
The Redraft League XIV
Keepers
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. Tagged players cannot be traded in the off-season.
FRANCHISE TAG COST:
- Year 1 on the tag: 17th round pick
- Year 2 on the tag: 8th round pick
- Year 3 on the tag: 2nd round pick
In Season Trading
When a trade is made, Ben will send the details of the trade to a 3rd-party reviewer 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 8 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, 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.
Cannot be kept in 2026
- J Gibbs RB
- J Allen QB
- D London WR
- Kyr Williams RB
- T McBride TE
- P Nacua WR
- M Evans WR
- J Smith-Njigba WR
- N Collins WR
- D Achane RB
- Jam Williams WR
- J Chase WR
- S Barkley RB
- Bij Robinson RB
- J Jefferson WR
- C Lamb WR
- A St Brown WR
- D Henry RB
- C McCaffrey RB
- A Jeanty RB
- J Jacobs RB
- J Taylor RB
- T Hill WR
- A Brown WR
- G Wilson WR
- J Cook RB
- O Hampton RB
- A Kamara RB
- T Higgins WR
2024 Franchise Tags
2025 Franchise Tags
- J Daniels QB (Ben)
- B Thomas WR (Jim)
- C Brown RB (Sunny)
- T Hockenson TE (Jules)
- C Sutton WR (Mike)
2025 Keepers - 2026 Keeper Cost
- D Montgomery RB - 2nd
- J Hurts QB - 2nd
- L Jackson QB - 2nd
- M Nabers WR - 3rd
- Dev Smith WR - 3rd
- G Kittle TE - 3rd
- D Swift RB - 3rd
- X Worthy WR - 3rd
- B Bowers TE - 3rd
- T McLaurin WR - 4th
- C Ridley WR - 4th
- T Tracy RB - 4th
- B Mayfield QB - 4th
- L McConkey WR - 4th
- D Goedert TE - 6th
- T Benson RB - 6th
- C Hubbard RB - 6th
- B Irving RB - 8th
- D Mooney WR - 8th
- J Jeudy WR - 8th
- A Thielen WR - 9th
2026 3rd Round Keepers
- M Harrison WR
- K Walker RB
- D Adams WR
- B Hall RB
- T McMillan WR
- D Metcalf WR
2026 4th Round Keeprs
- R Harvey RB
- Z Flower WR
- D Moore WR
- J Conner RB
- T Henderson RB
- G Pickens WR
2026 5th Round Keepers
- J Burrow QB
- T Hunter WR
- S LaPorta TE
- T Kelce TE
2026 6th Round Keepers
- K Johnson RB
- I Pacheco RB
- T Pollard RB
- D Njoku TE
- A Jones RB
- M Andrews TE
- J Waddle WR
- J Mixon RB
2026 7th Round Keepers
- B Nix QB
- R Stevenson RB
- P Mahomes QB
- R Pearsall WR
- Q Judkins RB
- C Olave WR
- R Odunze
2026 8th Round Keepers
- C Godwin WR
- T Warren TE
- J Meyers WR
- C Kupp WR
- M Golden WR
2026 9th Round Keepers
- E Egbuka WR
- S Diggs WR
- K Shakir WR
- J Warren RB
- J Addison WR
- D Samuel WR
- K Coleman WR
- J Blue RB
- J Higgins WR
- J Jennings WR
2026 10th Round Keepers
- J Downs WR
- Bri Robinson RB
- J Dobbins RB
- T Etienne RB
- Z Charbonnet RB
- J Mason RB
- K Murray QB
- T Bigsby RB
- J Love QB
- D Prescott QB
2026 11th Round Keepers
- K Pitts TE
- Jav Williams RB
- C Skattebo RB
- M Mims WR
- B Allen RB
- J Reed WR
- J Goff QB
- C Loveland TE
2026 12th Round Keepers
- B Aiyuk WR
- Ky Williams WR
- L Burden WR
- R White RB
- R Shaheed WR
- B Tuten RB
- J Herbert QB
- T Kraft TE
- A Ekeler RB
2026 13th Round Keepers
- N Harris RB
- B Purdy QB
- T Harris WR
- T Spears RB
- R Davis RB
- C Williams QB
- D Sampson RB
- E Engram TE
- D Maye QB
- J Ford RB
2026 14th Round Keepers
- M Pittman WR
- Broncos Defense
- C Stroud QB
- R Bateman WR
- Eagles Defense
- J Croskey-Merritt RB
- Steelers Defense
- Commanders Defense
- J Palmer WR
- Vikings Defense
2026 15th Round Keepers
- C Ward QB
- T Allgeier
- C Tillman WR
- Ravens Defense
- R Dowdle RB
- J Wright RB
- C Kirk WR
2026 16th Round Keepers
- D Douglas WR
- J Fields QB
- Bills Defense
- N Chubb RB
- Ke Allen WR
- 49ers Defense
- J McCarthy QB
- J Dart QB
- H Brown WR
- O Gordon RB
2026 17th Round Keepers
- J Ferguson TE
- Z Ertz TE
- J Smith TE
- D Kincaid TE