Believe it or not, Donovan Winters III of the Arizona Outlaws used to play Quarterback! After winning the ISFL MVP award last season he decided to change positions as he had accomplished all his career goals there. Back in the day he was the star QB for Mater Dei High School in beautiful sunny Los Angeles, CA. His family relocated from central Georgia to support his fledgling career, which paid off in leaps and bounds. He received many scholarship offers and eventually decided on Arizona State University. He had a fantastic time in Arizona, and was roommates with future Outlaws teammate Sherwin Blue Jr. Donny was fairly successful at Arizona State, winning the Pac-12 twice and qualifying for the CFB Playoff once. ASU is a massive party school and loves their football team, so Donny was very popular, but didn't let that distract him from his studies nor his passion for the game of football.
As I am an established veteran in this league, sometimes I just like to reflect from wence I came as I progress through this league. For myself, I grew up near Miami and had to "come up from the mud." As soon as I saw that I had gifted ability, I knew that I had to do whatever it takes to make it to the league to provide for all I cared for. After I finished high school, I instantly committed to the Gators cause I knew I could help contend and be that missing piece on defense to help them get over the hump. During my time with the Gators as a LB, I did just that, as every year that I was there not only did I achieve All-American every year, but I also strengthed the Gator defense to help the team achieve multiple championships every season that I was there, solidifying my legacy as an all time Gator great!
Every player that makes it to the ISFL had to have started somewhere. Were you were a high school hometown hero? Or maybe a collegiate super star? Or maybe you have a more unconventual origin. Talk about where your player started their career!
Orga Panda had a humble career. He started off with the expectations of greatness being adopted by the great flash panda. You might ask what is a panda doing adopt in human children and I'll let you know that I really have no idea. However, he went from state to state, country to country, City to City looking for children who showed signs of promise in football. Unfortunately he didn't find too many, but one of them he found was orga Panda. Orga was not really the best or the strongest or the fastest or the smartest but he was willing to learn and that was the biggest thing. Trained at the San Diego zoo from a young age and only football and sleeping. He had lots of experiences at the zoo but strangely or not. So strangely you could say he didn't really have a lot of human erection so he didn't always get along great with his teams so it wasn't surprise you when he lit so late in the ISFL dra ft
ISFL Anakin Skywalker is the version of the character it the chosen one didn’t march on the Jedi temple and slaughter the order and its younglings. In this timeline, he uses his force gifts, now believed to be intuitive field vision, to achieve athletic feats above that of mere mortal men, women, and folks of all identities. Anakin is an example of what Smallville High school Clark Kent could have been should he have chosen to use his powers. His speed and abilities to jump and see into the immediate future gave him such an unfair advantage. It was enough to set him up to be a star in the making.
Being a “slow learner,” Anakin took some time to develop, initially going undrafted in the DSFL draft. But his natural abilities overcame his limited knowledge of the sport. A little over halfway through his ISFL career, and it’s safe to say he’s developed nicely. His success opens the door for future force sensitive football players to make some noise in the ISFL.
Larton Hilnka grew up like every other boy from Hungary. He was just helping around on the farm and really did not pay that much attention to sports. However, as time went on he quickly grew to love the game of rugby. Rugby gave Larton an avenue to express himself and to also make sure that began to develop his athletic abilities. It did not take long for everyone to realize that Larton was a very special athlete and he had speed and strength that was far greater than any of his other classmates. Larton's parents wanted to make sure they maximized their sons talents and they quickly found a way to get Larton into the United States so that he could begin working on his craft. He loved american football and he was very good at it. It would not take him long to be noticed by scouts and to continue his playing career in the DSFL.
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Harrison Andrews Jr. likely didn’t have anywhere near as tough a path to the ISFL as many of his fellow teammates or competitors. Some may say he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth in regards to playing football. His father, Harrison Andrews, is well known in the ISFL. In fact, he is a hall of famer if you can believe that. So growing up, Harrison Jr. found himself on the football field and around the sport all the time. He was almost destined to be a football player. Of course when he started playing in youth leagues, his natural ability on the field helped him instantly be a star on any team he joined. With the help and knowledge he had access to though, he quickly added skill on top of that natural ability. This helped carry him to the top of most prospect rankings as he worked his way through high school and college.
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As a hyper athletic high school player, it was evident that Lenard McRobinson needed to see the field and get the ball in his hands at Sioux Falls Washington in South Dakota. However, it took him until his junior year to start taking snaps under center after spending time at the skill positions and on defense his first year with the team. As a senior and the team's full-time starting quarterback, he rewrote the South Dakota record books and led the Warriors to a state title. But heading into college, most programs didn't see him as a signal caller. He ended up forgoing FBS ball in order to try his hand at QB for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, where he had a bumpy transition to the collegiate level passing game but ended up turning his mechanics around well enough to put together one of the premier seasons in FCS history with over 4000 passing yards, 1600 rushing yards, and 56 total touchdowns.
Toller was a guide dog drop out who became a local hero. Disappointed after not being able to become a full-fledged guide dog, he drowned his sorrows in the park pond and spotted nearby kids throwing a ball around. They missed a throw and the ball went right into the middle of the pond. Toller dove right in and saved the day and the ball, and the kids taught him the amazing sport of football. Toller came back every day that week while his owners thought he was still working on the guide dog training, and learned more about the rules and tricks of football. He was also there to get the ball out of any hard to reach spots when it inevitably missed the mark and ended up somewhere the kids couldn't go. A local coach spotted him and invited him to practice with the team, where everyone learned his name and saw his passion for the sport.
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Who played football, the real one, you know, the one four billion people call football. In between his university entrance exams and attending university, he had his mandatory military service, where he was the equivalent of a navy seal. Add his pro wrestling training when he was a teenager, and there you have it. An example of true hard work and dedication. Because the genetics were not all there. He is 5'7". His dad is 5'9" and his mum is 5'0" on a good day. The only genetic thing he had was his legs being thick like tree trunks and his ability to easily gain weight and convert it in muscle mass with enough training. Then university came and the ISFL Academy recruitment poster. He called, he was chosen, and he started learning American Football. From there, everything started falling into place. Training by training, he was getting better. Until he declared for the DSFL Draft.
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