Manager

Kappy

Current teamCookin’ with LoveEstablished2020Seasons7StatusActiveAllegianceGiants
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Seasons
Top scorer0
Playoff berths4of 7 ›
Division titles32020 ›2021 ›2023 ›
HPF, highest points for0
HPA, highest points against0
LPF, lowest points for0
LPA, lowest points against12020 ›
Fleece of the year0
Bench blunder40.4 left2021 wk17 ›
Worst final finish12th2022 ›
Regular season
50-38.568 · 2nd of 12
119.9PF/G+1.2% vs league · 9th of 12
119.5PA/G5th lowest of 12
5.4Avg standing12-team scale
.478All-play463-505
Best10-3 2020
Worst4-10 2024
Byes3
Berths4 of 7 4th of 12
Postseason
2-6.250 · 10th of 11
0Ringsnone
0Finalsnone
123.9PF/G4 playoff games
6.3Avg finish12-team scale
Finalsnone
Title path0-4 .000
Placement games2-2
Consolation1-4
Standing and finish are projected to a 12-team field. Raw averages: standing 5.4, finish 6.3. Playoff record counts every bracket game, placement games included.
6thavg draft rank of 12 · 6 auctions graded, 2026 so far
3rdBest draft2021
1 of 6Top buys that paid offbeat their price
70%Spent on top 3 buysstars and scrubs
12Cheap hits$5 or less, 100+ pts
Return8.15 pts per $ · 0% vs league · 2026 counts five weeks of fourteen
Average gradeC → B on paper, in the books · 2026 so far
Average priceC → C on paper, in the books · 2026 so far
Keepers0
’269thC→Dso far$200James Cook $59-12paid like 7th
’253rdB→B$200Amon-Ra St. Brown $64-6paid like 5th
’245thC→C$197Ja'Marr Chase $70+1paid like 8th
’232ndC→A$200Davante Adams $59-14paid like 6th
’225thC→C$200D'Andre Swift $54-53paid like 7th
’211stC→A$200Tyreek Hill $56-9paid like 3rd
’202ndC→A$210Ezekiel Elliott $70-35paid like 4th
SpreadTier and position share against the league
$30+ · 2.4 per draft62% vs 62%
$10-29 · 2.4 per draft23% vs 26%
$1-9 · 9.1 per draft15% vs 12%
QB5% vs 8%
RB40% vs 44%
WR51% vs 40%
TE2% vs 7%
K1% vs 1%
DEF1% vs 1%
BuysPoints per game started, against the price paid
Best
Tom Brady$11 · 202123.7 a game355.9 total
Cooper Kupp$23 · 202125.2 a game378.2 total
Travis Etienne$3 · 202515.4 a game200.0 total
Worst, by dollars wasted
Brian Thomas$51 · 202511.0 a game77.1 total · $42 wasted
D'Andre Swift$54 · 202212.4 a game136.5 total · $37 wasted
Davante Adams$59 · 202315.2 a game227.7 total · $31 wasted
Sleeper hits$5 or less, 100+ points
Travis Etienne $3 2025 15.4 a game · Jordan Love $3 2024 18.7 a game · Jordan Love $5 2025 17.7 a game · Dallas Cowboys $1 2023 13.5 a game · Sam LaPorta $5 2024 10.8 a game · Dallas Goedert $1 2021 10.3 a game · Matt Gay $1 2021 10.1 a game · Jaylen Waddle $4 2025 13.5 a game · Baltimore Ravens $1 2022 9.9 a game · Buffalo Bills $1 2021 8.8 a game · D'Andre Swift $2 2025 14.0 a game · Philadelphia Eagles $1 2025 8.7 a game
Trades
8trades · 9th all-time · Alex 45
CAvg gradegraded 3-1-4
AlexMost with2 deals
1.3Per seasonno ring deals
Best trade2024 wk12 · with MikayelGot Travis Etienne, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Tyrone Tracy for Ja'Marr ChaseA→A
Worst trade2022 wk6 · with Curtis and MikayelGot Jared Goff, Rhamondre Stevenson for Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Travis Etienne, Chris OlaveF→F
Alex2 deals · 1-0-1
Austin2 deals · 1-0-1
Curtis2 deals · 0-1-1
2024 wk12 with MikayelGot Travis Etienne, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Tyrone Tracy for Ja'Marr ChaseA→A
2024 wk8 with AlexGot Najee Harris for DeAndre HopkinsC→C
2023 wk1 with AustinGot DJ Moore for Cooper KuppB→B
