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New Feature: Additional Hybrid Draft support
A new Hybrid / Half-and-Half Draft setting lets commissioners cap how many players each team can buy in the auction portion — and FanDraft automatically polices the rule.
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Start/Bench Now Offers Draft Rankings for Fantasy Football Draft Prep
Start/Bench — FanDraft's in-season lineup tool — now offers a preseason Draft Rankings resource powered by predictive market data, with customizable, printable cheat sheets.
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Fantasy Draft Rumble to Determine Your League's Draft Order
Another quick and entertaining way to decide your league's draft order — Fantasy Draft Rumble turns each manager into a pixel-art wrestler for a draft-order battle royal.
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FanDraft Football '26 is now live
FanDraft Football '26 is now available. This offseason our focus has been on improving the flow and energy of draft night.
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New Feature: End of Round Slide
With FanDraft's new End of Round Slide, every round now gets a moment to breathe — and a moment to stir the pot.
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Introducing StartBench: Your Weekly Fantasy Lineup Assistant
Fantasy football is full of tough decisions. Every week, you're faced with the same gut-wrenching question: who do I start, and who do I bench?
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New Features in FanDraft '25
FanDraft '25 is now live, and as usual we added a variety of new features and improvements. Below are some detailed highlights of a few of these new additions.
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FanDraft Football 2025 is now live!
FanDraft Football '25 is now available. This offseason our focus has been on refinement of the platform, bringing greater security, stability, and polish.
Read more →New Tool: End a Team's Auction
Some auction leagues don't require owners to spend all of their auction dollars or fill a required roster size. This tool was made especially for commissioners of leagues with these rules.
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New Feature: Quick Change Position Menu
When the draft nears the end, many commissioners hear owners requesting quick changes of the Player Board positions. Now you can swap between them instantly.
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FanDraft Football 2024 is now live!
FanDraft Football '24 is now available. This offseason our primary focus has been on enhancing scalability to support FanDraft's growing remote capabilities.
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FanDraft Baseball
As the chill in the air gives way to the warmer breezes of spring, the excitement for the upcoming fantasy baseball season starts to build.
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New Feature: Position Board display
We just added a new Position Board display, which shows a breakdown of teams and how many of each position they have selected.
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New Addition: Combo Drafts can now change Order Type during transition
Combo Drafts are a style of drafting where you begin as an Auction format, and then at some point in the draft switch to a Regular style of draft.
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New Addition: Added "Remaining Bid$" values to the Roster Report
The Draft Roster report now includes Remaining Bid Dollars for auction drafts, giving commissioners a useful in-season and dynasty value.
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New Addition: Color Differentiated "Traded Picks" teams
Earlier this year we improved the readability of traded picks by assigning different colors for each team name, which show when there are traded picks on the draft board.
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New Addition: Change Voice Announcer in the Audio/Video setup area
The commissioner can now go to the Audio/Video setup area to change the voice used for the Voice Announcer.
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New Feature: "Allow Owner Editing"
The Admin Commish can now give remote owners the ability to edit their team name, logo, and owner image.
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The Hybrid League: The perfect blend between dynasty and keeper leagues
After 20+ years of trial and error, we developed the Hybrid League — a format that balances team identity, off-season engagement, and a quality draft.
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New Feature: "Player List" display
A new mobile-friendly Player List display shows available players in a vertical list, built with remote drafters on a phone in mind.
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7 Unique Features in FanDraft To Level-Up Your Live Draft
Commissioners who want an exceptional draft party choose FanDraft. Here are seven distinctive features you can add to host an unforgettable draft day.
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New Feature: "Commish Announcement"
A new commissioner tool displays an informational announcement message to all users, useful when remote drafters aren't watching the chat area.
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Update to FanDraft Player Rankings
FanDraft player rankings are now supplied by FantasyNerds.com, delivering more consistent and predictable rankings throughout the draft season.
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Best Scheduling Tools For Your Fantasy Football Draft
Picking a draft date is a commissioner's first job. Here are our favorite free scheduling tools to kick off the draft day scheduling process.
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Choosing the Best Fantasy Football Draft Board
Choosing the right draft board is one of the most important parts of your live draft. Here's a comparison of the best fantasy football draft board options.
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5 Planning Tips for Successful Fantasy Football Draft Party
It's never too early to start planning your fantasy football draft party. Here are 5 essential tips and tricks to ensure a successful event.
