Auction Results and Strategies

[Mike FF Today 607]

Art of the Auction

 

Doug recaps this Expert Auction League with commentary and full league results.

 

Spoiler, he got Lamar Miller!

[The Football Guru 211]

Spoiler, he got Lamar Miller!

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

These auction values seem really low. Doing mock auctions on Yahoo I see Antonio Brown go for 27% of the total cap, where he only went for 22% of the cap in this draft.

 

I always see David Johnson go for over $60 in the yahoo mock, but he only went for 39 in this one. 39 was an absolute steal and I would not have let him be had for so cheap.

 

So I am trying to figure out where the max should be for players.

[redsrback 30]

auctions on yahoo are no way to guage, they usually leave after 4 picks when they bid silly

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

Even on other sites like fantasypros they have Brown at $68. The top rb is listed at $49 so that is lower than Yahoo, still I don't think yahoo's $ amounts are all that far off from what is going on in actual drafts. Maybe it's because this is an expert draft, where they know if they blow their wad some legit starters will be going for $5.

 

So what's the advice here then? Don't spend on top guys? Or maybe just one top guy? I really just hope I am dialed in to what's going on and jump into a bid where ever it seems a top guy is still at good value. Just need to figure out where that cut off point is.

[ZeroTolerance 582]

These auction values seem really low. Doing mock auctions on Yahoo I see Antonio Brown go for 27% of the total cap, where he only went for 22% of the cap in this draft.

 

I always see David Johnson go for over $60 in the yahoo mock, but he only went for 39 in this one. 39 was an absolute steal and I would not have let him be had for so cheap.

 

So I am trying to figure out where the max should be for players.

I am having the opposite problem trying to get auction values out of Draft Buddy. It wants to put Brown/D Johnson at $90 (and every WR below about 24th around $1).

 

In my Yahoo auction (QB/2 RB/3 WR/Flex/K/D) the highest priced player each year falls around $67 (15 man rosters, $200 cap).

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

The recommendation is know your auction league. Have your own values - never rely on some default or a mock - based on the scoring.

If the auction goes early heavy dollars towards top RBs, go zero-RB. Meaning get next tier(s). Especially in PPR.

If the auction goes early heavy towards top WRs, wait for value, get yours when you can and get great deals at RB, TE, QB, etc.

For example, after David Johnson went for that price, I'm sure that was Orth's green light for Lamar Miller (lower costs versus his values).

 

We talked Orth into loving Marvin Jones.

Really don't like Hyde. Can't hold up, doesn't catch the ball, terrible schedule. I just don't see the point per game differential worth that cost at RB2 when you can get any RB you want. I'd rather have Ryan Mathews who may be Hyde's doppleganger at this point (running team, frequently injured, weak QB, mirror image depth chart where draughn=sproles, etc..... less cost).

Was surprised to see he didn't get Draughn. Only had $1 per player left when you nominated him? Granted, it will probably be Draughn and M.Davis RBBC when Hyde goes down.

If I'm taking a 3rd JAX WR, it's R.Greene. But like said, M.Lee will be first drop.

 

How can I get myself into an expert auction???

He said Draughn was nominated 1 pick before him.

[Hawkeye21 1,853]

Every league is different because it depends on the bidding tendencies of the people drafting. I'm in a very different style of auction draft and players go for less than they really should go for. We get $100 to draft 10 players then do a snake draft for the remaining 6 players. The most spent was $30, one was Brown and the other Gurley. Brown's actual value is closer to $40 but our league rarely spends anything over $30 on the top players. The most I've ever seen spent was $35 a few years ago.

 

This is why it's important to pay attention to draft tendencies and habits. Stay flexible.

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

Well I guess with our rules I can pretty much throw out auction results anyway.

 

1st time auction for myself and for this league as we convert to auction from snake.

 

Keeper league where we keep two players who get 20% cost tacked on the next year.

 

IDP where we start 3 IDP from any position

 

Tight end is not required. It's just flexed in with our flex spot.

 

$250 budget.

[Ray_T 589]

Well I guess with our rules I can pretty much throw out auction results anyway.

 

1st time auction for myself and for this league as we convert to auction from snake.

 

Keeper league where we keep two players who get 20% cost tacked on the next year.

 

IDP where we start 3 IDP from any position

 

Tight end is not required. It's just flexed in with our flex spot.

