Well, it’s that time again. I have a big idea for a series, which involves going over all the prospects of the entire Season 25 class, this time with all the updates that have been done. I will consistently give updates so people know when I wrote each section, because obviously I can’t tell that you upgraded your speed 10 points since I wrote a part of a post. With that being said, starting with the QB prospects all over again! Why? Because that sweet, sweet 1.5 times media money is too tempting for me to pass up on.
(Started QB Prospect stats collected at 10 AM PST, Friday the 30th)
Now, QBs are very special because they practically need to be a max earner. Everyone who's expecting to be a serious QB prospect in this league probably needs at least 30 TPE earned by now, so hopefully everyone has shored up their weaknesses, and I'm guessing Holloway has already hit gamebreaker 79 speed. Let's dive right in.
Trent Blackburn (number 1 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, late pick)
And we already have a problem. Blackburn's only gained 8 TPE through Rookie Point Tasks, without any training camps or activity checks, he was last seen on the 22nd, and that will probably lead to problems unless he comes back. Hopefully he does, but at this point his only update from the last prospect rankings I did was 74 arm accuracy going to 75 arm accuracy. His 69 arm strength and 70 intelligence remain the same.
Bill Brasky (number 2 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, decent kicker prospect)
Brasky, meanwhile, is still active. He was last seen yesterday, and has gained 15 TPE since making his QB. However, he has changed position to a kicker, where he has 75 power and 70 accuracy. This reporter wishes him the best of luck in his new position.
Matt Peterson (Number 3 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, late pick)
Peterson only has 5 TPE gained. He put it into upping intelligence to 67 from 65 and endurance from 40 to 41. He has generally fallen off the prospect list in my mind as a result. That said, he was online earlier today as this is being written, and if he gets in gear, he could easily pass up a few prospects on this list.
Jacky Daytona (Number 4 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, decent QB prospect)
Daytona's gained an impressive 50 TPE, and has stayed at the quarterback position. However, he has banked his stats, so he is a committed raw prospect at this point in time. Still has 70 in Arm Strength, Arm Accuracy, and Intelligence.
Uncle Rico (Number 5 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, I think he withdrew from the draft?)
I'm pretty sure Uncle Rico's user unretired his old player, if I understood the post from his user correctly. If not, he hasn't posted an update page and thus is in deep trouble if he wants to become anything but a terrible QB prospect.
Owen Holloway (Number 6 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, best QB prospect by far)
Well, I'd like people to keep in mind that I didn't know Owen was planning on exploiting a sim engine with the apparent stability of launch day Fallout 76 and an AI as competent as your allies in Daikatana.
That said, Holloway's gained 67 TPE since the start, easily the most, and has actually banked his stats so I can see what he's trying to do. As far as quarterbacking goes, he's still the worst of the class, even considering those who haven't updated things. His arm strength, accuracy, and intelligence are 64, 67, and 70 respectively. So what has he used all that TPE on? Getting to Gamebreaker speeds of 79 with the Game Manager archetype. Which functions as about 95 speed, I believe? Anyways, as the man with the most TPE and a clear gamebreaker build in the making, he's my top QB prospect.
(Started RB Stat Collection at 10:30)
The Running Backs were the most consistent group last time around, since they were basically the same 4 speed backs with slight variation. Time to see how time and hopefully TPE gain has changed things.
King Tutankhamun (Number 1 in my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, Late Pick)
Tutankhamun gained only 7 TPE so far, and despite being online yesterday, has not attended training camp or done his second round of activity check/training camp. He used those 7 TPE to boost his hands to 51. He still has great 82 speed, which might still end up being the highest out of anyone by number, but there's not a lot of promise here unless he gains more TPE.
Jameson Vermillion (Number 2 in my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, Top RB prospect)
Vermillion has gained 49 TPE, albeit 29 of it is currently banked. With what he hasn't banked, he's boosted his speed to 82 and is basically a clear upgrade over Tutankhamun at least.
Frankie Lantz (Number 3 in my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, Mr Irrelevant Candidate)
Lantz has not created an update page. He has not gained any TPE.
Terry Yaki (Number 4 in my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, OK prospect)
Yaki has gained 19 TPE, and banked all of it in the process. This is the second best prospect out of these 4, but there's a much larger gap here than there was with the QBs.
