Beat the default rankings
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, or another MCP-compatible AI to your ESPN league for draft prep built on your real settings.
League Loom reads your full scoring, starting lineup slots, bench and IR sizes, and last season's draft, plus ESPN's own player projections. The assistant compares those against projections it researches elsewhere, so you can see exactly where your league mates drafting off ESPN's default ranks will misprice a player.
Pulled your settings: full PPR, TE receptions at 1.5 points. That is a real gap:
| Player | ESPN rank | Your scoring | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite TE | TE4 | TE2 | Up a tier |
| Mid WR3 | WR28 | WR31 | Down |
Based on your lineup slots (2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX) and full PPR scoring:
Round 1: best available RB or WR, no reach. Round 2: whichever of the two you skipped. Round 3: TE if a top-tier one is still there, given your premium.
Your league starts 9 players and rosters 16, so 7 bench spots need to come near the minimum.
| Tier | Spend | Spots | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchors | $120 | 2 | Two elite starters |
| Middle | $65 | 7 | Fill the lineup |
| Bench | $15 | 7 | Near minimum |
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In Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP tool, add a custom connector and paste https://leagueloom.com/mcp, leaving the Client ID and Secret blank.
Choose ESPN. A public league needs nothing else. For a private league, paste your own espn_s2 and SWID cookies.
Copy the ESPN Draft Kit prompt from the prompt library, paste it into your AI, and tell it your draft slot or auction budget when it asks.
https://leagueloom.com/mcpAdd it as a custom connector, leave Client ID & Secret blank, then follow the quick wizard.
Why League Loom
ESPN's default rankings are built for ESPN's default scoring, and almost nobody plays default scoring. A TE premium, a half point per reception, a six point passing touchdown: each one quietly reshuffles the board, and every league mate drafting off the app's ranks is working from the wrong list. League Loom reads your league's real settings, which on ESPN means the full picture including lineup slots and bench sizes, so the assistant re-ranks players for the league you are actually in.
It can also pull ESPN's own projections through the connector, which makes a genuinely useful comparison possible: line those up against projections researched from other major fantasy sites and the gaps show you where the room is going to misprice somebody. Because ESPN exposes so much, the interview is short.
The assistant only needs to ask what no API returns, like your draft slot, your auction budget, and any keeper rules. It will tell you plainly which numbers came from ESPN and which it researched.
FAQ
Yes. ESPN exposes full scoring settings and lineup slots to League Loom, so the assistant re-ranks players for your rules rather than using generic rankings.
Two places, and the assistant labels both. ESPN's own projections come through League Loom. Everything else, including ADP and outside projections, is researched by the AI from public fantasy sources like Yahoo, RotoWire, CBS Sports, and FantasyPros.
Yes. Tell the assistant your budget when it asks and it will plan a spend allocation across your roster spots instead of a round by round order.
Only for private leagues. A public ESPN league needs no credentials. A private one needs your own espn_s2 and SWID cookies, which are sealed into your encrypted connection.
No. Every League Loom tool retrieves or analyzes data. You draft in ESPN while the assistant advises.
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