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Below, we take a look at the important aspects of your shiny new rosters. Obviously, this is before any trades or waivers, and nobody stays with their same squad all season, so all this is temporary. But for now, this is how the world views your team and their potential success or failure. You can even go and look it up yourself if you head to these sites (although I am sure there are other sites with other opinions too that you can check out).
FantasyPros measures the league as a whole and individual teams based on their current rosters - which RotoTrade is just judging things off of one team in a vaccuum with the same league settings. Neither is prefect in its science, so don't get too bogged down on the details. This is just a snapshot in time and we all know that trades and waiver pickups and injuries and poor starting decisions will change the course of everything anyway.
So let's take a gander at your teams and find out who the internet thinks will come out on top - along with a flowing narrative from my fingers as well. You want to be entertained - here ya go!
Keeper: Saquon Barkley
Most Expensive Player: CeeDee Lamb - $20
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: RB, WR, TE
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 8-6
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 66%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
3
As one of only two PFFL teams to have ever won back-to-back championships, John knows there is a big target on his back. Still, Fantasy Pros thinks that John has a shot to do it again with that nice ranking. We were all curious as to where John would go with his keeper, and he rolled with the traditiional RB route. Pairing up Saquon and CeeDee, and then piling on the Giants with Jones and Waller, are some decent chess moves for someone who thinks that the New York Football Giants have a shot. Not sure if that was his intention, but hey, that's where the draft fell for him. I don't think this is a championship team riht now, but John knows how to play this thing.
Keeper: Justin Jefferson
Most Expensive Player: Bijan Robinson - $30
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: RB, WR, K
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 9-5
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 76%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
1
Hello. It's me. Yep, I am writing my own draft review. Oh look. FantasyPros rankd me #1 again. Didn't they do that last season? I mean, I made the championship game last season and all, so that is nice, but this draft was a bit less perky. I mean, Lamar Jackson was on this team for only a few hours. He spent a good chunk on Bijan - as much of the league trended to spending less on individual players. Still, with Tua/Dak being a decision point - and Jefferson doing all the work at WR - there is a foundation here. The matchup game at QB is one that can hurt less-experienced owners (and often veterans, tbh) so that will be a thing to watch (guessed right in Week 1, though). Playoffs are very much in the cards - but good team management is what gets you to the big game.
Keeper: Nick Chubb
Most Expensive Player: Stefon Diggs - $20.50
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: RB, WR, TE
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 8-6
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 67%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
10
Naming the team after your keeper is a fun thing and I fully support this silliness. While RotoTrade is very impressed with Kierston's tactics, it seems that FantasyPros was a little less solid on this one. A stud RB and a multitude of reliable WRs (Diggs alone, ya'll) and a solid TE make this team a solid contender even without the experts piling on at the end. Part of that may be the QB room that is not anything to write home about. If Stevenson keeps putting up double digits and the K/DST makes up for lost points here and there, I do think that Kierston has a good playoff chance. The division is tough, though, so we will have to wait and see if Russ cooks or Cooks russes. If Kenny throws a lot of Picketts? Eh...
Keeper: Travis Kelce
Most Expensive Player: Garrett Wilson - $20
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: TE, K
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 8-6
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 67%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
4
Week 1 was not friendly to Matt after having to bench Kelce and watching A-A-Rod play only 4 downs. This team is likely to be searching for an identity after that stumble out of the gate, but both sites like Matt's chances of getting to the money rounds. Kelce is gonna stay that stud we expect him to be (maybe starting in Week 2?) and, once Taylor tries to possibly come back in Week 5, things are going to be much brighter on the Hacking front. Still, Geno/Zach are not solid starts every week and the effectiveness of Breece and Garrett were probably tied to Rodgers. The rest of his WRs, though, are not too shabby, so it may be more about starting the right ones at the right time. I still think playoffs, but he is going to need some luck to shine bright.
