In my attempt to stay connected with my former team, the Kansas City Coyotes, I will be reviewing how the draft went for the KCC players and will be giving a rating out of 10 for both the NSFL team they were drafted by (based on team needs and when they took the player) and the player themself (based on how far they fell/whether or not the team they were drafted to really needed another player at their position).
Introduction:
The Kansas City Coyotes went through a down year this past season. In S21 they managed to reach the Ultimini but were utterly demolished by the NSFL draft, as teams were extremely eager to pick up the plethora of outstanding players the Coyotes had drafted the year prior. This resulted in the KCC team being made up mostly by 1st year DSFL players, and there were only a few send downs present to help bolster the lineup. Ultimately, the Coyotes fell short of the mark set the previous year, as they finished bottom of the conference with a record of 5-9. That isn’t to say that teams weren’t eager to pick up players from the team, as 13 players ended up being selected from the team.
7 OVR: The first Coyotes player taken off the board was defensive lineman Son Goku. Goku is easily one of the top earners in the class, coming in at 326 TPE at the time of writing this. Goku also has around $10 million in the bank at the moment, but he has already purchased tier 6 equipment for the season. Sarasota was in dire need of some new defensive lineman after 3 of those who played last season ended up retiring. They definitely got a great one here who is sure to become a stud in the future. Also, seeing that I’m a part of Sarasota, I can speak to Goku’s locker room presence, which so far has been really great. In terms of his draft position, Goku did fall a bit in terms of where he belonged TPE wise, and he perhaps should’ve been taken above the second-ranked defensive lineman at the time of the draft, Tycker Om. Regardless, both players are terrific earners and I’m sure Philadelphia had its reasons for taking Tycker above Goku. The difference isn’t really significant though, and Goku still ended up being picked extremely early and should turn out to be a great player for the Sailfish.
Grade: Sarasota 10/10, Goku, 9/10
23 OVR: The second KCC player taken was defensive lineman Carlos Wheezer. Wheezer is another really great earner, and at the time of the draft, he was the second highest earner at his position. He currently sits at 319 TPE. Wheezer also has a nice bank account (around $22 million), which will allow him to buy his equipment and training for the next couple of seasons. Despite the first defensive lineman taken, Tyler Montain, being snagged second overall, teams didn’t feel the need to pick up Wheezer until much later in the draft. Needless to say, the Otters got some tremendous value with this pick, as Wheezer was ranked at 7 overall in the class in terms of TPE. Combining him with their other young defensive lineman in Big Edd should prove to be lethal for opposing offensive lines.
Grade: Orange County: 10/10, Wheezer, 8.5/10
33 OVR: With the 33rd overall pick, the Arizona Outlaws selected tight end Rigby Raccoon. Rigby was a waiver pickup for the Coyotes, but he’s been earning furiously since joining the league. At the time of the draft, he was ranked as the 52 highest-earning players in the class but was surprisingly the first ranked tight end. The tight ends in this class were obviously not stellar, though Rigby is an exception and should prove to be a valuable member of the team in the future given his current earning trajectory. I’m not entirely sure what the Outlaw’s tight end situation was like headed into the draft, but I think they got a quality player here, despite reaching a little. Rigby will have a great chance to prove he is worthy of the high pick in his seasons to come.
Grade: Outlaws 7.5/10, Rigby 10/10
35 OVR: Reginald Covington III was selected with the 35 overall pick by the Arizona Outlaws. Covington currently has 326 TPE and has a great bank account with over $40 million. Covington is a great earner, both on the TPE and $$ side, and despite the Outlaws having Jay Cue at the moment, who will continue to be a nice QB1, they decided to pick up Covington. I’m sure Covington won’t see the field for a few seasons, but Arizona gained some great QB security with this pick. The QB situation in this class was less than stellar, with only one being taken in the first 70 picks, leading to questions as to why Arizona would seemingly lock in its future here instead of taking a player better suited for their needs. Anyway, Covington is a great earner and should be mentored well under Jay Cue for the next few seasons.
Grade: Outlaws 8/10, Covington 9/10
41 OVR: With the 41st overall pick, the Philadelphia Liberty selected kicker Karmichael Hunt. Hunt was listed as the third highest TPE kicker at the time of the draft, and currently sits at a solid 213 TPE. The main motivation behind this pick was most likely S21 kicker Lefty Louis going inactive. Lefty was only at 231 TPE when he went missing, so I assume Hunt will be able to fill in for him reasonably soon. Overall, the Liberty were basically forced to make this pick, and though they weren’t willing to go all in for the best kicker in the draft, they definitely got a nice replacement in Hunt who should be able to find success with the team in the future. He may even be given the starting job sometime this season, giving him the opportunity to prove himself early on in his career.
