Fantasy Football Draft Prep: The 2024 Playbook

Finding Or Adjusting Your Fantasy Football League

A good portion of you reading this article will already be readying to return to existing leagues for the 2024 NFL schedule. Others will be looking to add more leagues to play in, to expand the options for more excitement, or to get a fresh start. Some will be seeking new ways to play the game.

The most familiar method of forming a new league is to organize a new one among friends, co-workers, or family, or a mixture of all of those types of people. Once you have identified a good group of potential players, you can create a league online. Also, consider an in-person draft or one that includes a Zoom session to accompany the draft. The fun factor gets elevated when everyone is welcomed into a communal environment, and nothing beats a live, in-person draft complete with food and lively banter in that regard.

Those who are looking for new leagues can always join one online, no matter the level of experience of a player. Newcomers can join an online public league at sites such as NFL.com, while more experienced competitors can hook on with higher-stakes leagues such as the National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) or Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).

If you are returning to the same league this season, there are always changes to consider in the scoring or roster formats, even if the alterations are minor. League members can suggest to the league manager/commissioner potential changes to roster setups or scoring categories that will further enhance the playing experience for the 2024 campaign. You can also review suggestions from the past season that may have been raised, and the time to reiterate them is in advance of the upcoming annual draft.

There are unique types of leagues and formats that some may not be familiar with yet, or have participated in, that will only make fantasy football more enjoyable. In the next section, I feature other ways to play, whether you want to revise the structure of a current league or are looking for a new and challenging way to compete.