If you’re reading this article, you’ve found the first article in DFF’s brand new Devy section. Today is part one of your introduction to Devy and our aim is to introduce you to the Devy league format. In the near future, we’ll debut part two of your introduction to Devy titled: Scouting 101. We will also host mock drafts, publish offensive and defensive player profiles, all in an effort to help put those lesser known college players on your radar. After all, how many times can you read about Leonard Fournette and Nick Chubb? Let’s jump right into Devy leagues, the different ways to acquire Devy players and even how to introduce your existing league to the Devy experience. What is Devy? Developmental leagues – we’ll call them Devy for short – are specialized dynasty leagues that allow owners to acquire players that are, more often than not, still on college rosters. Once drafted, these players are carried on a dynasty Taxi Squad or Practice Squad until they are drafted by an NFL team. At that point, owners in a Devy league usually have the option to leave the player on their Taxi Squad during their rookie season, promote the player to their active roster or cut the player and move on. It’s important to remember, that players acquired as “Devy’s” will not be part of the normal rookie draft pool. Why should I play Devy? The majority of my fantasy football leagues are Devy leagues. I could sit here and list all of the reasons that I play Devy,
