The draft has easily been the most exciting part of the DSFL and NSFL so far for me. It was so much fun to get scouted by teams and the suspense of finding out where I would be starting my career was borderline unbareable at times. As the draft got closer and closer I was plagued with a mixture of emotions ranging from pure excitement at the possibility of going to a team I liked or a gnawing worry over going to a team where I maybe would not fit in so well.
Being part of a draft class with only 5 other secondary players I felt really good about my chances of going high especially since I also was one of the higher TPE earners in the class. I really had no idea where I was going to end up though because no teams really indicated to me that they were committed to taking me if I was available, well no team besides Tijuana, but they had the 8th pick and were fairly certain I was not going to be available when it came to be their turn to pick. Going into draft night I tried to limit my expectations and stay humble but I would be lying if I said that I wasn't pretty certain I was going to be a Top 5 pick. I had hopes of somehow ending up in Dallas because that was who picked me up off waivers and I really enjoyed their locker-room, but I knew that was unlikely. I thought I would probably end up in Norfolk but they took Quentin Button over me with the 5th pick and I left wanting as both Minnesota and London passed on me as well. That meant Tijuana was on the clock though, and they had the last pick of the first round. My stomach was in knots at the thought of not being a first round pick, but when Tijuana's pick came in I was ecstatic because on the big board was Pick #8 Maverick Bowie S!
This draft has left Maverick Bowie with a range of emotions. First off, Bowie is pumped to be part of a well run organization like Tijuana, but Bowie's competitive side is even more excited to make the rest of the teams in the league regret passing him over for their picks. It great to be a part of the reigning champs but with that reputation comes a big responsibility and even bigger shoes to fill.
Being part of a draft class with only 5 other secondary players I felt really good about my chances of going high especially since I also was one of the higher TPE earners in the class. I really had no idea where I was going to end up though because no teams really indicated to me that they were committed to taking me if I was available, well no team besides Tijuana, but they had the 8th pick and were fairly certain I was not going to be available when it came to be their turn to pick. Going into draft night I tried to limit my expectations and stay humble but I would be lying if I said that I wasn't pretty certain I was going to be a Top 5 pick. I had hopes of somehow ending up in Dallas because that was who picked me up off waivers and I really enjoyed their locker-room, but I knew that was unlikely. I thought I would probably end up in Norfolk but they took Quentin Button over me with the 5th pick and I left wanting as both Minnesota and London passed on me as well. That meant Tijuana was on the clock though, and they had the last pick of the first round. My stomach was in knots at the thought of not being a first round pick, but when Tijuana's pick came in I was ecstatic because on the big board was Pick #8 Maverick Bowie S!
This draft has left Maverick Bowie with a range of emotions. First off, Bowie is pumped to be part of a well run organization like Tijuana, but Bowie's competitive side is even more excited to make the rest of the teams in the league regret passing him over for their picks. It great to be a part of the reigning champs but with that reputation comes a big responsibility and even bigger shoes to fill.