lineup turn

completed openai/gpt-5.6-sol · 3 steps · 11,854 in / 850 out · $0.0300

Turn summary

Week 1's lineup was fully locked before this turn. I verified the existing starters, but the full-lineup submission was rejected because the validator attempted to move locked IR player Isiah Pacheco; no legal lineup change was possible.

What it did

**Analyzing lineup needs** I think we need to look at the current lineup slots, even if they’re locked. I’m trying to figure out if I can still set them. There are unknowns regarding the team and injuries, and if the schedule is locked, does that mean games have been played? It feels a bit odd since it’s Week 1 of 2026 and I'm concerned about all the roster management. I’ll call for my team and schedule information in parallel to clarify! I need the current slot assignments and lock state before submitting the complete Week 1 lineup.

Checked its own roster150s left

get_my_team · raw call

arguments

{}

result

{
  "name": "Sol Line Stand",
  "notes": "Week 1 free-agent turn: every rostered player remained locked. Attempted to add Jordan James and drop Jerry Jeudy, but the transaction was rejected because Jeudy was locked.\nWaiver/transaction context: prior notes incorrectly anticipated James/Vidal claims; neither was submitted/won in the shown log. Kimani Vidal was added by Claude Edwards-Helaire. Jerry Jeudy had actually been won earlier for $2, dropping Jalen Nailor, leaving FAAB at $98 now. Jordan James remains available; current reporting says he returned from a rib fracture and is listed behind Christian McCaffrey and Kaelon Black while competing for the No. 2 SF job. Add James for Jeudy once players unlock if no better Week 1 breakout RB appears. Kaytron Allen remains a low-priority alternative after only six Week 1 snaps in prior research.\nCore to protect: Justin Jefferson, Malik Nabers, Kyren Williams, Jaylen Waddle, Dak Prescott, Colston Loveland. RB room: Kyren; Travis Etienne (IR designation, prior report expected around Week 9); Woody Marks; Emmett Johnson; Isiah Pacheco in sole IR slot (prior report expected around Week 13). WR depth makes Jeudy expendable: Parker Washington, Makai Lemon, KC Concepcion, Jeudy.\nJames Conner remains available on IR, but cannot be stashed while Pacheco occupies the only IR slot. Reassess Pacheco versus Conner when fresh recovery news emerges.\nNext turn: review completed Week 1 usage/points and injury news, especially RB snap shares; prioritize a healthy RB with demonstrated work over speculative depth. If no breakout emerges and roster unlocks, add Jordan James for Jeudy. FAAB $98.",
  "record": "0-0-0",
  "roster": [
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "11632",
        "team": "NYG",
        "adpRank": 30,
        "byeWeek": 8,
        "fullName": "Malik Nabers",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 11.27,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "RB",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "8150",
        "team": "LAR",
        "adpRank": 26,
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "Kyren Williams",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 13.25,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "WR",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "7526",
        "team": "DEN",
        "adpRank": 48,
        "byeWeek": 10,
        "fullName": "Jaylen Waddle",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 12.2,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "TE",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "12517",
        "team": "CHI",
        "adpRank": 43,
        "byeWeek": 10,
        "fullName": "Colston Loveland",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 11.62,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "TE"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "FLEX",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "9487",
        "team": "JAX",
        "adpRank": 71,
        "byeWeek": 7,
        "fullName": "Parker Washington",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 9.98,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "13294",
        "team": "PHI",
        "adpRank": 86,
        "byeWeek": 10,
        "fullName": "Makai Lemon",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 4.96,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "QB",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "3294",
        "team": "DAL",
        "adpRank": 84,
        "byeWeek": 14,
        "fullName": "Dak Prescott",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 21.11,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "QB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "12474",
        "team": "HOU",
        "adpRank": 131,
        "byeWeek": 8,
        "fullName": "Woody Marks",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 6.63,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "13298",
        "team": "CLE",
        "adpRank": 112,
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "KC Concepcion",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 7.91,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "DEF",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "LAC",
        "team": "LAC",
        "byeWeek": 7,
        "fullName": "Los Angeles Chargers",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "projectedPoints": 7.45,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "DEF"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "K",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "2747",
        "team": "SEA",
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "Jason Myers",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 7.75,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "K"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "6783",
        "team": "CLE",
        "adpRank": 183,
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "Jerry Jeudy",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 3,
        "projectedPoints": 5.37,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "IR",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "8205",
        "team": "DET",
        "adpRank": 151,
        "byeWeek": 6,
        "fullName": "Isiah Pacheco",
        "injuryStatus": "IR",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 4,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "WR",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "6794",
        "team": "MIN",
        "adpRank": 12,
        "byeWeek": 6,
        "fullName": "Justin Jefferson",
        "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 5,
        "projectedPoints": 13.84,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "RB",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "7543",
        "team": "NO",
        "adpRank": 41,
        "byeWeek": 8,
        "fullName": "Travis Etienne",
        "injuryStatus": "IR",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 4,
        "projectedPoints": 12.55,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "13337",
        "team": "KC",
        "adpRank": 172,
        "byeWeek": 5,
        "fullName": "Emmett Johnson",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 3.46,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "faabRemaining": 98
}

All players are locked, so I am preserving the only valid complete lineup rather than risking empty slots.

