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Potential Points Calculation
Potential Points is a measurement of the number of points you could have scored, if you played your best lineup each week. It is used as a valuation of how good your team is, for determining the order of picks each year for multi-year draft leagues like dynasties. The lower your score, the earlier your draft position in the rookie/freeagent draft. The potential points calculation is an effort to fairly determine how many points a team is capable of scoring each week.
Potential points has no bearing whatsoever on winning or losing games. This calculation is used only for determining the pick order in the following year's draft.Potential points are calculated by selecting the optimal lineup for each week's game, including players on Injured Reserve, with one very important exception: If you score zero potential points at any position, your total for the week will be increased:
- QB: If all quarterbacks on your team score zero (such that this position has a zero potential score), your potential points is increased by 20.
- RB: If you score zero, your potential points is increased by 15.
- WR: If you score zero, your potential points is increased by 15.
- TE: If you score zero, your potential points is increased by 10.
- PK: If you score zero, your potential points is increased by 10.
- DE: If you score zero, your potential points is increased by 10.
- Flex: If you score zero, your potential points is increased by 15.
- Super-flex: If you score zero, your potential points is increased by 20.
- Individual defensive players: If you score zero, your potential points is increased by 15.
Therefore, there is little or no advantage to rostering an ineffective lineup. For example, it will backfire if you roster no quarterback, or only quarterbacks on bye, or only quarterbacks that are expected to play very little, since you won't get a zero at that position; you'll get a 20.
