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Live standings for our league, straight from Sleeper.

Draft Recap: Sleeper’s Final Report

Straight from Sleeper’s auto-generated recap of our draft. Full breakdown here.

Best on Paper

The Kanban K1ngs

Highest projected Week 1 lineup — 111.3 pts

Biggest Reach

Fourth and Thou

Cyrus Allen at pick 78 (ADP 177) — 99 picks early

Steal of the Draft

Hennig

Jordyn Tyson at pick 146 (ADP 105) — 41 picks late

Certified Coward

Losing Tua Girl

Never strayed from ADP — the board drafted for them — 2.9 picks off average

Trailblazer

MakingPicks

Furthest from ADP — big-brained it, we’ll see how that goes — 11.4 picks off average

Didn’t Overthink It

JessEich’s Team

Quickest average time per pick — 9s

Just Pick Already

Hennig

Longest on the clock — autodraft would’ve been faster — 41s average

Position King

The Kanban K1ngs

Leads the league in the most positions — 1 of 6

Bye Week Bomb

Feed Rate Freak

5 starters sitting out the same week — Week 11

Rookie Fever

Titans Spindle City

Most unproven players on one roster — 3 rookies

First to Draft a Kicker

JessEich’s Team

Brandon Aubrey — nobody else was in a hurry — Pick 109

Biggest Stack

Chippin’ champs

20% of the roster from one NFL team — 3 × HOU

Youngest Roster

Titans Spindle City

Average age, defenses excluded — 24.7 yrs

Veteran Presence

Fourth and Thou

Oldest average age on the board — 28.3 yrs

Every Team

#1 of 12 projected

The Kanban K1ngs

Proj. Wk1: 111.3 pts · 1 rookie

Best value: Jake Bates, 28 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: Jonah Coleman, 24 picks early

Best on PaperPosition King

#2 of 12 projected

Titans Spindle City

Proj. Wk1: 110.7 pts · 3 rookies

Best value: Cam Little, 13 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: Tyler Shough, 23 picks early

Rookie FeverYoungest Roster

#3 of 12 projected

PSA Bed Bug Ovens

Proj. Wk1: 109.5 pts · 0 rookies

Best value: Blake Corum, 24 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: Jordan Love, 4 picks early

#4 of 12 projected

Chippin’ champs

Proj. Wk1: 109.5 pts · 1 rookie

Best value: Ka’imi Fairbairn, 19 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: Tyrone Tracy, 34 picks early

Biggest Stack

#5 of 12 projected

Feed Rate Freak

Proj. Wk1: 109.3 pts · 0 rookies

Best value: Patriots D/ST, 39 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: Jayden Reed, 30 picks early

Bye Week Bomb

#6 of 12 projected

JessEich’s Team

Proj. Wk1: 108.0 pts · 0 rookies

Best value: Josh Jacobs, 22 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: T.J. Hockenson, 8 picks early

Didn’t Overthink ItFirst to Draft a Kicker

#7 of 12 projected

Fourth and Thou

Proj. Wk1: 107.3 pts · 3 rookies

Best value: Travis Kelce, 12 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: Cyrus Allen, 99 picks early

Biggest ReachVeteran Presence

#8 of 12 projected

Losing Tua Girl

Proj. Wk1: 105.7 pts · 0 rookies

Best value: Cameron Dicker, 11 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: Chiefs D/ST, 47 picks early

Certified Coward

#9 of 12 projected

Box Way Bullies

Proj. Wk1: 105.2 pts · 0 rookies

Best value: Ravens D/ST, 24 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: Daniel Jones, 48 picks early

#10 of 12 projected

Shake N Bake

Proj. Wk1: 102.7 pts · 2 rookies

Best value: Trevor Lawrence, 12 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: Malik Washington, 22 picks early

#11 of 12 projected

MakingPicks

Proj. Wk1: 101.9 pts · 1 rookie

Best value: Justin Herbert, 21 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: MarShawn Lloyd, 45 picks early

Trailblazer

#12 of 12 projected

Hennig

Proj. Wk1: 95.8 pts · 3 rookies

Best value: Jordyn Tyson, 41 picks past ADP

Biggest reach: De’Zhaun Stribling, 19 picks early

Steal of the DraftJust Pick Already

Commissioner Weekly Update

Draft Night Recap — September 2, 2026

The Tight Tolerance League drafted last night, and our team (MakingPicks) leaned all the way into one strategy: wide receivers. All of them. Nobody else gets any. We ended up with five wide receivers, five running backs (including a nice late snipe on D’Andre Swift), and zero defense, which we’re fine punting on until Week 1 streaming options show up. Mike spent the whole draft unable to see his own screen, Jess auto-picked her entire roster (her boss said it was fine, so take it up with him), and Sleeper’s own recap graded us the second-worst team in the league. Based on ADP, so basically meaningless. I’m already plotting a trade for Scary Terry, so don’t get attached to these rosters.

-Brooke

Preseason Update — August 26, 2026

One week left to sign up! We’ve already got some big prizes lined up for the winners this season, and the whole MakingChips team is fired up watching this league come together. If you haven’t grabbed a spot yet, now’s the time — don’t miss the draft!

-Brooke

Preseason Update — August 17, 2026

Draft hasn’t happened yet, so there’s nothing to report on the field. Once teams are set and Week 1 kicks off, I’ll post an update here every week. See you soon!

-Brooke

Thank You to Our Sponsors & Donors

We’re grateful to the following sponsors and donors for supporting the MakingChips Fantasy Football league this season.