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Fantasy Football
Everything you need to know about our season-long fantasy football leagues
130 articles in this collection
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Kevin,
Tyler,
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Sleeper HQ
Decision on Week 17 Bills vs. Bengals Suspended Game
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Intro to Sleeper Fantasy Football
A better way to interact with your fantasy football league
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
League Setup
Matchmaking on Sleeper
Learn how to find and publish leagues in the app
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How do I set positional limits?
Learn how to set maximums for each roster spot
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
League Types & Formats
Learn the differences between redraft, keeper, and dynasty
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Introduction to Dynasty Leagues
Learn why Sleeper is the best platform to run your dynasty league
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Switching an Auction Keeper League Over to Sleeper
Learn how to move your league over to our platform
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Moving a Dynasty League to Sleeper
Step-by-step instructions on moving dynasty leagues over from another platform
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Moving a Keeper League to Sleeper
How to move over your keeper league to Sleeper from another platform
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How to Make a Midseason Switch to Sleeper
How to move to Sleeper from other platforms (ESPN, Yahoo, NFL, etc)
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Adding League History to Sleeper
Learn how to manually enter in your league's history from other platforms
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
What scoring options are available?
Learn what options Sleeper offers
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How do I view previous seasons of my leagues?
Learn how to see your league's prior seasons
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Sleeper HQ
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How can I add additional roster positions?
Learn how to add missing positions to your roster
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Sleeper HQ
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How do I invite friends to join my league?
Learn how to allow other users into your league and override the invite capacity
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
My Invite Link Isn't Working
Learn the ways you get another user into your league
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Drafting
How to Conduct an Offline Draft
Learn how to prepare for your league's offline draft
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Sleeper HQ
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What draft types are supported?
Learn the different draft options you have on Sleeper
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How to Cast Your Draft to the Big Screen
Learn how to put your draftboard on your TV
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Can I do a rookie draft first, followed by a vets-only draft?
Learn how to draft rookies first for dynasty leagues
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How to Create a Mock Draft
Learn how to run multiple mock drafts
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How do I change the draft date/time?
See how to quickly edit the date and time of your scheduled draft
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Can a team go over the roster limit?
Will I be able to use all of my draft picks?
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How can I view previous drafts in my league?
Learn how to view all past drafts on Sleeper
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How do I change my number of draft rounds?
Learn the difference between startup and supplemental drafts
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
What is 3rd Round Reversal?
How to give your draft a more balanced approach
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How to Create a Supplemental Draft
Learn how to set up multiple drafts in your fantasy league
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How to Add Compensatory Picks
Learn how to award another pick to a team at the end of a round in your draft
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How does the draft timer work?
Learn about the soft draft timer and where the CPU auto picks from
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Can I do a dispersal draft?
Learn the best way to conduct a dispersal draft on Sleeper
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Where does the CPU auto-pick from?
Learn how the autopick option works on Sleeper
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Can I skip a draft pick?
Learn a workaround for how to skip a pick
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How do I delete a draft?
Can I remove a draft in my league?
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Waivers & FAAB
What types of waivers do you support?
Learn about the 3 different waiver options
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
After Game Waivers & Custom Daily Waivers
Learn how the two options work on their own and when both are enabled
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Sleeper HQ
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Waivers for Regular Season & Playoffs
How to set up your FA and waivers for in-season fantasy leagues
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Sleeper HQ
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Waivers for the Offseason
Learn the best way to set up your league's FA and waivers over the offseason
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Why was my waiver claim invalid?
Learn why you a team may have lost out on a player
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How does FAAB bidding work?
What if two teams bid the same amount?
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How can I adjust FAAB or waiver priority?
Learn how to find and update these options in the commish settings
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Why didn't my waivers run?
Learn why your waivers haven't processed and how you can force them through at any time
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Why was my waiver time pushed back?
Learn how your waiver times can be delayed
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Trading
Welcome to a New Trading Experience
Learn about our new Trade Center and features
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Sleeper HQ
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How to Trade
Learn how to send trade proposals and view offers
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Sleeper HQ
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What are exploding trades?
Learn how to send trades that self-destruct
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Sleeper HQ
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Where can I view my trade offers?
Learn how you can accept or decline a trade proposal
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Sleeper HQ
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Can I trade during a draft?
Learn how trading players and picks is possible during drafts
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
When is my trade deadline?
When can we accept trades until?
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Can I veto a trade?
How can we vote to approve or deny a trade?
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Can I trade draft picks?
How to make draft pick trades during your season and draft
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How could a weekend trade impact my team?
Things to consider when trading over the weekend
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Sleeper HQ
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Does Sleeper offer a trade block?
Learn about our Trade Block and Trade Interest features
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Can I disable trading?
Learn the best workaround for how to prevent trades
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Sleeper HQ
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Scoring
What Stacks?
Learn what stats will double up and how to set up your scoring accordingly
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Sleeper HQ
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Stat Corrections
When is a matchup considered final?
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Sleeper HQ
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How can I see my player's points breakdown?
Learn where to view specific points your player earned
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Sleeper HQ
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Special Teams Scoring Options
How to avoid special teams points from doubling up
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Extra Game Each Week Against League Median
What does this setting mean and how would it impact my league?
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How are reception bonuses calculated?
RB, WR, TE, Specific Reception Bonuses
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Sleeper HQ
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Commissioner
What can a commissioner do?
How much control do they have of a league?
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Sleeper HQ
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How do I force add/drop players to or from a team?
Commish can make roster adjustments to any team
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Can I randomize my league's schedule?
