Welcome to Valor and BenDover’s mock draft, we will be covering two rounds but beforehand, we must analyze each team’s positional needs to help make the mock draft a little more accurate, we will be using the lovely national Simulation Football league TPE tracker to help identify which positions do each team in the national Simulation Football league needs, and suggest which pick. Please note: there may be one or more errors with this mock draft, because let’s face it, nobody’s mock draft is perfect, unless you are kckolbe and you get punished for leaking accurate draft picks, to the point everyone gets punished for severely accurate mock drafts.
National Simulation Football Conference:
Baltimore Hawks:
Needs: Wide receiver, Linebacker, Defensive End, Defensive Tackle.
This team finished 9 and 4 good enough to secure the leagues second best record and the best record in their conference, but they were knocked out in the second round by the Yellowknife Wraiths, most likely due to a lack of pass rushers. They do however have the 10th overall pick, they will most likely use this selection on a linebacker who will most likely be needed to be called up to the national Simulation Football league, because they will need it because of a rookie quarterback they have to work with.
Chicago Butchers:
Needs: Running back, defensive tackle, quarterback, cornerback:
Poor Chicago has been the league’s punching back for many, many seasons, Valor even was the general manager of this team for a good stretch of time. Unfortunately, the team finished with a 5-8 record, only good for the 4th best in the league, and they don’t have a pick in rounds 1,3,4 and 5, because of questionable trades, however they do have a second round pick in which will be used on GM, BayleyIsland, who is a linebacker and covers a potential hole on the team, expect the butchers to draft a quarterback in the sixth round.
Colorado Yeti:
Needs: Wide Receiver, Linebacker, Defensive Tackle, Safety
The Colorado Yeti are one of the league’s most complete teams, and had an 8 and 5 record, their reward? Losing to the Yellowknife Wraiths in the first round, a way earlier exit than they had hoped to be. But however, linebacker has become an unexpected urgent need and so have wide receiver, because it’s very likely they lose either Laszlo Forty-Two or James Bishop’s to the looming expansion draft. So they must go wide receiver with their first pick.
Philadelphia Liberty:
Needs: Safety, Cornerback, Defensive Line, Running Back
The Liberty are like the butchers, currently stuck in a long term rebuild, and it shows with a messily 3 and 10 record, and that earns them the 4th overall pick in the national Simulation Football league draft. They have an aged like milk secondary and a shaky defensive line, the Liberty have two selections, the 4th and the 6th overall picks because they got the sixth by fleecing the Chicago butchers, so I’d expect them to draft a defensive lineman, and then draft a new add on to the secondary for their next pick.
Sarasota Sailfish:
Needs: They need everything, yes, I said it, EVERYTHING!
One of the two expansion teams, entering the national Simulation Football league this season as the league grows to 12 teams, and they will have the benefit of an expansion draft, and plenty of gifts from the New Orleans Second Line as they sent the gifts of many of their draft selections to help the new franchise out. As I said Earlier, they need absolutely everything except quarterback because their current quarterback, They will have the privilege of having a young quarterback in Zach Vega, but I believe they will go best available in the draft, and get a few strong, older players in the expansion draft.
American Simulation Football Conference:
Arizona Outlaws:
Needs: Anything that can make the secondary younger, and a running back.
Arizona needs an overhaul of their entire defense because it’s just, like a desert, and there is nothing but dryness. To address this issue, they should consider starting off with a renovation of the defensive line, and then continue to repair an old and leaky secondary. With their first pick, i believe they should secure a defensive player or just go best available on the defensive side of the ball.
Austin Copperheads:
Needs: Safety, Defensive Tackle, Defensive End, Running Back.
The copperheads are one of the few complete teams currently in the national Simulation Football league, as they are set on a good majority of their positions, but if we look further into the long Sneks, some cracks in the foundation are found.
Most of their defensive line, are not earning or were recently called up to the national Simulation Football league to patch up a hole in the pass rush. Their other big problem is that they only have one cornerback and that his regression is on the horizon, so in my opinion, they should go cornerback with their first overall pick.
New Orleans Second Line:
Needs: Revamping their secondary, a wide receiver number two, and quarterback.
Our newest champion of national Simulation Football league, comes out of the game with, almost everyone on their team has grown quarantine beards, or has just scratched the infamous surface which is regression. With their first pick, I believe it’s quite obvious who they are taking at pick number 2, a defensive tackle who will replace Bjørn Ironside, then with pick number 12, they’ll take their quarterback of the future, to replace the aging Stan Francisco.
