2016 RosterWatch Fantasy Draft Cheat Sheet (Standard) Updated to v5.0
The original standard three-step cheat sheet has been updated to v5.0 and it is sick. We’ve even added a secret defenses section to the sheet as a bonus.
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What does the injury to Bridgewater do to Adrian Peterson’s number?
This doesn’t change our stance on AP much, if at all. Was always going to be an AP offense, maybe even more so now. OLine is improved this year too. If you’re goosey you’ll have solid options you can pivot to- or if he slides to you because of concerns could be a steal
Thanks for the response! Due to my draft position I am slotted for AP. You don’t see the next guy (receiver) in line jumping up ahead of him? Trying to be cryptic to protect your product!
Honestly not a whole lot imo. Teddy is a game manager. they may actually rely on AP more now.
Which trade would be more in my favor? In both trades I would get a.Rodgers,Hopkins,Lev. But do I give up luck,freeman,edelman,deandre Washington or do I give up luck,edelman,freeman,djax?
the first group
Used the cheat sheet last night in 12 person standard draft. I had 4th pick
Starters
QB – Big Ben
RBs – Gurley, L. McCoy
WRs – K. Allen, Decker
TE – Kelce
Flex – Demarco Murray
Bench
Josh Gordon
Kevin White
Crowell
Alfred Morris
Derek Carr
Shane Vereen (I lost my connection and this was an autopick sadly)
Dwayne Allen
CANNOT WAIT!
looks like a winner! bummer about the vereen pick.
I play in a 12 team standard league where most players take their first QB in rounds 5-8 and then backups in rds 11-12. I have 12th overall pick and am wondering if it would be ok to reach for someone in the Derek Carr tier in rd 10. I don’t want to find that at the end of the 11th round the only quarterback available is Fitzpatrick or worse. Also, if I draft Rawls is it worth reaching for C. Michael in rd 12/13?
That seems about right for Carr. as for michael, he might go earlier than that, so i wouldn’t say it’s reaching.
With Bridgewater’s injury, what’s RW’s take on the value of Stefon Diggs? There are a few WR’s in FA that are still available: Fuller, Coleman, Aiken, Boyd… Any reason to drop Diggs for any of these guys? I’m leaning towards keeping Diggs for now and see how things unfold but would like to see what RW thinks. As always, many thanks. Cheers
Coleman and Aiken definitely need to be owned. Coleman is going to be Cleveland’s no.1 option until Gordon gets back, maybe after too, and Aiken is likely to lead Baltimore in targets. Fuller is more of a gamble. Coleman is who i’d want to own most of that group while diggs and aiken, albeit with a better qb, have similar outlooks, .
Focused this year on following the cheat sheet the best I could. I feel pretty good about my team. What’s RW’s take on adding QB and/or TE depth for my team? Who do you suggest I drop to add depth in the other positions?
10-man Standard League
QB – Cousins
RB – L. Miller, L. Bell, M. Gordon, J. Langford, DeAndre Washington
WR – S. Watkins, J. Maclin, K. Benjamin, D. Jackson, K. White, C. Coleman
TE – J. Reed
K – Catanzaro
DEF – Kansas City
As always thanks. Cheers!
great job! i would just add another te to back up reed if possible.
Is there going to be a new version today? I have a draft this evening and would like to know where you have Charles and ware in the rankings now with yesterday’s news.
Cheers!
Have luck,ap,freeman,Coleman,henry,d.Washington,amari,edelman,djax,lockett,Julius. Who should I trade to get Rodgers,Lev,Hopkins? Or do I stay put with my guys?
i’d stay put for now.
Luck,ap,Coleman,
Freeman,henry,Washington,
Amari,edelman,djax,
Lockett,Julius. Who do
I trade to get Rodgers,
Lev,Hopkins? Or do I
Keep my squad as is?
I know it’s over a week away, but assuming no one gets injured on my team, who do you think I should start in my flex? 0.5 PPR, 5 point bonus for 100 yd rush game, 1 point bonus for 100 yd pass game. Bigger bonus for long TD runs than long TD passes as well.
Sterling Shepard, Ryan Matthews, Derrick Henry, or Kevin White?
i’d play mathews while he’s healthy. also has a good schedule.
