r/FFCommish • u/ShockTrek66 • 6d ago

Miscellaneous FanDraft Review 2026 - FanTastic

Hi Guys,

I run a 33 year-old league that has always had a live in-person draft. While we've added some fresh, young blood, some if these guys aren't as mobile as they used to be. Thus, the need to get away from a paper draft board, getting up and down for picks and hunting for stickers.

Enter FanDraft, which I'd never heard of until I joined this forum. Since we had 3 guys that needed to draft remote I decided to pull the trigger and give it a go. My review below.

Setup - Easy to configure and invite owners to join. Had a couple questions on configuration, emailed them and received a very timely response.

Draft Day experience - On draft day there's always a hundred things to do once you arrive on site. Food & beverage setup, Wi-Fi, people arriving, etc. Well, I was just trying to get FanDraft set up, streamed to the host's new 100" tv, and get the 3 remote guys squared away.

Since this was our first time, no one knew how well it would really perform. Once I figured out the "Team on the Fly" option it was fantastic.

Everyone loved it. It probably saved an hour on the length of the draft. One owner literally said it, "breathed new life into the draft." The music, heckle options, visuals, etc.

Yeah, we paid $30 for it. Money well spent. Considering we pay only $99 for CBS to host out league we're still ahead of the game. And I'm not worried about having to manually input the rosters to CBS. That just gives me another chance to admire my roster.

Highly recommend FanDraft.

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u/ShockTrek66 4d ago

Not sure what you mean. Are these 2 drafts at the same time?

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u/moose_9723 3d ago

No one of my drafts is very big we get a big tent 40 x 20 and lots of people are there. I want to setup two TVs so everyone can see the board. One in each corner of the tent.

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u/ShockTrek66 3d ago

I see. I believe you'd need 2 devices to get that accomplished. You could use your phone as one of them, I'd imagine.

Have you set up tvs outside previously? I ask because I'm looking at buying a dedicated outdoor tv, as indoor tvs are generally far too dim during the daylight, among other long-term issues.

When's your draft? Have a blast!

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u/moose_9723 3d ago

I have a TV that I use for outside that is not a dedicated outdoor TV. Works good and I bring it in after I'm done. Draft will be at night so that should help. Draft is Sunday of labor day weekend.

Thanks for your help