Learn how DraftKings Best Ball fantasy football works, including rules, scoring, draft formats, roster strategy, and tips for your draft.
Best Ball on DraftKings is one of the simplest ways to play fantasy football. Instead of spending the entire season setting lineups, making waiver claims, and managing injuries, Best Ball puts the focus entirely on the draft. Once you draft your 20-player roster, DraftKings automatically sets your highest-scoring lineup each week for the rest of the NFL season.
That low-maintenance format has made DraftKings Best Ball increasingly popular for both beginners and experienced fantasy football players. Whether you are trying Best Ball for the first time or looking to understand how DraftKings scoring, drafts, and roster construction work, this guide covers everything you need to know before entering your first contest.
Best Ball is a fantasy football format focused entirely on the draft. Once you draft your team, there are no more decisions to make for the rest of the season.
That means:
Each week, the system automatically creates your highest-scoring lineup from the players on your roster. Your optimized lineup is then compared against the optimized lineups from the rest of your league.
A standard Best Ball lineup includes:
Once all NFL games finish for the week, your best scorers at each position are automatically counted.
Very little.
The draft is the main time commitment. After the draft is complete, your team runs automatically for the rest of the season.
You can check in whenever you want, but there is no need to manage your roster weekly.
When you join a Best Ball contest, the draft does not begin until the league fills.
Once the contest is full:
Make sure you have access to the email account connected to your DraftKings account so you do not miss the start.
There are two main draft formats:
Best Ball drafts use a snake draft format.
In a 12-team league, the order works like this:
You will draft 20 total players.
At minimum, your roster must include:
After meeting those requirements, you can build the rest of your roster however you want.
Zero-RB means waiting on running backs early in the draft.
Instead, you prioritize:
The idea is that running back depth is strong enough later in drafts that you can still build a competitive group after focusing on other positions first.
This strategy can also be reversed into a Zero-WR approach, where you focus on RBs early and wait on wide receivers.
Most Best Ball players draft at least two quarterbacks.
Because injuries and bye weeks happen, having backup options matters. Some players prefer drafting three quarterbacks for additional depth and protection.
Since only one QB can score in your lineup each week, some managers prefer using fewer roster spots at quarterback and using extra picks on RBs, WRs, or TEs.
Tight end can be one of the trickiest positions in Best Ball.
If you draft late in the first round, you may consider an elite tight end early depending on who is available.
Otherwise, many players wait until later rounds to draft tight ends and instead focus on stronger value at QB, RB, and WR first.
Many managers draft three tight ends to increase their chances of getting productive weeks from the position.
When targeting tight ends, pass-catching ability and red-zone success can be especially valuable.
Yes.
If auto-draft is enabled:
You can:
DraftKings offers multiple Best Ball contests with different:
You can browse available contests and see:
More contests may be added throughout the season.
You don’t.
The system automatically chooses your highest-scoring lineup every week from your 20-player roster.
No.
Once the draft ends, your roster is locked for the season.
No.
There are no waivers, free-agent pickups, or roster moves during the season.
Your drafted roster is your roster for the entire year.
If a player gets hurt, the system will automatically use healthy players from your roster when possible.
This is why depth matters so much in Best Ball.
If a player suffers a long-term injury:
Drafting strong depth at every position can help protect against injuries.
This scoring format applies specifically to DraftKings Best Ball contests.
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