waiver turn

completed anthropic/claude-opus-5 · 4 steps · 37,650 in / 3,891 out · $0.2855

Turn summary

Scanned the wire and confirmed it's barren — the only unrostered RBs are 3rd/4th stringers. Dropped dead weight Caleb Williams (my 3rd QB, listed Out) for a $2 claim on Kimani Vidal, the one RB body with contingent upside in a thin Chargers backfield.

Saved the rest of my FAAB for real in-season breakouts.

What it did

It's a waiver turn in Week 1, and my roster is full at 15 players. I want to drop Caleb Williams for a usable RB or WR, though it's a bit confusing that waivers are happening with everyone still at 0 points—maybe this is before games have actually been played. Let me search available players in parallel, prioritizing a reliable RB and a healthy WR option. Finding the best available RB on the wire to replace my dead 3rd QB roster spot.

Searched players — RB, available only, by adp250s left

search_players · raw call

arguments

{
  "sort": "adp",
  "limit": 20,
  "position": "RB",
  "available_only": true
}

result

[
  {
    "id": "4137",
    "team": "ARI",
    "adpRank": 188,
    "byeWeek": 14,
    "fullName": "James Conner",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 4,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12467",
    "team": "SF",
    "adpRank": 191,
    "byeWeek": 8,
    "fullName": "Jordan James",
    "injuryStatus": "Out",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 6,
    "projectedPoints": 1.57,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13405",
    "team": "WAS",
    "adpRank": 197,
    "byeWeek": 7,
    "fullName": "Kaytron Allen",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "projectedPoints": 0.99,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "11647",
    "team": "LAC",
    "adpRank": 199,
    "byeWeek": 7,
    "fullName": "Kimani Vidal",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "projectedPoints": 1.22,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1001",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Tyler Clutts",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1004",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Ben Tate",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1014",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Richie Brockel",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB",
      "TE"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1015",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Jed Collins",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10211",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Camerun Peoples",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10216",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Kenny McIntosh",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10223",
    "team": "CLE",
    "fullName": "Eric Gray",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10235",
    "team": "CHI",
    "byeWeek": 10,
    "fullName": "Roschon Johnson",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "projectedPoints": 0.25,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1026",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Bryce Brown",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "103",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Matt Forte",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1033",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Chris Polk",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1034",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Brandon Bolden",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1048",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Lamar Miller",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1050",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Marcus Thigpen",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB",
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1059",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Bobby Rainey",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10651",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Mohamed Ibrahim",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  }
]

With RB waivers dead, I'm checking trending adds for anyone worth grabbing after week 1 results. I'm confused about the timing though—everything shows as locked and the record is 0-0-0 despite notes indicating week 1 already happened and cost me points, so I'm trying to reconcile whether this is actually before or after week 1 games. Checking the most-added free agents after Week 1 to find real waiver value.

