Average Auction Values

Jeff Pasquino's Average Auction Values Jeff Pasquino Published 08/20/2019

More and more fantasy football leagues are making the move to auction formats. Footballguys has increased its coverage of auctions, starting with the Auction Primer series and now this year with several more articles by Drew Davenport. Auctions are a ton of fun, especially in a live auction format, and it is definitely something to consider for your current league or even when considering joining a new group for the coming NFL season.

Over the past few years, many subscribers have had a big interest not only in auction strategy articles but also in finding some Average Auction Values (AAVs) for auction leagues, which are the equivalent of ADP for an auction league. As many auction league players know, every auction is different and AAVs are just a guideline for relative value. Some leagues love to bid up quarterbacks, while others deeply discount them - but the relative value for all of the quarterbacks remains the same. That means QB5 will be about the fifth-most expensive quarterback, regardless of budget or league, give or take a spot or two.

While AAVs are a good thing to have, there are quite a few potential traps in using them in a vacuum. First, every league is different, as noted above. Second, just like ADP, these are averages, and nothing more. Players can (and often do) go for different prices, and you must adjust accordingly. The best plan(s) involves the following:

1. Read all the Footballguys' articles on auctions. It will not take that long, and the value is immense.

2. Do take the time to calculate your projected prices for the players you expect to cost over $1 for your auction (See Section II of the Auction Primer, Steps 1-6 for how to do this

3. Review not only the AAV list below but also a few mock drafts, such as a recent one done by several Footballguys' Staff Members: Footballguys PPR 12 Team Auction (which will be summarized in the AAV table below). Look at not only player prices but also what players were nominated early, in the middle, or later in the auction to help with your overall strategy.

4. Above all else - review any history for your auction league. Tendencies such as running backs going for far more than expected, certain teams' players getting bid up (the homer phenomenon) or any other nuggets can be found in this way, and have direct applicability to your league.

5. Review tiering articles at Footballguys, and work on your own list. The last player in a tier often goes for too much (as there are many owners who do not want to miss out on that value of a player, or were saving money to bid on him) - so keep that in mind as well.

As many auction league players know, every auction is different and AAVs are just a guideline for relative value. Some leagues love to bid up quarterbacks, while others deeply discount them - but the relative value for all of the quarterbacks remains the same. That means QB5 will be about the fifth-most expensive quarterback, regardless of budget or league, give or take a spot or two.

The values below are based on a 12-team league with a $200 budget, and also an actual staff mock auction based on the same budget ($200) for players. Any player not listed below is assumed to be worth no more than a few dollars ($1-5), including all defenses and kickers. A few defenses sometimes go for more than $1 (such as Chicago), but as with most leagues, scoring differences for defenses vary widely and can impact the value of the top few options - but usually, a team defense should not be more than $2-3 at most. It should also be noted that the Draft Dominator produces auction values based on season-long results (which is why some suspended players have a depressed price).

Without any further delay, here are the values, first listed by overall value (price), and then sorted by position. These values were collected from a number of sources, such as Sports Illustrated ("SI"), CBS Sports (either a summary value, or the average of three of their experts), the Footballguys' Draft Dominator ("FBG-DD") and also the FBG Mock auction mentioned earlier. A line was drawn at the maximum value of $3 for each position, which results in a list of the Top 160 players for your auction. That should represent most of your cap:

