Guillotine League Cheat Sheet for Your Drafts

FAQ

What is the Guillotine League Cheat Sheet?

With the Guillotine League Cheat Sheet, you won’t need to look anywhere else to gain your edge specific to this unique format.

With so many additional or different variables that go into Guillotine League draft strategy, this cheat sheet is tailored to point out exactly what each player's strengths and weaknesses are, specific to the format.

What is Included in the Guillotine League Cheat Sheet?

The Guillotine League Cheat Sheet has everything you need to know to forecast when players have advantageous stretches in their schedules, recommended auction values, danger grades, and more.

Below is an outline of everything that’s included in the table:

Auct $100: The player’s recommended auction value in leagues with a $100 auction budget.
Auct $200: The player’s recommended auction value in leagues with a $200 auction budget.
2024: Their 2024 positional fantasy football scoring finish. Josh Allen was the QB1 in 2024.
Danger: Danger grade, ranging from F to A. The better the grade, the safer the player is as a selection in Guillotine League scoring formats.
1-8: The player’s positional fantasy football scoring finish through Week 8 of 2024 (first half of the season).
9-17: The player’s positional fantasy football scoring finish from Weeks 9 through 17 of 2024 (second half of the season).
2024 PG: The player’s positional fantasy football scoring finish on a per-game basis (where they ranked on their average fantasy points per game among RBs in 2024).
2023: Their 2023 positional fantasy football scoring finish.
2022: Their 2022 positional fantasy football scoring finish.
OLINE: The grade of the player’s team’s offensive line, running from F to A, with A being the best offensive line, and F being the worst. This is especially important for running backs.
SOS 1-4: The player’s strength of schedule ranking over the first four weeks of the season, 32 being the most favorable for the player, 1 being the most difficult.
SOS 5-8: The player’s strength of schedule ranking through Weeks 5 to 8 of the season, 32 being the most favorable for the player, 1 being the most difficult.
SOS 9-12: The player’s strength of schedule ranking through Weeks 9 to 12 of the season, 32 being the most favorable for the player, 1 being the most difficult.
SOS 13-17: The player’s strength of schedule ranking over the final four weeks of the season, 32 being the most favorable for the player, 1 being the most difficult.
2024 GP: How many total games the player played in 2024.
Safe Start%: The percentage of starts in 2024 that were rendered as “safe”, and did not put your team at risk of elimination.
Dud%: The percentage of games in 2024 in which the player posted a dud/score that puts your team at risk of elimination.
Bye: The player’s bye week in 2026. In Guillotine Leagues, the later the bye week, the better.
O/U Wk 1: The implied point total of the player’s Week 1 game. The higher, the better.
O/U Wk 2: The implied point total of the player’s Week 2 game. The higher, the better.
O/U Wk 3: The implied point total of the player’s Week 3 game. The higher, the better.

What Is a Guillotine League?

The core concept is simple. It’s the implications that will blow your mind. Here’s how a guillotine league works: You start with 18 teams, because there are 18 weeks in an NFL season. There are no head-to-head matchups. Instead, each week, the low-scoring team gets chopped from the league, and their roster goes to the waiver wire. The last team standing wins.

Do You Have Guillotine League™ Rankings?

Yes, we have the Official Guillotine Leagues™ rankings.

You can also see how the rest of our rankers would adjust their rankings for Guillotine Leagues by using our fantasy football rankings and adjusting your custom scoring setting to “Guillotine Leagues”.