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Overview
Quick Start
Go from zero to live draft in under five minutes. Here's the shortest path.
1
Create an account. Sign up with your email. No subscription required to start — you get unlimited practice drafts for free.
2
Import or build your league. Connect via ESPN, Sleeper, or Yahoo to pull your league settings automatically. Or tap Custom Draft to configure teams and roster slots manually.
3
Open the board. From the dashboard, click your draft card and hit Open Board. Run a few practice drafts on any screen before draft day.
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Go official when you're ready. When your real draft day arrives, upgrade your draft to Official, grab your Draft Credit, and run the live session. The board handles everything — alerts, timer, pick tracking, export.
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🖥️ Draft Night Setup: Connect your laptop to your TV via HDMI or screencast wirelessly for the best experience. See the
Draft Night Setup Guide below for step-by-step instructions for every setup option including Chromecast, AirPlay, Windows Cast, and Present Mode.
Setup
Draft Night Setup Guide
How to get the board on your TV and run a smooth draft.
Option 1 — Laptop or Desktop (Recommended)
The simplest setup — works with any TV
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Connect to your TV — Plug your laptop into your TV using an HDMI cable. Your TV should automatically detect the laptop. On Mac: go to System Settings → Displays and select "Mirror" or "Extend". On Windows: press Windows + P and select "Duplicate" or "Extend".
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Open the board — Open primedraftpro.com in your browser on your laptop. Sign in and open your draft.
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Go full screen — On Mac: click the green dot in the top left of your browser window. On Windows: press F11. The board fills your screen — and your TV.
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Draft — You draft directly from your laptop. Everyone in the room watches the TV. Done.
✅ Best quality, zero lag, no internet needed. Requires HDMI cable and compatible port.
Learn more → Mac display setup · Windows display setup · 📺 Video tutorial →
Option 1B — Chromecast (Cast a Single Tab)
Have a Chromecast plugged into your TV? This is one of the cleanest setups — you cast only the draft board tab to the TV while keeping other tabs private on your laptop.
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Open Google Chrome on your laptop.
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Open primedraftpro.com in a tab and load your draft board.
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Click the three-dot menu in Chrome → Cast → Cast tab.
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Select your Chromecast device.
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Go full screen on the board tab — it fills your TV.
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Open a second tab on your laptop for anything private — the TV only shows the draft board tab.
This is ideal if you want the board on the TV but need to keep player rankings or notes private on your laptop screen.
✅ Cast only the board tab, keep other tabs private. ⚠️ Requires Chrome browser and Chromecast device.
Learn more → Cast from Chrome · 📺 Video tutorial →
Option 1C — Wireless Screencasting from Laptop (no cable needed)
No HDMI cable or Chromecast? You can wirelessly screencast your laptop screen to your TV:
On Mac — AirPlay:
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Make sure your Mac and TV are on the same WiFi network.
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Click the AirPlay icon in your Mac menu bar (or go to System Settings → Displays → Add Display).
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Select your TV from the list.
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Open primedraftpro.com, go full screen, and draft directly from your Mac.
Learn more → AirPlay from Mac · 📺 Video tutorial →
Have an Apple TV? Mac users can AirPlay directly to Apple TV — no Chromecast needed. See the AirPlay support link above.
On Windows — Cast:
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Make sure your PC and TV are on the same WiFi network.
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Open Action Center (Windows + A) and click Cast.
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Select your TV from the list.
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Open primedraftpro.com, press F11 for full screen, and draft directly from your PC.
Learn more → Windows Cast/Project · 📺 Video tutorial →
✅ No cable needed, easy setup. ⚠️ Requires strong WiFi — can lag if bandwidth is low.
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HDMI vs. wireless: Wired HDMI gives you zero lag and is more reliable on draft night. Wireless casting works well on a strong WiFi network but may have slight delay.
Option 2 — iPad Drafting with TV Display via Present Mode
Draft from your iPad while the board shows on your TV
Requirements: Your TV must have a web browser. Compatible: Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, Amazon Fire Stick (Silk Browser), Chromecast with Google TV (Chrome). Not compatible: Apple TV, Roku (no browser).
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Set up your iPad — Open Safari on your iPad. Go to primedraftpro.com. Tap the Share button (⬆) and tap "Add to Home Screen". Tap Add. From now on, always open Prime Draft Pro from your home screen icon — this gives you the full screen experience.
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Open your draft — Launch Prime Draft Pro from your home screen. Sign in and open your draft board.
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Start Present Mode — Tap the Present button at the top of the board. You will see a view code (6 characters) and a QR code.
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Connect your TV — On your TV, open the web browser app. Go to primedraftpro.com/view and enter the 6-character view code. The full draft board appears on your TV.
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Draft — Draft from your iPad. Every pick you make appears instantly on the TV for everyone to see.
✅ Draft from any device while TV shows the board. ⚠️ TV must have a web browser app.
Learn more → Add to Home Screen on iPad
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What does NOT work for TV display: AirPlay or screencasting from an iPad or iPhone to your TV only mirrors your device screen. The board will appear small and squished — not the full board experience. Always use HDMI (laptop) or Present Mode (TV browser) for proper TV display.
Option 3 — Desktop or Laptop with Present Mode
Run the board on your laptop, display on TV browser
Same as Option 2 but using a laptop instead of iPad. Open your draft, click Present, enter the view code in your TV's browser. This lets you keep your laptop screen private (player rankings, notes) while the TV shows only the board.