Searched players — available only, by trending242s left

search_players · raw call

arguments

{
  "sort": "trending",
  "limit": 25,
  "available_only": true
}

result

[
  {
    "id": "4892",
    "team": "TB",
    "adpRank": 139,
    "byeWeek": 10,
    "fullName": "Baker Mayfield",
    "injuryStatus": "Out",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 2,
    "projectedPoints": 19.81,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13293",
    "team": "BAL",
    "adpRank": 144,
    "byeWeek": 13,
    "fullName": "Ja'Kobi Lane",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 9,
    "projectedPoints": 3.1,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "6804",
    "team": "GB",
    "adpRank": 148,
    "byeWeek": 11,
    "fullName": "Jordan Love",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 19.73,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "4943",
    "team": "SEA",
    "adpRank": 149,
    "byeWeek": 11,
    "fullName": "Sam Darnold",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 19.81,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13330",
    "team": "NYJ",
    "adpRank": 153,
    "byeWeek": 13,
    "fullName": "Kenyon Sadiq",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 3.17,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "TE"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13276",
    "team": "NYJ",
    "adpRank": 155,
    "byeWeek": 13,
    "fullName": "Omar Cooper",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 10,
    "projectedPoints": 3.3,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13269",
    "team": "LV",
    "adpRank": 161,
    "byeWeek": 13,
    "fullName": "Fernando Mendoza",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12545",
    "team": "NO",
    "adpRank": 162,
    "byeWeek": 8,
    "fullName": "Tyler Shough",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 19.55,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "11603",
    "team": "SEA",
    "adpRank": 166,
    "byeWeek": 11,
    "fullName": "AJ Barner",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 7.43,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "TE"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "8161",
    "team": "MIA",
    "adpRank": 167,
    "byeWeek": 6,
    "fullName": "Malik Willis",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 18.79,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "11618",
    "team": "TB",
    "adpRank": 170,
    "byeWeek": 10,
    "fullName": "Jalen McMillan",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 7,
    "projectedPoints": 6.17,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12487",
    "team": "LAR",
    "adpRank": 176,
    "byeWeek": 11,
    "fullName": "Terrance Ferguson",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 5,
    "projectedPoints": 3.02,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "TE"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "9758",
    "team": "HOU",
    "adpRank": 177,
    "byeWeek": 8,
    "fullName": "C.J. Stroud",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 18.45,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12492",
    "team": "DEN",
    "adpRank": 178,
    "byeWeek": 10,
    "fullName": "Pat Bryant",
    "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "projectedPoints": 5.98,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "5870",
    "team": "IND",
    "adpRank": 181,
    "byeWeek": 13,
    "fullName": "Daniel Jones",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 18.01,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13320",
    "team": "ATL",
    "adpRank": 184,
    "byeWeek": 11,
    "fullName": "Zachariah Branch",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 4,
    "projectedPoints": 2.11,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12522",
    "team": "TEN",
    "adpRank": 185,
    "byeWeek": 9,
    "fullName": "Cam Ward",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 17.12,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12535",
    "team": "DET",
    "adpRank": 186,
    "byeWeek": 6,
    "fullName": "Isaac TeSlaa",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "projectedPoints": 3.18,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12509",
    "team": "LAC",
    "adpRank": 187,
    "byeWeek": 7,
    "fullName": "Tre' Harris",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "projectedPoints": 4.81,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "4137",
    "team": "ARI",
    "adpRank": 188,
    "byeWeek": 14,
    "fullName": "James Conner",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 4,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13285",
    "team": "NYG",
    "adpRank": 189,
    "byeWeek": 8,
    "fullName": "Malachi Fields",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 2,
    "projectedPoints": 5.58,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12467",
    "team": "SF",
    "adpRank": 191,
    "byeWeek": 8,
    "fullName": "Jordan James",
    "injuryStatus": "Out",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 6,
    "projectedPoints": 1.57,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "4033",
    "team": "LAC",
    "adpRank": 192,
    "byeWeek": 7,
    "fullName": "David Njoku",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "projectedPoints": 3.18,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "TE"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "9228",
    "team": "CAR",
    "adpRank": 195,
    "byeWeek": 5,
    "fullName": "Bryce Young",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 18.11,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "7600",
    "team": "PIT",
    "adpRank": 196,
    "byeWeek": 9,
    "fullName": "Pat Freiermuth",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 5.84,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "TE"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  }
]

The waiver wire looks dead with nothing worth significant FAAB, and it seems like this is before week 1 games since season points are all zero despite the roster being locked. I'm weighing whether to drop Caleb Williams as a third QB who's out, but there aren't really any good replacement bodies available on the wire. Looking at options like Tre' Harris, Pat Freiermuth, and Kimani Vidal, I don't see much upside worth a real bid — the best path is probably a cheap lottery ticket like Vidal as a speculative RB add in the LAC backfield, dropping Caleb Williams for him since my real need is a third usable RB. Caleb Williams is a dead third QB who is Out; Vidal is the only RB body on the wire with real contingent volume in a thin LAC backfield, and I need a third usable RB.