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FanDraft Football 2023 is now available
FanDraft Football 2023 is now live, headlined by support for new fantasy sports and the highly requested Player Queue for remote drafters.
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It's Time to Revisit Your Fantasy Football Rulebook
After last year's canceled Bengals vs Bills game disrupted fantasy Super Bowls, here are ten rules every league and commissioner should make sure their bylaws cover.
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FanDraft is now available for Baseball, Basketball, and Hockey
FanDraft now supports fantasy baseball, basketball, and hockey, bringing the same features as our flagship football product to these new fantasy sports.
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The Losers Bracket: An Alternative to the Toilet Bowl
An engaging, functional alternative to the Toilet Bowl that keeps non-playoff teams involved and uses playoff results to set next season's draft order.
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5 Tips for a Successful FanDraft Draft
Five tips to help commissioners prepare for and run a great FanDraft draft party, from practice drafts to Commissioner Mode to double-checking your settings.
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Draft Day Essentials: Some Inspiration to further "Level-Up" your draft
Looking for last-minute ideas to make your in-person fantasy football draft even more extra? Check out these inspirational draft day essentials from FootballGuys.
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Beware of the Week 14 BYEs
Six NFL teams have a BYE in week 14 this year. A friendly reminder for commissioners to review their league's regular season and playoff schedules.
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New FanDraft Feature: Whammy Players!
FanDraft's new Whammy Players feature randomly designates players that trigger a fun penalty when selected during your draft. Here's how to set it up.
Read more →Fantasy Football Podcasts - Hidden Treasures
Beyond the usual suspects, here are three lesser-known fantasy football podcasts that the FanDraft team listens to religiously.
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New Features: Filter by "Rookie" / Hide Draft Clock
Two new user-requested FanDraft features: filter the player board by rookies, and hide the draft clock for leagues that don't use one.
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Commissioners: Seeking Advice? -- Commissioner's Corner Mailbag
Have a specific fantasy football league question? Send your inquiries to the Commissioner's Corner Mailbag and we'll try our hardest to respond.
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Should you ignore the ADP/Rankings?
The fantasy community takes consensus rankings too seriously. Here's why you should build your own ranking formula while still finding value in ADP.
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On the Clock: How long should you set the draft pick timer?
The draft pick timer can make or break your draft. Here are recommendations and a proven template for keeping everyone happy and your draft flowing.
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A Closer Look at Some New FanDraft '22 Features
A focused look at several new features in FanDraft '22, including The Pick Is In, customizable sound effects, Keeper On The Fly, draft dates, and mobile compatibility.
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100 Yard Rush to Determine Your League's Draft Order
A quick, fun, and completely random method for determining your fantasy football league's draft order using the 100yardrush.com racing service.
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FanDraft Football 2022 is now available
FanDraft Football 2022 is here, with a focus on refinement, new mobile compatibility, customizable sound effects, The Pick Is In feature, and many UI improvements.
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Toilet Bowl Punishment Ideas
A compiled list of tamer, easy-to-implement last-place punishment ideas for your fantasy football league's Toilet Bowl loser.
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Hide Your Picks in FanDraft / Drama Mode: How to "Extend" your Display
How to extend your display so you can hide picks as they are entered, by running two browser instances of FanDraft for a more dramatic reveal.
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Five Easy Ideas to Level-up Your Draft Party
Five simple, easy-to-implement ideas to take your league's in-person fantasy football draft party to the next level.
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Where the hell is your iPhone app: Or, The History/Behind the Scenes of FanDraft
The history and behind-the-scenes story of FanDraft, and why an optimized iPhone app hasn't been prioritized for our small, in-person-focused company.
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When is the Best Time to Draft?
Weighing the two camps on fantasy football draft timing, and why the best time to draft is really when the majority of your owners can attend.
Read more →Latest feature: "Additional Team Info" Box
A new optional feature that displays a bit of team/owner history, including prior year first pick, record, and playoff info, on the PreDraft slide and during the draft.
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Should You Change Your League Management Service?
A guide to deciding whether to switch your fantasy football league management service, with the pros and cons of the seven most recognized commissioner products.
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The FanDraft Substack
Subscribe for free to the FanDraft Substack to stay on top of all the latest FanDraft news, feature releases, draft party tips, and fantasy strategy.
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Online Fantasy Football Auction Drafts with FanDraft
How FanDraft's online platform makes it easy to run in-person, hybrid, or fully online fantasy football auction drafts, with a walkthrough of the auction process.