Device Quick Reference
| Device |
Can Draft? |
TV Display? |
How |
| Laptop / Desktop |
✅ Yes |
✅ Yes |
HDMI, screencast, or Present Mode |
| iPad |
✅ Yes |
⚠️ Present Mode only |
TV needs a browser |
| iPhone |
❌ Not recommended |
❌ No |
Use laptop or iPad |
| Smart TV browser |
❌ View only |
✅ Yes |
Enter Present Mode view code |
| Chromecast |
❌ View only |
✅ Yes |
Cast tab from Chrome browser on laptop |
Digital Projector
Have access to a projector? Connect it to your laptop via HDMI or wirelessly and display the board at massive size — perfect for large draft parties. Connect exactly like you would a TV.
✅ Near-unlimited screen size, great for big groups. ⚠️ Older projectors may have lower resolution.
Controlling Viewer Audio Remotely
While presenting, you can control what the viewer screen plays without touching the viewer device. Two toggles appear next to the Present button when you are actively broadcasting.
- VIEWER AUDIO — master switch for all viewer sound. Turn this off to fully silence the viewer (no chime, no player name announcement, no board alerts). The visual draft board on the viewer keeps updating — only the sound is muted.
- VIEWER ALERTS — silences just the board alerts (First Off The Board, Reach, Steal, tier breaks, etc.). Player name announcements and the pick chime continue to play. Useful when the room wants a less talkative draft experience without going fully silent.
Both toggles default to ON each time you click Present. They reset between sessions — there is no persistence.
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The viewer also has its own local audio toggle (the on-screen ON / OFF switch). If the viewer's local toggle is off, the viewer is silent regardless of these commissioner controls — both layers have to be on for sound to play.
Looking for these in Settings? They live next to the Present button while presenting — not in the Settings panel — because they apply to the viewer screen, not your local machine. The Settings panel's ALERTS / AUDIO toggles still control your own laptop audio independently.
Overview
What is Prime Draft Pro?
A live, in-person fantasy football draft board — built for the room. Everyone picks their own players, live, in the same space. No bots. No algorithms. No outside interference.
What it does
- Runs your draft live — snake, linear, or auction format with a real pick clock and bid timer.
- Pulls your real league data — team names, roster slots, rounds, and ADP from ESPN, Sleeper, or Yahoo.
- Fires automatic alerts — steals, reaches, first QB off the board, run-ons, and more.
- Exports your results — downloadable CSV plus step-by-step instructions to enter picks back into your platform.
What it doesn't do
- It does not auto-pick or assist individual drafters. Everyone picks their own players.
- It does not sync picks in real-time back to ESPN/Sleeper/Yahoo — you enter results after the draft using the Export screen.
Setup
Your Account
Manage login, profile info, and security from the profile icon in the top-right corner of the dashboard.
Signing in
Use your email and password. If you're new, create an account — it's instant. If you forget your password, use Send Password Reset Email in the Profile panel to get a reset link.
Your profile
- Nickname — Displayed as your name inside the app.
- Favorite sports teams — Stored on your account for personalization.
- Avatar URL — Paste a link to any image to set your profile picture.
Changing your password
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Click the profile icon (top-right of dashboard).
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Under Security, click Send Password Reset Email.
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Check your inbox and follow the link. You'll be taken back to the app where you can set a new password.
Setup
Draft Credits
Draft Credits unlock official, real-season drafts. Practice drafts are always free and unlimited.
🎟 What is a Draft Credit?
One Draft Credit = one Official Draft. When you mark a draft as Official and open the board for real, one credit is consumed. Practice drafts, mock drafts, and setup do not use credits.
Why they exist
Practice drafts are unlimited. But when it's real — when your whole league is in the room and picks count — that's an Official Draft. Credits ensure the serious stuff is tracked and supported.
Available plans
Draft Night
$14.99
One-time · 1 Draft Credit · All rounds unlocked (up to 40) · Never expires
Draft House
$29.99
One-time · 3 Draft Credits · Less than $10 each · Never expires
War Room
$49.99
One-time · 7 Draft Credits · Best value per draft · Never expires
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Credits never expire. Buy now, use whenever. If your draft gets postponed or you pick up extra leagues next season, your credits are still there waiting — no deadline, no annual reset.
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Practice mode limits: Free accounts can run unlimited practice drafts but are capped at Round 3 (keeper leagues: 15 free picks). Export is disabled in practice mode. Upgrade to Official to unlock all rounds and export.
Checking your balance
Your current Draft Credit count is shown in the Draft Credits box on the dashboard. Click it to open the pricing screen at any time.
What activation does
Activating an official draft fully resets the board state. Whether you click Use Credit from the board itself, or Set as Full Draft from the dashboard, confirming the action:
- Clears all practice picks (keepers stay in place if it's a keeper league).
- Returns the cursor to Round 1, Pick 1.
- Resets the timer to its default duration.
- Clears all draft state flags — the draft starts fresh, like the day was just beginning.
You begin the activated draft as a clean slate, ready for your live room.
Buying credits from the board
If you purchase a Draft Credit while on a draft board, Stripe checkout returns you to that same board (not the dashboard). This keeps you in your draft setup without losing context — your settings, team names, and customizations stay exactly where you left them.
Setup
Importing Your League
Connect your real league and Prime Draft Pro pulls in everything automatically — team names, roster slots, draft settings, and the full player pool with ADP.
ESPN Private Leagues — Getting Your Cookies
Private ESPN leagues require two session cookies from your browser. The easiest way is the one-click bookmarklet — no DevTools or manual copying needed.
Method A — Bookmarklet (recommended)
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Add the bookmarklet (do this once) — When the private league panel appears on the import screen, drag the orange 📋 Get ESPN Cookies button to your browser's bookmarks bar. You only need to do this once.
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Go to ESPN Fantasy — Open a new tab and go to fantasy.espn.com. Sign in if needed. Stay on the ESPN page.
