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Generate Optimal Lineup
Please choose a captain for your lineup
  • We require that you choose a player to be the captain of your lineup.
  • Click the lock icon for the player you wish to use as the captain of your lineup. Tip: Unlock and lock your captain again, or choose a new captain, if you see this message more than once.
  • The player you select as your Captain will score 1.5x the standard fantasy point value for each statistic, but drafting a player as Captain will cost more salary than drafting them as UTIL.
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  • The pool of eligible players may be too small.
  • Too many players may be locked in at a position.
  • The locked in players may be expensive enough that a valid lineup is impossible.
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  • The current flex position settings may be too restrictive.
  • Please contact support@rotowire.com if this error is still appearing after making adjustments to the player pool.
Generate Optimal Lineup
NAME POS TEAM OPP LINE PP SAL FPTS VAL ML O/U SPRD TM/P RST% LOCK EXC
0/0 Selected $0
Tip: Exclude, like, or lock players for different results.
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Important Note: Manually locking a captain may reduce the number of possible unique lineup combinations. If this is a problem then please consider unlocking your captain so that the optimizer can choose for you.
Options
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Settings
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Projection Models
Apply a projection model to update each player's projected fantasy points.
RotoWire Projections
Projections based on advanced data, Vegas metrics, player matchups and RotoWire's own daily fantasy experts.
Custom Projections & Salaries
Manually edited salaries and projections.
Upload Projections
Download a template for customizing the projections used in the optimizer.
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Player Exposure
Set your minimum and/or maximum desired share of lineups, for each player, when generating multiple lineups at a time.
This tool can prevent a player from appearing in too many lineups or encourage the optimizer to fit a player into more lineups.
Individual PlayersCaptain Exposure
Total minimum exposure exceeds 100%. Please consider lowering the minimum exposure for your groups until this message goes away.
Tips
  • Generate additional lineups if your exposure to a certain group is outside of the min. and max. you entered.
  • Consider increasing the maximum individual exposure, for each player, if group exposure is outside of the min. and max. you entered.
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Suggested Groupings
Pair QB with top receiver?
Pair QB with #2 receiver?
Pair QB with top tight end?
Fade opposing team defense?
Fade RB teammates?
Fade QB, RB, WR, and TE teammates?
Pair with team defense?
Pair with opposing #1 WR?
Pair with opposing #1 RB?
Current Group
No players have been added to this group yet.
Player Position Team Salary Points
Avoiding
Player Team Opponent Position Salary Fpts. Val
The total combined minimum exposure exceeds 100%. Get more diverse lineups by lowering the total exposure for this position to below 100%.
Definitions
  • Min. %: Force a player to be in x% of lineups.
  • Max. %: Prevent a player from being in more than x% of lineups.

Examples
  • I want Player #1 to be in at least 10% of lineups.
      Set Player #1's minimum exposure to 10%.
  • I want Player #2 and Player #3 to be in at least 5% of lineups but not more than 15% of lineups.
      Set each player's minimum exposure to 5% and their maximum exposure to 15%.
  • I want to prevent Player #4 from being in more than 25% of lineups.
      Set Player #4's maximum exposure to 25%.

Notes
Please note that the optimizer may not mathematically be able to follow your exposure settings if you are generating too few lineups. Simply generate more lineups if you want to get closer to your desired min and max exposure settings.
Player Team Position Salary Fpts. Val Min. % Max. % Exposure
The total combined minimum exposure exceeds 100%. Get more diverse lineups by lowering the total exposure for this position to below 100%.
Player Team Position Salary Fpts. Val Min. % Max. % Exposure
Optimizer Settings
Manage optimizer settings and reset customized players.
Locked Players
Remove lock from all players.
Liked Players
Remove like from all players.
Custom Salaries
Reset custom salaries for all players.
Custom Projections
Reset custom projections for all players.
Minimum Total Salary
Only generate lineups with at least this total salary.
Maximum Total Salary
Only generate lineups with a total salary less than or equal to this number.
Flex Positions
Choose the positions that are allowed to fill the flex position in each lineup.
Custom Players
Add a custom player to the player pool.
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Excluded Players
All players ineligible for the optimal lineup. Click a player to add them back.
No players have been excluded.
Prevent players from being in generated lineups by clicking their red icon.
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    Locked Players
    All players that have been locked. These players will be in all lineups that are generated.
    No players have been locked.
    Force players to be in all lineups that are generated by clicking their yellow icon.
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      Liked Players
      All players that have been liked. These players will be more likely to be in lineups that are generated.
      No players have been liked.
      Make players players more likely to be in generated lineups by clicking their blue icon.
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