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A look at some new FanDraft '21 Features
A roundup of the new and exciting features added to FanDraft 2021, from customizable position cell colors to auction flexibility and shareable draft links.
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FanDraft 2021 is now available!
FanDraft 2021 is live, bringing the platform fully online with new audio features, UI improvements, auction enhancements, and an optional installable desktop version.
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Grading Commissioner Platforms
A grading breakdown of the major fantasy football commissioner platforms to help you pick the right host for your league's needs and future.
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5 Reasons You Should Hold A Fantasy Football Draft This Year
Five reasons to push past the pessimism and hold your fantasy football draft this year, even in an uncertain season.
Read more →Latest Additions to FanDraft 2020
A summary of the latest features added to the FanDraft Online platform over the summer, including the Voice Announcer, voice reactions, hosted MP3 team songs, and MyFantasyLeague integration.
Read more →FanDraft 2020: Covid-19 Return Policy
Our Covid-19 return policy for FanDraft 2020, allowing eligible early purchasers a credit toward 2021 if they did not use the platform for a draft.
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Fantasy Football Draft Packet
How to build an official League Draft Packet to set an early tone of excitement, including a section-by-section framework and a free Google Docs template.
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Fantasy Football Team Names and Logos
Why you should establish set team names and logos for your fantasy league, plus tools and tips for creating quality logos that build lasting league tradition.
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Tracking your league's "Overall Records"
Why tracking your league's all-time Overall Records is worth the effort, plus a free Google Sheets template to make it easy.
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5 Fantasy Football Draft Party Ideas for a Successful Draft
Five ideas for hosting a memorable fantasy football draft party, from getting a draft board to destination drafts, drinking games, and announcing your picks.
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5 Tips for a successful FanDraft Draft!
Five tips to help you get the most out of the FanDraft platform, from running practice drafts to using Commissioner Mode, draft tools, clock controls, and reports.
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Pandemic Drafting - Fantasy Football during Covid-19
How to recreate the fantasy football draft party experience during the pandemic by combining FanDraft with video conferencing tools like Zoom and Google Meet.
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League Newsletters Made Easy with MailChimp
How to use MailChimp to quickly design reusable weekly fantasy football league newsletters, plus a best-practice tip for keeping the trash talk flowing.
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5 Rules Your Fantasy Football League May Be Missing
Five key rules to consider adding to your fantasy football league's constitution, from voting requirements to tie-breakers and trade vetoes.
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FanDraft Football 2020: Re-Inventing the Fantasy Football Draft Board
FanDraft becomes a fully online platform for 2020, bringing Commissioner Mode, online auction drafts, free remote owner participation, and a brand new interface.
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Best Ways to Determine Your Fantasy Football Draft Order
A collection of the best draft order lottery ideas, organized into five categories ranging from totally random raffles to competitive games of skill.
Read more →Preventing Collusion & Throwing Games in Your Fantasy Football League
Rather than relying on blanket anti-collusion rules, incentivize owners to stay engaged all season with loser brackets, double-headers, early trade deadlines, and weekly prizes.
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Development Rate of Tight Ends
Charting the fantasy production of top tight ends shows most hit near full potential by year two, so avoid rookie TEs in re-draft leagues and hunt for value among second-year players.
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Beware the Rookie WR
Most top rookie wide receivers bust or barely beat average, so wait until the mid/late rounds before taking one — unless you're in a dynasty or deep keeper league.
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5 Fantasy Football Draft Party Ideas for a Successful Draft
Five ideas to make your in-person fantasy football draft party a success, from getting a draft board to destination drafts, drinking games, and announcing your picks.
Read more →Best Ways Determine Your Fantasy Draft Order
A compilation of the best draft order lottery ideas, grouped into five categories from totally random raffles to competitive games of skill.
Read more →Spotlight on DFL
FanDraft was featured in the Advertiser Spotlight on Dynasty League Football, a top resource for dynasty and keeper league analysis.
Read more →FanDraft Review by "Let's Talk Fantasy Sports"
The "Let's Talk Fantasy Sports" podcast published a video review of FanDraft, covering the product and how it works.
Read more →Review of FanDraft: via Fantasy Knuckleheads
FantasyKnuckleheads.com published an in-depth review of FanDraft Football 2015, covering how FanDraft works and detailing many of its features.
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