Instead of trying to find enough things to say to write another S22 Luchadores draft class review, I decided to make this into a series of sorts and write up a review on the S23 class that followed. I’ll likely do the same for S24 and beyond, and maybe I’ll also look into the classes from before I joined the league. This was before I scouted for the Luchadores, so despite being in the war room I wasn’t super involved in the draft process outside of scouting a single offensive lineman mid-draft. I believe former Tijuana GM and current NOLA GM Mithrandir was added to the war room during this draft for his scouting work even though he wasn’t a captain, which eventually became permanent. I also thought there would’ve been more trades (or really any trades), so the pick relative to the round ended up being unnecessary. Most of these writeups ended up sounding rather similar, but I did my best to keep things varied
Here’s the Luchadores’ overall haul:
User: @AsylumParty
Player: Griffin Porter
Position: Linebacker
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 1st round and 4th overall
ISFL Pick: 4th pick of the 2nd round and 16th overall. Picked by the Austin Copperheads
User: @ADwyer87
Player: Bane Ka’Ana’Ana
Position: Defensive tackle/cornerback
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 2nd round, 12th overall
ISFL Pick: 9th pick of the 2nd round, 21st overall. Picked by the Honolulu Hahalua
User: @Mysa
Player: Tycker Om
Position: Defensive end
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 3rd round, 20th overall
ISFL Pick: 5th pick of the 1st round, 5th overall. Picked by the Philadelphia Liberty.
User: @TubbyTim69
Player: Kevin Malone
Position: Offensive line
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 4th round, 28th overall.
ISFL Pick: Retired before draft.
User: @Daybe
Player: Jackson Kingston
Position: Wide receiver
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 5th round, 36th overall
ISFL Pick: 2nd pick of the 3rd round, 26th overall. Picked by the Colorado Yeti
User: @Carnie #3
Player: Killian Carnahan
Position: Cornerback
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 6th round, 44th overall
ISFL Pick: 9th pick of the 7th round, 81st overall. Picked by the Orange County Otters.
User: @Esmith4358
Player: Ethan Smith
Position: Tight end
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 7th round, 52nd overall
ISFL Pick: 2nd pick of the 6th round, 62nd overall. Picked by the Baltimore Hawks
User: @Rufio_NZ
Player: Doug Howlett
Position: Wide receiver
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 8th round, 60th overall
ISFL Pick: 8th pick of the 3rd round, 32nd overall. Picked by the Baltimore Hawks
User: @BaseScoutX1
Player: Dick Cheese III
Position: Safety
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 9th round, 68th overall
ISFL Pick: 8th pick of the 7th round, 80th overall. Picked by the Philadelphia Liberty
User: @youngkingabdul
Player: Damien Hands
Position: Wide receiver
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 10th round, 76th overall
ISFL Pick: 6th pick of the 8th round, 90 overall. Picked by the San Jose Sabercats
Griffin Porter: He’s currently an active earner at linebacker for the Copperheads, with 748 TPE. As an early first round pick, he racked up 104 tackles, 3 for a loss, 6 sacks, an interception, and 10 passes defended in an excellent rookie season. Despite only recording 7 tackles in the playoffs, he did come up big with a TFL against Norfolk in the conference championship and a sack against London in their Ultimini victory. However, he was called up by Austin the next season where he’s been a standout. As a rookie he only had 29 tackles but he more than made up for it with 7 sacks. He then followed it up with another great season of 93 tackles, 2 for a loss, 2 fumbles forced and recovered, 10 sacks, and 5 passes defended in S24. In S25 he had the 3rd most tackles with 140 and 3 for a loss, but only had 3 sacks to go with 2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries, and 7 passes defended. I can’t speak to activity in the Copperheads’ locker room, but I believe he was somewhat active as a rookie when he joined Tijuana. Since then he’s mostly stayed quiet, and appears to have left the locker room. Overall, he’s performed well on the field, but the immediate call-up and lack of continuation in locker room activity drag down the impact of this pick.
