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How Fanademy's dynasty fantasy football values work
How does Fanademy value a player in dynasty fantasy football?
Fanademy's dynasty boards start with discounted multi-year value over replacement, then apply position-specific age curves and available draft capital. The result is a transparent heuristic for comparing long-lived roster assets. It has not been backtested against realised dynasty outcomes, so it is not presented as measured forecast confidence.
How the method works
Project multiple seasons
Discount future seasonal value so nearer production contributes more than distant production.
Measure positional advantage
Express each season as value above the replacement player at the same position.
Apply career context
Adjust by a position-specific age curve and use real draft capital where it is available for rookies.
Separate the boards
Publish startup and rookie-draft views because their player pools answer different decisions.
What it cannot tell you
- Dynasty values are a heuristic and have not been backtested against realised dynasty outcomes.
- Age curves describe groups, not an individual player's exact career path, and should not be read as a retirement forecast.
- Rookie estimates are especially uncertain before NFL playing history exists; draft capital supplies context, not certainty.
Common questions
Are Fanademy's dynasty values backtested?
- No. They are explicitly labelled as a heuristic built from discounted multi-year value over replacement, positional age curves and draft capital. The weekly projection record is measured; the dynasty transformation is not yet validated against realised dynasty outcomes.
Why do age curves differ by position in dynasty rankings?
- Quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends do not typically gain and lose production at the same career stages. A shared age adjustment would systematically treat at least some positions as if their career shapes were identical.