Orange County Otters:
Needs: Linebacker, Running back.
Ah yes, the evil empire of the National Simulation Football league, with 8 championships, but what is their weakness in their own Death Star? It’s the fact that that they have an old man Running Back, and they could potentially lose lanzer grevious in the upcoming expansion draft. In my opinion they address the running back issue first, then reload on the pass rush to make the Death Star fully functional again. They might also need to draft a wide receiver because it’s likely Dexter Banks will be dealt in the expansion draft, so that’s kinda a need as well.
San Jose Sabercats:
Needs: Quarterback, Running Back, Anything for the secondary.
This team is rather confusing to me, because they have a good roster but yet they put a lackluster product on the field, no wonder they have been suffering from attendance issues for the pass few seasons. The needs for the team are simple: They need a new running back, they also need a new quarterback to replace Dan Wright because he just announced that he was retiring at the end of S22. But the biggest problem is finding a young secondary to help get the young offense rolling.
Honolulu Hahalua:
Needs: ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING!!!
One of the two expansion teams, entering the national Simulation Football league this season as the league grows to 12 teams, and they will have the benefit of an expansion draft, and plenty of gifts from the Austin Copperheads as they sent the gifts of many of their draft selections to help the new franchise out. As I said Earlier, they need absolutely everything including quarterback because their current quarterback is in regression They will have the privilege of having an elite quarterback in Corvo Havran for 1 to 2 seasons, but I believe they will go best available in the draft, and get a few strong, older players in the expansion draft.
MOCK DRAFT
1. Colt Mendoza AUS (Via HON) CB
This should be no surprise to anyone , considering he is taking a foothold in the league by posting statistical analysis, becoming the new co-Gm of the Dallas Birddogs, and possibly even being mentored to be the future GM of the team that is drafting him here, the Austin Copperheads. This is a great pick for an active player who is gaining media and GM experience that will only help him to take the Copperheads to another level, and hopefully another Ultimus in the future.
2. Magnus Rikiya NOLA (Via SAR) DT
Going second overall we have rikiya going to the Ultimus champion Second Line.After leaving other defensive linemen Bjorn Ironside and Blake Faux unprotected in the expansion draft, this leaves a big whole for the next centerpiece of the NOLA defensive front, that will be needed in order to start a dynasty of their own. Overall, this is a great pick for the culture that will be needed if the defensive front leaders are stolen in the Expansion Draft.
3. Tyler Oles Jr PHI CB
With this pick, the Liberty selects a player with a large bank account, and addresses the hole that forms in the secondary if Emoji is taken in the Expansion draft, and is an absolute max earner that will do nothing but benefit the Liberty secondary for seasons to come.
4. Johnny Hellzapoppin ARZ S
Despite needing defensive line help in this draft, the Outlaws decide to go with the secondary help now, as there is still a lot of defensive line talent still available in the draft, and in that case, they go with Hellzapoppin, who will be a great locker room fit and presence, along with just a well liked person in general.
5.Phat Boi SJS DT
San Jose gets a much needed boost to their defensive line, they acquire the defensive tackle with the highest amount of TPE in this draft class, and get a young assistant to Brayden Ennis and get a much needed improvement to their already struggling pass rush and defense, and they capitalize here.
6. Stanislaw Koniecpolski PHI (Via CHI) LB
Our first linebacker prospect off the boards, Stanislaw Koniecpolski was the driving force of the pass rush of the Dallas Birddogs of the developmental Simulation Football league, and the Liberty are able to secure the biggest recreate of this draft, and their fix to a shaky pass rush.
7. Troen Egghands HON (Via AUS) DE
With the pick swap with Austin, Honolulu gains their first non-expansion draft player, and with this they take the new franchise player of their defensive line, along with a great analyst that would be wanted by any team, and a great first selection for the expansion team.
8. Thubba Bumper COL CB
Another recreate goes off the boards, as the Yeti secure the recreate of BauerAnthony, and get a boost to a young and up and coming secondary, and they get him back to the team who originally gilded the rights to his old player, Jim McMahon, overall a fantastic selection by the Colorado Yeti, to get some additional much needed firepower to a young but partially old secondary.
9. Derred de Ville BAL LB
We have our second linebacker off the boards here at pick number 9, De Ville was a solid part of the London Royals pass rush and secondary. What the hawks get here is a much needed replacement of Marquee Acho, who retired earlier this season and replacing the old Raymond Vans as well, as this pick is probably the best available at this point in the draft.