Keeper: Josh Allen
Most Expensive Player: Tony Pollard - $36
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: QB, RB, DST
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 8-6
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 65%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
6
The experts put Phillip's team directly in the middle of the pack - fairly rude given his keeper, Josh Allen, is likely to be a stud this season (well, not in Week 1, but yeah). Pollard is also expected to do big things (he paid big for special things) - and he is hoping that Herbert has the staying power to be there when he needs him. Beyond the Sun God, the WR room has a few question marks at who will be started. I don't trust that TE room to put up big numbers every week and you didn't know those kickers' names last season (some didn't even know them at the draft itself). Phillip won't get so many points from that Cowboys D on the regular, but he will want to have those streaky moments from his players at different times this season - as a playoff spot is there if managed correctly.
Keeper: Joe Burrow
Most Expensive Player: Josh Jacobs - $21.50
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: QB, K
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 10-4
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 77%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
7
RotoTrade is firmly in Leslie's corner this season, while FP is staying on the side of caution. And yeah, beyond Burrow and Butker, there are still plenty of good players even though they aren't all top 7. Jacobs/Mixon is a fun combo for sure, nearly guaranteeing 500pts between them if they stay healthy. Hell, Smith/Waddle should see some nice numbers as well - and Evan Engram is no slouch at TE either. There is a lot to look forward to on this team and from my perspective, Leslie has a solid chance to make the playoffs and the money round even if she mostly stands pat and nobody gets hurt. I would happily field this team if they were playing every week (and I would need to be because that bench is...oof...)
Keeper: A.J. Brown
Most Expensive Player: Austin Ekeler - $33.50
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: RB, DST
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 8-6
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 65%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
8
Keeping A.J. Brown was a fun switch-up consindering he isn't a Top 7 WR on many boards, but I guess he needed to keep someone and saw the writing on the wall that WRs were going to be the new draft darlings. A pairing with Burks or Cooper every week is an easy task. And yeah, Deshaun will likely play well even if he doesn't get many massages where he forces happy endings. The experts love Ekeler (and how could you not with a 30pt starting game) and I would even argue that starting Goff every now and then is a legit option. Still, the TE/K options are sadness overall, so I do expect some work to be done of the waiver wire as the season goes on. I mean, it is Justin, so that was going to happen anyway.
Keeper: Patrick Mahomes
Most Expensive Player: Chris Olave - $19
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: QB, K
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 7-7
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 51%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
5
I mean, you got that MVP all in the top of that lineup. That has to be the most comforting thing in existence for a fantasy team. But RotoTrade doesn't like it all that much for some reason. Eliott is the only other Top 7 player on this squad according to pre-season rankings, but I expect that to change some in the future thanks to Olave/Ridley, who combined for 53pts in the first week of the season. Gibbs is gonna be a stud once he touches the ball more (Montgoemery has things to say, though, about that). A solid backup at each of the positions is also still here. I wouldn't be happy standing pat as much as with Leslie's team, but you have to admit that the depth on the bench is the right amount of balance for sure and that should lead to playoffs.
Keeper: Ja'Marr Chase
Most Expensive Player: Keenan Allen - $19
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: QB, WR, TE, K
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 8-6
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 66%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
9
Both sites are pretty down on Avery this season - if you can say that 66% is down anyway. Chase was the keeper and I don't blame him for that move given so many kept WRs and he is one of the studs. Additional players like Herbert, Goedert and Mayers also met the Top 7 threshold, so he isn't short on great talent. One stud in each of four different positions - not shabby at all. Still, the RB room is highly suspect until Kamara comes back into action from his suspension and until Swift gets carries. Allen/Chase should hold down the fort for a while, though, and can come up with close to 500pts combined on their end. It's probably going to look nicer than the experts think, but still a team on the playoff bubble.