Bane Ka’Ana’Ana: I just realized while writing this that Dwyer hasn’t posted since August, but obviously he’s a league vet that’s been around for a while. His player is currently at 480 TPE and considered inactive, but he made a big impact in his time with Tijuana. As a rookie he had 33 tackles, 2 for a loss, 2 forced fumbles with 1 recovered, and 2 sacks, having started as a defensive tackle and swapped to cornerback later in the season. In S23 he remained with the Luchadores, and had a breakout season in his first full year at CB. He racked up 55 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 4 interceptions, and 16 passes defended, winning performance of the year in the process. The Hahalua called him up for S24, where he swapped back to DT and had a rather quiet season, recording 30 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 tackle for loss. Last season he improved to 50 tackles, picking up two sacks in the process. Along with going inactive he also left the Luchadores’ locker room, but he has been an active member of the official Tijuana Luchadores Dynasty Fantasy Football League, a league in which I hope to win the inaugural season while facing my former GM in Jay_Doctor/Mason Blaylock. Unfortunately his impact for the Luchadores hasn’t been matched in fantasy football, as he finished the season at 5-8, earning the 3rd overall pick.
Tycker Om: I just found out before writing this article that Mysa/Om is inactive, which was a disappointing surprise. Him and Tex would’ve formed an awesome young edge rusher combination for Philly had he not gone IA and been signed by the Yeti. He capped at just under 400 TPE, a major disappointment for the Liberty who took him in the 1st round. A solid rookie season included 31 tackles, with 14 for a loss to go with 2 sacks. Not high-caliber pass rushing production, but an excellent performance against the run. One of his sacks came in Tijuana’s elite defensive stand against London in the Ultimini, while he had an incredible 3 TFLs and 1 sack against Norfolk in their overtime thriller of a conference championship. Philly called him up after his Ultimini-winning rookie season, where he picked up 43 tackles, with 16 for a loss, 4 sacks, and a forced fumble, a similar-but-improved statline compared to his lone DSFL season. Slight regression hit in S24, with 40 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, 1 forced fumble, and a sack. Regardless, he’s stayed remarkably consistent. It was in S25 that he really broke out, with 47 tackles, 13 TFLs, 2 forced fumbles, 8 sacks, and even a safety for Philly. In the locker room he’s been quiet for months, but I believe it was him that gave us the play-by-play on his experiences with “Shark Dating Simulator XXL.” He was also one of the original members of the now-defunct ISFL Fantasy Weather League, finishing with 12 points and a powerhouse lineup of Rio Gallegos, Borongan, Moscow, Winnipeg, Colombo, and Manila.
Kevin Malone: Despite being GM of the Liberty at the time, he fell to the 4th round where he was considered a steal. Unfortunately he stepped down and retired halfway through the season, having only reached 179 TPE. He finished second in pancakes as a DSFL rookie, just one less than league leader Julio Jones, while both players allowed a single sack. Having retired during the DSFL season, he still finished out his rookie year but was never drafted and didn’t play in the ISFL. He’s still in the LR and ended up recreating to play on the wrong side of the trenches, which is might be more disappointing than him retiring before becoming what (I think) would've been (at the time) the first OL GM in NSFL/ISFL history. It’s actually a funny situation, considering he retired before finishing the season but has still been active in the locker room more recently than the three players taken before him. Overall, not an excellent pick in hindsight due to unforeseeable complications, but considering the situation it's hard to fault the pick.
Jackson Kingston: Despite being a 5th rounder, Kingston was out-produced by both fellow rookie and late rounder Doug Howlett and S22 send down Friedrich Vequain in his first season. He still managed 40 catches for 428 yards and 3 touchdowns despite the wealth of targets for quarterbacks Slothlisberger and Waters. Unfortunately he was mostly shut down in the playoffs with a combined 3 catches for 32 yards. That rookie season was also his last for Tijuana, as Colorado called him up for S23, where he put up similar stats with 35 catches for 405 yards and 2 touchdowns. In a breakout sophomore (or is it considered his 3rd) season Kingston managed 58 catches for 831 yards and 3 touchdowns. After he broke out, the New York Silverbacks took notice and took him in the expansion draft. Whether it was the extra experience or the change of scenery is uncertain, but whatever the cause he had an elite year in S25 with 72 catches for 1311 yards and 15 touchdowns, almost doubling his combined totals from the previous seasons. The good news is that he’s actually still active and earning, unlike some of the earlier picks. However, he’s since left the locker room, which is obviously a disappointment, as was the single season with a rather limited impact in more of a depth role.
Killian Carnahan: Currently IA, having gone inactive during his rookie season as a Luchadore, it goes without saying that this was a rather disappointing result for a 4th round pick. In his debut season, he made 50 tackles with 1 interception and 11 passes defended, for a solid-if-unexciting first season. I can’t find him in the index after his first season, so I believe he was never called up and auto-retired as an inactive DSFL player. Additionally, it goes without saying that he’s since left the Luchadores’ locker room.
