Well since everyone is doing positional analysis I thought I would join that trend.
Cornerbacks had very mixed experiences in week 1 and it will be interesting to look at that going forward. These rankings are just based on statistics from week 1 and my own opinion around them.
Week 1 cornerback ranking:
Tied for 15th:
A. Hayden, Colorado Yeti
D. Cutler, Yellowknife Wraiths
M. Spector, Orange County Otters
T. Shoate, Las Vegas Legion
All four of these players ended up with one tackle and no other contribution to the stats sheet.
14th: K. O'Sullivan, Philadelphia Liberty
O'Sullivan ended up with two tackles and nothing besides that.
13th: M. Peterson, Las Vegas Legion
Peterson stayed without a tackle, but had a pass deflection.
12th: L. Morgan, Las Vegas Legion
Morgan had three tackles for the Legion but could not add anything else.
Tied for 9th:
A. Delacour, Baltimore Hawks
P. Carter, Colorado Yeti
T. Oles, Philadelphia Liberty
Delacour, Carter and Oles all had a very decent game, leading to five tackles for each of them. While that looks great on paper, you also have to wonder if some of those tackles came after catches they allowed.
8th: J. Williams, Arizona Outlaws
Williams had a decent game with 3 tackles as well as a pass deflection.
7th: A. Petrakis, Orange County Otters
Petrakis had a really impressive game. He accumulated four tackles as well as two pass deflections.
6th: X. Newman, San Jose Sabercats
Newman had an impressive week one, with five tackles and two pass deflections.
Tied for 4th:
R. Reyez, Baltimore Hawks
S. Maddox, Las Vegas Legion
Reyez and Maddox both had one tackle, one pass deflection and one interception so their impact was huge, a turnover can always be a big factor.
3rd: D. Lavelle, Yellowknife Wraiths
The first overall pick in the season 2 draft had a successful week one, with two tackles, one pass deflection and an interception.
2nd: D. Turner, Baltimore Hawks
Turner played really well and had an excellent week. He had three tackles, two pass deflections and an interception.
1st: J. Canton, San Jose Sabercats
Canton was the cornerback of the week, with an incredible five tackles, three pass deflections and an interception that he returned for the only pick-six of week one.
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Cornerbacks had very mixed experiences in week 1 and it will be interesting to look at that going forward. These rankings are just based on statistics from week 1 and my own opinion around them.
Week 1 cornerback ranking:
Tied for 15th:
A. Hayden, Colorado Yeti
D. Cutler, Yellowknife Wraiths
M. Spector, Orange County Otters
T. Shoate, Las Vegas Legion
All four of these players ended up with one tackle and no other contribution to the stats sheet.
14th: K. O'Sullivan, Philadelphia Liberty
O'Sullivan ended up with two tackles and nothing besides that.
13th: M. Peterson, Las Vegas Legion
Peterson stayed without a tackle, but had a pass deflection.
12th: L. Morgan, Las Vegas Legion
Morgan had three tackles for the Legion but could not add anything else.
Tied for 9th:
A. Delacour, Baltimore Hawks
P. Carter, Colorado Yeti
T. Oles, Philadelphia Liberty
Delacour, Carter and Oles all had a very decent game, leading to five tackles for each of them. While that looks great on paper, you also have to wonder if some of those tackles came after catches they allowed.
8th: J. Williams, Arizona Outlaws
Williams had a decent game with 3 tackles as well as a pass deflection.
7th: A. Petrakis, Orange County Otters
Petrakis had a really impressive game. He accumulated four tackles as well as two pass deflections.
6th: X. Newman, San Jose Sabercats
Newman had an impressive week one, with five tackles and two pass deflections.
Tied for 4th:
R. Reyez, Baltimore Hawks
S. Maddox, Las Vegas Legion
Reyez and Maddox both had one tackle, one pass deflection and one interception so their impact was huge, a turnover can always be a big factor.
3rd: D. Lavelle, Yellowknife Wraiths
The first overall pick in the season 2 draft had a successful week one, with two tackles, one pass deflection and an interception.
2nd: D. Turner, Baltimore Hawks
Turner played really well and had an excellent week. He had three tackles, two pass deflections and an interception.
1st: J. Canton, San Jose Sabercats
Canton was the cornerback of the week, with an incredible five tackles, three pass deflections and an interception that he returned for the only pick-six of week one.
Congratulations!
Graded
Payout=$387,000