Updated Aug 23, 20265 min readdynastyrecruitingscoutingpositional-scarcitypipelinesarchetypesdev-traitsgem-bust
A recruiting-hours system: which positions to attack early, who goes on
the board, and who is worth scouting. How much NIL to offer once a
recruit is on the board is its own formula — see
Recruiting NIL Offers — and what the ratings you
scout actually unlock in-game is covered in
Hidden Ratings Thresholds.
Online dynasty note: from the Aug 6 patch until Aug 20, only the league
owner could scout during the preseason in online dynasties. EA fixed it
the morning of Aug 20 — safe to start leagues again.
The rest is for members
01Step 1 — Know which positions can wait02Step 2 — Sort the board into three buckets03Step 3 — Fill each bucket the cheap way04Step 4 — Recruit the archetype, not the scheme05Step 5 — Scout only who matters, and read the right numbers