Fantasy Football 32

This round would occur between rounds 2 and 3 of our rookie draft, the following year after a Free Agent period.

The ‘Comp Line’ would be a set $ amount ($30?) during the Free Agent auction. If you release a player and that player signs for over $30, you would receive a ‘Comp pick’ the FOLLOWING years rookie draft.

In contrast, if you sign a player over the ‘Comp Line’ you would be subtracted a comp pick.

If you have negative ‘comp picks’ (meaning you signed guys over the line and didn’t have anyone sign over the line) then you would simply not receive a comp pick. There would be no penalty.

These picks would be non-trade-able and would be ordered the same as the rookie draft order for that year.

This would be an ongoing math equation.

For example:

I hypothetically release Saquon Barkley, Lamar Jackson and Jordan Howard during the 2020 off season. In the Free Agent Auction of 2020, Barkley signs for $50, Jackson signs for $35 and Woods signs for $25.

At this point I would collect 2 comp picks for Barkley/Jackson and would not receive a pick for Woods because he signed under the ‘Comp Line’.

During the same Free Agent period; I sign Julio Jones ($60), Travis Kelce ($25) and Jared Goff ($25). I have signed 1 player over the ‘Comp Line’.

Take the 2 players you lost ‘over the line’ minus the 1 player you gained ‘over the line’ and you end up with 1 comp pick.

I would have 1 comp pick in this example. It would be rewarded to me in the 2021 rookie draft.


This would start for the 2021 Season - not this season since players have already been dropped and Free Agency strategies are already in motion.

Discuss below.

I like the concept, but I think the value needs to be greater for the comp pick. Inbetween the first and 2nd is better return value if you are letting go of a top tier player who will net $50+. If the overall limit needs to be raised or even tiered (60+ = comp before 2nd round; 35+ = before 3rd round), I think it enhances our league. I also think that more valuable comp picks help create a more diverse free agency profile, as there is more incentive to release a player.

The NFL awards comp picks because a player chooses to leave that team for a better deal. Teams don’t get comp picks for releasing a player.

You cut a player bc you can’t afford him. If a player is fair or undervalue, you’ll probably still keep him. If a player is overpaid, now you can release him and then get a pick in return for that player you overpaid for.

That’s why comp picks don’t really make sense to me in the context of fantasy football.

I'm with Jets on this one.

Pretty much for the reasons Jets laid out I'm a no. Interesting idea though.

I 100% agree with the Jets on this. The talent already starts to get low in rounds 3 & 4 in the draft, this just waters down the draft even more than it already is.

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I'm out on this one too.

The only way this would work is if we had some sort of Restricted Free Agency period. Then if a team bid on your restricted free agent and it was above the comp line, you could either match it or let him go and then receive a comp pick for losing a player in free agency. As the league currently functions we do not require comp picks.

This likely wont pass anyway but what the Jets said was not correct, "If a player is overpaid, now you can release him and then get a pick in return for that player you overpaid for." The player you're releasing would have to sign over the Comp line in FA for $35 in this example. It has nothing to do with what you were paying him, you only receive the pick if he signs for over $35 which would mean hes a pretty good player.

I like it. Losing a stud player because of salary really sucks, so at least gives a little in return. Plus would make those players potentially tradeable during the season to non-playoff teams knowing they can get comp in return.