AFL Armchair Football League 2021

FAAB — 2021

$100 each at the start of the year, blind auction, highest bid wins, no minimum. What everyone spent it on, and whether it came back in points. 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Spent league-wide
$922
131 winning bids of 254
Points returned
1936
as starters, after the pick-up
Cost per point
$0.48
league average
Returned nothing
34
paid for, never started or scored

By team

Manager Left Spent Won Lost Points $/point Hit rate
Falcon97D $90 $10 2 3 47.5 $0.21 100%
alistairc $62 $38 10 2 227.7 $0.17 60%
JohnnyLime $48 $52 8 6 107.0 $0.49 50%
BrookeyT $26 $74 15 9 475.8 $0.16 80%
PaddyTynes $20 $80 11 7 214.5 $0.37 91%
Hackland11 $17 $83 6 7 31.4 $2.64 67%
TimMarzenell $15 $85 8 7 101.0 $0.84 75%
FurstyFerret $0 $100 11 10 131.6 $0.76 55%
SaschaLime $0 $100 9 12 115.4 $0.87 67%
jallison $0 $100 19 20 122.5 $0.82 32%
JamieRS $0 $100 14 14 133.1 $0.75 43%
nateg94 $0 $100 18 26 228.4 $0.44 44%

Hit rate is the share of winning bids that went on to score at least once as a starter — a cheap way of separating the managers who buy starters from the ones who buy handcuffs. $/point divides what a team spent by what those players returned, so lower is better.

Best money spent

BidPlayerManagerPoints$/pt
$1 Robbie Gould wk 11 BrookeyT 57.0 $0.02
$1 Chris Boswell wk 9 PaddyTynes 54.0 $0.02
$5 Carson Wentz wk 5 alistairc 147.4 $0.03
$2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers wk 3 nateg94 48.0 $0.04
$4 Indianapolis Colts wk 5 BrookeyT 89.0 $0.04
$5 Christian Kirk wk 6 BrookeyT 101.2 $0.05
$2 Green Bay Packers wk 13 BrookeyT 31.0 $0.06
$5 Pat Freiermuth wk 5 BrookeyT 73.8 $0.07
$5 Mike Gesicki wk 6 JohnnyLime 52.5 $0.10
$2 Tennessee Titans wk 3 BrookeyT 19.0 $0.11

Money for nothing

Won the bid, never scored a point as a starter.

BidPlayerManagerWeek
$39 Brandin Cooks Hackland11 6
$32 Adrian Peterson JamieRS 8
$31 Devontae Booker jallison 5
$18 Peyton Barber BrookeyT 3
$16 Samaje Perine nateg94 7
$14 A.J. Green TimMarzenell 4
$14 Elijah Mitchell JamieRS 6
$11 Tom Brady jallison 1
$10 Van Jefferson nateg94 8
$10 Kendrick Bourne Hackland11 12

Every bid — 254

Losing bids included, because they are the interesting half: they say what a manager was willing to pay, not just what they got away with. Points are what the player scored as a starter for that team over the stint the bid began — a player picked up, dropped and re-signed is credited to each bid separately.