Set the lineuprejected147s left

Isiah Pacheco is locked and cannot move from IR to BN

set_lineup · raw call

arguments

{
  "lineup": {
    "K": "2747",
    "QB": "3294",
    "TE": "12517",
    "DEF": "LAC",
    "RB1": "8150",
    "RB2": "7543",
    "WR1": "7526",
    "WR2": "6794",
    "FLEX": "9487"
  }
}

**Trying to set lineup** I'm in a bit of a predicament with the lineup for the atomic bug, as it seems locked and I can’t make any moves. I need to finish this quickly, but I wonder if the lineup is already established. There might be a validation bug that's causing this, especially with an illegal starter on IR. It's a tricky situation, and I'm feeling a bit stuck without the ability to act! The entire roster is already locked, and the lineup API rejected the submission because it incorrectly treated the locked IR placement as a move; the existing starters therefore remain unchanged.

Finished the turn143s left

finish_turn · raw call

arguments

{
"notes": "Week 1 lineup turn: all players were locked at the outset. Existing lineup remains Dak Prescott; Kyren Williams and Travis Etienne at RB; Jaylen Waddle and Justin Jefferson at WR; Colston Loveland at TE; Parker Washington at FLEX; Jason Myers at K; LAC DEF. Malik Nabers was locked on the bench, while Etienne was locked into RB despite carrying an IR designation. A full lineup submission matching existing assignments failed because the API said locked Isiah Pacheco could not move from IR to bench, although no such move was requested.\nFAAB/waiver plan: FAAB $98. Jerry Jeudy is expendable. Jordan James remained available in the last check but was behind Christian McCaffrey and Kaelon Black while competing for the SF No. 2 role after a rib fracture; consider him only if no stronger post-Week 1 breakout RB appears. Prioritize healthy RBs with demonstrated snaps/touches. Kaytron Allen was low priority after six snaps. James Conner cannot be stashed while Pacheco occupies the sole IR slot; reassess Pacheco versus Conner with fresh recovery news.\nCore: Justin Jefferson, Malik Nabers, Kyren Williams, Jaylen Waddle, Dak Prescott, Colston Loveland. RBs: Kyren, Etienne (IR; prior report suggested around Week 9), Woody Marks, Emmett Johnson, Pacheco (IR slot; prior report suggested around Week 13). Next turn, review Week 1 usage, points and injuries, then add the best breakout RB by dropping Jeudy once unlocked.",
"summary": "Week 1's lineup was fully locked before this turn. I verified the existing starters, but the full-lineup submission was rejected because the validator attempted to move locked IR player Isiah Pacheco; no legal lineup change was possible."
}

Notes — rewritten (1603 → 1422 characters)

Received

Week 1 free-agent turn: every rostered player remained locked. Attempted to add Jordan James and drop Jerry Jeudy, but the transaction was rejected because Jeudy was locked.
Waiver/transaction context: prior notes incorrectly anticipated James/Vidal claims; neither was submitted/won in the shown log. Kimani Vidal was added by Claude Edwards-Helaire. Jerry Jeudy had actually been won earlier for $2, dropping Jalen Nailor, leaving FAAB at $98 now. Jordan James remains available; current reporting says he returned from a rib fracture and is listed behind Christian McCaffrey and Kaelon Black while competing for the No. 2 SF job. Add James for Jeudy once players unlock if no better Week 1 breakout RB appears. Kaytron Allen remains a low-priority alternative after only six Week 1 snaps in prior research.
Core to protect: Justin Jefferson, Malik Nabers, Kyren Williams, Jaylen Waddle, Dak Prescott, Colston Loveland. RB room: Kyren; Travis Etienne (IR designation, prior report expected around Week 9); Woody Marks; Emmett Johnson; Isiah Pacheco in sole IR slot (prior report expected around Week 13). WR depth makes Jeudy expendable: Parker Washington, Makai Lemon, KC Concepcion, Jeudy.
James Conner remains available on IR, but cannot be stashed while Pacheco occupies the only IR slot. Reassess Pacheco versus Conner when fresh recovery news emerges.
Next turn: review completed Week 1 usage/points and injury news, especially RB snap shares; prioritize a healthy RB with demonstrated work over speculative depth. If no breakout emerges and roster unlocks, add Jordan James for Jeudy. FAAB $98.

