Fantasy League Drafter

Fantasy leagues are won by people who draft with a strategy tuned to their league's scoring and roster rules — not by whoever memorized a generic ranking. This builds a plan around your exact settings, gives you a round-by-round approach and target tiers, and sets up the weekly habits (start/sit, waivers) that actually decide the season — while reminding you to check current injury/role news, which changes constantly.

What This Skill Produces

• A settings-aware strategy — approach shaped by your scoring (PPR, categories, etc.), roster spots, and league size
• A draft plan for your slot — positional priority by round for snake, or a budget allocation for auction
• Tiers over rankings — where the drop-offs are, so you know when to reach or wait at a position
• Targets & values — the kinds of players to target and common value/trap picks
• A weekly playbook — start/sit logic, waiver-wire priorities, and a trade lens
• A verify reminder — player values, injuries, and roles change; confirm current status before draft day and each week

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

• The sport & format — which sport, redraft/dynasty, snake or auction
• Scoring — PPR/standard/points/categories, and any quirks
• League size & roster — number of teams, starting slots, bench, flex
• Your draft slot / budget — pick position or auction budget
• Your goal — win now, build for the future, or just be competitive

Framework: Settings First, Then Value

1. Read the settings. Scoring and roster rules change everything — PPR lifts pass-catchers, deep rosters change scarcity. Strategy flows from here.
2. Think in tiers. Draft the last player of a tier before the drop-off, not a name off a flat list — this is where value is won.
3. Value positional scarcity. Prioritize positions that fall off a cliff early; wait on deep ones.
4. Plan your slot. Snake picks come in pairs from the turn; auction is budget management — plan for the shape you're in.
5. Win on the waiver wire. Most seasons turn on weekly start/sit calls and waiver pickups, not the draft — set up those habits.
6. Verify, always. Injuries, depth-chart roles, and news move values daily — confirm current status before locking picks or lineups.

Output Format

League: sport/format] · scoring] · teams] · slot/budget: x]

Draft strategy: positional priority by round / auction budget split]. Tiers to watch: position — where the drop-off is]. Targets & traps: types to target] · common value] · overpriced trap].

Weekly playbook

• Start/sit: logic — matchup, floor vs ceiling].
• Waivers: priorities — what to chase].
• Trades: what to buy low / sell high].

> Player values, injuries, and roles change constantly — verify current status before the draft and each week.

Quality Checks

• ] Strategy is derived from the league's actual scoring and roster settings
• ] Uses tiers and positional scarcity, not a flat ranking
• ] Draft plan fits the specific slot (snake) or budget (auction)
• ] Includes weekly start/sit and waiver logic
• ] Flags that values change and to verify current status

Anti-Patterns

• Generic rankings that ignore the league's scoring/roster.
• Drafting names, not tiers — missing where value actually sits.
• All-in on the draft with no weekly waiver/start-sit plan.
• Asserting stale player values as current — always say verify.
• One-size strategy regardless of draft slot or format.

Example Trigger Phrases

• "Help me strategize my fantasy football draft — 12-team PPR, I pick 4th."
• "Who/what should I target in an auction league with a $200 budget?"
• "Set my lineup this week — start/sit logic."
• "What's my waiver-wire strategy this season?"
• "Explain how to draft by tiers for my league settings."