The Redraft League
XIII
Keeper Rules
Keepers must be texted to Ben 24 hours before the draft.
Teams are allowed to keep up to 5 players from their previous-year roster or player traded for during the off-season.
Players who were drafted in the 1st or 2nd rounds of the fantasy draft cannot be kept.
All players are assigned a keeper value based on where they were drafted and their previous keeper status. Keeper cost can only be paid for with a team's original draft pick. Picks that have been traded for, can not be used to pay for a keeper cost. If a team does not have their original draft pick in the round that a keeper is valued, they must pay a higher-round pick: Value stacks up, not down.
Undrafted players who were added as free agents during the season are valued as an 8th-round keeper the following year.
Players are allowed to be kept for 2 consecutive years and then must return to the draft pool. The second year a player is kept, their value doubles and rounds-down, if needed. For example: A player kept in the 8th round then becomes a 4th round for year two. A player kept in the 11th round then becomes a 6th for year two. Trading or dropping a player does not reset their keeper status.
The roster's designated IR positions can be used to stash a potential keeper player who was on your team before getting injured or used to keep a player who has been designated to return. Any player added from the free agent pool during the season, must play in at least 1 fantasy-active game in order to be a keeper. Teams cannot add players with a season-ending injury and then keep them the following year.
Franchise Tag
Each team may assign a franchise tag to one player on their team, counting as one of their keeper players. Only players drafted by that team and retained (not dropped or traded) for the entire season may be tagged. Only players drafted in the 9th round or later the previous season can be tagged. A tagged player can remain tagged for 3 years before returning to the draft pool. Teams can only have one player under the franchise tag at a time. If a team wants to apply their tag to a new player while an existing player is tagged, the existing player will return to the draft pool - they cannot become a keeper. If a team trades or drops a player who is under the franchise tag, they become an 8th round keeper the following year. The number of years having been previously kept stay the same when considering future eligibility. The draft pick cost to franchise tag a player is first a last round pick, then an 8th round pick, then a 2nd round pick during the 3-years of tag eligibility.
In Season Trading
When a trade is made, Ben will send the details of the trade to the host of The Trade Addicts podcast who will make a ruling on the fairness of the trade. If the trade is ruled fair, it will be processed, if it's ruled unfair, it will be reversed.
Off Season Trading
As soon as the current season ends, teams can trade any number of players from their team and draft picks from the next occuring draft. The number of team assets (picks/players) being traded must be equal on both sides of the trade. When a team trades a player during the offseason, they will sacrifice the keeper-value of that player from their draft stock in order to trade them. Although they lose the draft pick, the player traded away does not count towards the team's total number of allowed keepers. A team who acquires a new player may choose to keep that player and will not have to pay the assigned keeper value, but the player will count towards the team's total number of allowed keepers. Trading a player in the offseason does not impact their current or future keeper value. Just like with in-season trading, there will be a 48 hour window following the completion of a trade in which all other teams are allowed to make counter-offers for any of the assets being traded in the original deal. If the original trade is made less than 48 hours before the start of the league draft, the trade will be finalized as soon as the draft begins.
Counter Offer Window
Once any trade is accepted, there will be a 48-hour window in which the 10 teams who are NOT involved in the trade may privately negotiate with either of the teams in the trade for any of the players included in the trade. If one of the 2 teams involved in the trade agrees to accept an outside offer, which must also be within 10 points, the original trade will be voided, and the new trade will be processed. If a counter-offer trade is agreed upon between Thursday night kickoff and Monday night football, the new trade will be processed after the end of the week's games. In other words, players may contribute to their new teams during the fantasy week if the timing of the first trade allows.
