Rules & Constitution

Scoring

• 6 points per touchdown for all positions.
• 1 point per reception for all positions except TE.
• 1.5 PPR for TEs.
• Fumbles: -1 point for a fumble lost. 0 points lost for a fumble retained.
• Interceptions: -1 point per interception.

See Sleeper.app for all other scoring settings.

Rosters

• 1x QB
• 2x RB
• 3x WR
• 1x TE
• 2x Flex (RB/WR/TE)
• 1x Super Flex (QB/RB/WR/TE)
• 1x DEF

• 14 bench positions.
• 4 taxi squad players — must have less than one year of NFL playing time to be eligible (aka rookies).
• All players must be moved to your bench or dropped before the start of the NFL season.
• 1 IR slot, usable only for players on the IR.

Player Acquisitions

• Players are acquired using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB) — $100 per season.
• Players can be acquired starting at the beginning of the NFL free agency period through the League Championship.
• FAAB money may be traded during the season, but not before the season or for future seasons.

• The league trade deadline is Week 12 of the season.
• All trades are processed through Sleeper.

Rookie Draft

• The league hosts an in-person rookie draft each season.
• The draft is linear, not snake.
• The draft is four rounds.

• Picks 1–5 go to the bottom 5 teams that missed the playoffs, in inverse order of regular-season finish.
• Picks 6–10 go to the top 5 playoff teams, in inverse order of playoff finish.

Playoffs

• The top five seeded teams automatically make the playoffs at the end of Week 14.
• The highest scoring team remaining (seeds 6–12) claims the final playoff spot as the 6th seed.
• All other teams play in the consolation tournament.
• Playoffs are one-week matchups, winner advances.
• Teams are reseeded after each round so the highest seed plays the lowest.

• $500 to the 1st place team.
• $250 to the 2nd place team.
• $150 to the 3rd place team.
• $100 for the Regular Season Champ.
• $100 to the Consolation Winner.
• $100 to the league for awards/misc.

League Fees

• $100 per year, collected via the league's LeagueSafe account, covering league fees, awards, and misc. expenses.
• Fees are due at the start of the season, which begins at the start of NFL free agency.
• Failure to pay at the start of the next season may result in forfeiture of your spot.

• A dead period begins after the championship game and runs until the NFL free agency period starts — no trading or player acquisitions allowed.
• The season begins at the start of the NFL free agency period.
• FAAB budgets begin at the start of the season and reset at the beginning of the next season.
• Teams cannot acquire players via trade or FAAB until their league fees are paid for the season.

Legacy Rules

• Only expansion affects current ownership — current owners have agreed to allow new ownership in to grow the league, the prestige of champions, and the size of the pot.
• Current owners always get an outlet to protect starters and high-priority investments during expansion: 13 protected players (current starters + 2 priority investments), leaving 12 players per roster available to new rosters.
• Priority order for league alignment: New Ownership first, League Expansion second, Rookie Draft last.
• Prior-year draft pick trades are non-transferable to any expansion, new roster alignment, or other draft.
• Compensatory picks are applied in priority order within the round they're awarded.

• New ownership may have their entry sponsored by the league in their first year, at the commissioner's discretion — not guaranteed.
• New ownership absorbs the current roster as-is.

• Remaining current owners each protect up to 13 of their own players; all other players are released.
• Expansion ownership drafts the first 13 players from the released pool to level-set with current owners.
• All ownership (current and expansion) then completes rosters in a linear refill draft prior to the rookie draft, with expansion ownership selecting 1st and 2nd.
• All ownership then conducts the rookie draft — expansion gets the last draft position (following the champion).
• Expansion ownership receives extra 1st- and 2nd-round rookie picks for their first 2 years in the league, awarded in draft pick order after all standard-round picks.