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Click your bookmark while on ESPN — While you are on fantasy.espn.com, click the bookmarklet in your bookmarks bar. A relay tab opens briefly, reads your cookies automatically, and sends them back to Prime Draft Pro. The import triggers on its own — no copy-pasting needed.
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Safari or mobile? Bookmarklets don't work in Safari or on mobile browsers. Use the manual method below instead.
Method B — Manual Entry (fallback)
Can't use the bookmarklet? You can paste your cookies manually:
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Open Chrome and go to fantasy.espn.com. Sign in.
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Open DevTools (F12 on Windows, Cmd+Option+I on Mac).
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Go to Application → Cookies → fantasy.espn.com.
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Find and copy the values for SWID and espn_s2.
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Paste them into the manual entry fields on the Prime Draft Pro import screen.
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Cookie expiry: ESPN session cookies expire when you log out or after inactivity. If your import fails after working before, log back into ESPN in the same browser and run the bookmarklet again.
What gets imported
- League settings — team count, scoring format, roster positions, FLEX slots.
- Team names — pulled directly from your platform.
- Player pool + ADP — full NFL player database with current-season ADP rankings.
- Draft settings — snake vs. linear, number of rounds, draft order.
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Re-import before draft day. If your league commissioner makes roster or settings changes, re-import to pull the latest version. Your existing draft picks are preserved.
Position colors
Each position on your draft board carries a color (used for the draft cells, position pills, and accent treatments). To customize, click any position's color swatch in the setup. The picker opens with eight preset swatches — Pink, Cyan, Teal, Brown, Gray, Black, Navy, Magenta — plus a Custom button that opens your browser's native color wheel for any specific shade. Hover any preset to see its name. Default position colors are set when you create a new league: QB red, RB blue, WR green, TE orange, DST purple, K yellow.
The Draft
Draft Board Overview
The board is a full-screen display built to fill a big screen. Every element has a purpose on draft day.
Header bar (top)
- ← Dashboard — Returns to the dashboard without losing picks.
- ⚙ Setup — Opens setup to adjust team names, rounds, or settings. Locked once official picks exist.
- 🔊 Sound EFX — Opens the Sound EFX dropdown. Fire any of seven built-in chips (air horn, crowd cheer, sad trombone, etc.) or one of your five custom uploads manually at any moment during the draft. See Sound EFX for details. The pick announcement sound itself is configurable — see Draft Pick Sounds.
- ON CLOCK — Shows the team currently picking and the round/pick number.
- Search bar — Type any player name, position, or NFL team. Results sort by ADP automatically.
- Undo Last Pick — Removes the most recent pick. On practice drafts and rounds 1–3 of official drafts, you can undo unlimited picks. Past round 3 of an official draft, this is rate-limited to one undo per pick made — if a second undo is attempted before another pick lands, a toast confirms the rate limit and suggests Edit Pick for older corrections.
- START DRAFT button — practice drafts show "▶ START DRAFT" (green). Official paid drafts show "⭐ ENTER Live Draft" (red, pulsing) when activated but not yet started. Once the timer is running, both states show "PAUSE" instead. Once the first pick is made, the SETUP button disappears and only PAUSE remains (settings are now locked).
Header buttons by stage
Your draft board's main header buttons change based on where you are in the draft lifecycle:
- Setup stage (practice draft, or paid draft activated but not yet started) — Setup button (amber) and ENTER Live Draft button (red, pulsing) side by side. Click Setup to review settings, or ENTER Live Draft to begin.
- Timer running, no picks yet — Setup button stays available, but ENTER Live Draft is replaced by PAUSE. Settings are still editable until your first pick locks them.
- At least one pick made — the Setup button disappears entirely. Only PAUSE remains. Your settings are now locked permanently. Use Edit Pick to fix individual picks if needed.
The grid
Columns = teams. Rows = rounds. Each cell shows the player drafted at that slot. Snake drafts reverse direction every even round — the grid reflects this visually with the pick order indicator.
Player cards
Each drafted slot shows the player's name, position badge, and NFL team. Clicking a filled slot opens the pick detail. Hovering an empty slot shows who picks there and when.
Bottom picks ticker
Below the draft grid, every board has a stock-ticker scroll of completed picks. Each chip displays the player's headshot, name, team, and either round.pick (PK 1.5 for snake-style) or winning bid amount (auction). The ticker enters from the right edge, scrolls left continuously, and loops seamlessly through all picks. The Prime Draft Pro logo stays anchored on the left so the ticker reads as a unified strip.
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Big screen tip: Press F11 to enter full-screen mode. At 1080p, every team column and at least 6 rounds are visible without scrolling. For larger leagues, a 1440p or 4K display is ideal.
The Draft
Running Your Draft
Everything that happens from "Start Draft" to the final pick.
Starting
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From the dashboard, click your draft card → Open Board.
2
Verify team names and order are correct in the header. Adjust in Setup if needed.
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Click ▶ START DRAFT. The pick clock starts. The board is now live.
The Start Draft confirmation
When you click ENTER Live Draft, a confirmation modal opens with a red ATTENTION banner. The modal warns that starting will lock all settings permanently once your first pick is made. You have three choices:
- Start Draft — confirms, closes the modal, and begins the timer.
- Go to Setup — last-second escape hatch. Closes the modal and takes you to the setup page so you can verify everything before starting.
- Cancel — closes the modal. You stay on the board with nothing changed.
Making a pick
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Type in the search bar — results appear instantly sorted by ADP. Press / to focus search from anywhere on the board.
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Use arrow keys to navigate the dropdown, or click the player directly.
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Press Enter or click to confirm. The pick is logged, the board updates, and the clock resets for the next team.
The pick announcement card
Each pick announces with a full-screen card displaying the player's first name, last name, position, team, and round/pick. The bright green NEXT PICK button in the bottom-right corner closes the card immediately, stops any audio still playing, and advances the board to the next pick on the clock. Use it to keep the room moving when you don't need to wait for the audio to finish naturally.
