Dynasty Startup Auction (1 Viewer)

[Killtops]

This will be a long post, but hopefully an interesting one. 

I recently started a new dynasty league with a group of guys I've played with for a while. We decided we wanted a deep league with lots of starters and a superflex to keep QB value up. We had also never done an auction and wanted to try the format. In preparing for the draft just before the 2016 season, I found it very hard to find good information on dynasty startup values for auctions, especially in supeflex leagues. This information basically doesn't exist (you may be able to tell this by how some of the auction values went down).

The league is 12 teams total, and each team started with $300. The auction took place on September 6th, 2016. 

Scoring rules:

1 point per yard rushing/receiving

6 points per receiving/rushing TD

0.5 PPR for all positions

1 point ber 20 yards passing 

4 points per passing TD

-2 points per turnover

Standard ESPN D/ST scoring

Rosters and Lineups:

Roster 28 players straight up (no min/max, devy, IR, etc.)

Start QB x1 RB x3 WR x4 TE x2 FLEX (RB/WR/TE) x1 SuperFLEX (QB/RB/WR/TE) x1 D/ST x1 K x0

Here is the list of players sorted by final auction price: 


Player


Position


Price


Owner


O. Beckham Jr.


WR


99


Mark


A. Brown


WR


77


Steve


T. Gurley


RB


77


Steve


J. Jones


WR


75


Mike (meech)


D. Hopkins


WR


74


Regan


E. Elliott


RB


72


Mike (meech)


A. Robinson


WR


70


Arch


R. Gronkowski


TE


69


Evan


C. Newton


QB


69


Evan


Da. Johnson


RB


63


Paul


R. Wilson


QB


61


Dave


D. Bryant


WR


59


Zach


A. Green


WR


59


Mike (meech)


L. Bell


RB


59


Mark


A. Luck


QB


59


Dan


M. Evans


WR


57


Dan


A. Rodgers


QB


56


Regan


K. Allen


WR


52


Arch


S. Watkins


WR


50


Paul


A. Cooper


WR


50


Evan


L. Miller


RB


49


Davis


B. Cooks


WR


46


Zach


A. Jeffery


WR


40


Zach


J. Reed


TE


39


Paul


J. Winston


QB


37


Jamie


D. Freeman


RB


36


Paul


D. Martin


RB


36


Jamie


B. Bortles


QB


36


Arch


M. Mariota


QB


35


Mark


T. Taylor


QB


35


Jamie


M. Ingram


RB


35


Arch


D. Carr


QB


34


Dan


B. Roethlesiberger


QB


33


Dave


D. Thomas


WR


32


Regan


D. Moncrief


WR


32


Jamie


T. Hilton


WR


32


Davis


T. Kelce


TE


32


Dan


A. Peterson


RB


31


Davis


R. Cobb


WR


31


Dan


D. Brees


QB


30


Davis


E. Lacy


RB


30


Arch


K Cousins


QB


29


Paul


B. Marshall


WR


29


Davis


D. Henry


RB


29


Dan


K. Benjamin


WR


28


Zach


T. Eifert


TE


28


Mark


L. McCoy


RB


27


Mark


J. Charles


RB


27


Davis


J. Nelson


WR


25


Mike (meech)


K. White


WR


25


Jamie


J. Landry


WR


25


Dave


C. Hyde


RB


24


Zach


C. Coleman


WR


24


Evan


P. Rivers


QB


22


Steve


J. Maclin


WR


22


Regan


T. Rawls


RB


22


Jamie


E Manning


QB


22


Arch


T. Brady


QB


21


Dave


L. Murray


RB


20


Steve


J. Gordon


WR


20


Regan


G. Bernard


RB


20


Jamie


R. Tannenhill


QB


19


Steve


J. Cutler


QB


18


Steve


G. Tate


WR


18


Paul


L. Treadwell


WR


18


Evan


A. Dalton


QB


18


Dave


G. Olsen


TE


17


Jamie


M. Stafford


QB


17


Dave


Du. Johnson


RB


16


Zach


M. Ryan


QB


16


Mike (meech)


