Scoring and roster size are set on the Sleeper platform. Everything below covers what isn't — draft order, free agency, trades, lineups, and the spoils of winning a division.
Teams that missed the playoffs are seeded by season Max Points For, with ties broken by season PF. Teams that made the playoffs are seeded by the order they were eliminated — two teams knocked out in the same round are then split by Max PF, not a tiebreaker matchup.
Held at a date and time agreed by league members, usually one to two weeks after the NFL Draft.
No clock on picks. Managers are expected to pick in a timely fashion but may explore trades first. Anyone who'll be unreachable for more than 12 hours during the draft should tell the commissioner ahead of time.
Every manager gets $1,000 FAAB at the start of the league year, right after the championship game. It doesn't reset or top up again until the next league year begins.
A player can only be cut to make room for a pickup that actually improves the roster, or to fix a roster made illegal by an IR change. Cutting purely to lower your points for an upcoming matchup isn't allowed.
Trading closes once all Week 12 games have finished, and stays closed until the next league year starts.
Trades are allowed during the rookie draft, including for a pick that's currently on the clock.
There's no review period or veto system. A trade can only be challenged on suspicion of collusion, raised directly with the commissioner, who handles it case by case.
Set the lineup you believe gives you the best shot at winning that week. You can start a lower-projected player over a higher one, but not when there's a clearly better option sitting on your bench.
No starting players on a bye or listed as injured — but keep an eye on game-time decisions near kickoff. If there's genuinely no healthy alternative at the position, one such player can be started; nobody is required to pick up a replacement they don't want.
Whoever wins a division gets to rename it for the following year. Send the commissioner your proposed name — they may ask for another if it's not fit for the league.