Play NC Fantasy Football League

Description

This is the registration page for the 2026 Play NC Fantasy Football League. Details below. If you have questions, please ask!

• Draft Date: Sunday, September 8, 3pm-7pm
• Location: Bralie’s Bar & Grill on Carpenter Fletcher Rd
• Platform: ESPN Fantasy Football App
• Entry Fee: $100 per team. $50 to prize pool, $50 to charity.
• Format: 16-Teams, 14 Regular Season Games, 8-Team Playoff

Members of the Durham Softball League, Durham Wiffle Ball League, or Durham Cornhole League will have first priority for membership. 

Play for Charity!

As part of the draft, each Owner will also select one of Play NC’s partner charities to receive a matching prize. The team that receives the last pick in the fantasy draft will have the first selection in the “Charity Draft,” with each team choosing their preferred charity partner to share their matching season prize.

Draft Day

Bralie’s is generously sponsoring our draft and league, providing 5 pitchers of beer for the group and a platter of appetizers for free to league members during the draft. You’ll probably still spend some money on food and drinks, of course, but the first bit will be free. Bralie’s is also providing some free swag and gift cards for us to give out during the draft, so we’ll have a couple fun side games for some low stakes prizes.

We be hosting a live, in-person, snake draft, where all owners must either attend themselves or send a qualified representative in their place to draft their team. No remote drafts, lists, or absentee owners will be allowed.

Draft order will be determined by random draw about ~48 hours after we have sold out all teams in the league, so teams will have a chance to prepare for their draft slot, as needed.

Weekly Watch Party

One of the fun parts of playing Fantasy Football is watching the games with your league mates. To encourage plenty of interaction and improve the social aspects of the league, we will be organizing a weekly NFL watch party for league members every Sunday at Bralie’s for the 4pm set of games.  Bralie’s will provide one free beer to all members of the league during the event and all 16 league members will be invited to join, so it should be a fun way to watch the games!

Roster and Scoring System

We will use standard, 16-player rosters, with a 1 QB system and the following starting lineup:

• 1 QB (3 Max)
• 2 RB (6 Max)
• 2 WR (6 Max)
• 1 TE (3 Max)
• 1 RB / WR / TE
• 1 DEF
• 8 Bench Spots

Scoring will be standard, ESPN PPR scoring. Details here.

Prizes

50% of the total entry fees will be added to the prize pool and 50% will be added to the donation pool. Each team will be paired with one Play NC charity, with both the Team Owner and the Charity receiving EQUAL prizes. Basically, if you win, you are promising to donate half of your winnings to the cause you choose.

This is an opportunity to play for pride, help a charity, and make a small profit. Your normal friends-only league will probably have a higher payout and you’ll make more money personally playing something like DraftKings, but hopefully doing good in the local community and interacting with people in the Durham Softball League is enough of a reason to donate half of your winnings to a good cause.

The title of Play NC Fantasy Football Champion is a lofty goal, one that only a select few have every achieved. It could be you next!

More Details

For further details and questions, please contact Josh at playncinc@gmail.com.

We’ll announce more information soon! It will be a fun way to interact with members of the Durham Softball League!