 

$250 budget.

if converting from Snake to Auction, you will see some weird things happen price wise because nobody knows where to value certain players. Especially if your league has some different rules. for example: my Auction league starts 2 QB and we are allowed to keep 3 each year. As a result, the value of QB's is considerably higher, and none of the websites really give a good estimate of what the value of top QB's is.

 

A young QB who is viewed as a long time Keeper will go for far more than anyone else in the draft, and your mocks and Auction values from redraft leagues wont give you a fair reading on that players value.

 

and if you have certain managers who have certain bias towards one type of player or another, you will find that the auction values in your league will evolve from year to year as the people in your league figure out how the auction works.

 

so as mentioned earlier: Know your league. that's the best advice anyone can give you.

[Maulers1973 117]

Auction leagues are different, and they are a lot of fun. As teams fill their roster spots, you might be surprised with the guys that are left that you can get for cheap as there is no competition as others have filled those spots or spent most of their money.

 

I've been in one for about 9 years now. It's been around for 25 years. Every year I am shocked at how things unfold. Last year, Tom Brady was selected as a backup (we don't auction for backup spots). I was completely baffled by that. lol I recall saying, "Hell, if I had known nobody would draft Brady, I'd have thrown back Brees ($30)."

[Hawkeye21 1,853]

Auction leagues are different, and they are a lot of fun. As teams fill their roster spots, you might be surprised with the guys that are left that you can get for cheap as there is no competition as others have filled those spots or spent most of their money.

 

I've been in one for about 9 years now. It's been around for 25 years. Every year I am shocked at how things unfold. Last year, Tom Brady was selected as a backup (we don't auction for backup spots). I was completely baffled by that. lol I recall saying, "Hell, if I had known nobody would draft Brady, I'd have thrown back Brees ($30)."

 

I feel your pain with Brees. Last year I got Gronk for $23 and then I saw Olsen go for $6. What a tremendous waste of money and it ruined the way my draft turned out.

[The Football Guru 211]

These auction values seem really low. Doing mock auctions on Yahoo I see Antonio Brown go for 27% of the total cap, where he only went for 22% of the cap in this draft.

 

I always see David Johnson go for over $60 in the yahoo mock, but he only went for 39 in this one. 39 was an absolute steal and I would not have let him be had for so cheap.

 

So I am trying to figure out where the max should be for players.

One thing that I need to include going forward are the 18-man rosters in this league, which makes a difference in setting up valuations. I'm pretty sure Yahoo/Fantasy Pros don't have a flex spot on top of the two-RB, three-WR lineup either, which also will drive prices down. Neither one fully explains the $21+ gap for David Johnson though.

[The Football Guru 211]

We talked Orth into loving Marvin Jones.

Really don't like Hyde. Can't hold up, doesn't catch the ball, terrible schedule. I just don't see the point per game differential worth that cost at RB2 when you can get any RB you want. I'd rather have Ryan Mathews who may be Hyde's doppleganger at this point (running team, frequently injured, weak QB, mirror image depth chart where draughn=sproles, etc..... less cost).

Was surprised to see he didn't get Draughn. Only had $1 per player left when you nominated him? Granted, it will probably be Draughn and M.Davis RBBC when Hyde goes down.

If I'm taking a 3rd JAX WR, it's R.Greene. But like said, M.Lee will be first drop.

 

How can I get myself into an expert auction???

on Jones. It helped you guys pointed out my oversight on him. Occasionally on my first BBs of the season, I'm under a bit of a time crunch and don't always get to truly evaluate my rankings like I want to. With that said, there are a lot of mouths to feed in Detroit now, so I'm definitely keeping him in the low-end WR2 area.

 

I shouldn't like Hyde (TOUGH schedule, injury history, etc.) and maybe I'm letting the promise of volume cloud my vision with him lately, but there is truly no else to push him for the 400+ touches RBs will have in SF. Like I said in the piece, Kelly doesn't like to substitute and is planning to use him as a three-down back. My investment in Hyde is as much about believing in Chip and what he does for running games as much as anything. Also, I'm not sure SF will be as gawd-awful on defense as some expect. Remember, they were actually pretty stingy on defense at home last year.

[redsrback 30]

For fun i tried the auctions this year on yahoo, i let people pay in the 60s at the beginning and aimed for the 40s for AJ green, keenan allen, and jeffrey, then it was seeing what i could piece together. Another thing i do is i never suggest a player i want till the end.

[enak 1]

When I saw Rbs going for $40 I stopped reading...

