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*A TPE Look into the S21 DSFL Draft - FurFurFurson - 03-31-2020
As a Grey Duck, this has been a very disappointing season. There has been a lot of discussion in the locker room about what has gone wrong. Then, while I was researching my Positional TPE article, I noticed that Minnesota does not have many players at the top of their position group. After the draft, the feeling in the Minnesota LR was that we had a very good draft, but the numbers were not reflecting that. So I decided to do a little more digging into the S21 DSFL Draft. Here are my findings:
There are 124 draftees in the S22 class that are currently active (as of 3/28 when I researched my Positional TPE article). Here is a team-by-team breakdown of the currently active S22 draftees (note: this does not include waiver pickups, only players drafted in the S21 DSFL Draft):
Dallas Birddogs: 18
1. R1 - Monterey “Monty” Jack, 205 TPE
16. R2 - White Goodman, 221 TPE
22. R3 - Stanislaw Koniecpolski, 229 TPE
26. R4 - Deshun Jones, 193 TPE
33. R5 - Jeffrey Phillips, 228 TPE
42. R6 - Eric Barlow, 178 TPE
46. R6 - William Lim, 197 TPE
49. R7 - James Cho, 164 TPE
58. R8 - Kichwa Jones, 196 TPE
74. R10 - Haha Mango-Panda, 169 TPE
81. R11 - Mike Lee, 146 TPE
90. R12 - Hamish MacAndrew, 147 TPE
133. R17 - Tristan Hex - 65 TPE
147. R19 - Colt Mendoza, 180 TPE
149. R19 - Abbas Muhammad, 103 TPE
154. R20 - Aaron Feels, 105 TPE
155. R20 - Big Edd, 169 TPE
161. R21 - Zee Rechs, 92 TPE
Kansas City Coyotes: 12
5. R1 - Phat Boi, 236 TPE
13. R2 - Eddie Jeeta, 195 TPE
20. R3 - Chester Sweets, 182 TPE
21. R3 - Kevin Fakon, 117 TPE
53. R7 - Michael Witheblock, 191 TPE
61. R8 - Ismael Sanchez, 113 TPE
69. R9 - Fawn Dillmiballs, 171 TPE
77. R10 - Matthew McDairmid, 176 TPE
85. R11 - Patrik Money, 175 TPE
101. R13 - Tan Johnson, 119 TPE
109. R14 - Nuniq Annastesia, 135 TPE
205. R26 - Cody Martin, 66 TPE
London Royals: 16
2. R1 - Colby Jack, 222 TPE
9. R2 - Derred de Ville, 205 TPE
18. R3 - Cadillac Harris, 183 TPE
25. R4 - Acura Skyline, 199 TPE
34. R5 - Sandro Ryeu, 185 TPE
41. R6 - Quinn Hughes, 190 TPE
50. R7 - Susan Cash, Jr., 177 TPE
57. R8 - Eldrick Avery, 195 TPE
66. R9 - Tristan Gronlie, 101 TPE
73. R10 - Ben Stackinpaper, 166 TPE
82. R11 - Clayton Jones, 71 TPE
89. R12 - Blake Alexander, 74 TPE
105. R14 - Ed Ball, 85 TPE
114. R15 - Simeon Works, 136 TPE
130. R17 - Douglas MacArthur, 72 TPE
146. R19 - Donatello Arrabiata, 134 TPE
Minnesota Grey Ducks: 14
8. R1 - Buck Thornton, 195 TPE
17. R3 - Sebastian Vettel, 174 TPE
24. R3 - Mo “Mamba” Magic, 188 TPE
32. R4 - Lawrence Bass, 178 TPE
40. R5 - William Alexander, 166 TPE
56. R7 - Mario VonPebbles, 120 TPE
64. R8 - Jamar Lackson, 173 TPE
