02-19-2023, 08:10 PM
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Tier 1 - Task 2 - 10 TPE
The season 40 ISFL draft class was an interesting one. With 57 picks and 5 rounds, the large majority of draftees were on the offensive side of the ball, with 31 being on offence, 24 on defence, and 2 placekickers on special teams. Of those offensive players, WRs and RBs were by far the most drafted, with 10 and 9 drafted respectively for each position. This is in contrast to QB, which is arguably the most important position in football, with only 2 taken this draft. This might signal that none of the QBs excited scouts from the ISFL, with the two taken only being taken in the 4th round. It also might signal that current ISFL teams are content with their playmakers at the moment, which may mean future generations may have a tough time cracking the QB position for a while.
On the defensive side of the ball, the draftees were much more spread over the positions, with DE having the most picks with 7, feeling a very large hole within the ISFL. In particular, Alex Armstrong of the Kansas City Coyotes starred in the DSFL season, recording 14 sacks and 14 TFL, a very impressive stat line for a rookie. The top 2 picks of the draft were both linebackers, with Liv Elsathelookout from the Dallas Birddogs getting taken with the 1st overall pick to the Honolulu Hahalua after a very poor season. Team leaders at the Hahalua will be hoping that Elsathelookout makes an immediate impact or may face scrutiny from fans and players about the lacking performances. Money Tolliver out of Bondi Beach was selected 2nd overall by the Baltimore Hawks, who are looking for a solid player that can sure up the middle off the field for the Hawks, after they had a season that would probably be below the standards held by the birds from Baltimore.
Interestingly, there were two special teams selections in the draft, with kickers Jayme Jayne Jay-Jaymison and Cole Mann going in the 3rd and 4th rounds respectively to the Arizona Outlaws and the Austin Copperheads. The rookie season for these two kickers will show whether or not the teams will be rewarded for drafting in a position that is traditionally ignored in the draft.
It will also be interesting to see which draftees make an immediate impact and start for their teams, and what draftees will return to the DSFL to continue developing. For some teams such as Honolulu and the Berlin Fire Salamanders, they will be hoping for immediate impact from their first round draft picks as they try and get off the bottom of the standings. For others such as the Yellowknife Wraiths and Arizona, they will be willing to let their prospects develop for another season, ready to fill the spots of older players for the S41 season where they will have a lot more TPE and will be more explosive on the field.
Finally, looking at the DSFL, some teams will have some large holes to fill as a result of the draft. Three teams tied for the most amount of players drafted from, with Kansas City Coyotes, Minnesota Grey Ducks and the Dallas Birddogs having 8 players drafted into the ISFL. This Is not a surprise as Minnesota and Kansas City finished 1st and 2nd in the DSFL North, with Dallas finishing 2nd in the DSFL South. Bondi Beach had the tied least with 6 players drafted, which aligned with the season performance, as the Buccaneers went 2-11-1, finishing last in the DSFL South.
It should be an interesting season for the rookies in the ISFL, with pressure onto perform as the following class will much larger with some better players. The rookies this season will have to make an impact in order to stay in the league.
The season 40 ISFL draft class was an interesting one. With 57 picks and 5 rounds, the large majority of draftees were on the offensive side of the ball, with 31 being on offence, 24 on defence, and 2 placekickers on special teams. Of those offensive players, WRs and RBs were by far the most drafted, with 10 and 9 drafted respectively for each position. This is in contrast to QB, which is arguably the most important position in football, with only 2 taken this draft. This might signal that none of the QBs excited scouts from the ISFL, with the two taken only being taken in the 4th round. It also might signal that current ISFL teams are content with their playmakers at the moment, which may mean future generations may have a tough time cracking the QB position for a while.
On the defensive side of the ball, the draftees were much more spread over the positions, with DE having the most picks with 7, feeling a very large hole within the ISFL. In particular, Alex Armstrong of the Kansas City Coyotes starred in the DSFL season, recording 14 sacks and 14 TFL, a very impressive stat line for a rookie. The top 2 picks of the draft were both linebackers, with Liv Elsathelookout from the Dallas Birddogs getting taken with the 1st overall pick to the Honolulu Hahalua after a very poor season. Team leaders at the Hahalua will be hoping that Elsathelookout makes an immediate impact or may face scrutiny from fans and players about the lacking performances. Money Tolliver out of Bondi Beach was selected 2nd overall by the Baltimore Hawks, who are looking for a solid player that can sure up the middle off the field for the Hawks, after they had a season that would probably be below the standards held by the birds from Baltimore.
Interestingly, there were two special teams selections in the draft, with kickers Jayme Jayne Jay-Jaymison and Cole Mann going in the 3rd and 4th rounds respectively to the Arizona Outlaws and the Austin Copperheads. The rookie season for these two kickers will show whether or not the teams will be rewarded for drafting in a position that is traditionally ignored in the draft.
It will also be interesting to see which draftees make an immediate impact and start for their teams, and what draftees will return to the DSFL to continue developing. For some teams such as Honolulu and the Berlin Fire Salamanders, they will be hoping for immediate impact from their first round draft picks as they try and get off the bottom of the standings. For others such as the Yellowknife Wraiths and Arizona, they will be willing to let their prospects develop for another season, ready to fill the spots of older players for the S41 season where they will have a lot more TPE and will be more explosive on the field.
Finally, looking at the DSFL, some teams will have some large holes to fill as a result of the draft. Three teams tied for the most amount of players drafted from, with Kansas City Coyotes, Minnesota Grey Ducks and the Dallas Birddogs having 8 players drafted into the ISFL. This Is not a surprise as Minnesota and Kansas City finished 1st and 2nd in the DSFL North, with Dallas finishing 2nd in the DSFL South. Bondi Beach had the tied least with 6 players drafted, which aligned with the season performance, as the Buccaneers went 2-11-1, finishing last in the DSFL South.
It should be an interesting season for the rookies in the ISFL, with pressure onto perform as the following class will much larger with some better players. The rookies this season will have to make an impact in order to stay in the league.