The Best Fantasy Football Loser Punishments

Every year we crown a fantasy football champion in our leagues. Yet, those who are in last place gave up weeks prior and just set their lineup to take another loss. However, some leagues have punishments for those who finish last. These sanctions are hilarious, as long as you’re not on the receiving end of it.

As we look ahead and start preparing for the 2023 season, the ideas for penalties for finishing last are endless. Here are some of the best punishments to bring to your league this season.

Host The Following Year’s Draft

This is for those leagues who do in-person drafts. Personally, I like hosting them because I like hosting them with good food and cold beers. Although most bring their own, I like to offer beers to my league mates as thanks for coming. Some on the other hand don’t want to host and expect you to pay for the food. Sorry, but that’s not how it works. Here the loser has no choice and has to host the fantasy draft and at the least provide the food.

License Plate Frame

Nothing is more obvious, yet petty than driving around all year with a license plate frame that tells all drivers around you that you suck at fantasy football. Most license plate covers are basic and don’t stand out. However, loser frames are bright, colorful, and standout and they can’t be missed by anyone. To keep your league honest, keep an eye on this manager as they may put it on in front of you, then take it off once you’re not around. How to fix it? Now, this could turn into a double punishment of sources.

Wear A Dress And Heels To The Draft

What’s more embarrassing than losing your league? How about getting in your car and driving to a draft wearing a dress and heels? Now, ladies, you can do the same and dress like a man. Dress funny like a truck driver or something. Here though, nothing will make you laugh harder than watching one of your league mates walk ankle-breakingly up the driveway in heels trying to get to the draft table. Not only do they have to show up like this, but they have to finish the draft and can’t change at all until they get home. Talk about sore feet!

Last Place Shirt

Now if your league all throws in a little extra money, why not buy the loser of the league a loser shirt? A great place to present this is at the championship game on a Sunday afternoon or Monday night at a local restaurant or bar. Don’t go to a place where it won’t be seen, but a very busy place like Buffalo Wild Wings just to make the punishment stand out even more.

Loser Trophy

Most if not all leagues have some sort of trophy or funds paid out to winners. The winner of the league gets to keep the trophy for the whole upcoming season until the next championship. Furthermore, adding it to the living room mantle just rubs it in your leagues’ faces, especially as they come over. Why not do the same thing for last place, and shame them for the whole season too? Nothing worse than having a last-place trophy sitting on your mantle saying you suck at fantasy football. What a real embarrassment.

Pay Into The League Pot

When it comes to winning, who doesn’t want to win more? While leagues will have a first and second-place payout, why not make the loser pay a certain amount into the pot? No one wants to pay any more money into a league pot. Here the loser pays an additional fee for just sucking. Just to make it worse, have them pay half the buy-in, just to feel the pain.

Pay League Champ’s Buy-In For The Next Season

Winning the championship is great. Winning money is great. Not having to pay a dime the following season is the chef’s kiss. Although if you’re on the losing end of it, it’s no fun having to pay double the money for the following season. Not only do you have to pay their buy-in, but also any pre-site fees. Nothing worse than having to come up with another hundred bucks and trying to explain to your significant other how you suck at fantasy football.

Run The Draft Board

When running a live draft, most leagues have a draft board. If your league doesn’t have someone outside of the league run the board, well you’re in for a surprise. If you have ever done a live draft the easiest part is just sitting at the table, looking at your players list, and deciding to draft or pass. On the other hand, running the draft board and trying to maintain your own draft is just a pain in the butt. Here trying to do both you will tend to make mistakes and call out players that have already been drafted. That alone is an embarrassment and you get shamed twice as badly.

‘I Suck At Fantasy Football’ Street Sign

While driving down a busy road, you will see many sign holders out trying to get you to turn and shop at their stores. But, what do you do when you see someone holding a sign that says “Honk, I suck at fantasy football”. Here you can send the loser out for a certain amount of hours on a nice Saturday and just listen to the horns beeping constantly as not only do your league mates get a good laugh out of it, but so do thousands of other people.