10. White Goodman OCO RB
White Goodman is Our first Running back off the draft board, Goodman is arguably by a TPE standpoint as the best running back available in this large draft class of the National Simulation Football league, it’s pretty easy to put Goodman here to prevent him from getting snagged at 13 or 14 by one of the expansion teams, for this reason, we put him at 10 to replace ludicolo Bigby
11. Matt “Son of Havoc” Cross YKW S
Despite having the most TPE for the safety position according to the tracker, we have decided to place the “Son of Havoc” here going to the Wraiths, he will be a great addition to a team that has two safeties that are deep into regression, and they need to pick up a contributor immediately, causing them to make the addition of the highest TPE safety.
12. Ben Slothlisberger NOLA QB
Slothlisberger is going to be our first quarterback off the draft boards, for one big reason, the New Orleans Second Line desperately need to replace Stan Francisco, who is knee deep in regression, and the fact that he was once with the team, with his old player Johnny Slothface, so it’s quite easy to put him at pick number 12.
13. Acura Skyline HON RB
Our second running back off the boards is pretty much the Minnesota Grey Ducks worst nightmare, as he pretty much ran them over for a 65 yard and 87 yard touchdown, he led the Developmental Simulation Football league in rushing yards, but stats alone is not gonna help your draft stock, it’s activity and TPE, that’s why we put Skyline at pick 13.
14. Deshun Jones SAR DT
Unlike Honolulu, the second round is where the first pick in franchise history will take place for the Sailfish, and with that they take the same route as the Hahalua by taking their defensive cornerstone, Deshun Jones, who will be a great contributor to the team already amassing 212 TPE putting him in the top 5 of Defensive Tackles, giving first-round value in a second-round pick.
15. Octavio Clemente ARZ (Via PHI) DT Arizona badly needs support on the defensive line after they traded Ricardo a Morris to the Philadelphia Liberty, most of their defense will be slaughtered by regression the devil’s work in the national Simulation Football league, so they will go defensive line for this pick.
16. Sandro Ryeu ARZ DE
Continuing to get new talent on the defensive side of the ball is the Outlaws, and they will most likely take an instant starter on the team, Sandro Ryeu, who will fill the hole of Defensive End for the Outlaws, due to the fact that Arizona does not have one on the team at the time of writing this, so they will take best available at this point.
17. Monterey "Monty" Jack (GM) SJS QB
This is a GM pick, but San Jose does address a major need with this pick, with current starting Quarterback Dan Wright entering Regression this season, so San Jose needs to start to develop their new franchise quarterback, and taking the one with the Most TPE in the Second-Round is a steal to make San Jose on the road to a Playoff Appearance in the future.
18. Quinn Hughes PHI (Via CHI) S
Philadelphia needs another boost to an aging defense, that being said, Hughes will pretty much take the spot of Lennox Garrett, who recently announced his retirement, and that Richard D’Attoria V is being exposed in the upcoming expansion draft. So getting Hughes at 18 will help out the Philadelphia Liberty Defense.
19. Big Edd AUS DT
It’s pretty cool to have a snorlax be your player render, and the fact that this guy recently had a surge in activity definitely will help his draft stock, and he has a decent amount of money so we can see a potential max earner here, as he comes in to be the assistant to Kyle Idlewyld who went 1st overall in S20. Overall a solid selection.
20. William Lin COL WR
The first WR taken off the board is William Lin, who will be the next star receiver on the Yeti as Laszlo Forty-Two is entering regression next season, so as The two stars regress, Lin and Red Arrow will take over the reigns of the Wide Receiver Core for seasons to come in Colorado, and it hopefully leads to a season where the Yeti can win a playoff game and an Ultimus in the future.
21. Benson Bayley Jr (GM) CHI (Via BAL) LB
Another GM pick, this time for the Chicago butchers, who are struggling in a long rebuild and have gone through multiple general managers changes through the past few seasons, and a Bayley fills up a hole left by Leighton Lee who hanged up his cleats recently, a really solid selection. Unfortunately for the butchers this is their last selection until the sixth round where they will most likely select a quarterback at that pick.
22. Haha Mango-Panda OCO LB
In order to address the regressing linebacker core, the Otters select the best remaining linebacker,MAngo-Panda, he will make a great impact and will become a star on the defensive side of the ball with up and coming star Prince Vegeta in the secondary.
