S27 Rookie Season Review and Arbitrary Ranking
Part 1/3
Part 1/3
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Hello ISFL, and welcome to part 1 of 3 of the Class of Season 27 Rookie Season Review and Draft Class Arbitrary Ranking! I have taken game stats for all the rookies who have more than 50 TPE, through the end of the regular season, and used them to create an arbitrary score that reflects how the player performs in their given roles. I’ve broken out the class into their respective positions so that we’re not comparing Offensive and Defensive players, like QB’s (who have a higher score overall due to the possibility of both passing and rushing stats) and Offensive Linemen, who only have a few stats with which to judge them on.
Part 3 can be found HERE!
Hello ISFL, and welcome to part 1 of 3 of the Class of Season 27 Rookie Season Review and Draft Class Arbitrary Ranking! I have taken game stats for all the rookies who have more than 50 TPE, through the end of the regular season, and used them to create an arbitrary score that reflects how the player performs in their given roles. I’ve broken out the class into their respective positions so that we’re not comparing Offensive and Defensive players, like QB’s (who have a higher score overall due to the possibility of both passing and rushing stats) and Offensive Linemen, who only have a few stats with which to judge them on.
I’ll try to explain my methodology. It’s not perfect, as it only looks at the regular season, it doesn’t take into account every stat for each player, and some positions are more stat heavy than others. I tried to choose the most important stats, to try and get a score that reflected how they impacted each game. Positions with fewer stats will have lower scores, so it shouldn’t be used as a comparison or an overall ranking (though one of the tabs in the linked spreadsheet has all players sorted by score). That spreadsheet can be found at the link below.
For Offensive players (QB, RB, WR, TE, OL), the “Formula” is as follows:
((Completions + Passing Yards + QB Rating + Passing TDs + Rushing Attempts + Rushing Yards + Rushing TDs + Catches + Receiving Average + Receiving TDs + Pancakes) - Interceptions - Sacks Allowed) / (Games Played + 1)
This adds positive offensive stats, subtracts negative stats (which only impacts QBs and OL, as there currently isn’t a way to track negative stats, like dropped passes, for the other positions), and divides by the number of games played plus 1. The plus one helps avoid the divide by zero error that occurs for some of the players who were drafted but haven’t played any games.
For Defensive players (CB, LB, S, DE, DT), the formula is shorter, but follows the same logic:
(Tackles + Tackles for Loss + Sacks + Interceptions + Passes Defended + Safeties + Touchdowns) / (Games Played + 1)
There aren’t any negative stats to subtract from positive for defensive players, but since they have fewer stats being tracked overall, it doesn’t really affect anything other than their score being lower in general compared to Offensive players.
I’ve also taken into account the Special Teams players, which are the Kickers/Punters, and when applicable, the Kick and Punt Returners. Their formula looks like this:
(Extra Point % + FG% + Punt Average + Inside 20 + Kick Return Average + Kick Return TDs + Punt Return Average + Punt Return TDs) / (Games Played + 1)
This formula allows for the K/P of this class to be graded on their performance, while also providing a small addition (or subtraction) to those offensive players that are relied upon to play special teams.
In the first section of this article, we’ll cover QBs, WRs, and RBs, Here we go!
Quarterbacks
1. Joliet Christ Jr. - @AW13 - Pocket Passer - 215 TPE - 151.33
176/325, 1997 Yards, 9 TDs, 11 INTs, 67.9 QBR
Christ Jr. is the rookie starting QB for the Dallas Birddogs, and he leads this batch of QBs in almost every stat, including TPE with 215. He’s just behind Exo Cortal in completion percentage (54.2 to 55.9), but Cortal only has 34 attempts to Christ Jr.’s 325, so don’t read into that too much. Christ Jr. is a Pocket Passer, and it shows in his running stats, 7 Yards on 24 Attempts (0.3 average). Because QBs are able to get both passing and rushing stats, their Player Score is inflated compared to the other positions, but even so, Christ Jr. manages to edge out the competition, and he led the Dallas Birddogs to a 7-7 record, which was just shy of making the playoffs. Assuming he spends more time in the DSFL, he’s likely to develop into an excellent QB assuming he can get his Interceptions under control (he led rookie QBs with 11).
2. Boo Tee - @Boo_T - Game Manager - 109 TPE - 124.61
110/213, 1036 Yards, 6 TDs, 8 INTs, 59.1 QBR
Boo Tee was the other active and currently playing QB in this class, and she’s was at the helm of the Tijuana Luchadores offense. She has an over 50% completion percentage (51.7), but where she really shines is her ability to move out of the pocket when pressured. She leads the QBs in every rushing stat (584 Yards in 77 Attempts) and has 5 rushing touchdowns to add to her 6 in the air. If she continued this trend, we could have expected Tee to be an extremely dangerous dual-threat QB in the seasons to come. However, none of that matters now, because she, for the last 2 games of the season and going forward, switched to a Linebacker position, leaving Christ Jr. as the only current viable QB of the class.