I was curious why Moncrief is #25 wr in rankings but way lower on the cheat sheet?
the cheat sheet isn’t a rankings sheet. a lot of different variables determine where a player ends up on it. i really like Moncrief though. If i had my way, there would be more exposure to him on the sheet, but alas, sometimes you get outvoted in a democracy.
How did I do with
This team?
QB-luck
Rbs-ap,freeman
Coleman,Washington,
Henry
Wrs-amari,edelman,
Djax,lockett
Te-julius
Should I add another te like tye or clay, or try to add tajae?
very solid team! we love henry as a mid to late season riser, and your wrs all have high ceilings. the thing about te’s this season is that you are always going to be able to find serviceable ones on the waiver. very deep field. tajae is always a good speculative add.
Guy wants to give me Rodgers,Hopkins,and Lev. But he wants luck,freeman,Henry, and cooper. What do I do?
Homies,
Are yall gonna be making a cheatsheet type of start / sit tool week by week in regular season ?
PS I am doing a slow draft on RTsports and um .. with the 7 pick … my players thru two rounds ( and this isn’t a cheat sheet spoiler because the league mates are brain dead )
are you ready ? Gurley… and freeman ? no not freeman …
A – EFFIN ALL DAY – P !
:o|
I may not win, but you cant say that I didn’t have the best start to my draft
BVIC- we’ll make a bunch of tools that help with your decisions, but the only current in-season cheat sheets are the DFS cheat sheet and the waiver wire cheat sheet.
Dudes so the girlfriend just signed me up for her Dad’s custom Yahoo league and it’s the weirdest league ever! The draft is 3pm on Saturday and I’ll be working so I don’t know what I’m gonna do!
QB: 1
WR: 3
RB: 2
TE: 1
W/R: 1
W/R/T: 1
K:1
DEF: 1
Bench: 8!?
12 teams and there’s a max acquisition limit of 2 per week!? Now check out the scoring:
Looks like it’s PPR but the yardage scoring is weird:
Passing Yards: 25 yards per point
8 points at 300 yards
Passing Touchdowns: 6
Interceptions: -3
Rushing Yards: 8 yards per point
8 points at 110 yards
Rushing Touchdowns: 6
Receptions: 1
Receiving Yards: 10 yards per point
8 points at 115 yards
Receiving Touchdowns: 6
Return Touchdowns: 6
2-Point Conversions: 2
Fumbles Lost: -2
Offensive Fumble Return TD: 6
Even the Defense/Special Teams scoring is odd:
Sack: 1
Interception: 3
Fumble Recovery: 2
Touchdown: 6
Safety: 2
Block Kick: 0
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns: 6
Points Allowed 0 points: 25
Points Allowed 1-6 points: 20
Points Allowed 7-13 points: 15
Points Allowed 14-20 points: 10
Points Allowed 21-27 points: 0
Points Allowed 28-34 points: -6
Points Allowed 35+ points: -10
Extra Point Returned: 2
SO what Cheat Sheet should I use and I’m assuming I should take the time to enter the players into my pre-draft player rankings so hopefully auto-draft will still draft a RW squad? Not sure how ties on the sheet would be handled though?
Please give me some guidance here!
I think the bonuses cancel each other all out, so I’d use the PPR sheet.
Thanks for the quick reply!
So how should I set my pre-draft rankings in the auto-draft que when it comes to ties on cheat sheet? Should the ties go to WRs? What about as it gets lower down when there are TE’s tied? Obviously this sucks because I won’t be able to use discretion as I’m most likely gonna get stuck auto-drafting.
Also in this league will it still be viable to stream defenses? Because I’m going to que up all position players so the auto-draft won’t select any kickers or defenses too early so after the draft I’d have to cut two guys for those K/DEFs. Or should I prioritize some DEFs in between a couple players in my pre-draft ranks? If so, then where?
i got zeke elliot, but neglected to get alfred morris as the “handcuff”. would you guys recommend trying to trade crowell or derek henry for morris or just ride it out and assume zeke is going to ball out? thanks.
Fasttimes-
It hurts pretty badly not to get Morris- but you never know if McFadden stays in the mix he may not be as valuable as we think. Still, at the moment- I’d def want Morris if I owned Zeke. There is no way in hell we are trading Derek Henry- he’s about to go bananas on the whole NFL- and you want to be on that thrill ride.