Undoing a pick
To remove the most recent pick, click Undo Last Pick in the header. On official drafts past round 3, you have one undo available per pick made — once used, you must make a new pick (or use Edit Pick) before another undo will fire. Practice drafts and the first three rounds of official drafts allow unlimited undos.
The pick clock
Set your timer duration in ⚙ Setup → Timer. During the draft, click the clock to pause it (useful for breaks or disputes). The buzzer fires when time expires — the pick is not forced, it's just a signal.
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Auto-save: Every pick is saved automatically after it's made. If you close the tab or lose power, reopen the app and your draft resumes exactly where you left off.
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Common mistake: Clicking a player before the previous pick animation finishes. Wait for the board to update before entering the next pick — it only takes about a second.
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Running an auction draft? The auction board works differently — nominations, bidding, and a budget replace the traditional pick clock. See the Auction Draft section for full details.
The Draft
Auction Draft
Auction drafts work differently from snake or redraft. Instead of teams picking in order, every player goes up for bid one at a time. Teams compete using their auction budget (default $200 per team), and the highest bidder wins. The commissioner runs the auction from the board, recording bids as they come in.
How a nomination works
- The team currently nominating picks a player and sets the opening bid (default $1).
- Other teams place bids using their per-team bid cards. Each card has a yellow BID $X mega button (quick-bid at current high plus the league's increment), +$5 / +$10 quick buttons (hidden when your increment is 5 or higher), and a custom-bid stepper for any amount in between (use the [−] and [+] arrows to dial it in, then click the BID $X commit button).
- Bids snap up to your league's bid increment automatically. Typing $47 in a $5-increment league commits as $50.
- The bid clock counts down between bids (default 90 seconds, configurable in Setup). When the clock hits zero, the highest bidder wins.
- Click DRAFT PLAYER to award the player to the high bidder. The board advances to the next nomination.
Starting an auction draft
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When creating or importing your draft, select Auction as the draft type in Setup.
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Set your auction budget per team, the bid clock (default 90 seconds), and the bid increment.
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Open the Auction Board and click ▶ START DRAFT. The board is now live.
Edit Last Bid
To walk back the most recent bid, click the Edit Last Bid pill in the central display. The bid pops off cleanly. A 1-second cooldown prevents accidental double-clicks.
Keyboard mode
For fast operators, the auction board supports keyboard shortcuts. Press 1–9 to select that team, type the bid amount, and press Enter to commit. The selected team highlights and its input auto-focuses. Press Escape to clear.
Bid history ticker
The bottom of the auction board shows a stock-ticker scroll of completed picks — each chip displays the player's headshot, name, winning team, and final price. The Prime Draft Pro logo stays anchored on the left.
Pause and Pass
- Click PAUSE to stop the bid clock when the room needs a moment. Click RESUME to start it again.
- If the nominating team doesn't want to nominate, click PASS to skip to the next team in the rotation.
Budget management
- Each team's remaining budget is displayed at all times on the board.
- The system automatically prevents a team from bidding more than their remaining budget minus $1 per unfilled roster slot.
- A team with $1 left and 1 slot remaining can only win a player for $1.
Auction settings (Setup → Auction)
- Budget per team — Starting dollars each team has to spend. Default: $200.
- Bid clock — Seconds the clock counts down between bids. Default: 90s.
- Bid increment — Minimum bid increase. Default: $1. Bids snap up to the next valid increment automatically.
- Bidding War sensitivity — How many bids in 15 seconds triggers a Bidding War alert (3, 4, or 5). Also configurable in App Settings → Board Alerts → Auction Alerts.
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Commissioner tip: Have one person operate the board and enter bids for each team as managers call them out. Keep all budget totals visible on the main screen so the room always knows where everyone stands.
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Nomination order: Teams nominate in a fixed rotation. If a team passes, nomination advances to the next team — the passed team will get another turn in the next cycle.
The Draft
Board Alerts
Automatic overlays that fire during the draft to keep the room engaged. Each one triggers once, plays a sound, and clears on its own. Configure all alerts in App Settings → Board Alerts (accessible from the dashboard gear icon).
Voice Announcer
When Announce Player Names is enabled in Board Alerts, every drafted player's name is read aloud by the voice announcer. It fires immediately after a pick is confirmed — before any alert overlay. Toggle it independently of other alerts. This is on by default. The pick announcement sound that plays alongside the announcer is configurable — see Draft Pick Sound.
Draft Events
Event
Start Draft — Fires the moment the first pick is confirmed. Signals the room that the draft is officially live.
Event
New Round — Full-screen announcement between rounds. Plays once per round change.
Event
Draft Complete — Fires on the final pick. Full celebration overlay with confetti.
Event
Clock Expire — Fires when the pick clock hits zero. Plays a referee whistle followed by a random voice line. Audio only — no popup overlay. Toggleable independently from other alerts.
Event
10 Seconds Left — Voice announcement at 11 seconds remaining on the pick clock. With this alert on, the ticking clock sound starts at 9 seconds (giving the announcement headroom to play). With it off, the ticking starts at 10 seconds as before. Toggleable independently.
Milestones
Milestone
First Off the Board — Fires the first time each position group is drafted. Now split into 5 independent toggles so you can mute the trivial ones (RB/WR usually go early) and keep the notable ones: RB / WR, QB / TE, Defense (DST) / IDP, Rookies, and Kicker / Head Coach. Each sub-toggle fires its own sound once per draft.
Milestone
Run On Alert — Fires when the same position gets drafted multiple times in quick succession within a round (threshold: 3–5 picks, adjustable). Signals the room that a position run is happening.