However, there are also 2 more people who entered the fray since the last post I made regarding prospects.
Buster Bawls (Good prospect)
Buster Bawls has gained 37 TPE, and although as a blocking back he's not directly competing with the others, his 70 strength and 50 blocking in each stat is impressive considering his job.
Bronco Mills (Good prospect)
Mills has 20 TPE gained, and is a power back with 79 speed and 67 strength...correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't 79 speed also break with Power backs? The reason he's only at good is due to the TPE difference between him and Vermillion.
(Started Wide Receiver Stat Collection at 10:55 AM)
By the way, starting here I went by prospect creation date as opposed to my old rankings. Also, lots of Wide Receivers, here come the big guns.
Alex Reed (Apparently I missed him? Might be another GOAT TANK situation. Top prospect)
He has 91 TPE. He has 85 speed and 71 hands. Well, this guy is a possible monster in the making. Also, I have been informed that this is indeed a Waiver Wire guy.
Noah Akerele (Previously the 12th best WR prospect, Great prospect)
Akerele has gained 58 TPE since starting out and now has 80 speed, along with 69 hands. If not for Reed getting a head start by starting at the trade deadline, he might have been the highest prospect on the board for Wide Receivers.
Mark Walker (Previously the 8th best WR prospect, OK prospect)
Perhaps Walker deserves to be higher, because I think he's gained 37 TPE? However I cannot figure out his update page for the life of me, and he's appeared to bank all of it, so I can't judge better.
Zach Crossley (Previously the 7th best WR prospect, Great prospect)
Zach has gained 49 TPE, and banked 9 of it while boosting his speed to 80. Right now the difference between him and Akerele is, he has 3 more hands, and Akerele has 10 more endurance. They both look like great prospects.
Brandon Kirwin (Previously the 13th best WR prospect, Mr Irrelevant candidate)
Has not posted an update page.
Dakota Grossman (Previously the 14th best WR Prospect, late pick)
Grossman has an update page, but might be a worse prospect just due to his build. He gained 13 TPE, and with that boosted his hands to 72 and speed to 64. He also has not been online since the 20th.
Crayne Whebet (Previously the 5th best WR prospect, Good Prospect)
With 42 TPE, Crayne's off to a good start. He's banked all of it, so I can't judge his build other than that he has 70 speed, catching, and endurance which he all had last time.
Willy Weasel (Previously the 10th best WR prospect, late pick)
Weasel has 7 TPE, he has 61 hands and 79 speed. I'm pretty sure there will be multiple tight ends with a better mix of hands and speed, much less wide receivers.
Mark Callous (Previously the 6th best WR prospect, Good Prospect)
With 37 TPE, Callous is decent on that front. However, I have problems with his build. 75 speed, 70 hands, and 70 endurance are OK, but I feel like he could have gone heavier on the speed and not upgraded agility as much. That being said, 37 TPE is not anything to sneeze at, while not being near the top.
Killian Chambers (Previously the 3rd best WR prospect, Great prospect)
Chambers has 49 TPE, tying him for second among the people who didn't have a massive head start, and has boosted his speed up to 79 with 4 banked. With one less speed and hands than Crossley but 10 more endurance, and 1 less speed and 2 more hands than Akerele, he's right up there with the best of this group.
Lebby Newton (Previously the 2nd best WR prospect, late pick)
Only 7 TPE, all banked. Great base stats to build off of, but...
TJ Evans (Previously the best WR prospect, OK prospect)
21 TPE, 6 of it banked. Got his speed up to 79, but while he was one of the fastest guys in the past, his advantage has been lost compared to those who gained more TPE.
Scott Mastro (Previously the 4th best WR prospect, Mr Irrelevant candidate)
No update page
Alexander Johnson (Previously the 11th best WR prospect, late pick)
Johnson has 4 TPE. I'm glad to see he improved his catching a bit with it, considering 55 hands is...a bit of an oof for a wide receiver, but 4 TPE. And 57 hands isn't much better.
Adam C. Spencer (Previously the 9th best WR prospect, late pick)
Spencer only has 7 TPE. His standout stat is 79 speed, a mark surpassed or matched by many others. I can't rank him very highly.
