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New Feature: Additional Hybrid Draft support
Some fantasy leagues do not run a draft in just one format. Instead, they use what is often called a Hybrid Draft or Half-and-Half Draft.
In this setup, part of the roster is built through an auction, and the rest is filled through a traditional draft. For example, a league might let every team buy 4 players in an auction, then complete the remaining roster spots through a standard snake or ordered draft.
Start/Bench Now Offers Draft Rankings for Fantasy Football Draft Prep
Start/Bench has previously been mentioned on the FanDraft blog as an in-season fantasy football tool created by FanDraft to help owners make smarter weekly lineup decisions.
Now, Start/Bench also offers a preseason resource built to help fantasy football owners prepare for draft day: Draft Rankings.
Fantasy Draft Rumble to Determine Your League's Draft Order
Looking for another quick and entertaining way to decide your fantasy football league’s draft order?
In the past, we’ve mentioned 100 Yard Rush as a fun, simple, and completely free option for commissioners who want something more entertaining than drawing names out of a hat. It lets your league owners race across the screen, with the final results determining your draft order.
A new alternative that recently launched is Fantasy Draft Rumble.
New Features in FanDraft ‘26
FanDraft ‘26 is now live, and as usual we added a variety of new features and improvements.
Below are some detailed highlights of a few of these new additions…
FanDraft Football ‘26 is now live
We’re happy to announce that FanDraft Football ‘26 is now available! This offseason our focus has been on improving the flow and energy of draft night…
New Feature: End of Round Slide
With FanDraft’s new End of Round Slide, every round now gets a moment to breathe — and a moment to stir the pot.
Introducing StartBench: Your Weekly Fantasy Lineup Assistant
Fantasy football is full of tough decisions. Every week, you're faced with the same gut-wrenching question:
Who do I start, and who do I bench?
New Features in FanDraft ‘25
FanDraft ‘25 is now live, and as usual we added a variety of new features and improvements.
Below are some detailed highlights of a few of these new additions…
FanDraft Football 2025 is now live!
We’re happy to announce that FanDraft Football ‘24 is now available!
New Tool: End a Team's Auction
Some auction league’s don’t require owners to spend all of their auction dollars or have a required Roster Size for owners to fill. This tool was made especially for the commissioners of league’s with these rules.
New Feature: Quick Change Position Menu
When the draft nears the end, many of us commissioners have an experience where owners are requesting quick changes of the Player Board positions.
FanDraft Football 2024 is now live!
We’re happy to announce that FanDraft Football ‘24 is now available!
FanDraft Baseball
As the chill in the air gives way to the warmer breezes of spring, the excitement for the upcoming fantasy baseball season starts to build.
New Feature: Position Board display
We just added a new “Position Board” display board, which shows a breakdown of teams and how many of each position they have selected.
New Addition: Combo Drafts can now change Order Type during transition
Combo Drafts are a style of drafting where you begin as an Auction format, and then at some point in the draft switch to a Regular style of draft.
New Addition: Color Differentiated "Traded Picks" teams
Earlier this year we improved the readability of traded picks by assigning different colors for each team name, which show when there are traded picks on the draft board.
New Addition: Added “Remaining Bid$” values to the Roster Report
The “Draft Roster” report now includes REMAINING BID DOLLARS for auction drafts.
New Feature: "Allow Owner Editing"
The Admin Commish can now give remote owners the ability to edit their team name, logo, and owner image.
New Addition: Change Voice Announcer in the Audio/Video setup area
The commissioner can now go to the Audio/Video setup area to change the voice used for the Voice Announcer.
The Hybrid League: The perfect blend between dynasty and keeper leagues
Many years ago the a re-draft league I am in was looking to take that next step, and evolve into a keeper league. The idea of maintaining a roster from year-to-year was appealing for many reasons