23. Colby Jack (GM) YKW QB
Our final GM pick of the draft, Colby Jack addresses the quarterback position as he will have time to develop behind cooter Bigsby, The Wraiths current starting quarterback, there for, Jack will be sent back down to the developmental Simulation Football league for another season, in which will help prepare the wraiths for a quarterback transition from Bigsby to Jack, to be as seamless as possible.
24. Eddie Jeeta NOLA WR
After winning the Ultimis with two fairly low TPE Wide Receivers, NOLA decides to bolster this part of their offense by drafting the second Wide Receiver off the board, Ediie Jeeta. He has the second highest TPE for receivers out of this class, and is also very active in the forums, this is a great selection at the end of the second round for the Second Line.
25. Jeffrey Phillips HON TE
Probably a candidate for steal of the draft, In our mock draft, Jeffrey Phillips, the best tight end in this gargantuan draft class, and manages to drop to the third round of this draft, and to a team that can utilize his capabilities right away. This pick is an absolute steal for the Hahalua, and gives Corvo Havran another weapon to work with.
26. Michael Witheblock SAR WR
With so many great players available in this draft, the Sailfish are still able to snag one of the top 3 receivers in this class in the third-round along with their first offensive pick in this draft, this is the start of their team-building process, so look for Sarasota to pick players that are culture fits first.
27. Eldrick Avery ARZ CB
With Lucas Knight entering regression, the Outlaws are seeking to get their next big piece for their secondary, and Avery will fill this hole, ammassing 215 TPE according to the tracker, the Outlaws get first-round corner talent in the third-round because of the deep corner position in this draft class.
28. Thomas Passmann WR BAL (Via PHI)
The hawks are looking for an eventual Errol Maddox replacement, so, they draft the recreate of StamkosFan, who is once again giving the wide receiver position another go, and he will be sent down for another season in the minors, where he will has plenty of time to develop to eventually become one of the hawk’s key weapons to their offensive attack.
29. Buck Thornton SJS S
Currently sitting around 214 TPE, the Sabercats once again use another pick to restructure their secondary, this time at the safety position, with Trey Staley Retiring and Jabrill tuck likely auto retired, this position becomes an immediate need to fill up as both of the careers disappear into the sunset. A solid first round quality player going in the third round.
30. Tatsu Nakamura RB PHI (Via CHI)
With Sam Torensen entering regression next season, then Liberty uses this pick from the Butchers to acquire the Running BAck with the second most TPE besides his teammate on the Birddogs White Goodman, who will help the Liberty to be set at RB for the many seasons to come.
31. Susan Cash Jr WR HON (Via AUS)
The Hahalua add more firepower to their offense by snagging Susan Cash JR with the 31st overall selection in the National Simulation Football league draft at this current moment, he currently sits at 194 TPE, and the Hahalua need to get as many weapons for Corvo Havran as possible before his time to hang up his cleats comes. This is an overall solid pick for a user who can easily be seen as late first round talent.
32. Mo “Mamba” Magic DT COL
At the time of writing this it has been said that Magic would only play for the Yeti. This is a huge bummer for other teams, as this player is way too good to fall into the third round. Being a team captain in the Grey Ducks locker room, along with being very active gives the Yeti a replacement for DT John Smith, along with a new leadership figure in the locker room.
33. Chester Sweets CB BAL
Another very active player taken in the late third-round, amassing 202 TPE, will fit in nicely into the role that now regressing Cornerback Marquees Acho fit before. This pick allows Baltimore to tap into the very deep cornerback class and address a need at this time, this will let Baltimore push even further into the playoffs in the future.
34. Patrick Money DE OCO
The otters upgrade their defensive line with this 196 TPE defensive end, who is very active, surprisingly dropping to the third round of this gargantuan draft class, so pretty much, they take Money here and utilize him to the best of his capabilities.
35. William Alexander WR YKW
the wraiths need to get someone to replace Nate Swift and the hole Rayne Gordon created when he left for Sarasota, so the wraiths take Alexander, this’ll help the wraiths continue to be the class of the NSFC, and continue their dominance in that conference as the otters of the north.
36. Lawrence Bass LB SAR (Via NOLA)
Another Grey Ducks team captain taken in the third round, there is nothing to dislike about Lawrence Bass, he is very active in the locker room, along with being a great earner and player, having 199 TPE according to the tracker.
