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The columns "XVAL" and "ZVAL" represent value-based
drafting statistics, which allow you to compare the relative value
of players across positions.
XVAL
This figure represents the player's point total, subtracted by the total
of the first _non-roster_ player at that position. A roster of 2 QB, 4
RB, 5 WR, 2 TE and 2 K is assumed, for a 12-team league. (For the page
in which WR and TE are combined, the assumed roster size is still 5 WR).
Using non-roster players instead of non-starters more closely approximates
the cost of replacing a particular player's value.
ZVAL
This column uses a slightly different and more thorough formula. The player's
total is divided by the baseline, then multiplied by the percentile rank.
For instance, Ricky Williams' total is approximately 6.33 times the production of the first RB not to be "drafted. "
This percentage of the mean (630%) is multiplied by the percentile score
(1.00, since his total is the best among RBs).
The ZVAL accounts for both distance from the mean and proximity to the
maximum, since the goal of fantasy drafting is to draft not only those
players who score the highest, but who do so with the most acuity relative
to their position.
The combined WR/TE ZVALs are computed using all qualifying receivers;
the overall ZVAL rankings reflect calculations based on separate categories
for WR and TE.
The overall list is not a draft order; but it does reflect the league-wide
value of the player's production, compared to the other choices you have
at that position. Players should ideally be drafted right before someone
else might do so; making the second overall ZVAL player the 2nd pick of
the draft is not necessarily the right strategy. Also note that value
calculations are somewhat less precise for TD-only leagues, due to the smaller variation in score increments and totals.
But it effectively applies scarcity as a tool for evaluating players across position.
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