Any Given Sunday Rulebook

Any Given Sunday is a private, ten-franchise Yahoo Fantasy Football keeper league governed by this constitution and administered by the commissioner.

1. The commissioner maintains the official rulebook, draft-pick ledger, keeper records and trade ledger.
2. Yahoo governs scoring, weekly lineups, waivers and player transactions unless this constitution establishes a league-specific rule.
3. League-specific keeper and future-pick rules recorded in League HQ control where Yahoo cannot administer them directly.
4. The commissioner may interpret an unclear provision in good faith, provided the ruling is consistent with the purpose and prior operation of the league.
5. Material permanent rule changes should be communicated to the league and, where appropriate, decided by league vote.

1. The league has ten franchises and uses head-to-head scoring beginning in Week 1.
2. The annual draft is conducted online through Yahoo during the final week of August on a date selected by the commissioner.
3. The standard draft has 15 rounds. The 2023 draft had 16 rounds because the league carried one additional bench position that season.
4. Roster positions are QB, 3 WR, 2 RB, TE, W/R/T flex, K, DEF, 5 bench positions and 1 IR position.
5. The IR position is an additional roster slot and does not create an additional draft round.
6. There is no season or weekly acquisition limit and no season trade limit.

Each franchise may keep zero to three players each season.

1. Any player on a franchise's roster when keeper submissions lock is eligible to be submitted as a keeper, including players acquired through the draft, trade, waivers or free agency.
2. For keeper administration, the preceding season remains open until the annual keeper deadline. Franchises may execute offseason trades before submissions lock, and a player acquired during that period may be kept by the acquiring franchise.
3. A drafted player's initial keeper grade is the round in which that player was drafted.
4. An undrafted waiver or free-agent acquisition receives the final-round keeper grade for that season's draft structure.
5. A player's keeper grade and keeper-year history follow the player through trades, drops, waivers and reacquisition. Those events do not reset the keeper clock.
6. The commissioner may correct a keeper grade when historical records establish that an earlier record was entered incorrectly.

1. A player may be kept for a maximum of three keeper seasons.
2. The first keeper season costs the player's assigned keeper grade.
3. The second keeper season costs one round earlier than the actual draft pick forfeited in the prior keeper season.
4. The third keeper season costs one additional round earlier than the actual draft pick forfeited in the second keeper season and is the player's final eligible keeper season.
5. When a duplicate grade, missing pick or transition rule causes a keeper to consume an earlier pick than the player's nominal grade, that actual forfeited pick becomes the progression baseline for the following season.
6. A fourth consecutive keeper season is not permitted. The player must return to the draft pool.
7. A keeper cost cannot move earlier than Round 1. A Round 1 keeper therefore remains a Round 1 cost in subsequent eligible keeper seasons.
8. When the number of draft rounds changes, an undrafted player's final-round designation is capped at the final round of the upcoming draft before normal escalation is applied.

In 2025, the league endorsed future draft-pick trading and the requirement that a franchise hold the draft capital needed to support its keeper selections.

1. A franchise must own a separate draft pick capable of satisfying each submitted keeper cost.
2. A keeper may be paid with a pick in the assigned round or with an earlier pick. A later pick may not be used.
3. One draft pick cannot satisfy more than one keeper.
4. If two keepers carry the same grade, the franchise may use two picks in that round if it owns them. Otherwise, the second keeper must use the next available earlier pick.
5. The system should allocate the latest valid owned pick by default so that higher-value picks are preserved wherever possible.
6. For the 2026 draft only, a franchise may carry up to two Round 1-grade keepers using its Round 1 and Round 2 picks under the prior collision rule.
7. A franchise may not carry three Round 1-grade keepers in 2026 unless it owns at least two Round 1 picks. In that circumstance, the third keeper must be matched to the next valid available pick under commissioner validation.
8. Beginning with the 2027 draft, every Round 1-grade keeper requires a separately owned Round 1 pick.
9. A submission that cannot be matched to valid owned picks is invalid until the owner changes the keeper selections, acquires the required pick or receives a commissioner-approved correction.

1. Keeper selection occurs in mid-August. The commissioner establishes and publishes the exact keeper deadline each year.
2. Owners submit between zero and three keepers through League HQ and may revise their selections until the published deadline.
3. Keeper submissions remain private from other owners before the deadline. The commissioner may view all submissions for validation and administration.
4. After the deadline, submissions lock, the commissioner resolves any exceptions and all approved keepers are published together.
5. A submitted keeper is not official until the commissioner approves the league-wide keeper slate.
6. A major injury or suspension occurring after submission may qualify for a replacement request. The historical standard is an expected absence of approximately half the season or more, with the commissioner determining whether the request fits the purpose of the exception.