Jamar Lackson: While I am sad to see that I am not on this mock draft, it just goes to show the deepness of this draft class, with many 200 TPE players still remaining even after the third round of the draft!
Videl-San: It’s pretty crazy we have a gargantuan draft class like this, we could possibly never see this again, as you could even get a 200+ TPE player in the 5th round!
National Simulation Football Conference:
Baltimore Hawks:
Needs: Wide receiver, Linebacker, Defensive End, Defensive Tackle.
This team finished 9 and 4 good enough to secure the leagues second best record and the best record in their conference, but they were knocked out in the second round by the Yellowknife Wraiths, most likely due to a lack of pass rushers. They do however have the 10th overall pick, they will most likely use this selection on a linebacker who will most likely be needed to be called up to the national Simulation Football league, because they will need it because of a rookie quarterback they have to work with.
Chicago Butchers:
Needs: Running back, defensive tackle, quarterback, cornerback:
Poor Chicago has been the league’s punching back for many, many seasons, Valor even was the general manager of this team for a good stretch of time. Unfortunately, the team finished with a 5-8 record, only good for the 4th best in the league, and they don’t have a pick in rounds 1,3,4 and 5, because of questionable trades, however they do have a second round pick in which will be used on GM, BayleyIsland, who is a linebacker and covers a potential hole on the team, expect the butchers to draft a quarterback in the sixth round.
Colorado Yeti:
Needs: Wide Receiver, Linebacker, Defensive Tackle, Safety
The Colorado Yeti are one of the league’s most complete teams, and had an 8 and 5 record, their reward? Losing to the Yellowknife Wraiths in the first round, a way earlier exit than they had hoped to be. But however, linebacker has become an unexpected urgent need and so have wide receiver, because it’s very likely they lose either Laszlo Forty-Two or James Bishop’s to the looming expansion draft. So they must go wide receiver with their first pick.
Philadelphia Liberty:
Needs: Safety, Cornerback, Defensive Line, Running Back
The Liberty are like the butchers, currently stuck in a long term rebuild, and it shows with a messily 3 and 10 record, and that earns them the 4th overall pick in the national Simulation Football league draft. They have an aged like milk secondary and a shaky defensive line, the Liberty have two selections, the 4th and the 6th overall picks because they got the sixth by fleecing the Chicago butchers, so I’d expect them to draft a defensive lineman, and then draft a new add on to the secondary for their next pick.
Sarasota Sailfish:
Needs: They need everything, yes, I said it, EVERYTHING!
One of the two expansion teams, entering the national Simulation Football league this season as the league grows to 12 teams, and they will have the benefit of an expansion draft, and plenty of gifts from the New Orleans Second Line as they sent the gifts of many of their draft selections to help the new franchise out. As I said Earlier, they need absolutely everything except quarterback because their current quarterback, They will have the privilege of having a young quarterback in Zach Vega, but I believe they will go best available in the draft, and get a few strong, older players in the expansion draft.
American Simulation Football Conference:
Arizona Outlaws:
Needs: Anything that can make the secondary younger, and a running back.
Arizona needs an overhaul of their entire defense because it’s just, like a desert, and there is nothing but dryness. To address this issue, they should consider starting off with a renovation of the defensive line, and then continue to repair an old and leaky secondary. With their first pick, i believe they should secure a defensive player or just go best available on the defensive side of the ball.
Austin Copperheads:
Needs: Safety, Defensive Tackle, Defensive End, Running Back.
The copperheads are one of the few complete teams currently in the national Simulation Football league, as they are set on a good majority of their positions, but if we look further into the long Sneks, some cracks in the foundation are found.
Most of their defensive line, are not earning or were recently called up to the national Simulation Football league to patch up a hole in the pass rush. Their other big problem is that they only have one cornerback and that his regression is on the horizon, so in my opinion, they should go cornerback with their first overall pick.
New Orleans Second Line:
Needs: Revamping their secondary, a wide receiver number two, and quarterback.
Our newest champion of national Simulation Football league, comes out of the game with, almost everyone on their team has grown quarantine beards, or has just scratched the infamous surface which is regression. With their first pick, I believe it’s quite obvious who they are taking at pick number 2, a defensive tackle who will replace Bjørn Ironside, then with pick number 12, they’ll take their quarterback of the future, to replace the aging Stan Francisco.
Orange County Otters:
Needs: Linebacker, Running back.
