Introducing 2020 Projections
116We have updated our Shiny App and API with projections for the 2020 fantasy football season. The projections incorporate our balanced “wisdom of the crowd” approach and have been the most accurate projections over the last several years. The data from previous years is also available to compare the accuracy of our sources.
Our gold mining chart can be used during a draft to compare ADP to projections to find undervalued and high upside players as well as in season to pick a winning lineup. You can access the Projections tool via the app here:
http://apps.fantasyfootballanalytics.net
For instructions on how to use the app, see here. We also have a Draft Optimizer tool (see here). See our articles on how to win your Snake Draft and Auction Draft. We will be updating the projections as the season approaches with more sources of projections.
In order to access the most advanced features of the app, you will need a subscription to FFA Insider. A FFA Insider subscription will allow you to save unlimited custom settings, download historical projections, examine the accuracy of historical projections, and more.
We also have an API that you can use to access our projections. You can find more information about our API here.
Was not including rookies done on purpose, or an oversight?
We are working on adding these, thanks!
Are you though?
Do you have an eta?
Any chance there is a date that the rookies will be input?
Rookies are up!
Thanks for the projections. However, I don’t see projections for team defenses?
also having this issue
We are working on adding these, thanks!
How’s it coming along?
DSTs are up now!
I have been waiting for this and to get your announcement I was so excited but I have tried three different browsers and I cannot get past notice disconnected/Reload???
I encounter this problem as well. Refreshing the page until it pops up usually works for me.
same here!
Microsoft Edge worked for me
Incognito mode always works for me. Using Brave, I just click shields down and it works as well. Any kind of ad-blockers you have running can interfere with it loading.
Keeps saying disconnected from server. Is that going to be fixed anytime soon?
Hi Albert, please see the FAQ.
I also don’t see projections for rookies or DSTs. Brian – I had the same issue. Look under “What do I do if the app doesn’t load?” in the FAQs
DSTs are up!
Is anyone able to get the auction draft optimizer to work? I don’t see any lineups displayed.
Try viewing the “Table” tab in the Projections app first before moving to the Lineup Optimizer.
The player table populates in the Projections Tab and below the Lineup Optimizer, but the suggested lineup at the top of the page is empty. It just says “No data available in table”.
Here’s a little more feedback on the lineup optimizer, it works if I’m not signed in, but doesn’t if I am signed in. I’ve confirmed this on 3 different browsers on different machines. I created a new account to see if it was my league settings but the same thing happened. Thanks for all your hard work on this awesome tool and I hope the optimizer gets sorted out so I can input my leagues scoring settings!
I am also only having the problem once signed in.
Yup just confirming this is the case for me as well
Thanks Isaac. I have been having the same issue, table populates but not the optimized lineups. I tried your suggestion, viewing table tab first and then going to the optimizer. That works! However, only works when I am not signed in…
As soon as I sign in, it fails to populate the lineups.
Any suggestions?
I’m also finding this same issue. Looking forward to when it is resolved. Looking forward to the tool having its kinks worked out!
I also don’t see defenses or rookies
DSTs are up!
Thank you!
Wow excellent work guys thank you for sharing!
I also cannot get the apps to load and I have done everything suggested in the error logging page.
while there’s a few minor hiccups with the 2020 update, just wanted to say thank you for making such a great tool. i look forward to using it every year.
only other thing i noticed that hasn’t been mentioned was the projections for returns, but i’m assuming that will get updated once the final rosters are closer to being set.
again, thank you so much for the hard work on this. this has been a vital tool for both drafting and setting my weekly lineup. besides determining VOR, i have yet to find a weekly projections site that is as detailed on the scoring settings i’m in a league with return points, and this has helped me spot the few WR that get decent targets along with returns.
Thanks for the update on this! This is such a great tool, I really appreciate all the hard work that must go in to this! Looking forward to the Rookies and DEF being added in the next refresh!
DSTs are up!
Keep getting the disconnected from server error. Has anyone had any luck?
Hi BC, please see the FAQ.
I noticed a large difference in the number of players at each position vs. last year and dropped by to leave a comment; noticed others mentioned no rookies. Is that the sole reason? If so, that’s a ton of rookies! Here’s 2019 vs. 2020:
2019:
QB: 110 players
RB: 221 players
WR: 316 players
TE: 157 players
2020:
QB: 64 players
RB: 83 players
WR: 89 players
TE: 84 players
(Not sure about the other position-types as we don’t use them).
did you find the reason for the difference? Is the list complete enough to reply upon for drafting?
I have not. Looks like a bunch of players have been added however; here’s the latest tally:
QB: 74 players
RB: 147 players
WR: 179 players
TE: 111 players
I would at least wait until the rookie issue is resolved, and then you can decide if its complete enough. That would all depend on your league/draft, in my opinion, but I would expect it to be sufficient enough for most league setups.
Very thankful for the drop as it makes the downloaded excel spreadsheet run smoother since so much data goes into these picks.
That being said, rookies and defenses are currently being worked on to be added and are not currently in the app yet.
Rookies and DSTs are up!
Any update on rookies and team defenses? Draft season is firing up soon.
