{"id":18797,"date":"2020-03-31T12:13:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/?p=18797"},"modified":"2020-07-28T12:55:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T16:55:02","slug":"best-ball-fantasy-football-running-back-roster-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/fantasy\/best-ball-fantasy-football-running-back-roster-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Ball Fantasy Football: Running Back Roster Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After looking at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/fantasy\/best-ball-fantasy-football-quarterback-roster-construction\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the ideal roster allocation for the quarterback position<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> yesterday, we\u2019re continuing that approach today by diving into the running backs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you missed out on that first post, the two most popular places to currently compete in best ball leagues are on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bestball10s.shgn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fanball BestBall 10s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myffpc.com\/ffpccontent\/play\/online-satellite-leagues\/online-best-ball-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FFPC satellite leagues.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With those two places being the focal point of popularity, we\u2019re going to dive into some data from the past few seasons for what has been ideal lineup allocation and construction per position just to provide a few guidelines in building successful teams. You can also check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/fantasy\/fantasy-football-rankings-2020-draft-strategy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020 rankings hub<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for early 2020 rankings that will be updated throughout the offseason to apply to these early drafts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Number of Total RBs Selected and Win Rate<\/h2>\n<div class='jtrt_table_MotherShipContainer'><div class='jtTableContainer jtrespo-scroll  ' ><div class='jtsettingcontainer' style='display:none;position:absolute;left:-9999px;'><textarea data-jtrt-table-id='18800' id='jtrt_table_settings_18800' cols='30' rows='10'>[[[\"# of RB\",\"Fanball Tm%\",\"Win %\",\"FFPC%\",\"Win 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data-jtrt-table-id='18800' id='jtrt_table_bps_18800' cols='30' rows='10'>[]<\/textarea><\/div><table id='jtrt_table_18800' data-sorting='false' data-paging='false' data-paging-size='10' data-paging-menu='10,20,50,100' data-filtering='false' data-jtrt-table-id='18800' class='jtrt-table  ' ><thead><tr><th># of RB<\/th><th>Fanball Tm%<\/th><th>Win %<\/th><th>FFPC%<\/th><th>Win %<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>3<\/td><td>0.25%<\/td><td>8.3%<\/td><td>0.02%<\/td><td>25.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>2.74%<\/td><td>8.1%<\/td><td>0.36%<\/td><td>7.1%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>29.02%<\/td><td>9.2%<\/td><td>3.54%<\/td><td>8.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>49.92%<\/td><td>8.5%<\/td><td>17.01%<\/td><td>9.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>15.27%<\/td><td>7.0%<\/td><td>35.22%<\/td><td>9.3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>2.31%<\/td><td>4.6%<\/td><td>28.15%<\/td><td>8.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>0.39%<\/td><td>1.8%<\/td><td>10.50%<\/td><td>6.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>0.09%<\/td><td>0.0%<\/td><td>3.16%<\/td><td>4.8%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Fanball Data is from 2017-2019 **FFPC Data is from 2018-2019 (no SuperFlex)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When looking at quarterbacks, the only main difference between the Fanball and FFPC formats was that the overall size of 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That is still true here, but the rest of the positions are a different story as varying starting requirements come into play at the other positions. Both sites still only require two starting running backs, but Fanball requires three wide receivers and just one regular FLEX position whereas FFPC requires only two starting wide receivers with two regular FLEX positions for the starting lineup. So in theory, you have the potential for four starting running backs in FFPC formats versus a max of three at Fanball. We\u2019ll see the impact of that potential shortly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a top-down perspective at Fanball, 78.9% of teams are leaving the draft with five or six running backs. Those two buckets also have the only win rates over our inherent 8.3% win rate for showing up on an equal playing field. While 6RB teams have success slightly above that rate and are more popular, the 5RB approach has been the most successful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In FFPC formats, the expanded rosters allow for more wiggle room in allocation and success rates, but once again we see that less is more within the successful ranges of allocation. 52.2% of teams have settled on six or seven running backs with both marks well above our baseline win rate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over at FFPC, drafting eight running backs has been a more common approach than six, but much less successful and below that benchmark, notching an 8.0% win rate. That win rate even falls below 5RB drafters, although there\u2019s a sizable sample discrepancy in the overall amount of teams deploying each strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an idea of where to land on the total amount of backs on your roster, let\u2019s check out the success rates for when teams are selecting the first running back on their roster.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Allocation and Success Rate for First RB Drafted<\/h2>\n<div class='jtrt_table_MotherShipContainer'><div class='jtTableContainer jtrespo-scroll  ' ><div class='jtsettingcontainer' style='display:none;position:absolute;left:-9999px;'><textarea data-jtrt-table-id='18802' id='jtrt_table_settings_18802' cols='30' rows='10'>[[[\"RB1 Round\",\"Fanball%\",\"Win%\",\"FFPC%\",\"Win%\"],[\"1\",\"62.01%\",\"8.8%\",\"67.15%\",\"8.8%\"],[\"2\",\"17.34%\",\"8.5%\",\"13.64%\",\"7.9%\"],[\"3\",\"9.57%\",\"6.2%\",\"10.81%\",\"7.2%\"],[\"4\",\"5.31%\",\"5.8%\",\"3.99%\",\"5.7%\"],[\"5\",\"3.21%\",\"8.8%\",\"2.34%\",\"6.5%\"],[\"6\",\"1.59%\",\"9.9%\",\"1.14%\",\"10.3%\"],[\"7+\",\"0.97%\",\"7.9%\",\"0.93%\",\"7.2%\"]],[{\"row\":0,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":0,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":0,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":0,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":0,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":0,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":1,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":1,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":1,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":1,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":1,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":1,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":2,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":2,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":2,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":2,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":2,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":2,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":3,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":3,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