Yahoo! Sports creates a default ranking of all players based on their stats from prior seasons and analysis of their expected performance in the upcoming season.

You may make your draft selections based on this ranking or create a different ranking order based on your individual preferences. If you are happy with the default order, you do not need to custom-rank players.

Most managers typically rank the first 25 or so players. Any players left unranked will be added to the end of your list according to the default rankings. So, if you rank 25 players, player 26 will be the top-ranked player remaining based on the default rankings, player 27 the second best, etc.

All players that are not drafted are subject to the waiver rules established in your league. If they are not claimed by a team in your league, they will become free agents after the initial waiver period ends.

For more information, please see the What are some tips for pre-ranking players? page.