The Sleeper ADP was a lot closer to consensus ADP so it was harder to find value opportunities until you get to the later “dart throw” rounds. The “standard” scoring setting for Sleeper is PPR, so these ADPs are based on PPR scoring. *listed as Player Name – CBS ADP (consensus ADP) There will be less of a chance of your league mates trying to fill out their starting positions by drafting D/STs and Ks too early since CBS has their ADP lower.īelow is a list of players that have an ADP on CBS that are lower than consensus ADP, which means you may be able to draft them ahead of the CBS ADP and still get them at a value: RB Nick Chubb – 10 (5.3) Overall CBS seems to elevate QBs, elevate the top TEs, downgrade D/STs, downgrade Ks, and for some reason downgrade the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ skill positions (except Leonard Fournette). The “standard” scoring setting for CBS is non PPR, so these ADPs are based on non PPR scoring. *listed as Player Name – Yahoo ADP (consensus ADP)

It is important to note that you may have to “pay up” for the top QBs and TEs if you want to target them in your draft, but you will be able to find value for RBs and WRs using this cheat sheet.īelow is a list of players that have an ADP on Yahoo that is lower than consensus ADP, which means you may be able to draft them ahead of the Yahoo ADP and still get them at a value: WR Davante Adams – 12 (9.5) There is not as much discrepancy with the mid-to-late round RBs like there was with ESPN. Overall, Yahoo seems to elevate the top QBs, elevate TEs, elevate D/STs, elevate Ks, and downgrade high volume/low TD scoring WRs. The “standard” scoring setting for Yahoo is Half PPR, so these ADPs are based on Half PPR scoring.

*listed as Player Name – ESPN ADP (consensus ADP) This would be my bet for the most optimal strategy to maximize value in ESPN drafts.īelow is a list of players that have an ADP on ESPN that are lower than consensus ADP, which means you may be able to draft them ahead of the ESPN ADP, and still get them at a value: RB Ezekiel Elliott – 8 (6.2) There appears to be more value with RBs in mid-to-late rounds, which may mean drafting a stud RB early, then focusing on WR, then finding value later in the draft for RB depth. Keep those in mind when targeting players in your draft on ESPN. Overall, ESPN seems to elevate the top rookie WRs, elevate top TEs, elevate D/STs, downgrade perceived non-pass catching RBs, and downgrade RBs in “crowded” backfields. The “standard” scoring setting for ESPN is PPR, so these ADPs are based on PPR scoring. The consensus ADP comes from which collects ADP value from several popular fantasy football sites. Don’t be afraid to draft a player before their ADP and trust how you rank and value the players! However, this article will be a cheat sheet to point out ADPs on the most popular fantasy football platforms that have a discrepancy compared to the consensus and it will help you find value on draft day! Since most of your league mates will use the platform’s ADP to sort their players, you can use this cheat sheet to draft players at a good value before they even realize the player is available because they are so far down their screen.

This echo chamber perpetuates the ADP to solidify more and more into prime draft season (August). Most people are concerned that their pick may be mocked by fellow league mates if their pick differs too far from ADP. Therefore, the person just keeps re-affirming the ADP even if a player is being overvalued or undervalued. However, ADP can be a self-fulfilling prophecy because so many people use the ADP in their draft room to determine when to draft a player. ADP is a perception of market value based on how everyone is drafting each player. ADP stands for “average draft position” in fantasy football.

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