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Draft Rules
On the day of the draft, a new option for your draft becomes available in the League Menu:
It's time for the draft! The new menu option takes you to Draft Rules page, where you can define how your draft should work:
You can return to other areas of the game at any time to look up other information, but OOTP will not let you advance the game date past the draft date as long as you are controlling a team. (Commissioners who aren't controlling a team can sim right through a draft, and the computer will make all of the necessary selections.)
In addition, depending on the draft, there may be the following additional options, which are described in detail on other pages of the manual:
Commissioners can adjust the order of the draft by choosing teams from the drop-downs on the right side of the page. By default, changes to the order of the draft only affect the round currently displayed. However, you can click the Use current order for all remaining rounds button to preserve your selected order throughout the draft. You can also use the Random Draft Order to randomize the order.
Additionally, you can also check the Draft Orderscreento review the detailed draft order for all rounds of the draft.
It's time for the draft! The new menu option takes you to Draft Rules page, where you can define how your draft should work:
You can return to other areas of the game at any time to look up other information, but OOTP will not let you advance the game date past the draft date as long as you are controlling a team. (Commissioners who aren't controlling a team can sim right through a draft, and the computer will make all of the necessary selections.)
Setting the Draft Rules
The left side of thescreencontains the rules for the draft, most of which is read-only. Commissioners do have the ability to change some things around. The available rules change slightly depending on the type of draft.| Option | Description |
| Draft Type | The type of draft |
| Draft Mode | There are two draft modes:
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| Number of Rounds | The total number of rounds in the draft. See the different types of drafts to understand how this gets defined. |
| Current Round | The current round of the draft. This is updated automatically as the draft progresses. |
| Current Pick | The next pick in the current round. This is updated automatically as the draft progresses. |
| Eligible Players | The number of players in the draft pool. |
In addition, depending on the draft, there may be the following additional options, which are described in detail on other pages of the manual:
- Advanced Draftee Signings (first-year player drafts only)
- Fixed-Budget Drafts (inaugural drafts only)
Setting the Draft Order
For inaugural and expansion drafts, the draft order is random. For first-year player (amateur) and Rule 5 drafts, teams draft in the opposite order of their finish in the previous year. The order for first-year player drafts in the first year of a league is determined randomly.Commissioners can adjust the order of the draft by choosing teams from the drop-downs on the right side of the page. By default, changes to the order of the draft only affect the round currently displayed. However, you can click the Use current order for all remaining rounds button to preserve your selected order throughout the draft. You can also use the Random Draft Order to randomize the order.
Additionally, you can also check the Draft Orderscreento review the detailed draft order for all rounds of the draft.