Expo Hangout

In-Between Media is proud to present Draft Night Out 2025 at the Fantasy Football Expo in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 9 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!

League Information | New 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

2025 Theme: NFL Hall of Famers

Divisions

Traditional Redrafts

• Michael Irvin
• Charles Woodson
• Brian Urlacher
• Jerome Bettis
• Terrell Owens
• Eric Dickerson
• Emmitt Smith
• Andre Johnson
• Champ Bailey
• Andre Reed
• Terrell Davis
• Shannon Sharpe

Superflex Redrafts

• Steve Young
• Jim Kelly

Best Ball Redraft

• Devin Hester

Champions League Redraft (DNO Division Winners from 2023 & 2024)

• All-Stars

Charity Redraft

• Walter Payton

IDP Redraft

• Patrick Willis

Dynasty Drafts

• Eastern Ohio
• Western Pennsylvania

🏆 Division Winner Prizes: Championship ring provided by our official championship ring provider, TrophySmack

🎁 Overall League Winner Prize: Championship belt & ring, provided by our official championship ring provider, TrophySmack + a $75 gift card to the IBT Store (can be used to purchase 2025 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 two select leagues each year that raise 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!

*Note: The IDP draft is not eligible to win the overall event prize but will have separate prizes and still receive an exclusive Draft Night Out championship ring.

New In 2025

🌇 ⌚ New Location & Time

To help us keep up with the growing popularity of Draft Night Out, we’ve moved the event to Jerzee’s Sports Grille on Dressler Rd. NW, in Canton! Their indoor/outdoor accommodations will make this year’s DNO the best yet!

And so we can include our friends who will be drafting in the King’s Classic and Queen’s Classic earlier in the day, we’ve moved our start time to 1:30 p.m. ET.

🦸‍♂️ Superflex Drafts

With the Superflex format becoming the new standard for many fantasy football managers, we are now offering the first-ever 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 ring.

🔮 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 first-ever Draft Night Out Best Ball draft. 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 24 Draft Night Out divisional champions in the two seasons under In-Between Media’s ownership. By popular request, we are now 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, fantasy football season is a year-round affair. That’s why we’re offering the first-ever 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 Draft Night Out championship ring.

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. Tickets are sold separately. No level of expo ticket permits your admittance to Draft Night Out.