Okay, so I’ve been messing around with fantasy football rankings again, and I wanted to share how I’ve been using ECR this year. ECR, if you don’t know, stands for “Expert Consensus Rankings.” Basically, it’s an average of a bunch of different fantasy football experts’ rankings.
First, I logged into the website. I’ve got accounts on a few different sites to have a backup, but I had to check which ones offered these rankings. It can be confusing sometimes because they keep changing their layouts.
Finding the ECR
The actual ECR part wasn’t too hard to find, thankfully. It was usually under a tab that said something like “Rankings” or “Tools.” You’d find the ECR, along with a bunch of other stuff like projections and articles.
I started looking at the overall rankings first, just to get a general sense of where players were valued. I don’t blindly follow these, of course, but it’s a good starting point.
Then I started digging deeper. I filtered the rankings by position. So I looked at just quarterbacks, then just running backs, and so on. This makes it easier to compare players within the same position.
- Looked at QBs.
- Looked at RBs.
- Looked at WRs.
- Looked at TEs.
- Looked at K.
- Looked at DEF.
Customizing My Approach
I also started paying attention to the “Std Dev” (standard deviation) column. This shows how much the experts disagree on a player. A high standard deviation means there’s a lot of disagreement, which could mean the player is a boom-or-bust type.
One of the best things is that I could select only MY favorite experts. So, you can customize it to only average the rankings from the people you trust the most.
I also compared the ECR to average draft position (ADP) data. ADP shows where players are actually being drafted in real leagues. If a player’s ECR is much higher than their ADP, it might mean they’re undervalued and could be a good pick.
So, yeah, that’s basically how I’ve been using ECR. It’s not a magic bullet, but it’s a super helpful tool to get a broad view of player values and identify potential sleepers or busts. I definitely recommend checking it out if you’re into fantasy football!