WkBidPlayerPos ManagerResultPointsStarts
1 $6 Tom Brady QB SaschaLime outbid
1 $11 Tom Brady QB jallison won 0.0
1 $0 Rob Gronkowski TE Falcon97D outbid
1 $5 Jameis Winston QB alistairc won 0.0
1 $10 Rob Gronkowski TE alistairc outbid
1 $14 Elijah Mitchell RB jallison outbid
1 $1 Elijah Mitchell RB PaddyTynes outbid
1 $0 K.J. Osborn WR JamieRS outbid
1 $21 Elijah Mitchell RB Hackland11 outbid
1 $5 Arizona Cardinals DEF FurstyFerret won 24.0 2
1 $40 Elijah Mitchell RB FurstyFerret won 6.3 1
1 $16 Rob Gronkowski TE JamieRS outbid
1 $16 Elijah Mitchell RB JamieRS outbid
1 $16 Rob Gronkowski TE JamieRS won 17.9 1
2 $10 Cole Beasley WR Falcon97D won 18.9 3
2 $3 Derek Carr QB nateg94 won 0.0
2 $8 Cordarrelle Patterson RB nateg94 outbid
2 $0 Jacques Patrick RB jallison won 0.0
2 $2 Daniel Carlson K nateg94 won 16.0 3
2 $15 Cordarrelle Patterson RB alistairc won 14.9 1
2 $5 Cordarrelle Patterson RB TimMarzenell outbid
3 $0 Ryan Succop K SaschaLime won 43.0 6
3 $2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DEF nateg94 won 48.0 5
3 $0 Pat Freiermuth TE SaschaLime won 0.0
3 $0 Sam Darnold QB alistairc won 0.0
3 $0 Marquez Callaway WR FurstyFerret won 4.5 1
3 $18 Peyton Barber RB BrookeyT won 0.0
3 $0 Cincinnati Bengals DEF jallison won 2.0 1
3 $2 Tennessee Titans DEF BrookeyT won 19.0 2
3 $0 Greg Joseph K PaddyTynes won 0.0
3 $0 Tennessee Titans DEF PaddyTynes outbid
3 $3 Emmanuel Sanders WR jallison outbid
3 $0 A.J. Green WR jallison won 0.0
3 $0 Tennessee Titans DEF jallison outbid
3 $2 Marlon Mack RB jallison won 0.0
3 $1 New Orleans Saints DEF JamieRS outbid
3 $3 Emmanuel Sanders WR JamieRS won 11.6 1
4 $6 New England Patriots DEF SaschaLime won 6.0 1
4 $0 Mark Ingram RB SaschaLime outbid
4 $0 Dalton Schultz TE BrookeyT outbid
4 $4 Dalton Schultz TE JamieRS won 0.0
4 $4 Dawson Knox TE JamieRS outbid
4 $0 Baltimore Ravens DEF PaddyTynes won 7.0 1
4 $26 Damien Williams RB Hackland11 outbid
4 $59 Damien Williams RB SaschaLime won 15.4 1
4 $5 Damien Williams RB JohnnyLime outbid
4 $22 Damien Williams RB nateg94 outbid
4 $12 Dawson Knox TE nateg94 won 93.7 11
4 $7 Dalton Schultz TE nateg94 outbid
4 $5 Maxx Williams TE nateg94 outbid
4 $21 Damien Williams RB TimMarzenell outbid
4 $14 A.J. Green WR TimMarzenell won 0.0
5 $0 Derek Carr QB alistairc won 0.0
5 $5 Pat Freiermuth TE BrookeyT won 73.8 8
5 $5 Travis Etienne RB BrookeyT won 0.0
5 $0 Tim Patrick WR FurstyFerret won 0.0
5 $21 Darrel Williams RB TimMarzenell outbid
5 $5 Devontae Booker RB TimMarzenell outbid
5 $12 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR TimMarzenell won 7.1 1
5 $31 Devontae Booker RB jallison outbid
5 $42 Darrel Williams RB jallison won 52.1 4
5 $36 Darrel Williams RB JohnnyLime outbid
5 $1 Indianapolis Colts DEF JohnnyLime outbid