Wheel Of Punishments

Your league establishes a list of punishments, including the manager who doesn’t know one of these punishments will be applied to them. The ideas are easy and making the wheel can be even easier. A great site called Wheel of Names can handle this punishment. As the wheel spins, the loser of your league will be hoping one of those punishments isn’t as bad as the other.

Donate To A Charity

Now, is this really a punishment? Anytime we can donate to a charity, it’s always for a good cause. We at Faceoff Sports Network do a podathon and all donations go to the Hayden Hurst Foundation. There are many to choose from, so don’t feel obligated to use ours. Otherwise, you get the point.

Shave Your Head Or Get A Makeover

For men, having to shave your head could be embarrassing. Especially when you have luscious locks or a great hairline like myself. Just imagine going from GQ material to Full Metal Jacket shaved head. It may feel good once done, but your head may not be shaped well to shave.

On the other hand, for women, a makeover that could even be a haircut could be a punishment that could make you as the loser cry. In another way of looking at this, don’t overdo it. Or who really cares at this point?

Take The ACT/SAT Test

In high school, we all had to prepare for College. Remember when you were looking to get into said school and needed a certain score to get in? Here, let’s retake the test and see what you know. What’s an even worse punishment for this? Telling the loser they have to get a minimum on either of the tests, or they have to take it AGAIN!

Do Community Service

Another way to make the loser of the league is to have them do something that benefits both the league and the community. Have them do a weekend of community service. That’s right, not something for a couple of hours, but a weekend’s worth of giving back. Not only can they not choose what it is. But the league picks the places. Not only that, but the league gets to drop them off and pick them up, while wearing a shirt that says “I suck at fantasy football”.

Be Removed From The League

Imagine enjoying your league’s draft, the people who are involved, and the memories being made with a chance of knowing one of you isn’t going to be back next year. You have a list of a couple of managers on the outside looking in, knowing they have a chance to be in the league the following year. Plus, the more people who want in the league could affect your chances of having to wait years to get back in. Could you handle it?

Lose A Draft Pick

For dynasty leagues, this may be hard to do. Then again, why not just make a certain rookie draft pick up for auction and the winner gets the pick for a dollar amount? Then, make the loser pay that fee into the pot. For redraft purposes, the losing manager loses a specific draft pick in the following year’s draft.

Naming Rights

When it comes to fantasy football team names, creativity is No.1 thing to come up with. Especially with my up-to-date 400+ fantasy football team names. Here the champion changes the last-place team’s name and they have to keep it for the whole season.

Social Media Takeover

Most people are attached to their phones nowadays. With apps for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and anything else I’ve forgotten, someone will see it. Your league gets to take over your social media for the day. Could it be embarrassing? How will they react to what you’re doing? This could be a fun one where everyone gets the last laugh.

Alone On A Date

The last place manager goes alone on a date to a restaurant. Not just any old restaurant, but one that has a lot of people there. They in turn have to get a table for two, order a drink for themselves, just to finally get stood up and eat a meal all by themselves.

Get A Tattoo

So far, everything you have read has been for a day or two. How about something more permanent like a tattoo? Not only is it forever, but the league will have the last laugh for as long as it exists.

Make A Calendar

Calendars are a nice thing to have. Etsy makes really nice ones and you can personalize them with photos, words, and anything else. How about the loser has to make a calendar with them dressed in a women’s bathing suit (for men) and truck drivers for the women? With 12 months of humiliation coming, you wished you were never in the league.

Dress Up For A 5K Or Charity Walk/Run

While everyone else is wearing proper athletic attire, the loser of the league will have to either dress in some sort of formal wear or a humiliating costume to do the run/walk-in. Not only will your league get a laugh, but so will everyone else.

Get A Body Piercing

This punishment can be a little painful, yet quick. Here the league decides what body part gets pierced prior to the season starting. Just hope by season’s end when you were all laughing about it, you’re not getting it.