 

My strategy every auction draft is this:

 

Know your league members! There's a Cowboy fan in my league that loves to draft Rookie rbs for some reason, enter Ezekiel Elliot, plus how everyone gushes over their o-line, I bet I can make him spend $ 55-60 on him.

 

Spend $7 on your Qb & backup Qb because there is always value to be had.

 

Get you a top RB,but be prepared to spend some $$

 

Get a top WR (brown,odell type)

 

A decent TE,and a kicker on a good offense.

 

Stream Defense.

 

That should leave you with enough money to fill in you RB and WR slots, I don't plan much because once you hone in on one player and you get into a bidding war your plan will likely fail. Be flexible, and active on the waiver wire.

[Hawkeye21 1,853]

Make sure you know the roster limits in your league's draft. If I don't have to draft to fill each position I will skip the kicker position. No need to grab a kicker this early before the season. Just wait until the day before the first game and take the best kicker available.

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

One thing that I need to include going forward are the 18-man rosters in this league, which makes a difference in setting up valuations. I'm pretty sure Yahoo/Fantasy Pros don't have a flex spot on top of the two-RB, three-WR lineup either, which also will drive prices down. Neither one fully explains the $21+ gap for David Johnson though.

My auction league has 18 man rosters also. So would you recommend not bidding on the top players if they are going into the 60s? Relatively speaking according to % of cap of course.

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

For fun i tried the auctions this year on yahoo, i let people pay in the 60s at the beginning and aimed for the 40s for AJ green, keenan allen, and jeffrey, then it was seeing what i could piece together. Another thing i do is i never suggest a player i want till the end.

Green usually goes a little over 50. Of course it depends on what point in the draft people nominate him.

[The Football Guru 211]

My auction league has 18 man rosters also. So would you recommend not bidding on the top players if they are going into the 60s? Relatively speaking according to % of cap of course.

I would recommend bidding up for the top player (or at least the top tier) on your board if necessary, which is Brown-OBJ-Julio in my case. After that, if you know your league well enough to know 8-12 players are bringing $50+ bids, then wait it out. Then again, if you know your league that well, you probably have a good idea what underrated prospects you like and they don't, so make those guys a priority. I seem to remember spending up to $61 on Charles during one of my championship years (it might have been AP though), but I also knew when I wasn't going to field the most complete starting lineup in the league right away when I did that. If you usually win the waiver wire in your league, then I prioritize landing a Brown or OBJ and David Johnson or Zeke and surround them with cheaper options like Woodhead and Decker.

 

Based on my experience with you, I think you probably do all right for yourself on the wire. The keys for me now are landing at least two "special" players and making sure I have three easy starting options at WR in a three-WR league.

[The Football Guru 211]

When I saw Rbs going for $40 I stopped reading...

 

Help me understand this. You stopped reading b/c any competitive league "knows" RBs don't go for $40 anymore? Because it doesn't apply your league(s)?

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

I would recommend bidding up for the top player (or at least the top tier) on your board if necessary, which is Brown-OBJ-Julio in my case. After that, if you know your league well enough to know 8-12 players are bringing $50+ bids, then wait it out. Then again, if you know your league that well, you probably have a good idea what underrated prospects you like and they don't, so make those guys a priority. I seem to remember spending up to $61 on Charles during one of my championship years (it might have been AP though), but I also knew when I wasn't going to field the most complete starting lineup in the league right away when I did that. If you usually win the waiver wire in your league, then I prioritize landing a Brown or OBJ and David Johnson or Zeke and surround them with cheaper options like Woodhead and Decker.

 

Based on my experience with you, I think you probably do all right for yourself on the wire. The keys for me now are landing at least two "special" players and making sure I have three easy starting options at WR in a three-WR league.

That's close to what I was thinking. I am aiming for two high end talent players and the fill out my roster with value where I can.

 

I absolutely love the prospect of getting a shot at pretty much any player. But I also am a little nervous because my attention span wanders... and I will be drinking.

 

Thanks for advising this auction newb

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

Does anyone else have a link to last year's action results? Besides expert leagues.

 

To those who participate in auctions, do you find studs going for ridiculous amounts of money while the middle to end of the draft is filled with really cheap value pickups? It seems the expert league isn't representative of what a normal league would look like. People aren't as dialed in on players so they feel more comfortable spending more on the studs they know.

[IGotWorms 3,310]

Does anyone else have a link to last year's action results? Besides expert leagues.

 

To those who participate in auctions, do you find studs going for ridiculous amounts of money while the middle to end of the draft is filled with really cheap value pickups? It seems the expert league isn't representative of what a normal league would look like. People aren't as dialed in on players so they feel more comfortable spending more on the studs they know.

