Drafts

756

rookie picks · 420 MFL · 300 Sleeper · 36 in 2026

Seven rounds a year on MFL; eight, then three, on Sleeper. The 2026 class is in: Evan took Jeremiyah Love at 1.01.

Draft classes

Rookie draft classes 2016–2026
DraftPlatformRoundsPicks1.01Drafted byTradedDate
2016MFL784Ezekiel Elliott, RBNoah0Aug 22, 2016
2017MFL784Leonard Fournette, RBDylan3Aug 28, 2017
2018MFL784Saquon Barkley, RBAlexvia KYL6Aug 27, 2018
2019MFL784David Montgomery, RBKevin3Sep 4, 2019
2020MFL784Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RBKentvia KRS3Aug 31, 2020
2021Sleeper896Najee Harris, RBKris10Aug 30, 2021
2022Sleeper896Breece Hall, RBBo11Aug 29, 2022
2023Sleeper336Bijan Robinson, RBBo15Aug 27, 2023
2024Sleeper336Marvin Harrison, WRGavin18Jul 29, 2024
2025Sleeper336Ashton Jeanty, RBNoahvia KNT17Jul 18, 2025
2026Sleeper336Jeremiyah Love, RBEvan11Jul 29, 2026

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Traded is picks made by someone other than the slot's owner. The 2021 Sleeper draft ran 24 rounds. Rounds 1–16 re-drafted the MFL rosters and are not counted; the rookie draft was rounds 17–24, shown here as 1–8.

Draft return

Started points for the drafter since the draft year. A hit is 100 or more.

Fig. 1. Hit rate by round. Round 1 hits 49% of the time; round 2 is next at 22%.
Hit rate, mean and median started points by round
RoundPicksHitsHit rateMean ptsMedian ptsDrafts
Round 11205949.2%262.2390.422016–2025
Round 21202621.7%84.717.432016–2025
Round 31201512.5%58.820.002016–2025
Round 4841720.2%97.930.002016–2022
Round 58489.5%48.390.002016–2022
Round 68456.0%25.090.002016–2022
Round 78444.8%28.120.002016–2022
Round 82400.0%2.680.002021–2022

A hit is 100 or more started points for the drafter.

Fig. 2. Mean started points by round-one slot. The vertical rule is the round-one mean (262.23).
Round-one return by slot
SlotPicksMean ptsLowestHighestBest pick
1.0110647.12174.321,548.08Saquon Barkley (2018, Alex)
1.0210425.6120.471,252.74Dalvin Cook (2017, Kyle)
1.0310479.370.001,883.38Christian McCaffrey (2017, Jake)
1.0410152.640.00654.25DJ Moore (2018, Jake)
1.0510367.5810.42889.91Kareem Hunt (2017, Evan)
1.0610250.250.001,409.74Joe Mixon (2017, Nolan)
1.071098.040.00570.23D'Andre Swift (2020, Alex)
1.0810197.610.001,190.64CeeDee Lamb (2020, Nolan)
1.0910183.000.00658.35T.J. Hockenson (2019, Ben)
1.1010113.000.00479.23Zay Flowers (2023, Evan)
1.1110198.300.001,228.20Michael Thomas (2016, Ben)
1.121034.300.00231.41Garrett Wilson (2022, Noah)

Steals

Picks after 1.12 with the most points above the mean for their slot.

The 10 biggest steals
PickPlayerPosDrafted byPtsOver pick mean
2017 5.02Patrick MahomesKyleQBKyle2,212.70+1,891.42
2018 4.04Lamar JacksonJakeQBJake1,924.39+1,621.54
2018 3.09George KittleDylanTEDylan1,125.66+1,009.01
2019 6.05A.J. BrownRyanWRRyan1,103.65+929.40
2017 2.01Deshaun WatsonDylanQBDylan1,115.85+869.11
2021 7.03Foyesade OluokunNoahLBNoah1,003.18+798.58
2019 2.08Terry McLaurinNolanWRNolan833.50+710.44
2021 4.03Amon-Ra St. BrownNoahWRNoah917.33+659.28
2018 4.11Chris GodwinEvanWREvan786.97+652.85
2021 3.07Derwin JamesNolanDBNolan811.06+652.65

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Busts

First-round picks from 2016–2024 with the fewest started points for the drafter.

The 10 biggest busts
PickPlayerPosDrafted byPtsFor others
2016 1.03Laquon TreadwellJakeWRJake0.000.00
2022 1.03James CookJakeRBJake0.00592.57
2022 1.04Jameson WilliamsNoahWRNoah0.00288.95
2024 1.04Jonathon BrooksRyanRBRyan0.000.00
2018 1.06Rashaad PennyRyanRBRyan0.000.00
2019 1.06Delanie WalkerKentTEKent0.0040.42
2020 1.06Jerry JeudyEvanWREvan0.00211.95
2022 1.06Dameon PierceDylanRBDylan0.00167.19
2017 1.07John BrownNoahWRNoah0.00111.20
2024 1.07Ladd McConkeyGavinWRGavin0.00203.26

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A bust here is often a pick traded or dropped before it paid, so the player can still have hundreds of points for others.

Report card

Picks are credited to whoever made them. Sorted by started points per pick.

