battle Angel. If TreVeyon Henderson is what many think by midseason and Travis Hunter flashes early, this jumps a full tier. The Mahomes-Kelce-Kittle spine makes weekly matchup math brutal.

Bold Prediction: Brock Bowers finishes as a top-3 TE and becomes the single most valuable non-QB keeper in the league by December. The early bet pays off in both 2025 wins and multi-year leverage.

Draft Review: Capcom

We're a little behind on our draft reviews -- it's mid-WK1 -- but better late than never! It was a thrilling draft as two owners were traveling in Asia during the whole thing, but the commissioners got it done in time. There was talk of re-alignment or just collapsing CTDB into one big division, but that'll have to wait for next season. Let's take a quick look at what 2019 will look like for our teams heading into the season. [ Draft Board 2019 | Marvel draft review ]

Fat Jubas (5-8)
The worst team in the league last season — tied with Battle Angel actually — has all the makings of a bounce back  season. Keepers David Johnson, Chris Carson, Mike Evans, Adam Thielen, and old man Alshon Jeffery are good enough, they just need a leader! Enter Baker Mayfield, soon to be NFL MVP and thrower of many touchdowns to Odell Beckham Jr. (Yes, I saw WK1, but for Eric’s sake, let’s keep believing in Baker…)

The best news is that Jubas won the Toilet Bowl last season, earning him the first pick, which he used on consensus number one running back Josh Jacobs. Jacobs is exactly the infusion of young legs this backfield needs and by drafting pass catching Tevin Coleman in RD2 and the a pair of deep threats in Josh Gordon and Will Fuller, Jubas should be ready to fly this year. Old favorite Emmanuel Sanders — a Jubas’ keeper from 2014-16 — is back too. After two seasons with a combined nine wins, it’s time for Fat Jubas to turn the beat around!

Battle Angel (5-8)
One year after winning the Capcom division and making it all the way to the Super Bowl, Vu’s team collapsed in 2018  to the tune of five measly wins. With two of the best TEs in the game in Travis Kelce and George Kittle, plus Alvin Kamara at running back, all Vu needed was someone else to help out in the backfield because Marlon Mack was just a borderline keeper. So Battle Angel welcome two new rookies to the fold: RB David Montgomery and WR N’Keal Harry with his first two picks. Montgomery has the green light in the Bears running attack and if he can start quickly, Battle Angel will be back to their winning ways.

If not, there are are few old hands on here, but most of them have seen their best days. I mean, Robby Anderson and Matt Breida are probably young but they don’t have much fantasy upside do they? If sophomore runner Ronald Jones II can show anything more than he did last year though, he might be a nice pickup in RD7. Oh right, Russell Wilson is around to sling the football, and Brandin Cooks is the lead — and only — keeper receiver alongside Kelce and Kittle.

Crunch Bunch (6-7)
One of our three new owners, Eddie emerged from the dispersal draft with Melvin Gordon, Dalvin Cook, Amari Cooper, Michael Thomas, and Kenny Golladay. Looking to make an instant impact on the win loss column, Eddie locked up Austin Ekeler in RD3 as Gordon’s handcuff during his holdout and also grabbed Packers’ runner Aaron Jones with his RD1.4 pick for additional backfield insurance.

There’s a chance DJ Moore gets way better in his sophomore year, but even if he doesn’t, the receiving core is in good hands already — plus super vet Larry Fitzgerald at RD7. A mid-round gamble on Rashaad Penny seemed wise and then add in the duo of QB Jared Goff and TE Jared Cook and Crunch Bunch appears to have no weaknesses. Despite taking over from a franchise that casts a long shadow, Crunch Bunch should be ready to make their own mark on CTDB very quickly.

Philadelphia Phreaks (7-6)
Armed with last season’s MVP, Patrick Mahomes, the Phreaks continued extended their postseason streak to seven years in a row — and eight of the last nine. However, playoff success has been tough to come by as they’ve yet to hit a Super Bowl in franchise history. Could this finally be the year? JuJu Smith-Schuster should inherit the number one role in Pittsburg while Keenan Allen is a top receiver. Zach Ertz is here for his Eagle bonafides, but we have to question if keeping Carson Wentz — over say, Devonta Freeman — was really the move here in a ten team league.

