System and method for non-sequential automated fantasy drafting

A system for selecting a player in a fantasy draft, the system comprising:

• a memory configured to store a ranked list of players, each player associated with one or more characteristics from a predefined set of characteristics,
• wherein the memory is further configured to store one or more rules which specify the maximum number of active players having each of the characteristics and a maximum number of players having of each of the characteristics,
• wherein the memory is further configured to store a roster of previously selected players having the maximum number of active players for a particular characteristic and less than the maximum number of players for the particular characteristic;
• and
• a processor configured to automatically select, based on the stored roster, a player for the roster from the ranked list of players satisfying the one or more rules such that a player is selected with a lower rank than a player with the particular characteristic.

A system for selecting a player in a fantasy draft, the system comprising:

• means for storing a ranked list of players, each player associated with one or more characteristics from a predefined set of characteristics,
• means for defining one or more rules which specify the maximum number of active players having each of the characteristics and a maximum number of players having of each of the characteristics,
• means for storing a roster of previously selected players having the maximum number of active players for a particular characteristic and less than the maximum number of players for the particular characteristic;
• and
• means for selecting, based on the stored roster, a player for the roster from the ranked list of players satisfying the one or more rules such that a player is selected with a lower rank than a player with the particular characteristic.

A computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause an apparatus to perform a method of selecting a player in a fantasy draft, the method comprising:

• storing a ranked list of players, each player associated with one or more characteristics from a predefined set of characteristics;
• defining one or more rules which specify the maximum number of active players having each of the characteristics and a maximum number of players having of each of the characteristics;
• storing a roster of previously selected players having the maximum number of active players for a particular characteristic and less than the maximum number of players for the particular characteristic;
• and
• selecting, based on the stored roster, a player for the roster from the ranked list of players satisfying the one or more rules such that a player is selected with a lower rank than a player with the particular characteristic.