(Started TE prospect stat collection at 11:30)
And it's my position again. Will I be forced to rank myself lower than more people? Or will I rank myself first for reasons that have nothing to do with my own player's stats?
Gabr Spladle (Previously the 9th best TE prospect, late pick)
Only got 7 TPE, banked all of it, on top of a stat distribution that has him at 55 speed right now. There might be faster OLinemen and there are definitely faster guys everywhere else on the field.
Cleg Manclaw (Previously the 5th best TE prospect, OK prospect)
With 29 TPE gained so far, Manclaw has great stats in blocking, but very low strength, especially for a blocking tight end. Still, 29 TPE is a decent amount.
Dan Foster (Previously the best TE prospect, Great prospect)
How does 51 TPE sound on top of what I considered the best base of any TE prospect? With one banked TPE, Foster has 77 speed and 60 strength, on top of the 61 hands and 65 endurance he started with. Foster would be a great person on any team, and still has room to grow.
Flap N Chick (Previously the 6th best TE prospect, late pick)
9 TPE, which was used to boost intelligence from 50 to 51 and pass blocking from 40 to 41. I don't like the decision making and I don't like less than double digit TPE.
Djibutee McJimmerson (Previously the 7th best TE prospect, Great prospect)
He's gained 49 TPE, and gotten up to 60 strength, 70 speed, and 69 hands. He might be the highest in terms of hands out of the entire TE pool. The only thing holding him back from the top of the heap is that 70 speed is not all that great, there's already one guy a lot higher and there might/will be more.
Colt Reinhorn (Previously the 8th best TE prospect, Mr Irrelevant candidate)
No update page. NEXT!
Stephon Trummer (Previously the 4th best TE Prospect, OK prospect)
Trummer has an ok 19 TPE, and has 73 speed and 67 hands. His problem is the low TPE along with still only having 49 strength. As such, he's fallen down the chart.
Jake Woodhead (Previously the 10th best TE prospect, late pick)
7 TPE on top of one of the worst stat distributions across the entire prospect pool. And I mean the entire class. It's all banked, meaning he still only has 55 speed, 65 hands, and 50 strength.
Darren Pama (Previously the 3rd best TE prospect, Best TE prospect)
Granted, I'm helped out by all the media I wrote allowing for tier 6 equipment. However, it's kind of hard to argue with 79 TPE. Pama has 60 strength and 77 speed, tied with Foster. However, he also has 65 hands, 4 points higher than Foster, and 3 points currently in the bank. I'd like to thank all the words I've written over the last while for allowing me to buy tier 6 equipment off of like 7 articles.
Julian Joseph (Previously the 11th best TE prospect, Mr Irrelevant Candidate)
No update page. PLUS maybe the single worst stat distribution of any prospect in the first rankings. Congratulations to whoever gets matched up against him in the prospect bowl and especially in preseason.
Cmon Skiiiiiiup (Previously the 2nd best TE prospect, Great prospect)
57 TPE is a lot, the second most of the class. Idiot Sports Commentator's Catchphrase, the prospect voted Most Likely to Make Out with LeBron, has not let his status as a regen go to waste. With that 57 TPE, he's gotten to 68 strength, a truly monstrous number that is easily the highest of the TE prospect pool. He's also gotten to 70 speed and hands, which unfortunately keeps him out of the top couple of spots in my mind. Getting to 68 strength is impressive, but it also means he's 7 points slower than Pama and Foster. His Hands advantage might be enough to make up the difference, but Speed matters a lot, especially when considering it takes 5 TPE to get one speed point above 70. Either way, Idiot Sports Commentator's Catchphrase is certainly poised to make an impact in the future.
(Started OL Prospect data collection at 2:10)
O line is a pretty deep prospect pool and I seem to remember a lot of people doing decent with their decisionmaking during the use of the first 50 TPE. Let's see how it is now!
Swantavious Jones (Previously the 5th best OL prospect, Best OL Prospect)
Well, I'm pretty sure that's 64 TPE, 4 of it banked. With 84 strength, and 70 pass and Run Blocking, Jones is looking like a high earner with a ton of potential and a good stat layout, since I've heard Strength is more important than Run and Pass blocking.
