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Are you tired of the same old draft? (1 Viewer)

sm8680

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Ultimate Luck-of-the-Draw Fantasy Football Draft
šŸŽ© Why This Format Rocks

  • Stress-Free Strategy: No more agonizing over positional runs or bye weeks—just enjoy the ride.
  • Pure Luck & Fun: Every round is a surprise, keeping managers on their toes and laughter flowing.
  • Balanced Rosters: Everyone ends up with a full lineup, but how they get there is part of the magic.
šŸ“œ Draft Rules & Structure
šŸ” Positional Round Order

The draft consists of 16 rounds, each dedicated to a specific position. The team draft order is drawn once at the beginning and remains the same throughout. In each round, managers draw a player ranking from a hat for that round’s position. This ranking determines which player they must select from the consensus rankings.

Round
Position
1
Quarterback (QB)

2

Running Back (RB)

3

Wide Receiver (WR)

4

Tight End (TE)

5

Running Back (RB)

6

Wide Receiver (WR)

7

Running Back (RB)

8

Wide Receiver (WR)

9

Running Back (RB)

10

Wide Receiver (WR)

11

Running Back (RB)

12

Wide Receiver (WR)

13

Quarterback (QB)

14

Tight End (TE)

15

Defense (DEF)

16

Kicker (K)

šŸ’” You can adjust the number of rounds based on roster size, but always end with DEF and K to keep the chaos going until the end.

šŸŽ© šŸŽ© How the Hat Works

  • Step 1: Initial Team Draft Order
    • Before Round 1 begins, place all team names into a hat.
    • Draw names to determine the fixed draft order for the entire draft.
  • Step 2: Positional Ranking Draws
    • At the start of each round, each team (in draft order) draws a player ranking number from a hat (e.g., WR12, RB5, QB20).
    • That number corresponds to the player they must select from the consensus rankings for that position.
🧠 Example: In Round 1 (QB), Team Awesome is first in draft order. They draw ā€œQB20ā€ from the hat and must select the 20th-ranked QB. Later, Team 6 might draw ā€œQB1ā€ and get a top-tier player.
šŸ“Š Draft Prep Tools
To keep things fair and informed, use consensus rankings from trusted sources:
  • FantasyPros
  • FootballGuys
  • Fantasy Football Calculator
  • Sleeper for ADP and mock drafts
šŸ“„ Print or share positional rankings before the draft so everyone has a cheat sheet. But remember—luck rules the day.
You can print or share positional rankings before the draft so everyone has a cheat sheet, but the randomness of the draw keeps it spicy.

🧠 Strategy Tips
  • Depth Matters: With multiple RB and WR rounds, balance studs with sleepers.
  • Late-Round Gems: DEF and K come last, so don’t sweat them early. Use those rounds to grab upside picks.
  • Trade-Friendly: The randomness often leads to uneven rosters perfect for post-draft trades and negotiation fun.
🧠 Benefits of This Format
  • Streamlined: Only one team order draw at the start.
  • Luck-Based: Every pick is a surprise no sniping, no positional runs.
  • Fast & Fun: Keeps the draft moving while preserving unpredictability.

šŸŽ‰ Optional Twists​

Ā· Wildcard Round: Add a bonus round where managers can pick any position—provided they drop a player to make room.
Ā· Mystery Round: Don’t reveal the position until after the ranking draw. Adds suspense and strategy.
Ā· Penalty Hat: Add a second hat with silly dares or trivia challenges for extra entertainment between rounds.
Obviously, the downside would be you’d have to have all participants draft in person. Unless there’s a way to do this online.
 
are there wizards and 18 sided dice?

(sorry)
lol I very nearly suggested using a 20-sided die instead of the hat.

That said, FF nerds are no one to be mocking D&D nerds. We are the same level of nerd.
In my early twenties I would play semipro football on Saturdays and DnD on Sunday. I was successfully able to translate fantasy football into a digestible form for the nerd group. The football group never really was interested in the parallels.

That said it all comes down to what I like to refer to as a "weighted number generator". The dice roll, the ball bounces, and all you can hope for is that your QB has enough arm and your Paladin enough AC.
 
I'm not sure I get it. Everyone draws a totally random team, and that's a good thing? What makes this more fun than just throwing all the names in a hat in the first place?
This way you don’t end up with 10 QB?
Is that really any worse than ending up with the last guy in every position group? At least you could start a bidding war over one of the top guys and maybe pick up a Chubba Hubbard type.
and your Paladin eenoughAC.
I’m gonna wear a robe and wizard hat at my home league draft.
Sir this is a PG message board.
 
Sir this is a PG message board.
I didn’t say ā€œand nothing elseā€ā€¦ But it was implied. :wub:
Am I in that weird middle age where I grew up with old internet?

"I put on my wizard hat and robe" was an old meme, like AOL instant messager: one person is trying to start a sexy roleplay, and the other person role-playing as a wizard. It ended with them putting in their hat and robe much to the chagrin of the other.
 
We used to draw names for the order and decide every 2 rounds who has the first pick of round.

