What is a Mock Draft?
A mock draft is a practice draft. It lets you test your strategy and learn how drafting works — with no risk.
You can join a mock draft with other players or AI. It feels like a real draft, but it doesn’t affect your actual team or league.
Use mock drafts to understand player value, spot draft trends, and try out different plans before the real thing.
On Sleeper, you can create as many mock drafts as you want. We call these “Draftboards.”
Create a Draftboard
On the Fantasy tab, scroll to the bottom and tap Mock Draft.
This will bring you to a screen that shows any current mock drafts you have, along with an option to start one for football, basketball, EPL or La Liga soccer.
Tap on Basketball to start up your mock draftboard!
Tap on any claim button for the position you want to mock draft on.
You can also share an invite link for others to join the mock draft.
Modify Draft Settings
Tap the settings icon in the top-right corner and select draft settings to customize the mock draft.
You can set:
the draft type: snake, linear, or auction draft,
to enable 3rd Round Reversal
time per pick,
roster size,
choose the number of teams, and
if you want rookies or vets only instead of all players.
Draft settings
You can even pre-set any keepers (players) before the draft begins by tapping on specific draft squares, then selecting the player.
Invite Others
You can draft against the CPU, real people, or both!
To invite other people, just copy your draftboard link and share it with them.
Draft!
When ready, start the draft! You can pause at any time and fix mistakes.
After finishing, you can:
Turn your mock draft into a new league
Share your results on social media
You don’t need to save your draftboards — we do that for you. All your past mock drafts are stored and can be viewed anytime!