Ah yes, the evil empire of the National Simulation Football league, with 8 championships, but what is their weakness in their own Death Star? It’s the fact that that they have an old man Running Back, and they could potentially lose lanzer grevious in the upcoming expansion draft. In my opinion they address the running back issue first, then reload on the pass rush to make the Death Star fully functional again. They might also need to draft a wide receiver because it’s likely Dexter Banks will be dealt in the expansion draft, so that’s kinda a need as well.
San Jose Sabercats:
Needs: Quarterback, Running Back, Anything for the secondary.
This team is rather confusing to me, because they have a good roster but yet they put a lackluster product on the field, no wonder they have been suffering from attendance issues for the pass few seasons. The needs for the team are simple: They need a new running back, they also need a new quarterback to replace Dan Wright because he just announced that he was retiring at the end of S22. But the biggest problem is finding a young secondary to help get the young offense rolling.
Honolulu Hahalua:
Needs: ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING!!!
One of the two expansion teams, entering the national Simulation Football league this season as the league grows to 12 teams, and they will have the benefit of an expansion draft, and plenty of gifts from the Austin Copperheads as they sent the gifts of many of their draft selections to help the new franchise out. As I said Earlier, they need absolutely everything including quarterback because their current quarterback is in regression They will have the privilege of having an elite quarterback in Corvo Havran for 1 to 2 seasons, but I believe they will go best available in the draft, and get a few strong, older players in the expansion draft.
MOCK DRAFT
1. Colt Mendoza AUS (Via HON) CB
This should be no surprise to anyone , considering he is taking a foothold in the league by posting statistical analysis, becoming the new co-Gm of the Dallas Birddogs, and possibly even being mentored to be the future GM of the team that is drafting him here, the Austin Copperheads. This is a great pick for an active player who is gaining media and GM experience that will only help him to take the Copperheads to another level, and hopefully another Ultimus in the future.
2. Magnus Rikiya NOLA (Via SAR) DT
Going second overall we have rikiya going to the Ultimus champion Second Line.After leaving other defensive linemen Bjorn Ironside and Blake Faux unprotected in the expansion draft, this leaves a big whole for the next centerpiece of the NOLA defensive front, that will be needed in order to start a dynasty of their own. Overall, this is a great pick for the culture that will be needed if the defensive front leaders are stolen in the Expansion Draft.
3. Tyler Oles Jr PHI CB
With this pick, the Liberty selects a player with a large bank account, and addresses the hole that forms in the secondary if Emoji is taken in the Expansion draft, and is an absolute max earner that will do nothing but benefit the Liberty secondary for seasons to come.
4. Johnny Hellzapoppin ARZ S
Despite needing defensive line help in this draft, the Outlaws decide to go with the secondary help now, as there is still a lot of defensive line talent still available in the draft, and in that case, they go with Hellzapoppin, who will be a great locker room fit and presence, along with just a well liked person in general.
5.Phat Boi SJS DT
San Jose gets a much needed boost to their defensive line, they acquire the defensive tackle with the highest amount of TPE in this draft class, and get a young assistant to Brayden Ennis and get a much needed improvement to their already struggling pass rush and defense, and they capitalize here.
6. Stanislaw Koniecpolski PHI (Via CHI) LB
Our first linebacker prospect off the boards, Stanislaw Koniecpolski was the driving force of the pass rush of the Dallas Birddogs of the developmental Simulation Football league, and the Liberty are able to secure the biggest recreate of this draft, and their fix to a shaky pass rush.
7. Troen Egghands HON (Via AUS) DE
With the pick swap with Austin, Honolulu gains their first non-expansion draft player, and with this they take the new franchise player of their defensive line, along with a great analyst that would be wanted by any team, and a great first selection for the expansion team.
8. Thubba Bumper COL CB
Another recreate goes off the boards, as the Yeti secure the recreate of BauerAnthony, and get a boost to a young and up and coming secondary, and they get him back to the team who originally gilded the rights to his old player, Jim McMahon, overall a fantastic selection by the Colorado Yeti, to get some additional much needed firepower to a young but partially old secondary.
9. Derred de Ville BAL LB
We have our second linebacker off the boards here at pick number 9, De Ville was a solid part of the London Royals pass rush and secondary. What the hawks get here is a much needed replacement of Marquee Acho, who retired earlier this season and replacing the old Raymond Vans as well, as this pick is probably the best available at this point in the draft.