Rookies and DSTs are up!
This is a great tool and I’ve used it for my draft the last ~5 years. I would like to use it again. My draft is on Sunday. Should I find another option or do you think rookies will be added by then?
Hi Isaac,
I had a similar problem last year where ESPN AAV and ADP values are not coming up in my tables. When I go average for those values or use another site as the benchmark it does come up. Is there any way to fix this as I draft on ESPN and their values heavily influence my league mates. Thanks!
Same issue here
One thing that is kind of a workaround is you can get the ESPN info here: https://fantasy.espn.com/football/livedraftresults
Anyone else still experiencing loading problems?
Hi Isaac,
I have enjoyed your site the past several years and recently renewed my insider subscription to prep for fantasy football this year.
Unfortunately, it is having all sorts of issues so far. I tried a mock draft on Yahoo and here is what I experienced.
Google Chrome – Only message I get in the lower left is Disconnected from the server – Reload.
Chrome Incognito – same message as google chrome.
Internet explorer – Lineup optimizer loads with no team information at the top. Just a list of players at the bottom. I attempted to go to projections > tables and then go back to optimizer and it still doesn’t work. It says ‘No data available in table’
Firefox – If I go to projections > table and then go to optimizer the table loads. But the first person I pick from the table, it disappears.
I tried Chrome on another device:
Google Chrome – If I go to projections > table and then go to optimizer the table loads. But the first person I pick from the table, it disappears.
Chrome Incognito – If I go to projections > table and then go to optimizer the table loads. But the first person I pick from the table, it disappears.
I was just wondering if you were aware of these issues and if you were working on them. Our real draft in a week from today and I would really love to use this.
Let me know if you need any more explanation.
Microsoft Edge works for me, and hope it works for you as well. Best of luck on your season!
I don’t have edge downloaded but ill give it a try.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Edge appears to work!
I just get a blank screen when I click on any of the Apps.
Hi Charles, please see the FAQ.
anyone have a workaround to input rookie adp?
Great work guys! Thanks for posting!
Any chance Rookies get populated into the projections prior to my draft on Saturday?
Rookies are up!
Has anyone used the list this year for a draft? I’m worried about the quality of data given rookies were missing. Has anyone seen any other issues?
The Projections themselves are sound. I have a draft on Saturday, so the only course of action I can take is to do my rankings based off FFA projections as I usually do, then go in and manually slot all the rookies in. I’ll probably use NumberFire to do that. Its going to be more labor intensive but I don’t really have a choice at this point.
Same here.
Huh – never heard of NumberFire will check them out. How do you like it in comparison to FFA? Do you typically use it as secondary?
Yea, they are one of the projections sites that FFA scrapes from.
Rookies are up!
Hey there, any chance you guys might make the customizable rankings list available this year again, so we can alter the points and positions in our leagues? I’m trying to click on the link I’ve used in years past and it says “Disconnect from the server.”
Hi Pete, yes we have customizable rankings available. Please see the FAQ.
Still getting no data available when trying to use the lineup optimizer with custom scoring though…regardless of browser/ad blocker/incognito etc
MS Edge works great!
In case you werent already aware, the server seems *way* less stable than years past.
Thanks for getting the DSTs up! Also it seems that the optimizer tool is working now with custom scoring inputs.
Jut waiting on the rookies. Edwards – Helaire likely will be a 1st rd pick in most drafts. It would be nice to know his projections and VOR asap before draft this weekend.
Thanks for all you do!
some of the big ones. Helaire, Swift, Jonathan Taylor, Cam Akers, JK Dobbins
Rookies are up!
I’ve done a few mocks on Yahoo and things are working great on Yahoo. One thing I was wondering with the lineup optimizer (auction draft) why towards the end does it grey out the ‘pick’ buttons on some players? Is it a setting I have wrong?
The reason I ask is there were some players that didn’t get drafted until late and were way undervalued (for example, AAV was $20 and the player went for $4). But the pick button was greyed out and I couldn’t add to my roster for a $4 bid. Anyone know why this would be? Thanks!
Is there an ETA on when rookies will be included? It’s practically useless to draft RBs right now without CEH, Cam Akers, Jonathan Taylor, etc. on the list.
Rookies are up!
Isaac is there a way to get individualized AAV from the different sites, ESPN, YAHOO etc into the auction optimizer? Right now the cost calculation only works if you use average across all sites. But those values are way off compared to each site so the cost calculations do not work when you are doing mocks. It would be nice to select ESPN or yahoo and then get the up to date AAV.
When I try to do anything for the last 30 minutes it keeps saying disconnected from Server. I am trying to get new projections that include rookies.
Works for me, please see the FAQ.
I am not able to connect to the server for the following link:
https://apps.fantasyfootballanalytics.net/
Works for me, please see the FAQ.
Hi, thanks so much for all you guys’ work on this. Truly great stuff. Just FYI — Isaiah Simmons appears to be missing from the database.
Sorry, all the IDP rookies seem to be missing.
When will you have the data for BYE Week?
