Schedule Release Draft
Free · $100 prizeSnake-draft 17 real games from the released 2026 schedule — Schedule Release Draft is free to enter, pays $100 through the public national leaderboard, and counts your best game every week all season.
Schedule Release Draft is MockSlate’s free $100 draft contest for the 2026 NFL season. Sixteen players snake-draft 17 real games each from the released schedule; every week your highest-scoring game counts, and those weekly bests add up. Entries are open now — join a public league and draft through Week 1.
You’re not drafting teams — you’re drafting games you think will be high-scoring. Believe an offense like the Lions will light up the scoreboard again? Grab their games before someone else does. But think twice: what happens when that high-powered offense runs into a shut-down defense? That game could turn into a slog. The skill is reading the matchup — you want shootouts, not rock fights. Any game you think could be low-scoring, leave it on the board for someone else to regret.
Not sure which matchups will pop? That’s what MockSlate is for — check the opponent pages and last season’s records before you draft.
How it works, in three lines
- Join a 16-player league and snake-draft 17 games from the real 2026 schedule.
- Believe in an offense? Grab their games before someone else does.
- Best Game scoring totals your drafted games as the season plays out — the public national board decides the $100.
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Playing free? Here's what Pro adds
Full builders in every sport — all 18 weeks, all 32 team schedules
Build any of the 32 teams' 2027 schedules or the entire 18-week league slate in pro football — plus the 82-game basketball builder, the 52-series baseball builder, and the 2030 tournament draw & bracket.
Six Pro-exclusive games
Slot Draft, Over the Slate, Bye Board, Off the Map, Booth Call, Flex Watch — leaderboard glory, all season long.
Private friend leagues
Create invite-only leagues and draft against your group chat — invite links, team names, bragging rights.
Founding Member pricing
$12/year locked for as long as you stay subscribed — rises to $19 for new members in 2027.
Like this? Meet Flex Watch · Pro
Your drafted games can get flexed to new windows — Flex Watch is the Pro game about exactly that. Call hold or flex on every primetime slot all season, and when you call flex, name the game that gets promoted.
See Flex Watch →The draft pool — all 272 games
loading…Every real 2026 matchup is in the pool, with its week and broadcast window. Scout a team’s full slate, then draft the games you think will be shootouts — the line under each game is when it’s played.
Schedule Release Draft FAQ
How does Schedule Release Draft work?
You draft real 2026 games — not teams — in a 16-player snake draft, 17 rounds. Each week your single highest-scoring game (by Game Score) counts; those weekly bests add up across the season. Believe an offense like the Lions will keep lighting up the scoreboard? Draft their games before someone else grabs them.
Is it free? How do I win the $100?
Yes — free to enter, no purchase necessary. The $100 is won through the public national leaderboard (top of all public-league winners). Standard entry applies: an account, an 18+ confirmation, and rules acceptance.
What's the difference between public and private leagues?
Public leagues are free, open to everyone, and prize-eligible — the $100 always runs through them. Private friend leagues are a Pro perk and glory only (bragging rights, never a MockSlate prize). Your prize eligibility counts once per person no matter how many leagues you play.
What if my game gets flexed to a different week?
You drafted the matchup, so it stays yours wherever the league moves it — the deliberate inverse of Slot Draft, where you own the broadcast window instead. Your game's score counts in whatever week it's ultimately played.
What is Game Score?
The shared scoring formula: combined final points, plus combined net yards ÷ 25, plus 5 per combined defensive/return TD, plus 10 if the game goes to overtime. Big totals and wild games score big. It's published on the rules page.
MockSlate's prize games are free-to-enter skill contests — no purchase necessary. Pro-exclusive games are prize-free and carry no cash award. Not affiliated with the NFL or any team.