Ninton Quelson (Previously the 9th best OL prospect, low pick)
This...is not a very good sign. 7 TPE, which I'm pretty sure was just banked, plus nothing over 72. Somehow I doubt this O Line prospect will immediately become an All Pro candidate.
Hank Antilles (Previously the 3rd best OL prospect, OK prospect)
15 TPE is basically just above the "Low Pick" group on my scale, which I view as less than 10 earned TPE. Hand does have a good 77 strength, but I'm not sure upping the speed to 53 was a good use of 6 TPE for a lineman.
Ananda Adyan (Previously the 8th best OL prospect, Great prospect)
54 TPE, and yet in the 3 important stats it looks like Adyan might be better than Swantavious, with 80 strength, 75 pass blocking, and 70 run blocking. I'd personally give Jones the edge here, but Adyan's not that big of a dropoff right now.
Felix Archstone (Previously the 6th best OL prospect, Great prospect)
Looks like we've got at least 3 decent O line guys already! Felix Archstone has gained 49 TPE, with 7 in the bank, and has 81 strength to go with 70 run and pass blocking. There appear to be a decent number of great O Line prospects in this draft class.
BB Alexander (Previously the 12th best OL prospect, Great prospect)
BB could have been the 4th best Wide Receiver prospect in terms of TPE gained. Instead, he's the 4th best O line of the first 6 I've ranked in that category. With 48 TPE and 4 banked, BB has 80 strength, 75 run blocking, and 60 pass blocking. In terms of raw stats, not anywhere near as good as the other 3 people I've already called great, but he's earning TPE and making great strides.
Adam Mellott (Previously the 11th best OL prospect, Good prospect)
Mellott being a good prospect may doom him in this class. He has gained 34 TPE, a decent sum, and has 75 strength, 75 pass blocking, and 70 run blocking. Not terrible, but it doesn't compare to the greats right now and there could be a lot of them.
Clay Stallworth (Previously the 13th best OL prospect, Good prospect)
Same thing with Stallworth, pretty much. 29 TPE gained so far, 75 strength, 70 pass blocking, and 65 run blocking. Though Stallworth does have 76 Intelligence so maybe that's worth something.
Joe Show (Previously the 4th best OL prospect, Good prospect)
If I'm adding correctly, Joe has 32 TPE, with 7 of it banked. He's boosted his strength up to 80, and has 70 each in Pass and Run Blocking. Technically that's only 4 points behind the guy who's the best prospect right now in Swantavious...but each of those points is 10 TPE.
Connor Quigley (Previously the 13th best OL prospect, low pick)
It's been a while since we've seen one of those, right? Only 9 TPE gained, all of it banked.
Chuck Roth (Previously the 10th best OL prospect, Good prospect)
With 76 strength, and 70s in each blocking stat, Roth has used his 34 TPE pretty well. As is, he's still a ways behind people like Jones and Adyan, but he could improve drastically, especially if he gets enough of a bank balance to buy equipment.
Macho Weber (Previously the best OL prospect, Mr Irrelevant candidate)
I say Mr Irrelevant candidate, but his stats with the first 50 points are good enough that he's probably getting drafted over a number of people with an update page and only banked points, to say nothing of the other people who statted their original 50 points worse and ALSO don't have an update page.
Sterling Moss (Previously the 7th best OL prospect, low pick)
Only 9 TPE. Albeit Moss actually spent it. 75 strength, 70 run blocking and pass blocking. I have no idea how the bot stats are determined so for all I know Moss is actually a decent pickup even without any more upgrades.
Smitty McGhee (Previously the 14th best OL prospect, Mr Irrelevant candidate)
70 strength, 80 Run Blocking, 50 Pass blocking. No update page. Definitely the worst O Lineman.
Also, we have a new challenger!
Kentdavion "Davie" Davis (Literally made yesterday, get an update page!)
Well, not having an update page when they were made yesterday is more understandable than not having one when they were made last week. 70 strength, 65 pass blocking, and 79 run blocking means that even without one, they're probably better than McGhee.
