A little while back, I made a survey that was directed to all of the Season 15 rookies. I kinda let it slide in my mind, until now when I recently remembered about the whole thing! The survey included basic questions and I thought it’d give a great insight into one of the biggest draft classes this league has ever seen. There were a whopping 42 responses, thank you to all who took this survey! Now, lets do some real scouting into the Season 15 class.
Question 1: How old are you?
In this league, there is a wide range of ages, and this draft class is no different. We had respondents who were 14 all the way up to 46! The most common age in the class is 22, and for reference, Giants RB Saquon Barkley is also 22. As for the “old but gold” respondents, K Morten Andersen was in the league until age 46. Throughout history though, there has never been a professional 14-year-old football player, and for good reason…
Question 2: Where are you from?
As with ages, we also have a wide range of global reach in the league, and once again, this class reflect this. From the United States, Canada, and Mexico, all the way to Greece, Sweden, and Scotland! This truly is a diverse class of players we have. In the States though is where most of Season 15 lives, specifically on the East Coast, with 14 players all being from East Coast states. The most densely populated state is North Carolina, with 4 players. In second with 3 players is Ohio. All tied in third with 2 players each are California, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Kansas, Ohio, and Washington DC.
I made an interactive map of all of the responses for the question here. Feel free to check it out if you like. Most of the responses just put a state, so that’s why some pins are located in the middle of nowhere in said state. Also, there might be some locations that are incorrect, I’m not sure how to fix them. For example, there’s one pin in Oklahoma, though the respondent said Halifax, Canada. So don't mind them. Also, you can click the pins to check the answers they put, also, it stacks pins in some states so that's how you can see how many people live there. This happens if someone put just a state.
Question 3: What’s your favorite NFL team?
We received a spread amount of responses here. Pittsburgh seems to be the choice consensus for favorite NFL team among S15 with 5 respondents saying they like the Steelers. Cincinnati and Oakland come in second with four each. New England, Houston, Baltimore, and Minnesota all come in third with 3 fans each. The rest are rather evenly spread among one fan per team, and of course, there was one rookie who said that whoever drafts Kentucky LB Josh Allen would become their favorite team. So there’s that. Teams who did not receive representation among S15 are Atlanta, Buffalo, Cleveland, Denver, Indianapolis, Miami, Giants, Chargers, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, and Washington.
Question 4: Who is your favorite NFL player of all time?
I couldn’t find a way to really make a chart of this data, so I put the most popular players portraits down in the top 3. Either way, this question was obviously very mixed. There were a lot of different responses varying from players from a lot of different teams. Interestingly enough, the most popular player among S15, S Ed Reed, played for Baltimore for most of his career. However, Baltimore is only third among the most popular teams list with 3 rookies voting them as their favorite team. Coming in second are WR Chad Johnson, FS Charles Woodson, RB Frank Gore, Arizona WR Larry Fitzgerald, and WR Randy Moss. In third are the rest of the players. There’s certainly a plethora of interesting players here from all eras. Bo Jackson, Hines Ward, Ray Lewis, Howie Long, Warren Sapp, Deion Sanders, Brian Dawkins, Walter Payton, Priest Holmes, and Lawrence Taylor highlight the players all drafted before 2000. The youngest player listed was Todd Gurley, drafted in 2015.
Question 5: Who is your least favorite NFL player?
Well, to the surprise of absolutely no one, the overwhelming favorite for least favorite NFL player is New England QB Tom Brady, coming in with 12 votes, receiving nearly half of the vote from the 42 rookies. Coming in a very distant second is Oakland LB Vontaze Burfict, receiving 3 votes. In third are four players, Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger, Giants QB Eli Manning, QB John Elway, and LB Ray Lewis, all receiving 2 votes. Free Agent FS Jordan Richards also received a vote, most likely from one of the Patriots fans. Aside from that, some other players who received a vote were Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers, Oakland WR Antonio Brown, Carolina FS Eric Reid, QB Kerry Collins (???), Chargers QB Phillip Rivers, and LB Bill Romanowski.
