[header] How to create your own fantasy football league in the draftkings app [title] Select " create a contest " on the draftkings home screen. [step] This home screen is the first screen you see when you first open the draftkings app. Once you create a contest, select which football league you want your fantasy league to draw its players from-either the nfl or the cfb. 
Once you do this, pick the date and the start time of the specific games you want. [title] Select " league " and pick whether you want it to be public or private.