My experience has been that the studs always go for far more money than in "expert" auctions or even most auction value charts.

 

I'm sure the experts have some rationale for why they don't go too high on studs but fact is it's impossible to win a league with no studs. So unless you're sure you're getting diamonds in the rough you are really handcuffing yourself by not coming out with at least 2 guys you can rely on to form the cornerstone of your team.

 

Or at least that's my inexpert opinion.

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

My experience has been that the studs always go for far more money than in "expert" auctions or even most auction value charts.

 

I'm sure the experts have some rationale for why they don't go too high on studs but fact is it's impossible to win a league with no studs. So unless you're sure you're getting diamonds in the rough you are really handcuffing yourself by not coming out with at least 2 guys you can rely on to form the cornerstone of your team.

 

Or at least that's my inexpert opinion.

Yeah definitely need studs. Just looking at one sites projected value for receivers

 

Antonio Brown $63

 

I could get 3 receivers for near that price

 

Watkins $23

Cooks $22

Cooper $21

Cobb $19

Baldwin $16

Benjamin $14

 

So would you rather have Antonio Brown, or any 3 of those receivers?

[IGotWorms 3,310]

Yeah definitely need studs. Just looking at one sites projected value for receivers

 

Antonio Brown $63

 

I could get 3 receivers for near that price

 

Watkins $23

Cooks $22

Cooper $21

Cobb $19

Baldwin $16

Benjamin $14

 

So would you rather have Antonio Brown, or any 3 of those receivers?

Definitely Watkins cooper and cooks but I can't imagine they will go anywhere near that cheap.

[DrG 94]

One of the things I like about this is there's some insight into what players various experts think will outperform their values.

 

Hyde just got concussed, buyer beware. I see this as a tough year for SF. They were built to be a defense/ground control team and I just don't think the talent matches the coaching philosophy.

[redsrback 30]

Funny thing about drafting, leagues who tend to have a new player added every year you can take advantage of people and there favorite players. leagues that been around with same people every year and know the ins and outs to fantasy put much more of a realistic price on there teams players. 1 would almost think a newer auction league people would start around 60s at the beginning and an older league would be 40s

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

Yeah i cant believe that Yahoo is anywhere near accurate. Kelvin Benjamin just went for $2. I drafted Bell, DJohns, and Antonio Brown right off the bat. I just sat there and watched the bidding and then all of a sudden with $36 left I had the 2nd most money left. I basically was able to get whoever I wanted unless the guy who saved all his money wanted the player.

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

Anyone else have auction results? Would love to see them.

[NPNG 4]

We have our auction this Saturday (Sept. 3) so I don't have results but I thought I would share a new twist we are trying this year. If you bring up a player and get him, you get $1 taken off his price ($100 cap). $1 players still go for $1.

[Hawkeye21 1,853]

I would post my draft results but I don't think it would help. My league does things very different compared to most auction drafts.

[IGotWorms 3,310]

I would post my draft results but I don't think it would help. My league does things very different compared to most auction drafts.

Same here

[Hawkeye21 1,853]

My league gives each person $100 to draft 10 players. You can take any positions you want and long as you have enough money to draft 10 guys. I took all RBs and WRs. Once everyone has their 10 guys we switch to a 6 round snake draft to fill out the rest of our roster. I really enjoy it and I have to come up with my own player values since no other site comes very close.

[NAn 39]

Anyone else have auction results? Would love to see them.

 

Hey FBN, no results but maybe some advice/tips (for examples will be referencing a $100 budget)

 

First, think after your draft, you (and your league mates) will wonder why didn't do it sooner. Just so much more fun and open way to draft. No slave to your draft position...you want a guy, you can go get him as long as willing to pay.

 

As many have said, 'know your league', but you're in a unique situation as sounds like everyone in your league trying this for first time. So wil be a learning experience for everyone on the fly.

 

I know you're asking a lot about how much players going for, but as some have said, hard to gauge. To simplify (and admittedly even oversimplifying a bit) top players say 1 rnd > 25-35% of your budget...2 > 20-25%...3-5 > 12-20%...6-8 > 7-12%...9-11 > 3-7%...12+ 1-3%

As has been said that can vary from league to league but it's a decent framework.

 

Have a plan, but be flexible, like a snake draft (a lot of these are really about getting value...same as a snake draft)

 

You really want to pay attention to what the first 1-3 players go for as that will give you a good gauge of what the values of upper guys are.

