AFC

• In FLEX, start James Cook III, RB, BUF, at home against CHI, projected 18.63, over Terry McLaurin, WR, WAS, on a bye, projected 0.00. Worth +18.6 projected points.

  FLEX+18.6 pts

  StartJames Cook IIIRB, BUF (vs CHI)18.63(+18.6)

  SitTerry McLaurinWR, WAS (BYE)0.00

Drew Boys's best legal lineup projects 112.7, which is 21.4 above the lineup they have set.

The swaps above do not add up to that gap. Taking one changes what the next one is worth, because the player it was going to replace is no longer sitting where it left him.

The lineups

Sleeper's own starters array, read against this league's roster positions in their published order, so slot 4 is the slot the manager filled fourth.

Projections

Sleeper's weekly player projections, rescored under this league's literal scoring settings.

Opponent strength

Points each NFL defense allowed to each position over the last two seasons, weighted toward the recent one.

Player reliability

How often each player has met their own projection, and how often they were available at all.

Trade values

Not used here. A lineup is scored on points, not on what it would fetch in a trade.