Establish The Run Fantasy Football How To Win Your Auction Draft This Season (Episode 894 with Adam Levitan and NFFC Hall of Famer Chris Eibl)
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Aug 13, 2025 Adam Levitan welcomes Chris Eibl, a celebrated NFFC Hall of Famer known for his auction drafting prowess. They dive into the evolving landscape of auction drafts for the 2025 season, sharing insights on player nomination strategies and how to balance budgets between starters and bench players. Chris reveals how the rookie RB class impacts values and highlights key strategies for drafting quarterbacks and tight ends. This conversation is packed with tips to adapt to auction flow and enhance your chances of winning!
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Thin Top Tier, Flatter Second Tier
- The 2025 auction landscape has a thin top tier of about five or six truly elite players and then a flatter second tier.
- That thin top pushes some spending to running backs and creates easier WR3 value opportunities.
Prefer Two Stars Over Three Or More
- Use a Stars-and-Scrubs approach to concentrate spending on two or fewer stars and exploit bench/value pricing.
- Avoid buying three or more stars because it shuts you out of mid-tier value opportunities.
Allocate ~55% To Top Two Players
- Target roughly 55% of your budget on your top two players in a Stars-and-Scrubs build on a $200 budget.
- Keep about $80–90 to pounce on mid-draft/late-draft value breakouts.