Keeper Draft Dilemma?
Fantasy Football Questions: Ask the Staff
by KFL Staff updated 07/03/07
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Keeper Draft Dilemma? - Originally received on 06/28/07
Question from: Jim

     Question - I have a dilemma with my leagues draft this year. We decided to start a keeper league however did not define rules for the future drafts. We decided that you can keep 0-3 players but did not say what picks you would give up the next year. I've done some research and found that some leagues don't allow players in rounds 1 and/ 2,3 to be kept. This is not an option because I know people draft players early to keep them and it would be unfair to them. However, we wanted a players value to increase, i.e. a kept player drafted in the 6th loses a 5th or 4th round pick. So now I'm not sure what to do. Any suggestions?

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     Robert Lane
     Answer - The basic formula for that kind of league is losing the draft pick for where ever the player was drafted. Example, Team A keeps Player A who was drafted in the 5th round. That team would then lose the 5th round pick in next years draft. Some leagues do not allow teams to keep a player who was drafted in the first couple rounds or so like you mentioned. But, that is a personal decision that should include input from your league. Which you said wasn't an option.

     My main philosophy is to try and keep things simple. Most of our leagues just keep a certain amount of players and then draft to fill the rest of the roster. If you just have the one league to commish and you can handle the extra work. I would go with the suggestion at the top. Of course again, getting input from your league.

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