DRAFT COMPANION
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This guide will review how to set up and use the Draft Companion.
Updated: 8 July 2026
Intro - Fantasy on Draft Methodology
The Draft Companion combines the methodology of Value-Based Drafting (VBD) with Tiers, Average Draft Position (ADP), and Scarcity.
Each of these drafting strategies comes with strengths and weaknesses:
| Strategy | Strength | Weakness |
|---|---|---|
| Value-Based Drafting (VBD) | Enables cross-position evaluation. | Based on projections, which naturally contain error, and does not consider a consensus price, which can lead to overpaying for players and missing out on future positional availability. |
| Tiers | Groups similar players and highlights drop-offs in value. Reduces error associated with projections. | Requires a primary metric to group players by and does not consider the consensus price or remaining value by position, which can lead to overpaying for players and missing out on future positional availability. |
| Average Draft Position (ADP) | Serves as a consensus price to predict how other managers value players. | Is not helpful when evaluating similar ADP across positions and does not consider the remaining value at each position, which can lead to settling for players of lesser value and missing out on future positional availability. |
| Scarcity | Tracks remaining value at each position, enabling planning for positional availability. | Requires a primary metric to calculate and does not consider the consensus price (ADP) of players, which can lead to overpaying for players and settling for players of lesser value. |
The Fantasy On Draft Methodology combines these popular drafting strategies, benefiting from their strengths, while eliminating their weaknesses.
1. Create New Draft Kit
Setting up a new draft kit is quick and easy. From the Draft Dashboard, select the button to bring up a window with basic settings.
2. Basic Settings
To create a new draft kit, you will need the following details:
- Draft name
- Number of teams
- Your draft position
- Scoring settings: Standard, PPR, Half-PPR, Custom, or Imported
- Average Draft Position (ADP) presets
- Draft order type: snaking or linear
- Roster settings: starting positions and bench spots
Select the button to generate a new draft kit and load the Draft Kit View.
3. Header and Draft Ticker
Once the Draft Companion loads, you will see a header across the top of the page with three buttons:
- The Back button will return you to the Draft Dashboard.
- The Draftboard button opens a window with the entire draft board visible.
- The Settings button opens a window with Team, Scoring, ADP, and Value settings.
Below the header, you will see a scrollable list of draft picks. This is called the Draft Ticker. As you input draft picks, it will automatically scroll to the current pick.
Double-click a draft pick to edit or remove a pick. You can use this to add keepers.
4. Additional In-Draft Settings
Select the Settings button to adjust additional draft settings:
- Draft position
- Team names
- Average Draft Position (ADP) presets
- Scoring settings Premium
- Value over replacement baselines Premium
- Draft Sync (Sleeper) Premium
5. Players and Roster
The Players tab, on the left side of the page, contains a searchable list of all players that can be sorted by:
- Value - calculated value based on Projected Points and Value Baselines
- Average Draft Position (ADP) - public consensus on when to draft players in Standard, PPR, and Half-PPR leagues
- Projected Points - personalized season projected fantasy points based on Scoring Settings
The Roster tab contains a list of draft pick selections associated with your team.
The History tab contains a list of all draft pick selections. You can also edit or remove picks from this tab.
6. Finding Value
The Values section is the focal point of the Draft Kit and sits to the right of the Players and Roster tabs.
Here, you will find positional lists of Player Cards sorted by value, enabling quick and easy cross-position comparison.
Good picks are highlighted in yellow. Great Picks are highlighted in green.
7. Finding Value - Player Cards
To expedite the comparison process, each Player Card displays the following information in a compact, easy-to-read format:
- Name, Team, and Bye Week
- Rank - Defaults to the Value-based draft position, unless custom rankings are used.
- Average Draft Position (ADP) - This is the player's "price," or public consensus on when the player should be drafted in Standard, PPR, and Half-PPR leagues.
- Value - This is the difference in a player's Projected Points, as compared to a Baseline player at the same position. Use this to compare across positions. By default, value baselines are calculated based on the starting roster settings, also known as "Value Over Last Starter" (VOLS).
- Positional Scarcity (Scar) - This is the percentage of value remaining at the same position if the player is selected. This assumes the players of higher value at the same position have been selected as well. This dynamically updates as players are selected.
- Tier - Indicates the end of a group of similar players, or a significant positional drop-off.
Types of Highlights
| Highlights | Scenario |
|---|---|
| ADP (Green) | Average draft position is lower than your current pick |
| Value (Green) | Value-based draft position is lower than your current pick |
| ADP (Yellow) | Average draft position is lower than your next pick |
| Value (Yellow) | Value-based draft position is lower than your next pick |
| ADP (Red) | Average draft position is higher than your next pick, but lower than your following pick |
| Value (Red) | Value-based draft position is higher than your next pick, but lower than your following pick |
| ADP (No Highlight) | Average draft position is higher than two or more of your next picks |
| Value (No Highlight) | Value-based draft position is higher than two or more of your next picks |
Highlight Combinations
| ADP | Value | Combination Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ADP | Value | Great Pick - this player should have already been taken based on both ADP and value. |
| ADP | Value | Great Pick - this player should have already been taken based on ADP and may be taken before your next turn based on value. |
| ADP | Value | Great Pick - this player may be taken before your next turn based on ADP and should have already been taken based on value . |
| ADP | Value | Good Pick - this player may be taken before your next turn based on both ADP and value. |
| ADP | Value | Wait - this player should be available at your next turn based on ADP but may be taken before your next turn based on value. |
| ADP | Value | Wait - this player may be taken before your next turn based on ADP but should be available at your next turn based on value. |
| ADP | Value | Wait - this player should be available at your next turn based on both ADP and value. |
| ADP | Value | Wait - this player should be available at two or more of your nexts turn based on both ADP and value. |
| ADP | Value | This player is extremely overvalued based on ADP. They may be a player with very high upside (backup RB, rookie, etc.) |
| ADP | Value | This player is extremely undervalued based on ADP. They may be a player with minimal upside (on a bad offense, in a RBBC, etc.) |
These combinations are not perfect. If you like a player and don't think they will be available at your next pick, don't hesitate to reach and get your guy!