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The ISFL draft class that included my player Ben Slothlisberger was certainly an interesting one in Season 22. I am not sure how "special" it is in relation to other ISFL drafts per the prompt, but I think it did have a bit of an impact on the league. It saw the New Orleans Second Line, Yellowknife Wraiths, Berlin Fire Salamanders, San Jose Saber Cats, and Orange County Otters all obtain their future franchise quarterbacks, even if one of these teams did not even exist yet! Since that is such an important position on the football field it is easy to say that the Season 22 draft definitely made an impact on the league as a whole.
The start of the draft was an interesting one as I believe the Austin Copperheads traded into that spot to get the player that they wanted. They ended up with cornerback Colt Mendoza from the Dallas Birddogs as the first overall pick in the S22 draft, and they sure do not regret choosing him. Sitting at 1040 tpe in the tpe tracker, Mendoza may not be at the very top of the tpe list for his position but he is definitely no slouch. More importantly Colt is still with the Copperheads this day and is a big part of their team culture and success. Following that up was New Orleans with the second overall pick, and they landed defensive tackle Magnus Rikiya from the Norfolk Seawolves. It wasn't much surprise to anyone that either of these players went 1 and 2 overall. While DT may not be the biggest stat padding position, Rikiya has been a key member of the Second Line's defensive line, leading the way for the unit filled with younger players. Magnus is the top earning defensive tackle from the Season 22 draft class, with 1115 tpe in the tracker. Rikiya will look to take their game to an entirely new level next season as well with the new sim engine, giving Magnus more freedom to wreak havok from the inside of the defensive line.
Next up in round 1 the Philadelphia Liberty had consecutive picks at three and four. The Liberty ended up targeting their secondary and grabbed Safety Matt Cross and Cornerback Brandon Booker to hopefully solidify their defense. Both of these players managed to eclipse the 1000 tpe mark, which looks great for Philadelphia on paper. Unfortunately I do see in the tpe tracker that Booker is no longer with the Liberty, so while they made a good selection they weren't able to retain the player. Still a great job to pick up two 1000+ secondary players in the first round of a draft. The Saber Cats, perhaps sensing a run on defensive backs, decided to scoop up cornerback Chester Sweets with the fifth pick. Unfortunately this is where we find our first "bust" of a pick, as Sweets only managed to a accumulate 321 tpe before flaming out. The sixth through ninth picks saw all the teams scrambling to grab defensive talent. This largely saw solid players going to the squads, though the Honolulu Hahalua's selection of defensive tackle Phat Boi does not appear in the tpe tracker anymore so that can't be a good sign for the player or the team. We'll count that as another bust in there unfortunately for the team from Hawaii.
The Orange County Otters took stud tight end Jeffrey Phillips at 10 overall, but the teams went back to the defensive well with two more secondary players with Johnny Hellzapoppin going to Yellowknife and the Second Line scooping up cornerback Andrew Witten to solidify their defense in the first round. This would round out the first round of the draft which saw only one offensive player get chosen which is pretty crazy. But in our next round we would begin to see some of the aforementioned quarterbacks coming off of the board.
At 17th overall the Second Line picked Ben Slothlisberger from the Tijuana Luchadores to be their next QB. Although he largely has not played well in the ISFL, he still has accumulated a decent amount of tpe and seems like a solid choice for the franchise. The next two quarterbacks went at the very end of the second round at picks 23 and 24. The Jack brothers ended up in San Jose (Monterey) and Yellowknife (Colby). Colby is actually at the top of the tpe tracker for the Season 22 draft, so the Wraiths have to be pretty pleased with their selection there. Monterey has managed to lead the Saber Cats to multiple Ultimus wins so neither team is complaining about their choice for who to lead their franchise into the future.
The other two current quarterbacks from the 22 draft took less conventional routes to their current positions. Suleiman Ramza ended up being an eighth round pick for the Philadelphia Liberty. It would be a great choice as Ramza would really blossom with his additional time in the DSFL, but he would find his ISFL starting spot with one of the Liberty's other draft picks in Orange County. So unfortunately they couldn't hold onto him to succeed Brock Phoenix. Nick Kaepercolin would end up going in the 5th round to the Baltimore Hawks, but he was drafted as a wide receiver not a quarterback. He would eventually make his way to Berlin where he embraced his arm and he now sits fourth in total tpe for the entire draft class. Quite a great come up for the expansion Fire Salamanders!
So there you have some info on the first round and the quarterbacks from the Season 22 draft. There are many more impact players in the draft but I have already run out of words for this write up. But there is no question that this draft helped shape the future of the league.