3. Exo Cortal - @Exogorthian - Mobile - 82 TPE - 46.35
19/34, 138 Yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs, 105.1 QBR
It seems like the London Royals struck out on this promising young QB, as over the course of 5 games, he had a 55.9% completion percentage, a QB rating of 105.1, and 6 touchdowns with no interceptions, but he’s been inactive since the beginning of December and is very far behind in TPE. Maybe a GM will be able to convince him to come back to continue the explosive start that he had at the beginning of the season, but that seems unlikely at this point, which means he’ll likely go undrafted.
4. Marcus McMarcus - @ChaseHudson01 - Pocket Passer - 57 TPE - 0.00
0/0, 0 Yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 0 QBR
McMarcus was picked up by the Norfolk Seawolves, but hasn’t seen any game time as he’s been inactive since just after creation. This means he doesn’t have any stats to give him a score, and unless he comes back, which seems unlikely since he hasn’t logged in since November 13, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him go undrafted.
Wide Receivers
1. Eleven Kendrick-Watts - @124715 - Red Zone Threat - 251 TPE - 68.13
75 Catches, 941 Yards, 6 TDs
Kendrick-Watts leads the rookie receivers with an impressive stat-line, and he finished second in the league among all receivers in yards and touchdowns. It would be easy to make the argument for Kendrick-Watts to win Offensive Rookie of the Year. Unfortunately, he played for a Kansas City team that only won one game this season, taking him out of the running for most, if not all, of the potential awards. However, not only did he prove himself on the field this season, 124715’s earning has placed him in the top 4 earners in the class, which is good news for any team looking to pick up a WR in the upcoming ISFL Draft, as it shows commitment to the player in one of the positions that will require a large amount of TPE.
2. Joseph Redetzky - @StevenOSullivan - Speed Receiver - 221 TPE - 42.53
41 Catches, 595 Yards, 2 TDs
Redetzky played for a SeaWolves team that used him to his fullest potential as part of a WR duo that had 83 catches and over 1000 yards between them. Redetzky’s 221 TPE is enough to land him at 16th in the class, and his stats push him to second of the rookie receivers. His Speed, currently at 90 (currently tied for 1st for rookie WRs), allows him to get behind the defenders and run the deep routes, hoping for a look from the Norfolk QB. His impressive 14.5 yards per catch is the highest among the rookie receivers and is one of the reasons he’s higher than some of his classmates in this list, even with fewer catches.
3. Tsuyu Asui - @WildfireMicro - Possession Receiver - 245 TPE - 39.67
60 Catches, 535 Yards, 3 TDs
Asui ranks 9th in the class in TPE and 3rd in Wide Receivers (at least with this ranking methodology). Her stats are decent, especially considering she played as the 3rd best WR on the London Royals roster. Asui also attempted 1 Kick Return, which ended poorly for her, resulting in a 3 Yard loss. It will be interesting to see how the scouts and GMs in the ISFL feel about Tsuyu seeing as she was a little bit buried on a pass-heavy offense that already had 2 good receivers so that her stats don’t show her potential, especially since she’s been earning so well.
4. Mike Hunt - @TheSparkyDee - Red Zone Threat - 174 TPE - 29.53
35 Catches, 407 Yards, 1 TD
Hunt had the misfortune of being on the same Minnesota roster as the class’s star, Madison Hayes, who not only had more catches, but also an additional touchdown. It doesn’t help that he also played two other WRs on the Grey Ducks roster. His 174 TPE puts him at 27th in the class, so he’ll need to pick up his earning in order to compete with the rest of his class. Luckily, while his stats may not shine, TheSparkyDee’s presence does, and any GM would be lucky to have him be active in their LR.
5. Joe Bay - @kmatt - Red Zone Threat - 111 TPE - 3.60
7 Catches, 47 Yards, 0 TD
Joe Bay also played on the Minnesota team that had the breakout Offensive Rookie of the year, but one step down, and his stats reflect that. He recorded only 7 catches for 47 yards, not surprising on an offense that has 4 WRs and a RB that wasn’t satisfied with just average playtime. If a GM can convince kmatt to be a bit more active with his earning (instead of creating multiple accounts in other sim leagues), he could turn into a hidden dark horse pick in a later round.
6. Artour Babaev - @Frogman - Route Runner - 57 TPE - 0.00
0 Catches, 0 Yards, 0 TDs
There’s not much to say about Babaev. He was picked up by Bondi Beach, but never saw any meaningful playing time, resulting in no stats and therefore a score of 0. Seeing as Frogman hasn’t been seen on site since the middle of November, it’s hard to say that he’s even of interest to any ISFL GMs. Look for him to go undrafted.
Running Backs
1. Madison Hayes - @sve7en - Speed Back - 267 TPE - 128.80
252 Attempts, 1241 Yards, 5 TDs; 40 Catches, 387 Yards, 2 TDs
Hayes led this year’s class in scrimmage yards with 1628, which was second in the league only to the driving force behind Dallas’s offence, Cobra Kai. While the Grey Ducks didn’t make the playoffs this season, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Hayes take home Rookie of the Year, and there’s even some argument to toss her name in the MVP ring as well, though it’s hard to look past both Kai and Portland’s Lebron James III. Not only did Hayes shine on the field, sve7en’s TPE earning is first in the class, so the fact that Hayes is a dual threat as a Running Back and a receiver easily makes her the top choice in this draft. Expect to see her on the field in the ISFL next season if she goes to a team in desperate need of an offensive shot in the arm.