Coming soon is the second part with all the defenders, and maybe the kickers as well. If you want to put your best foot forward on that, I suggest updating. Go to training camp, buy what you need to, etc. Good luck everyone, and see you tomorrow for the second part of this list.
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(Started QB Prospect stats collected at 10 AM PST, Friday the 30th)
Now, QBs are very special because they practically need to be a max earner. Everyone who's expecting to be a serious QB prospect in this league probably needs at least 30 TPE earned by now, so hopefully everyone has shored up their weaknesses, and I'm guessing Holloway has already hit gamebreaker 79 speed. Let's dive right in.
Trent Blackburn (number 1 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, late pick)
And we already have a problem. Blackburn's only gained 8 TPE through Rookie Point Tasks, without any training camps or activity checks, he was last seen on the 22nd, and that will probably lead to problems unless he comes back. Hopefully he does, but at this point his only update from the last prospect rankings I did was 74 arm accuracy going to 75 arm accuracy. His 69 arm strength and 70 intelligence remain the same.
Bill Brasky (number 2 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, decent kicker prospect)
Brasky, meanwhile, is still active. He was last seen yesterday, and has gained 15 TPE since making his QB. However, he has changed position to a kicker, where he has 75 power and 70 accuracy. This reporter wishes him the best of luck in his new position.
Matt Peterson (Number 3 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, late pick)
Peterson only has 5 TPE gained. He put it into upping intelligence to 67 from 65 and endurance from 40 to 41. He has generally fallen off the prospect list in my mind as a result. That said, he was online earlier today as this is being written, and if he gets in gear, he could easily pass up a few prospects on this list.
Jacky Daytona (Number 4 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, decent QB prospect)
Daytona's gained an impressive 50 TPE, and has stayed at the quarterback position. However, he has banked his stats, so he is a committed raw prospect at this point in time. Still has 70 in Arm Strength, Arm Accuracy, and Intelligence.
Uncle Rico (Number 5 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, I think he withdrew from the draft?)
I'm pretty sure Uncle Rico's user unretired his old player, if I understood the post from his user correctly. If not, he hasn't posted an update page and thus is in deep trouble if he wants to become anything but a terrible QB prospect.
Owen Holloway (Number 6 on my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, best QB prospect by far)
Well, I'd like people to keep in mind that I didn't know Owen was planning on exploiting a sim engine with the apparent stability of launch day Fallout 76 and an AI as competent as your allies in Daikatana.
That said, Holloway's gained 67 TPE since the start, easily the most, and has actually banked his stats so I can see what he's trying to do. As far as quarterbacking goes, he's still the worst of the class, even considering those who haven't updated things. His arm strength, accuracy, and intelligence are 64, 67, and 70 respectively. So what has he used all that TPE on? Getting to Gamebreaker speeds of 79 with the Game Manager archetype. Which functions as about 95 speed, I believe? Anyways, as the man with the most TPE and a clear gamebreaker build in the making, he's my top QB prospect.
(Started RB Stat Collection at 10:30)
The Running Backs were the most consistent group last time around, since they were basically the same 4 speed backs with slight variation. Time to see how time and hopefully TPE gain has changed things.
King Tutankhamun (Number 1 in my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, Late Pick)
Tutankhamun gained only 7 TPE so far, and despite being online yesterday, has not attended training camp or done his second round of activity check/training camp. He used those 7 TPE to boost his hands to 51. He still has great 82 speed, which might still end up being the highest out of anyone by number, but there's not a lot of promise here unless he gains more TPE.
Jameson Vermillion (Number 2 in my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, Top RB prospect)
Vermillion has gained 49 TPE, albeit 29 of it is currently banked. With what he hasn't banked, he's boosted his speed to 82 and is basically a clear upgrade over Tutankhamun at least.
Frankie Lantz (Number 3 in my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, Mr Irrelevant Candidate)
Lantz has not created an update page. He has not gained any TPE.
Terry Yaki (Number 4 in my last prospect rankings: Updated opinion, OK prospect)
Yaki has gained 19 TPE, and banked all of it in the process. This is the second best prospect out of these 4, but there's a much larger gap here than there was with the QBs.
However, there are also 2 more people who entered the fray since the last post I made regarding prospects.