5 $0 Indianapolis Colts DEF jallison outbid
5 $31 Devontae Booker RB jallison won 0.0
5 $25 Darrel Williams RB PaddyTynes outbid
5 $25 Devontae Booker RB PaddyTynes outbid
5 $5 Devontae Booker RB FurstyFerret outbid
5 $5 Carson Wentz QB alistairc won 147.4 10
5 $0 Baker Mayfield QB alistairc won 0.0
5 $4 Indianapolis Colts DEF BrookeyT won 89.0 8
5 $0 Daniel Jones QB JamieRS won 0.0
5 $4 Khalil Herbert RB jallison outbid
5 $4 Khalil Herbert RB jallison outbid
5 $33 Darrel Williams RB Hackland11 outbid
5 $0 Jeff Wilson RB FurstyFerret won 0.0
5 $4 Khalil Herbert RB jallison won 18.2 1
5 $0 Indianapolis Colts DEF FurstyFerret outbid
6 $14 Elijah Mitchell RB JamieRS won 0.0
6 $5 Mike Gesicki TE JohnnyLime won 52.5 7
6 $0 Kirk Cousins QB Falcon97D won 28.6 2
6 $0 Chase McLaughlin K BrookeyT won 20.0 5
6 $0 New England Patriots DEF jallison outbid
6 $0 Carolina Panthers DEF jallison won 13.0 2
6 $0 New England Patriots DEF BrookeyT outbid
6 $5 D'Ernest Johnson RB BrookeyT outbid
6 $10 J.D. McKissic RB BrookeyT won 27.7 2
6 $5 Christian Kirk WR BrookeyT won 101.2 11
6 $0 Daniel Carlson K BrookeyT outbid
6 $39 Brandin Cooks WR Hackland11 won 0.0
6 $13 Brandin Cooks WR JamieRS outbid
6 $3 Brandin Cooks WR JohnnyLime outbid
6 $1 New England Patriots DEF SaschaLime won 0.0
6 $0 New England Patriots DEF JohnnyLime outbid
6 $0 D'Ernest Johnson RB SaschaLime outbid
6 $9 Ricky Seals-Jones TE nateg94 won 10.3 2
6 $2 D'Ernest Johnson RB jallison outbid
6 $2 Demetric Felton RB jallison won 0.0
6 $20 D'Ernest Johnson RB PaddyTynes outbid
6 $1 Hunter Henry TE FurstyFerret won 9.3 1
6 $7 D'Ernest Johnson RB FurstyFerret outbid
6 $24 D'Ernest Johnson RB TimMarzenell won 42.0 2
6 $12 Brandin Cooks WR TimMarzenell outbid
7 $0 Latavius Murray RB Falcon97D outbid
7 $0 Latavius Murray RB Falcon97D outbid
7 $5 Latavius Murray RB jallison won 0.0
7 $1 Devin Singletary RB JamieRS won 0.0
7 $2 Younghoe Koo K nateg94 outbid
7 $0 Sterling Shepard WR jallison outbid
7 $2 Cincinnati Bengals DEF JohnnyLime outbid
7 $4 Sterling Shepard WR JohnnyLime won 4.5 1
7 $1 Boston Scott RB JohnnyLime won 0.0
7 $16 Samaje Perine RB nateg94 won 0.0
7 $7 Laviska Shenault WR nateg94 outbid
7 $1 Cincinnati Bengals DEF Hackland11 outbid
7 $10 Corey Davis WR Hackland11 won 5.0 1
7 $1 Laviska Shenault WR jallison won 0.0
7 $0 Cincinnati Bengals DEF jallison outbid
7 $1 Cincinnati Bengals DEF SaschaLime outbid
7 $14 Randall Cobb WR nateg94 outbid
7 $2 Cincinnati Bengals DEF FurstyFerret outbid
7 $1 Cincinnati Bengals DEF alistairc outbid
7 $12 Cincinnati Bengals DEF nateg94 won 8.0 1
7 $10 Dallas Cowboys DEF nateg94 outbid
8 $3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DEF Hackland11 won 20.0 3
8 $3 Cleveland Browns DEF alistairc won 4.0 1