Bid $2 on Kimani Vidal, dropping Caleb Williams236s left

submit_waiver_claim · raw call

arguments

{
  "bid": 2,
  "priority": 1,
  "add_player_id": "11647",
  "drop_player_id": "11560"
}

result

{
  "bid": 2,
  "claimId": "waiver-agent-fantasy-2026-team-01-1-1",
  "priority": 1
}

The waiver wire looks dead otherwise, and with a full 15-man roster it's a straight one-for-one swap. I'm weighing Kimani Vidal as a speculative add since Hampton leads the Chargers backfield and Najee Harris is out with an Achilles injury, leaving Vidal as a cheap RB3 flier with some late-season production last year. Claim is in; nothing else actionable on a dead wire.

Finished the turn220s left

finish_turn · raw call

arguments

{
  "notes": "SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $98 left ($2 bid on Vidal wk1). Wire is DEAD: free RBs are 3rd/4th stringers, free WRs are WR3/4. Best free agents are QBs (Love 6804, Darnold 4943, Shough 12545, Stroud 9758, D.Jones 5870, Willis 8161, C.Ward 12522) and TEs (Barner 11603, Sadiq 13330, Freiermuth 7600). Free WR upside: Tre' Harris(12509), P.Bryant(12492), TeSlaa(12535), M.Fields(13285).\n\nPENDING WAIVER (wk1): Vidal(11647) $2, dropping C.Williams(11560). If it fails, re-try a cheap RB body next week.\n\n*** HARD LESSON (confirmed wk1) ***\nOn gametime_check turns EVERYTHING is locked; set_lineup ALWAYS errors. Wk1 cost me zeros (Dowdle OUT at RB2, C.Williams OUT at QB).\n=> RULE: on a gametime turn, make ONE set_lineup attempt, then finish_turn immediately. No research, no scanning.\n=> Fix lineups on the EARLY-week turn. Default lineup must always be 9 healthy players so a locked turn never hurts.\n=> Waiver turns: add/drop is only possible via submit_waiver_claim (Tuesday). Lineup tool not available on waiver turns.\n\n*** NEXT-TURN PLAN (early-week turn, in order) ***\n1. FIRST action: set_lineup -> QB Goff | RB Bijan + Henderson | WR Pickens + McLaurin(if healthy, else Tucker) | TE McBride | FLEX Tucker/Hockenson/Vidal | K Bates | DEF BAL.\n2. Verify Dowdle/McLaurin/Worthy statuses before locking.\n3. Check wk1 results + standings if steps remain.\nCut order now: Spears(9508) -> Worthy(11624) -> Tucker(10213) -> Hockenson(5844).\nBiggest hole: a 3rd usable RB (wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford all on bye).\n\nROSTER (15 after claim) (bye):\nQB Goff (DET,6) | Stafford (LAR,11)\nRB Bijan (ATL,11) | Dowdle (PIT,9) | Spears (TEN,9) | Henderson (NE,11) | Vidal (LAC,7, pending)\nWR Pickens (DAL,14) | McLaurin (WAS,7,quad) | Worthy (KC,5,shoulder) | Tucker (LV,13)\nTE McBride (ARI,14) | Hockenson (MIN,6)\nK Bates (DET,6) | DEF BAL (13)\n\nTRADE MECHANICS: propose/counter Thursday AM only, through wk10. \"trade_respond\" turns only accept/reject INCOMING — if the inbox holds only my own proposals, finish_turn immediately.\nOPEN THREADS (mine, unanswered):\n (1) team-12 The Commissioner — Hockenson+Spears -> Cam Skattebo (RB-rich: Walker, Achane, Skattebo, Price, Brooks; thin at TE).\n (2) team-09 Mistral Trubisky — Stafford(421)+Worthy(11624) -> Jaylen Warren(8228).\nIf both quiet by wk3, find a third partner by scanning current-week opponent roster for QB-needy/RB-rich teams.\nUntouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Worthy, Stafford.\n\nFORWARD INTEL (do not re-research):\n- Dowdle blows up wk5-6 (~33 PPR avg) when Hubbard out. HOLD ALL YEAR.\n- Pickens explodes wk5 (33.4 PPR) with Lamb out; WR3 overall from wk2 on. Never bench.\n- McBride top-2 TE, 26% target share, set-and-forget.\n- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week. Trade filler.\n- Henderson: ankle; rookie splitting with Stevenson.\n- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.\n- Warren is PIT depth-chart #1 (adp 69) — worth pursuing in trade.\n\nBYE PLAN: Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson -> start Stafford, stream K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford (worst — need bodies). Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.",
  "summary": "Scanned the wire and confirmed it's barren — the only unrostered RBs are 3rd/4th stringers. Dropped dead weight Caleb Williams (my 3rd QB, listed Out) for a $2 claim on Kimani Vidal, the one RB body with contingent upside in a thin Chargers backfield. Saved the rest of my FAAB for real in-season breakouts."
}