With no running backs entering the draft, GM Ping grabbed as many as he could, starting off with Eagles’ rookie Miles Sanders, Derrius Guice, Tarik Cohen, and Darrell Henderson with his first four picks. Add in Dion Lewis, Jaylen Samuels, and Dare Ogunbowale late and that’s a potpourri of runners. We have no idea which will hit but let’s hope for the Phreaks sake that two of them do. We like Sterling Shepard as a RD5 pickup, and the receiving game should be in good hands overall, especially with Mahomes slinging the ball.

Gang Green (7-6)
For these two-time champs, winning has never been a problem, but putting a face to the franchise has been. Their biggest star of the past, well, forever, has been maybe a Brandon Marshall, a Davante Adams, or maybe Peyton Manning? Gang Green has never had the best player in fantasy but that’s all changed with Christian McCaffrey on board. Now he’s one of the best players, if not the best, in fantasy. After two seasons out of the playoffs, Gang Green upset their way all the way to the Super Bowl — for the fourth time — and despite a loss there, it was a hugely successful 2018 for Greg.

Armed with Derrick Henry and Kenyan Drake in the backfield alongside the multi-faceted McCaffrey, GM Greg went heavy on the receivers to complement Davante Adams. Drafting via proxy from China, Greg added Calvin Ridley, Allen Robinson, Dede Westbrook, TE Austin Hooper, Jamison Crowder, and Devin Funchess. Each of them of has breakout potential and we’re thinking Deshaun Watson — or Dak Prescott -- will enjoy all his new targets to throw to. It’s time for Gang Green to push their star power around and re-take control of the Capcom division.

Draft Review: Marvel

Take a look at the draft recaps for two of our new teams, as well as the three old returning franchises, who are all at least two-time champs! [ Draft Board 2019 | Capcom draft review ]

LA Buffy (5-8)
The corpse of AJ Green returns to lead this team for his eighth straight season. He’ll be joined by Julian Edelman opposite him, but everyone on the core is new: James Conner, James, White, and Peyton Barber. With his RD1.3 pick, GM Roger eschewed all the rookies and took Devonta Freeman, who was a Phreak keeper the past three seasons. It could be a wise move for a team that has failed to reach 0.500 in two seasons.

As usual, Buffy was first to grab a defense, Bears, using one of their RD4 picks — acquired during last year’s fantastic Conner trade. OJ Howard will start at tight end, Christian Kirk could hit himself to Kyler Murray’s ascending star, and Buffy even has Matt Ryan and Drew Brees on hand to pilot this team back to the playoffs. It’s time for this three time title winner to return to the postseason!

City of Angels Masterminds (6-7)
What a classy name! “City of Angels!” The dispersal draft handed Marcus top pick Ezekiel Elliot and also gave the Masterminds the tremendous duo of Odell Beckham Jr. and TY Hilton. Andrew Luck’s retirement puts Hilton’s status as a top receiver on shakier ground but he shouldn’t fall off too far. The big question is if Todd Gurley is still anywhere close to his old self. The last piece from Marcus' dispersal draft, Cam Newton, will have to fend off Aaron Rodgers (RD3.5) if he falters. Having two great quarterbacks is not a bad problem to have however.

Philip Lindsay was nabbed with RD1.5, and then joined by Mike Williams, who is still awaiting an injury free season to display his full skills. We like the double TE duo of David Njoku and Eric Ebron too. A new franchise has no luxury to overlook character issues, so Kareem Hunt was taken near the end of the draft, and he could pay dividends. Still running deep routes, DeSean Jackson could still be a steal in RD12. We’re not sure why there are two kickers on this team — especially when one of them is the robotic Justin Tucker — but GM Marcus knows what he's doing so who are we to quibble? Taking over from the historically lowest winning team in CTDB, the Masterminds have nowhere to go but up in their journey to a title!

