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Fantasy Football is now a year-long event. True degenerates (myself included) have been drafting Best Ball teams for the 2025 season since literally during the NFC Championship Game. But if you’re looking for the true start of the fantasy football season, look no further than each year’s Scott Fish Bowl tournament. This massive charity competition featuring a who’s who of the fantasy industry kicks off the fantasy season each year, bringing the community together for a good cause. Drafts won’t start for a while, but today we took a huge step forward, learning the scoring settings for Scott Fish Bowl 15.
The Scott Fish Bowl has a tradition of unique scoring settings, from classic things like tight end premium and first-down bonuses all the way to last year’s massive boosts for return yardage. This year is no different, as we have a variety of unique settings, including points per target for MFL leagues. Don’t worry, Sleeper isn’t left out of the fun, as leagues on that site will have an absurd 2.5 points per reception. Without further ado, let’s break down the implications of these scoring and roster settings.
Scott Fish Bowl 15 Scoring Settings Analysis
Roster Limits
- 11 starters, 11 bench
- 2 QB/RB/WR/TE (Superflex) Spots
- 9 RB/WR/TE (Classic Flex) Spots
- NO Kickers
The Scott Fish Bowl has officially gone full Flex. In previous years, SFB rosters have required at least one player at every position — no longer. If you hate tight ends, you don’t have to roster any. If you want to go full wide receiver, go ahead.
The one other big lineup change from previous years is the removal of kickers, who have previously been more impactful in SFB due to inflated scoring settings. Instead, we just have 11 Flex spots, two of which allow quarterbacks. With traditional scoring settings, this would essentially be two QB slots and nine slots full of running backs and wide receivers, with a handful of tight ends sneaking in. But, as I’m sure you already know, SFB15’s scoring settings aren’t traditional.
SFB Scoring Settings (All Sites)
- 6 points for ALL touchdowns
- 2 points for 2-point conversions
- 0.04 points per passing yard
- 0.1 points per rushing or receiving yard
- 1 point per first down rushing or receiving
- 1 point of Tight End Premium per reception
- 0.5 points per carry
For SFB, this is actually fairly standard. Gone are the massive boosts for return yardage, much to the chagrin of my Raheem Blackshear-powered team from last year. Compared to what most would consider “standard” settings, there are only a few key differences.
The first difference is six points for all touchdowns, meaning passing touchdowns are also worth six points. This is obviously a boost to quarterback scoring, especially for passers who don’t often score rushing touchdowns. But it’s not as big of a change as you might think. For Joe Burrow, the league leader in passing touchdowns, it was worth nearly five points per game in 2024. But if we slide down to just the 10th QB in passing touchdowns, Jayden Daniels, this is only a 2.8 point per game increase compared to a classic setting of four points per passing touchdown.
Of course, we also have a boost to help tight ends compete in this Flex-only format, with one extra point per reception. For players like Brock Bowers and Trey McBride, this could easily be a boost of at least five points per game. Again, though, this power of this boost decreases as we move down the ranks. Last year’s TE12 in receptions, Jake Ferguson, caught only 59 passes in 18 regular-season games. That would be good for a boost of just 3.3 points per game.
We also have a couple of key volume boosters, as non-passing first downs are each worth one point and carries are each worth 0.5 points. Honestly, I’m a fan of changes along these lines even in classic leagues. They reward volume and consistency at the expense of touchdowns and big plays. This makes the top-tier players, who see huge volume, even more important, and hurts the value of boom-or-bust deep threat options.
Of course, the carry bonus is especially effective for bell-cow running backs, but don’t sleep on its impact on dual-threat QBs. The big four dual-threat QBs (Jalen Hurts, Jayden Daniels, Lamar Jackson, and Josh Allen) all eclipsed 100 rushing attempts last season. Quarterback rushing also leads to plenty of first-down fantasy points, as rushes by quarterbacks go for first downs far more often than any other type.
Scoring Differences On MFL vs. Sleeper
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- MFL: 1 point per target AND 1 point per reception
- Sleeper: 2.5 points per reception
If you thought the rules introduced so far were a bit tame for the Scott Fish Bowl, never fear. Here is where things get wild. For leagues hosted on MFL, all players will receive one point per reception (not too crazy) and one point per target (now that’s crazy). On Sleeper, this has been roughly converted into 2.5 points per reception.