J. Matthews


WR


16


Jamie


D. Lewis


RB


16


Evan


R. Griffin III


QB


16


Evan


J. Flacco


QB


15


Paul


D. Parker


WR


15


Dave


J. Langford


RB


14


Zach


D. Murray


RB


14


Regan


L. Fitzgerald


WR


14


Davis


Z. Ertz


TE


14


Dave


H. Henry


TE


14


Dan


T. Yeldon


RB


14


Dan


C. Fleener


TE


14


Arch


B. Osweiler


QB


13


Zach


C. Walford


TE


13


Paul


J. Doctson


WR


13


Dave


D. Prescott


QB


13


Dave


D. Funchess


WR


12


Zach


T. Austin


WR


12


Steve


M. Crabtree


WR


12


Regan


C. Palmer


QB


12


Mike (meech)


C. Anderson


RB


12


Jamie


S. Shepard


WR


12


Evan


J. Hill


RB


12


Dave


J. Stewart


RB


11


Steve


J. Edelman


WR


11


Mark


M Floyd


WR


11


Jamie


T. Lockett


WR


11


Davis


D. Walker


TE


11


Davis


D. Baldwin


WR


11


Dave


J. Graham


TE


10


Zach


M. Gordon


RB


10


Regan


M. Forte


RB


10


Davis


D. Woodhead


RB


9


Zach


C. Wentz


QB


9


Zach


Matt Jones


RB


9


Steve


S. Diggs


WR


9


Regan


A. Gates


TE


9


Regan


C. Sims


QB


9


Regan


E. Decker


WR


9


Dave


W. Snead


WR


9


Arch


Marvin Jones


WR


9


Arch


A. Hurns


WR


8


Regan


J. Goff


QB


8


Dave


V. Green


TE


7


Mike (meech)


P. Lynch


QB


7


Mark


D. Jackson


WR


7


Davis


R. Fitzpatrick


QB


7


Davis


A. Smith


QB


7


Dave


E. Ebron


TE


7


Dan


E. Sanders


WR


6


Paul


T. Coleman


RB


6


Paul


K. Aiken


WR


6


Mark


S. Bradford


QB


6


Evan


J. Forsett


RB


5


Mike (meech)


J. Brown


WR


5


Mark


G. Barnage


TE


5


Davis


T. Pryor


WR


4


Steve


J. MacKinnon


RB


4


Steve


K. Dixon


RB


4


Paul


B. Gabert


QB


4


Paul


D. Adams


WR


4


Mike (meech)


M. Bennett


TE


4


Jamie


A. Foster


RB


4


Davis


A. Abdhoulah


RB


4


Davis


T. Romo


QB


4


Dave


C. Prosise


RB


3


Zach


T. Benjamin


WR


3


Steve


D. Booker


RB


3


Steve


L. Blount


RB


3


Regan


J. Garropolo


QB


3


Regan


T. Riddick


RB


3


Mike (meech)


Seahawks D


D/ST


3


Mike (meech)


DeAngelo Williams


RB


3


Mark


T. Siemian


QB


3


Mark


M. Thomas NO


WR


3


Jamie


T. Smith


WR


3


Jamie


M. Mitchell


WR


3


Jamie


T. Sharpe


WR


3


Jamie


D. Allen


TE


3


Jamie


J. Howard


RB


3


Jamie


De. Washington


RB


3


Jamie


Ri. Matthews


WR


3


Davis


T. Wheaton


WR


3


Davis


B. Perriman


WR


3


Davis


C. Hogan


WR


3


Davis


M. Bryant


WR


3


Dave


D. Green-Beckham


WR


3


Arch


M. Wallace


WR


2


Zach


W. Tye


TE


2


Zach


J. Kearse


WR


2


Steve


V. Cruz


WR


2


Steve


J. Cook


TE


2


Steve


A. Morris


RB


2


Steve


D. Washington


RB


2


Steve


Vikings D


D/ST


2


Steve


T. Boyd


WR


2


Regan


J. Witten


TE


2


Regan


I. Crowell


RB


2


Regan


K. Marshall


RB


2


Regan


B. Miller


QB


2


Regan


J. Allen


WR


2


Paul


D. Amendola


WR


2


Mike (meech)


F. Gore


RB


2


Mike (meech)


