League Fees, Payout, Rules & FAQ

League Entry Fee & Payout:

• League entry: $100 (as of 2024 season)

• Total Payout: $1,300 (12 - $100 league entries: $1,200 + Regular season last place finisher: $100)

• Payout (End of Season):

  • 1st Place: $625

  • 2nd Place: $340

  • 3rd Place: $125

  • Additional $15 is paid out for the highest point scorer of each individual week ($210 in total)

Keeper Rules:

• Owners may keep up to ONE (1) player from their "end of season" roster as a keeper for the following year.

• To be an eligible keeper, the player must have been undrafted or drafted AFTER the 4th round (5th round or later).

• Any eligible keeper will be kept one round earlier of where they were drafted the previous year (I.E. - A player drafted in the 6th round of the 2023 season would count towards that owner's 5th round pick of the 2024 season.

• Any eligible keeper maintains the same keeper rules even if player is traded, dropped, or added by a different owner.

• Any undrafted player picked counts as an 8th round keeper.  If you traded away your 8th round pick, the undrafted player becomes your 7th round pick, and so on.

• Eligible keepers can NOT be kept for back to back seasons.

• If an owner decides to leave the league for any reason, the new owner inherits the old owners team and "end of season" roster.  Same keeper rules apply.

Trade Rules:

• Trading of players and draft picks ONLY allowed from the start of the current year's draft through the leagues trading deadline (date set in Sleeper App).

  • NOTE: Trading of eligible keepers and picks NOT ALLOWED during the off-season

• There is no limit to the number of players or draft picks by an owner in a given season.

• When trading picks, it must be the same number between both owners (I.E. - If an owner is trading away 2 picks, they must receive 2 picks in return)

FAQs:

• What happens if I finish the regular season in last place?

  • You pay an additional cost of the entry fee ($100 as of 2024) that goes towards the current year's total payout.

• How is draft order determined?

  • This changes from year to year but will be announced well in advance (I.E. of past years - Picking from a hat, Open Championship Golf Tournament, Women's World Cup).  

  • NOTE: If as the owner you finish last, you get the 12th position, 2nd to last, 11th position, and so on until first place for 1st position is determined.

• What if an owner is unable to attend the draft live or remotely?

  • The Sleeper App will auto-draft based on "best available" player.  

  • Owner is required to fill a starting roster (1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX, 1 DEF, 1 K, 1 IDP) prior to drafting any bench spots.  If auto-draft selects a position already filled, commissioner will manually select next "best available" position based off ADP.

  •  To avoid auto-draft, owner can provide a detailed list of position per round.  This list can be provided to any other owner in the league, preferably an owner furthest away from their own draft spot.

  • Owner may also designate a substitute to draft on their behalf.

• When must you commit to your keeper for the upcoming season?

  • The commissioner will communicate the due date of when owners must commit to an eligible keeper.  This is typically 1 week before the draft.

  • NOTE: If the eligible keeper gets injured after the deadline and before the draft, the owner has the option to either choose a different eligible keeper or withdrawal their selection.