Season 25 ISFL Draft Prospect Positional Breakdown – Cornerbacks
Hey there sports fans! Draft week(s) festivities are finally upon us! On Friday, September 25th we have the Season 25 ISFL Rookie Draft, which is followed up a week later with the Season 25 DSFL Draft. Due to my overflowing excitement over my first ever ISFL Draft, I am going to try and do a write-up of every position group coming into the draft.
In this edition of the positional breakdown of the Season 25 ISFL Draft, we are looking at one of the deepest and arguably best positions in the draft: Cornerback.
Position Stats
Active Players*: 11
*To qualify as an active player for this breakdown, the player had to have been updated in the last update of Season 24 – 9/12/2020 in the TPE Tracker
Average TPE: 206
Highest TPE: 255 (Dukburg QuakStak)
As you can see in the position stats we have not only a fairly large amount of active users at 11, but also a pretty solid average TPE at just over 206 per player. Where a team might try to trade up for one of the top-flight players at any given position, every team has the chance to sit back and let a cornerback fall to them, as I foresee a fair number slipping into the second and third rounds, where finding a max earner is an awesome steal.
*Before I get too far into these player breakdowns, I want to preface by saying these are all subjective and based on my knowledge of the players. I know that I do not know everyone in the league, their stories, or how active they really are. If I missed any information or got something wrong about a player, feel free to correct me and know it mistakes are not intentional.*
Dukburg QuakStak | Norfolk Seawolves | @Bwestfield
TPE: 255
Season stats: 47 tackles | 2 INT | 8 PD | 1 FF
At the top of the list we have Dukburg, who as a veteran recreate has name recognition that spans beyond his player. User Bwestfield is one of the OG’s of the ISFL, having been around since season 1. He really needs no introduction. Also, due to being one of the General Managers of the expansion New York Silverbacks, we already know when and where Dukburg QuakStak is getting drafted. That makes this write-up on him a whole lot less fun. Thanks, Bwestfield. ☹
Dan Foster | Portland Pythons |@Arkz
TPE: 236
Season stats: 6t8 tackles | 2 INT | 15 PD
As you can see by his sky high TPE, Arkz has been a busy boy. During the early parts of the DSFL season, he was providing full game recaps of the Portland Pythons’ games played, and if you haven’t read any of them, I can’t suggest them enough. They were wonderful reads and provided some great analysis. I, for one, hope that Arkz decides to reprise them next season. If you’re reading this my friend, I think you should pick one game of the calendar week for the ISFL and do one of your write-ups. Arkz’ Game of the Week sounds like a great series that I’m sure a lot of people would love to read. Don’t be surprised to see Dan Foster getting his name called in the first round of Friday’s draft.
Rich Triplet | Tijuana Luchadores | @Kotasa
TPE: 236
Season stats: 48 tackles | 2 INT | 10 PD | 1 FF | 1 FR
Apologies to the rest of the cornerback class, but I obviously have a little more I can say about Rich Triplet as a player and Kotasa as a user, since I spent a lot of time with him in the Tijuana locker room this season. As you can see by his high TPE, Triplet is yet another max-earning cornerback we have. User Kotasa is a great locker room presence who was voted defensive captain by his Luchadores teammates. He also has begun working on sim testing, and has made it clear to anyone willing to listen that he wants Rich Triplet to be seen as one of the all-time greats. He also is fairly active in media, writing up deep-dive articles on games, similar to what the player listed above does. He might not have the name recognition that other cornerbacks in this draft have, which means he will probably slide down a round or two below where he belongs. Anyone lucky enough to pick Triplet will be getting an absolute steal.
James Gath | Minnesota Grey Ducks | @Beefstu409
TPE: 228
Season stats: 36 tackles | 7 PD
What can be said about James Gath and his user Beefstu409 (I’ll abbreviate as Beefstu)? Fourth highest in TPE as a player, and somewhat of a celebrity in the league for his amazing programming work with the simulation. Beefstu doesn’t post a whole lot on the forums, but when he does, it’s big. Three of his articles written early on were for amazing tools that users can use to give their team an advantage, and his Sim Test Advantage tool (which he said anyone who drafts him gets for free) was one of the coolest things posted on the site all season. Even though he’s fourth in TPE, I fully expect James Gath to be either the first or second Cornerback taken off the board.
