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Over the past several weeks, I've presented thought experiments and simulations with respect to various draft strategies for FantasyScore's Draft-N-Go (DNG) games. If you can manage to play one of these, here are the basics of what I've found:
- Only play heads up games, 5-person 2-prize games, and 8-person 3-prize games.
- If you're assigned the No. 1 pick in any of the above games, use the zero wide receiver strategy; otherwise, don't.
- In an 8-person, 3-prize game, use the "upside" draft list rather than the "average" draft list.
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Speaking of which, here's the "average" draft list to use when you have an edge:
2-Person DNGs | 5-Person DNGs | 8-Person DNGs | ||||||
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Player | Pos | Tm | Player | Pos | Tm | Player | Pos | Tm |
Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL |
DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU |
Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI |
Brandon Marshall | WR | NYJ | Brandon Marshall | WR | NYJ | Brandon Marshall | WR | NYJ |
Julio Jones | WR | ATL | Julio Jones | WR | ATL | LeVeon Bell | RB | PIT |
LeVeon Bell | RB | PIT | LeVeon Bell | RB | PIT | Julio Jones | WR | ATL |
Arian Foster | RB | HOU | Arian Foster | RB | HOU | Arian Foster | RB | HOU |
Andrew Luck | QB | IND | Odell Beckham Jr/td> | WR | NYG | Odell Beckham Jr/td> | WR | NYG |
Odell Beckham Jr/td> | WR | NYG | Steve Smith | WR | BAL | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NWE |
Rob Gronkowski | TE | NWE | Calvin Johnson | WR | DET | Todd Gurley | RB | STL |
St. Louis Rams | DEF | STL | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NWE | Steve Smith | WR | BAL |
Steve Smith | WR | BAL | Todd Gurley | RB | STL | Calvin Johnson | WR | DET |
Calvin Johnson | WR | DET | Julian Edelman | WR | NWE | Julian Edelman | WR | NWE |
Philip Rivers | QB | SDG | Eric Decker | WR | NYJ | Eric Decker | WR | NYJ |
Todd Gurley | RB | STL | Andrew Luck | QB | IND | Greg Olsen | TE | CAR |
Julian Edelman | WR | NWE | Keenan Allen | WR | SDG | Adrian Peterson | RB | MIN |
Greg Olsen | TE | CAR | Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | Antonio Gates | TE | SDG |
Minnesota Vikings | DEF | MIN | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | Keenan Allen | WR | SDG |
Greg Olsen | TE | CAR | Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | |||
Adrian Peterson | RB | MIN | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | |||
Antonio Gates | TE | SDG | Andrew Luck | QB | IND | |||
Amari Cooper | WR | OAK | Amari Cooper | WR | OAK | |||
St. Louis Rams | DEF | STL | Frank Gore | RB | IND | |||
Donte Moncrief | WR | IND | Travis Kelce | TE | KAN | |||
John Brown | WR | ARI | Donte Moncrief | WR | IND | |||
Philip Rivers | QB | SDG | Doug Martin | RB | TAM | |||
Frank Gore | RB | IND | Justin Forsett | RB | BAL | |||
Travis Kelce | TE | KAN | John Brown | WR | ARI | |||
Carson Palmer | QB | ARI | Travis Benjamin | WR | CLE | |||
Travis Benjamin | WR | CLE | Philip Rivers | QB | SDG | |||
Doug Martin | RB | TAM | DeMarco Murray | RB | PHI | |||
Justin Forsett | RB | BAL | Dion Lewis | RB | NWE | |||
Jarvis Landry | WR | MIA | Jarvis Landry | WR | MIA | |||
Cam Newton | QB | CAR | Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | |||
Minnesota Vikings | DEF | MIN | Gary Barnidge | TE | CLE | |||
New England Patriots | DEF | NWE | Carson Palmer | QB | ARI | |||
Willie Snead | WR | NOR | Chris Ivory | RB | NYJ | |||
Washington Redskins | DEF | WAS | Willie Snead | WR | NOR | |||
Tom Brady | QB | NWE | Cam Newton | QB | CAR | |||
DeMarco Murray | RB | PHI | Pierre Garcon | WR | WAS | |||
Dion Lewis | RB | NWE | Martavis Bryant | WR | PIT | |||
Pierre Garcon | WR | WAS | Michael Crabtree | WR | OAK | |||
Martavis Bryant | WR | PIT | Mark Ingram | RB | NOR | |||
Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | Mike Evans | WR | TAM | |||
Atlanta Falcons | DEF | ATL | Tom Brady | QB | NWE | |||
Jason Witten | TE | DAL | ||||||
St. Louis Rams | DEF | STL | ||||||
Jordan Matthews | WR | PHI | ||||||
Brandin Cooks | WR | NOR | ||||||
Nate Washington | WR | HOU | ||||||
Lamar Miller | RB | MIA | ||||||
Latavius Murray | RB | OAK | ||||||
Vincent Jackson | WR | TAM | ||||||
Rishard Matthews | WR | MIA | ||||||
Jeremy Maclin | WR | KAN | ||||||
Danny Woodhead | RB | SDG | ||||||
Michael Floyd | WR | ARI | ||||||
Golden Tate | WR | DET | ||||||
Minnesota Vikings | DEF | MIN | ||||||
Drew Brees | QB | NOR | ||||||
New England Patriots | DEF | NWE | ||||||
Washington Redskins | DEF | WAS | ||||||
Matt Ryan | QB | ATL | ||||||
Atlanta Falcons | DEF | ATL | ||||||
Mike Wallace | WR | MIN | ||||||