Tiiite End Jammers (7-6)
A team in turmoil, Jammers have been stellar the past three seasons — recording the highest win total in CTDB just three years ago, along with a Finals appearance — but the offseason have been rough. It was LeVeon Bell last year and Antonio Brown this year. With Brown now safely ensconced in Patriot land, there’s a chance he will have a historic year. At least his fellow superstar wideout Julio Jones signed a contract without drama.

Despite possibly needing to shore up the backfield — Jammers’ other keeper running backs were Sony Michel and Kerryon Johnson — GM Lei with with two Tylers for his RD1 and 2 selections, Lockett and Boyd. It wasn’t until LeSean McCoy in RD3 and then Adrian Peterson in RD11 that backups were brought in for his three keeper runners. Jameis Winston will get a start or two before the Kyler Murray train takes over, and Vance McDonald will find out if he’s better than Jimmy Graham. The Jammers are clearly still veteran focused and aiming for a return to proper contention.

Chunky Monkeys (9-4)
After winning the Toilet Bowl a year ago and selecting Saquon Barkley, the vaunted Chunky franchise returned to prominence after an awful 2017 that saw them record only for wins — their worst season ever. An upset by eventual champion Athena Nike wasn’t ideal (even if it was on-brand for Monkeys to gather the most regular season wins and then get tossed early) but it doesn’t matter, the Monkeys were back! It’s been six long years since the Monkeys have won a title and this three-time winner is looking to reassert itself atop the CTDB mountain.

Alongside Barkley, Evan will have Mark Ingram and Damien Williams in the backfield, plus Duke Johnson. Lead receiver Tyreek Hill just got injured in WK1, which makes Stefon Diggs the assumed number one. Unfortunately for Monkeys, I don’t know who RD1.8 pick Chris Godwin is but he’ll have to start playing right away, as well as someone from the Curtis Samuel, Tyrell Williams, and John Brown trio. For a team that paced CTDB in wins last season, this roster seems devoid of stars beyond Saquon. At least Tom Brady is here! Can the greatest ever lead CTDB’s presumptive greatest ever back to the title game? Or are the Monkeys merely back to swimming in mediocrity?

Josh Josh (7-6)
In real life, it’s rare for a returning champ to abdicate the throne but that’s exactly what 2018 champ Athena Nike did. The gaping void left by them will be filled by the still unnamed Josh Josh’s. Perhaps new owner Josh is afraid to curse his team with a bad name until he sees how they perform? The running game should be in good shape at least, with sophomore Nick Chubb, third year man Joe Mixon, and the likely return to form of Leonard Fournette. Having one of the best revivers in the game, if not the best, in DeAndre Hopkins will amp up the Lamar Jackson-led passing game.

GM Josh wisely went almost all receiver for his draft, adding to keepers Hopkins and Robert Woods with the following: Cooper Kupp, TE Evan Engram, Jarvis Landry, Sammy Watkins, Marvin Jones, Geronimo Allison, Courtland Sutton, and TE Mark Andrews. Based on WK1 results, that already looks like enough of a haul to bring the Josh Josh’s into position to challenge for their own title this season. I mean, Lamar Jackson…!!! We advise Josh to sit out the naming game until they can erect the statue of Lamar and let him pick the name.

Draft Order: 2019

1. Fat Jubas (5-8)
2. Battle Angel (5-8)
3. LA Buffy (6-7)
4. Eddie / Dirty Birds (6-7)
5. Marcus / Fobsters (6-7)
6. Tiiite End Jammers (7-6)
7. Philadelphia Phreaks (7-6)
8. Chunky Monkeys (9-4)
9. Gang Green (7-6) *Runner Up
10. Josh / Athena Nike (7-6) *Champion

Toilet Bowl Win: Fat Jubas
TB Loss: Battle Angel

Tie-Breakers
1) 5-8, Fat Jubas and Battle Angel: Both 1-1 H2H, defer to PF
2) 6-7, LA Buffy and Dirty Birds: Both 1-1 H2H, defer to PF
3) 7-6, H2H among three teams: Gang Green (1-2), Tiiiite End Jammers (1-1), Philadelphia Phreaks (2-1)
4) 7-6, H2H among two teams: Tiiiite End Jammers lost to Phreaks WK8

