Scott Fish Bowl 15 Scoring and Basic Tips - SFB15

May is obviously dominated by dynasty rookie drafts. It’s also the kick-off for “Best Ball SZN” for those that dabble in that. But June? Well, June belongs to the Scott Fish Bowl. It’s the official unofficial kickoff of redraft season in the fantasy football world. And virtually every major fantasy football analyst drafts in it - so you can’t hide your takes for long.

The curveball, of course, is the scoring. Scott Fish loves us and, therefore, he likes to mess with us (like any good friend would do). Every year, he tweaks the scoring and format that make it just a bit more challenging than the average league. Anyone can draft a PPR league typical PPR league - let’s see how you adapt to a league with points for TARGETS or CARRIES. There’s certainly no “consensus rankings” to draw from.

The scoring was officially announced via a Fantasy Cares live stream yesterday, which can be watched here. And, as always, there are some new wrinkles to digest. Whether you are in the Scott Fish Bowl or playing in one of the other charity satellites, we’ll do our best to break down what the scoring means and which types of players it might help!

Scott Fish Bowl 15 Scoring

“Ultraflex” Lineup - 11 starters, 11 bench

• Start 0-2 Superflex
• Start 0-9 RB/WR/TE

Scoring Basics

• 6 points for all TD
• 2 points for all 2-point conversions
• .04 points per passing yard
• .1 points per rush/receiving yard
• 1 point per 1st down
• TEP - 1 extra point per TE reception

“Volume is king”

• 0.5 points per carry
• 1 point per target (MFL Leagues Only)
• 1 point per reception (MFL Leagues Only)
• 2.5 points per reception (Sleeper Leagues Only)

IDP (Individual Defensive Player) Scoring

• Sack - 6 points
• Tackle - 2 points
• Assisted Tackle - 1 point
• Blocked kick - 3 points
• TFL - 1 point
• Safety - 6 points
• Forced Fumble - 3 points
• Fumble Recovery - 3 points
• Interception - 6 points
• Pass defended - 1 point

#SFB15 Lineups And Rosters

The “all flex” setup is pretty wild. Yes, the superflex spots allow you to start two quarterbacks in those two specific spots. But you don’t HAVE to start quarterbacks if you don’t want. You can start all tight ends if you want or all running backs. In fact, since you can only start two quarterbacks, it actually HURTS the QB position for once. And there is no dedicated tight end spot so positional scarcity also doesn’t matter there. 

IDP #SFB15 Scoring - Is This IDP?

No, technically it’s not. Because there are no actual spots for individual defensive players. You can only start QBs, WRs, RBs, and TEs. But you get points for any plays they have that fit the scoring categories. Which makes things quite interesting for one player in particular - Travis Hunter.

Some guys will undoubtedly have a tackle on special teams or after an interception. But there’s really only one guy set to potentially play both ways this year and put himself in line for sacks, interceptions, passes defended, etc. Does that make Hunter valuable enough to be the 1.01? That’s up to you to decide.

Quarterback #SFB15 Scoring

At first glance, you would think that the six points for all touchdown scoring flattens out some of the rushing upside guys a bit. But then you realize you get 0.5 points per carry. For someone like Lamar Jackson, that would have been an extra ~70 points. So the rushing quarterbacks are still going to be favored in this format.

The real question is how valuable they are compared to position players with the new scoring. Historically, quarterbacks have dominated in superflex leagues like this, where you can start two. But the “volume is king” scoring settings actually favor another position over quarterback.

Running Back #SFB15 Scoring

The running back position will very likely be the most powerful one with these scoring settings. Sure, someone like Brock Bowers or Trey McBride could go nuclear, which we will get to later. But odds are running backs will end up the top scorers here. 

Running backs also get targets and receptions, but there are few wide receivers that actually get meaningful carries to take advantage of those bonuses. And running backs also routinely lead the league in first downs as well. Despite the insane season by Lamar Jackson last year, he still would have scored nearly 30 fewer points than Bijan Robinson. And Jayden Daniels, the QB2 in this scoring, would not have been among the top 7 running backs. In typical leagues, the top few scoring players are virtually always quarterbacks. 

Wide Reciever #SFB15 Scoring

Keeping with the recent #SFB15 trend, wide receivers are once again devalued a bit. They have been peppering the boards in early best ball as always, so it’s nice to see a change there. Not that there isn’t room for good wide receivers - Ja'Marr Chase would have been a top scorer in this format. But, like QB, the top RBs outscore the top wide receivers.

The key focus on wide receivers is the volume. Guys that make their money on low volume but high aDot chunk plays are a little less valuable in this format. For instance, let’s look at someone like Alec Pierce vs. Wan’Dale Robinson in the MFL scoring:

Despite Alec Pierce having 125 more yards and four more touchdowns, Robinson blows him out of the water in this scoring. They absolutely mean it when they say “volume is king”.

Tight End #SFB15 Scoring

We are big tight end enthusiasts at Fantasy Alarm. So we don’t necessarily love there not being a dedicated TE spot. But there’s also no dedicated spots for any position, so we can’t complain. And the tight end premium scoring absolutely gives a nice boost to the big dogs.

Keep in mind that that boost is not applied evenly, of course. You don’t get extra points for yards or for touchdowns. So the guys who make their money on chunk plays or as red zone threats don’t get a major plus. It’s the guys like Brock Bowers and Trey McBride who get massive target volume that take full advantage. With this scoring, there’s even a chance that a tight end finishes as the number one scoring player. They just need to get targeted like a high-end WR in the 140-150 target range to do it. 

#SFB15 Platforms - MFL vs. Sleeper

Be wary of your platform. Sleeper does not have the customization option for targets, so the compromise was to simply do 2.5 points per reception over on that platform. That obviously is going to change how to weight players slightly. Obviously more targets typically mean more receptions, but if you also have someone with a high catch rate, that’s naturally a bit more valuable on Sleeper than MFL.