How do you play dynasty fantasy football?

You've heard the term dynasty football and you are wondering what it entails. We're happy to help inform you what makes dynasty unique and highlight why Fleaflicker is the ideal fantasy platform for dynasty leagues.

What is dynasty fantasy football?

A dynasty fantasy league is one where team owners are allowed to keep players for multiple seasons. By making strategic draft decisions, free agency and waiver acquisition choices, teams can be improved over time just like real NFL teams.

How are dynasty leagues different from redraft leagues?

In redraft leagues, no players are retained as keepers after the season ends and therefore every player is eligible to be drafted each new season. In dynasty leagues, the focus is on building and refining the team over a number of seasons. In dynasty football, leagues will typically have a rookie draft after the actual NFL Draft, and they may also have a veteran draft as well if not all of their players are set as keepers.

Dynasty fantasy football leagues have some additional unique attributes which set it apart from redraft leagues. This includes the ability to trade future draft picks and also the option of having a Taxi Squad, a dedicated section for rookies to be placed. Fleaflicker supports draft pick trades for up to three years as well as Taxi Squad sections.

What's the difference between a dynasty league and a keeper league?

You may hear the terms “dynasty leagues” and “keeper leagues” and wonder how they are different. From a configuration perspective when a commissioner is creating a league, the terms are synonymous. Where they appear to differ most frequently is with the number of players eligible to be keepers. You will typically find “keeper leagues” with a smaller number of players who can be kept from seasons to season, and “dynasty leagues” offering a larger number of players who can be kept (most or all players). The draft strategies between the two will be different, so that’s something to keep in mind.

How do dynasty drafts work?

In a brand-new dynasty league, the first draft is called a start-up draft. For the first season, commissioners can opt to have just one draft with veterans and rookies intermingled after the NFL Draft (when rookies are added to the player database), or they can constrain one draft to veterans and another to rookies.

After the first season, many leagues will set up a rookie draft after the actual NFL Draft, and they may also have a veteran draft as well if not all of their players are set as keepers. Fleaflicker can fully support multiple drafts each season and also offers dynasty fantasy football rankings to aid in the draft experience.

What is the role of a dynasty league commissioner?

In addition to setting up drafts and recruiting owners, commissioners of dynasty football leagues will make decisions on the league's rules and formats. Some of the decisions may include the following settings (all available options on Fleaflicker):

  1. Roster requirements (including optional flex positions and IDP players)
  2. Number of keepers (the more you keep, the greater the challenge)
  3. Draft experience and timing (yearly rookie draft and/or veteran draft)
  4. Blind bid auction waiver option (additional strategizing needed)
  5. Trading of draft picks (including for future seasons)
  6. Custom scoring rules including PPR or half-PPR (Fleaflicker offers 136 customizable scoring categories)

How can I create or join a dynasty or keeper league?

Creating or joining a dynasty league on Fleaflicker is easy:

In addition to free dynasty fantasy football, Fleaflicker offers dynasty baseball, dynasty basketball and dynasty hockey leagues.