":3,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":3,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":3,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":3,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":4,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":4,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":4,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":4,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":4,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":4,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":5,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":5,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":5,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":5,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":5,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":5,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":5,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":5,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":5,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":5,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":6,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":6,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":6,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":6,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":6,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":6,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":6,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":6,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":6,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":6,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4},{\"row\":7,\"col\":0,\"visualRow\":7,\"visualCol\":0,\"prop\":0},{\"row\":7,\"col\":1,\"visualRow\":7,\"visualCol\":1,\"prop\":1},{\"row\":7,\"col\":2,\"visualRow\":7,\"visualCol\":2,\"prop\":2},{\"row\":7,\"col\":3,\"visualRow\":7,\"visualCol\":3,\"prop\":3},{\"row\":7,\"col\":4,\"visualRow\":7,\"visualCol\":4,\"prop\":4}],[],[]]<\/textarea><textarea data-jtrt-table-id='18802' id='jtrt_table_bps_18802' cols='30' rows='10'>[]<\/textarea><\/div><table id='jtrt_table_18802' data-sorting='false' data-paging='false' data-paging-size='10' data-paging-menu='10,20,50,100' data-filtering='false' data-jtrt-table-id='18802' class='jtrt-table  ' ><thead><tr><th>RB1 Round<\/th><th>Fanball%<\/th><th>Win%<\/th><th>FFPC%<\/th><th>Win%<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>62.01%<\/td><td>8.8%<\/td><td>67.15%<\/td><td>8.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>17.34%<\/td><td>8.5%<\/td><td>13.64%<\/td><td>7.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>9.57%<\/td><td>6.2%<\/td><td>10.81%<\/td><td>7.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>5.31%<\/td><td>5.8%<\/td><td>3.99%<\/td><td>5.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>3.21%<\/td><td>8.8%<\/td><td>2.34%<\/td><td>6.5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>1.59%<\/td><td>9.9%<\/td><td>1.14%<\/td><td>10.3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7+<\/td><td>0.97%<\/td><td>7.9%<\/td><td>0.93%<\/td><td>7.2%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking a running back in the first round is the most popular strategy on both sites, which is no surprise. The win rates for teams taking their first running back in the opening round are above water on both sites.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fanball drafters are coming away with their first running back in the opening two rounds in 79.4% of drafts. Drafters there taking their first back in the second round also hold steady, but overall at FFPC, they fall below our baseline win rate over the next four rounds despite 30.8% of teams taking their first running back over Rounds 2-5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both sites see a drop-off in win rate for teams settling in that third- and fourth-round range before popping back up in the fifth and sixth rounds, despite that being a less popular approach. If you\u2019re opening your draft without a running back in the first two rounds, you don\u2019t need to force one in Rounds 3-4 even though you\u2019ll likely internally feel as if you\u2019re chasing the position. You should stay patient and wait until Rounds 5-6 to take your first back in those scenarios.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even teams going with a full \u201cZero RB\u201d approach had equal or more success than those chasing their first back in rounds 3-4 on both sites. At FFPC, those teams even had more success than teams taking their RB1 in the fifth round.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, neither site has yielded consistently positive results for those going with a full Zero RB approach. Which to be fair, isn\u2019t many teams at all. 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This is where both sites split in terms of optimal allocation with early-round picks due to overall starting requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drafting more than two running backs over the opening six rounds has depreciating odds over at Fanball, where drafting with more a Robust RB approach has had more success in FFPC formats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Fanball, teams that waited to select their RB3 until after Round 6 had a 9.0% win rate compared to 7.7% win rate otherwise even though 52.3% of teams have taken at least three running backs through six rounds of the draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To go even a step further, teams that took their RB2 after Round 6 at Fanball had a 9.3% win rate compared to 8.2% prior. Even another step further, teams that took their RB1 with their first pick and then waiting to select their RB2 until after Round 6 had an 11.6% win rate. Given that you must start three wide receivers before even accounting for the FLEX spot at Fanball, going running back heavy over the initial six rounds yields diminishing returns. A full Zero RB approach isn\u2019t optimal, but a modified version of the approach is where you draft a running back (or at max two) very early and then wait on filling out the position is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At FFPC, teams that waited to take their RB2 until after Round 6 produced a 7.9% win rate compared to 8.4% prior. Teams that waited to take their RB3 until after Round 6 posted an 8.2% win rate compared to 8.5% prior and even teams that waited to select their RB4 until after the sixth round posted a lower win rate (8.3%) compared to teams who selected their RB4 prior to that point (8.4%). Given that you have the potential to start four running backs while only required to start two wide receivers in FFPC formats, drafting running backs heavier with your premier capital has generated better results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the very start of drafts, teams that started RB-RB with their first two picks had the same 8.6% win rate on each site, but that\u2019s where the similarities end. Teams that started their drafts of RBx3 had an 8.7% win rate in FFPC leagues (11.1% of drafted teams) compared to a 6.8% at Fanball (7.3%). Teams that started RBx4 in FFPC (3.1% of teams) had a 10.7% win rate in FFPC compared to a 4.7% win rate at Fanball (1.3%) and even teams that went with the rare RBx5 to open their drafts had a 20.2% win rate on FFPC, although that group makes up just 1.1% drafted teams.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After looking at the ideal roster allocation for the quarterback  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":7484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Strategy and win rates for selecting running backs in fantasy football best ball leagues for 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