Ethan Smith: Also an IA player, having gone IA around the same time as Carnahan. The Luchadores have lacked solid talent at TE as of late, with the barely active former safety Tank Engine serving as the last notable player at the position, excluding waiver addition Tom Teboat. Tank Engine wasn’t even a Luchadore selection, as they sent a late draft pick for him in a trade. Back to the topic of Ethan Smith, he actually had a respectable rookie season, catching 44 passes for 345 yards and 1 touchdown on an offense filled with receiving weapons. He also finished a close second among TEs in pancakes, with 25 to go with no sacks allowed. Smith was presumably auto-retired after his first season just like Carnahan, having gone inactive as well. One saving grace of this pick is that Smith was rather active in the LR in his rookie season and never left, despite his last message having been in late May.
Doug Howlett: By far the best player to come out of this draft class in terms of impact for the Luchadores, Howlett has been a staple on the field, in the locker room, and as a captain and active member of the war room. Also the TPE leader for this draft haul, with 811. An irl Kiwi friend of Ben, he raised plenty of red flags with us prior to the draft as a result. However, it’s likely that other teams had dropped him even lower on their boards after he informed teams that he only spoke Spanish and Portuguese. We ended up snagging the steal of the draft in the 8th round as a result. As a rookie for Tijuana he picked up 38 receptions for 467 yards and a touchdown, playing as WR2 to the send-down Friedrich Vequain. In S23 he returned to the team to form the best WR combo in DSFL history with Vequain, with the two capped receivers finishing 1st and 2nd in receiving yards. Howlett had 86 catches for 1086 yards and 2 touchdowns. He continued to dominate with the Luchadores in S24, with a huge TD bump en route to 76 catches, 1002 yards, and 7 touchdowns without Vequain to provide better matchups and/or vulture touchdowns. Unfortunately Baltimore wasn’t kind enough to let him stay for another season, calling him up for a record-breaking S25 season. As a late 3rd rounder he provided great value in his only season (so far) with the Hawks, establishing himself as their clear WR1 for 15 games and the kind of receiver almost any team would love to use as their primary guy. His 1646 yards on 102 catches set a rookie receiving record for the ISFL, snagging 11 touchdowns as well. Being a friend of Ben it goes without saying that he’s been involved in his fair share of controversy, having been at the center of the whole ‘contract edited to declined” drama that sparked quite a few reactions. He’s also popped in to stir up trouble from time to time, which obviously stems from his lack of league friends. Aside from being super active in the LR and war room, he’s also a member of the official Tijuana Luchadores Dynasty Fantasy Football league, where he went 8-5 in the first season. However, despite earning the #3 seed he was beaten handily by #6 seed Ben in the first round of the playoffs. He also takes part in Tijuana DnD, as DMed by Swanky, but I’m not privy to the full details there. Boo T, the current starting QB to the Luchadores, was successfully tampered (is joke, since Rufio’s “I can tamper and be tampered” clause got shot down) to Tijuana by Rufio/Howlett as well, being his significant other and all. Despite the great accomplishment both on and off the field as an 8th round pick, perhaps his greatest addition to the team has been the steady inflow of Tofu pictures (and by extension, Tofu emojis) as the newly adopted team mascot.
Dick Cheese III: Cheese actually was a recreate from the earlier days of the league, with his previous player (and grandfather?) being Dick Cheese, a Luchadore captain. However, it’s still another IA player here that, despite solid activity with his first player, only completed an AC before going inactive. He had a rather disappointing rookie season as well, with his only stat being 19 tackles from the strong safety position as a backup behind capped send downs Magnus Valdyr and the recently retired LiterallyJust A. Hexagon. Obviously this late in the draft not much is expected out of the selections, and Cheese is no different in that regard. He did rejoin the LR, having left at some point after the original Dick Cheese retired, but left after going IA with DCIII
Damien Hands: To finish out their draft, the Luchadores actually got a decent initial earner, though of course an eventual inactive. Hands managed to earn 67 TPE, which is pretty respectable for the last round. As the 3rd WR taken in this draft class and on a team sporting capped send down Friedrich Vequain, he didn’t see many opportunities as a rookie, with just 22 catches for 241 yards and a touchdown and no playoff production to speak of. As another early inactive, Hands was retired after his debut season. If not for the depth at receiver he might’ve made a decent impact, considering his draft position, but unfortunately his only season with the Luchadores coincided with a surplus of weapons for Slothlisberger. He’s no longer in the Luchadores’ locker room, but at least he ended up joining for a short while. All in all, not bad for a 10th rounder.