W. Fuller


WR


2


Jamie


C. Connelley


WR


2


Jamie


S. Ware


RB


2


Jamie


C. Micheal


RB


2


Evan


M. Sanu


WR


2


Davis


J. Thomas


TE


2


Davis


R. Matthews


RB


2


Davis


D. Sproles


RB


2


Davis


Broncos D


D/ST


2


Davis


Chiefs D


D/ST


2


Davis


P. Dorsett


WR


2


Dave


Charles Johnson


WR


2


Dave


P. Richardson


WR


2


Dave


K. Williams


RB


2


Dave


Panthers D


D/ST


2


Dave


N. Agholor


WR


2


Dan


P. Perkins


WR


2


Dan


L. Caroo


WR


2


Dan


T. Ervin


RB


2


Dan


Maxx Williams


TE


2


Arch


C. Ivory


RB


2


Arch


K. Britt


WR


1


Zach


S. Roberts


WR


1


Zach


A. Boldin


WR


1


Zach


Q. Enuyewa


WR


1


Zach


R. Higgins


WR


1


Zach


B. Quick


WR


1


Zach


A. Hawkins


WR


1


Zach


V. MacDonald


TE


1


Zach


J. Cameron


TE


1


Zach


M Gillisle


RB


1


Zach


Steelers D


D/ST


1


Zach


Patriots D


D/ST


1


Zach


Colts D


D/ST


1


Zach


D. Ayers


WR


1


Steve


E. Royal


WR


1


Steve


Z. Miller


TE


1


Steve


J. Tamme


TE


1


Steve


D. Fells


TE


1


Steve


J. Ferguson


RB


1


Steve


F. Whitiker


RB


1


Steve


S. Hill


QB


1


Steve


Texans D


D/ST


1


Steve


T. Ginn


WR


1


Regan


J. Crowder


WR


1


Regan


R. Rodgers


TE


1


Regan


B. Powell


RB


1


Regan


T. Hightower


RB


1


Regan


C. Artis-Payne


RB


1


Regan


J. McCown


QB


1


Regan


Eagles D


D/ST


1


Regan


Washington D


D/ST


1


Regan


S. Smith


WR


1


Paul


K. Stills


WR


1


Paul


R. Woods


WR


1


Paul


Q. Patton


WR


1


Paul


E. Rogers


WR


1


Paul


L. Donnel


WR


1


Paul


M. Lee


WR


1


Paul


C McCoy


WR


1


Paul


J. James


TE


1


Paul


D. Pitta


TE


1


Paul


C. Thompson


RB


1


Paul


Z Zenner


RB


1


Paul


C. Keenum


QB


1


Paul


Jets D


D/ST


1


Paul


Buccaneers D


D/ST


1


Paul


T. Williams


WR


1


Mike (meech)


V. Jackson


WR


1


Mike (meech)


A. Wilson


WR


1


Mike (meech)


C. Clay


TE


1


Mike (meech)


A Hooper


TE


1


Mike (meech)


L. Willson


TE


1


Mike (meech)


G. Escobar


TE


1


Mike (meech)


J. Ajayi


RB


1


Mike (meech)


Chris Johnson


RB


1


Mike (meech)


R. Hilman


RB


1


Mike (meech)


T. Mason


RB


1


Mike (meech)


D. McFadden


RB


1


Mike (meech)


P. Barber


RB


1


Mike (meech)


B Hundley


QB


1


Mike (meech)


Falcons D


D/ST


1


Mike (meech)


