Similar to my other media post, I wanted to shine a spotlight on some rookies and comment on their draft stock. I will keep this briefer than the other one. Again, this is only based on my own opinion but I want to do this for every week!
Rookie team of Week 1:
QB: C. Adams
RB: A. Savea, D. Farlane
WR: F. North, D. Smallwood, H. Mason
TE: C. Gibson
OL: D. Koch, G. Tech, S. Timlin, B. Lee, T. Smith
DL: B. Bjornsson, B. Green, O. Taylor
LB: L. Luechly, L. Washington, N. Parker, L. Chunk
CB: D. Turner, D. Lavelle
S: M. Kane, A. Davis
K: J. Langdon
P: C. Ronaldo
KR: D. Diaz
PR: D. Farlane
Offensive rookie of the week: A. Savea
Defensive rookie of the week: L. Luechly
Special teams rookie of the week: D. Diaz
Rookie of the week: A. Savea
A bit to each person individually:
QB C. Adams - Adams was the only quarterback who saw the field and by default ends up in this team. He completed one pass for 6 yards. He was drafted 50th overall.
RB A. Savea - Savea was one of the best running backs in the league in week 1. He ran for 82 yards and added three catches for 41 yards receiving. He was drafted 14th overall.
RB D. Farlane - Farlane had a great first week as well, with 105 rushing yards, but Savea had more total yards. Farlane was drafted 36th overall.
WR F. North - North was one of the standout wide receivers of the entire league, with 6 receptions for 117 yards, he had a fantastic week. He was drafted 7th overall.
WR D. Smallwood - Smallwood did very well in week one and had 6 catches for 103 yards. He was drafted 53rd overall.
WR H. Mason - Mason was one of the later draft picks and did well in week one. He had a solid 6 catches for 52 yards. He was drafted 81st overall.
TE C. Gibson - Gibson was by far the best tight end in week one. He had 6 catches for 53 yards and a touchdown. He was drafted 58th overall.
OL D. Koch - Koch had 5 pancakes and allowed only one sack. He was drafted 27th overall.
OL G. Tech - Tech had a very similar game to Koch, he had five pancakes and one sack allowed. He was drafted 63rd overall.
OL S. Timlin - Timlin had a very solid game with four pancakes and zero sacks allowed. He was drafted 24th overall.
OL B. Lee - Lee was not flashy but he did enough to make this list with three pancakes and zero sacks allowed. He was drafted 10th overall.
OL T. Smith - Same numbers as Lee, Smith had three pancakes and zero sacks allowed. He was drafted 29th overall.
DL B. Bjornsson - Bjornsson had a fantastic game with five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. He was drafted 5th overall.
DL B. Green - Green did really well in week one. He had 7 tackles. He was drafted 38th overall.
DL O. Taylor - Taylor had a solid first week. He had three tackles, a tackle for loss and a sack. He was drafted 18th overall.
LB L. Luechly - Luechly was one of the most impressive rookies of week one. He had 11 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and a pass deflection. He was drafted 40th overall.
LB L. Washington - Washington had 9 tackles in a solid first week performance. He was drafted 34th overall.
LB N. Parker - Parker was impressive in week 1, accumulating 7 tackles, a sack and a pass deflection. He was drafted 59th overall.
LB L. Chunk - Chunk had a decent first week, with three tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack. He was drafted 61st overall.
CB D. Turner - Turner impressed a lot in week one, with three tackles, two passes deflected and one interception.
CB D. Lavelle - Lavelle had a solid first week, with two tackles, one pass deflection and an interception. He was drafted 1st overall.
S M. Kane - Kane was not very active on the tackling side of things, only having one tackle, but he had a pass deflection and an interception. He was drafted 25th overall.
S A. Davis - Davis was the opposite of Kane, with 9 tackles but nothing else. He was drafted 35th overall.
K J. Langdon - Langdon made three of his five field goals, the longest of which was 47 yards. He was drafted 54th overall.
P C. Ronaldo - Ronaldo punted 9 times for an average of 45.8 yards. His longest was 53 yards. He was drafted 48th overall.
KR D. Diaz - Diaz had two kick returns, one of which went for 72 yards and was important in the game. He was drafted 57th overall.
PR D. Farlane - Farlane had three punt returns for 36 yards total. His longest return went for 16 yards. He was drafted 36th overall.
Some interesting facts here at the end:
Only three of the players taken in the first round of the draft appear on this list:
1st D. Lavelle
5th B. Bjornsson
7th F. North
In contrast to that, nine players drafted above 50 appear on the list:
50th C. Adams
53rd D. Smallwood
54th J. Langdon
57th D. Diaz
58th C. Gibson
59th N. Parker
61st L. Chunk
63rd G. Tech
81st H. Mason
A special congratulations to C. Gibson, Noah Parker and H. Mason, three very high picks who managed to stand out in a big way.