Milestone
Stack Alert — Fires when one fantasy team drafts multiple players from the same NFL team (3–5 player threshold, adjustable). The classic "team stacking" moment.
Value Alerts
Value
Steal Alert — Fires when a player is drafted significantly below their ADP (they were available much later than expected). Sensitivity is adjustable.
Value
Reach Alert — Fires when a player is taken well above their ADP (drafted earlier than expected). Sensitivity is adjustable.
Value
Late Round Gem — Replaces the Steal Alert in the second half of the draft. Same logic, bigger moment — recognizes a late-round value pickup.
Value
Round 1 Talent Slipped — Fires when a top-12 ADP player gets picked outside round 1 (first half of the draft only). Captures the elite-slip moment — a Bijan-grade player falling to round 2 — when the magnitude is too small for a regular Steal but the event is still notable. Pre-empts Steal when both qualify.
Value
Duplicate Alert — Fires if a player is accidentally drafted twice. Catches data entry errors before they affect the draft record.
Auction Alerts
Auction drafts have their own dedicated alert set, separate from snake/linear board alerts. Configure them in App Settings → Board Alerts → Auction Alerts. All alerts respect the master Auction Alerts toggle.
Auction Events
Event
Auction Start — Fires when the first nomination is confirmed. Sets the tone for the room.
Event
Auction Complete — Fires when all roster slots are filled. Full celebration overlay.
Bidding Alerts
Bidding
Bidding War — Fires when N bids land within a 15-second window while the clock is winding down. Threshold (3, 4, or 5 bids) is adjustable via the Bidding War sensitivity slider. Only one bidding alert fires per nomination.
Bidding
Final Countdown — Fires at 10 seconds remaining when the bid hasn't closed yet. Fires probabilistically based on the player's ADP tier — top players trigger it more reliably. Won't fire if a Bidding War already played.
Post-Sale Alerts
After a player is sold, the board checks the final price against ADP and budget percentage to decide which (if any) post-sale alert fires. These are mutually exclusive — only the highest-priority match plays.
Post-Sale
Overpay — Fires when a top-60 ADP player sells for a high percentage of the team budget (≥25% of budget). Higher sale price = higher chance it fires. Priority 1 — suppresses Steal and Sold.
Post-Sale
Steal — Fires when a top-50 ADP player sells for well below what they should cost relative to budget. Top-15 players at under 25% of budget trigger at highest probability. Priority 2 — suppresses Sold.
Post-Sale
Sold — A general sold call-out that fires probabilistically after every sale. Top players trigger it more reliably. Gets a boost if no bidding alert fired during the nomination. Priority 3 — lowest probability.
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Turning off individual alerts: Each alert type has its own toggle. You can keep Bidding War and Overpay on while disabling Sold if you want less noise. Group toggles let you silence all Bidding or all Post-Sale alerts at once.
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Alerts not playing? Browsers block autoplay audio until the user has interacted with the page. Click anywhere on the board before starting to ensure audio is unlocked. Also confirm the master alert toggle is on in App Settings.
The Draft
Draft Pick Sounds
The announcement sound that fires after every pick. Pick a vibe for your draft room — your choice persists across drafts and devices until you change it.
Built-in sounds
Ten presets ship with Prime Draft Pro. Click the ▶ play icon on any row in the Configure modal to preview before committing:
- Shaboom! (default)
- Cha-Ching
- Breaking News
- Swoosh
- The Verdict
- The Big Reveal
- Mic Drop
- One-and-Done
- Blast-Off
- Old School
Custom uploads
Don't see what you want? Upload up to four custom MP3s through the Configure modal. Each slot lets you name the sound — pick "League Champion Theme" or "John's Annual Roast" instead of "Custom Slot 1."
- File format: MP3 only.
- Length: up to 5.3 seconds per file. Longer files are rejected at upload.
- Naming: required at upload. Hit the pencil icon to rename any time.
- Replacing the audio: the pencil icon also swaps the MP3 without losing the slot name.
- Deleting: trash icon clears the slot. If the deleted sound was the active selection, the picker falls back to Shaboom!.
Cross-device sync
Your selection persists in the database — not just the browser. Pick "Mic Drop" on your laptop, open Prime Draft Pro on a TV browser or iPad, and the same choice loads. Custom uploads sync the same way.
Where to set it
The same Configure button opens the same modal from any of these surfaces:
- Dashboard → Commish Settings → Audio Clips.
- Dashboard → Commish Settings → Default Draft Preferences (sets your default for future drafts).
- Any of the four draft setup pages — Custom Draft Builder, ESPN import, Sleeper import, Yahoo import.
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Tip: Pick sounds fire on every player drafted, so test them at the volume level your draft room will actually run at before draft night. The Configure modal's ▶ preview button plays at the same volume the live draft uses.
The Draft
Sound EFX
Live sound effects you fire manually during the draft — air horns, crowd reactions, custom clips. Click any chip in the Sound EFX dropdown on the board and it plays instantly.
Built-in effects
Seven preset effects ship with Prime Draft Pro. They live in the Sound EFX dropdown on the top-right of the draft board:
- 📢 Air Horn
- 👏 Crowd Cheer
- 👎 Crowd Boo
- 🎺 Sad Trombone
- 🥁 Rimshot
- ❌ Reach
- 🔥 Steal
Click a chip and it plays once. Unlike pick sounds, these only fire when you fire them — they don't trigger automatically on any draft event.
Reach and Steal have one special behavior: each click plays a random voice from the reach/steal board-alert pools (12 voices each), never the same one twice in a row. While a reach or steal effect is playing, clicking the same chip again is ignored until it finishes — preventing overlapping alert audio.
