What can I do with players after the draft?
There are four options for handling free agency during the preseason (end of the draft, until the end of Week 1):
Option 1: Put all free agents on waivers ("Claim")
- Enable game-start waivers. To do this, go to
League >> Settings >> Edit Waiver Wire Rules
and change theUse a Waiver Claim System
setting to Yes. - Go to
League >> Settings >> Edit Transaction Rules
and selectAlways-On Waivers
underFree Agents During Preseason (After Draft)
. - All free agents will now be claimable. Claims will be processed on your league's configured waiver day(s) set at
League >> Settings >> Edit Waiver Wire Rules
.
Option 2: Make all players first-come first-served ("Add")
- Disable game-start waivers. To do this, go to
League >> Settings >> Edit Waiver Wire Rules
and change theUse a Waiver Claim System
to No. - Go to
League >> Settings >> Edit Transaction Rules
and selectUnlocked
underFree Agents During Preseason (After Draft)
. - All free agents will now be unlocked; no waivers will run until you turn the waiver system back on.
Option 3: Players on game-start waivers set to "Add", players on dropped waivers set to "Claim"
- Enable game-start waivers. To do this, go to
League >> Settings >> Edit Waiver Wire Rules
and change theUse a Waiver Claim System
setting to Yes. - Go to
League >> Settings >> Edit Transaction Rules
and selectUnlocked
underFree Agents During Preseason (After Draft)
. - All free agents will now be unlocked; dropped players will be processed during the next waiver claim window.
Option 4: Lock all free agents (no adds or claims allowed)
- Disable game-start waivers. To do this, go to
League >> Settings >> Edit Waiver Wire Rules
and change theUse a Waiver Claim System
to No. - Go to
League >> Settings >> Edit Transaction Rules
and selectLocked, no adds are allowed
forFree Agents During Preseason (After Draft)
. - All free agents will now be locked; no waivers will run. If you decide to unlock the player pool later in the preseason, go to
League >> Settings >> Unlock Free Agents During Preseason
and then adjust your transaction and waiver wire rules as desired.
- Enable game-start waivers. To do this, go to