Draft order

[10 yard fight guy]

When will the draft order for each league be determined, and what effect does ranking my draft order preference on the actual draft?

Thanks
Steven

[Tom Kessenich]

Hey Steven, depending on what league you signed up for the draft order is typically announced a week to 10 days or so before the draft date. Ranking your preferences allows you to have a measure of control over where you end up selecting. Here's the explanation from our rules (using a 14-team format as an example):

The KDS process allows owners to rank their order of preference for Draft Day, ranking their preferences 1 through 14 BEFORE the leagues are selected. If an owner wants the third pick and is selected No. 1 overall in his league, he would choose that option and he would then be moved to third in that league on Draft Day. NFFC officials will look at every owner’s Draft Preferences after the leagues and orders are randomly selected and then announce the draft orders for each league. Once each NFFC owner has officially signed up for the contest, they can find this feature in their game site under My Settings. Then click on Draft Preferences and you’ll see the Draft Order ranked 1 through 14 and the option to change those preferences next to them. If you decide not to rank your preferences, your preferred order will remain 1 through 14. Owners can change their Draft Preferences right up until the announced deadline is set. An example of a KDS preference would be: 1, 2, 3, 14, 13, 7, 8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 12, 11, 10. If you were picked fourth out of the hat for your league and the top three teams took 1, 2, and 3, then you’d be slotted in the 14th spot (your fourth preference) on Draft Day.

[10 yard fight guy]

Thank you for the prompt response.

Steven