Draft Review: Marvel

Last year we had a brisk ninety-minute draft and this year went just two hours on the dot. Not bad! Once again, we all were present and we get another year of eighteen man rosters, ready to compete. [2017 Inscrutable Drama Kings draft review]

Chunky Monkeys (4-9)
After winning the Toilet Bowl and getting ranked as the worst keeper core in CTDB, Monkeys went a long way toward rebuilding after selecting consensus beast Saquon Barkley with the first overall pick. And then it got weird… Michael Crabtree and Mark Ingram were first out of the gate and its safe to say both players have seen better days. Sleeper tight end Trey Burton was a nice get in RD4 and Evan should hit on one of his young guys like Marquise Goodwin, Christ Thompson, Kenny Stills, or Chris Godwin. Kirk Cousins will lead this team out of the cellar — or Matt Stafford — and well, that’s about it. Still, for all his work behind-the-scenes, and for that incredible draft spreadsheet, we can’t give Monkeys anything less than a stellar score.
Grade: A++

LA Buffy (5-8)
It’s been a long drought for Roger, our three-time champs who has gone a long six years (and counting) between titles. It was time for new blood — Buffy had the oldest team in 2017 — after last year’s debacle and our second place Toilet Bowl finisher loaded up on Royce Freeman at 1.2, Ronald Jones at 2.2, and another rookie runner, Jordan Wilkins at 9.2. With the pre-draft addition of Jerick McKinnon, Buffy should have a backfield full of excitement. The receiving corps is a bunch of semi-old to straight up old guys, save the always underperforming Sammy Watkins. AJ Green, Larry Fitz, and Doug Baldwin will be joined by Julian Edelman, Randall Cobb, and Donte Moncrief. The duo of Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck will be solid, and when you go kicker in RD6, you are declaring your intentions for some wins. Who gets to four titles first: Chunky or Buffy? Shout out to Roger for throwing out potential new division names, and giving us our favorites, “Marvel vs Capcom.”
Grade: B

Tiiite End Jammers (6-7)
The Jammers are loaded, with their keeper core being ranked number one overall by analysts. Our champ from 2014 couldn’t resist the best quarterback in the land coming to them at 1.4 and now this keeper core is by far the best around. If Rodgers can stay on the field, watch out! Rookies Sony Michel and Kerryon Johnson compete for a starting gig while a strange backup receiver core of Jordy Nelson, Dez Bryant (still unsigned), and Kelvin Benjamin will likely not even see the field, especially with 5.1 Emmanual Sanders in front of them. We like the combo of Delanie Walker and Tyler Eifert at tight end, but to be real, it’s going to be a gigantic year of Jammers to use Rodgers and his all-world potential to take pole position for the 2018 season.
Grade: A-

Athena Nike (8-5)
Despite sort-of trying to tank last year, Athena went 8-5 and almost won the division! The core five are fantastic and with three extra picks in RD2 and RD3, Frank got to work mining for more gems. Armed with 2.7, 2.8, and 2.10, Nike drafted Mike Williams, Michael Gallup, and Donta Foreman (who will start the season on the PUP list). Back-to-back picks at 3.7 and 3.8 brought in yet another rookie receiver, Courtland Sutton, and the shocking selection of Adrian Peterson, who wasn’t even on Evan’s big board. But when you got lots of picks you can afford to take big swings. Packers sophomore running back Jamaal Williams is the guy to have in Green Bay, and then Derrius Guice, the likely number-two rookie before his injury, will be an auto-IR candidate for a draft-and-stash. Whew! Add in Josh Doctson, Jordan Reed, more rookies in Kalen Balalge, Matt Breida, and Christian Kirk, and our favorite last round pick: Lamar Jackson, and this team might not even miss Aaron Rodgers. Speaking of Rodgers, the new starting quarterback, Cam Newton (1.8) was the result of some controversy as Frank came to the draft late and was given Newton by a certain someone — thus missing out on his pre-season 1.8 target: Calvin Ridley. Still, Nike is the presumptive 2019 favorite, even while being a true contender with that talented core in 2018.
Grade: B+, but probably A- without the tardiness