 

Still track other teams drafts...what positions have been filled, that are still needed. As just like in a snake where if you see everyone has their QBs you can wait a round or 2 to grab one, getting more value elsewhere...you can sometimes grab one even cheaper than usual b/c everyone is looking to fill other positions.

 

Be careful of players at bottom of a tier. Let's say there's 6 players in a top tier, top guy early on goes for 26. Others in that tier go off the board here and there for 22-26. But then for that last guy, you and 3 other owners WANT that last guy in that tier. It can turn into a bidding war where you can end up paying more than the other higher guys in that tier.

 

Do NOT leave money on the table. Early in my auction career, I was a bit too conservative and always ended up with 4-7 bucks....in a 100 budget league that's unforgivable. I've learned and so where before I'd say I'm out at 10 for this guy...I'd So if you're looking at guys in snakes that would be 3-8 rnders don't be afraid to go a bit above b/c you're 'concerned about end of the draft'. Now you can only go to the well with that so long but if you do that 1 maybe 2 a draft you'll likely end up with a Cook over a Baldwin or a Latavius over a Jennings and rest of what you draft after that is about the same.

 

LOL, I know you said you'll be drinking and hey if that's how you roll, that's how you roll..but maybe just go a bit slower. Unlike a snake where you can catch up on after tuning out for a bit after you've picked...still catch up on who was picked in btwn and be ready for your next pick/s...value can show up at ANYTIME in a draft. If you're drinking/tuning out periodically could miss those opportunities.

 

I'm sure there's more but that's what I got for now.

Good luck!

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

 

 

Hey FBN, no results but maybe some advice/tips (for examples will be referencing a $100 budget)

 

First, think after your draft, you (and your league mates) will wonder why didn't do it sooner. Just so much more fun and open way to draft. No slave to your draft position...you want a guy, you can go get him as long as willing to pay.

 

As many have said, 'know your league', but you're in a unique situation as sounds like everyone in your league trying this for first time. So wil be a learning experience for everyone on the fly.

 

I know you're asking a lot about how much players going for, but as some have said, hard to gauge. To simplify (and admittedly even oversimplifying a bit) top players say 1 rnd > 25-35% of your budget...2 > 20-25%...3-5 > 12-20%...6-8 > 7-12%...9-11 > 3-7%...12+ 1-3%

As has been said that can vary from league to league but it's a decent framework.

 

Have a plan, but be flexible, like a snake draft (a lot of these are really about getting value...same as a snake draft)

 

You really want to pay attention to what the first 1-3 players go for as that will give you a good gauge of what the values of upper guys are.

 

Still track other teams drafts...what positions have been filled, that are still needed. As just like in a snake where if you see everyone has their QBs you can wait a round or 2 to grab one, getting more value elsewhere...you can sometimes grab one even cheaper than usual b/c everyone is looking to fill other positions.

 

Be careful of players at bottom of a tier. Let's say there's 6 players in a top tier, top guy early on goes for 26. Others in that tier go off the board here and there for 22-26. But then for that last guy, you and 3 other owners WANT that last guy in that tier. It can turn into a bidding war where you can end up paying more than the other higher guys in that tier.

 

Do NOT leave money on the table. Early in my auction career, I was a bit too conservative and always ended up with 4-7 bucks....in a 100 budget league that's unforgivable. I've learned and so where before I'd say I'm out at 10 for this guy...I'd So if you're looking at guys in snakes that would be 3-8 rnders don't be afraid to go a bit above b/c you're 'concerned about end of the draft'. Now you can only go to the well with that so long but if you do that 1 maybe 2 a draft you'll likely end up with a Cook over a Baldwin or a Latavius over a Jennings and rest of what you draft after that is about the same.

 

LOL, I know you said you'll be drinking and hey if that's how you roll, that's how you roll..but maybe just go a bit slower. Unlike a snake where you can catch up on after tuning out for a bit after you've picked...still catch up on who was picked in btwn and be ready for your next pick/s...value can show up at ANYTIME in a draft. If you're drinking/tuning out periodically could miss those opportunities.

 

I'm sure there's more but that's what I got for now.

 

Good luck!

 

 

 

 

Hey FBN, no results but maybe some advice/tips (for examples will be referencing a $100 budget)

 

First, think after your draft, you (and your league mates) will wonder why didn't do it sooner. Just so much more fun and open way to draft. No slave to your draft position...you want a guy, you can go get him as long as willing to pay.

