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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 S38 draft class, recently drafted to the DSFL, is a pretty solid one. There's a lot of talent, a lot of good recreates, some really solid new users. The DSFL draft is always more complicated, as there's far more factors to consider. Longevity in the DSFL is kind of the opposite of the ISFL, you want someone committed, but also the better a player is, the more likely they are to end up in the ISFL sooner - and that's not ideal for a DSFL team. DSFL teams also like getting in newer users early - it's a really engaging and feel good feeling to be picked highly in the draft, and it's not as impactful for recreates as it is for new users.
I ended up going in the 4th round of the DSFL draft, despite being pretty high on the TPE rankings, and likely going earlier in the ISFL draft. It's likely has a lot to do with wanting to be in the ISFL quickly, so DSFL teams don't want to spend high end capital on someone who won't be there in a season or two.
A couple of good picks to start it off - new users, as expected - in Tank McGibbons and Caleb Hayden. Both joined the league in July of 2022. Caleb doing great with 12 million in the bank already, a solid start to put him in a great position to continue high end earning through a DSFL career. McGibbons at 1st overall is an interesting one - last I knew, OL would get called up pretty fast because even at 250-ish TPE, they were better than a bot. So they were generally pretty quick to get called up. Unless Tank is planning to tell ISFL teams not to call him up, I can see him going quickly to the ISFL, which isn't ideal for the 1st overall pick especially. But, you're still getting a great user who will hopefully provide energy and a promising future in the LR, so the tradeoffs are there.
There was a lot of good new users selected, as the first recreate went off the board in the 2nd round at 12th overall. They also happen to be the leader in TPE for the class. Obviously, getting the #1 player at 12th overall is a pretty big steal, but that's just kind of the way it goes in the DSFL with new users getting the priority. Interesting though, last time I was a DE, I also got called up to the ISFL immediately being drafted. So it may not be long in the DSFL for Hutchinson Jr.
Exilizer was the next recreate off the board at 14th overall - again, realistically that's a steal but that's the way of the DSFL. I may be mistaken, but I believe that Exilizer's previous player went 1st overall in the S22 draft. That's a pretty big pickup in the 2nd round, and should bring a lot to the LR. I also know Exilizer was one who consistently was telling teams that a new create should be picked 1OA, despite probably being deserving.
There's a ton more players we could talk about from the S38 class. Of course, it's going to be far different come ISFL draft day. There were 54 players taken in the DSFL, and the order should change quite a bit when the ISFL draft rolls around. One of the most interesting things I find is just how much cash most of the class has - half the class is over 10 mil in the bank, 18 players have over 30 million. That's a lot of cash to keep earning through the first few seasons for most players, which should mean the top end of TPE earning remains very competitive leading up to the ISFL draft.
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