Being slotted in a specific spot in a fantasy football snake draft allows you only so much control. Even in a 10-team snake draft for a redraft league, youre not getting Christian McCaffrey Saquon Barkley no matter where you're picking, and you're likely not getting either one if you're at the end of the first round. You could have the best draft strategy in the world, but it doesn't matter if you randomly get a signed the No. 9 pick. What if I told you there is a way to get both McCaffrey and Barkley on the same team, and it's actually pretty easy? All you have to do is join an auction league and follow the tips below.For those unfamiliar, in auction drafts, each team gets a budget of hypothetical money to bid on players. The standard is a $200 budget per team. The snake draft format is replaced with a nomination order that goes from top to bottom each round. The nominator gets 20-30 seconds to select a player, and once the bidding begins, a running clock starts Brett Hull Men Jersey which determines how long the player is up for nomination. Once the clock is inside 10 seconds, every raised bid will add more time that the player stays on the table. Once the clock hits zero, the highest bidder gets the player.MORE FANTASY ALARM: | Quick side note: Everyone must show up on time when the auction begins. Unlike auto-drafting in snake drafts, "auto-bidding" doesnt work as well on league websites, and the absent owner will auto-bid as much as it takes to acquire the first few players put up for nomination until their budget is maxed out. It sucks and ruins the auction!2021 STANDARD FANTASY RANKINGS: | | | | | | Theres a lot of strategy behind fantasy football auctions, from the player nomination proce s to the bidding to the roster construction. The auction continues until every team has filled their open slots all the way down the bench. If you want Barkley and McCaffrey on your team, go after Jamie Benn Women Jersey them! Top players could cost 60-70 dollars each, a huge chunk of a $200 budget. However, youll notice that a lot of players go for under 10 dollars that would otherwise be drafted in the middle to later rounds of snake drafts.2021 PPR FANTASY RANKINGS: | | | | | |The bottom line is auctions, as frustrating as they can be when seemingly similar players go for noticeably different amounts, give you more control over your teams destiny. Yes, they take more focus and time to complete than snake drafts, but if you have the ability to fight for certain players who are brought up consecutively, why not protect your investment and get the players you truly want?2021 FANTASY SLEEPERS: | | | | |Below, we'll highlight some of our favorite strategies and tips for dominating your auction drafts!DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Auction Budgeting TipsAs said in Spiderman, "With great power, comes great responsibility," and while fantasy football auctions Bobby Smith Jersey give you the power to go after whoever you want, you have to keep yourself in check. Its easy to want to keep spending and feed into the emotions and pre sure during these drafts. With help from combined with your general player interest, make a list of 15-20 players and the amount you would be willing to spend on each. Make your own evaluations for each player and on cornerstone players that you want to spend big on, then add a plus-$5 valuation. Spend on who you want! Have players listed who would be drafted in different parts of a snake draft and check to help you compile your list.2021 FANTASY AUCTION VALUES (Standard & PPR): | | | | | | Auction Nominating TipsWhen it comes to nominating players, Ive noticed that in my casual leagues, there is hesitation on spending right away because of the notion that there is a ton of great talent on the board. Why spend right away when you could wait until there's le s money in play? Dont hesitate early if one of your major draft targets is nominated, though. Get that player because other top targets disappear quickly. To get your opponents to spend early, nominate bigger-named players who you dont want. If you are someone who opts to budget $8 total for your tight end position, nominate Travis Kelce in the first round of bidding to get the spending going. Someone will spend at least $30 on him.After nominating players you dont want for the first half of the draft, nominate one of your mid-range players and go after him. Changing up the strategy a bit midway through will throw your opponents off who are looking for bidding patterns and teams needs. Auctions involve a lot of psychology when it comes to getting money off the table. The appropriate time to nominate a player you want early is if you have the very first player nomination. The hesitation spending that often occurs at the start of the auction draft could work to your benefit Mattias Janmark Men Jersey . Once the rest of the league sees the minor discount you got on bigger-named players, the aggre sivene s of spending will quickly rise.MORE 2021 FANTASY HELP: | | | Auction Bidding TipsAgain, dont be afraid to spend big on a couple of players early. Youll make up for it later in "dollar days." After a lot of players normally drafted in the first and second rounds of snake drafts are off the board, youll notice the prices of players will drop very quickly. Youll only have to pay $1-3 for a certain teams second-prioritized wide receiver late in the auction.Remember that list of players we talked about earlier? Having it in front of you will encourage you to spend and not get wiped out during bidding wars. Additionally, it will keep you from pre sure spending (spending out of fear). Seeing the list will serve as a reminder that there are guys you want who you wont need to spend much on later.2021 FANTASY CONSISTENCY RATINGS: | | | That being said, if you mi s on your early targets, dont panic. When a bidding war ensues in a one-on-one situation, feel free to raise the bid by $2 instead of the customary $1. This throws off your opponent and likely gets them to hesitate on raising the bid further. Your opponent is in a pattern mentally, and raising the bid by a different amount takes them out of rhythm.Another way to take advantage of bidding is by "focusing on the 9s Joe Pavelski Women Jersey ." Ive seen owners hesitate to raise the bid to the next decade of numbers. It looks daunting on paper and you can take advantage. As the bidding goes up, ($24, $25, $26, etc.), raise it to $29 and there could be a pause from the opposing bidder. Often, you end up with that player as the time clock hits zero. With a lot of moving pieces and quick reactions happening during the auction, every dollar raised seems like a huge deal and seeing $29 vs. $30 means a world of difference from the naked eyes perspective during this pre sure situation.FANTASY DRAFT STRATEGY: | | | In fantasy