League Types
NFL-Managed Leagues are leagues created and auto-run by NFL.com with standard/default settings for scoring, rosters, transactions, seeding, and schedule (as shown in the table below). Our fantasy players like these leagues for their simplicity, because the majority of fantasy football strategy content is geared towards leagues with default settings, and because no team owner has any power over the other.
Custom Leagues are leagues created and run by an NFL.com user with customizable scoring, roster, transaction, seeding, division, and schedule settings (as shown in the table below). Some users find these leagues more exciting, as they have more freedom to enjoy scoring and settings other than those which are found in our NFL-Managed Leagues. IDP (individual defensive player) are one example of a setting that is exclusive to custom leagues.
League Settings
| Default Setting | Custom League Options | |
| Teams | 10 | 4-20; even numbers only |
| Divisions | None | None; 2-4 |
| League Viewable By Public | No | No; Yes |
| Undroppable List | NFL.com Fantasy Default List | None; NFL.com Fantasy Default List |
| Acquisition Max (season) | No Maximum | No Maximum; None Allowed; No 1-100 |
| Acquisition Max (week) | No Maximum | No Maximum; None Allowed; 1-25 |
| Max Trades per Season | No Maximum | No Maximum; None Allowed; 1-50 |
| Trade Deadline | No Deadline | No Deadline; Several Options |
| Trade Review Type | League Votes (by team owners) | None; Commissioner Veto; League Votes |
| Waiver Period | 1 Day | No Waivers; 1-4 Days |
| Waiver Type | Resets to Inverse Standings Order (weekly) | Reset to Inverse Standings Order; Move to Last After Claim, Never Reset; Waiver Acquisition Budget |
| Free Agent Lock Type | Yes (at Game Time) | None; Yes (at Game Time) |
| Post-Draft Players | Follow Waiver Rules | Follow Waiver Rules; Free Agents |
| Roster Lock Type | At Individual Game Time | At Individual Game Time; First Game of the Week |
| 2019 Keeper Settings | None | None; 1-40 Players |
| 2019 Keeper Lock Date | League Draft Date [only applies if Keepers are turned on] | League Draft Date; Any Other Date Prior |
| Rosters | 9 starters (QB; RB; RB; WR WR; W/R Flex TE; K; DEF) and 6 bench |
Up to 40 players positional limits (QB; RB; WR; TE WR/RB Flex; WR/TE Flex; QB/WR/RB/TE Flex; RB/WR/TE Flex; K; DEF; DL; LB; DB; Flex IDP; Bench; Reserved Slot |
| Positional Limits | None | None; Custom |