Auction League Budget ideas

[hman1962 1]

I am looking for your opinions/ideas for a budget for my auction league,

14 Teams

15 Roster spots

$200.00 budget, We can bid $0 for players which I typically get Def, PK, and QB2 for. I am looking for how much to allocate per position, not for a specific player. 

Line Up consists of 1QB, 2RB's, 3WR's, 1TE, 1Def, and 1 PK. 6 Bench.

PPR league.

 

I know, or hope to get lots of mixed opinions, and or ideas. The league is pretty reactionary, meaning last years top RB's and WR's will go for $70-$75. Last year CMC and Austin Ekeler went for $73. top two WR's went for around the same price. My roster typically is like this: 2 QB's, 5 RB's, 5 WR's, 1 TE, 1 Def, 1 PK.

I trying to see differing ideas than what I have been doing....maybe something out of the box so to speak.. 

 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

[IGotWorms 4,057]

Good exercise and I’m looking forward to seeing other posters’ thoughts on this perennial question

I’ve got a similar setup except it is a super flex league, so that changes things.

For yours, were it me, I’d allocate a budget for two stud WRs that should form the core of your team. Typically you have to pay for the top WRs. Yes you can get lucky with a Nacua or crafty with a Collins, but by and large the WR1s and top end WR2s are going to be who we thought they were.

So that’s $120 right there. But you’re going to want a good WR3 too, ideally a guy that could sneak into WR2 area. And a couple decent high upside bench guys. So I think you’re looking at $150 total. Wowza.

RB, you’re mostly going zero RB strategy. Outside of the top 6 or 7 — who will cost a lot of $$ — it’s basically anyone’s guess who will finish near the top. So pick your favorite undervalued guys and sleepers and load up on those. I’d try to do it for $25. Do you think that’s untenable? If so you could shift some away from WR but that’s going to hurt your WR2-3 spots and might leave your bench a little bare.

QB, seems like probably not so important if you only start one. Assuming it is not 6pt per passing TD or something. I’d shoot for guys like Prescott, Burrow, Murray or Purdy who won’t cost top dollar but should be sufficient as a fantasy QB1. Or maybe go with a potential high upside guy like Williams or cousins or Daniel’s and pair them with a top end (but still very cheap) QB2. You’re looking at maybe $10 for QB. You could even try to go cheaper but you don’t want to end up chasing after a viable QB1 all year.

TE, I really don’t like after the top 8-10 this year. So I would budget for a good one and ideally I’d follow it up with a top flight TE2 (a Freiermuth or Musgrave, perhaps), in the event of injury. Would $15 get it done? This is a know-your-league area.

[Ray_T 728]

well, the good thing about an auction is you do not have to get anyone you dont like.     I try not to spend big on the first couple players to come out and in a case of CMC given his age and injury history I'd actually avoid him.  I'd look at guys a tier down who have upside and go that direction.   at an auction I dont ever pick a player who doesnt have significant upside for what I am paying.

to that end,  I have found that once you get through the first 15 -20 WR,  the rest are mostly interchangable.   so no point paying a premium for those (unless you feel the possible upside is really high)   But for the most part the dropoff from WR20 to WR30 is not huge the last couple years.   so the only thing to make sure you get is a WR1 and I'd go a teir below the big money WR that go for top dollar.  by saving 10 or 15 bucks at this spot, you can save that cash and spend elsewhere.

one thing I will say, is there always seems to be a shortage of RB's once the season starts as a handful always get hurt early.     so if you can get extra depth at that position, likely you can unload one at good value once the injuries start to come in .   if the injury happens to you, at least your season wont go down the toilet because you drafted well.

 

[IGotWorms 4,057]

On 7/8/2024 at 8:52 AM, Ray_T said:

well, the good thing about an auction is you do not have to get anyone you dont like.     I try not to spend big on the first couple players to come out and in a case of CMC given his age and injury history I'd actually avoid him.  I'd look at guys a tier down who have upside and go that direction.   at an auction I dont ever pick a player who doesnt have significant upside for what I am paying.

to that end,  I have found that once you get through the first 15 -20 WR,  the rest are mostly interchangable.   so no point paying a premium for those (unless you feel the possible upside is really high)   But for the most part the dropoff from WR20 to WR30 is not huge the last couple years.   so the only thing to make sure you get is a WR1 and I'd go a teir below the big money WR that go for top dollar.  by saving 10 or 15 bucks at this spot, you can save that cash and spend elsewhere.

one thing I will say, is there always seems to be a shortage of RB's once the season starts as a handful always get hurt early.     so if you can get extra depth at that position, likely you can unload one at good value once the injuries start to come in .   if the injury happens to you, at least your season wont go down the toilet because you drafted well.

 

Agreed except in his league I’d try to get two of those top-but-not-quite-tippy-top receivers 

[JagFan 137]

I do like auction leagues, and having access to any player I want.  I’ve seen a lot of strategies work…like spending up on a couple top players and being savvy on sleepers for cheap.  As well as letting everyone else blow their budgets on the tippy top players, then loading up on solid players no one else has money to bid on.  You’ve gotten some great advice on that so far.  I think the strategy that you must employ no matter what…nominate high end players you have no interest in early to get others to spend.  And try to bid players up that you don’t want to force others to overpay (be careful there).  Have a blast, and good luck!