To set the draft order in Yahoo Fantasy Football, follow these steps as the league commissioner:
- Finalize the Team List
- Go to the commissioner settings of your league.
- Navigate to the Draft & Keeper tab.
- Click Finalize Team List to lock in all participating teams. This step is necessary before changing the draft order and no new managers can join afterward
- Access Draft Order Settings
- From the Yahoo Fantasy homepage, select your sport (Football).
- Click the Commissioner tab at the top.
- Go to the Draft & Keeper tab.
- Click on Edit Draft Order & Assign Keeper Players
- Set Custom Draft Order
- Choose Custom Order.
- Manually drag and drop the team names to arrange them in your desired draft order.
- Select the draft round rotation type:
- Snaking (the draft order reverses each round) or
- Non-Snaking (the order stays the same every round)
- Finalize and Save
- After setting the order, click Continue to customize rounds if needed or Done to finish.
- Confirm and save your changes. The draft order will now be set for your league
Additional Notes:
- This process must be done on the Yahoo Fantasy website; it cannot be completed via the mobile app
- Once finalized, the draft order cannot be changed unless you unlock the team list again, which may have restrictions
- You can also assign keeper players during this process if your league uses keepers
This method gives the commissioner full control over the draft order, allowing for a fair or strategic setup before the draft begins. References:
