If you have just your four usual 2027 picks when should you trade them solidify a contending roster? During the off season, when players might be a bit cheaper? If so at what point during the off season? Or wait until a few weeks into the season when players will become more expensive, but at least you’ve got more certainty of where your season is heading?

Hey All,

Fairly new to Sleeper or any other true Full Year fantasy league. I wanted to know how other commissioners deal with Free Agents and Waivers when you complete your rookie drafts in July. My draft is ending soon and I am trying to figure out whether I should keep FA locked and just have a weekly Waiver Process, or just open everything up.

On one hand - we have a 14 team SF league with around 350+ players rostered - so the FA pool is SLIM.

On the other - its a deep league and there are always diamonds in the rough. If a major injury, trade, or signing occurs - I don't want it to be a mad dash and whoever works on computers having a huge advantage.

Thoughts and previous experience always appreciated!

Thanks all

Just finished a dynasty startup. Only my 2nd ever startup, and the 1st was in 2020 so a while ago. Did a post-draft review to see if there were any notable learning points/takeaways, and thought I'd share for interest/discussion on draft theory.

Notable league settings: Double SF, PPR, TEP +0.5, all TDs = 3pts, passing yards 1pt = 50 yards.

• Unique settings were a real game-changer. In particular, the impact on QBs from reduced TD/pass yds scoring really affected my rankings. I suspected this would significantly affect everyone's draft rankings and limit the value of ADP. I came up with a set of projections and tiers to use for reference, but found myself reacting a lot due to unexpected picks/runs on players.
• For an idea of relative value based on my season long points projections:
  • QB3 (Jayden Daniels, 185-229) was roughly equal to RB20 (Javonte, 184-226), WR20 (McLaurin, 179-215), and TE7 (Fannin, 193-230)
  • QB10 (Caleb, 167-189) was roughly equal to RB25 (Warren, 164-187), WR31 (Wan'Dale, 161-190), and TE 16 (Kincaid, 168-187)
• 2026 Rookie draft picks were included in the draft pool

First 10 rounds (starting rosters). I had the 1.10. 3rd round reversal, 35 rounds total.

Rd 1 (1.10)

• previous 4 picks: 1.06 JSN, 1.07 Bijan, 1.08 ASB, 1.09 Bowers
• my pick: McBride
• notes: First 8 picks went as expected; 2QBs (Allen/Maye), 2RBs (Gibbs, Bijan), and 4WRs (Chase, Puca, JSN, ASB). I hoped to get Bowers. Was debating between McBride and JJets - went with McBride due to the TEP boost.

Rd 2 (2.03)

• previous 4 picks: 1.11 Rookie 1.01 (Love), 1.12 Jefferson, 2.01 Jeanty, 2.02 Nabers
• my pick: Achane
• notes: Choice was between RB (Achane/Taylor) and WR (Lamb/London/Tet). My upside projections for Achane were significantly higher, and my tier break for WRs had several players left. I'm also a Dolphins fan and don't have him on either of my other teams - so yes it was a bit of a homer pick but absolutely in line with my rankings.

Rd 3 (3.03)

• previous 4 picks: 2.11 Loveland, 2.12 Daniels, 3.01 Caleb, 3.02 Egbuka
• my pick: Pickens
• notes: Lamar was on the board but felt like I had to take WR here (Lamar went next). My choice was between Pickens, Collins, and Ladd. Decided to roll the dice on Pickens - two years younger than Nico, the connection with Dak looked fantastic in year 1, and I was a little too uneasy about target distribution in LA to feel good about Ladd as my WR1.

Rd 4 (4.10)

• previous 4 picks: 4.06 G Wilson, 4.07 Dart, 4.08 Ken Walker, 4.09 Nix
• my pick: McCaffrey
• notes: Really debated this one - make a commitment to challenge in Year 1 with CMC, or take a younger player (Judkins, Burden, Rice, 2026 1.03 on the board). The potential positional advantage from CMC/Achane at RB was too tempting to resist, so I guess Year 1 here we come.

Rd 5 (5.03)

• previous 4 picks: 4.11 Judkins, 4.12 Hall, 5.01 Rookie 1.03, 5.02 Burden
• my pick: AJ Brown
• notes: I wanted to take my WR2 and getting AJB felt like a steal. Fully compatible with the win-now strategy. Other options under consideration were Rice and BTJ, but with the questions over both this was ultimately a fairly straightforward choice.