Peter Patterson | Kansas City Coyotes | @slate
TPE: 228
Season stats: 64 tackles | 3 INT | 12 PD | 2 FF | 2 FR
Let’s get this out of the way: the top two picks at Cornerback in the Season 25 draft will be between James Gath and Peter Patterson. Full stop. These two players and users are very similar, even earing the same amount of TPE over the course of the season. Slate is a user that everyone around the league already knows and loves. He’s mostly active on discord, as you can see him in the London Royals’ locker room most days, and I hear that he’s a quality guy in the Kansas City locker room as well (I have sources on the inside). Much like Beefstu, Slate makes a splash when he posts articles on the forums, and his articles are insanely detailed and of the highest quality. Patterson was already seen by many as a high value pick, but I believe he absolutely shot up most scouts’ boards after he released his tool the Sim Batcher. If you’re looking for someone to be a part of the New Guard here at the ISFL, look no further than this user.
Swantavius Jones | London Royals | @Swanty
TPE: 224
Season stats: 73 tackles | 1 sack | 2 INT | 9 PD | 2 FF | 2 FR
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: here we have a max-earning Cornerback with crazy name recognition and a great personality to boot. Seriously, what is with this CB class this year and having some super good users? Swanty is all over the place when it comes to involvement in the ISFL, and in his two months here has really ingrained himself into the culture and the fabric of the league. He’s been a media monster, and his fantasy rankings and expansion players cheat sheet articles were loves by many users. He’s also already got a job here in the ISFL (I think? You’re not listed on the employees page but I’ve seen you processing transactions) and looks to be an active user for a long time.
James Hoffman | Myrtle Beach Buccaneers | @kingsleigher
TPE: 216
Season stats: 59 tackles | 12 PD
I’ll just start off right away with an apology to user kingsleigher: I’m sorry my friend, I don’t really know a whole lot about you.
That being said, James Hoffman looks to be a very solid CB prospect, as he has been active from the start in his TPE earning, and has been fairly active on the forums as a user. I unfortunately do not spend time in the Myrtle Beach locker room, so I can’t say if he’s active in there or not. Hopefully one of his teammates can chime in on this article and make a case for how cool of a dude kingsleigher is and why Hoffman should warrant a high draft pick!
Ben Alexander-Arnold | Tijuana Luchadores | @Ben
TPE: 195
Season stats: 37 tackles | 3 INT | 13 PD
Hey look, it’s Ben! We have not one, but two Season 1 recreates hitting the draft this year at Cornerback. It’s honestly a little surprising to me that no one has been talking about one of the OG’s going high in the draft. Must be a whole lot of smoke and mirrors out there trying to throw rival General Managers off! I honestly can’t add much to this discussion about his player other than the fact that this guy knows what he’s doing and will probably end up working jobs for his team and overall being just a quality dude. Draft this man.
Jeeeeroy Lenkins | Minnesota Grey Ducks | @LewisMelville
TPE: 181
Season stats: 47 tackles | 2 sacks | 1 PD | 2 FF
Lenkins joined the league about a week or so later than the other non-recreates at the top, which accounts partly for his lower TPE. He hasn’t missed a single activity check or prediction, but doesn’t have the makings right now of a max earner. That’s totally okay though! If he keeps on his current pace, Lenkins will be a solid DSFL cornerback that teams with a logjam at the position can stash for a couple of seasons and bring up when they have an opening. Much like with Hoffman, I haven’t crossed paths with user LewisMelville much, so unfortunately I can’t speak to his activity in the various locker rooms.
Mason Gillion | Tijuana Luchadores | @EMPER0R
TPE: 163
Season stats: 38 tackles | 3 INT | 7 PD | 2 Def TD
Much like Lenkins, Gillion’s user EMPEROR has taken more of a passive approach to his player. He’s not a big media presence, not producing any content on the site other than his player creation and update page. He has been hitting every PT task, Activity Check, Prediction, and Weekly Training he can afford, so the desire is there to improve his player. EMPEROR isn’t extremely active in the Tijuana locker room, but when he has popped in he’s been a great presence. If the team that drafts him can keep him engaged with the league, they might find themselves a great steal.
Gavin Leclerc | London Royals | @gav
TPE: 106
Season stats: 18 tackles | 1 TFL | 2 PD
Gavin is the final Cornerback I’ll talk about in this write-up. User gav seems to be a more laid back user, only participating in the activity checks and the predictions. Similar to the two previous players and users I discussed, he has the makings of a player a team drafts late in the hopes that some time in the DSFL will motivate them to become more active on the site. I don’t spend a lot of time in the London locker room, but if any of his teammates has something to say, please speak up!
There you have it folks! As always, let me know what I got wrong in the comments below. Keep tuned as I try to write more of these articles before Friday’s draft. Next up: one of the other positions (sorry it’s super early here and I’m sleepy)!