TL;DR
Some good picks, some bad ones, bad LR retention but provided great immediate value to win Ultimini. Lots of words about Rufio/Howlett, since he's the highlight of the class and the biggest steal in this draft.
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Here’s the Luchadores’ overall haul:
User: @AsylumParty
Player: Griffin Porter
Position: Linebacker
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 1st round and 4th overall
ISFL Pick: 4th pick of the 2nd round and 16th overall. Picked by the Austin Copperheads
User: @ADwyer87
Player: Bane Ka’Ana’Ana
Position: Defensive tackle/cornerback
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 2nd round, 12th overall
ISFL Pick: 9th pick of the 2nd round, 21st overall. Picked by the Honolulu Hahalua
User: @Mysa
Player: Tycker Om
Position: Defensive end
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 3rd round, 20th overall
ISFL Pick: 5th pick of the 1st round, 5th overall. Picked by the Philadelphia Liberty.
User: @TubbyTim69
Player: Kevin Malone
Position: Offensive line
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 4th round, 28th overall.
ISFL Pick: Retired before draft.
User: @Daybe
Player: Jackson Kingston
Position: Wide receiver
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 5th round, 36th overall
ISFL Pick: 2nd pick of the 3rd round, 26th overall. Picked by the Colorado Yeti
User: @Carnie #3
Player: Killian Carnahan
Position: Cornerback
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 6th round, 44th overall
ISFL Pick: 9th pick of the 7th round, 81st overall. Picked by the Orange County Otters.
User: @Esmith4358
Player: Ethan Smith
Position: Tight end
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 7th round, 52nd overall
ISFL Pick: 2nd pick of the 6th round, 62nd overall. Picked by the Baltimore Hawks
User: @Rufio_NZ
Player: Doug Howlett
Position: Wide receiver
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 8th round, 60th overall
ISFL Pick: 8th pick of the 3rd round, 32nd overall. Picked by the Baltimore Hawks
User: @BaseScoutX1
Player: Dick Cheese III
Position: Safety
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 9th round, 68th overall
ISFL Pick: 8th pick of the 7th round, 80th overall. Picked by the Philadelphia Liberty
User: @youngkingabdul
Player: Damien Hands
Position: Wide receiver
DSFL Pick: 4th pick of the 10th round, 76th overall
ISFL Pick: 6th pick of the 8th round, 90 overall. Picked by the San Jose Sabercats
Griffin Porter: He’s currently an active earner at linebacker for the Copperheads, with 748 TPE. As an early first round pick, he racked up 104 tackles, 3 for a loss, 6 sacks, an interception, and 10 passes defended in an excellent rookie season. Despite only recording 7 tackles in the playoffs, he did come up big with a TFL against Norfolk in the conference championship and a sack against London in their Ultimini victory. However, he was called up by Austin the next season where he’s been a standout. As a rookie he only had 29 tackles but he more than made up for it with 7 sacks. He then followed it up with another great season of 93 tackles, 2 for a loss, 2 fumbles forced and recovered, 10 sacks, and 5 passes defended in S24. In S25 he had the 3rd most tackles with 140 and 3 for a loss, but only had 3 sacks to go with 2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries, and 7 passes defended. I can’t speak to activity in the Copperheads’ locker room, but I believe he was somewhat active as a rookie when he joined Tijuana. Since then he’s mostly stayed quiet, and appears to have left the locker room. Overall, he’s performed well on the field, but the immediate call-up and lack of continuation in locker room activity drag down the impact of this pick.
Bane Ka’Ana’Ana: I just realized while writing this that Dwyer hasn’t posted since August, but obviously he’s a league vet that’s been around for a while. His player is currently at 480 TPE and considered inactive, but he made a big impact in his time with Tijuana. As a rookie he had 33 tackles, 2 for a loss, 2 forced fumbles with 1 recovered, and 2 sacks, having started as a defensive tackle and swapped to cornerback later in the season. In S23 he remained with the Luchadores, and had a breakout season in his first full year at CB. He racked up 55 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 4 interceptions, and 16 passes defended, winning performance of the year in the process. The Hahalua called him up for S24, where he swapped back to DT and had a rather quiet season, recording 30 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 tackle for loss. Last season he improved to 50 tackles, picking up two sacks in the process. Along with going inactive he also left the Luchadores’ locker room, but he has been an active member of the official Tijuana Luchadores Dynasty Fantasy Football League, a league in which I hope to win the inaugural season while facing my former GM in Jay_Doctor/Mason Blaylock. Unfortunately his impact for the Luchadores hasn’t been matched in fantasy football, as he finished the season at 5-8, earning the 3rd overall pick.