The average NFL catch rate is solidly above 50%, so pass-catchers will score more points on Sleeper. This is especially true for player archetypes who catch the vast majority of their passes, notably running backs, tight ends, and low-ADOT receivers. Those players should get a boost on Sleeper, but don’t overcorrect. For the most part, viewing the two sites as interchangeable will likely serve you fine.
On both sites, this is a massive boost to scoring for high-volume receivers. If you’ve played in both Standard and Full PPR leagues, you know how much of a difference just one point per reception can make. A full 2.5 points per reception (or slightly less on MFL) is massive.
Scott Fish Bowl 15 IDP Scoring Rules
- 6 points per sack
- 2 points per tackle
- 1 point per assisted tackle
- 3 points per block
- 1 point per tackle for loss
- 6 points per safety
- 3 points per forced fumble
- 3 points per opponent’s fumble recovered
- 6 points per interception
- 1 point per pass defended
We can consider these the “Travis Hunter rules.” Because the all-Flex lineups do not allow for IDP players to be started, the only useable player in the format who is likely to receive a bonus from these rules is this year’s second overall pick. If Hunter plays full-time both ways, he could rack up some serious points. Using the Sleeper scoring settings and their built-in projections, he is projected as the sixth-highest-scoring player overall. However, these settings reward volume on both sides of the ball, which isn’t ideal for shutdown cornerbacks or part-time players (both of which Hunter might be). He definitely deserves a boost, but pay close attention to reports out of Jacksonville on how he will be used before making him a first-round pick.
Scott Fish Bowl 15 Strategy Tips
So, what does all this mean? Not as much as you might think. Last year, the top 10 scoring leaders in this format (with Sleeper settings) were Bijan Robinson, Ja’Marr Chase, Saquon Barkley, Lamar Jackson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Derrick Henry, Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, and Josh Jacobs. All of those players obviously also had excellent fantasy seasons under traditional settings. At the end of the day, these settings reward volume and efficiency, just like all fantasy football formats.
But this doesn’t mean there aren’t trends we can notice. Under these settings, quarterback scoring is significantly deflated compared to other positions. You’ll notice that only one of the players in that top 10 (Lamar Jackson) was a quarterback. In traditional Half-PPR leagues, each of the top five 2024 scorers was a QB. That’s even with just four points per passing touchdown. Quarterbacks also accounted for 14 of the top 20 overall fantasy players in 2024. Applying Scott Fish Bowl 15 settings, quarterbacks accounted for just 18 of the top 100 players.
This means you shouldn’t feel forced to fill your two Superflex lineup spots with quarterbacks. The top dual-threat options will still put up huge scores, but mid-tier QBs are very replaceable with players at other positions. This is especially true for immobile quarterbacks. Joe Burrow, for example, is projected for fewer SFB15 points than Tony Pollard (using Sleeper scoring settings and projections).
In general, volume is king, especially at the running back position. In fact, high-volume running backs may actually be king. Those per-carry and first-down bonuses do heavy work. Even 2.5 points per reception isn’t enough for receivers to keep up. Of the top 12 projected players under these settings, nine are running backs. The three outliers are the aforementioned Hunter and the two best receivers in the league, Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson. The next dozen or so players includes the elite dual-threat quarterbacks, the two top-tier tight ends, a handful of wide receivers who are first-round picks in classic formats, and, of course, more high-volume running backs.
This is just a first pass, and I’m sure many (perhaps myself included) will do deeper dives into the intricacies of Scott Fish Bowl 15’s roster and scoring settings before we hit draft season. For now, though, my number one piece of advice is not to be afraid to trust projections and make “weird” picks. Even though everyone knows that SFB is special, drafters often default to trusting classic ADP. Don’t be afraid to reach for Hunter in the first round, or completely fade every other position and draft nothing but running backs. Most of all, have fun, and remember that this is all for a good cause!
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Ted Chmyz is a fantasy football contributor for PlayerProfiler. Find him on Twitter and Bluesky @Tchmyz for more fantasy content or to ask questions.