Rd 6 (6.10)

• previous 4 picks: 6.06 Rookie 1.05, 6.07 M Wilson, 6.08 Rookie 1.06, 6.09 Bucky.
• my pick: Malik Willis
• notes: Anticipating the next QB run in the near future, and assumed at least 1 QB going in the short turn before my next pick. The rushing upside for Willis gave him a clear boost over my next options available (Purdy, Love, Dak) given the scoring settings. Dolphins fandom didn't come into play here - happy with the choice purely on projections and 2-year outlook despite the questions that exist.

Rd 7 (7.03)

• previous 4 picks: 6.11 Barkley, 6.12 Purdy, 7.01 Javonte, 7.02 Rookie 1.07
• my pick: Alec Pierce
• notes: felt like I had to take my 3rd WR before the long wait to 8.10. Pierce was the last of a tier for me. Pretty easy click.

Rd 8 (8.10)

• previous 4 picks: 8.06 Rookie 1.10, 8.07 Stroud, 8.08 Goff, 8.09 Worthy
• my pick: Wan'Dale Robinson
• notes: I had Worthy queued up before Team 9 took him. Anticipated Team 12 going double WR at the turn based on their roster so receiver was the only position under consideration. Wan'Dale as WR4 in a PPR league with a new contract felt like a sound choice. As it turned out, 3 of the next 4 picks were WRs!

Rd 9 (9.03)

• previous 4 picks: 8.11 Adams, 8.12 DJ Moore, 9.01 QJ, 9.02 Stafford
• my pick: Swift
• notes: Swift as my RB3 at this point in the draft seemed like huge value. Definitely benefited from a lot of WRs, QBs, and TEs being taken in the last 2 rounds. RJ Harvey was also on the board and I was very much torn between the two of them - went with Swift just given his consistency and this being my RB3 (if it was RB4 I'd have probably gone with Harvey). This is probably the pick I'm second-guessing the most out of the first 10 rounds.

Rd 10 (10.10)

• previous 4 picks: 10.06 J Brooks, 10.07 Otton, 10.08 Sutton, 10.09 Jaylen Warren.
• my pick: Tyler Shough
• notes: Feeling nicely balanced at RB/WR, and with the questions over Willis as my QB1 (season-long health as a rushing QB, Dolphins upside) it felt like a good place to take my QB2 and Tyler Shough was my clear lead over the other options available - a little bit of rushing baked into projections, offense looked great second half of last year, and I love the additions of Tyson and Etienne for his outlook.

Summary of Rounds 11 onwards

• Feel fairly good about my depth picks: WR5 = Jayden Reed, QB3 = Darnold, RB4 = Dobbins, TE2 = Dulcich.
• Rolled the dice on several 2nd year WRs to chase a breakout. Tre Harris, Jack Bech, Pat Bryant, Tory Horton.
• I missed the boat on drafting a solid RB bench. Should have probably prioritised Jaylen Wright as the Achane owner (I passed on him at 17.03 and he went 4 picks before it came back to me at 18.10). Every time I had someone lined up they went in the long waits between my picks - in retrospect I probably should have reached 1/2-1 round for a couple of them (JCM, Gainwell, Allgeier, Bigsby, etc). After Dobbins I'm very thin - LeQuint Allen, Kaleb Johnson, Brashard Smith, Jawhar Jordan.
• Had a plan at QB and really like how it panned out. After Darnold I have pure backups with rushing upside: Milroe, Lance, Levis. They'll either get me 0 pts for MaxPF or serve as spot starts/bye cover with a nice rushing floor (or maybe trade pieces)

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Welcome to the fourth piece in a long, daily series: Reading the NFL Offseason Tea Leaves.  This series is meant to be a primer for anyone who’s not yet steeped themselves in the NFL’s offseason events. We’ll be touching on the fantasy implications for all 32 NFL teams in regards to:

• Coaching Changes
• Free Agency
• NFL Draft

The 32-day series will go in reverse order of DraftKings odds of winning the Super Bowl, which means today’s article will cover the New York Jets who are +20,000 odds.

Article TL;DR: The Jets have rebuilt their offense and are poised for an upswing in fantasy production. The offensive line is composed of four first and second round draftees, anchored by their first round tackles Armand Membou and Olu Fashanu. Geno Smith and Cade Klubnik will compete for the QB1 role, which will be handing the ball off to a newly extended Breece Hall and tossing it to three first round draftees in Garrett Wilson, Kenyon Sadiq, and Omar Cooper Jr. This offense is loaded, and with average QB play we should see a fantasy relevant turnaround from the Jets.

Previous articles:
So far, the Tea Leaves series has covered the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins., and Cleveland Browns.  Tomorrow I’ll post the article for the Las Vegas Raiders, who have quite a few value buys that I’m interested in for 2026 and beyond.

Zach from FantasyLand and DynastyLand joins the show to talk the 6 best values in Fantasy Football!