Hey there sports fans! Draft week(s) festivities are finally upon us! On Friday, September 25th we have the Season 25 ISFL Rookie Draft, which is followed up a week later with the Season 25 DSFL Draft. Due to my overflowing excitement over my first ever ISFL Draft, I am going to try and do a write-up of every position group coming into the draft.
In this edition of the positional breakdown of the Season 25 ISFL Draft, we are looking at one of the deepest and arguably best positions in the draft: Cornerback.
Position Stats
Active Players*: 11
*To qualify as an active player for this breakdown, the player had to have been updated in the last update of Season 24 – 9/12/2020 in the TPE Tracker
Average TPE: 206
Highest TPE: 255 (Dukburg QuakStak)
As you can see in the position stats we have not only a fairly large amount of active users at 11, but also a pretty solid average TPE at just over 206 per player. Where a team might try to trade up for one of the top-flight players at any given position, every team has the chance to sit back and let a cornerback fall to them, as I foresee a fair number slipping into the second and third rounds, where finding a max earner is an awesome steal.
*Before I get too far into these player breakdowns, I want to preface by saying these are all subjective and based on my knowledge of the players. I know that I do not know everyone in the league, their stories, or how active they really are. If I missed any information or got something wrong about a player, feel free to correct me and know it mistakes are not intentional.*
Dukburg QuakStak | Norfolk Seawolves | @Bwestfield
TPE: 255
Season stats: 47 tackles | 2 INT | 8 PD | 1 FF
At the top of the list we have Dukburg, who as a veteran recreate has name recognition that spans beyond his player. User Bwestfield is one of the OG’s of the ISFL, having been around since season 1. He really needs no introduction. Also, due to being one of the General Managers of the expansion New York Silverbacks, we already know when and where Dukburg QuakStak is getting drafted. That makes this write-up on him a whole lot less fun. Thanks, Bwestfield. ☹
Dan Foster | Portland Pythons |@Arkz
TPE: 236
Season stats: 6t8 tackles | 2 INT | 15 PD
As you can see by his sky high TPE, Arkz has been a busy boy. During the early parts of the DSFL season, he was providing full game recaps of the Portland Pythons’ games played, and if you haven’t read any of them, I can’t suggest them enough. They were wonderful reads and provided some great analysis. I, for one, hope that Arkz decides to reprise them next season. If you’re reading this my friend, I think you should pick one game of the calendar week for the ISFL and do one of your write-ups. Arkz’ Game of the Week sounds like a great series that I’m sure a lot of people would love to read. Don’t be surprised to see Dan Foster getting his name called in the first round of Friday’s draft.
Rich Triplet | Tijuana Luchadores | @Kotasa
TPE: 236
Season stats: 48 tackles | 2 INT | 10 PD | 1 FF | 1 FR
Apologies to the rest of the cornerback class, but I obviously have a little more I can say about Rich Triplet as a player and Kotasa as a user, since I spent a lot of time with him in the Tijuana locker room this season. As you can see by his high TPE, Triplet is yet another max-earning cornerback we have. User Kotasa is a great locker room presence who was voted defensive captain by his Luchadores teammates. He also has begun working on sim testing, and has made it clear to anyone willing to listen that he wants Rich Triplet to be seen as one of the all-time greats. He also is fairly active in media, writing up deep-dive articles on games, similar to what the player listed above does. He might not have the name recognition that other cornerbacks in this draft have, which means he will probably slide down a round or two below where he belongs. Anyone lucky enough to pick Triplet will be getting an absolute steal.
James Gath | Minnesota Grey Ducks | @Beefstu409
TPE: 228
Season stats: 36 tackles | 7 PD
What can be said about James Gath and his user Beefstu409 (I’ll abbreviate as Beefstu)? Fourth highest in TPE as a player, and somewhat of a celebrity in the league for his amazing programming work with the simulation. Beefstu doesn’t post a whole lot on the forums, but when he does, it’s big. Three of his articles written early on were for amazing tools that users can use to give their team an advantage, and his Sim Test Advantage tool (which he said anyone who drafts him gets for free) was one of the coolest things posted on the site all season. Even though he’s fourth in TPE, I fully expect James Gath to be either the first or second Cornerback taken off the board.
