Compact by design
Eight teams compete; the top four records advance to the playoffs.
League constitution · 2026
Know the cost before you call your shot.
The league rules, translated into quick examples you can actually use while setting a lineup, proposing a trade, or choosing a keeper.
Read the source constitution08franchises
02keepers max
75%rule approval
Constitution active
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League structure
Eight teams. Four tickets to the postseason.
Sixteen roster slots
1QB2RB2WR1TE2FLEX1K1DEF5BENCH1IR
FLEX accepts RB, WR, or TE. Every roster also carries five bench slots and one IR slot.
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Keepers
Every year of certainty gets more expensive.
Cost progression
One round earlier, every year.
A Round 10 draft pick becomes R9, then R8, then R7. Three keeper seasons is the limit—four total seasons including the draft year.
DraftR10Entry year→
Keep 1R9Year two→
Keep 2R8Year three→
Keep 3R7Final year→
NextLOCKRe-enters pool
Keeping is optional
Choose zero, one, or two. Round 1 and Round 2 draft picks can never be kept the next year—even after a drop or trade.
Waiver entry cost
An undrafted free agent starts at Round 14, then moves to R13 and R12 if kept again.
The history follows
Draft round, keeper years, and cost travel with the player through drops and trades. Re-acquiring them does not reset the clock.
If the required pick is gone
The cost moves earlier—not later.
A player with an R3 cost uses R2 when your third-rounder was traded. With no R1–R3 pick, that player is ineligible.
R4R3R2R1
Multiple picks in the required round? The keeper uses your latest pick in that round.04
Trading + draft
Trade freely. Protect the league.
1pick must remain in Rounds 1–2
12of your own picks must remain
- Draft-pick trades close after Week 6.
- Only the current and following season’s picks may move.
- Trading a future pick obligates that season’s dues.
WEEK 6 Pick-trade deadlineWEEK 10 Player-trade deadline
Owners may shop offers and make unlimited trades. Keeper status must be represented accurately; either party may withdraw from a misrepresented deal, and the commissioner may verify understanding or veto it.
Draft
Snake format, earned order.
The inaugural order was randomized. In later seasons, playoff teams draft in reverse finish order; non-playoff teams are ordered by regular-season standing to prevent Toilet Bowl gaming.
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Playoffs + Toilet Bowl
Three weeks to settle the bracket.
#1#4
W15Higher seedLower seed
W16–17CHAMPIONWeeks 15–17, with a two-week championship in Weeks 16 and 17. The bracket reseeds so the highest remaining seed always faces the lowest.
Play for pride, not draft position.
Non-playoff teams compete, but the winner does not receive the first pick. Their draft order still follows regular-season finish. A future last-place punishment may use this bracket.
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Weekly operations
Lock at kickoff. Bid with intent.
Individual game-time locks
Each player locks when their scheduled game begins—not when the week’s first game kicks off.
$100
- Continuous FAAB processing when each waiver period ends.
- $0 bids are allowed; ties reset weekly to inverse standings.
- No acquisition limit, and unused FAAB never rolls over.
Reception scoring
All other scoring and standings tiebreakers follow Sleeper defaults. The Sleeper app remains the detailed scoring ledger.
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Dues + payouts
Every dollar has a destination.
Per team, per season. Advance payment is not normally required, except when an owner trades a future pick. Failure to honor the obligation can result in dismissal.
$800total pot
1st · $50062.5%
2nd · $20025%
3rd · $10012.5%
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Rule changes
A constitution can move—deliberately.
WRITEPropose by 30 days before draft
→14 DAYSOpen discussion
→7 DAYSPrivate vote
→6 / 8Votes to pass
→7 DAYSCommissioner updates rules
- Every owner votes For, Against, or Abstain.
- Abstentions do not lower the six-vote approval threshold.
- Approved rules take effect next season unless the proposal says otherwise.
- Emergency changes require a unanimous 8/8 vote and take effect immediately.
- A commissioner veto may be overridden by unanimous 7/7 approval from the other owners.
- A decided proposal cannot return for two seasons without significant new circumstances.
- The commissioner keeps a public log of proposals, results, and adopted rules.
Rules remain subject to league vote and may be amended before each season.