72. R9 - Ricky Boomhauer, 59 TPE
97. R13 - Matt Krause, 104 TPE
104. R13 - Sim SnowBow, 85 TPE
120. R15 - Samuel L. Sackson, Sr., 91 TPE
162. R21 - Tyron Shields, 71 TPE
208. R26 - Daymond Brooks, 83 TPE
224. R28 - Shawn Ansari, 81 TPE
Myrtle Beach Buccaneers: 17
7. R1 - Johnny Hellzapoppin, 194 TPE
15. R2 - Troen Egghands, 201 TPE
23. R3 - Octavio Clemente, 197 TPE
35. R5 - Brandon Booker, 200 TPE
39. R5 - Heath Evans, 195 TPE
47. R6 - Mark Radson, 157 TPE
59. R8 - Bruce Buckley, 179 TPE
71. R9 - Jonathan Altidor, 148 TPE
79. R10 - Garfield Despacito, Jr., 142 TPE
87. R11 - Jorcher Minor, 60 TPE
93. R12 - Kal Solarin, 121 TPE
127. R16 - Leeroy Jenkins, 145 TPE
135. R17 - Brendan Lanier, 116 TPE
136. R17 - J.B. Apollo, 122 TPE
143. R18 - Jimmy Frackerson, 110 TPE
263. R33 - Anthony Brewer, 62 TPE
271. R34 - Tom Sofa, 161 TPE
Norfolk Seawolves: 14
6. R1 - Thubba Bumper, 193 TPE
10. R2 - Magnus Rikiya, 198 TPE
14. R2 - Matt “Son of Havoc” Cross, 200 TPE
30. R4 - Kevin Koh, 154 TPE
38. R5 - Wesley Eriksen, 178 TPE
54. R7 - Luke Skywalker, 172 TPE
62. R8 - Sam Sidekick, 115 TPE
70. R9 - Jack Banks, 137 TPE
78. R10 - Spike Suzuki, 125 TPE
86. R11 - Godrick Fallstrum, 67 TPE
88. R11 - Bayden Brosley, 137 TPE
118. R15 - Suleiman Ramza, 134 TPE
126. R16 - Buster Brownce, 88 TPE
142. R18 - Michael Lee, 73 TPE
Portland Pythons: 16
3. R1 - Tyler Oles, Jr., 215 TPE
11. R2 - Alexander Hamilton II, 143 TPE
12. R2 - Zamir Kehla, 195 TPE
19. R3 - Shawn Dawkins, 149 TPE
27. R4 - Daniel George, 182 TPE
31. R4 - Tatsu Nakamura, 193 TPE
43. R6 - Slinky Claxton, 168 TPE
51. R7 - Byron Dolls, 176 TPE
52. R7 - Tommy Sacamano, 167 TPE
67. R9 - Hank Steel, 132 TPE
75. R10 - Pseudo QB, 59 TPE
83. R11 - Joey McCabe, 133 TPE
91. R12 - Nick Marksman, 81 TPE
95. R12 - Lloyd Collins, 117 TPE
107. R14 - Von Hayes, 109 TPE
139. R18 - Zed Keppler, 87 TPE
Tijuana Luchadores: 17
4. R1 - Ben Slothlisberger, 184 TPE
28. R4 - Andrew Witten, 180 TPE
29. R4 - Ozamataz Buckshank, 109 TPE
36. R5 - Thomas Passmann, 186 TPE
45. R6 - Devaunte Sackpieder, 97 TPE
48. R6 - George ‘Corpse Grinder’ Fisher, 147 TPE
60. R8 - Calvin Golladay, 184 TPE
68. R9 - Friedrich Vequain, 80 TPE
84. R11 - Sylvester Berlin, 86 TPE
92. R12 - Magnus Valdyr, 127 TPE
96. R12 - Richard Gilbert, 172 TPE
100. R13 - LiterallyJust A. Hexagon, 145 TPE
116. R15 - Jacob Small, 94 TPE
180. R23 - Jim Waters, 190 TPE
193. R25 - James Carson, 69 TPE
244. R31 - Julio Tirtawidjaja, 137 TPE
260. R33 - Nat Wright, 90 TPE
Dallas has the most active class, with 18 active draftees. Kansas City has the fewest active members at 12. Both teams are in good position for the playoffs. Let’s take a quick look at the draftees who went inactive.