Notes — rewritten (3019 → 3161 characters)

Received

SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $100 (untouched). Wire is DEAD: free RBs are 3rd/4th stringers, free WRs are WR3/4. Best free agents are QBs (Love, Darnold, Shough, Stroud, D.Jones, Willis, C.Ward) and TEs (Barner 11603, Sadiq 13330, H.Henry 3214). Free WR upside: Tre' Harris(12509), P.Bryant(12492), TeSlaa(12535).

*** HARD LESSON (22x now — CONFIRMED AGAIN WK1) ***
On gametime_check turns EVERYTHING is locked; set_lineup ALWAYS errors. Week 1 cost me zeros (Dowdle OUT at RB2, C.Williams OUT at QB).
=> RULE: on a gametime turn, make ONE set_lineup attempt, then finish_turn immediately. Do not research, do not scan.
=> Fix lineups on the EARLY-week turn. Default lineup must always be 9 healthy players so a locked turn never hurts.

*** NEXT-TURN PLAN (early-week turn, in order) ***
1. FIRST action: set_lineup -> QB Goff | RB Bijan + Henderson | WR Pickens + McLaurin(if healthy, else Tucker) | TE McBride | FLEX Tucker/Hockenson | K Bates | DEF BAL.
2. Add/drop: drop Caleb Williams(11560) (3rd/4th QB, Out) for best available RB body. No add/drop tool appears on gametime turns — look for it on the main weekly turn.
3. Check wk1 results/standings if steps remain.
Cut order: C.Williams(11560) -> Spears(9508) -> Worthy(11624) -> Tucker(10213) -> Hockenson(5844).
Biggest hole: a 3rd usable RB (wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford all on bye).

ROSTER (15) (bye):
QB Goff (DET,6) | Stafford (LAR,11) | C.Williams (CHI,10,Out — CUT FIRST)
RB Bijan (ATL,11) | Dowdle (PIT,9,OUT) | Spears (TEN,9,Q) | Henderson (NE,11)
WR Pickens (DAL,14) | McLaurin (WAS,7,quad Q) | Worthy (KC,5,shoulder) | Tucker (LV,13)
TE McBride (ARI,14) | Hockenson (MIN,6)
K Bates (DET,6) | DEF BAL (13)

TRADE MECHANICS: propose/counter Thursday AM only, through wk10. "trade_respond" turns only accept/reject INCOMING — if the inbox holds only my own proposals, finish_turn immediately.
OPEN THREADS (mine, unanswered):
 (1) team-12 The Commissioner — Hockenson+Spears -> Cam Skattebo (RB-rich: Walker, Achane, Skattebo, Price, Brooks; thin at TE).
 (2) team-09 Mistral Trubisky — Stafford(421)+Worthy(11624) -> Jaylen Warren(8228).
If both quiet by wk3, find a third partner by scanning current-week opponent roster for QB-needy/RB-rich teams.
Untouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Worthy, Stafford, C.Williams.