10. White Goodman OCO RB
White Goodman is Our first Running back off the draft board, Goodman is arguably by a TPE standpoint as the best running back available in this large draft class of the National Simulation Football league, it’s pretty easy to put Goodman here to prevent him from getting snagged at 13 or 14 by one of the expansion teams, for this reason, we put him at 10 to replace ludicolo Bigby
11. Matt “Son of Havoc” Cross YKW S
Despite having the most TPE for the safety position according to the tracker, we have decided to place the “Son of Havoc” here going to the Wraiths, he will be a great addition to a team that has two safeties that are deep into regression, and they need to pick up a contributor immediately, causing them to make the addition of the highest TPE safety.
12. Ben Slothlisberger NOLA QB
Slothlisberger is going to be our first quarterback off the draft boards, for one big reason, the New Orleans Second Line desperately need to replace Stan Francisco, who is knee deep in regression, and the fact that he was once with the team, with his old player Johnny Slothface, so it’s quite easy to put him at pick number 12.
13. Acura Skyline HON RB
Our second running back off the boards is pretty much the Minnesota Grey Ducks worst nightmare, as he pretty much ran them over for a 65 yard and 87 yard touchdown, he led the Developmental Simulation Football league in rushing yards, but stats alone is not gonna help your draft stock, it’s activity and TPE, that’s why we put Skyline at pick 13.
14. Deshun Jones SAR DT
Unlike Honolulu, the second round is where the first pick in franchise history will take place for the Sailfish, and with that they take the same route as the Hahalua by taking their defensive cornerstone, Deshun Jones, who will be a great contributor to the team already amassing 212 TPE putting him in the top 5 of Defensive Tackles, giving first-round value in a second-round pick.
15. Octavio Clemente ARZ (Via PHI) DT Arizona badly needs support on the defensive line after they traded Ricardo a Morris to the Philadelphia Liberty, most of their defense will be slaughtered by regression the devil’s work in the national Simulation Football league, so they will go defensive line for this pick.
16. Sandro Ryeu ARZ DE
Continuing to get new talent on the defensive side of the ball is the Outlaws, and they will most likely take an instant starter on the team, Sandro Ryeu, who will fill the hole of Defensive End for the Outlaws, due to the fact that Arizona does not have one on the team at the time of writing this, so they will take best available at this point.
17. Monterey "Monty" Jack (GM) SJS QB
This is a GM pick, but San Jose does address a major need with this pick, with current starting Quarterback Dan Wright entering Regression this season, so San Jose needs to start to develop their new franchise quarterback, and taking the one with the Most TPE in the Second-Round is a steal to make San Jose on the road to a Playoff Appearance in the future.
18. Quinn Hughes PHI (Via CHI) S
Philadelphia needs another boost to an aging defense, that being said, Hughes will pretty much take the spot of Lennox Garrett, who recently announced his retirement, and that Richard D’Attoria V is being exposed in the upcoming expansion draft. So getting Hughes at 18 will help out the Philadelphia Liberty Defense.
19. Big Edd AUS DT
It’s pretty cool to have a snorlax be your player render, and the fact that this guy recently had a surge in activity definitely will help his draft stock, and he has a decent amount of money so we can see a potential max earner here, as he comes in to be the assistant to Kyle Idlewyld who went 1st overall in S20. Overall a solid selection.
20. William Lin COL WR
The first WR taken off the board is William Lin, who will be the next star receiver on the Yeti as Laszlo Forty-Two is entering regression next season, so as The two stars regress, Lin and Red Arrow will take over the reigns of the Wide Receiver Core for seasons to come in Colorado, and it hopefully leads to a season where the Yeti can win a playoff game and an Ultimus in the future.
21. Benson Bayley Jr (GM) CHI (Via BAL) LB
Another GM pick, this time for the Chicago butchers, who are struggling in a long rebuild and have gone through multiple general managers changes through the past few seasons, and a Bayley fills up a hole left by Leighton Lee who hanged up his cleats recently, a really solid selection. Unfortunately for the butchers this is their last selection until the sixth round where they will most likely select a quarterback at that pick.
22. Haha Mango-Panda OCO LB
In order to address the regressing linebacker core, the Otters select the best remaining linebacker,MAngo-Panda, he will make a great impact and will become a star on the defensive side of the ball with up and coming star Prince Vegeta in the secondary.
23. Colby Jack (GM) YKW QB
Our final GM pick of the draft, Colby Jack addresses the quarterback position as he will have time to develop behind cooter Bigsby, The Wraiths current starting quarterback, there for, Jack will be sent back down to the developmental Simulation Football league for another season, in which will help prepare the wraiths for a quarterback transition from Bigsby to Jack, to be as seamless as possible.
