How to Build Your Cheat Sheet for Draft Day

Your cheat sheet is the tool you’ll actually stare at on draft day, so it needs to do more than list players top to bottom. A great cheat sheet is your strategy, made scannable. Here’s how to build one.

Organize by tiers, not just ranks

A wall of 200 ranked names is useless under pressure. Group players into tiers so you can see at a glance when a position is about to fall off a cliff — the only view that helps when the clock’s running.

Tune it to your exact format

Rankings that don’t match your scoring are noise. Build your sheet for your points — PPR, half, standard, or superflex — so tiers reflect your league, not a generic list.

Mark your targets and fades

• Values you’re higher on than ADP — the players to prioritize.
• Sleepers and the round you’d reach for each.
• Busts to avoid, so hype doesn’t tempt you mid-draft.

Keep it current

A cheat sheet built in June and never touched is stale by August. Update it as summer ADP moves and roles clarify.

Let it update itself

The hardest part of a paper sheet is keeping it live during the draft. A dynamic Cheat Sheet re-ranks as players come off the board, so your tiers and targets stay accurate in real time.

The takeaway

Build your sheet around tiers, tune it to your format, mark your targets and fades, and keep it current. It’s your draft-day plan — make it scannable.

Build a cheat sheet that updates as the board moves with the Cheat Sheet.