Inactive Draftees: 147
Dallas: 25
London: 20
Kansas City: 18
Myrtle Beach: 18
Norfolk: 18
Tijuana: 17
Portland: 16
Minnesota: 15
Active Percentage: 124/271 - 45.8%
Portland: 16/32 - 50%
Tijuana: 17/34 - 50%
Myrtle Beach: 17/35 - 48.6%
Minnesota: 14/29 - 48.3%
London: 16/36 - 44.4%
Norfolk: 14/32 - 43.8%
Dallas: 18/43 - 41.9%
Kansas City: 12/30 - 40%
Dallas has the most amount of inactive players, along with the most active players. The Birddogs definitely went for quantity in this draft and it paid off. Kansas City has the lowest percentage of active draftees, but that hasn’t phased the Coyotes. No team eclipsed 50% for draft class activity, but in such a large class, it’s impressive that Portland and Tijuana retained 50% activity. Both teams are poised to make the playoffs.
Quality and Quantity?
Obviously quality is more important than quantity, so let’s look at who drafted the highest quality of players.
Average Active Draftee TPE: 145.6
Dallas: 165.94
Kansas City: 156.33
London: 149.69
Myrtle Beach: 147.65
Portland: 144.13
Norfolk: 138.29
Tijuana: 133.94
Minnesota: 126.29
This is where Minnesota’s struggles are glaringly obvious. At only 126.3 TPE per active draftee, the Grey Ducks are a full 7 TPE per player behind the next closest team, Tijuana. Dallas had an extremely good draft, blowing everyone out of the water, including Kansas City, who should be very happy with getting 156.3 TPE per active player.
Draft Trends
While I was at it, I decided to look at some trends in the draft. This is the average TPE per round, only taking into account players considered active. Obviously the later rounds get thrown off by smaller sample size, but I thought I would include all the rounds because I found it interesting.
Average TPE per round (active players):
Round 1: 205.5
Round 2: 194.75
Round 3: 177.38
Round 4: 173.5
Round 5: 191.14
Round 6: 162
Round 7: 161.71
Round 8: 165
Round 9: 118.29
Round 10: 139.5
Round 11: 109.38
Round 12: 119.86
Round 13: 113.25
Round 14: 109.67
Round 15: 113.75
Round 16: 116.5
Round 17: 93.75
Round 18: 90
Round 19: 139
Round 20: 137
Round 21: 81.5
Round 22: n/a
Round 23: 190
Round 24: n/a
Round 25: 69
Round 26: 74.5
Round 27: n/a
Round 28: 81
Round 29: n/a
Round 30: n/a
Round 31: 137
Round 32: n/a
Round 33: 76
Round 34: 161
Round 5 really stands out here, although the first inactive player of the class was drafted in this round. The seven remaining players, led by Jeffrey Phillips and Brandon Booker, boast a 191 TPE average, almost as high as Round 2.
Dead Rounds (no active players): 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, 32
Highest TPE Pick per Round:
Round 1: KC - Phat Boi - 236 TPE
Round 2: DAL - White Goodman - 221 TPE
Round 3: DAL - Stanislaw Koniecpolski - 229 TPE
Round 4: LON - Acura Skyline - 199 TPE
Round 5: DAL - Jeffrey Phillips - 228 TPE
Round 6: DAL - William Lim - 197 TPE
Round 7: KC - Michael Witheblock - 191 TPE
Round 8: DAL - Kichwa Jones - 196 TPE
Round 9: KC - Fawn Dillmiballs - 171 TPE
Round 10: KC - Matthew McDairmid - 176 TPE
Round 11: KC - Patrik Money - 175 TPE
Round 12: TIJ - Richard Gilbert - 172 TPE
Round 13: TIJ - LiterallyJust A. Hexagon - 145 TPE
Round 14: KC - Nuniq Annastesia - 135 TPE
Round 15: LON - Simeon Works - 136 TPE
Round 16: MB - Leeroy Jenkins - 145 TPE
Round 17: MB - J.B. Apollo - 122 TPE
Round 18: MB - Jimmy Frackerson - 110 TPE
Round 19: DAL - Colt Mendoza - 180 TPE
Round 20: DAL - Big Edd - 169 TPE