Grade: Liberty 9.5/10, Hunt 10/10
55 OVR: Deonte Washington, a wide receiver out of Northwestern was selected with the 55 overall pick. Washington is currently sitting at 138 TPE, and was ranked as the 56th overall TPE player at the time of the draft. Sarasota did a good job of valuing Washington here given the similarity between draft position and TPE ranking, but players like Danny King ranked as the third-highest TPE running back at the time of the draft, were still available. I'm not sure Washington will be a great pickup for the Sailfish themselves, as he hasn’t been active for quite a while. He could function as a serviceable depth guy but he’ll most likely spend his days with the Coyotes taking over for the rookies while they progress.
Grade: Sarasota: 7/10, Washington, 7/10
57 OVR: With the 57th overall pick, the Copperheads selected defensive end, Mordecai Morrisey. At this point in the draft, there were very few players who will be useful remaining. Morrisey currently sits at 93 TPE, which is, unfortunately, the exact same amount as when he was drafted. Morrisey will probably never see the bright lights of an NSFL field and will live out his days as an old guy watching young guys come in, proceed to rise to a skill level above his, and ultimately leave .
Grade: Austin 7/10, Mordecai N/A
63 OVR: Mike Afton (67 TPE)
65 OVR: The Hahalua selected cornerback Jason Young with the 65th overall pick. Quite honestly, this was a nice pickup for the Hahalua. Young currently sits at 145 TPE, which, though not stellar, is definitely serviceable on the DSFL level or potentially a backup player on an NSFL team.
Grade: Hahalua 8/10, Young N/A
71 OVR: Charmin Glassley (78 TPE)
76 OVR: Diego Hernandez (59 TPE)
79 OVR: Sarasota selected Sean Reynolds with the 79th overall pick. Deemed to be the “steal of the draft” by our locker room with 107 TPE at the moment, he did join our locker room almost immediately after being drafted and has put in an update since entering the league.
Grade: Sarasota 8/10, Reynolds 9/10
92 OVR: Geykume Onfroy (N/A)
Comparison:
Here I’ll be comparing this draft to the S22 Kansas City Draft.
Player Counts: As a preface, the S22 class was ginormous, which makes it a bit iffier with this comparison since more than double the prospects were available in S22 compared to S23.
S23 there were 13 players from KC selected, compared to the whopping 32 KC players selected in the S23 draft.
Average TPE, here I’ll be adding up the TPE values for each player drafted out of KC. I’ll be using the TPE the player had at the time of the draft, to make sure it's fair.
If I only use the first 13 players selected from the two drafts (the ones I could find), the average TPE value for S22 KCC players comes out to 174.77 compared to only 125.62 TPE for the first 13 S23 Coyotes. However, when I add the remaining 19 players who weren’t in the first 10 rounds in the S22 draft, (I’m assuming they had an average TPE value of 60 since I’m not going to go through and find all of them), the S22 average TPE value comes out to 120.7, which is just a little worse than the S23 value.
Draft Position: For the S23 draft, the average position for the 13 players was 53, whereas with S22 the average draft position (for the first 13 KC players selected) was 57. This is most likely because the S22 draft was ridiculously stacked, so great players were falling far beyond where they would in normal years.
Position Breakdown:
In S22, the position breakdown (for the first 13 players) was:
QB:
RB:2
WR:4
OL
TE
DT:2
DE:2
CB:1
S
LB:1
K/P:1
Compared to S23, where the positional breakdown of the first 13 players was:
QB:2
RB:1
WR:2
OL:
TE:1
DT:2
DE:2
CB:1
S:1
LB:
K/P:1
The comparison here is interesting, as both defense and special teams are nearly exactly the same. However, on offense, the S23 draft indicates that the Coyotes players were spread more evenly over the positions, something the S22 team lacked.
NSFL Team Breakdown:
Here are the teams KC players were drafted to in S22:
3
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
We can see the impact Butters may have had on this draft, as 3 KC players ended up moving on to the Sabercats. Also, Frost was around the KC quite a bit leading up to the draft, which might explain the 3 players (including me) who moved on to Sarasota.
S23:
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
Interestingly enough, the teams varied quite a bit from S22 to S23, as only 4 teams who selected a KC player in S22 selected one in S23. There were some similarities, as the KC->Sarasota pipeline remained intact. One thing to note is how San Jacinto selected three players in S22, but none in S23.
I think if I had to choose a better draft class out of the two, I would have to choose S22. We had such a great team and many of us are still active today. I am definitely biased so take that with a grain of salt!