J. Strong


WR


1


Mark


S. Coates


WR


1


Mark


M. Thomas (LA)


WR


1


Mark


JJ Nelson


WR


1


Mark


B. Coleman


WR


1


Mark


J. Adams


TE


1


Mark


R. Kelley


RB


1


Mark


K. Carey


RB


1


Mark


K. Barner


RB


1


Mark


R. Turbin


RB


1


Mark


Andre Williams


RB


1


Mark


B. Sankey


RB


1


Mark


M. Asiata


RB


1


Mark


D. Cobb


RB


1


Mark


A. McCarron


QB


1


Mark


Rams D


D/ST


1


Mark


Raiders D


D/ST


1


Mark


C. Moore


WR


1


Jamie


R. Anderson


WR


1


Jamie


J. Abbrederis


WR


1


Jamie


T. Higbe


TE


1


Jamie


A. Collins


RB


1


Jamie


Cardinals D


D/ST


1


Jamie


C. Latimer


WR


1


Evan


Ty Williams


WR


1


Evan


J. Grant


WR


1


Evan


C. Patterson


WR


1


Evan


J. Payton


WR


1


Evan


A. Seferian-Jenkins


TE


1


Evan


J. Amaro


TE


1


Evan


K. Drake


RB


1


Evan


J. White


RB


1


Evan


A. Ellington


RB


1


Evan


M. Brown


RB


1


Evan


DJ Foster


RB


1


Evan


C. Kaepernick


QB


1


Evan


C. Jones


QB


1


Evan


M. Glennon


QB


1


Evan


C. Cook


QB


1


Evan


Packers D


D/ST


1


Evan


Bills D


D/ST


1


Evan


P. Garcon


WR


1


Davis


LaD Green


TE


1


Davis


C. Spiller


RB


1


Davis


K. Wright


WR


1


Dave


C. Brate


TE


1


Dave


S. Vereen


RB


1


Dave


B. Cunningham


RB


1


Dave


S. Draughn


RB


1


Dave


T. Bridgewater


QB


1


Dave


J. Janis


WR


1


Dan


B. Lafell


WR


1


Dan


D. Smith


WR


1


Dan


C. Beasley


WR


1


Dan


J. Kerley


WR


1


Dan


A. Johnson


WR


1


Dan


C. Daniel


TE


1


Dan


J. Williams


RB


1


Dan


T. West


RB


1


Dan


M. Davis


RB


1


Dan


R. Bush


RB


1


Dan


M. Sanchez


QB


1


Dan


T. Boykin


QB


1


Dan


Jaguars D


D/ST


1


Dan


Giants D


D/ST


1


Dan


P. Cooper


WR


1


Arch


Riccardo Louis


WR


1


Arch


J. Hardy


WR


1


Arch


C. Peake


WR


1


Arch


K. Lawler


WR


1


Arch


K. Rudolph


TE


1


Arch


C. Gilmore


TE


1


Arch


R. Jennings


RB


1


Arch


W. Smallwood


RB


1


Arch


J. Starks


RB


1


Arch


C. West


RB


1


Arch


D. Lasco


RB


1


Arch


C. Hackenberg


QB


1


Arch


Bengals D


D/ST


1


Arch


Dolphins D


D/ST


1


Arch


D. Wilson?


 


1


Arch



This auction might be the most fun I've had playing fantasy football. I think everyone agreed that it was crazy and intense and it will be hard to back to drafting.

Many of the guys in the league lurk these boards, and we would all be interested in your thoughts. If desired I can post the players sorted by position and by owner as well. I have some pretty graphs of average price per position and such too.

 

[Killtops]

By Position:


C. Newton


69


T. Gurley


77


O. Beckham Jr.


99


R. Gronkowski


69


Seahawks D


3


R. Wilson


61


E. Elliott


72


A. Brown


77


J. Reed


39


Vikings D


2


A. Luck


59


Da. Johnson


63


J. Jones


75


T. Kelce


32


Broncos D


2


A. Rodgers


56


L. Bell


59


D. Hopkins


74


T. Eifert


28


Chiefs D


2


J. Winston


37


L. Miller


49


A. Robinson


70


G. Olsen


17


Panthers D


2


B. Bortles


36


D. Freeman


36


D. Bryant


59


Z. Ertz


14


Steelers D


1


M. Mariota


35


D. Martin


36


A. Green


59


H. Henry


14


Patriots D


1


T. Taylor


35


M. Ingram


35


M. Evans


57


C. Fleener


14


Colts D


1


D. Carr


34


A. Peterson


31


K. Allen


52


C. Walford


13


Texans D


1


B. Roethlesiberger


33


E. Lacy


30


S. Watkins


50


D. Walker


11


Eagles D


1


D. Brees


30


D. Henry


29


A. Cooper


50


J. Graham


10


Washington D


1


K Cousins


29


L. McCoy


27


B. Cooks


46


A. Gates


9


Jets D


1


P. Rivers


22


J. Charles


27


A. Jeffery


40


V. Green


7


Buccaneers D


1


E Manning


22


C. Hyde


24


D. Thomas


32


E. Ebron


7


Falcons D


1


T. Brady


21


T. Rawls


22


D. Moncrief


32


G. Barnage


5


Rams D


1


R. Tannenhill


19


L. Murray


20


T. Hilton


32


M. Bennett


4


Raiders D


1


J. Cutler


18


G. Bernard


20


R. Cobb


31


D. Allen


3


Cardinals D


1


A. Dalton


18


Du. Johnson


16


B. Marshall


29


W. Tye


2


Packers D


1


M. Stafford


17


D. Lewis


16


K. Benjamin


28


J. Cook


2


Bills D


1


M. Ryan


16


J. Langford


14


J. Nelson


25


J. Witten


2


Jaguars D


1


R. Griffin III


16


D. Murray


14


K. White


25


J. Thomas


2


Giants D


1


J. Flacco


15


T. Yeldon


14


J. Landry


25


Maxx Williams


2


Bengals D


1


B. Osweiler


13


C. Anderson


12


C. Coleman


24


V. MacDonald


1


Dolphins D


1


D. Prescott


13


J. Hill


12


J. Maclin


22


J. Cameron


1


 


