About Us

Draft Zone is a fantasy sports Web site that is dedicated to providing the preeminent live draft experience in the online fantasy sports game realm. Offering both weekly and daily games, our focus is on short-term contests of skill that give fantasy sports game enthusiasts even more opportunities to participate in fantasy sports games.

Draft Zone has revolutionized the way fantasy sports are played by incorporating elements of online communities, the best in fantasy league play, statistics, news, head-to-head and bracket challenges, and cash prizes the likes of which have never been seen. "It's All About the Draft" is our motto because the fantasy sport enthusiasts behind Draft Zone are fantasy sports fanatics. We work tirelessly to make sure that Draft Zone lives up to our all about the draft motto so that you will have, hands down, the best fantasy sports experience at Draft Zone.

Co-founders Craig Thole and Sean Fritts came up with the core concept of Draft Zone in September of 2005. Lifelong fantasy sports players themselves, Craig and Sean believed that the online fantasy sports industry lacked innovation and excitement and that they could create a more engaging experience for both the hard core fantasy enthusiast and the new recruit, as well as everyone in between―in other words, people just like them and their friends.

The main goal was to create an online fantasy sports game that provided instant gratification through weekly or even daily results instead of the standard season long format; a format that hasn't changed since the inception of fantasy sports games. At the same time they wanted to be able to leverage the skill-based elements of fantasy sports to allow players to legally compete for cash awards making Draft Zone's fantasy sports games even more exciting.

Craig and Sean believe that the thrill of the draft is the best part of fantasy sports and decided to make the draft the cornerstone of the fantasy sports experience they have created with Draft Zone. Utilizing their many years of professional experience and combining it with their passion for fantasy sports, they have created and delivered what they believe is the ultimate fantasy sports experience available today. The sole mission was, and still is to create a game that Craig and Sean would want to play themselves. This is how Draft Zone was born.

Initially established as a Virginia based LLC in July 2008 under the name Fantasy Foldem the original beta product ran during the 2008 NFL season. In June of 2009 the name was formally changed to Draft Zone and Draft Zone, Inc. was established as a U.S. based company incorporated in Delaware and licensed to operate in California. Draft Zone operations are currently based in Orange County, CA, with its main legal office remaining in Wilmington, DE. In September of 2009 Draft Zone partnered with Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment (LSSE) to help take Draft Zone to the next level. We have a solid advisory board that includes: Leigh Steinberg, Sports Agent and Founder of LSSE; David Meltzer, CEO of LSSE; Dustin Ashby and Jesse Herron, Co-owners of the World Championship of Fantasy Football; as well as Dennis Cordell, Coaches Agent and Founder of Coaches Inc.


Draft Zone Inc.
2711 Centreville Rd
Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19808