JASON BROWN
PASSION PROJECT — FANTASY SPORTS
The Wins League —
Fantasy Football, Simplified
ROLE
Solo Designer & Developer
DURATION
Ongoing
TOOLS
Figma, Claude
PROJECT TYPE
Passion Project
Introduction
THE REQUEST
My friend group runs a fantasy league every year, but half of us don’t care about individual players — we just want to argue about which NFL teams are actually winning. I wanted a lighter, faster way to play.
THE USERS
My weekly fantasy football group — four to five friends who want the draft-and-standings thrill without a 16-round player draft.
THE SOLUTION
A mobile-first app where players draft entire NFL teams — not individual players — into a Winners squad and a Losers squad. Every team win scores your Winners squad a point, every loss scores your Losers squad a point, and each squad’s final pick, the “Flag Plant,” scores double.
The Process
Brainstorming
The scoring wasn’t the hard part — making a two-phase snake draft (Winners, then Losers) feel intuitive on a phone was. I mapped the app around a familiar fantasy-sports tab shell — Standings, My Team, Draft, Scores, Setup — but stripped down to just teams and win/loss records.
GOALS FOR REDESIGN
✓
Make drafting feel as fast as a real fantasy app, minus the player-by-player grind
✓
Give the “Flag Plant” mechanic real strategic weight with a visible multiplier
✓
Keep it usable one-handed, on a phone, mid-group-chat-argument
✓
Ship a real, playable MVP fast — no backend required
User Scenarios & Pain Points
Antonio — the strategist
PAIN POINT
Traditional fantasy football makes me research 50+ players every single week just to stay competitive. I want the strategy of a draft without a part-time job’s worth of homework.
GOAL
Draft smart once, then let the NFL scoreboard do the weekly work for me.
Kate — the casual player
PAIN POINT
I don’t follow individual players closely enough to draft a competitive roster, so I usually end up near the bottom of our real fantasy league by Week 3.
GOAL
Compete on equal footing by drafting teams, not stats I don’t track.
Ideate / Prototype
FROM THIS
TO THIS
Key Design Decisions
1
Teams over players
Removed the weekly research burden while keeping the drafting thrill.
2
Flag Plant highlighted in a distinct color
Makes it visually obvious which pick doubles your score.
3
Bottom tab bar over a hamburger menu
The group needed one-handed access mid-argument, not a hidden menu.
What I Tested
Ran the app past Antonio, Michael, and Kate before adopting it for real. Michael missed the Flag Plant multiplier entirely in the first version — it looked like a regular pick. Adding a colored badge and multiplier tag made it the first thing people noticed on their roster.
The Results
The Wins League turns team performance tracking into a lightweight game that runs entirely in the browser — no backend, no accounts, just localStorage. It reframes fantasy football around what my group actually enjoys arguing about: which teams are winning, not which running back is hurt.
The Flag Plant mechanic adds a real strategic wrinkle to a simple draft: save your best team for last and double down, or play it safe early. Small idea, but it’s the one that makes the draft interesting.
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JASON BROWN
PASSION PROJECT — FANTASY SPORTS
The Wins League —
Fantasy Football, Simplified
ROLE
Solo Designer & Developer
DURATION
Ongoing
TOOLS
Figma, Claude
PROJECT TYPE
Passion Project
Introduction
THE REQUEST
My friend group runs a fantasy league every year, but half of us don’t care about individual players — we just want to argue about which NFL teams are actually winning. I wanted a lighter, faster way to play.
THE USERS
My weekly fantasy football group — four to five friends who want the draft-and-standings thrill without a 16-round player draft.
THE SOLUTION
A mobile-first app where players draft entire NFL teams — not individual players — into a Winners squad and a Losers squad. Every team win scores your Winners squad a point, every loss scores your Losers squad a point, and each squad’s final pick, the “Flag Plant,” scores double.
The Process
Brainstorming
The scoring wasn’t the hard part — making a two-phase snake draft (Winners, then Losers) feel intuitive on a phone was. I mapped the app around a familiar fantasy-sports tab shell — Standings, My Team, Draft, Scores, Setup — but stripped down to just teams and win/loss records.
GOALS FOR REDESIGN
✓
Make drafting feel as fast as a real fantasy app, minus the player-by-player grind
✓
Give the “Flag Plant” mechanic real strategic weight with a visible multiplier
✓
Keep it usable one-handed, on a phone, mid-group-chat-argument
✓
Ship a real, playable MVP fast — no backend required
User Scenarios & Pain Points
Antonio — the strategist
PAIN POINT
Traditional fantasy football makes me research 50+ players every single week just to stay competitive. I want the strategy of a draft without a part-time job’s worth of homework.