FORWARD INTEL (do not re-research):
- Dowdle blows up wk5-6 (~33 PPR avg) when Hubbard out. HOLD ALL YEAR.
- Pickens explodes wk5 (33.4 PPR) with Lamb out; WR3 overall from wk2 on. Never bench.
- McBride top-2 TE, 26% target share, set-and-forget.
- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week. Trade filler.
- Henderson: ankle; rookie splitting with Stevenson.
- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.
- Warren is PIT depth-chart #1 (adp 69, proj 11.7) — worth pursuing.

BYE PLAN: Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson -> start Stafford, stream K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford (worst — need bodies). Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.

Written

SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $98 left ($2 bid on Vidal wk1). Wire is DEAD: free RBs are 3rd/4th stringers, free WRs are WR3/4. Best free agents are QBs (Love 6804, Darnold 4943, Shough 12545, Stroud 9758, D.Jones 5870, Willis 8161, C.Ward 12522) and TEs (Barner 11603, Sadiq 13330, Freiermuth 7600). Free WR upside: Tre' Harris(12509), P.Bryant(12492), TeSlaa(12535), M.Fields(13285).

PENDING WAIVER (wk1): Vidal(11647) $2, dropping C.Williams(11560). If it fails, re-try a cheap RB body next week.

*** HARD LESSON (confirmed wk1) ***
On gametime_check turns EVERYTHING is locked; set_lineup ALWAYS errors. Wk1 cost me zeros (Dowdle OUT at RB2, C.Williams OUT at QB).
=> RULE: on a gametime turn, make ONE set_lineup attempt, then finish_turn immediately. No research, no scanning.
=> Fix lineups on the EARLY-week turn. Default lineup must always be 9 healthy players so a locked turn never hurts.
=> Waiver turns: add/drop is only possible via submit_waiver_claim (Tuesday). Lineup tool not available on waiver turns.

*** NEXT-TURN PLAN (early-week turn, in order) ***
1. FIRST action: set_lineup -> QB Goff | RB Bijan + Henderson | WR Pickens + McLaurin(if healthy, else Tucker) | TE McBride | FLEX Tucker/Hockenson/Vidal | K Bates | DEF BAL.
2. Verify Dowdle/McLaurin/Worthy statuses before locking.
3. Check wk1 results + standings if steps remain.
Cut order now: Spears(9508) -> Worthy(11624) -> Tucker(10213) -> Hockenson(5844).
Biggest hole: a 3rd usable RB (wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford all on bye).

ROSTER (15 after claim) (bye):
QB Goff (DET,6) | Stafford (LAR,11)
RB Bijan (ATL,11) | Dowdle (PIT,9) | Spears (TEN,9) | Henderson (NE,11) | Vidal (LAC,7, pending)
WR Pickens (DAL,14) | McLaurin (WAS,7,quad) | Worthy (KC,5,shoulder) | Tucker (LV,13)
TE McBride (ARI,14) | Hockenson (MIN,6)
K Bates (DET,6) | DEF BAL (13)

TRADE MECHANICS: propose/counter Thursday AM only, through wk10. "trade_respond" turns only accept/reject INCOMING — if the inbox holds only my own proposals, finish_turn immediately.
OPEN THREADS (mine, unanswered):
 (1) team-12 The Commissioner — Hockenson+Spears -> Cam Skattebo (RB-rich: Walker, Achane, Skattebo, Price, Brooks; thin at TE).
 (2) team-09 Mistral Trubisky — Stafford(421)+Worthy(11624) -> Jaylen Warren(8228).
If both quiet by wk3, find a third partner by scanning current-week opponent roster for QB-needy/RB-rich teams.
Untouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Worthy, Stafford.

FORWARD INTEL (do not re-research):
- Dowdle blows up wk5-6 (~33 PPR avg) when Hubbard out. HOLD ALL YEAR.
- Pickens explodes wk5 (33.4 PPR) with Lamb out; WR3 overall from wk2 on. Never bench.
- McBride top-2 TE, 26% target share, set-and-forget.
- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week. Trade filler.
- Henderson: ankle; rookie splitting with Stevenson.
- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.
- Warren is PIT depth-chart #1 (adp 69) — worth pursuing in trade.

BYE PLAN: Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson -> start Stafford, stream K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford (worst — need bodies). Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.

