Draft Order Generator — Snake Draft
Draw a random draft order and get every round laid out — snake, linear or third-round reversal — with overall pick numbers.
The order is drawn in your browser with the Web Crypto API; the list never leaves your device. Take a screenshot to share the result.
About this tool
Enter the participants, one per line, choose the number of rounds and the draft type. The generator shuffles the names into a random order (or keeps your order) and lists every round with overall pick numbers. In a snake draft the order reverses every round; in a linear draft it stays the same; with third-round reversal rounds 2 and 3 both run backwards. Use it for fantasy leagues, captains picking teams, or anyone taking turns to choose.
Frequently asked questions
A draft where the order reverses every round. With four players A, B, C, D, round 1 goes A, B, C, D and round 2 goes D, C, B, A, so whoever picks last in one round picks first in the next. It evens out the advantage of the first pick: A gets picks 1 and 8, D gets picks 4 and 5.
A snake draft where the order reverses again at the start of round 3, so rounds 2 and 3 both run backwards, and from round 4 the normal snake continues. With 12 teams, the team with the last pick in round 1 (pick 12) also gets the first pick in round 3 (pick 25). It is meant to soften the advantage of the very first pick.
Participants × rounds. Ten managers drafting 15 rounds make 150 picks. The overall pick number of a slot is (round − 1) × participants + position in the round, so in a 10-team snake draft the 3rd pick of round 2 is pick 13.
Yes. Enter the captains, set the rounds to the number of players each team gets, and choose snake: with two captains the order goes A, B, B, A, A, B … instead of A, B, A, B, which keeps the teams more even. Choose “keep my order” if the captains are already decided.
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