 


C. Palmer


12


J. Stewart


11


J. Gordon


20


Z. Miller


1


 


 


C. Wentz


9


M. Gordon


10


G. Tate


18


J. Tamme


1


 


 


C. Sims


9


M. Forte


10


L. Treadwell


18


D. Fells


1


 


 


J. Goff


8


D. Woodhead


9


J. Matthews


16


R. Rodgers


1


 


 


P. Lynch


7


Matt Jones


9


D. Parker


15


J. James


1


 


 


R. Fitzpatrick


7


T. Coleman


6


L. Fitzgerald


14


D. Pitta


1


 


 


A. Smith


7


J. Forsett


5


J. Doctson


13


C. Clay


1


 


 


S. Bradford


6


J. MacKinnon


4


D. Funchess


12


A Hooper


1


 


 


B. Gabert


4


K. Dixon


4


T. Austin


12


L. Willson


1


 


 


T. Romo


4


A. Foster


4


M. Crabtree


12


G. Escobar


1


 


 


J. Garropolo


3


A. Abdhoulah


4


S. Shepard


12


J. Adams


1


 


 


T. Siemian


3


C. Prosise


3


J. Edelman


11


T. Higbe


1


 


 


B. Miller


2


D. Booker


3


M Floyd


11


A. Seferian-Jenkins


1


 


 


S. Hill


1


L. Blount


3


T. Lockett


11


J. Amaro


1


 


 


J. McCown


1


T. Riddick


3


D. Baldwin


11


LaD Green


1


 


 


C. Keenum


1


DeAngelo Williams


3


S. Diggs


9


C. Brate


1


 


 


B Hundley


1


J. Howard


3


E. Decker


9


C. Daniel


1


 


 


A. McCarron


1


De. Washington


3


W. Snead


9


K. Rudolph


1


 


 


C. Kaepernick


1


A. Morris


2


Marvin Jones


9


C. Gilmore


1


 


 


C. Jones


1


D. Washington


2


A. Hurns


8


 


 


 


 


M. Glennon


1


I. Crowell


2


D. Jackson


7


 


 


 


 


C. Cook


1


K. Marshall


2


E. Sanders


6


 


 


 


 


T. Bridgewater


1


F. Gore


2


K. Aiken


6


 


 


 


 


M. Sanchez


1


S. Ware


2


J. Brown


5


 


 


 


 


T. Boykin


1


C. Micheal


2


T. Pryor


4


 


 


 


 


C. Hackenberg


1


R. Matthews


2


D. Adams


4


 


 


 


 


 


 


D. Sproles


2


T. Benjamin


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


K. Williams


2


M. Thomas NO


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


T. Ervin


2


T. Smith


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


C. Ivory


2


M. Mitchell


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


M Gillisle


1


T. Sharpe


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Ferguson


1


Ri. Matthews


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


F. Whitiker


1


T. Wheaton


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


B. Powell


1


B. Perriman


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


T. Hightower


1


C. Hogan


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


C. Artis-Payne


1


M. Bryant


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


C. Thompson


1


D. Green-Beckham


3


 


 


 


 


 


 


Z Zenner


1


M. Wallace


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Ajayi


1


J. Kearse


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


Chris Johnson


1


V. Cruz


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


R. Hilman


1


T. Boyd


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


T. Mason


1


J. Allen


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


D. McFadden


1


D. Amendola


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


P. Barber


1


W. Fuller


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


R. Kelley


1


C. Connelley


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


K. Carey


1


M. Sanu


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


K. Barner


1


P. Dorsett


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


R. Turbin


1


Charles Johnson


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


Andre Williams


1


P. Richardson


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


B. Sankey


1


N. Agholor


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


M. Asiata


1


P. Perkins


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


D. Cobb


1


L. Caroo


2


 