Custom uploads
Upload up to five custom MP3s to extend the Sound EFX dropdown. Each slot gets a name you provide, so the chip on the board shows your label.
- File format: MP3 only.
- Length: up to 25 seconds per file — longer than pick sounds because EFX clips are often musical stings or full one-liners.
- Naming: required at upload. Pencil icon renames any time.
- Replacing audio: pencil icon swaps the MP3 without losing the slot name.
- Deleting: trash icon clears the slot. The chip reverts to greyed-out "Custom Slot N" until refilled.
During the draft
The Sound EFX dropdown sits at the top-right of the draft board. Click it to open the chip panel — seven built-ins up top, then your custom chips. Filled custom slots are fully clickable; empty slots appear greyed out as "Custom Slot N" and don't fire.
Rapid-clicking a custom slot stops the previous play before starting the next. Rapid-clicking a built-in chip stacks — useful for spamming air horns to roast a bad pick.
Cross-device sync
Custom EFX uploads sync to the database, so your slots and names follow you across browsers and devices. There's no "active" selection for EFX — every chip is always available, all the time.
Where to set it
The Configure button opens the same Sound EFX modal from any of these surfaces:
- Dashboard → Commish Settings → Audio Clips.
- Any of the four draft setup pages — Custom Draft Builder, ESPN import, Sleeper import, Yahoo import.
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Tip: Use the longer 25-second cap to upload short clips of your league's catchphrases or running jokes. The chip name shows on the dropdown — "Buddy's Catchphrase" reads better than "Sound 3" in the heat of a draft.
Results
Sharing and Exporting Results
After your draft, share results with your league and enter picks into your fantasy platform.
Sharing Your Draft
When the draft is complete, open the Share screen from the board header. You will get a permanent shareable link — anyone with the link can view the full draft board with no account needed.
Share anywhere:
- Post to X (Twitter) — opens tweet composer with your results link. Twitter auto-generates a preview card showing your draft board image.
- Share on Facebook — same, Facebook generates a rich preview automatically.
- Send via Email — opens your email app pre-filled with a subject line and your results link. Perfect for the commissioner to send everyone their picks after the draft.
- Copy for Instagram — downloads your roster image and gives you the link to add to your bio or story.
- Download Image — saves a PNG of your full draft board or individual team roster cards.
The shareable link (primedraftpro.com/results/...) is permanent — it never expires and works on any device.
Entering Results into Your Platform
Prime Draft Pro does not push results to ESPN, Sleeper, or Yahoo automatically. You enter picks manually using the export as your reference.
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Open the Export screen from the board header after the draft completes.
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Switch between Draft Order view and By Team view using the toggle.
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Use the pick list as your reference while entering picks into your fantasy platform.
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Download CSV if you want a spreadsheet-compatible file.
For ESPN users: an advanced DevTools script is available in the export screen (collapsed under Advanced — ESPN Auto-Entry) that can automate pick entry. For experienced users only.
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Share it instantly. Send the results link to everyone in your league right from the share screen — they can view their full roster and the complete draft board instantly.
Results
Commissioner Tools
Manage the draft lifecycle — from setup through the live session to archiving the final record.
Draft lifecycle
- Practice — The default state for any new draft. Free, unlimited, no credits consumed. Capped at Round 3 on the free tier (15 free picks for keeper leagues). Safe to redo, delete, or use as a dry run.
- Official — Marks the real, live draft. Requires one Draft Credit. Unlocks all rounds, full export, and the complete alert set. Only one draft can be Official at a time.
- Archived — A completed draft moved to Completed Drafts history. Read-only. Preserved permanently for league records.
Marking a draft as Official
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On the dashboard, find your draft card.
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Click the ⭐ Set as Full Draft button. One Draft Credit is consumed.
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The draft card shows an Official badge. Open the board — all rounds and features are unlocked.
App Settings
Access via the ⚙ Settings button on the dashboard. The Settings panel has six tabs:
- Appearance — Choose your board theme: Dark Mode (deep navy), Light Mode (clean white), or Neutral Mode (premium layered slate). Changes take effect immediately.
- Board Alerts — Toggle individual alert types, adjust sensitivity sliders, and configure the Auction Alerts sub-section. Includes the Voice Announcer (Announce Player Names) toggle at the top.
- Audio Clips — Configure your Draft Pick Sound (10 built-in presets + 4 custom MP3 slots; 5.3-second cap) and Sound EFX (7 built-in chips + 5 custom MP3 slots; 25-second cap). The Sound EFX chips configured here are the same ones available via the 🔊 Sound EFX button on the live board. See Draft Pick Sounds and Sound EFX for full details.
- Credits & Billing — Check your draft credit balance, review purchase history, and buy more credits without leaving Settings.
- Default Draft Preferences — Save defaults that pre-fill every new draft setup: draft style (Regular or Auction), order (snake / linear / 3RR), rounds, teams, pick clock, auction clock, IDP mode, and your preferred Draft Pick Sound. These don't change any existing drafts — they just save you from re-typing the same values each time.
- Account — View account info and sign out.
Commissioner Audio (live sound effects)
During a live draft, click the 🔊 Sound EFX button in the board header to fire any built-in or custom chip on top of the board, without pausing the draft. Full details — including custom uploads, naming, and the 25-second cap — live in the dedicated Sound EFX section.
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Run a practice first. Do at least one full practice draft before the official session. Get familiar with the search, the timer, and the alert sounds so there are no surprises on draft day.
Advanced
Mock Drafts
Run a simulated draft to test your board settings, practice your strategy, or show your league what draft night will look like.
Enabling Mock Mode
Toggle Mock Draft Mode in the board header. You can designate any number of teams as human-controlled — all others are auto-picked by the AI.
Draft Speeds
Choose how fast AI teams pick:
- Fast (1 second) — rapid fire, no alerts.