Breakdown of 3 of the Players Discussed:

Rhamondre Stevenson

The price for Rhamondre is too enticing for Zach. For years we’ve been so excited to draft David Montgomery in the fifth round, but why are we so much less excited now that the name is Rhamondre Stevenson? The situations aren’t all that different from Montgomery’s time in Detroit. Last year the Patriots were top-6 in rushing attempts, yards, and touchdowns. Meanwhile, Rhamondre was one of four running backs to finish top-10 in yards after contact per attempt and missed tackles per attempt (the other names including Bijan Robinson, Javonte Williams, and Omarion Hampton). It’s easy to get distracted by the shiny new toy in the Patriots backfield, but if you want a true value look no further than Rhamondre Stevenson going as the RB29 in redraft and RB38 in dynasty. 

Brock Purdy

Mr. Irrelevant, who tied for second in PPG among all QBs last season, and averaged 32 PPG in the fantasy playoffs, can now be drafted at the alarmingly low price of the QB12, and valued as the QB13 in dynasty. Purdy was PFF’s 7th highest graded passer last season, and now adds Mike Evans as a brand new piece of this 49ers offense. Sometimes we look at touchdown rate as something we expect to regress, but Brock Purdy has proven that he’s just incredibly efficient. In his just 4 seasons as an NFL QB, Purdy has finished first twice in touchdown rate as well as a fourth overall finish. The upside is high here for a guy being valued at the very bottom of the QB1 range. 

Josh Downs

The perfect candidate for a post-hype sleeper here in 2026. The Colts are now top-10 in the NFL in vacated targets among receivers, headlined by the departures of Michael Pittman. Now with Alec Pierce still recovering from an ankle surgery that’s continued to keep him out of practices, Downs is operating as the Colts #1 receiver this offseason. The buzz is now growing out of Indianapolis that Downs will finally have the opportunity to play in 2WR sets and his ceiling is being overlooked. Even Shane Steichen has come out and said they’ll look to get Downs more targets this season and move him out of just playing in the slot.  Downs is an absolute steal being valued as the WR44 in redraft and WR36 in dynasty

For a more in-depth deep dive on each player plus 3 more, tune in to the episode above and drop us a comment on the video with your favorite value for Fantasy Football!

Disclaimer: This is just my personal preference and play style with Pickens, you don't have to dislike him!

Just trying to start a nice dynasty discussion in the dead of summer lol.

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For me it's Pickens. Maybe it's misplaced but for how much he costs I'm worried he might get used less due to him not giving effort during every game after reports of him giving up on playoff hunt games last year. This was a concern with him in PIT but doing it in a ++ situation (pass heavy, great qb, etc), I just don't see him getting a better environment. I also saw some rumors that the coaches had to move him around just so he wouldn't get bored as well last year. He's also the only player playing on the tag in the entire league this year, tho thats a bit of the Jerry Jones effect.

Not saying he sucks or won't put up points, I think I'm just worried about his longevity with those dedication concerns. he'd be great if he was a bit cheaper but he's going pick 32 right now on ddl in round 3, right behind Tmac and TLaw. Just way too expensive for me when he has these things that i feel are risky at least

Who are you more out on than most people at their current prices?

Feel like this year is interesting for TEs this year. There are quite a few options getting slotted as TE1 on their team and I can see a path forward for them. I’m really liking Chig, Gunnar Helm and Terrance Ferguson this year. Feel like they could end up as low end TE1 on the season, maybe even mid tier. Guys like Dalton Kincaid, Jake Ferguson and Brenton Strange I’m just not as high on.

What do you all think on the TE position this year outside of McBride, Bowers, Loveland, Warren, Fannin, Kraft, Pitts and Kittle?

Whether it is to brag, get a pulse check, or just see if everyone else has the same feelings about your team as you do, here is r/DynastyFF's Rate My Team Megathread. This will only be around for the offseason-once the season starts it will be wrapped back up into the daily Individual Team Megathread, so take advantage while it is around.

List out your teams, don't forget your league settings, and see what other people think. The nicer you format it, the easier time people will have analyzing it.

PLEASE make sure you rate someone else's team before posting your own. If you rate someone else's, feel free to link your own to make it easy to return the favor.

Welcome to the third piece in a long, daily series: Reading the NFL Offseason Tea Leaves.  This series is meant to be a primer for anyone who’s not yet steeped themselves in the NFL’s offseason events. We’ll be touching on the fantasy implications for all 32 NFL teams in regards to:

• Coaching Changes
• Free Agency
• NFL Draft

The 32-day series will go in reverse order of DraftKings odds of winning the Super Bowl, which means today’s article will cover the Cleveland Browns who are +20,000 odds.