 


 


 


 


 


A. Collins


1


K. Britt


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


K. Drake


1


S. Roberts


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. White


1


A. Boldin


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


A. Ellington


1


Q. Enunwa


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


M. Brown


1


R. Higgins


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


DJ Foster


1


B. Quick


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


C. Spiller


1


A. Hawkins


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


S. Vereen


1


D. Ayers


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


B. Cunningham


1


E. Royal


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


S. Draughn


1


T. Ginn


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Williams


1


J. Crowder


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


T. West


1


S. Smith


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


M. Davis


1


K. Stills


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


R. Bush


1


R. Woods


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


R. Jennings


1


Q. Patton


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


W. Smallwood


1


E. Rogers


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Starks


1


L. Donnel


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


C. West


1


M. Lee


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


D. Lasco


1


C McCoy


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


T. Williams


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


V. Jackson


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


A. Wilson


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Strong


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


S. Coates


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


M. Thomas (####ty)


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


JJ Nelson


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


B. Coleman


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


C. Moore


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


R. Anderson


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Abbrederis


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


C. Latimer


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Ty Williams


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Grant


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


C. Patterson


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Payton


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


P. Garcon


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


K. Wright


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Janis


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


B. Lafell


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


D. Smith


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


C. Beasley


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Kerley


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


A. Johnson


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


P. Cooper


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Riccardo Louis


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


J. Hardy


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


C. Peake


1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


K. Lawler


1


 


 


 


 

 

[FF Ninja]

The league is 12 teams total, and each team started with $30. The auction took place on September 6th, 2016. 
Rosters and Lineups:

Roster 28 players straight up (no min/max, devy, IR, etc.)

Start QB x1 RB x3 WR x4 TE x2 FLEX (RB/WR/TE) x1 SuperFLEX (QB/RB/WR/TE) x1 D/ST x1 K x0

I'm jealous. Those league settings look really fun. I love deep rosters and deep benches. I also like that you guys eliminated the kicker. I'd probably add a couple IR spots, though. It's a nice consolation for those of us with guys we can't use this year.

I'm assuming you meant to say $300, right? If so, those top prices are pretty crazy (high) considering how deep the teams need to be. The guy who spent 33% of his budget on OBJ is likely effed for the next 3 years. Even dropping 25% on one starting position when there are 12 is a critical mistake, IMO.

 

[Killtops]

I'm jealous. Those league settings look really fun. I love deep rosters and deep benches. I also like that you guys eliminated the kicker. I'd probably add a couple IR spots, though. It's a nice consolation for those of us with guys we can't use this year.

I'm assuming you meant to say $300, right? If so, those top prices are pretty crazy (high) considering how deep the teams need to be. The guy who spent 33% of his budget on OBJ is likely effed for the next 3 years. Even dropping 25% on one starting position when there are 12 is a critical mistake, IMO.

Yes, $300, not $30. Fixed.

The downside of the settings in this league is that it makes me care about other leagues way less. The depth of the starting rosters really means you have to be sharp on the in rookie drafts and on the ww. If anyone hasn't tried a deep format like this I highly, highly recommend it. 

 

[massraider]

The auction value stuff isn't available much, because it would be useless.

In short, after the first 15-25 players, the players values are in large part determined by the order they are nominated.  Most auctions begin with people nominating the top players at each position that they DON'T want, hoping people overspend.  But after that, players nominate players for diferent rasons, and in a much, much different order.

I did an auction recently, short bench, $300.  Top players were $90 or so. 

Stefon Diggs came out way, way late, and I got him for $7.  If he had been among the first 25 players nominated, he may have cost $25.  

That's the beauty of auction.  Guys can't show up with a FBG printout, and draft a good team.  You have to think quick, have a strategy, and be willing to scrap your strategy on the fly if opportunity presents itself.  

People complain about bad owners drafting well with all the info out there, and never switch to auction.  People are dumb. 

 

[FF Ninja]

Yes, $300, not $30. Fixed.

The downside of the settings in this league is that it makes me care about other leagues way less. The depth of the starting rosters really means you have to be sharp on the in rookie drafts and on the ww. If anyone hasn't tried a deep format like this I highly, highly recommend it. 

Agreed. Deep rosters + auction is the only way to go. I have a hard time caring about leagues where the benches are < 7 spots. Short benches (and fewer roster spots) are a parity mechanism. No matter how bad you draft, there's always talent lurking in the FA pool if the benches are shallow enough.

