Comparison
Edge Pro Fantasy vs. Draft Sharks
Draft Sharks built their reputation on injury modeling — Jared Smola and the team publish some of the most detailed injury risk reports in fantasy. If injury is the single biggest factor in your draft strategy, they're a serious option. We're a different bet: ML projections with full SHAP explainability, a free cheatsheet, and one-time draft-day pricing. Honest comparison below so you can pick the right fit for your league.
| Feature | Edge Pro Fantasy | Draft Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| Free cheatsheet | Yes — full 300-player board, all positions, print to PDF. | Free articles + some rankings; full cheatsheet behind paid tier. |
| Live draft assistant | $24.99 one-time. Sleeper, ESPN, Yahoo auto-sync. | Subscription pricing tiers; draft tool included in higher plan. |
| Projections methodology | LightGBM quantile regression on 6 yrs of play-by-play + snaps + targets + depth-chart data. | In-house projection model — methodology not fully published. Strong injury weighting. |
| Injury risk modeling | Two signals: chronic_risk score (career availability rate) + boom/bust score (variance in past games). Surfaced inline on every player. | Their flagship. Per-player injury risk reports with team medical context and historical injury database. |
| Per-player explainability | SHAP feature contributions on every projection — auditable rankings. | Detailed analyst writeups + risk reports; no per-projection SHAP. |
| Mock draft simulator | Free, no signup. 5 CPU personalities, same engine as paid tool. | Available with subscription. |
| Best fit for | Drafters who want a transparent ML model, one-time pricing, free cheatsheet. | Drafters who prioritize injury risk as the dominant draft factor and want deep editorial analysis. |
What Draft Sharks does well: their injury risk analysis is best-in-class. If you've been burned by injury-prone stars and want a tool that explicitly downgrades players based on historical injury patterns and team medical context, their reports are uniquely thorough.
Where we're different: we incorporate injury signal too (career availability rate and game-to-game variance are both features in our model), but we don't make it the headline. Our projections balance opportunity, talent, scheme fit, and risk together, and every ranking comes with a SHAP breakdown showing which features matter most for that specific player. Pricing is one-time ($24.99) versus recurring, and the cheatsheet is free with no paywall.
How to decide: if injury risk is your top-1 factor, Draft Sharks is the better tool. If you want a transparent ML model with explainable rankings and a free cheatsheet, try us. Run a free mock draft first — it's the fastest way to see whether the recommendations feel right.
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