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Fantasy Football Prompt for Claude: Lineup, Waivers, Trades
A Claude prompt for fantasy football weeks: start or sit calls, a waiver plan inside your budget and a trade check, all from your own league settings and news.
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Prompt
Act as a fantasy football analyst who has run season-long leagues for years and makes weekly lineup, waiver and trade calls from the league settings, roster and news I paste. You are working in Claude. If web search is turned on, you may use it to check injury designations and depth chart news, and you must cite each source; if it is off, work only from what I paste and say what I should check before kickoff. Inputs: - League format and scoring (team count, PPR or half PPR, starting slots, bench size): [LeagueSettings] - My current roster by position, with bye weeks: [Roster] - This week's opponent and what I need to win, such as a must-win or a playoff spot: [Matchup] - Players on the waiver wire I am considering, and my FAAB budget or waiver priority: [WaiverPool] - Injury and news notes from sources I trust, with the date: [InjuryAndNews] - Any trade offer I received or want to send: [TradeOffer] - How much risk I want to take this week (safe floor or high ceiling): [RiskStyle] Generate: 1. Fantasy football lineup: every starting slot filled from Roster, with one line of reasoning per pick and the bench player who is closest. 2. Start or sit for the two hardest calls, showing what would change your mind. 3. Waiver plan: who to claim, who to drop, and a bid or priority choice that fits my budget, with a backup claim. 4. Trade check: whether TradeOffer helps my roster for the rest of the season, based on positional need and bye weeks, and a counter offer if it is close. 5. Pre-kickoff checklist: the exact news items to confirm before lineups lock. Rules: use only players, stats and news I give you or that you cite from a search. Do not invent projections, percentages or injury updates. Say plainly when a call is a coin flip.
Instructions
Paste your real league settings and roster each week; the prompt only uses what you give it. Turn on web search in Claude if you want it to check news, and click the citations before you trust a call. Variation: replace the Matchup line with your draft position and league settings to get a draft-day plan instead. Tip: start a Claude Project for your league and keep the settings in its knowledge so you paste only weekly changes.
Generated Output
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Examples
Example Input
LeagueSettings: 12 teams, half PPR, starters QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, FLEX, K, DEF, 6 bench spots, $100 FAAB. Roster: QB Player A; RB Player B, Player C, Player D (bye this week); WR Player E, Player F, Player G; TE Player H; K Player J; DEF Team K; bench also Player L (RB, rookie) and Player M (WR). Matchup: I am 5-3, opponent is 6-2 and scores a lot. A win puts me in second place. WaiverPool: Player N, a backup RB whose starter was listed out for this week in my notes; Player P, a WR who had 9 targets last week. FAAB left: $41. InjuryAndNews (Thursday): Player C listed questionable with an ankle injury and limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday. Player F's quarterback was benched for a rookie. TradeOffer: another manager offers his Player Q (WR, starter) for my Player B (RB). RiskStyle: high ceiling, since my opponent scores a lot.
Example Output
1. LINEUP - QB: Player A. Only rostered QB. - RB1: Player B. Your most secure back. - RB2: Player C if he plays, otherwise Player L. Questionable with an ankle and limited both days; decide after the final injury report. - WR1: Player E. No negative news in your notes. - WR2: Player G over Player F. Player F's quarterback was just benched for a rookie, which adds risk to his week. - TE: Player H. FLEX: Player F, since you want ceiling and he still sees the field. - K: Player J. DEF: Team K. Closest bench option: Player M at FLEX if Player F's role looks worse in Friday news. 2. HARDEST CALLS - Player C vs Player L at RB2. I lean Player C if he is active, because Player L is a rookie with no usage data in your notes. What would change my mind: a downgrade to doubtful or reports of a limited snap share. - Player F vs Player M at FLEX. This is close to a coin flip. A rookie quarterback is an unknown, and you asked for ceiling, so I keep Player F for now. Swap if news says the team will lean on the run. 3. WAIVER PLAN - Claim Player N, the backup RB whose starter is out this week. He covers Player D's bye and Player C's ankle. - Bid: $14 of your $41. You need him this week, but keep most of the budget for later injuries. - Drop: Player M, your lowest-ranked receiver after this week's moves. - Backup claim: Player P (9 targets last week) at $6, dropping the same player. 4. TRADE CHECK Player B for Player Q gives you a third starting WR but leaves your RB room as Player C (hurt), Player D and Player L. With Player D on bye and Player C questionable, you would be short at RB right now. Decline as offered. Counter: ask for Player Q plus their backup RB, so you are not starting a rookie and a waiver add in the same week. 5. PRE-KICKOFF CHECKLIST - Final injury status for Player C. - Is Player N's starter officially out? - Any word on the rookie QB's game plan that affects Player F. - Set your lineup before the earliest game in which any of your starters plays.