Thanks for reading, and let me know if there is anything you think I should add to make this series better! See you next season!
Introduction:
The Kansas City Coyotes went through a down year this past season. In S21 they managed to reach the Ultimini but were utterly demolished by the NSFL draft, as teams were extremely eager to pick up the plethora of outstanding players the Coyotes had drafted the year prior. This resulted in the KCC team being made up mostly by 1st year DSFL players, and there were only a few send downs present to help bolster the lineup. Ultimately, the Coyotes fell short of the mark set the previous year, as they finished bottom of the conference with a record of 5-9. That isn’t to say that teams weren’t eager to pick up players from the team, as 13 players ended up being selected from the team.
7 OVR: The first Coyotes player taken off the board was defensive lineman Son Goku. Goku is easily one of the top earners in the class, coming in at 326 TPE at the time of writing this. Goku also has around $10 million in the bank at the moment, but he has already purchased tier 6 equipment for the season. Sarasota was in dire need of some new defensive lineman after 3 of those who played last season ended up retiring. They definitely got a great one here who is sure to become a stud in the future. Also, seeing that I’m a part of Sarasota, I can speak to Goku’s locker room presence, which so far has been really great. In terms of his draft position, Goku did fall a bit in terms of where he belonged TPE wise, and he perhaps should’ve been taken above the second-ranked defensive lineman at the time of the draft, Tycker Om. Regardless, both players are terrific earners and I’m sure Philadelphia had its reasons for taking Tycker above Goku. The difference isn’t really significant though, and Goku still ended up being picked extremely early and should turn out to be a great player for the Sailfish.
Grade: Sarasota 10/10, Goku, 9/10
23 OVR: The second KCC player taken was defensive lineman Carlos Wheezer. Wheezer is another really great earner, and at the time of the draft, he was the second highest earner at his position. He currently sits at 319 TPE. Wheezer also has a nice bank account (around $22 million), which will allow him to buy his equipment and training for the next couple of seasons. Despite the first defensive lineman taken, Tyler Montain, being snagged second overall, teams didn’t feel the need to pick up Wheezer until much later in the draft. Needless to say, the Otters got some tremendous value with this pick, as Wheezer was ranked at 7 overall in the class in terms of TPE. Combining him with their other young defensive lineman in Big Edd should prove to be lethal for opposing offensive lines.
Grade: Orange County: 10/10, Wheezer, 8.5/10
33 OVR: With the 33rd overall pick, the Arizona Outlaws selected tight end Rigby Raccoon. Rigby was a waiver pickup for the Coyotes, but he’s been earning furiously since joining the league. At the time of the draft, he was ranked as the 52 highest-earning players in the class but was surprisingly the first ranked tight end. The tight ends in this class were obviously not stellar, though Rigby is an exception and should prove to be a valuable member of the team in the future given his current earning trajectory. I’m not entirely sure what the Outlaw’s tight end situation was like headed into the draft, but I think they got a quality player here, despite reaching a little. Rigby will have a great chance to prove he is worthy of the high pick in his seasons to come.
Grade: Outlaws 7.5/10, Rigby 10/10
35 OVR: Reginald Covington III was selected with the 35 overall pick by the Arizona Outlaws. Covington currently has 326 TPE and has a great bank account with over $40 million. Covington is a great earner, both on the TPE and $$ side, and despite the Outlaws having Jay Cue at the moment, who will continue to be a nice QB1, they decided to pick up Covington. I’m sure Covington won’t see the field for a few seasons, but Arizona gained some great QB security with this pick. The QB situation in this class was less than stellar, with only one being taken in the first 70 picks, leading to questions as to why Arizona would seemingly lock in its future here instead of taking a player better suited for their needs. Anyway, Covington is a great earner and should be mentored well under Jay Cue for the next few seasons.
Grade: Outlaws 8/10, Covington 9/10
41 OVR: With the 41st overall pick, the Philadelphia Liberty selected kicker Karmichael Hunt. Hunt was listed as the third highest TPE kicker at the time of the draft, and currently sits at a solid 213 TPE. The main motivation behind this pick was most likely S21 kicker Lefty Louis going inactive. Lefty was only at 231 TPE when he went missing, so I assume Hunt will be able to fill in for him reasonably soon. Overall, the Liberty were basically forced to make this pick, and though they weren’t willing to go all in for the best kicker in the draft, they definitely got a nice replacement in Hunt who should be able to find success with the team in the future. He may even be given the starting job sometime this season, giving him the opportunity to prove himself early on in his career.