 

As many have said, 'know your league', but you're in a unique situation as sounds like everyone in your league trying this for first time. So wil be a learning experience for everyone on the fly.

 

I know you're asking a lot about how much players going for, but as some have said, hard to gauge. To simplify (and admittedly even oversimplifying a bit) top players say 1-2 rnd > 20-35% of your budget....3-5 > 12-20%...6-8 > 7-12%...9-11 > 3-7%...12+ 1-3%

 

As has been said that can vary from league to league but it's a decent framework.

 

Have a plan, but be flexible, like a snake draft (alot of these are really about getting value...same as a snake draft)

 

You really want to pay attention to what the first 1-3 players go for as that will give you a good gauge of what the values of upper guys are.

 

Still track other teams drafts...what positions have been filled, that are still needed. As just like in a snake where if you see everyone has their QBs you can wait a round or 2 to grab one, getting more value elsewhere...you can sometimes grab one even cheaper than usual b/c everyone is looking to fill other positions.

 

Be careful of players at bottom of a tier. Let's say there's 6 players in a top tier, top guy early on goes for 26. Others in that tier go off the board here and there for 22-26. But then for that last guy, you and 3 other owners WANT that last guy in that tier. It can turn into a bidding war where you can end up paying more than the other higher guys in that tier.

 

Do NOT leave money on the table. Early in my auction career, I was a bit too conservative and always ended up with 4-7 bucks....in a 100 budget league that's unforgivable. I've learned and so where before I'd say I'm out at 10 for this guy...I'd So if you're looking at guys in snakes that would be 3-8 rnders don't be afraid to go a bit above b/c you're 'concerned about end of the draft'. Now you can only go to the well with that so long but if you do that 1 maybe 2 a draft you'll likely end up with a Cook over a Baldwin or a Latavius over a Jennings and rest of what you draft after that is about the same.

 

LOL, I know you said you'll be drinking and hey if that's how you roll, that's how you roll..but maybe just go a bit slower. Unlike a snake where you can catch up on after tuning out for a bit after you've picked...still catch up on who was picked in btwn and be ready for your next pick/s...value can show up at ANYTIME in a draft. If you're drinking/tuning out periodically could miss those opportunities.

 

Thank you. I really appreciate the advice

[NAn 39]

No prob, sorry about the double posting <fixored>

[Dueces Will Be Wild 15]

I'll post my results from a 10 team $50 yahoo pro league. It was my first of the year and it went much different than I expected.

 