Even when successfully connecting to the server a few seconds later the following message is seen in the console:
Connection closed. Info: {“type”:”close”,”code”:4705,”reason”:”Session no longer exists on the server”,”wasClean”:true}
FAQ suggestions are not helping… Tried with 3 browsers, Safari, Chrome, Firefox. Guest profiles, Incognito mode, nothing works.
Please submit a bug request, as described in the FAQ.
How has the accuracy of your sources and the composite looked in recent years? You link to an analysis through 2016. Has anything changed?
How do you decide which sources to include or not in the full season projections?
(My sense is that you exclude sources behind paywalls, sources that are composites themselves, sources that aren’t ready, sources that are duplicates (e.g. one source provides the projections for another source). Which all makes sense.)
I notice that ESPN, Yahoo, and NFL.com are all excluded at the moment, although I think they were included in some prior years? Why are you not including those sources this year?
The risk factors seem off or abnormally low this year. Is there any explanation for this? It would be hard to believe that most players are 1 SD below the mean.
Also, do you only strictly use data sources that include projections? Historically speaking, Justin Boone and Pat Fitzmaurice have been 2 of the most accurate rankers in fantasy football for 5 years running.
Is the app down? I’ve followed the FAQ and tried multiple browsers/ OS and I’m getting the disconnected from server message.
Hi Sonny! Should be up now, thanks!
Hey Issac,
Thanks for fixing the issue. I noticed that download is now disable. Is this a new expected behavior for free accounts?
Not sure if it’s a bug, but it looks like if click on another tab (from table to adp vs projections), the download button is then accessible.
Same problem for the past 3 days! Google Chrome, never had issues with it in previous years. FAQ not helping!
Hi Matthew! Should be up–try disabling SameSite behavior.
I’m trying to update my projections with the most recent information. the download link in the table tab is grayed out and when I mouse over it I get the circle with the slash. I’ve made sure my ad block is off and same sites by default is disabled. It’s the same whether I’m signed in or not and whether I’m using customized projections or not. I was able to download just two nights ago but now I’m stuck.
I’m not seeing anything about this in the FAQ but if I missed it, what section was it under.
Thanks
I noticed Sonny’s work around. That did work for me as well.
Same problem. Don’t see the tabs Sonny mentions for the workaround though. Only see Gold Mine, Table, and Density Plot tabs. The table is also now missing a number of fields it had a few days ago.
Hi Paul! Sorry for the difficulties you’re seeing. Please follow the steps in the FAQ and fill out a bug report form if those steps don’t fix the issue. Thanks!
There seems to be a bug in the Lineup Optimizer with regards specifically to Leonard Fournette. He’s appearing twice (as a FA and TB player) and is being inserted in optimal lineups twice. When I try to click his name to exclude, the app immediately disconnects from server. Any chance for a quick fix?
Anybody having any luck getting to the data? I have run thru the entire set of FAQ’s & the message about being disconnected from the server disappeared. The site actually worked briefly earlier today. Now I just obtain an endless white screen. It’s a great site, but difficult to access the data. Any recommendations on a fix are greatly appreciated!
Hi Gregg! Sorry for the difficulties you’re seeing. Please follow the steps in the FAQ and fill out a bug report form if those steps don’t fix the issue. Thanks!
is app down again?
Hi KH! Sorry for the difficulties you’re seeing. Please follow the steps in the FAQ and fill out a bug report form if those steps don’t fix the issue. Thanks!
Nothing is working and my draft is in an hour. All I get is “Disconnected from the server” I’ve tried all of your various steps. No dice. Trying Chrome, Safari & Firefox. No dice. This is really unfortunate, given that I donate to you guys monthly.
about 90 refreshes, cookie clearings, and restarts, and I’m now in.
I am having this same problem. Disconnected from the server! been 5 days and no luck. Need some help. Thank you.
Hi Ted! Sorry for the difficulties you’re seeing. Please follow the steps in the FAQ and fill out a bug report form if those steps don’t fix the issue. Thanks!
Is the download feature disabled now… I can no longer export the data.
Love the app and it’s helped me in past years, but today the Auction Draft Lineup optimizer is recommending that I draft four separate instances of Leonard Fournette (two of the free agent Fournettes and two of the TB Fournettes) as the ideal lineup. For obvious reasons, I can’t fill my whole lineup with four Leonard Fournettes. Clicking on Fournette to make him “drafted” and remove him from the pool of available players crashes the app. This behavior doesn’t occur with any other players – I can draft anyone else except him. Projections and everything else works well, only the optimizer is affected. Is this happening to anyone else? Any chance it could be fixed? If not you’ve still created an awesome app and I just wont use that feature.
Hi Bradley, we’re looking into this, but for now, feel free to remove the duplicate instances in your draft. Thanks!
Week 1 projections messed up. Likely averaging season projections from some sources with weekly from others.
It’s fixed now, thanks!
Thank you for these projections. Looks like there are no kickers in the Week 1 data for CAR, CHI, and NE.
These projections really are the best. Thank you for compiling these. It’s much appreciated. One question. Is there any chance that you add 1st Downs as a statisical category at some point in the future? I play in a Point Per First Down League and it would be super helpful. Thanks again!