Dynasty draft DNA: Identifying the traits that make up the future elite fantasy football stars – The Athletic

Aim small, miss small.

The application of that phrase originally applied to aiming a muzzle-loader rifle. The concept being that instead of aiming broadly at your target, aim at something very small on your target so that should you miss, you still hit your target. While I have no muzzle-loader experience, I still find the phrase applies to my draft preparation.

Ive always been fond of player scouting dating back to the late 1990s, and Ive been a fan of statistical modeling for long before that. Combining these two passions has made for a great foundation for success at fantasy football, where leveraging my objectivity and available data has allowed me to gain an edge over my competition. Look around the fantasy multiverse and youll see a broad array of data points, metrics and applications bandied about as the secret sauce to winning.

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