24. Eddie Jeeta NOLA WR
After winning the Ultimis with two fairly low TPE Wide Receivers, NOLA decides to bolster this part of their offense by drafting the second Wide Receiver off the board, Ediie Jeeta. He has the second highest TPE for receivers out of this class, and is also very active in the forums, this is a great selection at the end of the second round for the Second Line.
25. Jeffrey Phillips HON TE
Probably a candidate for steal of the draft, In our mock draft, Jeffrey Phillips, the best tight end in this gargantuan draft class, and manages to drop to the third round of this draft, and to a team that can utilize his capabilities right away. This pick is an absolute steal for the Hahalua, and gives Corvo Havran another weapon to work with.
26. Michael Witheblock SAR WR
With so many great players available in this draft, the Sailfish are still able to snag one of the top 3 receivers in this class in the third-round along with their first offensive pick in this draft, this is the start of their team-building process, so look for Sarasota to pick players that are culture fits first.
27. Eldrick Avery ARZ CB
With Lucas Knight entering regression, the Outlaws are seeking to get their next big piece for their secondary, and Avery will fill this hole, ammassing 215 TPE according to the tracker, the Outlaws get first-round corner talent in the third-round because of the deep corner position in this draft class.
28. Thomas Passmann WR BAL (Via PHI)
The hawks are looking for an eventual Errol Maddox replacement, so, they draft the recreate of StamkosFan, who is once again giving the wide receiver position another go, and he will be sent down for another season in the minors, where he will has plenty of time to develop to eventually become one of the hawk’s key weapons to their offensive attack.
29. Buck Thornton SJS S
Currently sitting around 214 TPE, the Sabercats once again use another pick to restructure their secondary, this time at the safety position, with Trey Staley Retiring and Jabrill tuck likely auto retired, this position becomes an immediate need to fill up as both of the careers disappear into the sunset. A solid first round quality player going in the third round.
30. Tatsu Nakamura RB PHI (Via CHI)
With Sam Torensen entering regression next season, then Liberty uses this pick from the Butchers to acquire the Running BAck with the second most TPE besides his teammate on the Birddogs White Goodman, who will help the Liberty to be set at RB for the many seasons to come.
31. Susan Cash Jr WR HON (Via AUS)
The Hahalua add more firepower to their offense by snagging Susan Cash JR with the 31st overall selection in the National Simulation Football league draft at this current moment, he currently sits at 194 TPE, and the Hahalua need to get as many weapons for Corvo Havran as possible before his time to hang up his cleats comes. This is an overall solid pick for a user who can easily be seen as late first round talent.
32. Mo “Mamba” Magic DT COL
At the time of writing this it has been said that Magic would only play for the Yeti. This is a huge bummer for other teams, as this player is way too good to fall into the third round. Being a team captain in the Grey Ducks locker room, along with being very active gives the Yeti a replacement for DT John Smith, along with a new leadership figure in the locker room.
33. Chester Sweets CB BAL
Another very active player taken in the late third-round, amassing 202 TPE, will fit in nicely into the role that now regressing Cornerback Marquees Acho fit before. This pick allows Baltimore to tap into the very deep cornerback class and address a need at this time, this will let Baltimore push even further into the playoffs in the future.
34. Patrick Money DE OCO
The otters upgrade their defensive line with this 196 TPE defensive end, who is very active, surprisingly dropping to the third round of this gargantuan draft class, so pretty much, they take Money here and utilize him to the best of his capabilities.
35. William Alexander WR YKW
the wraiths need to get someone to replace Nate Swift and the hole Rayne Gordon created when he left for Sarasota, so the wraiths take Alexander, this’ll help the wraiths continue to be the class of the NSFC, and continue their dominance in that conference as the otters of the north.
36. Lawrence Bass LB SAR (Via NOLA)
Another Grey Ducks team captain taken in the third round, there is nothing to dislike about Lawrence Bass, he is very active in the locker room, along with being a great earner and player, having 199 TPE according to the tracker.
Jamar Lackson: While I am sad to see that I am not on this mock draft, it just goes to show the deepness of this draft class, with many 200 TPE players still remaining even after the third round of the draft!
Videl-San: It’s pretty crazy we have a gargantuan draft class like this, we could possibly never see this again, as you could even get a 200+ TPE player in the 5th round!
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