It always amazes me when I watch teams drafting that go right down the sites cheat sheet. Barring the fact that they are filled at that position they will let their site pick for them. Why even show up for the draft if this your plan? Just let it auto pick. The key to winning your league is the draft. You need to prepare for it. Find ways to get the players you believe in.

There are many reasons for differences in drafts. You will see the “Homer Effect” when there are many people in your league from the same area. This will create an area for you to take advantage of. Use your leagues Homerism against them. Let them reach for their favorite players and steal the ones they let slip by. This works even better in auction leagues where you can run the price up on them.

There are also differences in league set up that can change the way players are drafted. “Format Effect” creates areas for you to take advantage of when you play in a non typical league. Most information out there is set to the sites typical league. Most of your league mates will only use the standard information. You would do yourself a great service to find those market advantages in your format.

The information below also affects the way a draft will go. The “Site Affect” is how a site ranks players is reflected in their ADPs . If that site likes a player, it is reflected in that players ADP. Inversely if they are down on a player it also is reflective in their ADP. Below I have created a list of three different sites and their ADPs for WR. I have listed them in order of the average of the three. I also listed Standard Deviation(STDEV). When the sites have large differences in the players ADP it will show a higher number for STDEV. These are players that for some reason on site has more love or more hate for. You can then use this information to decide what players you want to target. By using this and my Counting Calories and ADP’s blog on how to make ADPs work for you, you can dominate your draft by having a plan on who to target and when to get them.

Remember, plan to draft the players you feel are going to make a difference. Don’t lose your league on draft day by drafting the next guy on the cheat sheet, have a plan!

RANK PLAYER, TEAM POS NFL FOX MDC STDEV AVG 1 Calvin Johnson, Det WR 9.6 8.8 5.42 2.2187 7.9 2 A.J. Green, Cin WR 15.6 18.1 13.78 2.1689 15.8 3 Dez Bryant, Dal WR 18.3 18.9 13.88 2.7416 17.0 4 Brandon Marshall, Chi WR 21.3 16.2 19.02 2.5548 18.8 5 Demaryius Thomas, Den WR 26.4 21.5 17.38 4.5156 21.8 6 Julio Jones, Atl WR 22.6 27.2 17.94 4.63 22.6 7 Larry Fitzgerald, Ari WR 33.9 24.8 26.6 4.8191 28.4 8 Roddy White, Atl WR 29.5 29.6 27.6 1.1269 28.9 9 Andre Johnson, Hou WR 30.3 30.5 32.16 1.021 31.0 10 Victor Cruz, NYG WR 37 35.3 37.08 1.0054 36.5 11 Vincent Jackson, TB WR 33.3 35.5 43.64 5.4469 37.5 12 Randall Cobb, GB WR 35.8 39.6 37.12 1.9293 37.5 13 Marques Colston, NO WR 43.8 44.1 43.78 0.1793 43.9 14 Wes Welker, Den WR 35.8 37.8 68.38 18.26 47.3 15 Jordy Nelson, GB WR 67.4 44.8 34.1 17.001 48.8 16 Dwayne Bowe, KC WR 57.1 59.5 37.22 12.23 51.3 17 Mike Wallace, Mia WR 48.8 51.5 53.82 2.5124 51.4 18 Reggie Wayne, Ind WR 46.3 45.2 66.76 12.143 52.8 19 Danny Amendola, NE WR 46.7 67.8 45.62 12.506 53.4 20 Hakeem Nicks, NYG WR 55.8 59.1 47.78 5.8217 54.2 21 Torrey Smith, Bal WR 68.6 70.9 39.92 17.261 59.8 22 Eric Decker, Den WR 58.8 65.4 57.46 4.2505 60.6 23 Steve Smith, Car WR 56.7 62.1 68.56 5.9379 62.5 24 Antonio Brown, Pit WR 67.9 64.1 61.7 3.1262 64.6 25 Pierre Garcon, Wsh WR 71.5 72.7 58.04 8.1397 67.4 26 DeSean Jackson, Phi WR 69.8 81.2 61.26 10.004 70.8 27 Cecil Shorts, Jac WR 81.3 80.6 53.6 15.794 71.8 28 James Jones, GB WR 60.6 72.2 84.56 11.982 72.5 29 Steve Johnson, Buf WR 86.8 83.9 68.98 9.5618 79.9 30 Anquan Boldin, SF WR 78.3 90.4 73.68 8.6344 80.8 31 Greg Jennings, Min WR 80.7 80.9 93.46 7.3099 85.0 32 Mike Williams, TB WR 100.3 99.5 59.16 23.525 86.3 33 Miles Austin, Dal WR 92.9 86.5 84.04 4.5737 87.8 34 T.Y. Hilton, Ind WR 89.9 92.6 83.16 4.8619 88.6 35 Tavon Austin, StL WR 81.5 120.2 79.36 22.986 93.7 36 Lance Moore, NO WR 102.1 101.1 81.2 11.789 94.8 37 Sidney Rice, Sea WR 89 107.6 88.2 10.977 94.9 38 Kenny Britt, Ten WR 110.2 103.9 71.36 20.845 95.2 39 Denarius Moore, Oak WR 115.7 135.2 87.34 24.066 112.7 40 Josh Gordon, Cle WR 119.3 125.9 93.88 16.907 113.0 41 Emmanuel Sanders, Pit WR 112.7 136.8 109.38 14.965 119.6 42 Chris Givens, StL WR 115.1 143.1 104.1 20.108 120.8 43 Michael Floyd, Ari WR 128.1 143.5 96.62 23.895 122.7 44 Brian Hartline, Mia WR 145.6 133.9 107.84 19.33 129.1 45 Malcom Floyd, SD WR 134.3 147.6 107.04 20.677 129.6 46 Alshon Jeffery, Chi WR 140 142 111.5 17.061 131.2 47 Justin Blackmon, Jac WR 146.1 121.6 127.3 12.82 131.7 48 Golden Tate, Sea WR 119.6 143.4 132.3 11.909 131.8 49 Kendall Wright, Ten WR 137.8 126.5 133.68 5.7186 132.7 50 Darrius Heyward-Bey, Ind WR 154.7 148.6 96.82 31.803 133.4 51 Rueben Randle, NYG WR 138.7 149.1 118.58 15.516 135.5 52 DeAndre Hopkins, Hou WR 131.4 144.5 131.4 7.5633 135.8 53 Cordarrelle Patterson, Min WR 140.3 149 122.88 13.3 137.4 54 Ryan Broyles, Det WR 137.6 150.4 136.24 7.8123 141.4 55 Greg Little, Cle WR 159 150.9 118.68 21.329 142.9 56 Aaron Dobson, NE WR 147 150 133.82 8.6072 143.6 57 Vincent Brown, SD WR 128.8 149.3 164.56 17.944 147.6 58 Jacoby Jones, Bal WR 142.7 144.4 167.74 13.992 151.6 59 Austin Collie, SF WR 153.3 150.8 1.7678 152.1 60 Andre Roberts, Ari WR 148.5 150.5 169.8 11.763 156.3 61 Brandon Lloyd, FA WR 143.1 148.5 209.48 36.865 167.0 62 Santana Moss, Wsh WR 147 148.8 209.64 35.657 168.5