Pick Player Cost Team 1. Adrian Peterson (Min - RB) $49 Barrett's Team 2. Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB) $13 Jokermank 3. Devonta Freeman (Atl - RB) $31 CLAWS 4. Ezekiel Elliott (Dal - RB) $46 Barrett's Team 5. Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K) $4 CLAWS 6. Antonio Brown (Pit - WR) $71 Lia's Team 7. Dez Bryant (Dal - WR) $38 CLAWS 8. Alshon Jeffery (Chi - WR) $29 Caseous Necrosis 9. Cam Newton (Car - QB) $27 Will's Team 10. Aaron Rodgers (GB - QB) $24 Barrett's Team 11. Todd Gurley (LA - RB) $56 CLAWS 12. Graham Gano (Car - K) $1 Barrett's Team 13. Jamaal Charles (KC - RB) $35 CLAWS 14. Eddie Lacy (GB - RB) $34 Caseous Necrosis 15. Mason Crosby (GB - K) $1 Caseous Necrosis 16. Odell Beckham Jr. (NYG - WR) $64 Jokermank 17. Julio Jones (Atl - WR) $63 Jokermank 18. Thomas Rawls (Sea - RB) $19 The Gronkuistadors 19. Sammy Watkins (Buf - WR) $27 Warren's Swell Team 20. Allen Robinson (Jax - WR) $42 Warren's Swell Team 21. C.J. Anderson (Den - RB) $21 Caseous Necrosis 22. Arizona (Ari - DEF) $2 Larry's Team 23. Mark Ingram (NO - RB) $29 Will's Team 24. T.Y. Hilton (Ind - WR) $24 CLAWS 25. David Johnson (Ari - RB) $56 Larry's Team 26. DeAndre Hopkins (Hou - WR) $48 Looose Mooose 27. A.J. Green (Cin - WR) $46 Caseous Necrosis 28. Demaryius Thomas (Den - WR) $35 Lia's Team 29. Carlos Hyde (SF - RB) $15 Larry's Team 30. Rob Gronkowski (NE - TE) $44 The Gronkuistadors 31. Eric Decker (NYJ - WR) $20 Looose Mooose 32. Kansas City (KC - DEF) $2 CLAWS 33. Latavius Murray (Oak - RB) $15 Will's Team 34. Mike Evans (TB - WR) $37 Looose Mooose 35. Andrew Luck (Ind - QB) $10 The Gronkuistadors 36. Brandon Marshall (NYJ - WR) $39 Will's Team 37. Keenan Allen (SD - WR) $27 The Gronkuistadors 38. Lamar Miller (Hou - RB) $47 The Gronkuistadors 39. Justin Tucker (Bal - K) $1 The Gronkuistadors 40. Le'Veon Bell (Pit - RB) $38 Looose Mooose 41. Julian Edelman (NE - WR) $12 Lia's Team 42. Travis Kelce (KC - TE) $5 Barrett's Team 43. Chris Boswell (Pit - K) $1 Jokermank 44. DeMarco Murray (Ten - RB) $12 Lia's Team 45. Doug Baldwin (Sea - WR) $18 Barrett's Team 46. Brandin Cooks (NO - WR) $33 Warren's Swell Team 47. Doug Martin (TB - RB) $28 Caseous Necrosis 48. Jeremy Langford (Chi - RB) $12 Will's Team 49. Denver (Den - DEF) $3 The Gronkuistadors 50. Jordan Reed (Was - TE) $19 Will's Team 51. Derrick Henry (Ten - RB) $7 Larry's Team 52. Jeremy Maclin (KC - WR) $16 Will's Team 53. Seattle (Sea - DEF) $3 CLAWS 54. DeAngelo Williams (Pit - RB) $11 Lia's Team 55. Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR) $7 Looose Mooose 56. Jordy Nelson (GB - WR) $37 Larry's Team 57. Randall Cobb (GB - WR) $18 Barrett's Team 58. Greg Olsen (Car - TE) $14 Lia's Team 59. Russell Wilson (Sea - QB) $12 Jokermank 60. Donte Moncrief (Ind - WR) $10 Lia's Team 61. Jarvis Landry (Mia - WR) $15 Barrett's Team 62. Carolina (Car - DEF) $2 Barrett's Team 63. Ryan Mathews (Phi - RB) $14 Looose Mooose 64. Delanie Walker (Ten - TE) $8 Looose Mooose 65. Jonathan Stewart (Car - RB) $11 Jokermank 66. Amari Cooper (Oak - WR) $34 Larry's Team 67. LeSean McCoy (Buf - RB) $29 Warren's Swell Team 68. Carson Palmer (Ari - QB) $3 Lia's Team 69. Drew Brees (NO - QB) $11 Larry's Team 70. Jeremy Hill (Cin - RB) $16 Warren's Swell Team 71. Tom Brady (NE - QB) $9 The Gronkuistadors 72. Michael Floyd (Ari - WR) $14 Will's Team 73. Houston (Hou - DEF) $2 Jokermank 74. Melvin Gordon (SD - RB) $11 Warren's Swell Team 75. Blake Bortles (Jax - QB) $2 Looose Mooose 76. Golden Tate (Det - WR) $17 Caseous Necrosis 77. Jordan Matthews (Phi - WR) $11 Jokermank 78. Matt Forte (NYJ - RB) $15 Looose Mooose 79. John Brown (Ari - WR) $8 Caseous Necrosis 80. Arian Foster (Mia - RB) $7 The Gronkuistadors 81. Giovani Bernard (Cin - RB) $3 Lia's Team 82. Jay Ajayi (Mia - RB) $2 Larry's Team 83. LeGarrette Blount (NE - RB) $4 Caseous Necrosis 84. Marvin Jones Jr. (Det - WR) $7 