1. Keeper Overview

• Salary Cap is determined each season by taking the top 12 QB's, RB's, WR/TE's by total points scored on the season. Dividing those results by season games. Then taking that number and multiplying it by 2.

• Each team may keep 0–5 players per season.

• Keepers are slotted at the end of the draft taking up to the last 5 rounds, starting with the last round.

• Keepers must be submitted on time.

2. Eligibility Requirement

A player must have played in the previous NFL season and accumulated stats.

• If a player has no stats (injury, holdout, suspended, unsigned, etc.), they cannot be kept.

• Only players who finished the season on your roster are eligible.

3. Salaries

• Player salaries are determined by the players average points per game from the previous season.

• Veteran Salaries only go up. As long as they remain on the team (unless re-drafted, or re-acquired by trade or free agency after the next season has started). 

  • For example if you have a RB that averaged 3.2 the first season, that's what they cost that first offseason. The next offseason they averaged 3.8, then that is their new cap cost. If the team keeps them again, the following season if their avg was 3.4, then their cap cost is 3.8 because it's the highest.  

• Rookie Salaries can only go down as long as the contract is active.  Rookie contracts only last 2 years. No matter what they become a Veteran and then the Veteran rules apply.  When the player becomes a Veteran, the cap is determined by the highest, which does include the years they were on the Rookie contract.  

  • For example; A rookie WR averaged 3.1 pts their rookie year. A team signs them to a Rookie Contract. The player is kept at 3.1. The following season the player averages 4.2, the cost remains 3.1.  The following season the player averaged 2.7, the cost now becomes 2.7.  The contract ends after this season. The player becomes a Veteran and averaged 3.3.  The cost becomes 4.2 because Veteran rules apply. If the player was Franchise Tagged the first season, that is considered the lowest avg even after the Tag has been removed.

4. Keeper Types

There are Four types:

1. Veteran (Current)

2. Franchise TAG

3. Rookie Contract

4. Sleeper Tag

Contracts/ Tags never force you to keep a player — you may cut or trade anyone at any time.

5. Veteran

• All players are considered veterans unless on a rookie contract.

6. Franchise TAG

• Player must be drafted in the first 3 rounds and remained on the team throughout the season. 

• Player salary is maxed out at 1/3 the Salary Cap. (Discount)

• Tag is removed after the season.

7. Rookie Contract

• Any NFL rookie on the roster at the end of the season regardless if drafted or not by the team.

• Multiple Rookies can be signed to a rookie contract.

• The contract lasts up to 2 seasons. There is no salary discount.

• Rookie contract salaries only go down as long as the contract is active.

Rookie Contract & Franchise Tag 

• Rookies can be on a rookie contract and receive the Franchise tag.

• Must be drafted in the first 3 rounds and remain on the team throughout the season.

• If Tagged while on a Rookie Contract the initial salary is maxed at 1/3 of the salary cap and can only go down as long as the contract is active. Same as a normal Rookie contract.

8. Sleeper TAG

• Any player drafted in the last 5 rounds of the draft.

• Max Salary = 0

• Only 1 allowed.

• After the Sleeper Contract season, the player's Veteran Salary is established using his previous season average points per game.