- Normal (4 seconds) — good for testing board settings.
- Very Slow (10 seconds) — full draft experience with all alerts, sounds, and name announcements on every pick. The pick announcement uses your selected Draft Pick Sound. Use this to show your league exactly what draft night will feel like.
AI Strategy and Skill
Each AI team can be assigned a drafting strategy and skill level:
Strategies include: Balanced BPA, Pure ADP (strict lowest-ADP picks; only fills empty starter slots when the final rounds force it), Run the Jewels (RB heavy), Air It Out (WR/QB heavy), Zero RB, Hero RB, Robust RB, TE Premium, and more. Each strategy genuinely affects how the AI drafts — a Zero RB team avoids running backs in the first 3 rounds, a TE Premium team targets the #1 or #2 TE in rounds 1-2 — if elite TE not available, falls back to BPA.
Skill level (1–10) controls how smart the AI is:
- Skill 1–2: Makes mistakes, reaches for positions, ignores value.
- Skill 5–6: Average — follows BPA with some positional awareness.
- Skill 9–10: Near-optimal — reads the board, avoids overdrafting positions, anticipates scarcity.
The AI always respects your league's roster configuration — it will never draft 3 QBs in a 1QB league regardless of strategy or skill level.
How Human Picks Work
When it is your team's turn, the board pauses completely — all AI timers stop. Your alert fires, the pick card shows, and you select your player. After you pick, AI resumes automatically. You can pick as fast or slow as you want — the AI always waits.
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Always free. Mock drafts never consume Draft Credits — always free regardless of rounds or teams.
Advanced
Keeper & Dynasty Leagues
Keeper leagues let teams retain players from a previous season. Prime Draft Pro supports keeper drafts two different ways depending on how you set up your league.
Imported leagues
For imported leagues (ESPN, Sleeper, Yahoo), the system automatically pulls in each team's previous roster. The keeper selection page shows you those players with their last-drafted round already populated — you just check the Keep? box for each player your team is keeping.
Custom Drafts
For Custom Drafts built from scratch, keepers work via a search-picker model since there's no historical roster data. For each team: click the team tab, use the search bar to find a player by name (results sort by ADP — best players first), click a player to add them as a keeper, then set their Last Yr round (used for cost calculation), toggle FA if they were a waiver pickup, and set Years Kept if your league limits consecutive years. Click ✕ to remove a player. The search input disables once a team hits its max keepers.
Keeper flow
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Configure Keeper Rules — set your league's keeper cost system, max keepers per team, max consecutive years, and any first-round restrictions. Continue to keeper selection or skip to assign rounds manually.
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Select Keepers — assign keepers per team using the imported list or the Custom search-picker.
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Review and Finalize — verify selections before they're locked in and pre-filled onto the draft board.
Every step in the keeper flow has a ✕ Dashboard exit at the top right — clicking it returns you to the dashboard. If you have unsaved keeper selections, you'll be asked to confirm before discarding. Once the draft loads, keeper picks pre-fill at their assigned round/pick slots, marked with a keeper indicator. The remaining rounds run as a normal draft.
Dynasty leagues
Dynasty imports pull the full roster from each team, excluding those players from the draftable pool. Only truly available players appear in search.
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Roster data is pulled from your source platform (ESPN/Sleeper/Yahoo) at import time. If rosters change after import, re-import to pick up the latest data.
Advanced
Draft Timer
A configurable pick clock that keeps the draft moving. The buzzer signals time's up — it doesn't force a pick.
Configuring the timer
Go to ⚙ Setup → Timer before starting the draft. Set the number of seconds per pick. Common settings: 60s for casual leagues, 90–120s for larger leagues or dynasty drafts.
During the draft
- Click the clock display to pause — useful for bathroom breaks or disputes.
- Click again to resume. The remaining time is preserved exactly.
- The clock resets automatically to full time after each pick is confirmed.
- The buzzer sound fires at 0:00. You can still make the pick after the buzzer — there's no auto-skip.
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The last 10 seconds play warning beeps. Make sure your sound is on and your browser audio isn't blocked before starting an official draft.
Advanced
Player Data
Prime Draft Pro fetches live player data from your platform's API — no manual uploads required. Here's how it works and how to keep it fresh.
Where player data comes from
The player universe (names, positions, NFL teams, bye weeks, ADP) comes from a single unified pool that combines Sleeper, ESPN, and FantasyFootballCalculator data — including free agents and deep-bench players that any one source alone would miss. Your platform-specific API supplies the league-side data: rosters, draft order, scoring, owners.
- ESPN — League data, draft order, and scoring fetched via ESPN's API (or the bookmarklet flow for private leagues).
- Sleeper — League data and draft settings via Sleeper's API.
- Yahoo — League data and ranked roster via your OAuth token.
- Custom drafts — No platform; player pool only, configured manually.
Newly drafted rookies are added automatically after Sleeper updates its database following the NFL Draft — typically within 24-48 hours.
Refreshing player data
Player data refreshes automatically every time you open a draft board. The latest ADP rankings, player news, and roster status are pulled silently in the background — no manual action needed. If you've been on a board for an extended session, the system will silently re-fetch every 30 minutes to keep things current.
Search behavior
- Results sort by ADP ascending — the highest-value available players appear first.
- Already-drafted players appear at the bottom of results with a strikethrough.
- Search by name, position abbreviation, or NFL team (e.g., "WR", "PHI", "Kelce").
- Free agents (e.g., Stefon Diggs, Tyler Conklin) appear in results with their projected redraft ADP — no separate "free agent" toggle needed.
- Players with no ADP data appear at the very bottom.
Help
Troubleshooting
Solutions to the most common issues.
