It works live throughout your draft … delivering player picks in real time

Our draft sync was designed to provide you with a league-winning edge.

That’s true whether you’re on a computer, mobile device, or tablet.

With a few clicks, you’ll have your league’s scoring rules and settings loaded into your Draft War Room setup page.

Come draft time, players will be automatically removed from your Draft War Room, round after round, in real time.

From start to finish, you’ll get custom recommendations based on your league’s setup, your team needs, ADP, and a host of other draft value indicators. 

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For a full breakdown of the sync, watch our five-minute tutorial

Next, we’ll hit key differences between sync on desktop/laptop vs. tablets/mobile devices. 

A view of the Draft Sharks sidebar on ESPN.
Desktop Syncing   |   Mobile Syncing  |   Troubleshooting   |  

Sync on Desktop/Laptop

On computers, sync works through a browser extension.

Here are the browsers we support, plus the links to download the newest extension:

If synced properly, you’ll see a sidebar populate on your league host site’s draft room. The sidebar is essentially a streamlined version of the Draft War Room.

Now for the super important stuff:

  • If you see a notice on the sidebar, follow the prompt to resolve.
  • Not seeing the sidebar at all? That means either:
    • You don’t have the latest browser extension, or
    • You’re on a page other than the main draft room of your league’s hosting site, such as a waiting room.

When you’re ready to draft:

  • You can open the Draft War Room in a separate tab for full features and functionality. Just make sure you use the same browser for your league host site and Draft Sharks.
  • New for this year, you can draft straight from the Draft War Room ...

Drafting From the Draft War Room

You can now draft straight from the Draft War Room. No more bouncing between tabs to make your picks.

Here's how it works:
Instead of toggling between your league's draft room and the Draft War Room for research, rankings, and recommendations, you can now do it all in one place. Make your pick right from the War Room by clicking the Draft button next to the player you want, and it submits automatically to your league.

Where it works:
This feature is live for non-auction leagues on Sleeper, Yahoo, ESPN, and CBS. And it works on both desktop and mobile.

Sync on Tablets and Smartphones 

Here's what is required for the sync to perform optimally:

  • Android: Android 7.0 and up
  • iPhone: iOS 14.0 or later
  • iPad: iPadOS 14.0 or later

This part is important, too:

When syncing on tablets and smartphones, you’ll always use the app only, not a browser. That’s because the extension is already built into the app.

To ensure you have the latest version of our app, visit the App Store or Google Play Store from your device.

ESPN Limitation on Mobile/Tablets

Due to a restriction on ESPN's end, you can't open the ESPN draft room and your Draft War Room together. Instead, sync your league and draft players exclusively from Draft Sharks.

Note: ESPN is available for live draft sync on desktop/laptop.

Next, let’s review some helpful troubleshooting tips.

Draft Sync Troubleshooting

This 5-minute video tutorial will help solve almost all sync-related issues.

Draft Sharks Sync Tutorial

Watch Sync Help Video

These tips should also be kept in mind to help the sync run smoothly. That means you should check out the tutorial video, even if you don’t have issues.  

League Renewal

In order for the sync to work, your league must be renewed for the current season. You might need to contact your league’s commissioner to confirm.

Are you seeing rosters from last season? Have your commisioner clear them out on your league host site, then sync again.

Update Browser Extension 

Here are the links to know:

Updates will be made to the browser extension as we test and add features.

If you run into problems, simply make sure your extension is up to date.

Sync Once

Make sure that one (and only one) sync connection has been established per league. Otherwise, the connection might yield incorrect results.

On the app, you can delete a team by going to More in the bottom-right -- My Leagues -- Delete League.

On computers, head to My Leagues and click the trash can icon.

Use the Same Browser

Open Draft Sharks and your league host site in different tabs within the same browser. If you use two different browsers, data from your draft won’t reach your Draft War Room.

Make sure Draft Sharks and your draft room are open in the same browser.

Remove Pop-Up Blocker

Remove or disable any add/pop-up blockers you’re running. If not, they could be interfering with the sync.  

Extra Step on Safari

For Safari, you must authorize our extension to access your commissioning service.

To allow access, right-click on our extension icon at the top of the browser -> Manage Extension -> Edit Websites.

From there, click the appropriate drop-downs. 

Extra step on Safari to sync

Yahoo Fix

Unlike other sites, Yahoo "links" to your Draft Sharks account with a unique "key." Here are the steps to repair a Yahoo connection issue:

  1. "Unlink" your Yahoo account from the bottom of your My Account page
  2. Restart the sync process by deleting the old team and adding a new team.
  3. Relink your Yahoo account.

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If you’ve reviewed the info above and still need assistance, please reach out.