Buster Bawls (Good prospect)
Buster Bawls has gained 37 TPE, and although as a blocking back he's not directly competing with the others, his 70 strength and 50 blocking in each stat is impressive considering his job.
Bronco Mills (Good prospect)
Mills has 20 TPE gained, and is a power back with 79 speed and 67 strength...correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't 79 speed also break with Power backs? The reason he's only at good is due to the TPE difference between him and Vermillion.
(Started Wide Receiver Stat Collection at 10:55 AM)
By the way, starting here I went by prospect creation date as opposed to my old rankings. Also, lots of Wide Receivers, here come the big guns.
Alex Reed (Apparently I missed him? Might be another GOAT TANK situation. Top prospect)
He has 91 TPE. He has 85 speed and 71 hands. Well, this guy is a possible monster in the making. Also, I have been informed that this is indeed a Waiver Wire guy.
Noah Akerele (Previously the 12th best WR prospect, Great prospect)
Akerele has gained 58 TPE since starting out and now has 80 speed, along with 69 hands. If not for Reed getting a head start by starting at the trade deadline, he might have been the highest prospect on the board for Wide Receivers.
Mark Walker (Previously the 8th best WR prospect, OK prospect)
Perhaps Walker deserves to be higher, because I think he's gained 37 TPE? However I cannot figure out his update page for the life of me, and he's appeared to bank all of it, so I can't judge better.
Zach Crossley (Previously the 7th best WR prospect, Great prospect)
Zach has gained 49 TPE, and banked 9 of it while boosting his speed to 80. Right now the difference between him and Akerele is, he has 3 more hands, and Akerele has 10 more endurance. They both look like great prospects.
Brandon Kirwin (Previously the 13th best WR prospect, Mr Irrelevant candidate)
Has not posted an update page.
Dakota Grossman (Previously the 14th best WR Prospect, late pick)
Grossman has an update page, but might be a worse prospect just due to his build. He gained 13 TPE, and with that boosted his hands to 72 and speed to 64. He also has not been online since the 20th.
Crayne Whebet (Previously the 5th best WR prospect, Good Prospect)
With 42 TPE, Crayne's off to a good start. He's banked all of it, so I can't judge his build other than that he has 70 speed, catching, and endurance which he all had last time.
Willy Weasel (Previously the 10th best WR prospect, late pick)
Weasel has 7 TPE, he has 61 hands and 79 speed. I'm pretty sure there will be multiple tight ends with a better mix of hands and speed, much less wide receivers.
Mark Callous (Previously the 6th best WR prospect, Good Prospect)
With 37 TPE, Callous is decent on that front. However, I have problems with his build. 75 speed, 70 hands, and 70 endurance are OK, but I feel like he could have gone heavier on the speed and not upgraded agility as much. That being said, 37 TPE is not anything to sneeze at, while not being near the top.
Killian Chambers (Previously the 3rd best WR prospect, Great prospect)
Chambers has 49 TPE, tying him for second among the people who didn't have a massive head start, and has boosted his speed up to 79 with 4 banked. With one less speed and hands than Crossley but 10 more endurance, and 1 less speed and 2 more hands than Akerele, he's right up there with the best of this group.
Lebby Newton (Previously the 2nd best WR prospect, late pick)
Only 7 TPE, all banked. Great base stats to build off of, but...
TJ Evans (Previously the best WR prospect, OK prospect)
21 TPE, 6 of it banked. Got his speed up to 79, but while he was one of the fastest guys in the past, his advantage has been lost compared to those who gained more TPE.
Scott Mastro (Previously the 4th best WR prospect, Mr Irrelevant candidate)
No update page
Alexander Johnson (Previously the 11th best WR prospect, late pick)
Johnson has 4 TPE. I'm glad to see he improved his catching a bit with it, considering 55 hands is...a bit of an oof for a wide receiver, but 4 TPE. And 57 hands isn't much better.
Adam C. Spencer (Previously the 9th best WR prospect, late pick)
Spencer only has 7 TPE. His standout stat is 79 speed, a mark surpassed or matched by many others. I can't rank him very highly.
(Started TE prospect stat collection at 11:30)
And it's my position again. Will I be forced to rank myself lower than more people? Or will I rank myself first for reasons that have nothing to do with my own player's stats?