Draft report card by drafting owner
OwnerPicksHitsHit ratePts / pickTotal ptsR1Best pick
Nolan551222%147.468,110.279Joe Mixon, 2017 1.06, 1,409.74
Jake611423%138.048,420.5910Lamar Jackson, 2018 4.04, 1,924.39
Noah611728%133.698,155.0311Ezekiel Elliott, 2016 1.01, 1,528.04
Kyle56916%118.736,648.909Patrick Mahomes, 2017 5.02, 2,212.70
Dylan591017%98.315,800.5413George Kittle, 2018 3.09, 1,125.66
Ryan601322%91.315,478.3910A.J. Brown, 2019 6.05, 1,103.65
Evan641422%84.445,404.3510Kareem Hunt, 2017 1.05, 889.91
Bo26519%83.492,170.654Bijan Robinson, 2023 1.01, 707.75
Ben60915%82.454,947.1010Michael Thomas, 2016 1.11, 1,228.20
Alex63914%60.333,800.868Saquon Barkley, 2018 1.01, 1,548.08
Kevin34824%56.361,916.088Sony Michel, 2018 1.02, 273.36
Kent56713%40.122,246.828Jahmyr Gibbs, 2023 1.02, 728.64
Kris51612%38.941,986.026Jonathan Taylor, 2020 1.02, 615.18
Gavin1119%29.69326.572Marvin Harrison, 2024 1.01, 224.70
Siracunranked300%34.96104.882Omarion Hampton, 2025 1.02, 94.46

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Ranked owners made at least 10 picks; Sirac has 3.

Rounds 1–2

Position mix

Running backs and receivers took 199 of the 264 picks in the first two rounds of every class. Quarterbacks took 17, tight ends 28 and defenders 20.

Position mix of the first two rounds, 2016–2026
ClassPlatformQBRBWRTEIDPPicks
2016MFL1891524
2017MFL11262324
2018MFL11363124
2019MFL1867224
2020MFL2992224
2021Sleeper4972224
2022Sleeper112110024
2023Sleeper2993124
2024Sleeper26133024
2025Sleeper19103124
2026Sleeper16122324
All classesMFL + Sleeper, 2016–202617101982820264

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Rule check

The rule and the next order, projected week by week, are on the pick board. Read literally, slots 7–10 follow final placement, so the third- and fifth-place games move a slot; read by regular-season rank, they don't. The table tries both.

Read literally, the rule reproduces the 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 drafts. 2026 followed the by-rank reading instead. 2017, 2018, 2021, 2025 followed neither; the slots that differ are listed.

Rule check by draft
DraftSeasonOrder fromLiteral ruleBy rankDifferences
20172016MFL pick commentsDiffersDiffersslot 2: Kyle (rule: Jake); slot 3: Jake (rule: Kyle); slot 4: Kevin (rule: Evan); slot 5: Evan (rule: Nolan); slot 6: Nolan (rule: Kevin)
20182017MFL pick commentsDiffersDiffersslot 5: Kris (rule: Ryan); slot 6: Ryan (rule: Kris); slot 11: Evan (rule: Ben); slot 12: Ben (rule: Evan)
20192018MFL pick commentsMatchesMatchesnone
20202019MFL pick commentsMatchesMatchesnone
20212020Sleeper settingsDiffersDiffersslot 1: Kris (rule: Kent); slot 2: Kent (rule: Kris); slot 3: Noah (rule: Bo); slot 4: Bo (rule: Noah)
20222021Sleeper settingsMatchesDiffersnone
20232022Sleeper settingsMatchesDiffersnone
20242023Sleeper settingsMatchesDiffersnone
20252024Sleeper settingsDiffersDiffersslot 8: Bo (rule: Alex); slot 9: Alex (rule: Bo)
20262025Sleeper settingsDiffersMatchesslot 7: Alex (rule: Ryan); slot 8: Ryan (rule: Ben); slot 9: Ben (rule: Alex)

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2016 has no season behind it and is not checked.

July 29, 2026 – July 31, 2026

2026 class

3 rounds on a 24-hour clock; 11 of 36 picks were made by someone other than the slot's owner, 5 of them in round 1. Evan held 1.01 after 1,875.72 points and a 5–9 record in 2025.

Round 1 of the 2026 rookie draft
PickPlayerPosDrafted by2026 so far
1.01Jeremiyah LoveRBEvan0.00
1.02Carnell TateWRJake0.00
1.03Kenyon SadiqTEBenvia NLN27.20
1.04Jordyn TysonWRKyle0.00
1.05Makai LemonWREvanvia GAV → KNT0.00
1.06Jadarian PriceRBSirac6.20
1.07KC ConcepcionWRAlex0.00
1.08Jonah ColemanRBRyan0.00
1.09Eli StowersTESiracvia BEN0.00
1.10Emmett JohnsonRBNolanvia BO0.00
1.11Omar CooperWRKent0.00
1.12Fernando MendozaQBKylevia NOA0.00

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"2026 so far" is started points for the drafter, through week 3.

See the full 2026 board and order

Notes

  • Kevin and Bo, Kris and Gavin, Dylan and Sirac are credited separately for the picks each made.

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