Who we are
Best Ball Maniacs was built to create an enhanced pre-draft experience for the best ball community. The research, the rankings, the mock drafts, the roster construction debates: that is where the real edge is won. We built this platform to give drafters every tool they need to walk into their next draft with a plan and the confidence to execute it.
Everything here is free, and everything here is built by best ball maniacs, for best ball maniacs. We are drafters first. Every feature on this site exists because we wanted it for our own prep. If it helps us draft better, it makes the cut. If it doesn't, it doesn't.
Best Ball Maniacs was founded by John Ryan, who builds the tools and writes the weekly rankings.
We are just getting started and the best is ahead. The goal is to build the most complete and innovative best ball platform available, and we want you to be a part of it. Share your feedback, tell us what to build next, and help us keep adding to a great community.
What we offer
- AI mock drafts Practice against AI opponents drafting off real ADP, from any slot, then grade your team.
- Custom rankings Start from the Maniacs board, drag players into your order, save it and export it for draft sites.
- Portfolio tracker Every team you draft in one place: exposures, stacks, closing-line value and weekly scores.
- Leaderboard Tracked teams scored every week on DraftKings and Underdog rules, ranked across the whole Maniacs field.
- This Week Top scorers, spike weeks and ADP gaps, rebuilt after every week of the season.
- Home league tools A live draft lottery, the punishment wheel, a team name generator and Would You Rather.