Barrett's Team 85. Emmanuel Sanders (Den - WR) $6 The Gronkuistadors 86. Kelvin Benjamin (Car - WR) $15 Larry's Team 87. Allen Hurns (Jax - WR) $7 The Gronkuistadors 88. Frank Gore (Ind - RB) $4 Warren's Swell Team 89. Jared Cook (GB - TE) $1 The Gronkuistadors 90. Tyler Lockett (Sea - WR) $6 Looose Mooose 91. Sterling Shepard (NYG - WR) $3 Lia's Team 92. Ameer Abdullah (Det - RB) $5 Barrett's Team 93. Willie Snead (NO - WR) $1 Jokermank 94. Michael Crabtree (Oak - WR) $3 Will's Team 95. Philip Rivers (SD - QB) $1 Caseous Necrosis 96. Coby Fleener (NO - TE) $6 Warren's Swell Team 97. Josh Gordon (Cle - WR) $16 Will's Team 98. Gary Barnidge (Cle - TE) $5 Will's Team 99. Chris Ivory (Jax - RB) $3 The Gronkuistadors 100. DeSean Jackson (Was - WR) $11 Larry's Team 101. Los Angeles (LA - DEF) $2 Caseous Necrosis 102. Alfred Morris (Dal - RB) $2 Barrett's Team 103. Zach Ertz (Phi - TE) $1 Jokermank 104. Tavon Austin (LA - WR) $2 The Gronkuistadors 105. Tyrod Taylor (Buf - QB) $5 The Gronkuistadors 106. Eli Manning (NYG - QB) $1 CLAWS 107. Jimmy Graham (Sea - TE) $2 Caseous Necrosis 108. Martellus Bennett (NE - TE) $2 Caseous Necrosis 109. DeVante Parker (Mia - WR) $3 Warren's Swell Team 110. Rashad Jennings (NYG - RB) $5 Lia's Team 111. Kevin White (Chi - WR) $3 Caseous Necrosis 112. Corey Coleman (Cle - WR) $1 Jokermank 113. Kamar Aiken (Bal - WR) $3 Lia's Team 114. Kirk Cousins (Was - QB) $2 Caseous Necrosis 115. Stefon Diggs (Min - WR) $2 Barrett's Team 116. Matt Prater (Det - K) $1 Larry's Team 117. Danny Woodhead (SD - RB) $1 Will's Team 118. Matthew Stafford (Det - QB) $1 Warren's Swell Team 119. Duke Johnson Jr. (Cle - RB) $1 Lia's Team 120. Markus Wheaton (Pit - WR) $1 Barrett's Team 121. Jesse James (Pit - TE) $1 Jokermank 122. Jameis Winston (TB - QB) $1 Looose Mooose 123. Antonio Gates (SD - TE) $2 Larry's Team 124. Derek Carr (Oak - QB) $1 Larry's Team 125. Isaiah Crowell (Cle - RB) $1 Will's Team 126. Matt Jones (Was - RB) $8 Jokermank 127. Blair Walsh (Min - K) $1 Lia's Team 128. Spencer Ware (KC - RB) $6 Warren's Swell Team 129. Christine Michael (Sea - RB) $1 Jokermank 130. Bilal Powell (NYJ - RB) $1 Looose Mooose 131. Travis Benjamin (SD - WR) $1 CLAWS 132. T.J. Yeldon (Jax - RB) $5 Barrett's Team 133. New England (NE - DEF) $3 Lia's Team 134. Tajae Sharpe (Ten - WR) $1 Warren's Swell Team 135. Justin Forsett (Bal - RB) $3 Jokermank 136. James White (NE - RB) $2 Will's Team 137. Julius Thomas (Jax - TE) $1 CLAWS 138. Michael Thomas (NO - WR) $1 Larry's Team 139. Pittsburgh (Pit - DEF) $1 Will's Team 140. Devin Funchess (Car - WR) $1 Warren's Swell Team 141. Cincinnati (Cin - DEF) $1 Looose Mooose 142. Vincent Jackson (TB - WR) $1 CLAWS 143. Chris Johnson (Ari - RB) $1 Larry's Team 144. Steven Hauschka (Sea - K) $1 Warren's Swell Team 145. Connor Barth (NO - K) $1 Looose Mooose 146. Marcus Mariota (Ten - QB) $1 CLAWS 147. Philadelphia (Phi - DEF) $1 Warren's Swell Team 148. Dwayne Allen (Ind - TE) $1 Looose Mooose 149. Tyler Eifert (Cin - TE) $1 CLAWS 150. Phillip Dorsett (Ind - WR) $1 CLAWS

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Anyone else have auction results? Would love to see them.

 

It almost feels like you're looking for a template to go by. There isn't one. I've been doing auction every year for a decade. No draft is the same. Some player values are baffling high and some are far lower than they should be. You can't know how positions will fill and how another person will value a particular player. It's a large part of the appeal of auction style drafts! The inevitable variability of it.

 

One rule of thumb remains the same. Aggressively go after studs. You don't usually win those leagues with a bunch of average players.

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Hell yeah bud. Thanks a lot. I think I may go for a top rb and then fill a few of my receiver slots will guys like ARob and Amari Cooper.