Fantasy Joes FAQ

What is Fantasy Joes?

A fantasy football rankings game. You build your own player rankings by answering quick this-or-that duels, and the app grades how accurate your rankings turn out against real NFL results. Preseason, it's a draft-prep tool that builds your personal draft board; in season, it's a weekly accuracy competition.

Is it free?

Yes. Duels, your board, weekly rankings, the leaderboard, and the whole draft kit (exports, import, public board page, live Sleeper draft sync) are free. Optional paid skill contests are coming soon for eligible states (18+); free play is the product, not a trial.

Do I need an account?

Not to play — duels work as a guest, saved to your device, with no cap. A free account keeps your board across devices, puts you on the leaderboard, and unlocks the draft kit. Upgrading from guest keeps everything you've built.

How is my score calculated?

Every player you rank is compared against the historical value of the slot you gave him, the gaps are summed, and the lowest total wins — a perfect weekly ranking scores exactly 0. The full methodology, formulas included, is on How the Accuracy Score Works.

Do my duel picks get scored?

No — and this is the most misunderstood rule. A duel only shapes your ranked list. You're graded once, on the final list, never on individual picks.

Can I skip duels and just type in my rankings?

Mostly, yes. You can drag any player to any slot by hand, and you can import a CSV to reseed your whole draft board from a list you already have. Duels are the fast path, not a requirement. (You do need at least one completed duel in a week to appear on that week's leaderboard.)

Does Fantasy Joes work with Sleeper?

Yes — that's a headline feature. Sleeper has no native way to upload custom rankings, so Fantasy Joes gives you live draft mode: enter your Sleeper username (no password) and players cross off your board in real time as they're drafted. Exports cover everything else.

What about ESPN or Yahoo drafts?

Use the same live-draft screen in manual mode — tap each player as he's called — or print the PDF cheat sheet. The exports also include CSV formats other tools accept.

Why no kickers or defenses?

Only QB, RB, WR, and TE are ranked and scored. Kicker and defense scoring is mostly noise week to week; our advice is on the cheat sheet itself — stream them, draft them last.

When do scores update?

Weekly scores post every Tuesday morning (6:00 AM UTC), after Monday Night Football. Draft-board standings update provisionally each Tuesday once boards snapshot (five days before Week 1), with the final grade after Week 18.

Can I join contests after Thursday?

Yes, two ways. The Sunday Slate opens the moment full-week contests close: same stakes and formats, entries until Sunday 1:00pm ET, scored only on games kicking off Sunday afternoon or later — everyone in it faces the same cutoff. And head-to-head seats stay open all week: you can post or take a full-week duel until the week's last kickoff, with both sides shown the running locked totals before the match forms (if games have run since a seat was posted, the poster confirms within 10 minutes or everything refunds). Full-week pool contests still close at the first kickoff, as always.

What happens if a player I ranked gets ruled out?

If he's officially out (Out, IR, Suspended, PUP), he's removed from that week's pool on every board and replaced by the highest-projected player not already on your board — and any player who never plays in his game is excluded from scoring entirely, so a late scratch can't sink your week. Full rules in Duels & Your Board.

What are the cash contests?

Skill-based, peer-to-peer contests scored on the same accuracy score as the free leaderboard — head-to-head challenges, double-ups, tournaments, and season-long formats. They're coming soon, for players 18+ (19+ in AL/NE) physically located in eligible states. The rules are already published: the contest guide and the official contest rules.

Are there season-long leagues?

Yes — commissioner-less 12-team leagues run inside the app: automated snake drafts, half-PPR scoring, FAAB waivers, and AI-reviewed trade fairness, with no commissioner needed. Sign in and look for Leagues.

Is there a Discord bot?

Coming soon: Today's Ten — a shared daily set of ten duels for your server, with vote splits, results cards, and a weekly server leaderboard. Details at fantasyjoes.gg/discord.

My home league is full-PPR (or standard). Can I still use this?

Yes. Half-PPR is the default — your main board, the leaderboard, and your public page use it — but registered users can add extra boards in full-PPR or standard scoring from their profile. A new board starts as a copy of your main board's ranks, with a short list of the players whose value shifts most in the new format so you don't re-rank everyone from scratch. Extra boards work with all the draft kit tools (exports, cheat sheets, live draft mode).

Is there a Fantasy Joes app?

Yes — add it straight from your browser: free, no app store, full screen with its own icon. On iPhone, open fantasyjoes.gg in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, Chrome offers Install app from the menu (or our prompt). Sign in once in the installed app and you'll stay signed in.

Where does the data come from?

Player stats and projections come from Sleeper (scoring uses Sleeper's point totals, verbatim — half-PPR by default; extra boards in other formats use the matching Sleeper total). Preseason market consensus values come via FantasyCalc. Game times and matchup data come from ESPN's public data. If Sleeper issues a stat correction, affected scores recompute on the next sync.

Who can see my board?

Your live board is public by default at fantasyjoes.gg/u/yourusername — you can switch it private in your profile. Locked competition snapshots are always public; entering a competition puts your board on the record. Your email and personal details are never shown.

Why did a player suddenly show up in my duels over and over?

That's a mover boost: the market moved on him by 20% or more, so he surfaces about 3× more often for a few duels until you've re-ranked him (or deliberately held your ground). See Duels & Your Board.