The problem w/ Crowell- we think he’s more valuable than your opponents prob do. We’d want Morris + for Crowell. Other scenario- that could play out- Morris not valuable to a non-Zeke owner- Zeke balls stays healthy- Morris eventually gets dropped. You make a huge waiver move for him.
-Byron
got it. thanks. ill just roll the dice and hope morris gets dropped early due to need and scoop him up then
you guys recommend to use the standard draft cheat sheet for a .5 PPR league right? i compared the two versions and see the shifts in the priority and have a decent understanding of how you guys set it up, Im concerned about my league making crazy runs on WR (12 man league). Im pick 10, and can probably snag some top RBs but that back swing on round 3 and 4, im on wr2s pretty fast. thoughts?
KC-
Your draft, your discretion. But, WE ALWAYS RECOMMEND sticking to AND NOT BASTARDIZING the CHEAT SHEET!!!!!
If there is a crazy WR run- that only means more value to you- on guys who smash in PPR at RB (Bell, Miller, Freeman, McCoy). The sheet does an amazing job of getting you plenty of very good / high upside WR late. We’ve been living on the highest of edges with JGordon, but will be giving him one last push for a weekend release. If you miss WR in RD1/2- nail down Gordon. In many scenarios like that still getting DeSean, Lockett and many more to follow- it gets filthy.
Don’t get scared. Don’t be re-active after 9 picks. Let the cheat sheet do its work. Don’t be a chicken little.
-B
With my team-luck,
Ap,freeman,Coleman,
Washington,henry,
Cooper,edelman,
Djax,lockett,
Julius–can I
Afford to trade
Luck,freeman,cooper
For A.Rodgers,
And Hopkins?
ARE YOU KIDDING?!??!?!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOOOOO! NOOO! NO!
Thanks for taking the time to respond guys, I can’t imagine how busy you are right now.
… as my director walks past me, and I am messaging about FF …oops
no doubt BVIC- you speak the truth- thx for understanding. hair = en fuego.
First time user of your system, 12 team all girls league with 14 on roster, Start QB, 3 WR, 2RB, TE, Flex, K, DEF, 4 on bench I got:
QB – Phillip Rivers
WR – Odell Beckham
Allen Robinson
Jarvis Landry
Corey Coleman
RB – LeSean McCoy
Thomas Rawls
Matt Jones
Derrick Henry
Isaiah Crowell
TE – Tyler Eifert
Jesse James
K – Mason Crosby
Def – Rams
Standard league
You smashed those ladies DVAN62! Your draft is what were refer to, as a- MONSTER.
Only advice- see if you can look for some options over Jesse James to start the season. Vance McDonald is an interesting deep sleeper. See the bottom of to last tier of TE rankings in the Cheat Sheet and see if any of those guys are available on your waiver wire.
-Byron
Should I drop Tyler Boyd, Andy Dalton or Michael Thomas for Booker? I have CJ Anderson.
Yes- we would drop Dalton (if he’s your backup QB) or Thomas. You must own Booker if you have CJ!
-Byron
Mariota is my starter
I was offered rivers
for henry, and I was
Going to give
Another team luck
To get brown. Should
I do those moves?
Can’t understand why somebody would take Luck for Brown- unless it’s a 2QB league. If that’s the offer- YES would certainly ship Luck off and happily scoop Antonio Brown.
LOVE Rivers- but will not trade Henry in a 1QB league for him. Tougher decision in a 2QB- would depend on anyone is on waivers.
-Byron
Byron, I commend you on your politeness. I would not have been able to resist a reply on the cluelessness of this question. He says nothing about the other players on his team, nothing about the league type, and nothing about the type of scoring. Plus, he completes his cluelessness with the idiot-sports-radio-listener tendency to discuss an impossible trade. Luck for Antonio Brown? Sure, genius. You offer that trade!
Again, I commend your patience. I know I don’t possess it.