GOAL
Draft smart once, then let the NFL scoreboard do the weekly work for me.
Kate — the casual player
PAIN POINT
I don’t follow individual players closely enough to draft a competitive roster, so I usually end up near the bottom of our real fantasy league by Week 3.
GOAL
Compete on equal footing by drafting teams, not stats I don’t track.
Ideate / Prototype
FROM THIS
TO THIS
Key Design Decisions
1
Teams over players
Removed the weekly research burden while keeping the drafting thrill.
2
Flag Plant highlighted in a distinct color
Makes it visually obvious which pick doubles your score.
3
Bottom tab bar over a hamburger menu
The group needed one-handed access mid-argument, not a hidden menu.
What I Tested
Ran the app past Antonio, Michael, and Kate before adopting it for real. Michael missed the Flag Plant multiplier entirely in the first version — it looked like a regular pick. Adding a colored badge and multiplier tag made it the first thing people noticed on their roster.
The Results
The Wins League turns team performance tracking into a lightweight game that runs entirely in the browser — no backend, no accounts, just localStorage. It reframes fantasy football around what my group actually enjoys arguing about: which teams are winning, not which running back is hurt.
The Flag Plant mechanic adds a real strategic wrinkle to a simple draft: save your best team for last and double down, or play it safe early. Small idea, but it’s the one that makes the draft interesting.
Ready to see more?
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PASSION PROJECT — FANTASY SPORTS
The Wins League —
Fantasy Football, Simplified
ROLE
Solo Designer & Developer
DURATION
Ongoing
TOOLS
Figma, Claude
PROJECT TYPE
Passion Project
Introduction
THE REQUEST
My friend group runs a fantasy league every year, but half of us don’t care about individual players — we just want to argue about which NFL teams are actually winning. I wanted a lighter, faster way to play.
THE USERS
My weekly fantasy football group — four to five friends who want the draft-and-standings thrill without a 16-round player draft.
THE SOLUTION
A mobile-first app where players draft entire NFL teams — not individual players — into a Winners squad and a Losers squad. Every team win scores your Winners squad a point, every loss scores your Losers squad a point, and each squad’s final pick, the “Flag Plant,” scores double.
The Process
Brainstorming
The scoring wasn’t the hard part — making a two-phase snake draft (Winners, then Losers) feel intuitive on a phone was. I mapped the app around a familiar fantasy-sports tab shell — Standings, My Team, Draft, Scores, Setup — but stripped down to just teams and win/loss records.
GOALS FOR REDESIGN
✓
Make drafting feel as fast as a real fantasy app, minus the player-by-player grind
✓
Give the “Flag Plant” mechanic real strategic weight with a visible multiplier
✓
Keep it usable one-handed, on a phone, mid-group-chat-argument
✓
Ship a real, playable MVP fast — no backend required
User Scenarios & Pain Points
Antonio — the strategist
PAIN POINT
Traditional fantasy football makes me research 50+ players every single week just to stay competitive. I want the strategy of a draft without a part-time job’s worth of homework.
GOAL
Draft smart once, then let the NFL scoreboard do the weekly work for me.
Kate — the casual player
PAIN POINT
I don’t follow individual players closely enough to draft a competitive roster, so I usually end up near the bottom of our real fantasy league by Week 3.
GOAL
Compete on equal footing by drafting teams, not stats I don’t track.
Ideate / Prototype
FROM THIS
TO THIS
Key Design Decisions
1
Teams over players
Removed the weekly research burden while keeping the drafting thrill.
2
Flag Plant highlighted in a distinct color
Makes it visually obvious which pick doubles your score.
3
Bottom tab bar over a hamburger menu
The group needed one-handed access mid-argument, not a hidden menu.
What I Tested
Ran the app past Antonio, Michael, and Kate before adopting it for real. Michael missed the Flag Plant multiplier entirely in the first version — it looked like a regular pick. Adding a colored badge and multiplier tag made it the first thing people noticed on their roster.
The Results
The Wins League turns team performance tracking into a lightweight game that runs entirely in the browser — no backend, no accounts, just localStorage. It reframes fantasy football around what my group actually enjoys arguing about: which teams are winning, not which running back is hurt.
The Flag Plant mechanic adds a real strategic wrinkle to a simple draft: save your best team for last and double down, or play it safe early. Small idea, but it’s the one that makes the draft interesting.
Ready to see more?
View Next Project →