8 $0 Hunter Henry TE BrookeyT won 12.7 2
8 $1 Cleveland Browns DEF SaschaLime outbid
8 $0 Denver Broncos DEF SaschaLime won 18.0 1
8 $7 Alex Collins RB FurstyFerret outbid
8 $3 Alex Collins RB JamieRS outbid
8 $20 Alex Collins RB PaddyTynes won 5.4 1
8 $3 Carlos Hyde RB TimMarzenell won 4.8 1
8 $12 Jeremy McNichols RB TimMarzenell outbid
8 $5 Jeremy McNichols RB SaschaLime outbid
8 $5 Adrian Peterson RB SaschaLime outbid
8 $19 Jeremy McNichols RB Hackland11 outbid
8 $4 Pittsburgh Steelers DEF alistairc won 12.0 2
8 $15 Jeremy McNichols RB FurstyFerret outbid
8 $26 Jeremy McNichols RB PaddyTynes outbid
8 $35 Jeremy McNichols RB JohnnyLime won 5.0 1
8 $0 Jeff Wilson RB FurstyFerret won 0.0
8 $0 Mark Ingram RB jallison won 33.2 3
8 $0 Rashod Bateman WR jallison outbid
8 $0 Rashod Bateman WR jallison won 0.0
8 $32 Adrian Peterson RB JamieRS won 0.0
8 $20 Adrian Peterson RB nateg94 outbid
8 $14 Adrian Peterson RB nateg94 outbid
8 $6 New Orleans Saints DEF nateg94 won 11.0 3
8 $5 Pittsburgh Steelers DEF nateg94 outbid
8 $4 Dallas Cowboys DEF nateg94 outbid
8 $9 Mark Ingram RB nateg94 outbid
8 $5 Ty Johnson RB nateg94 outbid
8 $10 Van Jefferson WR nateg94 won 0.0
8 $9 Jamal Agnew WR nateg94 outbid
9 $7 Bryan Edwards WR BrookeyT won 0.0
9 $7 Jordan Howard RB TimMarzenell outbid
9 $0 Elijah Moore WR TimMarzenell won 24.9 2
9 $3 Tim Patrick WR TimMarzenell won 0.0
9 $0 Devonta Freeman RB SaschaLime outbid
9 $10 Devonta Freeman RB BrookeyT outbid
9 $10 Jordan Howard RB BrookeyT outbid
9 $12 Jordan Howard RB BrookeyT won 14.6 2
9 $0 Devonta Freeman RB jallison outbid
9 $0 Latavius Murray RB jallison won 0.0
9 $0 Devonta Freeman RB PaddyTynes outbid
9 $1 Chris Boswell K PaddyTynes won 54.0 6
9 $0 Tennessee Titans DEF JamieRS won 19.0 3
9 $12 Jordan Howard RB nateg94 outbid
9 $10 Devonta Freeman RB nateg94 won 35.4 5
9 $8 Eno Benjamin RB nateg94 outbid
9 $6 Tennessee Titans DEF nateg94 outbid
10 $0 Devin Singletary RB jallison outbid
10 $11 Devin Singletary RB PaddyTynes won 63.5 3
10 $2 Devin Singletary RB SaschaLime outbid
10 $0 Van Jefferson WR FurstyFerret outbid
10 $16 Van Jefferson WR PaddyTynes won 21.1 3
10 $2 Mac Jones QB alistairc won 11.4 1
10 $4 Miami Dolphins DEF alistairc won 38.0 3
10 $1 Kadarius Toney WR JohnnyLime won 0.0
10 $0 Kadarius Toney WR jallison outbid
10 $5 D'Onta Foreman RB JamieRS won 39.9 4
10 $12 Hunter Henry TE PaddyTynes won 3.5 1
11 $0 Tyler Conklin TE JamieRS won 0.0
11 $0 Brandon McManus K jallison won 4.0 1
11 $3 Tevin Coleman RB BrookeyT won 17.2 2
11 $1 Robbie Gould K BrookeyT won 57.0 7
11 $0 Chicago Bears DEF FurstyFerret outbid
11 $4 Chicago Bears DEF nateg94 won 6.0 1
11 $7 Dontrell Hilliard RB nateg94 won 0.0
11 $3 Houston Texans DEF nateg94 outbid