Question 6: What’s your favorite team so far?
Now let’s look at some NSFL statistics, starting with which team is S15’s favorite. In first, receiving 22% (9) of the vote, is the New Orleans Second Line. In second are the Arizona Outlaws, receiving 14.6% (6) of the vote. The three teams tied in third are the Orange County Otters, the Baltimore Hawks, and the Yellowknife Wraiths, all getting 12.2% (5) of the vote. The lowest scoring team is the San Jose Sabercats, only receiving 3 votes.
Question 7: What’s your least favorite team so far?
For least favorite team, a two-way tie between the Baltimore Hawks and the Colorado Yeti set the stage for the first spot. In second are the Philadelphia Liberty. In third, the Yellowknife Wraiths. The least hated team is the San Jose Sabercats, which is odd since they also received the least votes for favorite team.
Question 8: What’s your favorite food?
There were a lot of interesting answers for this one! It also represents the many different cultures that this draft class represents. The favorite though, was pizza garnering 7 votes. In second is tacos with 4. Tied for third is both sushi and burgers with 2 votes a piece. The rest are pretty spread out. One person said that they loved their wife’s enchiladas. Someone said “Coyotes”, this is possibly a reference to the Kansas City Coyotes? Or maybe they just eat actual coyotes? Another person said, “all of them”, I like their spirit. To add on to this, another person said “lots of things”. I don’t know if I’d count them as the same thing, since all of them encompasses every food while “lots” alludes to a certain amount. Someone said quarterbacks, though I don’t think humans would be very tasty. Speaking of humans, someone said “their enemies”? Definitely not going to mess with that guy.
So overall, this class is pretty diverse! What I find interesting is the number of different places and cultures that are represented by such a large population. From Sweden, Mexico, Greece, Scotland, and others, this class is truly world breaking. Can’t wait to see what this class does in the big leagues. This is a historical group of guys that are looking to make their mark on the league!
Question 1: How old are you?
In this league, there is a wide range of ages, and this draft class is no different. We had respondents who were 14 all the way up to 46! The most common age in the class is 22, and for reference, Giants RB Saquon Barkley is also 22. As for the “old but gold” respondents, K Morten Andersen was in the league until age 46. Throughout history though, there has never been a professional 14-year-old football player, and for good reason…
Question 2: Where are you from?
As with ages, we also have a wide range of global reach in the league, and once again, this class reflect this. From the United States, Canada, and Mexico, all the way to Greece, Sweden, and Scotland! This truly is a diverse class of players we have. In the States though is where most of Season 15 lives, specifically on the East Coast, with 14 players all being from East Coast states. The most densely populated state is North Carolina, with 4 players. In second with 3 players is Ohio. All tied in third with 2 players each are California, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Kansas, Ohio, and Washington DC.
I made an interactive map of all of the responses for the question here. Feel free to check it out if you like. Most of the responses just put a state, so that’s why some pins are located in the middle of nowhere in said state. Also, there might be some locations that are incorrect, I’m not sure how to fix them. For example, there’s one pin in Oklahoma, though the respondent said Halifax, Canada. So don't mind them. Also, you can click the pins to check the answers they put, also, it stacks pins in some states so that's how you can see how many people live there. This happens if someone put just a state.
Question 3: What’s your favorite NFL team?
We received a spread amount of responses here. Pittsburgh seems to be the choice consensus for favorite NFL team among S15 with 5 respondents saying they like the Steelers. Cincinnati and Oakland come in second with four each. New England, Houston, Baltimore, and Minnesota all come in third with 3 fans each. The rest are rather evenly spread among one fan per team, and of course, there was one rookie who said that whoever drafts Kentucky LB Josh Allen would become their favorite team. So there’s that. Teams who did not receive representation among S15 are Atlanta, Buffalo, Cleveland, Denver, Indianapolis, Miami, Giants, Chargers, Tampa Bay, Tennessee, and Washington.