Round 21: DAL - Zee Rechs - 92 TPE
Round 22: no active players drafted
Round 23: TIJ - Jim Waters - 190 TPE
Round 24: no active players drafted
Round 25: TIJ - James Carson - 69 TPE
Round 26: MIN - Daymond Brooks - 83 TPE
Round 27: no active players drafted
Round 28: MIN - Shawn Ansari - 81 TPE
Round 29: no active players drafted
Round 30: no active players drafted
Round 31: TIJ - Julio Tirtawidjaja - 137 TPE
Round 32: no active players drafted
Round 33: TIJ - Nat Wright - 90 TPE
Round 34: MB - Tom Sofa - 161 TPE
Dallas - 8 rounds: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 19, 20, 21
Kansas City - 6 rounds: 1, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14
Tijuana - 6 rounds: 12, 13, 23, 25, 31, 33
Myrtle Beach - 4 rounds: 16, 17, 18, 34
London - 2 rounds: 4, 15
Minnesota - 2 rounds: 26, 28
Despite drafting 25 now-inactive players, Dallas was hitting the jackpot on almost every other pick. The Birddogs drafted the top TPE earning player in 8 of the 34 rounds (23.5%!!!). Portland and Norfolk did not draft the top TPE earner in any round.
While in many cases, picking the lowest TPE earner in any round is in no way a burden to the team, in other cases it is, due to a player staying active with a low TPE and requiring playing time due to DSFL rules. (This section is in no way meant to throw shade at anyone).
Lowest TPE Pick per Round (active players):
Round 1: TIJ - Ben Slothlisberger - 184 TPE
Round 2: POR - Alexander Hamilton II - 143 TPE
Round 3: KC - Kevin Fakon - 117 TPE
Round 4: TIJ - Ozamataz Buckshank - 109 TPE
Round 5: MIN - William Alexander - 166 TPE
Round 6: TIJ - Devaunte Sackpieder - 97 TPE
Round 7: MIN - Mario VonPebbles - 120 TPE
Round 8: KC - Ismael Sanchez - 113 TPE
Round 9: MIN - Ricky Boomhauer - 59 TPE
Round 10: POR - Pseudo QB - 59 TPE
Round 11: MB - Jorcher Minor - 60 TPE
Round 12: LON - Blake Alexander - 74 TPE
Round 13: MIN - Sim Snowbow - 85 TPE
Round 14: LON - Ed Ball - 85 TPE
Round 15: MIN - Samuel L. Sackson, Sr. - 91 TPE
Round 16: NOR - Buster Brownce - 88 TPE
Round 17: DAL - Tristan Hex - 65 TPE
Round 18: NOR - Michael Lee - 73 TPE
Round 19: DAL - Abbas Muhammad - 103 TPE
Round 20: DAL - Aaron Feels - 105 TPE
Round 21: MIN - Tyron Shields - 71 TPE
Round 22: no active players drafted
Round 23: only one active player drafted
Round 24: no active players drafted
Round 25: only one active player drafted
Round 26: KC - Cody Martin - 66 TPE
Round 27: no active players drafted
Round 28: only one active player drafted
Round 29: no active players drafted
Round 30: no active players drafted
Round 31: only one active player drafted
Round 32: no active players drafted
Round 33: MB - Anthony Brewer - 62 TPE
Round 34: only one active player drafted
Minnesota - 6 rounds: 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21
Tijuana - 3 rounds: 1, 4, 6
Kansas City - 3 rounds: 3, 8, 26
Myrtle Beach - 3 rounds: 11, 14, 33
Dallas - 3 rounds: 17, 19, 20
Portland - 2 rounds: 2, 10
Norfolk - 2 rounds: 16, 18
London - 1 round: 12
This, again, illuminates some of Minnesota’s struggles this season. The Grey Ducks drafted the lowest TPE earning player (who is still active) in six rounds, twice the rate of Tijuana, Kansas City, and Myrtle Beach. While some of this may be attributable to Minnesota holding the last pick in many rounds, just as much blame can be placed on bad luck. London, while not having the best draft, shows their solidity here, taking the lowest earner in only round 12.