Carolina Panthers | DEF | CAR | ||||||
Matthew Stafford | QB | DET | ||||||
Matt Jones | RB | WAS | ||||||
Stefon Diggs | WR | MIN | ||||||
Jordan Reed | TE | WAS | ||||||
NY Giants | DEF | NYG | ||||||
Arizona Cardinals | DEF | ARI |
And here's the "upside" draft list to use when either you don't have an edge or you choose to play an 8-person DNG:
2-Person DNGs | 5-Person DNGs | 8-Person DNGs | ||||||
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Player | Pos | Tm | Player | Pos | Tm | Player | Pos | Tm |
DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU | Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL |
Devonta Freeman | RB | ATL | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU |
Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI |
Brandon Marshall | WR | NYJ | Brandon Marshall | WR | NYJ | Brandon Marshall | WR | NYJ |
Julio Jones | WR | ATL | Julio Jones | WR | ATL | Julio Jones | WR | ATL |
Andrew Luck | QB | IND | Arian Foster | RB | HOU | Odell Beckham Jr/td> | WR | NYG |
Rob Gronkowski | TE | NWE | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NWE | Steve Smith | WR | BAL |
Odell Beckham Jr/td> | WR | NYG | Odell Beckham Jr/td> | WR | NYG | Arian Foster | RB | HOU |
Steve Smith | WR | BAL | Todd Gurley | RB | STL | Todd Gurley | RB | STL |
Eric Decker | WR | NYJ | Steve Smith | WR | BAL | Eric Decker | WR | NYJ |
St. Louis Rams | DEF | STL | LeVeon Bell | RB | PIT | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NWE |
Arian Foster | RB | HOU | Eric Decker | WR | NYJ | LeVeon Bell | RB | PIT |
Todd Gurley | RB | STL | Andrew Luck | QB | IND | Calvin Johnson | WR | DET |
Philip Rivers | QB | SDG | Calvin Johnson | WR | DET | Andrew Luck | QB | IND |
LeVeon Bell | RB | PIT | Antonio Gates | TE | SDG | Keenan Allen | WR | SDG |
Calvin Johnson | WR | DET | Adrian Peterson | RB | MIN | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND |
Antonio Gates | TE | SDG | Travis Kelce | TE | KAN | Julian Edelman | WR | NWE |
Minnesota Vikings | DEF | MIN | Keenan Allen | WR | SDG | Donte Moncrief | WR | IND |
T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | Jeremy Maclin | WR | KAN | |||
Julian Edelman | WR | NWE | Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | |||
Donte Moncrief | WR | IND | Adrian Peterson | RB | MIN | |||
Jeremy Maclin | WR | KAN | Antonio Gates | TE | SDG | |||
Greg Olsen | TE | CAR | Amari Cooper | WR | OAK | |||
Antonio Brown | WR | PIT | Travis Kelce | TE | KAN | |||
St. Louis Rams | DEF | STL | Nate Washington | WR | HOU | |||
Frank Gore | RB | IND | John Brown | WR | ARI | |||
Amari Cooper | WR | OAK | Frank Gore | RB | IND | |||
Nate Washington | WR | HOU | Greg Olsen | TE | CAR | |||
Chris Ivory | RB | NYJ | Jarvis Landry | WR | MIA | |||
John Brown | WR | ARI | Mike Evans | WR | TAM | |||
Philip Rivers | QB | SDG | Travis Benjamin | WR | CLE | |||
Dion Lewis | RB | NWE | Chris Ivory | RB | NYJ | |||
Jarvis Landry | WR | MIA | Philip Rivers | QB | SDG | |||
Mike Evans | WR | TAM | Willie Snead | WR | NOR | |||
Minnesota Vikings | DEF | MIN | Michael Floyd | WR | ARI | |||
Arizona Cardinals | DEF | ARI | Carson Palmer | QB | ARI | |||
Pittsburgh Steelers | DEF | PIT | Cam Newton | QB | CAR | |||
Carson Palmer | QB | ARI | Dion Lewis | RB | NWE | |||
Cam Newton | QB | CAR | Tom Brady | QB | NWE | |||
Tom Brady | QB | NWE | Pierre Garcon | WR | WAS | |||
Justin Forsett | RB | BAL | Vincent Jackson | WR | TAM | |||
DeMarco Murray | RB | PHI | St. Louis Rams | DEF | STL | |||
Travis Benjamin | WR | CLE | Martavis Bryant | WR | PIT | |||
Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | Michael Crabtree | WR | OAK | |||
New England Patriots | DEF | NWE | Justin Forsett | RB | BAL | |||
DeMarco Murray | RB | PHI | ||||||
Doug Martin | RB | TAM | ||||||
Delanie Walker | TE | TEN | ||||||
Mark Ingram | RB | NOR | ||||||
Latavius Murray | RB | OAK | ||||||
Gary Barnidge | TE | CLE | ||||||
Rishard Matthews | WR | MIA | ||||||
Jordan Matthews | WR | PHI | ||||||
Stefon Diggs | WR | MIN | ||||||
Matt Jones | RB | WAS | ||||||
Brandin Cooks | WR | NOR | ||||||
Minnesota Vikings | DEF | MIN | ||||||
Arizona Cardinals | DEF | ARI | ||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers | DEF | PIT | ||||||
Lamar Miller | RB | MIA | ||||||
New England Patriots | DEF | NWE | ||||||
Washington Redskins | DEF | WAS | ||||||
Drew Brees | QB | NOR | ||||||
Brian Hoyer | QB | HOU | ||||||
Jordan Reed | TE | WAS | ||||||
Carolina Panthers | DEF | CAR | ||||||
Rueben Randle | WR | NYG | ||||||
Matt Ryan | QB | ATL | ||||||
Danny Woodhead | RB | SDG | ||||||
Jason Witten | TE | DAL | ||||||
Golden Tate | WR | DET | ||||||
Miami Dolphins | DEF | MIA |
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