What is a redraft league?
In a redraft league, every roster is wiped clean at the end of the season and everyone drafts from scratch the following year. Nothing carries over. The entire game is about winning the current season: you draft the best available players, work the waiver wire, and make in-season trades with a single championship in mind. It's simple to pick up, low-commitment, and forgiving — a bad season is forgotten the moment the next draft begins.
What is a dynasty league?
In a dynasty league, you keep your entire roster from year to year and build a franchise across many seasons. You draft rookies, develop young players, trade veterans and future picks, and manage your team the way a real General Manager would. Decisions compound: the rookie you stash today might anchor your roster in three years, and the pick you trade away now might come back to haunt you. Dynasty rewards patience, planning, and long-term vision.
The key differences
- Roster continuity: redraft resets every year; dynasty carries your roster forward indefinitely.
- Time horizon: redraft is a one-season sprint; dynasty is a multi-season project where rebuilding is a legitimate strategy.
- Trades: dynasty trades involve future draft picks, pick swaps, and protections, so deals are richer and carry longer-term consequences.
- Rookies: in dynasty, incoming draft classes matter enormously, so scouting prospects and holding draft capital is part of the game.
- Commitment: redraft is low-commitment and beginner-friendly; dynasty asks more of you but gives more back.
Where do keeper leagues fit?
Keeper leagues sit between the two. You retain a limited number of players — your keepers — from one season to the next, but re-draft the rest of your roster each year. It's a gentle on-ramp to long-term roster management without the full commitment of dynasty.
Which format is right for you?
Choose redraft if you want something casual, quick to learn, and self-contained — a fresh start every year with no long-term baggage. Choose dynasty if you love the strategy of building something over time: developing rookies, wheeling and dealing picks, and competing with people who stick around season after season. If you're unsure, a keeper league is a low-risk way to test the waters.
How Franchise supports every format
Franchise is built dynasty-first — with real pick swaps and protections, multi-team trades, prospect boards, and full league history — but it also runs keeper and redraft leagues, so you can play the format your league prefers on a platform designed for the long game. See the FAQ for more on how it works.