Tycker Om: I just found out before writing this article that Mysa/Om is inactive, which was a disappointing surprise. Him and Tex would’ve formed an awesome young edge rusher combination for Philly had he not gone IA and been signed by the Yeti. He capped at just under 400 TPE, a major disappointment for the Liberty who took him in the 1st round. A solid rookie season included 31 tackles, with 14 for a loss to go with 2 sacks. Not high-caliber pass rushing production, but an excellent performance against the run. One of his sacks came in Tijuana’s elite defensive stand against London in the Ultimini, while he had an incredible 3 TFLs and 1 sack against Norfolk in their overtime thriller of a conference championship. Philly called him up after his Ultimini-winning rookie season, where he picked up 43 tackles, with 16 for a loss, 4 sacks, and a forced fumble, a similar-but-improved statline compared to his lone DSFL season. Slight regression hit in S24, with 40 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, 1 forced fumble, and a sack. Regardless, he’s stayed remarkably consistent. It was in S25 that he really broke out, with 47 tackles, 13 TFLs, 2 forced fumbles, 8 sacks, and even a safety for Philly. In the locker room he’s been quiet for months, but I believe it was him that gave us the play-by-play on his experiences with “Shark Dating Simulator XXL.” He was also one of the original members of the now-defunct ISFL Fantasy Weather League, finishing with 12 points and a powerhouse lineup of Rio Gallegos, Borongan, Moscow, Winnipeg, Colombo, and Manila.
Kevin Malone: Despite being GM of the Liberty at the time, he fell to the 4th round where he was considered a steal. Unfortunately he stepped down and retired halfway through the season, having only reached 179 TPE. He finished second in pancakes as a DSFL rookie, just one less than league leader Julio Jones, while both players allowed a single sack. Having retired during the DSFL season, he still finished out his rookie year but was never drafted and didn’t play in the ISFL. He’s still in the LR and ended up recreating to play on the wrong side of the trenches, which is might be more disappointing than him retiring before becoming what (I think) would've been (at the time) the first OL GM in NSFL/ISFL history. It’s actually a funny situation, considering he retired before finishing the season but has still been active in the locker room more recently than the three players taken before him. Overall, not an excellent pick in hindsight due to unforeseeable complications, but considering the situation it's hard to fault the pick.
Jackson Kingston: Despite being a 5th rounder, Kingston was out-produced by both fellow rookie and late rounder Doug Howlett and S22 send down Friedrich Vequain in his first season. He still managed 40 catches for 428 yards and 3 touchdowns despite the wealth of targets for quarterbacks Slothlisberger and Waters. Unfortunately he was mostly shut down in the playoffs with a combined 3 catches for 32 yards. That rookie season was also his last for Tijuana, as Colorado called him up for S23, where he put up similar stats with 35 catches for 405 yards and 2 touchdowns. In a breakout sophomore (or is it considered his 3rd) season Kingston managed 58 catches for 831 yards and 3 touchdowns. After he broke out, the New York Silverbacks took notice and took him in the expansion draft. Whether it was the extra experience or the change of scenery is uncertain, but whatever the cause he had an elite year in S25 with 72 catches for 1311 yards and 15 touchdowns, almost doubling his combined totals from the previous seasons. The good news is that he’s actually still active and earning, unlike some of the earlier picks. However, he’s since left the locker room, which is obviously a disappointment, as was the single season with a rather limited impact in more of a depth role.
Killian Carnahan: Currently IA, having gone inactive during his rookie season as a Luchadore, it goes without saying that this was a rather disappointing result for a 4th round pick. In his debut season, he made 50 tackles with 1 interception and 11 passes defended, for a solid-if-unexciting first season. I can’t find him in the index after his first season, so I believe he was never called up and auto-retired as an inactive DSFL player. Additionally, it goes without saying that he’s since left the Luchadores’ locker room.
