What It Takes to Win: We Analyzed 6,976 Championship Rosters

Original research from Dynasty Trade Maker. We analyzed 6,976 dynasty league championship rosters from the 2025 Sleeper season (6,324 Superflex, 652 1QB).

Key Findings

82.5% of champions had a top-10 dynasty RB
74.4% had a top-10 dynasty WR
65.8% had a top-10 dynasty QB
44.3% had a top-5 dynasty TE
Top-3 player concentration: 36.5% of total roster value
Average roster age: 27.4 years

How Champions Allocate Roster Value

QB: 22.5% | RB: 30.2% | WR: 35% | TE: 12.3%

The 20 Most Common Players on Championship Rosters

Player	Pos	% of Champs
Christian McCaffrey	RB	26.3%
Bijan Robinson	RB	26%
Derrick Henry	RB	22.4%
Puka Nacua	WR	22.1%
Trey McBride	TE	19.3%
Chase Brown	RB	19.2%
Chris Olave	WR	17.9%
George Kittle	TE	17.5%
Matthew Stafford	QB	17%
Ja'Marr Chase	WR	16.4%
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	15.8%
Brock Purdy	QB	15.7%
Jonathan Taylor	RB	15.6%
De'Von Achane	RB	15%
Stefon Diggs	WR	14.2%
Davante Adams	WR	13.9%
Drake Maye	QB	13.9%
Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	13.8%
George Pickens	WR	13.7%
Jacoby Brissett	QB	13.5%

Methodology

Dataset: 6,976 completed dynasty leagues from Sleeper, 2025 season. Collection via snowball sampling from Dynasty Trade Maker users. Champion identification via Sleeper's winners bracket API. Player values from FantasyCalc consensus dynasty values.

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