A beginner's guide to set auto-draft on ESPN fantasy football 2023

If you are a football fan wondering how fantasy football works, then you are in the right place. Millions of people wait every year for the season to begin so they can draft a team and see how it stacks up against fellow competitors.

Fantasy football looks a bit complicated, but once you know how it works, it's easy to build a team.

On that note, let's take a look at what beginners should keep in mind before creating a team.

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A beginner's guide to fantasy football drafts

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When the NFL season starts, you create your team by drafting active players from the league. Once that is done, all you need to do is set a lineup every week. You will earn fantasy points based on how the players in your team perform in real life.

Every week, you will be matched with a different fantasy player and whoever has the most points in that week wins.

As the teams enter the playoffs, things become more interesting. Win games to proceed further in the league, and if you lose, your season ends. That's pretty much the structure of fantasy football.

Drafting a fantasy team on ESPN isn't that hard as all the rankings of the players are provided. You even get projections of how many fantasy points a player might earn in a season.

Still, if you are not confident, then you always have the option to auto-draft players.

How does the auto-draft system on ESPN Fantasy Football work?

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Steps to set auto draft on ESPN fantasy football

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If you select the auto draft, then the website will automatically draft players and give you a team that can compete against other managers.

Here are the steps to set up an auto draft on ESPN Fantasy Football:

• Go on your main team page on ESPN fantasy and find the "Edit Auto-Pick Strategy" button before the draft begins.
• Once you click on it, you will reach the edit page where you will find the drafts of each round. By choosing from the pull-down menu, you can select the positions you need to draft.
• There is a default setting which is set to "Best Always" and with this setting, the system will draft the best remaining player from any position.
• You can change the default setting and choose your preferred positions.
• You can further select how many players you need from each position.
• You can always edit your draft strategy whenever you want, but one hour before your scheduled draft time.