So you got teams 1 to 12
Draw a card to determine which team starts
So if card 8 is drawn, teams 8 through 12 pick followed by 1 through 7
Reverse the order starting with team 7 back to 8
Redraw a card and repeat
 
We used to draw names for the order and decide every 2 rounds who has the first pick of round.

So you got teams 1 to 12
Draw a card to determine which team starts
So if card 8 is drawn, teams 8 through 12 pick followed by 1 through 7
Reverse the order starting with team 7 back to 8
Redraw a card and repeat
I like the way this sounds. It's still your team and not one randomly assigned to you.
 
We used to draw names for the order and decide every 2 rounds who has the first pick of round.

So you got teams 1 to 12
Draw a card to determine which team starts
So if card 8 is drawn, teams 8 through 12 pick followed by 1 through 7
Reverse the order starting with team 7 back to 8
Redraw a card and repeat
I like the way this sounds. It's still your team and not one randomly assigned to you.
Yeah, sounds great until you get 12 in 5 out of 9 rounds
 
We used to draw names for the order and decide every 2 rounds who has the first pick of round.

So you got teams 1 to 12
Draw a card to determine which team starts
So if card 8 is drawn, teams 8 through 12 pick followed by 1 through 7
Reverse the order starting with team 7 back to 8
Redraw a card and repeat
I like the way this sounds. It's still your team and not one randomly assigned to you.
Yeah, sounds great until you get 12 in 5 out of 9 rounds
I'm not saying I wouldn't ///absolutely hate it/// when I face the downsides of the format, you have to figure in some middle rounds there's a handful of guys you're just not interested in and you're going to have to really reach for "your guy" because you know he won't be there when it's your turn again. Now you want to draw pick 12.
 
We used to draw names for the order and decide every 2 rounds who has the first pick of round.

So you got teams 1 to 12
Draw a card to determine which team starts
So if card 8 is drawn, teams 8 through 12 pick followed by 1 through 7
Reverse the order starting with team 7 back to 8
Redraw a card and repeat
I like the way this sounds. It's still your team and not one randomly assigned to you.
Yeah, sounds great until you get 12 in 5 out of 9 rounds
I'm not saying I wouldn't ///absolutely hate it/// when I face the downsides of the format, you have to figure in some middle rounds there's a handful of guys you're just not interested in and you're going to have to really reach for "your guy" because you know he won't be there when it's your turn again. Now you want to draw pick 12.
Maybe if trading draft positions was allowed…
 
We used to draw names for the order and decide every 2 rounds who has the first pick of round.

So you got teams 1 to 12
Draw a card to determine which team starts
So if card 8 is drawn, teams 8 through 12 pick followed by 1 through 7
Reverse the order starting with team 7 back to 8
Redraw a card and repeat
I like the way this sounds. It's still your team and not one randomly assigned to you.
Yeah, sounds great until you get 12 in 5 out of 9 rounds
I'm not saying I wouldn't ///absolutely hate it/// when I face the downsides of the format, you have to figure in some middle rounds there's a handful of guys you're just not interested in and you're going to have to really reach for "your guy" because you know he won't be there when it's your turn again. Now you want to draw pick 12.
Maybe if trading draft positions was allowed…
What if you get five minutes after the new order is picked to make trades before you draft the two rounds. That would be tense.
 
Muppet faces picture conversions notwithstanding, I really hate AI. First my car, then my job, and now even my fantasy draft. FUAI needs to become a thing.

#FUAI
#FUAI

I’m in. I didn’t realize it was AI. I just thought, ā€œhuh, OCD intensity, but interesting idea that I would hateā€

But yeah, now I hate it even more that I know that post used as much water as a Guamanian village for a day, or whatever.
 
Type of thing I'd 100% do with my leaguemates, who have been super tight since high school.

And we did it in person, while blasted.

Otherwise, mega pass for me. Not doing it with strangers and must be done in person, while the scent of livers burning rubber is in the air.
 
What do you say, @sm8680 ?

Do you really like this?
Joe honestly, I do and don't. I do because it's different. Think about picking out of a hat. QB6 or the actual player at QB6. Someone wise said to me this would be good for a small league fee. Were you just want to gamble. But someone in your draft will end up stacked and another team that's not so lucky. I figured it would get ridiculed for being different. But if I had 1 luck of the draw draft the rest of my drafts better be the traditional ones.

Just so you know I had the basic layout for this. Used AI to spruce it up.

It's nice to get people thinking something different.
 
Someone wise said to me this would be good for a small league fee
I was that wise man. lol

I actually said it could be fun to get together with your league, throw back 5-7 beers and everyone throw $10-20 in the pot for it.

I wouldn’t want to do it as a serious thing though.
 
I figured it would get ridiculed for being different.
nah, bro. I've always thought just a league where we all autodrafted would be fun. I just think your thing is complicated and would only work amongst a group of friends.
You're bringing up a really good point and what your describing would be like my mock drafts. But if it was auto drafted that would be the fastest draft ever. Very little time to drink beer. But then I could sit at the bar and just smash a few.
 

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