Gabr Spladle (Previously the 9th best TE prospect, late pick)
Only got 7 TPE, banked all of it, on top of a stat distribution that has him at 55 speed right now. There might be faster OLinemen and there are definitely faster guys everywhere else on the field.
Cleg Manclaw (Previously the 5th best TE prospect, OK prospect)
With 29 TPE gained so far, Manclaw has great stats in blocking, but very low strength, especially for a blocking tight end. Still, 29 TPE is a decent amount.
Dan Foster (Previously the best TE prospect, Great prospect)
How does 51 TPE sound on top of what I considered the best base of any TE prospect? With one banked TPE, Foster has 77 speed and 60 strength, on top of the 61 hands and 65 endurance he started with. Foster would be a great person on any team, and still has room to grow.
Flap N Chick (Previously the 6th best TE prospect, late pick)
9 TPE, which was used to boost intelligence from 50 to 51 and pass blocking from 40 to 41. I don't like the decision making and I don't like less than double digit TPE.
Djibutee McJimmerson (Previously the 7th best TE prospect, Great prospect)
He's gained 49 TPE, and gotten up to 60 strength, 70 speed, and 69 hands. He might be the highest in terms of hands out of the entire TE pool. The only thing holding him back from the top of the heap is that 70 speed is not all that great, there's already one guy a lot higher and there might/will be more.
Colt Reinhorn (Previously the 8th best TE prospect, Mr Irrelevant candidate)
No update page. NEXT!
Stephon Trummer (Previously the 4th best TE Prospect, OK prospect)
Trummer has an ok 19 TPE, and has 73 speed and 67 hands. His problem is the low TPE along with still only having 49 strength. As such, he's fallen down the chart.
Jake Woodhead (Previously the 10th best TE prospect, late pick)
7 TPE on top of one of the worst stat distributions across the entire prospect pool. And I mean the entire class. It's all banked, meaning he still only has 55 speed, 65 hands, and 50 strength.
Darren Pama (Previously the 3rd best TE prospect, Best TE prospect)
Granted, I'm helped out by all the media I wrote allowing for tier 6 equipment. However, it's kind of hard to argue with 79 TPE. Pama has 60 strength and 77 speed, tied with Foster. However, he also has 65 hands, 4 points higher than Foster, and 3 points currently in the bank. I'd like to thank all the words I've written over the last while for allowing me to buy tier 6 equipment off of like 7 articles.
Julian Joseph (Previously the 11th best TE prospect, Mr Irrelevant Candidate)
No update page. PLUS maybe the single worst stat distribution of any prospect in the first rankings. Congratulations to whoever gets matched up against him in the prospect bowl and especially in preseason.
Cmon Skiiiiiiup (Previously the 2nd best TE prospect, Great prospect)
57 TPE is a lot, the second most of the class. Idiot Sports Commentator's Catchphrase, the prospect voted Most Likely to Make Out with LeBron, has not let his status as a regen go to waste. With that 57 TPE, he's gotten to 68 strength, a truly monstrous number that is easily the highest of the TE prospect pool. He's also gotten to 70 speed and hands, which unfortunately keeps him out of the top couple of spots in my mind. Getting to 68 strength is impressive, but it also means he's 7 points slower than Pama and Foster. His Hands advantage might be enough to make up the difference, but Speed matters a lot, especially when considering it takes 5 TPE to get one speed point above 70. Either way, Idiot Sports Commentator's Catchphrase is certainly poised to make an impact in the future.
(Started OL Prospect data collection at 2:10)
O line is a pretty deep prospect pool and I seem to remember a lot of people doing decent with their decisionmaking during the use of the first 50 TPE. Let's see how it is now!
Swantavious Jones (Previously the 5th best OL prospect, Best OL Prospect)
Well, I'm pretty sure that's 64 TPE, 4 of it banked. With 84 strength, and 70 pass and Run Blocking, Jones is looking like a high earner with a ton of potential and a good stat layout, since I've heard Strength is more important than Run and Pass blocking.