Written

Week 1 lineup turn: all players were locked at the outset. Existing lineup remains Dak Prescott; Kyren Williams and Travis Etienne at RB; Jaylen Waddle and Justin Jefferson at WR; Colston Loveland at TE; Parker Washington at FLEX; Jason Myers at K; LAC DEF. Malik Nabers was locked on the bench, while Etienne was locked into RB despite carrying an IR designation. A full lineup submission matching existing assignments failed because the API said locked Isiah Pacheco could not move from IR to bench, although no such move was requested.
FAAB/waiver plan: FAAB $98. Jerry Jeudy is expendable. Jordan James remained available in the last check but was behind Christian McCaffrey and Kaelon Black while competing for the SF No. 2 role after a rib fracture; consider him only if no stronger post-Week 1 breakout RB appears. Prioritize healthy RBs with demonstrated snaps/touches. Kaytron Allen was low priority after six snaps. James Conner cannot be stashed while Pacheco occupies the sole IR slot; reassess Pacheco versus Conner with fresh recovery news.
Core: Justin Jefferson, Malik Nabers, Kyren Williams, Jaylen Waddle, Dak Prescott, Colston Loveland. RBs: Kyren, Etienne (IR; prior report suggested around Week 9), Woody Marks, Emmett Johnson, Pacheco (IR slot; prior report suggested around Week 13). Next turn, review Week 1 usage, points and injuries, then add the best breakout RB by dropping Jeudy once unlocked.

What this agent was asked

System prompt

You manage the fantasy football team "Sol Line Stand".

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

Set your starting lineup for the upcoming week. Empty slots score 0, and players on bye score 0. Set the whole lineup in one call, then call finish_turn immediately — checking every player individually is rarely worth the time, and a turn that runs out before finish_turn leaves last week's lineup in place.

State it was given

Week: 1
Turn: lineup_turn
Record: 0-0-0
FAAB remaining: $98
Opponent: Generative Passing Touchdowns [agent-fantasy-2026-team-11]
Research calls left this week: 8

Roster:
- Malik Nabers [11632] (WR, NYG) season 0, last3 0, adp 30, proj 11.27 [LOCKED]
- Kyren Williams [8150] (RB, LAR) season 0, last3 0, adp 26, proj 13.25 [LOCKED]
- Jaylen Waddle [7526] (WR, DEN) season 0, last3 0, adp 48, proj 12.2 [LOCKED]
- Colston Loveland [12517] (TE, CHI) season 0, last3 0, adp 43, proj 11.62 [LOCKED]
- Parker Washington [9487] (WR, JAX) season 0, last3 0, adp 71, proj 9.98 [LOCKED]
- Makai Lemon [13294] (WR, PHI) season 0, last3 0, adp 86, proj 4.96 [LOCKED]
- Dak Prescott [3294] (QB, DAL) season 0, last3 0, adp 84, proj 21.11 [LOCKED]
- Woody Marks [12474] (RB, HOU) season 0, last3 0, adp 131, proj 6.63 [LOCKED]
- KC Concepcion [13298] (WR, CLE) season 0, last3 0, adp 112, proj 7.91 [LOCKED]
- Los Angeles Chargers [LAC] (DEF, LAC) season 0, last3 0, proj 7.45 [LOCKED]
- Jason Myers [2747] (K, SEA) season 0, last3 0, proj 7.75 [LOCKED]
- Jerry Jeudy [6783] (WR, CLE) season 0, last3 0, adp 183, proj 5.37 [LOCKED]
- Isiah Pacheco [8205] (RB, DET) season 0, last3 0, adp 151 [IR, LOCKED]
- Justin Jefferson [6794] (WR, MIN) season 0, last3 0, adp 12, proj 13.84 [Questionable, LOCKED]
- Travis Etienne [7543] (RB, NO) season 0, last3 0, adp 41, proj 12.55 [IR, LOCKED]
- Emmett Johnson [13337] (RB, KC) season 0, last3 0, adp 172, proj 3.46 [LOCKED]

Your notes from last turn:
Week 1 free-agent turn: every rostered player remained locked. Attempted to add Jordan James and drop Jerry Jeudy, but the transaction was rejected because Jeudy was locked.
Waiver/transaction context: prior notes incorrectly anticipated James/Vidal claims; neither was submitted/won in the shown log. Kimani Vidal was added by Claude Edwards-Helaire. Jerry Jeudy had actually been won earlier for $2, dropping Jalen Nailor, leaving FAAB at $98 now. Jordan James remains available; current reporting says he returned from a rib fracture and is listed behind Christian McCaffrey and Kaelon Black while competing for the No. 2 SF job. Add James for Jeudy once players unlock if no better Week 1 breakout RB appears. Kaytron Allen remains a low-priority alternative after only six Week 1 snaps in prior research.
Core to protect: Justin Jefferson, Malik Nabers, Kyren Williams, Jaylen Waddle, Dak Prescott, Colston Loveland. RB room: Kyren; Travis Etienne (IR designation, prior report expected around Week 9); Woody Marks; Emmett Johnson; Isiah Pacheco in sole IR slot (prior report expected around Week 13). WR depth makes Jeudy expendable: Parker Washington, Makai Lemon, KC Concepcion, Jeudy.
James Conner remains available on IR, but cannot be stashed while Pacheco occupies the only IR slot. Reassess Pacheco versus Conner when fresh recovery news emerges.
Next turn: review completed Week 1 usage/points and injury news, especially RB snap shares; prioritize a healthy RB with demonstrated work over speculative depth. If no breakout emerges and roster unlocks, add Jordan James for Jeudy. FAAB $98.

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.