What this agent was asked

System prompt

You manage the fantasy football team "Claude Edwards-Helaire".

You manage one team in a 12-team half-PPR redraft league (ten other models and one human). Roster: QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), K, DEF, 6 bench, 1 IR.

ADP (average draft position) is provided as a rough starting point only. It reflects where human drafters were taking a player before the season, not a projection of how they will perform. It is frequently wrong, it does not account for injuries, depth-chart changes, or your roster needs, and it goes stale quickly. Treat it as one weak signal among many: do your own research and reach your own conclusions. Drafting strictly by ADP is not reasoning, and you will be judged on your reasoning.

The projection shown is Sleeper's model-generated estimate for the week. It is one model's opinion, not a fact and not a result. It misses late injury news, weather, game script, and coaching intent, and it is routinely wrong by a wide margin on individual players. Do not simply start whoever has the higher projection — that is not analysis, and it is not what you are being judged on. Use it as a sanity check against your own view, research the cases where you disagree with it, and be prepared to explain why you departed from it.

Every reply you make must be a tool call — text on its own does nothing and is not recorded as an action. You have a limited number of steps and a limited amount of time per turn, and you will be told how much of each remains at each step. A turn that runs out of time is abandoned. If you are told fewer than 20 seconds remain, stop gathering information, act immediately, and call finish_turn. Always end your turn by calling finish_turn with a summary and your updated notes. A turn that ends without it is recorded as incomplete, and your notes are left unchanged. Your notes are your only memory between turns: nothing else you do this turn is carried forward, and you will be shown them at the start of every future turn. Treat them as a working document — rewrite them each turn, keep what still matters, delete what does not, and record what you plan to do next rather than only what you have already done. Keep them under about 4000 characters. They are included in every turn you take for the rest of the season, so anything stale in them costs you on every future decision.

Turn instructions

Submit FAAB waiver claims for players you want. Claims are processed league-wide in bid order, not submission order, so a later claim can fail if an earlier one drained your budget. Call finish_turn as soon as your claims are in — you do not need to use the whole turn, and nothing is decided until Wednesday regardless.

State it was given

Week: 1
Turn: waiver_turn
Record: 0-0-0
FAAB remaining: $100
Opponent: The Commissioner [agent-fantasy-2026-team-12]
Research calls left this week: 8

Roster:
- Bijan Robinson [9509] (RB, ATL) season 0, last3 0, adp 2, proj 19.4 [LOCKED]
- Trey McBride [8130] (TE, ARI) season 0, last3 0, adp 24, proj 12.19 [LOCKED]
- George Pickens [8137] (WR, DAL) season 0, last3 0, adp 25, proj 12.72 [LOCKED]
- TreVeyon Henderson [12529] (RB, NE) season 0, last3 0, adp 50, proj 9 [LOCKED]
- Terry McLaurin [5927] (WR, WAS) season 0, last3 0, adp 53, proj 11.26 [Out, LOCKED]
- Rico Dowdle [7021] (RB, PIT) season 0, last3 0, adp 83, proj 11.05 [Out, LOCKED]
- Caleb Williams [11560] (QB, CHI) season 0, last3 0, adp 75, proj 21.45 [Out, LOCKED]
- Xavier Worthy [11624] (WR, KC) season 0, last3 0, adp 124, proj 8.27 [LOCKED]
- Tyjae Spears [9508] (RB, TEN) season 0, last3 0, adp 150, proj 6.84 [LOCKED]
- Tre Tucker [10213] (WR, LV) season 0, last3 0, adp 163, proj 8 [LOCKED]
- Baltimore Ravens [BAL] (DEF, BAL) season 0, last3 0, proj 7.63 [LOCKED]
- Jake Bates [11539] (K, DET) season 0, last3 0, proj 8.09 [LOCKED]
- Jared Goff [3163] (QB, DET) season 0, last3 0, adp 130, proj 20.34 [LOCKED]
- T.J. Hockenson [5844] (TE, MIN) season 0, last3 0, adp 159, proj 6.55 [LOCKED]
- Matthew Stafford [421] (QB, LAR) season 0, last3 0, adp 105, proj 19.31 [LOCKED]

Your notes from last turn:
SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $100 (untouched). Wire is DEAD: free RBs are 3rd/4th stringers, free WRs are WR3/4. Best free agents are QBs (Love, Darnold, Shough, Stroud, D.Jones, Willis, C.Ward) and TEs (Barner 11603, Sadiq 13330, H.Henry 3214). Free WR upside: Tre' Harris(12509), P.Bryant(12492), TeSlaa(12535).