Ninton Quelson (Previously the 9th best OL prospect, low pick)
This...is not a very good sign. 7 TPE, which I'm pretty sure was just banked, plus nothing over 72. Somehow I doubt this O Line prospect will immediately become an All Pro candidate.
Hank Antilles (Previously the 3rd best OL prospect, OK prospect)
15 TPE is basically just above the "Low Pick" group on my scale, which I view as less than 10 earned TPE. Hand does have a good 77 strength, but I'm not sure upping the speed to 53 was a good use of 6 TPE for a lineman.
Ananda Adyan (Previously the 8th best OL prospect, Great prospect)
54 TPE, and yet in the 3 important stats it looks like Adyan might be better than Swantavious, with 80 strength, 75 pass blocking, and 70 run blocking. I'd personally give Jones the edge here, but Adyan's not that big of a dropoff right now.
Felix Archstone (Previously the 6th best OL prospect, Great prospect)
Looks like we've got at least 3 decent O line guys already! Felix Archstone has gained 49 TPE, with 7 in the bank, and has 81 strength to go with 70 run and pass blocking. There appear to be a decent number of great O Line prospects in this draft class.
BB Alexander (Previously the 12th best OL prospect, Great prospect)
BB could have been the 4th best Wide Receiver prospect in terms of TPE gained. Instead, he's the 4th best O line of the first 6 I've ranked in that category. With 48 TPE and 4 banked, BB has 80 strength, 75 run blocking, and 60 pass blocking. In terms of raw stats, not anywhere near as good as the other 3 people I've already called great, but he's earning TPE and making great strides.
Adam Mellott (Previously the 11th best OL prospect, Good prospect)
Mellott being a good prospect may doom him in this class. He has gained 34 TPE, a decent sum, and has 75 strength, 75 pass blocking, and 70 run blocking. Not terrible, but it doesn't compare to the greats right now and there could be a lot of them.
Clay Stallworth (Previously the 13th best OL prospect, Good prospect)
Same thing with Stallworth, pretty much. 29 TPE gained so far, 75 strength, 70 pass blocking, and 65 run blocking. Though Stallworth does have 76 Intelligence so maybe that's worth something.
Joe Show (Previously the 4th best OL prospect, Good prospect)
If I'm adding correctly, Joe has 32 TPE, with 7 of it banked. He's boosted his strength up to 80, and has 70 each in Pass and Run Blocking. Technically that's only 4 points behind the guy who's the best prospect right now in Swantavious...but each of those points is 10 TPE.
Connor Quigley (Previously the 13th best OL prospect, low pick)
It's been a while since we've seen one of those, right? Only 9 TPE gained, all of it banked.
Chuck Roth (Previously the 10th best OL prospect, Good prospect)
With 76 strength, and 70s in each blocking stat, Roth has used his 34 TPE pretty well. As is, he's still a ways behind people like Jones and Adyan, but he could improve drastically, especially if he gets enough of a bank balance to buy equipment.
Macho Weber (Previously the best OL prospect, Mr Irrelevant candidate)
I say Mr Irrelevant candidate, but his stats with the first 50 points are good enough that he's probably getting drafted over a number of people with an update page and only banked points, to say nothing of the other people who statted their original 50 points worse and ALSO don't have an update page.
Sterling Moss (Previously the 7th best OL prospect, low pick)
Only 9 TPE. Albeit Moss actually spent it. 75 strength, 70 run blocking and pass blocking. I have no idea how the bot stats are determined so for all I know Moss is actually a decent pickup even without any more upgrades.
Smitty McGhee (Previously the 14th best OL prospect, Mr Irrelevant candidate)
70 strength, 80 Run Blocking, 50 Pass blocking. No update page. Definitely the worst O Lineman.
Also, we have a new challenger!
Kentdavion "Davie" Davis (Literally made yesterday, get an update page!)
Well, not having an update page when they were made yesterday is more understandable than not having one when they were made last week. 70 strength, 65 pass blocking, and 79 run blocking means that even without one, they're probably better than McGhee.
Coming soon is the second part with all the defenders, and maybe the kickers as well. If you want to put your best foot forward on that, I suggest updating. Go to training camp, buy what you need to, etc. Good luck everyone, and see you tomorrow for the second part of this list.
(3340 words, applicable for 1.5x pay.)