BILLYS FANTASY FOOTBALL YEAR 35 (SINCE 1991)
KEY DATESMANAGEMENT
 • Pre-Season Draft • Commissioners
   > American Draft on Thursday, August 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm   > Bob Stearns
   > National Draft on Thursday, August 28, 2025 @ 8:30 pm   > Jim Stearns (Backup)
   > Both drafts online at NFL.com 
  • Websites
 • Post-Season Party   > American Division
   > Saturday, January 17, 2026   > National Division
   > Green Haven Golf Course in Anoka   > Billys FFL Website (Updated 2023)
    > https://www.billysffl.org
  
LEAGUEROSTERS
 • League (Updated 2021) • Original Rosters
   > 14 Week Regular Season (Weeks 1-14)   > Established via a draft or an auction
   > 3 Week Playoffs (Weeks 15-17) 
   > 20 Teams (Divisions = American and National) • Starting Lineup (Must be set prior to the player's game)
   > 8 Playoff Teams (Top 4 from each division)   > Quarterbacks (Q) = 1 Starter
    > Running Backs/Fullbacks (R) = 2 Starters
 • Division teams will be set prior to the auction/draft   > Wide Receivers/Tight Ends (W) = 3 Starters
   > Each division has a full compliment of NFL players   > Kickers (K) = 1 Starter
    > Defenses/Special Teams (D) = 1 Starter
 • Fees 
   > Franchise Fee = $100 (Collected at the auction/draft) • Bench Players
   > Unlimited Transactions = $20 (Uncollected)   > Bench Players (B) = 3 Any Position (Updated 2017)
    > Injured Reserve (IR) = 3 Any Position
  
  • Dropped Players
    > Locked for 24 hours
    > Available through waivers after the lock expires
  
DRAFTFREE AGENTS/WAIVERS
 • Draft • Free Agents
   > Draft order randomly set one week prior to the draft   > Pre-Season transactions are allowed
    > Free-Agent players are available immediately
 • Flow is 1 -> 10, 10 -> 1, repeat (Serpentine) 
   > 60 seconds allowed per selection • Waivers
    > Pre-Season transactions are allowed
    > Weekly claim order is worst to first
    > Claims processed nightly at 1:01 am (TWTFS)
    > Teams move to bottom when awarded a player
    > Weekly claim/waiver pickups are not limited
  
REGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFS
 • Weekly divional head-to-head matchups set by NFL.com • Top 4 teams in each division make the playoffs
   > Ties are allowed during the regular season   > Playoff finals Week 17 = American -v- National
  
 • Weekly High Score Payouts (League) • Inter-Divisional quarter-finals and semi-finals
   > 1st Place = $40   > Week 15 = 1st Place -v- 4th Place and 2nd Place -v- 3rd Place
   > 2nd Place = $30   > Week 16 = 1/4 Winner -v- 2/3 Winner
   > 3rd Place = $20   > Playoff seeding stays intact throughout the playoffs
   > 4th Place = $10 
  • Playoff Tie Breakers
 • Final Standing Tie-Breakers   > 1. Defense/Special Team Score (D)
   > 1. Overall Record (Winning Percentage)   > 2. Kicker Score (K)
   > 2. Points Scored   > 3. Quarterback Score (Q)
   > 3. Points Scored Against (Most Difficult Schedule) 
   > 4. Coin Flip • Playoff Payouts
    > Week 15 Winners = $50
 • Divisional Final Standing Payouts (Updated 2021)   > Week 16 Winners = $75
   > 1st Place = $80   > Week 17 Winner = $100
   > 2nd Place = $60 
   > 3rd Place = $40 
   > 4th Place = $20