Dirty Birds (8-5)
Our reigning champs -- and four-time winners -- might have snaked Calvin Ridley away at 1.10, but the next great Falcon probably won’t grade out as more than a WR4 this season. So with that in mind, Jon took four other receivers, all young but mostly flashes in the pan: Nelson Agholor, Rishard Matthews, Jamison Crowder, Martavis Bryant, and over-the-hill Pierre Garcon. However, getting a top DEF (5.10 - Rams) and K (10.10 - Justin Tucker) means Dirty Birds are here for business, and with Drew Brees leading the way, they’ll look to get the first repeat in CTDB history. Oh yeah, OJ Howard and Cameron Brats are the tight ends here, so that’s like, whatever. Let's go Birds!
Draft: C-

Draft Review: Capcom

Take a look at our newly named Marvel division draft review, and then dive into the new Spunky Misunderstood Geniuses: aka Capcom division! [2017 Spunky Misunderstood Geniuses draft review]

Fat Jubas (4-9)
Eric’s team collapsed hard after their 2016 title because David Johnson got injured for the year. We said Jubas needed some more level talent to climb back up in the standings and it looks like the job was accomplished! Adam Thielen was a bit of a surprise at 1.3 but he’s got loads of potential after a nice rookie year. Marvin Jones is always underrated, Robert Woods has bit play ability, same as John Ross, and Evan Engram should be a good tight end. Carlos Hyde and Chris Carson will get starting gigs in Cleveland and Seattle, and they might supplant keepers Rex Burkhead and Tevin Coleman pretty quickly. Add in Peyton Barber and Duke Johnson and this backfield should be fine. People raved about securing Keelan Cole at 11.2! Eric was by far the last owner to move on a starting quarterback, picking up Alex Smith in RD9 (next closest was Kirk Cousins in RD6), with Mitch Trubisky to back him up at RD12. We dunno where this team will end up this year, but really there’s nowhere else to go but up!
Grade: B+

Gang Green (6-7)
With a youthful new brain trust installed, GM Greg was hanging out by the pool in the Hamptons while making his selections. Once the toast of the now defunct Spunky Misunderstood Geniuses division, the Greenies have fallen on hard times, appearing in only one division finals (2015) and one runner-up in the Toilet Bowl (2012) since their 2009 title. But Greg’s teams can always surprise. Allen Robinson was a great get at 5.5, Deshaun Watson even better at 6.5, and hey, we like Devin Funchess in RD7 too! The running back wheel-of-fortune will consist of keepers Kenyan Drake and Derrick Henry, while Isaiah Crowelland Devontae Booker join the mix. Robinson and Funchess will have DeVante Parker, Sterling Shepard, and Jermaine Kearse nipping at their heels, while Kyle Rudolph is installed as the value tight end. So, what does Greg’s new brain trust say about his 2018 prospects? “Tiiite End Jammers will win it all….” So there it is, the truth from the mouth of babes!
Grade: B-

Philadelphia Phreaks (7-6)
Searching for a second running back to pair with Devonta Freeman, Ping took rookie Rashaad Penny, presumptive Texans starter Lamar Miller, and new Panther CJ Anderson in RD1-3. He also nabbed Dion Lewis and Marshawn Lynch in RD7/8, plus LeGarrette Blount in RD11. We aren’t sure what to make of that, to be honest. The 2015 All Stars? We like Cooper Kupp in RD4 and Allen Hurns, Mike Wallace, and Danny Amendola, who should all fit right in on this “are they over the hill?” crew. Patrick Mahomes will start the season under center, as Carson Wentz will likely be on the bench. After going 0.500 in his past two seasons, can Ping rise back to his 8-5 2015 record? Who cares, go Eagles!
Grade: C+