Pick Value
I need to preface this next section by saying I am not a statistician. I finagled a way to determine the value of each player proportional to where in the draft the player was picked. The formula is rudimentary, but I believe the results match what people would consider “late-round steals” and “busts”.
Highest Value Picks:
TIJ - Round 23, Pick 180 - Jim Waters - 190 TPE
Siddhus was met with a lot of skepticism coming into this draft. However, he was true to his word, and took off on his TPE, earning 190 to date. Landing a max-earner in the 23rd round is a dream come true.
DAL - Round 19, Pick 147 - Colt Mendoza - 180 TPE
The first of three Birddogs in this section, Mendoza was a diamond in the rough late rounds. Round 19 was actually a very solid round, with three 100+ TPE players, but Mendoza is head and shoulders above the rest.
MB - Round 34, Pick 271 - Tom Sofa - 161 TPE
The last pick of the draft, Sofa is the highest earner after Round 23. One of five QB’s drafted in the last round, Myrtle Beach found the only active one.
DAL - Round 20, Pick 155 - Big Edd - 169 TPE
Dallas picked up a character in Round 20 with Big Edd. Not only a good TPE earner, Edd has an edgy sense of humor and is a good personality in the league.
DAL - Round 5, Pick 33 - Jeffrey Phillips - 228 TPE
Phillips is the third highest earner in the S22 class, and Dallas was able to nab him in the 5th, probably due to him being a tight end. This has not stopped Phillips from being a regular contributor for the Birddogs, and is one of many pieces leading their charge to the playoffs.
Lowest Value Picks:
MIN - Round 9, Pick 72 - Ricky Boomhauer - 59 TPE
This pick is really hurting the Grey Ducks. At only 59 TPE and staying active, Boomhauer is on the field against some top wide receivers and it shows.
KC - Round 3, Pick 21 - Kevin Fakon - 117 TPE
Fakon is having a good season for the Coyotes, but is noticeably the lowest earner in the top three rounds.
TIJ - Round 4, Pick 29 - Ozamataz Buckshank - 109 TPE
Buckshank has tallied two picks this season, but the Luchadores were probably hoping for a higher earning player here in Round 4.
POR - Round 10, Pick 75 - Pseudo QB - 59 TPE
This is one of the lowest value picks by the numbers, but with Pseudo being a kicker, this isn’t hurting Portland terribly. However, Kansas City took McDairmid two picks later, the top earning S22 kicker by far.
TIJ - Round 6, Pick 45 - Devaunte Sackpieder - 97 TPE
Sackpieder is having a surprisingly good season despite only attaining 97 TPE, logging 11 tackles for loss and an INT. I guess the sim likes him?
Biggest Bust: Sean O’Donohue - KC. Round 5, Pick 37.
O’Donohue is the highest drafted player to go inactive. Disappointing for Kansas City, but it doesn’t seem to have much of an effect on the team.
Conclusion:
It definitely looks like Minnesota had a poor draft. However, blame cannot really put on the GM’s in such a crapshoot of a draft in the later rounds. The Grey Ducks’ top picks are all solid earners, but a mixture of inactivity and low-earning active players cost them dearly. Bad luck?
On the other hand, Dallas absolutely murdered this draft and it’s allowing the Birddogs to make a run at the playoffs in their expansion season. Mad props to the GM’s for scouting such a large class. Also, their strategy of going for a large quantity of picks really paid off and allowed them to make several of the best picks of the draft.
This was a fun article to write and I hope you find the data as informative and enjoyable as I do.
*A TPE Look into the S21 DSFL Draft - Thor - 03-31-2020
Round 5 best round
*A TPE Look into the S21 DSFL Draft - Memento Mori - 03-31-2020
(03-31-2020, 10:13 AM)Feeler Wrote:Round 5 best round
*A TPE Look into the S21 DSFL Draft - Big Edd - 03-31-2020
round 20 best 20
*A TPE Look into the S21 DSFL Draft - furiousPanda - 03-31-2020
Good stuff @FurFurFurson!