*S22 NSFL Draft Retrospective

[Billybolo53]

We are a few seasons removed from the largest draft class in NSFL history. Let's take a look back and see which teams came out with the best haul. For this piece, I have every draft pick a grade between 1-5 based on TPE. The cutoffs between TPE were based on a formula that I won't bore you with. The rankings are based on the cumulative grade, all players received a grade, even those that retired.

The Scale
5- Super Max Earner
4 - Max Earner
3 - Above Average
2- Average Earner
1- Below Average Earner
0- Immediate Inactive

I understand that TPE doesn't tell the whole story of a prospect's impact, but it is as good as an approximate measure that we have. So without further ado, we will look at the teams starting with the last-place team

12. Austin Copperheads Prospect Score: 22 Total TPE: 2358



The Copperheads had the lightest draft but made each pick count. 4 prospects with a 5 grade. It's a testament to the depth of this draft class that this is our lowest-ranked draft is still a great haul. The cost of trading up in the draft it's losing out on volume

11. Chicago Butchers Prospect Score: 27 Total TPE: 4696



The Butchers came into the S22 draft in a really bad way. They only had one pick in the first 6 rounds. The new GM duo of Muford and Bayley were still able to get 4 max earners and 7 total actives from this draft. Shout out to Tyron Shields as the absolute steal of the draft going at 126th overall and putting up 367 TPE.

10. New Orleans Secondline Prospect Score: 28 Total TPE: 3918



Second-line hit there first 5 picks out of the park. They traded up to select Magnus Rikiya and selected their QB of the future in Ben Slothisberger. They also added late-round steal Sean Snyder at 108th overall.

9. Colorado Yeti Prospect score: 29 Total TPE: 3985



The Yeti used their first-round pick on Mo Magic, who has turned into a big part of their organization. They compliment him with 4 additional max earners as well as some nice secondary pieces. The Yeti also picked up the number one overall pick in the S23 draft with a trade with Chicago.

8. Orange County Otters Prospect Score: 30 Total TPE: 4091



OCO comes in at number 8 with our first pro-bowler listed, Jeffrey Phillips. Phillips has lit up the league from day one. They also drafted stand out defenders Big Edd and Deshun Jones along with Running back of the future Tatsu Nakamura.

7. Baltimore Hawks Prospect Score: 32 Total TPE: 4289



The Hawks 6 of the 8 actives for the Hawks have been max earners. Byron Dolls has made the Pro Bowl already. The Hawks were able to secure multiple positions long term. CB, LB will be off thier needs list for a long time

6. Philadelphia Liberty Prospect Score: 35 Total TPE: 4278



12 of 13 players reached at least 100 TPE for the Liberty, only drafting one immediate inactive. Philadelphia used thier first 3 picks on their secondary and each pick has lived up to their draft position. Late Round Steal of Von Pebbles and Ramza push them to the 6th spot.

5. Yellowknife Wraiths Prospect Score: 40 Total TPE: 5302



The Wraiths hit on 9 straight picks, which is insane for a perennial contender. They were able to reload for the future in the deep S22 draft. 2 Safties, 2 DEs, 2 WRS and the QB of the future all in one draft.

4. Sarasota Sailfish Prospect Score: 40 Total TPE: 6026



The Sailfish come in at number 4. I put the Sailfish over the Wraiths because the Sailfish traded down for an additional first-round pick in S23. All my teammates from this draft have been awesome. I can't say enough good things about the inaugural draft class for the Sailfish

3. San Jose Sabercats Prospect Score: 42 Total TPE: 5397



Coming in at number 3 in San Jose. Despite whiffing on the 5th overall pick, the Sabercats still netted 7 Max earners. The highlight of the draft is snagging 3 actives in the 7th Round.

2. Honolulu Hahalua Prospect Score: 44 Total TPE: 6551



Back to Back teams that missed on their 1st round but still were able to pull in an impressive overall draft class. The highlight of the draft for Hahalua is Jim Waters position switching to CB. Getting a max earning CB in the 10th round is why this is in large part why they are number two.

1. Arizona Outlaws Prospect Score: 60 Total TPE: 6690



The Outlaws absolutely killed this draft. 11 Max earners and 14 overall actives from this class alone. The upward trajectory we have seen from the Outlaws for the next few seasons and should be enough to get Jay Cue his first Ultimus. This will go down as one of the greatest draft classes of all time at this rate.


There you go. I used a simular method to this in PBE and I think it still works here. I will be interested to see how the class progresses in the next few seasons and revisit it again. Any feedback appreciated.

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1.  Arizona Outlaws  Prospect Score: 60 Total TPE: 6690



The Outlaws absolutely killed this draft. 11 Max earners and 14 overall actives from this class alone. The upward trajectory we have seen from the Outlaws for the next few seasons and should be enough to get Jay Cue his first Ultimus. This will go down as one of the greatest draft classes of all time at this rate.

We have been killing it for a few drafts. Luck is obviously a part of it when selecting a player, the amount of picks we had also help with that, but there is a lot of behind the scenes work that got us to this point. We work a lot during drafts to be able to select to our team needs but also players we feel will be good earners.

Don't know if we'll get Zona an Ultimus, but we are working on that for like 3 or 4 seasons now.

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[TheCC]

Thanks for the love man! -Ty Shields