2025 Keeper Values
Cannot be kept in 2025
- I Pacheco RB
- K Walker RB
- C Olave WR
- C McCaffrey RB
- T Hill WR
- C Lamb WR
- J Jefferson WR
- Bij Robinson RB
- A St Brown WR
- AJ Brown WR
- J Chase WR
- S Barkley RB
- J Taylor RB
- T Etienne RB
- D Henry RB
- J Mixon RB
- J Jacobs RB
- D Adams WR
- T Kelce TE
- M Harrison WR
- J Cook RB
- D Samuel WR
- J Waddle WR
2025 2nd round keepers
- J Gibbs RB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- J Allen QB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- J Herbert QB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- M Andrews TE *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- B Hall RB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- G Wilson WR *2023 Franchise tag (Ben)
2025 3rd round keepers
- A Jones RB
- C Kupp WR
- D Moore WR
- J Hurts QB
- R Stevenson RB
- D Montgomery RB
- D Metcalf WR
- S Diggs WR
- M Pittman WR *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- K Pitts TE *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- D London WR *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- B Aiyuk WR *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- J Conner RB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
2025 4th round keepers
- T Higgins WR
- P Mahomes QB
- G Pickens WR
- L Jackson QB
- A Cooper WR
- C Stroud QB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- M Evans WR *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- P Nacua WR *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- R White RB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- J Love QB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- T McBride TE *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- K Williams RB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- A Kamara RB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
2025 5th round keepers
- G Kittle TE
- Dev Smith WR
- K Murray QB
- N Harris RB
- D Swift RB
- X Worthy WR
- J Ferguson TE
- J Burrow QB
- M Nabers WR
- Z Flowers WR *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- J Warren RB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- J Smith-Njigba *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- E Engram TE *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
2025 6th round keepers
- C Kirk WR
- B Bowers TE
- Z White RB
- K Allen WR
- J Reed WR
- J Meyers WR *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- N Collins WR *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- D Kincaid TE *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- D Njoku TE *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
2025 7th round keepers
- C Godwin WR
- T Pollard RB
- C Ridley WR
- N Chubb RB
- T McLaurin WR
- Z Moss RB
- D Achane RB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- R Doubs WR *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
2025 8th round keepers
- L McConkey WR
- G Edwards RB
- B Corum RB
- Bri Robinson RB
- R Odunze WR
- D Singletary RB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- C Kmet TE *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- Jame Williams WR *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- J Ford RB *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
- S LaPorta TE *2024 Franchise tag (Jimmy)
- R Mostert RB *2024 Franchise tag (Mike)
- A Richardson QB *2024 Franchise tag (Fooch)
- R Rice WR *2024 Franchise tag (Marston)
- All other players not listed
2025 9th round keepers
- K Coleman WR
- J Brooks RB
- Jav Williams RB
- B Purdy QB
- C Williams QB
- Bri Thomas WR
- Z Charbonnet RB
- D Prescott QB
- T Dell WR (9) *2024 Keeper. Cannot be kept in 2026
2025 10th round keepers
- J Daniels QB
- D Hopkins WR
- C Brown RB
- C Otton TE
- A Ekeler RB
- C Watson WR
- T Spears RB
- Hol Brown WR
2025 11th round keepers
- D Schultz TE
- J Addison WR
- J Dobbins RB
- T Benson RB
- L Musgrave TE
- T Tagovailoa QB
- D Goedert TE
- A Mitchell WR
2025 12th round keepers
- M Williams WR
- C Hubbard RB
- T Allgeier RB
- Dio Johnson WR
- J Goff QB
- R Dowdle RB
- C Samuel WR
- E Elliott RB
2025 13th round keepers
- A Rodgers QB
- 49er DEF
- D Singletary RB
- T Hockenson TE
- T Lawrence QB
- Cowboys DEF
- J Palmer WR
- Ravens DEF
- Jets DEF
2025 14th round keepers
- J Dotson WR
- T Lockett WR
- X Legette WR
- Chiefs DEF
- J McMillan WR
- Browns DEF
- K Shakir WR
- C Sutton WR
- J Wright RB
2025 15th round keepers
- Steelers DEF
- B Irving RB
- G Davis WR
- D Mooney WR
- J Burton WR
- J Jeudy WR
- E Mitchell RB
- T Chandler RB
- A Gibson RB
2025 16th round keepers
- C Kmet TE
- M Lloyd RB
- Dolphins DEF
- R Pearsall WR
- J McLaughlin RB
- K Miller RB
- Giants DEF
- Eagles DEF
- J Ford RB
- J Polk WR
2025 17th round keepers
- A Thielen WR
- K Vidal RB
- A Mattison RB
- J Fields QB
- L McCaffrey WR