Every time you wrap up a draft with Yahoo Fantasy, a little birdy swoops into your email inboxes with a note critiquing your performance. Behold, your draft has been graded by the powers that be!
But wait — somehow, inexplicably, despite totally dominating the draft and snagging all of your favorite players, you’ve earned a disappointing grade … maybe a B. Maybe a C. Maybe even an F, if things really got wild.
Naturally, the human in us wants to shake off the totally uncalled-for evaluation. It’s a common instinct, as most of us run to social media proudly proclaiming our poor draft grade, just to enjoy the chorus of reassurance that draft grades mean nothing at all
… but what if it’s not just a goofy algorithm passing baseless judgments on your roster? What if there was actually a correlation between your draft grade and your winning percentage in the season?
As it turns out, that was exactly the case for 2023 fantasy football Public leagues on Yahoo.
Better the draft grade, better the win percentage
It’s true. Looking back at the 2023 fantasy football season, those who received higher draft grades did average a higher win percentage over the course of the season.
Those who received an “A+” grade averaged the highest win rate at 52.9%. Conversely, those who received an “F” grade had the lowest win rate at 43.2%. It’s pretty startling to see that correlation, especially with a glance at the visual:
Credit: Yahoo Fantasy
Just in case you’re curious after seeing that beautifully perfect downward slope on the graph, here’s a full list of win percentages organized by draft grade:
A+: 52.9%
A: 51.9%
A-: 51.5
B+: 51.3%
B: 51.0%
B-: 50.6%
C+: 50.3%
C: 50.0%
C-: 49.7%
D+: 49.2%
D: 48.6%
D-: 47.5%
F: 43.2%
Despite the correlation between draft grades and average win percentage, it’s important to note that it doesn’t imply a causal relationship between the two. Just because you received an “F” grade in your draft doesn’t mean you will lose your league, just as an “A+” draft grade doesn’t…
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-08-22 20:22:29
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