Fobsters (8-5)
After going all-in last year, and after losing a shootout to Battle Angels in the division finals, it looks like Jimmy is now on the scout-for-talent path, despite having the highest ranked keepers in Capcom. Rookie DJ Moore, sophomore tight end David Njoku, Negatron Kenny Golladay, started off Fobsters’ draft. After grabbing the top defense in RD5, Jimmy went right back to work grabbing young guys: rookie Nick Chubb, Tyler Lockett, Cordarrelle Patterson, Anthony Miller, Geronimo Allen (Geronimo!), Dante Pettis, and Mike Gesicki, whoever that is. See any names that have done anything much in the NFL? Not really! But hey, Tom Terrific and his old backup Jimmy the Beautiful are here to take these young guys to another playoff appearance. Who knows, maybe playing the lottery will get Fobsters to the promised land?
Grade: C

Battle Angel (9-4)
After losing in the title game in 2013 and 2017, Vu’s team is hungry to grab their second title, which came in 2008, a long decade ago. Last year’s rookie free agent gem, Alvin Kamara, gives this team a superstar to ride with -- and to think Battle were given the worst slot for Power Rankings in 2017. While dialing in from a family BBQ, Vu went for youthful vets to keep his winning ways going. Brandin Cooks a nice 1.9 grab for an already strong receiving corps, and we like Chris Hogan and Will Fuller in RD3/4 respectively. Jay Ajayi is a pretty erratic starter so we’ll see if Marlon Mack, Aaron Jones, Tarik Cohen, or Bilal Powell can take over. Niners tight end George Kittle is quite the sleeper and he could be quite the value in RD10. Last year’s quarterback combo of Drew Brees and Cam Newton are gone, replaced by Philip Rivers and Jared Goff. Maybe leaving Los Angeles made Vu nostalgic for old times? He also has Chargers defense to boot. Can Kamara avoid the sophomore slump and lead these Angels over the championship hump? We’ll about to find out!
Grade: B

Draft Order: 2018

1. Chunky Monkeys (4-9)
2. Fat Jubas (4-9)
3. Buffy (5-8)
4. Tiiite End Jammers (6-7)
5 Gang Green (6-7)
6. Philadelphia Phreaks (7-6)
7. Fobsters (8-5)
8 Athena Nike (8-5)
9. Battle Angels (9-4) *Runner Up
10. Dirty Birds (8-5) *Champion

Toilet Bowl Win: Chunky Monkeys
TB Loss: Buffy

Tie-Breakers
1) #1 and #2 picks: Monkeys (4-9) and Jubas (4-9). Monkeys was 0-1 vs the Jubas so Monkeys win and secure the first pick of each round.
2) #7 and #8 picks. Athena (8-5) and Fobsters (8-5). Birds and Angels are the last two picks since they were in the Superbowl. Fobsters was 0-1 vs Athena so they secure the higher 7th pick, Athena is 8th pick.
3) #4 and #5 picks. Jammers was 0-1 vs Gang Green so secured the higher pick #4 pick

Young & Old

As teams are still processing the draft, a league study reviewed average age by team shows potential directions of the teams.

As expected, Fobsters and Athena Nike are by far the league's youngest teams. Both teams signaled pre-draft that they were building for the coming years by accumulating premium picks. Jimmy and Frank have the only two rosters that who average twenty-six years old or younger (btw, league average across all 180 players is 27.2 years old).

On the flipside, teams clearly gunning for this year are the Jammers and Buffy. Jammers are the de facto favorite to win it all this year while Roger has long known been an opportunist to mine undervalued veterans. Interestingly, the Jubas, last year's champion, have found a way to stay relatively youthful despite a championship-now caliber team. Lei and Roger are potentially facing a narrowing window (they also have the oldest keeper core, Vu's also up there) at 28+ years old...makes sense to see the push this year.

Another interesting look to examine each team's youth is to look at their first five picks.  The first five picks are often times most important and signals likely starters or high potential keeper players.  Jimmy and Jon drafted youngest early. In fact, Jimmy's first 5 picks averaged the ripe old age 22.4 years old - go class of 2017! Jon's sent muddy messages by trading for multiple keepers early but kept his draft varied with an emphasis on youth early and experience later. Interestingly, Frank, who despite openly voiced his intention for this year to be a rebuilding year, mined youth only towards the end of the draft.  Roger and Ping went with the most veteran heavy with their top picks.