2022 wk12 with AustinGot Odell Beckham for Melvin GordonC→C
2022 wk6 with Curtis and MikayelGot Jared Goff, Rhamondre Stevenson for Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Travis Etienne, Chris OlaveF→F
2022 wk4 with StephanGot Melvin Gordon for Kareem HuntC→C
2022 wk3 with CurtisGot Chris Olave for Rhamondre StevensonC→C
2021 wk7 with AlexGot Antonio Brown, David Montgomery, Khalil Herbert for Tony Pollard, Antonio GibsonC→C
2020 wk6 with StephanGot DJ Moore for Devonta FreemanC→B
Two letters on every deal: on paper the day it was made, then in the books at the end of that season. Hover for the long run, the tenure grade with conversion credit. Grades are points per remaining week: +12 A, +6 B, within 6 C, -6 D, below that F.
Bids
$12.88avg winning bid · 64% won
$15.89Avg bid
$14Median bid
53Bids34 won · $438 FAAB vs $396 avg
$67BiggestKadarius Toney · 2021 wk5
’26$16
’25$46
’24$76
’23$100
’22$90
’21$110
Kadarius Toney2021 wk5 · paid $67$31 would have wonOverpay
Jeff Wilson2022 wk9 · paid $47$21 would have wonOverpay
Justin Herbert2025 wk1 · $27 claim21.4 a game257.3 in 12 starts
Sam LaPorta2023 wk1 · free agent13.6 a game136.4 in 10 starts
Brock Purdy2024 wk2 · $9 claim18.9 a game113.5 in 6 starts
34 waiver claims, 73 free-agent adds. Best adds by points per game started after the add.
48Skill index · 7th of 10
LowerHigher
48
league avg
League range Sobi 40 to Austin 59
Scores like a top-8 team7.08th of 10
Sobi 7.8Sean 1.0
Scoring rank
Leaves points on the bench.8955th of 10
Sobi .888Sean .930
Lineup efficiency
Gets more per auction dollar than the league0%4th of 10
Mikayel -10%Ryan +10%
Draft return vs league · 2026 board five weeks of fourteen in
Adds rarely become starters21%6th of 10
Sean 0%Ryan 26%
Waiver hit rate
Loses more trades than he wins38%5th of 10
Drake 0%Stephan 67%
Trades won (3-1-4)
Few cheap starters124th of 10
Mikayel 7David M 13
Cheap hits
Start-sit misses15 career
Left on bench1,409.5 career
Waiver hits22 of 107 adds
Next bestAustin 59 David M 55 · Alex 53 · Sobi 40 last
62Luck index · 1st of 10
UnluckyLucky
62
League range Ryan 41 to Kappy 62
Won 7.9 more than the schedule-free record says+7.91st of 10
Caleb -5.5Kappy +7.9
All-play · 50 actual, 42.1 expected
Lost 6.5% of starter weeks to injury6.5%3rd of 10
most lostfewest
Availability
Won 1.8 fewer playoff games than his scores deserved-1.8 in 49th of 10
unluckylucky
Playoff luck · title path, 0 won, 1.81 expected
Wins the close ones10-41st of 10
unluckylucky
One-score games
10 more cheap wins than unlucky losses16 / 61st of 10
unluckylucky
Cheap wins / unlucky losses, vs the week median
Opponents scored 1.8 under their average against him+1.83rd of 10
Alex -6.2Curtis +2.7
Schedule draw
Seeds converted0 of 4 berths at or above seed · 3 top-two seeds, 0 finals2025 4th to 5th ›2023 2nd to 3rd ›2021 1st to 4th ›2020 2nd to 4th ›
HealthStarter weeks lost to injury
69Starter weeks lost930 weighted points
11Season-enderscareer
25Played-hurt startscareer
2026: Nico Collins 2 weeks, Jeremiyah Love one played-hurt start.
’209lg 12.8
’2111lg 17.6
’2221lg 14.9
’2311lg 11.3
’246lg 16.6
’259lg 14.5
’262lg 3.5
Starter weeks lost per season, red when above that year’s league average.
Luckiest season2020 +4.1
Unluckiest2024 -1.8
Blowouts18-15 30 or more
Opponent’s season best vs you6 of 88
Faced week’s top scorer6 of 88
’20.455.769
’21.630.714
’22.370.357
’23.545.571
’24.416.286
’25.481.714
’26.400.600
All-play win rate over actual win rate, regular season.