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2) Tell us about your draft class. Is there anything that makes it special in comparison to other classes? Where did your fellow draftees land, how are they doing? Did anyone turn out to be an unexpected steal of that draft based on what you know today? Do you think anyone in your draft class will become a hall of famer? If you’re new to the league, how do you think your class will do? Where do you think people will get drafted to?
The ISFL draft class that included my player Ben Slothlisberger was certainly an interesting one in Season 22. I am not sure how "special" it is in relation to other ISFL drafts per the prompt, but I think it did have a bit of an impact on the league. It saw the New Orleans Second Line, Yellowknife Wraiths, Berlin Fire Salamanders, San Jose Saber Cats, and Orange County Otters all obtain their future franchise quarterbacks, even if one of these teams did not even exist yet! Since that is such an important position on the football field it is easy to say that the Season 22 draft definitely made an impact on the league as a whole.
The start of the draft was an interesting one as I believe the Austin Copperheads traded into that spot to get the player that they wanted. They ended up with cornerback Colt Mendoza from the Dallas Birddogs as the first overall pick in the S22 draft, and they sure do not regret choosing him. Sitting at 1040 tpe in the tpe tracker, Mendoza may not be at the very top of the tpe list for his position but he is definitely no slouch. More importantly Colt is still with the Copperheads this day and is a big part of their team culture and success. Following that up was New Orleans with the second overall pick, and they landed defensive tackle Magnus Rikiya from the Norfolk Seawolves. It wasn't much surprise to anyone that either of these players went 1 and 2 overall. While DT may not be the biggest stat padding position, Rikiya has been a key member of the Second Line's defensive line, leading the way for the unit filled with younger players. Magnus is the top earning defensive tackle from the Season 22 draft class, with 1115 tpe in the tracker. Rikiya will look to take their game to an entirely new level next season as well with the new sim engine, giving Magnus more freedom to wreak havok from the inside of the defensive line.
Next up in round 1 the Philadelphia Liberty had consecutive picks at three and four. The Liberty ended up targeting their secondary and grabbed Safety Matt Cross and Cornerback Brandon Booker to hopefully solidify their defense. Both of these players managed to eclipse the 1000 tpe mark, which looks great for Philadelphia on paper. Unfortunately I do see in the tpe tracker that Booker is no longer with the Liberty, so while they made a good selection they weren't able to retain the player. Still a great job to pick up two 1000+ secondary players in the first round of a draft. The Saber Cats, perhaps sensing a run on defensive backs, decided to scoop up cornerback Chester Sweets with the fifth pick. Unfortunately this is where we find our first "bust" of a pick, as Sweets only managed to a accumulate 321 tpe before flaming out. The sixth through ninth picks saw all the teams scrambling to grab defensive talent. This largely saw solid players going to the squads, though the Honolulu Hahalua's selection of defensive tackle Phat Boi does not appear in the tpe tracker anymore so that can't be a good sign for the player or the team. We'll count that as another bust in there unfortunately for the team from Hawaii.
The Orange County Otters took stud tight end Jeffrey Phillips at 10 overall, but the teams went back to the defensive well with two more secondary players with Johnny Hellzapoppin going to Yellowknife and the Second Line scooping up cornerback Andrew Witten to solidify their defense in the first round. This would round out the first round of the draft which saw only one offensive player get chosen which is pretty crazy. But in our next round we would begin to see some of the aforementioned quarterbacks coming off of the board.
At 17th overall the Second Line picked Ben Slothlisberger from the Tijuana Luchadores to be their next QB. Although he largely has not played well in the ISFL, he still has accumulated a decent amount of tpe and seems like a solid choice for the franchise. The next two quarterbacks went at the very end of the second round at picks 23 and 24. The Jack brothers ended up in San Jose (Monterey) and Yellowknife (Colby). Colby is actually at the top of the tpe tracker for the Season 22 draft, so the Wraiths have to be pretty pleased with their selection there. Monterey has managed to lead the Saber Cats to multiple Ultimus wins so neither team is complaining about their choice for who to lead their franchise into the future.
The other two current quarterbacks from the 22 draft took less conventional routes to their current positions. Suleiman Ramza ended up being an eighth round pick for the Philadelphia Liberty. It would be a great choice as Ramza would really blossom with his additional time in the DSFL, but he would find his ISFL starting spot with one of the Liberty's other draft picks in Orange County. So unfortunately they couldn't hold onto him to succeed Brock Phoenix. Nick Kaepercolin would end up going in the 5th round to the Baltimore Hawks, but he was drafted as a wide receiver not a quarterback. He would eventually make his way to Berlin where he embraced his arm and he now sits fourth in total tpe for the entire draft class. Quite a great come up for the expansion Fire Salamanders!
So there you have some info on the first round and the quarterbacks from the Season 22 draft. There are many more impact players in the draft but I have already run out of words for this write up. But there is no question that this draft helped shape the future of the league.
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