Wear A Speedo To The Beach

Most guys wear board shorts or some other short type of trunks. How about wearing a Speedo like swimmers do? Now, don’t get me wrong, those athletes can pull them off. As an average Joe, can you?

Wear A Costume At The Draft

Most fantasy football drafts are done during the dog days of summer. It’s hot, uncomfortable, and you’re always looking for a cold beverage. Here the loser has to wear a Halloween costume to the draft and draft in it all the way until it’s over.

Steak Dinner For The Champ

It’s always great to have friends over. Kick on the grill and throw on some burgers. Not so fast! Now you are making a steak dinner for the league champion. Not only that but with sides of their choice. About two max.

Make A Loser Video

This one would take some effort but could be a masterpiece. If someone in your league can record the league draft, and grab clips of games and fantasy scores, this could be a masterpiece. A weekly hit, along with players they could have had. Then, you could show it to your league in the following year’s draft. Certainly a lot of work, but it would be hilarious.

Karaoke Night

Most bars have a karaoke night. Not to mention, not everyone is a good singer either. Here your league goes to a busy place that’s having a karaoke night. This punishment has its perks though. The loser doesn’t get to pick the songs, but the league does. How many songs can they sing in one night? Only one way to find out as each member signs up for a song. Could be one, it could be 11.

Stand-Up Comedy Show

Now, many punishments have the loser doing stand-up comedy at a local comedy club. How many times have you seen it? I’ve never seen it happen, but most comedy places have an open mic night. Sign them up for whatever night is available. They might not get on right away, but it will happen. Who gets the last laugh now?

Hand Out Pamphlets

Most people hand out pamphlets letting you know of upcoming can food drives and so on. Imagine taking a pamphlet from some random person about how they suck at fantasy football and how they plan to be better. Your league comes up with the amount of pamphlets/time you have to be there for.

Participate In A Fitness Competition

From bodybuilding to tough mudders, this competition list could be longer than expected. Sign up for one physical fitness type of competition and see how well the last-place manager does.

Wash Or Detail The Champions Car

No one likes a messy vehicle. The best win is not having to clean it yourself. The loser will not only have to wash but also wax the whole vehicle! Add to that the cleaning of the interior and the champ will have a brand-new-looking car in no time!

League Bartender

This is almost as bad as running the draft board. Being the loser, you have to get all the beverages for your league mates from the time the draft starts till it ends. You just better hope you’re not on the clock when someone asks for a drink!

Get A Body Wax Experience

For you ladies, this could be a relaxing punishment. For men, especially with a lot of hair, well you could be looking at a 40-year-old Virgin experience. If you lose, hopefully, you’re not a hairy one.

Take An Inflatable Doll On A Date

Earlier I gave you a punishment about having to go on a date by yourself. Here, the loser of the league has to take a blow-up doll out on a dinner date. From getting it in and out of the car to driving to and from a date, the loser has to treat the doll like a real person.

Walking Around With A Fart Machine

We’ve all heard of fart machines before, but some actually sound real. The loser of the league has to walk around busy areas of people while league mates press the fart button. What’s more embarrassing than farting in public?

Cut The Grass

Up here in the Northern Hemisphere, we cut out grass from early May until about late October. While some days are better than others how great would it be to not have to do it for a season? Here the loser of the league cuts the champion’s grass for a season.

Personal Chauffeur

For a day, the loser of the league takes the league champion wherever he wants to go for the day. Could be a win-win for both.

Designated Driver

Many won’t mind this as it’s safe to have one person 100% sober. Here, the loser of the league drives the league mates to the bar. Losers can’t have any alcohol to drink while their league mates have a good ol’ time. Just remember that they may be a little out of hand.

No Punishment At All

Some leagues don’t have a punishment set up at all. But there is trash talk going on from the end of the season even into the upcoming draft. Heck, it doesn’t even stop there as the previous season’s last-place loser. The shame and embarrassment just keep going and going.