Board alerts / sounds not playing
- Browsers block autoplay audio by default. Click anywhere on the board before starting the draft to unlock audio.
- In Chrome, click the lock icon in the address bar → check that Sound is set to Allow.
- Confirm the Master Alerts toggle is ON in App Settings.
- Check your system volume and that the browser tab isn't muted.
ESPN import fails
- For private leagues, your SWID / ESPN_S2 cookies may have expired. Log back into ESPN in the same browser and click the bookmarklet again.
- Make sure you're pasting the correct league URL — it should contain your league ID (e.g., /leagues/XXXXXXX).
- Public leagues import without cookies. If prompted for cookies on a public league, check the URL.
ESPN bookmarklet doesn't work (Safari / mobile)
- Bookmarklets are blocked in Safari and on mobile browsers. Use the manual fallback instead.
- On the private league panel, click "Can't use bookmarklets? (Safari / mobile)" to expand the manual paste section.
- In Chrome on a desktop: DevTools → Application → Cookies → fantasy.espn.com. Copy SWID and espn_s2 and paste them into the fields.
Sleeper import is slow
Sleeper's player API returns the full NFL player database (~5–8 MB). On a slow connection this can take 15–30 seconds. This is normal — wait for the progress indicator to complete.
Yahoo OAuth fails or redirects incorrectly
- Make sure your browser isn't blocking popups from this site.
- Complete the Yahoo authorization in the same browser session. Don't switch browsers mid-flow.
- If the redirect fails, try again from a fresh tab.
Draft not saving / picks lost after refresh
- Picks save automatically to your account in Supabase after each pick. An internet connection is required.
- If you were offline during the draft, picks made while disconnected may not have saved. Check your browser console for save errors.
- Never clear site data (localStorage) while a draft is in progress — this will erase local state.
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Still stuck? Open the app and use the feedback button, or reach out to us directly from the dashboard.
Help
FAQ
Quick answers to the questions we hear most.
Can I use this without an ESPN/Sleeper/Yahoo account?▼
Yes. Use Custom Draft to build your league from scratch — no platform connection required. Players are still pulled from ESPN's public player database automatically.
Do my ESPN cookies or Yahoo credentials get stored on a server?▼
No. The ESPN bookmarklet reads your cookies directly on the ESPN page and passes them to Prime Draft Pro via your browser's local storage — nothing touches a server. Yahoo OAuth tokens are also stored only in your browser. API calls go directly from your browser to those platforms.
Can the board announce player names out loud?▼
Yes. The Voice Announcer reads each drafted player's name aloud after every pick. Enable it via App Settings → Board Alerts → Announce Player Names. It's on by default. Make sure your system audio isn't muted and your browser tab isn't blocked from playing sound.
What happens if I close the browser mid-draft?▼
Every pick is saved automatically. Reopen the app, go to the dashboard, find your draft card, and click Open Board. Your draft resumes exactly where you left off.
Can I run multiple drafts at the same time?▼
You can have multiple drafts saved, but only one can be Official at a time. The Commissioner plan allows 2 concurrent active drafts. Practice drafts are unlimited regardless of plan.
Can multiple people access the same draft from different devices?▼
Not in real-time. The board is designed for one operator (the commissioner) on one screen. Other devices can view the dashboard but won't receive live pick updates.
How do I display the board on a TV or large screen?▼
Option 1 — Laptop via HDMI (recommended): Connect your laptop to the TV via HDMI. Open the board, press F11 for full-screen, and draft from your laptop while the TV shows the board.
Option 2 — Present Mode: Click the Present button on the board. Open your TV's built-in browser (Samsung, LG, Sony, Fire Stick, Chromecast with Google TV) and enter the view code at primedraftpro.com/view. The board updates live on the TV while you draft from a laptop or iPad.
Important: AirPlay and screencasting from a phone or tablet will only mirror your device screen — the board will appear small and squished. Use HDMI or Present Mode instead.
Can I undo multiple picks?▼
Yes — on practice drafts and during the first 3 rounds of official drafts. Past round 3 on an official draft, undo is rate-limited to one per pick made (this protects against accidentally rewinding a paid draft). For corrections to older picks, use Edit Pick — click any drafted player on the board and swap them with another.
Where do player rankings (ADP) come from?▼
ADP is pulled directly from your platform's API — ESPN's current PPR rankings, Sleeper's consensus rankings, or Yahoo's player ranking list. ADP rankings refresh automatically when you open a draft board, and silently every 30 minutes during long sessions. There's nothing manual to click.
Does Prime Draft Pro work offline?▼
Partially. The board itself will work if players are already cached. However, saving picks, loading league data, and refreshing players all require an internet connection. We recommend a stable connection for all official drafts.
How do I delete a draft?▼
On the dashboard, find the draft card and click the delete (trash) icon. Practice drafts can be deleted freely. Official drafts that have been archived are preserved in Completed Drafts and cannot be deleted.
Can I run an auction draft?▼
Yes. When creating or importing your draft, select Auction as the draft type. Each team gets an equal budget and takes turns nominating players. Everyone bids — highest bid wins. See the Auction Draft section of the Playbook for full setup instructions.
What happens if I leave the auction draft mid-session?▼
The board saves your state automatically. If you navigate away or close the tab, the auction remembers whether it was running or paused. When you return and open the board, it resumes in that same state — paused if you paused it, or right where it was mid-nomination.
What do the auction alert sounds mean?▼
There are two categories: Bidding alerts fire during an active nomination (Bidding War = rapid bids in the final 15s; Final Countdown = 10s left with no closing bid). Post-sale alerts fire after a player is sold (Overpay = high price relative to budget; Steal = top player sold cheap; Sold = general sold call-out). All are configurable in App Settings → Board Alerts → Auction Alerts.