How to create custom matchups for your league each week
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Sleeper HQ
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Can I customize my league's playoff seeding?
How to set up and edit your playoff matchups
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Adjusting Weekly Lineups/Scores
How do I set point totals or adjust a team's lineup?
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Sleeper HQ
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Can I commish a league without owning a team?
Steps on how to become a ghost commissioner
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How do I set the round cost for keepers?
Commissioners can customize the draftboard to apply keeper costs
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How do I set keepers from last year's roster?
Setting up your league to allow teams to select keepers
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
What can we do if our commish is MIA?
How to get commish duties transferred to another owner
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Sleeper HQ
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How do I force a trade through?
Learn how the commissioner can process trades instantly
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Sleeper HQ
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Which commish actions trigger a league message?
Learn how these actions will appear in the league chat automatically
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
FAQ
How to view Cross-League Ownership
Learn about our new player card feature
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Positional Designations Info & Requests 🏈
Everything you need to know about players' positional tags for fantasy football
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How do I prevent a user from joining my league?
Learn how to lock unwanted users out of your league
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
2022 NFL Positional Tag Update
Our decision on Deebo Samuel, Cordarrelle Patterson, and others
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How To Use Custom Player Notes
What can our league do with this feature?
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Do you support auction drafts?
Learn how you can use auction for your league
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Does Sleeper have Covid-19 and Opt-out tags?
Learn how we will handle these different designations
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
What is the 24-Hour Rule?
Learn how our default rule is enforced and when
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can I export my data from my league?
Learn how to grab data for your Sleeper league
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can you remove me from a past league?
Learn how to leave and archive leagues
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How can I add player nicknames?
Learn how you can modify nicknames for your players
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can I delete direct messages?
Learn how to hide DMs from other users
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Do you have an iPad app?
Yes!
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can I change the view to landscape?
Learn about our mobile app features
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can I submit a feature request?
Learn how you can provide feedback of ideas for future improvements
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How are Points Allowed calculated?
Learn what points are deducted from the team defense
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How are Yards Allowed calculated?
Learn how net yardage is added up against your defense
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can I set a lineup after our championship has ended?
Learn when your league is deemed complete
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How can I transfer a team to another owner?
Learn how to remove a member and add a new one to the same team
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can I buy a specific mascot?
Learn how to find mascots throughout the season
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Help! I accidentally ended my draft
Learn how to get your draft back up and running
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Why did my player lose points for a special teams fumble?
Learn how fumbles apply to players on Sleeper
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Do PF and PA track the whole season?
Learn how points are displayed in your league standings
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can I delete a duplicate league?
Learn how you can clear any duplicates that were created
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How do I find my League ID?
Learn where your league ID is located
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Tyler
Updated over a week ago
Can I limit available draft pick years?
Learn how these are automatically applied with draft pick trading
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Why can't I drop players?
Learn what setting is disabled and how to allow only drops
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Do you offer Best Ball?
Learn about Sleeper's newest game mode
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Tyler
Updated over a week ago
Do you support guillotine leagues?
Learn how to make these work on Sleeper
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How do I set a keeper deadline date?
Learn when teams can select and modify keepers
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Can I email my leaguemates?
Is there any way to contact another owner or my entire league?
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Do taxi players count toward Max PF?
Learn how your taxi squad impacts your potential points
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How can I join a public league?
Learn how to find leagues and orphan teams on Sleeper
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
What are mascots and what can I do with them?
Learn the purpose of mascots and their abilities
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How to Purchase and Gift Mascots
Learn the best ways to give and receive mascots
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Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How to Decrease Team Size in a League
Learn how to chop your league down from 12 teams to 10
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How can I add Co-Owners?
Learn the abilities of co-owners and how to invite them to your team
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How do playoff teams get determined?
What is the tiebreaker for teams with the same record?
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How does Injured Reserve (IR) work?
What makes them eligible for IR?
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
League History and Weekly Reports
Fight for the ultimate bragging rights every week of the season
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Player Status and Gameday Designations
Why does my player lose the "Out" tag during the week?
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Consolation Bracket vs. Toilet Bowl
Didn't make the playoffs? Try not to be last.
Written by
Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Why was someone able to drop their starter after they have played?
We explain the rare occurrence of how this is possible
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
What are Managed Leagues?
Leagues ran by 3rd party companies on the Sleeper platform
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Getting Started with Managed Leagues
How to set up your managed leagues from start to finish
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Manually Creating Managed Leagues
Step-by-step tutorial on how to start one of these leagues
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
Watch List vs. Draft Queue
Learn the difference between the two and how to use them
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How do taxi squads work?
Learn how taxi players impact your team on Sleeper
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How to Organize and Archive Leagues
Learn how to hide leagues in the mobile app
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can we do a league with an odd # of teams?
Learn a workaround for an odd-number league
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can my commissioner see my bids?
Learn who can see you waiver claims and bid
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How can we upload our rosters?
Learn how to get your rosters into your Sleeper league
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How are tackles calculated?
Learn how your tackle settings can stack
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can I set tiebreakers?
Learn how you can manage these in your league
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Can I set pre-draft rankings?
Utilize your queue to set up your draftroom rankings.
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
Which players are dual-eligible on Sleeper?
Learn which offensive players carry multiple positions
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago
How can I assign keepers to traded picks?
Learn the workaround for this
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How can I view transaction history for a past league?
Learn how to access previous transaction history
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
How do I change my team name and photo?
Learn how to modify these in your Sleeper account
Written by
Kevin
Updated over a week ago
League Legend
What do all the icons mean in your Sleeper leagues?
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Sleeper HQ
Updated over a week ago