Question 4: Who is your favorite NFL player of all time?
I couldn’t find a way to really make a chart of this data, so I put the most popular players portraits down in the top 3. Either way, this question was obviously very mixed. There were a lot of different responses varying from players from a lot of different teams. Interestingly enough, the most popular player among S15, S Ed Reed, played for Baltimore for most of his career. However, Baltimore is only third among the most popular teams list with 3 rookies voting them as their favorite team. Coming in second are WR Chad Johnson, FS Charles Woodson, RB Frank Gore, Arizona WR Larry Fitzgerald, and WR Randy Moss. In third are the rest of the players. There’s certainly a plethora of interesting players here from all eras. Bo Jackson, Hines Ward, Ray Lewis, Howie Long, Warren Sapp, Deion Sanders, Brian Dawkins, Walter Payton, Priest Holmes, and Lawrence Taylor highlight the players all drafted before 2000. The youngest player listed was Todd Gurley, drafted in 2015.
Question 5: Who is your least favorite NFL player?
Well, to the surprise of absolutely no one, the overwhelming favorite for least favorite NFL player is New England QB Tom Brady, coming in with 12 votes, receiving nearly half of the vote from the 42 rookies. Coming in a very distant second is Oakland LB Vontaze Burfict, receiving 3 votes. In third are four players, Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger, Giants QB Eli Manning, QB John Elway, and LB Ray Lewis, all receiving 2 votes. Free Agent FS Jordan Richards also received a vote, most likely from one of the Patriots fans. Aside from that, some other players who received a vote were Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers, Oakland WR Antonio Brown, Carolina FS Eric Reid, QB Kerry Collins (???), Chargers QB Phillip Rivers, and LB Bill Romanowski.
Question 6: What’s your favorite team so far?
Now let’s look at some NSFL statistics, starting with which team is S15’s favorite. In first, receiving 22% (9) of the vote, is the New Orleans Second Line. In second are the Arizona Outlaws, receiving 14.6% (6) of the vote. The three teams tied in third are the Orange County Otters, the Baltimore Hawks, and the Yellowknife Wraiths, all getting 12.2% (5) of the vote. The lowest scoring team is the San Jose Sabercats, only receiving 3 votes.
Question 7: What’s your least favorite team so far?
For least favorite team, a two-way tie between the Baltimore Hawks and the Colorado Yeti set the stage for the first spot. In second are the Philadelphia Liberty. In third, the Yellowknife Wraiths. The least hated team is the San Jose Sabercats, which is odd since they also received the least votes for favorite team.
Question 8: What’s your favorite food?
There were a lot of interesting answers for this one! It also represents the many different cultures that this draft class represents. The favorite though, was pizza garnering 7 votes. In second is tacos with 4. Tied for third is both sushi and burgers with 2 votes a piece. The rest are pretty spread out. One person said that they loved their wife’s enchiladas. Someone said “Coyotes”, this is possibly a reference to the Kansas City Coyotes? Or maybe they just eat actual coyotes? Another person said, “all of them”, I like their spirit. To add on to this, another person said “lots of things”. I don’t know if I’d count them as the same thing, since all of them encompasses every food while “lots” alludes to a certain amount. Someone said quarterbacks, though I don’t think humans would be very tasty. Speaking of humans, someone said “their enemies”? Definitely not going to mess with that guy.
So overall, this class is pretty diverse! What I find interesting is the number of different places and cultures that are represented by such a large population. From Sweden, Mexico, Greece, Scotland, and others, this class is truly world breaking. Can’t wait to see what this class does in the big leagues. This is a historical group of guys that are looking to make their mark on the league!