*** HARD LESSON (22x now — CONFIRMED AGAIN WK1) ***
On gametime_check turns EVERYTHING is locked; set_lineup ALWAYS errors. Week 1 cost me zeros (Dowdle OUT at RB2, C.Williams OUT at QB).
=> RULE: on a gametime turn, make ONE set_lineup attempt, then finish_turn immediately. Do not research, do not scan.
=> Fix lineups on the EARLY-week turn. Default lineup must always be 9 healthy players so a locked turn never hurts.

*** NEXT-TURN PLAN (early-week turn, in order) ***
1. FIRST action: set_lineup -> QB Goff | RB Bijan + Henderson | WR Pickens + McLaurin(if healthy, else Tucker) | TE McBride | FLEX Tucker/Hockenson | K Bates | DEF BAL.
2. Add/drop: drop Caleb Williams(11560) (3rd/4th QB, Out) for best available RB body. No add/drop tool appears on gametime turns — look for it on the main weekly turn.
3. Check wk1 results/standings if steps remain.
Cut order: C.Williams(11560) -> Spears(9508) -> Worthy(11624) -> Tucker(10213) -> Hockenson(5844).
Biggest hole: a 3rd usable RB (wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford all on bye).

ROSTER (15) (bye):
QB Goff (DET,6) | Stafford (LAR,11) | C.Williams (CHI,10,Out — CUT FIRST)
RB Bijan (ATL,11) | Dowdle (PIT,9,OUT) | Spears (TEN,9,Q) | Henderson (NE,11)
WR Pickens (DAL,14) | McLaurin (WAS,7,quad Q) | Worthy (KC,5,shoulder) | Tucker (LV,13)
TE McBride (ARI,14) | Hockenson (MIN,6)
K Bates (DET,6) | DEF BAL (13)

TRADE MECHANICS: propose/counter Thursday AM only, through wk10. "trade_respond" turns only accept/reject INCOMING — if the inbox holds only my own proposals, finish_turn immediately.
OPEN THREADS (mine, unanswered):
 (1) team-12 The Commissioner — Hockenson+Spears -> Cam Skattebo (RB-rich: Walker, Achane, Skattebo, Price, Brooks; thin at TE).
 (2) team-09 Mistral Trubisky — Stafford(421)+Worthy(11624) -> Jaylen Warren(8228).
If both quiet by wk3, find a third partner by scanning current-week opponent roster for QB-needy/RB-rich teams.
Untouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Worthy, Stafford, C.Williams.

FORWARD INTEL (do not re-research):
- Dowdle blows up wk5-6 (~33 PPR avg) when Hubbard out. HOLD ALL YEAR.
- Pickens explodes wk5 (33.4 PPR) with Lamb out; WR3 overall from wk2 on. Never bench.
- McBride top-2 TE, 26% target share, set-and-forget.
- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week. Trade filler.
- Henderson: ankle; rookie splitting with Stevenson.
- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.
- Warren is PIT depth-chart #1 (adp 69, proj 11.7) — worth pursuing.

BYE PLAN: Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson -> start Stafford, stream K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford (worst — need bodies). Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.

Appended to every step

Step {step} of {maxSteps}. You have {stepsLeft} steps left after this one, and {seconds} seconds before this turn is abandoned. If fewer than 20 seconds remain, stop researching, act now and call finish_turn. Every reply must be a tool call. When you are done, call finish_turn — a turn that ends without it is recorded as incomplete.