Grade: Liberty 9.5/10, Hunt 10/10
55 OVR: Deonte Washington, a wide receiver out of Northwestern was selected with the 55 overall pick. Washington is currently sitting at 138 TPE, and was ranked as the 56th overall TPE player at the time of the draft. Sarasota did a good job of valuing Washington here given the similarity between draft position and TPE ranking, but players like Danny King ranked as the third-highest TPE running back at the time of the draft, were still available. I'm not sure Washington will be a great pickup for the Sailfish themselves, as he hasn’t been active for quite a while. He could function as a serviceable depth guy but he’ll most likely spend his days with the Coyotes taking over for the rookies while they progress.
Grade: Sarasota: 7/10, Washington, 7/10
57 OVR: With the 57th overall pick, the Copperheads selected defensive end, Mordecai Morrisey. At this point in the draft, there were very few players who will be useful remaining. Morrisey currently sits at 93 TPE, which is, unfortunately, the exact same amount as when he was drafted. Morrisey will probably never see the bright lights of an NSFL field and will live out his days as an old guy watching young guys come in, proceed to rise to a skill level above his, and ultimately leave .
Grade: Austin 7/10, Mordecai N/A
63 OVR: Mike Afton (67 TPE)
65 OVR: The Hahalua selected cornerback Jason Young with the 65th overall pick. Quite honestly, this was a nice pickup for the Hahalua. Young currently sits at 145 TPE, which, though not stellar, is definitely serviceable on the DSFL level or potentially a backup player on an NSFL team.
Grade: Hahalua 8/10, Young N/A
71 OVR: Charmin Glassley (78 TPE)
76 OVR: Diego Hernandez (59 TPE)
79 OVR: Sarasota selected Sean Reynolds with the 79th overall pick. Deemed to be the “steal of the draft” by our locker room with 107 TPE at the moment, he did join our locker room almost immediately after being drafted and has put in an update since entering the league.
Grade: Sarasota 8/10, Reynolds 9/10
92 OVR: Geykume Onfroy (N/A)
Comparison:
Here I’ll be comparing this draft to the S22 Kansas City Draft.
Player Counts: As a preface, the S22 class was ginormous, which makes it a bit iffier with this comparison since more than double the prospects were available in S22 compared to S23.
S23 there were 13 players from KC selected, compared to the whopping 32 KC players selected in the S23 draft.
Average TPE, here I’ll be adding up the TPE values for each player drafted out of KC. I’ll be using the TPE the player had at the time of the draft, to make sure it's fair.
If I only use the first 13 players selected from the two drafts (the ones I could find), the average TPE value for S22 KCC players comes out to 174.77 compared to only 125.62 TPE for the first 13 S23 Coyotes. However, when I add the remaining 19 players who weren’t in the first 10 rounds in the S22 draft, (I’m assuming they had an average TPE value of 60 since I’m not going to go through and find all of them), the S22 average TPE value comes out to 120.7, which is just a little worse than the S23 value.
Draft Position: For the S23 draft, the average position for the 13 players was 53, whereas with S22 the average draft position (for the first 13 KC players selected) was 57. This is most likely because the S22 draft was ridiculously stacked, so great players were falling far beyond where they would in normal years.
Position Breakdown:
In S22, the position breakdown (for the first 13 players) was:
QB:
RB:2
WR:4
OL
TE
DT:2
DE:2
CB:1
S
LB:1
K/P:1
Compared to S23, where the positional breakdown of the first 13 players was:
QB:2
RB:1
WR:2
OL:
TE:1
DT:2
DE:2
CB:1
S:1
LB:
K/P:1
The comparison here is interesting, as both defense and special teams are nearly exactly the same. However, on offense, the S23 draft indicates that the Coyotes players were spread more evenly over the positions, something the S22 team lacked.
NSFL Team Breakdown:
Here are the teams KC players were drafted to in S22:
3
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
We can see the impact Butters may have had on this draft, as 3 KC players ended up moving on to the Sabercats. Also, Frost was around the KC quite a bit leading up to the draft, which might explain the 3 players (including me) who moved on to Sarasota.
S23:
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
Interestingly enough, the teams varied quite a bit from S22 to S23, as only 4 teams who selected a KC player in S22 selected one in S23. There were some similarities, as the KC->Sarasota pipeline remained intact. One thing to note is how San Jacinto selected three players in S22, but none in S23.
I think if I had to choose a better draft class out of the two, I would have to choose S22. We had such a great team and many of us are still active today. I am definitely biased so take that with a grain of salt!
Thanks for reading, and let me know if there is anything you think I should add to make this series better! See you next season!