Draft Pool and Draft Combine Lists Do Not Match-Up

ajpolo · 03-18-2025, 01:36 PM

I attached screenshots of my draft pool and draft combine lists. Lots of outstanding players on the combine list that are not in the draft pool. Why is this, future draft classes? I’m playing with 100% scouting accuracy.
The extra players in the Draft Combine are not in future draft classes, they appear to be fictitious.
Might it have to do with this option?
Disable Automatic Creation of Free Agents seems like a box you want to check so that you don’t get fictitious players in your pool, but I left it blank as instructed in the manual. Did they possibly make a mistake in the manual?

Disable Automatic
Creation of Free Agents If this box is checked, the game will create fictional free agents during
each offseason, so that teams do not run out of players.

ajpolo · 03-20-2025, 05:53 PM

I had to bump this because I need it addressed. I started a new game on Build 42 but had the same issues:
There were only 2 scrub players in the pool from high school and all of the top players in the Draft Combine pool are fictitious. I’m guessing it is a setting causing this problem, perhaps the one I mentioned above. Meantime, I moved my draft date back to December hoping a new draft class will populate 90 days prior. Any help is appreciated.

RANGER11JP · 03-23-2025, 04:12 PM

I tried to start an independent league for some wandering free agents to possibly get a chance in. I ended up with about 5000 fictional players for an 8 team league and no real players in it. I'm sure something id wrong with me and maybe the game, too.

03-18-2025, 01:36 PM	#1
ajpolo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 122	Draft Pool and Draft Combine Lists Do Not Match-Up I attached screenshots of my draft pool and draft combine lists. Lots of outstanding players on the combine list that are not in the draft pool. Why is this, future draft classes? I’m playing with 100% scouting accuracy. The extra players in the Draft Combine are not in future draft classes, they appear to be fictitious. Might it have to do with this option? Disable Automatic Creation of Free Agents seems like a box you want to check so that you don’t get fictitious players in your pool, but I left it blank as instructed in the manual. Did they possibly make a mistake in the manual? Disable Automatic Creation of Free Agents If this box is checked, the game will create fictional free agents during each offseason, so that teams do not run out of players. Attached Images

03-23-2025, 04:12 PM	#3
RANGER11JP All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,361	I tried to start an independent league for some wandering free agents to possibly get a chance in. I ended up with about 5000 fictional players for an 8 team league and no real players in it. I'm sure something id wrong with me and maybe the game, too. __________________ BASEBALL, HOCKEY AND BOXING FAN

03-20-2025, 05:53 PM	#2
ajpolo Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 122	I had to bump this because I need it addressed. I started a new game on Build 42 but had the same issues: There were only 2 scrub players in the pool from high school and all of the top players in the Draft Combine pool are fictitious. I’m guessing it is a setting causing this problem, perhaps the one I mentioned above. Meantime, I moved my draft date back to December hoping a new draft class will populate 90 days prior. Any help is appreciated.