14 teams
Fourteen active franchises compete in the 2026 league.
League constitution
Know the cost.
The working rules archive starts with the verified league format and the keeper system. Commissioner rulings remain the final authority when an edge case is not documented here.
League format
02 / 2026 settingsThe structure.
Full PPR
One point per reception, with the live platform settings on Sleeper controlling all official scoring.
Opponent + median
Each scoring period includes the scheduled head-to-head result and the league-median result.
Six playoff teams
The active Sleeper configuration advances six teams to the league playoffs.
Keeper system
03 / Core ruleThree years. Rising cost.
Start at the draft round
A drafted player who remains rostered begins keeper year one at the round where he was originally selected. The price moves one round earlier in each later keeper season.
Original round +1
If a drafted player reaches free agency and is later acquired, his first keeper price is one round later than his original draft round. The annual escalation then begins from that adjusted price.
Begin in the final round
An undrafted player selected as a keeper begins in the final round, then moves one round earlier in each following keeper season.
Three keeper seasons
After keeper years one, two, and three, the player returns to the draft pool. The original draft season is not counted as a keeper season.
Round ceiling
04 / EligibilityThe board sets the limit.
Maximum keeper term
No earlier round exists for year two.Maximum keeper term
Round 2, then round 1.Full keeper window
Subject to the annual one-round escalation.Documented exception
A one-time Bourbon Bears accommodation is not a league-wide precedent.Worked example
05 / Fleet FoxesThe Nico Collins path.
Original selection
Fleet Foxes draft Nico Collins in round 12.
Keeper year one
The first keeper price stays at the original round.
Keeper year two
The cost moves one round earlier.
Keeper year three
The final eligible keeper season moves another round earlier.
Returns to the pool
The three-season keeper window is complete.
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This page documents the rules supplied for the new archive. When a special case arises, the commissioner ruling and its reason should be recorded in the keeper ledger so the exception remains transparent without changing the underlying rule.