Ethan Smith: Also an IA player, having gone IA around the same time as Carnahan. The Luchadores have lacked solid talent at TE as of late, with the barely active former safety Tank Engine serving as the last notable player at the position, excluding waiver addition Tom Teboat. Tank Engine wasn’t even a Luchadore selection, as they sent a late draft pick for him in a trade. Back to the topic of Ethan Smith, he actually had a respectable rookie season, catching 44 passes for 345 yards and 1 touchdown on an offense filled with receiving weapons. He also finished a close second among TEs in pancakes, with 25 to go with no sacks allowed. Smith was presumably auto-retired after his first season just like Carnahan, having gone inactive as well. One saving grace of this pick is that Smith was rather active in the LR in his rookie season and never left, despite his last message having been in late May.
Doug Howlett: By far the best player to come out of this draft class in terms of impact for the Luchadores, Howlett has been a staple on the field, in the locker room, and as a captain and active member of the war room. Also the TPE leader for this draft haul, with 811. An irl Kiwi friend of Ben, he raised plenty of red flags with us prior to the draft as a result. However, it’s likely that other teams had dropped him even lower on their boards after he informed teams that he only spoke Spanish and Portuguese. We ended up snagging the steal of the draft in the 8th round as a result. As a rookie for Tijuana he picked up 38 receptions for 467 yards and a touchdown, playing as WR2 to the send-down Friedrich Vequain. In S23 he returned to the team to form the best WR combo in DSFL history with Vequain, with the two capped receivers finishing 1st and 2nd in receiving yards. Howlett had 86 catches for 1086 yards and 2 touchdowns. He continued to dominate with the Luchadores in S24, with a huge TD bump en route to 76 catches, 1002 yards, and 7 touchdowns without Vequain to provide better matchups and/or vulture touchdowns. Unfortunately Baltimore wasn’t kind enough to let him stay for another season, calling him up for a record-breaking S25 season. As a late 3rd rounder he provided great value in his only season (so far) with the Hawks, establishing himself as their clear WR1 for 15 games and the kind of receiver almost any team would love to use as their primary guy. His 1646 yards on 102 catches set a rookie receiving record for the ISFL, snagging 11 touchdowns as well. Being a friend of Ben it goes without saying that he’s been involved in his fair share of controversy, having been at the center of the whole ‘contract edited to declined” drama that sparked quite a few reactions. He’s also popped in to stir up trouble from time to time, which obviously stems from his lack of league friends. Aside from being super active in the LR and war room, he’s also a member of the official Tijuana Luchadores Dynasty Fantasy Football league, where he went 8-5 in the first season. However, despite earning the #3 seed he was beaten handily by #6 seed Ben in the first round of the playoffs. He also takes part in Tijuana DnD, as DMed by Swanky, but I’m not privy to the full details there. Boo T, the current starting QB to the Luchadores, was successfully tampered (is joke, since Rufio’s “I can tamper and be tampered” clause got shot down) to Tijuana by Rufio/Howlett as well, being his significant other and all. Despite the great accomplishment both on and off the field as an 8th round pick, perhaps his greatest addition to the team has been the steady inflow of Tofu pictures (and by extension, Tofu emojis) as the newly adopted team mascot.
Dick Cheese III: Cheese actually was a recreate from the earlier days of the league, with his previous player (and grandfather?) being Dick Cheese, a Luchadore captain. However, it’s still another IA player here that, despite solid activity with his first player, only completed an AC before going inactive. He had a rather disappointing rookie season as well, with his only stat being 19 tackles from the strong safety position as a backup behind capped send downs Magnus Valdyr and the recently retired LiterallyJust A. Hexagon. Obviously this late in the draft not much is expected out of the selections, and Cheese is no different in that regard. He did rejoin the LR, having left at some point after the original Dick Cheese retired, but left after going IA with DCIII
Damien Hands: To finish out their draft, the Luchadores actually got a decent initial earner, though of course an eventual inactive. Hands managed to earn 67 TPE, which is pretty respectable for the last round. As the 3rd WR taken in this draft class and on a team sporting capped send down Friedrich Vequain, he didn’t see many opportunities as a rookie, with just 22 catches for 241 yards and a touchdown and no playoff production to speak of. As another early inactive, Hands was retired after his debut season. If not for the depth at receiver he might’ve made a decent impact, considering his draft position, but unfortunately his only season with the Luchadores coincided with a surplus of weapons for Slothlisberger. He’s no longer in the Luchadores’ locker room, but at least he ended up joining for a short while. All in all, not bad for a 10th rounder.
TL;DR
Some good picks, some bad ones, bad LR retention but provided great immediate value to win Ultimini. Lots of words about Rufio/Howlett, since he's the highlight of the class and the biggest steal in this draft.
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