Waiver Overview
- Waivers process daily around 3 am EST
- Any player dropped by an owner will be placed on waivers for at least 24 hours
- Once that time has passed, they either clear waivers, meaning no one has claimed them, or they enter the free-agent pool
- The unclaimed players can now be picked up on a first-come, first-serve basis, without affecting your team's waiver position
USING THE ESPN FANTASY APP
Click on the Players page. The default view will show the Top Three available players by position. Alternatively, you may search for a player.
Tap on the player you want. You will see a green "Add" button (or a yellow "Claim" button if still within the waivers period).
Select the player you would like to drop
Confirm the transaction. If the player is a Free Agent, the transaction will execute immediately and the new player will appear on your bench. If you are claiming a player, you must wait for waivers to process.
ON ESPN.com FANTASY
When on your My Team page, click on the Players tab, then select Add Players on the dropdown.
The default view shows ALL available players, sorted in descending order from the highest percentage owned to least.
You can Search/Sort three additional ways:
- By Position
- Search Field
- Filter by availability, Team, Health, Watchlist
To select a player, click on the "+" symbol in the Action column. If the player is a Free Agent (available immediately) the button will be green. If the player is on Waivers (must be claimed) then the button will be yellow.
You will now need to drop a player. To do so, simply click on the Drop button then click the Continue button (top right).
Confirm the transaction. If the player is a Free Agent, the transaction will execute immediately and the new player will appear on your bench. If you are claiming a player, you must wait for waivers to process.
In the event that multiple claims are all submitted for a player, the claim will be awarded to the team with the most favorable waiver position, or in other words closest to "1". Once a team is awarded a claim they get moved to the last possible position on the waiver order and everyone else moves up a slot, so if you didn't win your claim at least you're a one rung further up the ladder for next time.
Note: Waivers will not reset in your league during the playoffs if they are based on the inverse order of standings. The playoff teams are already set so the standings won't change.