Article TL;DR: The Browns made a ton of changes this offseason and have built an offense that meets the needs of new Head Coach Todd Monken. They have added four offensive lineman, two WRs, two TEs, and a QB this offseason.  KC Concepcion is primed for a solid fantasy year. Him, Quinshon, and Fannin are the only names I have any interest in buying at their price points. There aren’t any other pieces that the tea leaves support us buying into for 2026. This is clearly a team that is building for the future.

Previous articles:
In the last two days I posted the articles for the Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins. I’ll keep a running list for those who are getting into this series deeper into the offseason.

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If you’re like me, you might find yourself with an abundance of picks in 2027 onward.

I’m curious if the ‘tried and true’ strategy of waiting until you’re on the clock to trade your picks is really the best practice, especially with this upcoming class.

Hear me out, because this is kind of against the grain. I’ve personally NEVER seen a class as hyped as ‘27 has been, and I want to capitalize on that in this new era of college football that sees players with early round draft projections stay for an additional year due to NIL. I’m worried that some of the marquee names in this class may stay for another year (hardy, arch?, sellers, etc) and hurt the overall strength of this class, and thus am considering selling a few of my picks now when they’re purely speculative.

Every year we see someone surprising choose to stay in school rather than declare (Henderson in ‘24, Beck in ‘25, Jordan Marshall ‘26, etc) and the back end of the rookie draft gets a little bit weaker. Last year, if you traded a projected late ‘26 1st you were probably expecting it to be someone like Hollywood Smothers or Jordan Marshall, which league mates may have paid a premium for when in reality it turned into someone like Jonah Coleman.

I do NOT want this to be taken out of context, I think that there are enough names in ‘27 that it will be a loaded class regardless, but if someone like LJ Martin gets pushed to an ADP in the 1st because of lack of declares, the picks definitely lose some value.

What do you guys think?

Who are you taking this year, vs. long term. And who are you taking if you are in win now mode, and can only pick one?

BTJ had the better rookie year, but clearly took a step back last season. Will he have a year three, “breakout”even with Myers and Washington there?

Egbuka started strong and fell off the map. Injuries, QB issues, starters coming back or does he need talent around him to succeed?

If both were in this years class where would you take then and what pick(s) do you value them at if trading for them/away.

I have the highest value team in a league. I have a few volatile assets who have a wide range of outcomes in 2026 and beyond (e.g. Bucky, Rashee and Nabers). Should I move off the volatile assets into safer territory and aim for players with fewer red flags and higher floors? Or, having a team with a lot of depth, am I insulated from the risk and should hold players with the highest ceilings?

Who is CMC’s handcuff?

James who is a fifth-round pick and has had a year of familiarity in the 49ers system? Or Black who was just drafted in the third-round and Shanahan has praised as the second best running back in the class (even over Price who went in the first round).

If you are on the clock in a dynasty draft and both are available, who are you picking?

I really think it would be cool to see who in the "expert" world is the most accurate in their rookie takes. I understand its kindof a sliding scale year to year for each player but I'd be curious who owns the most accurate takes prior to the start of the seasons.

I think this year's rookie class really is a perfect group of players since it was such a down class. It would at least show who's film review and takes were better than others.

And I'm curious who has taken both sides of the same player too..... seems like some things are just said for content (which I understand why, just seems disingenuous)

I remember a time where MHJ was a perfect can't miss prospect and now everyone is coming out of the woodworks (same folks mind you) to claim they had issues with certain things coming out of college. Would be nice to see a listing of takes and accuracy.

Welcome to the second piece in a long, daily series: Reading the NFL Offseason Tea Leaves.  This series is meant to be a primer for anyone who’s not yet steeped themselves in the NFL’s offseason events. We’ll be touching on the fantasy implications for all 32 NFL teams in regards to:

Coaching Changes

Free Agency

NFL Draft

The 32-day series will go in reverse order of DraftKings odds of winning the Super Bowl, which means today’s article will cover the Miami Dolphins who are +35,000 odds.

Article TL;DR: De’Von Achane got paid this offseason and is set to see massive volume in the short-term for the Fins. He’s the 3rd highest paid RB in the NFL, and new HC Jeff Hafley made a point in his first presser that the team will win by running the ball. In Dynasty, the pass catchers are all dart throws and will not likely be the WR1 of the future. If one had to emerge as a long-term WR1 for the Fins, it’s Chris Bell. The tea from Miami was bitter going down, and the only notes I could taste were from the starting RB and QB.

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Yesterday I posted the article for the Arizona Cardinals. I’ll keep a running list for those who are getting into this series deeper into the offseason.

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