Keeper: Deebo Samuel
Most Expensive Player: Davante Adams - $17
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: WR, TE, DST
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 8-6
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 65%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
11
This is where FantasyPros starts a cooling process - while RotoTrade just kinda keeps where it is at in that most teams are mediocre to them. Parity!? Davante, Mandrews and the Eagles D all meet the Top 7 threshold, and they all deserve those rankings for sure. Where Randy is happy is likely in Deebo and the possibility of Cousins lighting it up in a contract season. Still, the RB room is bereft of reliable talent - Najee and Javonte are not a great starting combo in fantasy. The three choices at QB make any matchup game with Cousins fun, but he probably won't see the bench all that often. To make the playoffs, I think Randy is going to have to make moves and trades and such to keep up. Let's see how good he gets at that because the man is just trying to win his first championship and he is doing so in an all-rookie division.
Keeper: Christian McCaffrey
Most Expensive Player: Cooper Kupp - $14
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: QB, RB, WR, TE, K, D
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 9-5
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 76%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
2
You know, before that trade that sent Tua and Dak to Krystof, it is possible that this outlook - the best of all the rookies - would have been less confident. Now, armed with a Top 7 player at every position (!), Gabe is able to hold his head very high with the best chance of all of them to make the playoffs. Lamar, Christian, Kupp (when he gets back in Week 5 anyway), Kittle, Carlson and San Fran. That is lovely for sure. Still, depth will be important because if an injury occurs, his bench is suspect in some spots. Good backup RBs, yes, but the depth at other positions leave something to be desired. Say what you will about a draft day trade, he knew where his weakest spot was and addressed it quickly. Let's see what he does with it.
Keeper: Matthew Stafford
Most Expensive Player: Derrick Henry - $27
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: RB, TE, DST
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 7-7
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 51%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
14
Everyone in attendamce at the draft was stunned and confused and, dare I say, speechless that Danny decided to keep Matt Stafford. He just came off a bad season and, even if the choice was a QB, there were plenty ranked ahead of him still available. Still, he ended up putting together a decent squad at the end of it all. He still got Derrick Henry and Metcalf and Pitts and the Steelers D... all respectable choices. And heck, he came away from his first game with a win. Still, this team has a ton of question marks throughout it and we didn't need the experts to say that this team is going to struggle a little bit throughout the season. Injuries and such on players NOT on his team migh help, but he is going to need to master waivers and trades and, for a rookie, that isn't an easy task.
Keeper: Jalen Hurts
Most Expensive Player: Travis Etienne - $18.50
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: QB
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 8-6
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 67%
FantasyPros Power Ranking:
12
The man who took that loss to Danny was able to keep a player that John did not keep - Hurts. I think we all laughed internally when that happened considering his team name imploed that he would try and ride Tua, but it wasn't an odd choice. Still, he came away from the draft with only one Top 7 player and that is the least in the league. Etienne is the only one of his RBs that can be considered a season-long starter, the WR room is a bit of a mess of mid-level WR2s and WR3s and there isn't much to cheer about otherwise. If Hurts gets... um... hurt... Anthony Richardson is a fun start for sure, but do you want that to be the face of your franchise? While FantasyPros is mostly mean to the inhabitants of the West Division, at least RotoTrade was nicer.
Keeper: Tyreek Hill
Most Expensive Player: Trevor Lawrence - $18.50
Consensus Positions with a Top 7 Player: QB, WR, K, DST, DST
RotoTrade's Record Prediction: 7-7
RotoTrade's Playoff Chances: 49%
FantasyPros Power Ranking: 13
Andrew was shocked that Tyreek was available as a keeper and he took advantage of that one quickly by becoming the first rookie of 2023 to beat a veteran player. His top 7 players are fairly nice with Fields, Hill, Tucker and both the Bills and Jets D, but I would argue that the lack of RB depth is scary. And the experts have very little love for this team going forward - despite having enough points to get a PP in Week 1. He actually has plenty of trae bait at QB (and I know a few teams that need a better QB), so he has plenty of options to course-correct when he thinks he will need to do just that. I think by Week 4 he will have that trade done - at least he had better, because you want to get people when they are scared and early in the season is the best time for that!