Their guys

Jaylen WaddleDrafted 3xOn rosterWR · DEN38 weeks12.1 a game · 24 starts
Aaron JonesDrafted 2xOn rosterRB · MIN35 weeks17.0 a game · 29 starts
Sam LaPortaDrafted 1xTE · DET33 weeks11.9 a game · 25 starts
Cooper KuppDrafted 3xWR · SEA33 weeks24.1 a game · 24 starts
D'Andre SwiftDrafted 2xRB · CHI32 weeks13.1 a game · 19 starts

Biggest contributors

Cooper KuppWR · SEA24.1 a game578.6 in 24 starts
Justin HerbertQB · LAC21.1 a game528.4 in 25 starts
Aaron JonesOn rosterRB · MIN17.0 a game493.2 in 29 starts
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · DET18.8 a game414.7 in 22 starts
DJ MooreWR · BUF17.2 a game378.1 in 22 starts
9-3OwnsDavid M · won last 2
1-6TroubleMikayel · won last 1
0-2Playoff nemesisMikayel · in the bracket · 1-6 overall
12Most playedDavid M · games · 9-3
ManagerW-LPlayoffsPF/GPA/GLast meetingStreakBiggest win
David M9-30-0122.7109.62026 wk4 WW2+61.2
Ryan7-40-0131.1121.62025 wk16 WW2+58.0
Caleb6-40-0127.4120.02026 wk5 LL1+44.8
Austin4-50-1119.4125.12025 wk15 LL1+61.3
Stephan5-40-0114.9116.72026 wk2 WW2+45.4
Curtis5-30-0122.1121.22026 wk1 LL1+66.0
Mikayel1-60-298.7135.12025 wk7 WW1+5.7
Alex3-30-0134.4126.92026 wk3 WW3+53.4
Sobi0-50-0105.6138.62025 wk9 LL5—
Drake0-10-063.6145.92025 wk11 LL1—
Greg8 games5-3
Frank5 games1-4
David Cheung3 games2-1
Jeff3 games1-2
Derek Smith2 games2-0
Max2 games2-0
The read

Kappy runs the most disciplined auction in the league. He has never paid more than $70 for a player and his average top buy of $62 is among the lowest of the long-tenured managers. The results match the approach: a .566 regular-season record, playoffs in four of six years, and rosters that absorb injuries. His first board, in 2020, produced that draft's steal, Kyler Murray at $13 for 356.5 points. His teams are never in trouble in October.

They are also never favored in December. He is 2-6 in the playoffs with no finals appearances, the cost of never owning the best player in a given week. He is a Giants fan, one of three in the league, and none of the three has a title. The 2023 bronze is the ceiling of this approach until he pays up for a difference-maker.

Big spenderPays for receiversStars and scrubsDecember problem
Open threads
No finals yetOpen3 behind the leader (David M, Mikayel, 3).rings 0finals 0lastTitle nonegapToLeader 3
Mikayel in the bracket: 0-2OpenWorst playoff record among opponents with two or more playoff games.opponent mikayelplayoff 0-2
7 seasons without a sackoOpenNever finished last.seasons 7sackos 0
Missed the playoffs last seasonOpenBest run 2. Berths 4 of 7.current 0best 2berths 4/7
Jaylen Waddle: 38 weeks on the rosterOpen24 starts, 289.3 points started, drafted 3×. Still on the roster.pid 7526weeks 38starts 24onRoster true
1-6 against MikayelOpenWorst record against an active opponent with five or more games. Last meeting 2025 week 7, W 113.9-108.16.opponent mikayelrecord 1-6games 7