Davis Mattek on Jacory Croskey-Merritt

VideoNothing Predicts Best Ball Winning Like ADP ValueCaptured August 1, 2026

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one of the examples of that would be someone like Jacory Croskey Merritt last year. You know, had you drafted Jacory Croskey Merritt very early on in the process, you could have gotten him 18, 16, 17th round, something like that. I mean you could have realistically gotten like 80 spots of CLV there.

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Historical closing-line value example: 80 spots of ADP gain from early to late draft.

Historical example of closing-line ADP value in best ball. Had you drafted Jacory Croskey-Merritt early in the process, you could have gotten him in the 16th–18th round, realistically gaining approximately 80 spots of closing-line value by contest close.