Peter Patterson | Kansas City Coyotes | @slate
TPE: 228
Season stats: 64 tackles | 3 INT | 12 PD | 2 FF | 2 FR
Let’s get this out of the way: the top two picks at Cornerback in the Season 25 draft will be between James Gath and Peter Patterson. Full stop. These two players and users are very similar, even earing the same amount of TPE over the course of the season. Slate is a user that everyone around the league already knows and loves. He’s mostly active on discord, as you can see him in the London Royals’ locker room most days, and I hear that he’s a quality guy in the Kansas City locker room as well (I have sources on the inside). Much like Beefstu, Slate makes a splash when he posts articles on the forums, and his articles are insanely detailed and of the highest quality. Patterson was already seen by many as a high value pick, but I believe he absolutely shot up most scouts’ boards after he released his tool the Sim Batcher. If you’re looking for someone to be a part of the New Guard here at the ISFL, look no further than this user.
Swantavius Jones | London Royals | @Swanty
TPE: 224
Season stats: 73 tackles | 1 sack | 2 INT | 9 PD | 2 FF | 2 FR
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: here we have a max-earning Cornerback with crazy name recognition and a great personality to boot. Seriously, what is with this CB class this year and having some super good users? Swanty is all over the place when it comes to involvement in the ISFL, and in his two months here has really ingrained himself into the culture and the fabric of the league. He’s been a media monster, and his fantasy rankings and expansion players cheat sheet articles were loves by many users. He’s also already got a job here in the ISFL (I think? You’re not listed on the employees page but I’ve seen you processing transactions) and looks to be an active user for a long time.
James Hoffman | Myrtle Beach Buccaneers | @kingsleigher
TPE: 216
Season stats: 59 tackles | 12 PD
I’ll just start off right away with an apology to user kingsleigher: I’m sorry my friend, I don’t really know a whole lot about you.
That being said, James Hoffman looks to be a very solid CB prospect, as he has been active from the start in his TPE earning, and has been fairly active on the forums as a user. I unfortunately do not spend time in the Myrtle Beach locker room, so I can’t say if he’s active in there or not. Hopefully one of his teammates can chime in on this article and make a case for how cool of a dude kingsleigher is and why Hoffman should warrant a high draft pick!
Ben Alexander-Arnold | Tijuana Luchadores | @Ben
TPE: 195
Season stats: 37 tackles | 3 INT | 13 PD
Hey look, it’s Ben! We have not one, but two Season 1 recreates hitting the draft this year at Cornerback. It’s honestly a little surprising to me that no one has been talking about one of the OG’s going high in the draft. Must be a whole lot of smoke and mirrors out there trying to throw rival General Managers off! I honestly can’t add much to this discussion about his player other than the fact that this guy knows what he’s doing and will probably end up working jobs for his team and overall being just a quality dude. Draft this man.
Jeeeeroy Lenkins | Minnesota Grey Ducks | @LewisMelville
TPE: 181
Season stats: 47 tackles | 2 sacks | 1 PD | 2 FF
Lenkins joined the league about a week or so later than the other non-recreates at the top, which accounts partly for his lower TPE. He hasn’t missed a single activity check or prediction, but doesn’t have the makings right now of a max earner. That’s totally okay though! If he keeps on his current pace, Lenkins will be a solid DSFL cornerback that teams with a logjam at the position can stash for a couple of seasons and bring up when they have an opening. Much like with Hoffman, I haven’t crossed paths with user LewisMelville much, so unfortunately I can’t speak to his activity in the various locker rooms.
Mason Gillion | Tijuana Luchadores | @EMPER0R
TPE: 163
Season stats: 38 tackles | 3 INT | 7 PD | 2 Def TD
Much like Lenkins, Gillion’s user EMPEROR has taken more of a passive approach to his player. He’s not a big media presence, not producing any content on the site other than his player creation and update page. He has been hitting every PT task, Activity Check, Prediction, and Weekly Training he can afford, so the desire is there to improve his player. EMPEROR isn’t extremely active in the Tijuana locker room, but when he has popped in he’s been a great presence. If the team that drafts him can keep him engaged with the league, they might find themselves a great steal.
Gavin Leclerc | London Royals | @gav
TPE: 106
Season stats: 18 tackles | 1 TFL | 2 PD
Gavin is the final Cornerback I’ll talk about in this write-up. User gav seems to be a more laid back user, only participating in the activity checks and the predictions. Similar to the two previous players and users I discussed, he has the makings of a player a team drafts late in the hopes that some time in the DSFL will motivate them to become more active on the site. I don’t spend a lot of time in the London locker room, but if any of his teammates has something to say, please speak up!
There you have it folks! As always, let me know what I got wrong in the comments below. Keep tuned as I try to write more of these articles before Friday’s draft. Next up: one of the other positions (sorry it’s super early here and I’m sleepy)!