1. Each franchise receives one pick in every round for each future draft season issued by the league.
2. For most of the league year, each franchise has two future draft years available to trade.
3. On August 1 each year, the league issues the third future draft year. Those picks become owned and tradable immediately, creating a temporary three-year trading window through the annual draft.
4. For the 2026 operating cycle, 2028 draft picks become available on August 1, 2026.
5. Every pick remains permanently identified by its season, round and original franchise, regardless of how many times it is traded.
6. All trades involving draft picks must be reported to and recorded by the commissioner. Yahoo's player-trade record alone is not sufficient.
7. The current owner of a pick controls the player selected with that pick, while the pick's draft position remains tied to the original franchise's selected draft slot.
8. Until draft slots are finalized, League HQ displays the position of each future pick as undetermined.

1. The league uses a weighted random draw to establish the order in which franchises choose their draft slots.
2. Being drawn first gives a franchise the first choice of draft slot; it does not automatically assign that franchise the first overall pick.
3. The selected slot applies to all picks originally belonging to that franchise, including picks that have been traded to another owner.
4. Keeper selections are finalized before the draft-slot selection process because keeper availability may influence preferred draft position.
5. Five franchises receive a 15% chance in the lottery: the four lowest-finishing teams and the winner of the consolation game.
6. Each of the remaining five franchises receives a 5% chance in the lottery.

1. The Yahoo draft will reflect keeper forfeitures and traded-pick ownership as closely as the platform permits.
2. A draft pick acquired by trade is an additional selection in that round. It does not replace the franchise's original pick unless the original pick was separately traded away.
3. A franchise may therefore hold multiple selections in the same round and may enter the draft with more or fewer than 15 total draft assets.
4. A franchise holding more than 15 total draft assets will lose its lowest-value selections until no more than 15 remain. Removals begin with the latest available round and continue toward earlier rounds as required.
5. If multiple picks have the same lowest round value, the commissioner will designate the specific original-owner pick removed while preserving the league ledger.
6. A franchise holding fewer than 15 draft assets will not receive replacement selections. It must fill any remaining roster positions through free agency after the draft.
7. Keeper placements count toward the 15-player roster even though the corresponding selections are forfeited to place the keeper.
8. An intentionally empty draft position is recorded as an empty selection rather than assigned to a player retroactively.

1. Trades are reviewed by the commissioner with a one-day review period in Yahoo.
2. There is no maximum number of trades for the season.
3. The annual Yahoo trade deadline is established in the league settings and published by the commissioner for each season.
4. Player portions of trades are processed in Yahoo. Draft-pick portions are recorded in League HQ and may also be stated in Yahoo trade notes or league communications.
5. A player retains the same keeper grade and keeper-year history after a trade.
6. The commissioner may reverse or correct a ledger entry when the recorded assets do not match the accepted trade, while preserving an audit record of the correction.

1. Waivers use a free-agent budget with reverse order of standings as the tiebreaker.
2. The waiver period is two days and weekly waivers run from game time through Tuesday.
3. Players may be added directly to an available IR position when Yahoo assigns an eligible injury designation.
4. Post-draft players follow waiver rules.
5. Yahoo's Can't Cut List applies.

1. Six franchises qualify for the playoffs, played in Weeks 15, 16 and 17.
2. The two highest seeds receive first-round byes under the Yahoo playoff bracket.
3. Playoff reseeding is enabled.
4. If a playoff matchup is tied, the higher seed advances.
5. Eliminated teams are not automatically locked and may continue to manage their rosters, subject to good-faith competitive conduct.
6. The championship, runner-up and third-place results are recorded as the final top-three season finishes.

AGS uses fractional and negative scoring with 0.5 points per reception.

1. Passing: 1 point per 25 yards, 4 points per passing touchdown and -2 points per interception.
2. Rushing: 1 point per 10 yards and 6 points per rushing touchdown.
3. Receiving: 0.5 points per reception, 1 point per 10 yards and 6 points per receiving touchdown.
4. Other offense: 6 points for return touchdowns, 2 points for two-point conversions, -2 for a lost fumble and 6 for an offensive fumble-return touchdown.
5. Kicking: 3 points for field goals from 0-39 yards, 4 from 40-49 yards, 5 from 50 or more yards and 1 for a made extra point.
6. Defense and special teams: 1 point per sack; 2 per interception, fumble recovery, safety, blocked kick or returned extra point; and 6 per touchdown or kick/punt-return touchdown.
7. Points allowed: 10 for 0, 7 for 1-6, 4 for 7-13, 1 for 14-20, 0 for 21-27, -1 for 28-34 and -4 for 35 or more.

1. The commissioner publishes annual dates, Yahoo setting changes, transitional rules and any required operating clarifications before the relevant deadline.
2. A season-specific notice may supplement this constitution but should not silently change a permanent rule.
3. If Yahoo settings and this Rulebook conflict on a league-specific keeper or pick issue, the Rulebook and League HQ ledger control.
4. The current online version of the constitution is the official version. Material revisions should include an effective date or version note.