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Overall
PosRank
Player
Team/Bye
SI
CBS
FBG-DD
FBG-Mock
Max
1
RB1
NYG/11
62
68
73
66
73
2
RB2
Car/7
59
64
69
60
69
3
RB3
NO/9
54
66
62
60
62
4
RB4
Dal/8
55
68
54
55
55
5
RB5
Ari/12
49
44
51
41
51
6
RB6
LeVeon Bell
NYJ/4
47
50
48
35
48
7
WR1
Hou/10
47
58
45
48
48
8
WR2
Atl/9
48
56
44
44
48
9
WR3
GB/11
47
56
39
45
47
10
QB1
KC/12
21
16
46
22
46
11
WR4
NO/9
44
52
40
39
44
12
WR5
Pit/7
40
54
38
44
44
13
RB7
Min/12
36
42
37
42
42
14
RB8
Cle/7
29
44
42
37
42
15
WR6
Odell Beckham
Cle/7
40
50
40
42
42
16
RB9
Cin/9
40
48
41
39
41
17
RB10
Pit/7
40
54
40
40
40
18
WR7
Oak/6
40
28
27
20
40
19
WR8
TB/7
40
46
30
37
40
20
RB11
Det/5
31
42
39
30
39
21
WR9
KC/12
38
50
35
39
39
22
TE1
KC/12
37
42
34
35
37
23
RB12
LAR/9
36
36
35
34
36
24
RB13
Jac/10
36
42
28
27
36
25
RB14
Melvin Gordon
LAC/12
36
26
24
17
36
26
WR10
LAC/12
36
42
34
30
36
27
WR11
Ind/6
36
36
29
24
36
28
QB2
Hou/10
15
12
35
14
35
29
WR12
Dal/8
35
38
24
25
35
30
RB15
GB/11
29
28
32
28
32
31
WR13
Min/12
32
30
28
25
32
32
TE2
Phi/10
31
36
17
27
31
33
TE3
SF/4
29
36
22
30
30
34
RB16
KC/12
29
40
22
22
29
35
RB17
Atl/9
29
30
26
27
29
36
WR14
NE/10
29
34
19
17
29
37
RB18
Chi/6
16
18
9
27
27
38
RB19
Ind/6
26
24
24
24
26
39
RB20
Ten/11
26
28
23
24
26
40
WR15
Min/12
26
32
25
25
26
41
WR16
LAR/9
26
30
17
20
26
42
QB3
GB/11
15
14
25
8
25
43
RB21
Sea/11
21
20
20
25
25
44
WR17
Sea/11
24
22
18
15
24
45
WR18
LAR/9
24
26
15
15
24
46
RB22
Oak/6
21
28
21
23
23
47
RB23
Mark Ingram
Bal/8
23
28
15
21
23
48
WR19
Det/5
22
22
20
21
22
49
WR20
TB/7
22
22
15
21
22
50
QB4
Phi/10
10
6
21
3
21
51
RB24
NE/10
19
18
17
21
21
52
WR21
D.J. Moore
Car/7
16
10
21
21
53
RB25
Den/10
20
18
20
15
20
54
RB26
NE/10
16
18
20
20
55
RB27
Hou/10
20
13
12
20
56
WR22
Cin/9
17
20
16
20
20
57
WR23
Cin/9
20
24
7
15
20
58
RB28
LAC/12
12
10
19
19
59
WR24
LAR/9
19
22
10
18
19
60
WR25
Phi/10
19
9
10
19
61
WR26
Car/7
4
4
19
19
62
QB5
Ind/6
18
12
10
2
18
63
WR27
Ari/12
13
7
18
18
64
QB6
Atl/9
8
6
17
6
17
65
RB29
Chi/6
15
34
14
13
17
66
WR28
LAC/12
13
9
17
17
67
RB30
SF/4
13
18
16
15
16
68
WR29
Atl/9
16
20
12
11
16
69
WR30
Cle/7
11
10
16
16
70
TE4
TB/7
16
14
6
14
16
71
RB31
NO/9
9
10
15
15
72
WR31
Robby Anderson
NYJ/4
15
14
10
15
15
73
QB7
Cle/7
8
8
14
6
14
74
RB32
Phi/10
8
4
14
14
75
RB33
KC/12
2
14
14
76
WR32
Allen Robinson
Chi/6
14
11
12
14
77
WR33
Ari/12
14
9
10
14
78
WR34
NE/10
14
14
79
RB34
Mia/5
13
22
12
10
13
80
TE5
NYG/11
13
16
11
8
13
81
TE6
LAC/12
13
10
7
7
13
82
QB8
LAR/9
7
4
11
2
11
83
WR35
Ten/11
10
9
11
11
84
WR36
SF/4
9
3
11
11
85
QB9
Ari/12
5
4
10
2
10
86
QB10
Car/7
10
8
8
3
10
87
RB35
Den/10
8
9
10
10
88
RB36
Cin/9
3
10
10
89
TE7
NO/9
10
8
6
3
10
90
QB11
Sea/11
8
2
9
5
9
91
QB12
NO/9
6
4
9
7
9
92
RB37
Pit/7
3
9
9
93
WR37
Jac/10
8
9
6
9
94
WR38
KC/12
8
8
9
9
95
QB13
Pit/7
4
2
8
1
8
96
QB14
TB/7
8
4
6
1
8
97
RB38
Was/10
8
6
7
8
98
RB39
Sea/11
8
7
3
8
99
RB40
TB/7
8
4
8
100
RB41
Cle/7
5
8
8
101
RB42
SF/4
3
5
8
8
102
WR39
Marvin Jones
Det/5
7
8
7
8
103
TE8
Cle/7
8
2
4
3
8
104
TE9
Ind/6
8
4
3
3
8
105
QB15
Min/12
2
2
7
1
7
106
QB16
Bal/8
3
2
7
2
7
107
QB17
Dal/8
7
2
6
1
7
108
RB43
Ten/11
4
7
5
7
109
RB44
TB/7
7
6
3
7
110
RB45
Darrell Henderson
LAR/9
7
6
7
111
WR40
Den/10
6
7
5
7
112
WR41
NYG/11
7
6
4
7
113
WR42
Will Fuller
Hou/10
7
5
7
7
114
WR43
Phi/10
7
3
3
7
115
TE10
Pit/7
7
6
7
5
7
116
TE11
Atl/9
7
2
5
7
7
117
TE12
Ten/11
5
7
7
118
QB18
Mitchell Trubisky
Chi/6
5
2
6
1
6
119
RB46
Buf/6
5
6
6
6
120
RB47
NE/10
2
6
6
121
WR44
Hou/10
6
3
4
6
122
WR45
Den/10
2
5
6
6
123
WR46
GB/11
3
4
6
6
124
QB19
Buf/6
3
2
5
5
125
RB48
Was/10
2
5
1
5
126
RB49
Was/10
4
5
4
5
127
RB50
Phi/10
5
5
5
128
RB51