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League Types + Settings

Melvin
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League Types

NFL-Managed Leagues are leagues created and 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 league scoring and settings other than those which are found in our NFL-Managed Leagues. PPR (points per reception) and IDP (individual defensive player) are two examples of settings that are exclusive to custom leagues. 

Ultimate Experience Leagues pay a fee in order to play for championship rings, autographed footballs and jerseys, officiating flags, game coins, and more. Pricing varies by prize. You may choose to join an Ultimate Experience League or upgrade your personal Custom League.

Autopick Leagues are drafted automatically according to site or personal rankings. This option has its own button in the League Directory.

Winners Leagues are accessible only to those users that have previously won a Fantasy League.

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) None None; 1-100
Acquisition Max (week) None None; 1-25
Trade Limit (season) None None; 1-50
Trade Deadline Yes None; Several Options
Trade Review Type League Votes None; League Manager Veto
League Votes
Waiver Period 1 Day No Waivers; 1-4 Days
Waiver Type Weekly Reset
Inverse Order of Standings		 Weekly Reset to Inverse
Order of Standings
Never Reset;
Free Agent Lock Type Yes (at Game Time) None; Yes (at Game Time)
Post-Draft Players Go on Waivers Go On Waivers;
Become Free Agents
Roster Lock Type At Individual Game Time At Individual Game Time;
First Game of the Week
2016 Keeper Settings None None; 1-40 Players
2016 Keeper Lock Date None 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; IDP; Bench; Reserved Slot
Positional Limits None None; Custom

 

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