11 $2 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR nateg94 won 0.0
12 $7 DeVante Parker WR JamieRS won 8.7 1
12 $10 Kendrick Bourne WR Hackland11 won 0.0
12 $8 Matt Breida RB Hackland11 outbid
12 $25 Jamaal Williams RB TimMarzenell won 7.5 1
12 $0 Jamaal Williams RB jallison outbid
12 $1 Boston Scott RB jallison won 0.0 1
12 $1 Matt Breida RB jallison won 0.0
12 $0 Jaret Patterson RB jallison outbid
12 $11 Foster Moreau TE Hackland11 won 3.9 1
12 $18 Jamaal Williams RB SaschaLime outbid
12 $0 Boston Scott RB JamieRS outbid
12 $17 Arizona Cardinals DEF FurstyFerret won 31.0 5
12 $8 Jamaal Williams RB JamieRS outbid
12 $1 Arizona Cardinals DEF JamieRS outbid
12 $21 Jamaal Williams RB FurstyFerret outbid
12 $0 Curtis Samuel WR jallison outbid
13 $10 JaMycal Hasty RB Hackland11 won 2.5 1
13 $2 Tyler Conklin TE PaddyTynes won 3.0 1
13 $6 Denver Broncos DEF PaddyTynes won 11.0 1
13 $30 Los Angeles Chargers DEF SaschaLime won 4.0 2
13 $0 Dustin Hopkins K SaschaLime won 29.0 3
13 $13 Los Angeles Chargers DEF FurstyFerret outbid
13 $2 Green Bay Packers DEF BrookeyT won 31.0 5
13 $2 Los Angeles Chargers DEF BrookeyT outbid
13 $4 JaMycal Hasty RB BrookeyT outbid
13 $2 Los Angeles Chargers DEF JamieRS outbid
14 $1 Dontrell Hilliard RB nateg94 won 0.0
14 $2 Buffalo Bills DEF JamieRS won 0.0
14 $0 Tyler Higbee TE JohnnyLime won 0.0 1
14 $0 Dontrell Hilliard RB BrookeyT outbid
14 $0 Darrel Williams RB BrookeyT won 12.6 2
14 $16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DEF JamieRS won 36.0 4
14 $0 Rashaad Penny RB jallison outbid
14 $17 Rashaad Penny RB Hackland11 outbid
14 $0 Julio Jones WR jallison outbid
14 $4 Tua Tagovailoa QB TimMarzenell won 14.7 1
14 $37 Rashaad Penny RB FurstyFerret won 56.5 2
14 $7 Miami Dolphins DEF PaddyTynes won 10.0 1
15 $6 Julio Jones WR JohnnyLime won 0.0
15 $0 Kendrick Bourne WR FurstyFerret won 0.0
15 $5 New Orleans Saints DEF PaddyTynes won 36.0 3
16 $0 Miami Dolphins DEF JohnnyLime won 45.0 3
16 $4 Dare Ogunbowale RB SaschaLime outbid
16 $4 Jordan Howard RB SaschaLime outbid
16 $4 Allen Robinson WR SaschaLime won 0.0
16 $0 Dare Ogunbowale RB JamieRS outbid
16 $0 Derrick Gore RB JamieRS outbid
16 $0 Rashod Bateman WR JamieRS outbid
16 $0 Rashod Bateman WR JamieRS won 0.0
16 $2 Seattle Seahawks DEF nateg94 won 0.0
16 $0 Albert Okwuegbunam TE nateg94 outbid
16 $0 Rashod Bateman WR nateg94 outbid
16 $2 Dare Ogunbowale RB nateg94 won 0.0
16 $0 Jordan Howard RB nateg94 won 0.0
16 $0 Rex Burkhead RB nateg94 outbid
16 $0 Boston Scott RB nateg94 outbid
16 $0 Trey Lance QB nateg94 won 0.0
16 $0 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB nateg94 outbid
16 $0 K.J. Osborn WR nateg94 outbid
16 $0 Cole Kmet TE nateg94 outbid
17 $0 Marquez Callaway WR FurstyFerret won 0.0
17 $0 K.J. Osborn WR jallison won 0.0