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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? - 10 TPE
Relatedly, this class is DEEP. It's filled with super-active users who are already filling team war rooms. We have a ton of future stars in this group. Earning-wise, there are an incredible 42 players with over 200 applied TPE heading into the ISFL draft. In speaking with ISFL GMs and scouts, a typical theme is that there are so many good prospects that it will honestly be hard to miss in this one, which is fantastic for teams and the league. In fact, I've joked with some teams about throwing a dart at a board to decide who to pick!
I think, in retrospect, my Norfolk Seawolves had an absolutely KILLER draft. They locked in lockdown CB at 1oa, Graham Harper, whose player excelled on the field and whose user, PurpleReign, has been an absolutely INTERGRAL part of our war room and sim testing. In the 2nd, they got Ja'uan Holland, a fantastic user at a super important position (safety). Holland has been part of the hype crew, live chatting during games and creating a great locker room environment. In the 3rd, they got Thomas Robinson, who is an absolute top WR prospect and helped lead our receiving corps as a rookie. T-Rob is another one who is always in the chat, creating the special environment we have in Norfolk. Norfolk took my player, Sconnie McSix, in the 4th, and I was thrilled to come home! Somehow, they picked up Tae Dawson in the 5th round, who has been an ABSOLUTE steal of a player, a gem on the field, and part of the hype squad in the locker room. They traded into the 5th round to snag their quarterback in Pete Zuh, who position swapped to QB and has been running all over teams ever since, helping lead a potent Norfolk rushing attack that took them to an Ultimini championship. In the 7th round, Norfolk picked up a true locker room gem, as well as a great player in Jasper Fontaine. The user, LordCoolcats is one of everybody's favorites in the LR, and has been huge for us. GMs Beck and ISJ took Orlando Doom in the 8th, getting a solid offensive line piece, and then somehow managed to get Effoff IAmYeti in the TENTH ROUND. SDCore's player has been huge for us up the middle at defensive tackle, and he is a user who will do whatever he needs to in order to help his team be successful, often sacrificing personal stats for the team's benefit. All in all, I cannot say enough about how insane this Norfolk draft class was, and it's no wonder they were able to help Norfolk go from worst to first in a single season!
I'll finish by talking about Hall of Famers out of this class. I believe that Graham Harper COULD be a Hall of Famer someday, if he can avoid the burnout that can come with overburdening yourself with league jobs and responsibilities. As long as PurpleReign doesn't take on too much, join a ton of leagues, etc, I think he could be in the discussion with a bit of luck. I really like his build, I love how he approaches teammates and tasks, and I think he has the legs to finish the job.
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