[OPTION]Height: 5'10
[OPTION]Weight: 230
[OPTION]Birthplace: Pahokee, FL
[OPTION]Number: 28
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[OPTION]Regular Season Stats
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[OPTION]DSFL
[OPTION]SA S8: 1222 Yards | 264 Att | 15 TDs || 81 Yards | 14 Rec | 0 TDs
[OPTION]SA S9: 1665 Yards | 331 Att | 13 TDs || 92 Yards | 13 Rec | 0 TDs
[OPTION]NSFL
[OPTION]PHI S10: 1902 Yards | 452 Att | 7 TDs || 33 Yards | 6 Rec | 0 TDs
[OPTION]PHI S11: 1571 Yards | 365 Att | 15 TDs || 290 Yards | 52 Rec | 2 TDs
[OPTION]PHI S12: 1555 Yards | 375 Att | 15 TDs || 237 Yards | 30 Rec | 4 TDs
[OPTION]PHI S13: 1510 Yards | 318 Att | 14 TDs || 366 Yards | 39 Rec | 4 TDs
[OPTION]BAL S14: 1578 Yards | 368 Att | 16 TDs || 479 Yards | 62 Rec | 2 TDs
[OPTION]BAL S15: 1577 Yards | 350 Att | 14 TDs || 450 Yards | 59 Rec | 4 TDs
[OPTION]BAL S16: 1172 Yards | 260 Att | 13 TDs || 237 Yards | 31 Rec | 2 TDs
[OPTION]PHI S17: 897 Yards | 215 Att | 5 TDs || 212 Yards | 35 Rec | 2 TDs
[OPTION]CHI S18: 825 Yards | 196 Att | 4 TDs || 752 Yards | 61 Rec | 1 TDs
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[OPTION]Playoff Stats
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[OPTION]DSFL
[OPTION]SA S8: 145 Yards | 25 Att | 0 TDs || 4 Yards | 2 Catches | 0 TDs
[OPTION]SA S9: 71 Yards | 18 Att | 1 TDs || 15 Yards | 3 Catches | 0 TDs
[OPTION]NSFL
[OPTION]PHI S12: 136 Yards | 30 Att | 0 TDs || 27 Yards | 3 Catches | 0 TDs
[OPTION]PHI S13: 93 Yards | 17 Att | 1 TDs || 4 Yards | 1 Catches | 0 TDs
[OPTION]BAL S14: 127 Yards | 25 Att | 2 TDs || 21 Yards | 3 Catches | 0 TDs
[OPTION]BAL S15: 212 Yards | 47 Att | 2 TDS || 64 Yards | 5 Catches | 1 TDs
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[OPTION]Trophy Case/Achievements
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[OPTION]Records:
[OPTION]NSFL Most Rushing Yards In A Single Season (1902) (S10)
[OPTION]NSFL Most Rushing Attempts In A Single Season (452) (S10)
[OPTION]NSFL Most Rushing Yards Of All Time (12587)
[OPTION]NSFL Most Yards From Scrimmage Of All Time (15643)
[OPTION]Awards:
[OPTION]DSFL Offensive Player Of The Year (S8)
[OPTION]DSFL Offensive Player Of The Year (S9)
[OPTION]NSFL Offensive Player Of The Year (S10)
[OPTION]NSFL Offensive Player Of The Year (S13)
[OPTION]NSFL Runningback Of The Year (S12)
[OPTION]NSFL Runningback Of The Year (S13)
[OPTION]NSFL Runningback Of The Year (S14)
[OPTION]NSFL Runningback Of The Year (S15)
[OPTION]NSFL Most Valuable Player (S13)
[OPTION]NSFL Pro Bowl RB (S10)
[OPTION]NSFL Pro Bowl RB (S11)
[OPTION]NSFL Pro Bowl RB (S12)
[OPTION]NSFL Pro Bowl RB (S13)
[OPTION]NSFL Pro Bowl RB (S14)
[OPTION]NSFL Pro Bowl RB (S15)
[OPTION]NSFL Pro Bowl RB (S16)
[OPTION]NSFL Hall of Fame Inductee (S22)
[OPTION]Other:
[OPTION]Drafted 9th Overall In The S8 DSFL Draft To The San Antonio Marshals
[OPTION]Drafted 3rd Overall In The S9 NSFL Draft To The Philadelphia
Liberty