Simulated Football Roster Options
Free Agent Auctions
- Auction values are in whole dollars.
Free Agent Drafts
- If drafting with salaries then try this calculator.
Rookie Drafts
- After the NFL draft has concluded and teams have designated keepers, there will be a draft of NFL rookies.
- Draft order shall be in the order of the previous season's final standings (worst to first).
- The draft will be 4 rounds.
- Rookie salaries will be 1 each and count towards the salary cap.
Multi-Year Contracts
- 4 Year: 12
- 3 Year: 6
- 2 Year: 4
- 1 Year: 4
- Total: 26
Head Coaches
- An auction or draft of NFL team head coaches (not individuals) is held in January.
- Each team shall acquire 1 Head Coach (HC).
- Head Coaches are kept the entire year, and can not be added, traded, or dropped.
- Scoring for Head Coaches is detailed here.
- Head Coaches automatically score a zero when on bye.
Trades
- Trades must be completed by the beginning of the first game of week 13.
- Any player can be traded.
- Trades must involve equal number of players from each franchise.
- With Keepers: The number of years until a keeper is a free agent does not change when that player is traded.
- With Keepers and a Salary Cap: The cost of a keeper does not change when that player is traded.
Waivers
- Free agents picked up during the season are signed for that year only and will be available again at next year's auction or draft.
- With a Free Agent Acquisition Budget: Each team has a free agent acquisition budget for the whole season. Once a team's budget is spent, they can no longer pickup free agents.
Keepers
With Rookie Draft | 14 |
No Rookie Draft | 16 |
- A team can keep a player for 2 seasons at the initial free agent auction or draft salary, and up to 2 additional seasons at the franchise tag salary.
- Each team subtracts the amount for allocated to keepers from the previous season to determine an auction budget.
- Players not kept are available in the next free agent auction or draft.
- Head Coaches are not involved in expansion & contraction.
Franchise Tags
- Quarterback (QB): 30
- Running Back (RB): 10
- Tight End (TE): 11
- Wide Receiver (WR): 19
- Kicker (K): 5
- Punter (P): 5
- Offensive Linemen (C/G/T): 17
- Defensive Tackle (DT): 17
- Defensive Edge Rusher (DE): 18
- Linebacker (LB): 19
- Cornerback (CB): 17
- Safety (S): 13
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