The auction value stuff isn't available much, because it would be useless.

In short, after the first 15-25 players, the players values are in large part determined by the order they are nominated.  Most auctions begin with people nominating the top players at each position that they DON'T want, hoping people overspend.  But after that, players nominate players for diferent rasons, and in a much, much different order.

I did an auction recently, short bench, $300.  Top players were $90 or so. 

Stefon Diggs came out way, way late, and I got him for $7.  If he had been among the first 25 players nominated, he may have cost $25.  

That's the beauty of auction.  Guys can't show up with a FBG printout, and draft a good team.  You have to think quick, have a strategy, and be willing to scrap your strategy on the fly if opportunity presents itself.  

People complain about bad owners drafting well with all the info out there, and never switch to auction.  People are dumb. 

No offense (because I see it in my leagues, too) but that would not be the case if you had 12 good owners. Good owners don't overspend. It's not always the case, but you can kind of tell how good an owner is by the number of $1 players on their team. Bye weeks will not be kind to them!

 

[massraider]

No offense (because I see it in my leagues, too) but that would not be the case if you had 12 good owners. Good owners don't overspend. It's not always the case, but you can kind of tell how good an owner is by the number of $1 players on their team. Bye weeks will not be kind to them!

I you have a link to any auction where the above situation happened, please share.  

 

[FF Ninja]

I you have a link to any auction where the above situation happened, please share.  

If you go to MFL's AAV section, you can look at each league that allows public viewing. It's a drop down menu at the bottom. I'm not saying people don't spend more on AB than Diggs, but they keep to their max budget rather than blowing past the top players' AAV. I play with a bunch of slapd***s apparently because they definitely blow their wad on the elite players. If you want a top 12 WR, you better be ready to pay at least 20% above AAV. 40% in some cases. It's ridiculous. But that's fine by me. Unfortunately, most of my drafts occurred after Teddy got hurt, so I didn't pursue Diggs, but I did load up on Marvin Jones. It's like these guys just discovered zero-RB and feel they must rigidly adhere to it. I got some great RBs at half price.

Have you ever done a draft where people sit on their budgets too long? It's the opposite kind of bad owner as we're talking about above. If there are a couple of those types, you'll see a few hilarious bidding wars in the middle and end of the draft. Like I saw a draft where Rawls was something around the 4th highest bid RB because these guys had waited too long and both viewed him as the only viable remaining RB. A couple years ago I saw a defense go for 11% of budget at the end of a draft.

 

[massraider]

I think 'Good owners don't overspend' is a dangerous tenet to live by.  

I think a fallacy in auction leagues is the idea that if you let all the other owners spend their money, you can control the auction, buy up all the good players, and on and on. I think that almost never happens, because more than one owner usually has that idea, meaning that no owner winds up being the judge and jury, there's always another owner that has enough money to make sure you aren't getting any major, major steals.  

I think good owners overspend in most auctions.  You can go into an auction with a plan and a $ amount for each player, but if you stick to it, you won't do well.  What's great about auctions is that plans change.  If you get Player X, whom you had valued for $20, for $4, for whatever reason, you  have given yourself a cushion, and it means you can ''overspend'' elsewhere.  If you refuse to overspend elsewhere, you could wind up with $16 left over at the end of the draft.  

My own personal auction history is making this exact mistake, letting all the suckers take the big dollar prizes, while I swoop in, and steal all the value picks.  The reality, in my experience, is that everyone winds up blowing their money on the top 50% of their roster, and there are enough bargains for everyone, it's just a matter of choosing those penny stocks correctly.  

I might wind up with a deeper roster than everyone, lots of nice mid-round type guys, but that's not how you win fantasy leagues, not unless you can do a bunch of 2 for 1 deals after the draft.  You need studs.  

One thing I do agree with is having a idea on the top 40 players or so, of what I am comfortable with, and letting it go beyond that.  I might not like Demaryius this year, but I won't let you have him for $15, as an example.  I'm fine bidding up on a player until I think he is at his value, even if I don't like him, and then dropping out.  But it helps to have that number in mind.

I was out on Fleener this year, and he was the first guy I nominated.  I bid him up to $14, and dropped out.  He went for $24 ($300), and while that wasn't a terrible price, I thought the guy overspent, and later TEs made that clear.