In-Between Media is proud to present Draft Night Out 2026 at the Fantasy Football Expo in Canton, Ohio, on July 25 from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
Get away for the day to one of the best & biggest fantasy football hangs of the year! Compete in a live draft party to kick off a new season-long league. Vibes will be high with food & drink available for purchase, music, raffles & giveaways.
It’ll be a packed house full of fantasy football analysts and enthusiasts. Come chill, network, link up with online friends & make some new ones!
Event Information
🏟️ Where: Jerzee’s Sports Grille (5260 Dressler Rd. NW, Canton, Ohio, 44718)
📆 When: July 25 from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
🍔 Food: Available for purchase via a full menu
🍺 Drinks: Available for purchase via a full bar
New for 2026
💬 Chat Directly With Commissioners & Leagumates via our Discord Community: Streamline all of your event, draft, and league management questions to our team of commissioners in the IBT Family Community. Plus, you can keep the party going even when the draft is over! Sweat out every matchup, trade and waiver wire run with the company of leaguemates and other DNO players.
League Information | Formats Available
Platform: Sleeper
Size: 12 teams
Rounds: 17
Scoring: PPR
Waivers: $100 FAAB
Standard Roster: 1 QB, 2 RBs, 2 WRs, 1 TE, 2 FLEX, 1 K, 1 D/ST, 7 Bench
2026 Theme: NFL Hall of Famers
Divisions
Traditional Redrafts
- Larry Fitzgerald
- Curtis Martin
- Isaac Bruce
- Lynn Swann
- Steve Largent
- Kellen Winslow
- Reggie White
- Warren Sapp
Superflex Redrafts
- Drew Brees
- Warren Moon
Best Ball Redraft
- Adam Vinatieri
Champions League Redraft (DNO Division Winners from 2023-2025)
- All-Stars
Charity Redraft
- Alan Faneca
IDP Redraft
- Luke Kuechly
Dynasty Drafts
- Eastern Ohio (Year 1, Startup Draft)
- Western Pennsylvania (Year 2, Rookie Draft Only) – 2 Orphans Available
🏆 Division Winner Prizes: Championship plaque provided by Dynasty Decks
🎁 Overall League Winner Prize: Championship plaque provided by Dynasty Decks & champ chain provided by TrophySmack + a $75 gift card to the IBT Store (can be used to purchase 2027 tickets)
💗 Charity League Information: Jason Watson and George Reed, two fantasy football industry veterans and long-time supporters of the original Draft Night Outs, host a select league each year that raises money for Toys for Tots! George and Jason organize leagues, purchase prizes out of pocket and send them to the league-winner. 100% of all league donations go to Toys for Tots.
🔰 IDP Draft: We’re once again teaming up with our friends at IDP+ to bring you a Draft Night Out Individual Defensive Player (IDP) redraft league. If you want to test out your luck incorporating the other side of the ball in a league run by those who know it best, this draft is for you!
🦸♂️ Superflex Drafts
With the Superflex format becoming the new standard for many fantasy football managers, we continue to offer Draft Night Out Superflex drafts. Change the value of the quarterback position with the option of adding another to your starting lineup!
*Note: The Superflex drafts are not eligible to win the overall event prize, but the league winner will still receive an exclusive Draft Night Out championship plaque.
🔮 Best Ball Draft
Setting a lineup each week is a commitment. If you’re over-extended in-season but still want to participate at one of the world’s biggest fantasy football draft parties, try our Draft Night Out Best Ball league. Pick your players and work the waivers, but don’t stress about setting a weekly lineup. Your highest-scoring player will automatically count toward your weekly score.
*Note: The Best Ball drafts are not eligible to win the overall event prize, but the league winner will still receive an exclusive Draft Night Out championship ring.
🏅 Champions Draft
There have been 36+ Draft Night Out divisional champions in the two seasons under In-Between Media’s ownership. By popular request, we are offering all former champions an opportunity to compete against each other in our All-Stars division! Want to prove you are the best of the best? Step up to the challenge!
👑 Dynasty Drafts
For some, the fantasy football season is a year-round affair. That’s why we continue to offer Draft Night Out Dynasty leagues. These drafts are meant for those who are near-yearly attendees of The Fantasy Football Expo. Draft Night Out 2025 will serve as the startup draft, with subsequent seasons being rookie-only drafts. To help with position balancing, these leagues are Superflex.
*Note: The Dynasty drafts are not eligible to win the overall event prize, but the league winner will still receive an exclusive championship plaque.
Event Notes
To ensure the best experience for our guests, this is a private event, meaning everyone in attendance, drafting or not, must have a ticket to enter the venue during our scheduled time. If you don’t want to draft, we have tickets available to just hang out. If max occupancy is not reached by 4:15 p.m. ET, we’ll open the doors with no cover charge to allow anyone who wants to participate in giveaways.
While a supporting sponsor of The Fantasy Football Expo, Draft Night Out is a separate event from it, owned and operated by In-Between Media.