I have done a lot of drafts in my life but I just followed the standard chert sheet to the letter. Let me just say I can’t believe the team that was just drafted!!!!! Brown-cooper-McCoy-Baldwin-c.j.anderson– Derek Henry–josh Gordon- Tom Brady -desean jackson–kevin white—- Corey Coleman –Derek Carr — deandre Washington — Davonte booker Priceless
Hi rw-mt3P0bF5n,
Love the results. Glad to have you on board! If you like the cheat sheet, you will love the in-season tools that work the same way.
-Byron
I have an empty
bench spot, what
Order should I
Add
Sharpe,eli Rodgers,
Perriman,mack brown?
Thanks
Perriman / Sharpe 1a/1b depends on what ur looking for
flip a coin on the others
Are you guys going
To have anything
To help with
Streaming dsts?
Our weekly waiver wire cheat sheet and weekly matchup tool will certainly help.
I’m wondering if I should be stashing Forsett for now or just let him go? Things aren’t looking up for the Ravens backfield right now.
Secondly, with the news that Benjamin will only play around 35 snaps against Denver, should I be playing him in my FLEX or go with Michael Thomas or Derrick Henry? 1 point PPR
Wow he’s been cut! I wonder where he’s going to wind up. Is there a situation you see that I should be keeping him?
there’s a good chance they’ll pick him back up, so i’d stash him unless you need the space. as odd as it sounds, Thomas might be your best bet for snaps/td potential.
Hey guys, excited for another year!
Got my draft tomorrow and have a question. 12 team, .5 PPR with 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 2RB/WR/TE flex, 4 bench, and 1IR. Using the standard cheat sheet. My question is about the IR spot, first time with that. Any tips or an article you could point me to? Thanks!
it’s a keeper league right?
Nope, haha
strategy question – Keeper league max 3 players. standard scoring, only 10 teams. kept players give up first picks (rounds 1,2,3).There will be 2 teams picking before me then I have 2 back-to-back picks. Likely have a choice of AP, Hopkins, AJ Green, and Freeman, which I’d be happy with 2 of those. But given this is a keeper league, should I reach for Derrick Henry? Breaks the rules but likely will have him the next few years. Thoughts?
i think there’s a chance you can still get him after those two picks. it’s not like they’re old players, aside from AP anyway.
12 Team Standard League. RBs are Charles/Ware, L Miller, A Foster, J Forsett.
With Forsett just getting released, should I sit tight and see if he lands in a good spot, or look for a replacement?
Available RBs: T Ervin, West, Blue, J White, Artis-Payne….
Starting line-up is two RBs and flex.
there’s a good chance he’ll get picked back up by them, so I’d sit tight until it gets sussed out. those other guys aren’t going anywhere.
I need to drop a bench player in order to pickup a defense for week 1. League is Standard and starts 2 RB’s and I have Zeke and Jeremy Hill as my starters. My bench RB’s are Gore, Crowell, Morris, SWare, and TWest. I’m not really keen on dropping Morris. Do I ditch TWest? Or try and deal SWare and CPalmer to the JCharles owner for ALuck?
see what you can get from the Charles owner.
My league just expanded from 12 to 16 teams. Standard League, QB passing and rushing TDs score as 6. Does the QB position rise on the Standard priority list? Also, 8 teams make it to the playoffs. Would it be worth taking Josh Gordon as one of two keepers (Deandre Hopkins being the other)? He hurts me for 4 games, but could be a stud for the playoffs.
Seeing as it’s a 16 teamer, I might use the 2 QB cheat sheet. Of course, it’s always good to have Gordon around.
I posted this question before but can’t find the thread so i apologize for asking the same question twice. My league is 12 team, .5 PPR and we start 2 RBs, 2 WRs and one flex. I currently have M. Ingram, R. Mathews, A. Foster, C Ivory & CJ Prosise. The handcuffs for Ingram, Mathews, Foster are available but so are all Baltimore RBs. Should i drop Prosise for a handcuff, Baltimore RB or stay pat? Thanks for your help.
it wouldn’t hurt to pick up forsett back up, though it’s still uncertain who if anyone takes over the backfield. prosise won’t go anywhere.
12 team PPR…Julius is my TE. Stacked at RB with AP, McCoy, Martin, Hyde, Booker and Buck.
Martellus is on the wire. Drop Buck to pick him up?
you can. i might want to see how the dust settles in b-more before dropping buck though. i don’t know that bennett is a must add until brady gets back.