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Welcome to the sixth edition of Dogwood Daily, where we'll break down facts, stats, matchups, and other fun items of note. This episode will cover the S26 ISFL Draft.
Welcome to the sixth edition of Dogwood Daily, where we'll break down facts, stats, matchups, and other fun items of note. This episode will cover the S26 ISFL Draft.
- In the last three drafts, a linebacker was selected first overall twice. In the 23 drafts prior, a linebacker went first overall just four times.
- This was the fifth time that a team had the first overall pick in consecutive drafts. New Orleans, Yellowknife, San Jose, and Colorado are the other four.
- In four of the last five drafts, each of the top three picks were on the defensive side of the ball.
- For the second straight draft, a Jones was drafted in the top five overall (Swantavius Jones @Swanty #1 last year, Vincent Jones @huck24 #5 this year)
- At 8th overall, Alexander Franklin @Hordle becomes just the second offensive linemen in the last 13 drafts go to in the top 10.
- For the first time since S20, the Tijuana Luchadores produced the #1 overall pick with LB BamBam McMullet @manicmav36. Before this, their most recent first overall pick was DE Kyle Idlewyld.
- Each of the last nine first overall picks have been defensive players. (3 LB, 2 CB, 2 S, 1 DE, 1 DT)
- BamBam McMullet was the first B-first named player to go first overall since S18 (DT Bjorn Ironside)
- This was the fifth straight year that Norfolk's first player selected was a defender (S Dogwood Maple, LB Rusty Rucker, S Quentin Button, S DB Jadakiss, DL Magnus Rikiya)
- Only four ISFL teams have never selected first overall: New York Silverbacks, Baltimore Hawks, Sarasota Sailfish, Honolulu Hahalua.
- In five of the last six drafts, there have been back-to-back first round picks with the same letter first name. This year it was #10 DE Demon Jaxson @LB3737 and #11 S Derek Wildstar @Legally_Blind_Gamer
- Cobra Kai @OrbitingDeath was the highest drafted RB since S21 (#3 Juniped Catfish)
- In each of the last three drafts, there has been exactly one set of teammates picked back-to-back in the first round. This year it was #9 S Moe Skeeter @TheDude83 and #10 DE Demon Jaxson of the Portland Pythons.
- At 6th overall, Ryan Negs @"Ryan Negs" was the highest drafted QB since S19 (#2 Deondre Thomas-Fox)
- This was the first time since S16 that the final pick of the first round was an offensive skill player. This year it was WR Tugg Speedman @"zakkyjohns" . In S16 it was TE Joshua Palmer.
- Only three colleges had more than two draft picks this season: Ohio State, Florida, and Miami (all had three).
- Tater Tosser @PuttingMCBedsTogether was the first alliterative Mr. Irrelevant since Blaster Blade in S16.
- Arthur Naught @
wonderful_artbecomes the first ever Arthur picked in the first round.
- This is the first time since S13 that Kansas City has had the outright lead in most total picks in an ISFL Draft.
- For the first time since S23, every DSFL team had a first round draft pick.
- For the second straight season, the Ultimini Champions produced the first overall pick.
- This is the fifth straight ISFL Draft where a player with a three-letter-or-fewer first name was drafted in the top nine overall.
- At third overall, this was the highest first round pick that Baltimore has had since S14. That year they took QB Corvo Havran at #2.
- For the second straight year, Honolulu's first pick was seventh overall. They picked RB Cobra Kai this year and LB Guy Fields last year.
- For the first time in history, two Georgia Bulldogs were drafted in the first round (#2 S Dogwood Maple, #6 QB Ryan Negs).
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