2. Xander Creed - @Bandit239 - Speed Back - 245 TPE - 108.63
280 Attempts, 1243 Yards, 9 TDs; 9 Catches, 61 Yards, 1 TD
Creed is the other real top earning RB in this batch of rookies, and it’s not hard to see why. His TPE total puts him 8th in the class, and even though he was on a Coyotes team that really struggled this season, he was one of a couple shining stars on their offense that will shine brighter next season, assuming he’s allowed to stay down. Not only was he the starting RB for Kansas City, he also handled their Kick returns, averaging just over 17 Yards per return. With numbers as impressive as his are, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him be an immediate callup to help inject some life into a backfield that needs some help.
3. Drip Dad - @"CommishDrip" - Receiving Back - 199 TPE - 104.53
261 Attempts, 1091 Yards, 6 TDs; 28 Catches, 176 Yards, 1TD
Drip Dad, one of the best dressed RBs in the league, led the rookie pairing of Running Backs for the Tijuana Luchadores this season, and while they shared the ball (both had 261 Attempts), it’s clear that Dad was the go-to guy in the red-zone, as he has more TDs on the ground and in the air than his counterpart (his 176 Receiving yards was second best among rookie RBs). He’s earning well, so not breaking 200 TPE before the last update of the season hopefully doesn’t turn away too many ISFL GMs, as it’s easy to see great things in the future for him.
4. Preston Parker - @TheDangaZone - Speed Back - 212 TPE - 97.60
261 Attempts, 1119 Yards, 2 TDs; 10 Catches, 72 Yards, 0 TD
Parker makes up the other half of the Luchador rookie backfield. While he managed a few more yards on the same number of catches, he wasn’t as relied upon in the red-zone or when it came time for the ball to come his way in the air. His TPE puts him at 21 in the class (compared to 24th by his Luchadore compatriot), so he’s earning decently well. Look for Parker to bolster the backfield of an ISFL team sooner rather than later, assuming a GM can convince him to pick up his earnings sooner rather than later.
5. Ace Savage - @Guunar - Speed Back - 218 TPE - 87.33
236 Attempts, 1042 Yards, 7 TDs; 4 Catches, 14 Yards, 0 TD
Savage is the last of our rookie Running Backs to have broken 1000 yards in the regular season, an impressive feat in and of itself. The fact that 4 other rookie RBs also did so, when there were only 11 RBs to do so in the entire DSFL, makes this set of rookies look pretty impressive. Savage wasn’t relied upon to catch the ball, though maybe they should have looked his way more often, as Norfolk only barely managed to get into the playoffs this season, and some looks to him might have helped them secure their spot a little more easily.
6. Massimo Rocco - @Dabbadad - Speed Back - 86 TPE - 83.60
233 Attempts, 920 Yards, 4 TDs; 12 Catches, 78 Yards, 0 TD
Rocco was the other part of the Minnesota backfield, and still managed an impressive 998 all-purpose yards. It could be speculated that he had too big of a role to play, and with the Ducks missing the playoffs, there’s some merit to the argument with Hayes performing as well as she did in the RB 1 spot. Rocco performed pretty well for not having earned much TPE, his total of 86 puts him at 44th in the class. It will be interesting to see (if he can earn some more TPE) if he can perform at the level of Hayes if she goes up to the ISFL right away. The Grey Ducks certainly hope so.
7. Giovanni Bianchi - @"frijolhead" - Speed Back - 183 TPE - 77.13
190 Attempts, 813 Yards, 3 TDs; 11 Catches, 129 Yards, 1 TD
Bianchi is the only one of our rookie RBs to have less than 200 carries on the season, but when he’s sharing the backfield with a QB like Lebron James III, it’s not surprising that the Pythons didn’t rely too heavily on their running game. With a good 4.3 yards per carry average, and a more impressive 11.7 yards per catch average (129 yards on 11 catches), Bianchi made the most of when he did touch the ball. His TPE puts him at 26th in the class, so he could be doing better, but the Pythons were likely happy that he was there to be a supporting character to a likely MVP finalist.
8. Hehe Jamison - @Chukwu - Speed Back - 57 TPE - 73.13
216 Attempts, 796 Yards, 6 TD; 12 Catches, 60 Yards; 1 TD
Despite only having 57 TPE, Jamison put up some respectable numbers for the London Royals. His 6 TDs was tied for 3rd among rookie RBs, and while his receiving numbers aren’t great, he still managed to get into the endzone both on the ground and in the air, something 3 of the other rookie RBs didn’t manage to do. Unfortunately, because Chukwu is inactive, it’s unlikely that Jamison will be drafted and see time at the ISFL level.
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