The teams that appear on this list:
Baltimore Hawks: 7
Yellowknife Wraiths: 6
Arizona Outlaws: 4
San Jose Sabercats: 3
Orange County Otters: 3
Philadelphia Liberty: 3
Colorado Yeti: 1
It appears the Hawks and Wraiths drafted well, at least according to the first week. While every team was represented in the team of the week, the rookie team of the week does not have a single Las Vegas Legion player in it - perhaps not surprisingly given their draft strategy.
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Rookie team of Week 1:
QB: C. Adams
RB: A. Savea, D. Farlane
WR: F. North, D. Smallwood, H. Mason
TE: C. Gibson
OL: D. Koch, G. Tech, S. Timlin, B. Lee, T. Smith
DL: B. Bjornsson, B. Green, O. Taylor
LB: L. Luechly, L. Washington, N. Parker, L. Chunk
CB: D. Turner, D. Lavelle
S: M. Kane, A. Davis
K: J. Langdon
P: C. Ronaldo
KR: D. Diaz
PR: D. Farlane
Offensive rookie of the week: A. Savea
Defensive rookie of the week: L. Luechly
Special teams rookie of the week: D. Diaz
Rookie of the week: A. Savea
A bit to each person individually:
QB C. Adams - Adams was the only quarterback who saw the field and by default ends up in this team. He completed one pass for 6 yards. He was drafted 50th overall.
RB A. Savea - Savea was one of the best running backs in the league in week 1. He ran for 82 yards and added three catches for 41 yards receiving. He was drafted 14th overall.
RB D. Farlane - Farlane had a great first week as well, with 105 rushing yards, but Savea had more total yards. Farlane was drafted 36th overall.
WR F. North - North was one of the standout wide receivers of the entire league, with 6 receptions for 117 yards, he had a fantastic week. He was drafted 7th overall.
WR D. Smallwood - Smallwood did very well in week one and had 6 catches for 103 yards. He was drafted 53rd overall.
WR H. Mason - Mason was one of the later draft picks and did well in week one. He had a solid 6 catches for 52 yards. He was drafted 81st overall.
TE C. Gibson - Gibson was by far the best tight end in week one. He had 6 catches for 53 yards and a touchdown. He was drafted 58th overall.
OL D. Koch - Koch had 5 pancakes and allowed only one sack. He was drafted 27th overall.
OL G. Tech - Tech had a very similar game to Koch, he had five pancakes and one sack allowed. He was drafted 63rd overall.
OL S. Timlin - Timlin had a very solid game with four pancakes and zero sacks allowed. He was drafted 24th overall.
OL B. Lee - Lee was not flashy but he did enough to make this list with three pancakes and zero sacks allowed. He was drafted 10th overall.
OL T. Smith - Same numbers as Lee, Smith had three pancakes and zero sacks allowed. He was drafted 29th overall.
DL B. Bjornsson - Bjornsson had a fantastic game with five tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. He was drafted 5th overall.
DL B. Green - Green did really well in week one. He had 7 tackles. He was drafted 38th overall.
DL O. Taylor - Taylor had a solid first week. He had three tackles, a tackle for loss and a sack. He was drafted 18th overall.
LB L. Luechly - Luechly was one of the most impressive rookies of week one. He had 11 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and a pass deflection. He was drafted 40th overall.
LB L. Washington - Washington had 9 tackles in a solid first week performance. He was drafted 34th overall.
LB N. Parker - Parker was impressive in week 1, accumulating 7 tackles, a sack and a pass deflection. He was drafted 59th overall.
LB L. Chunk - Chunk had a decent first week, with three tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack. He was drafted 61st overall.
CB D. Turner - Turner impressed a lot in week one, with three tackles, two passes deflected and one interception.
CB D. Lavelle - Lavelle had a solid first week, with two tackles, one pass deflection and an interception. He was drafted 1st overall.
S M. Kane - Kane was not very active on the tackling side of things, only having one tackle, but he had a pass deflection and an interception. He was drafted 25th overall.
S A. Davis - Davis was the opposite of Kane, with 9 tackles but nothing else. He was drafted 35th overall.
K J. Langdon - Langdon made three of his five field goals, the longest of which was 47 yards. He was drafted 54th overall.
P C. Ronaldo - Ronaldo punted 9 times for an average of 45.8 yards. His longest was 53 yards. He was drafted 48th overall.
KR D. Diaz - Diaz had two kick returns, one of which went for 72 yards and was important in the game. He was drafted 57th overall.
PR D. Farlane - Farlane had three punt returns for 36 yards total. His longest return went for 16 yards. He was drafted 36th overall.
Some interesting facts here at the end:
Only three of the players taken in the first round of the draft appear on this list:
1st D. Lavelle
5th B. Bjornsson
7th F. North
In contrast to that, nine players drafted above 50 appear on the list:
50th C. Adams
53rd D. Smallwood
54th J. Langdon
57th D. Diaz
58th C. Gibson
59th N. Parker
61st L. Chunk
63rd G. Tech
81st H. Mason
A special congratulations to C. Gibson, Noah Parker and H. Mason, three very high picks who managed to stand out in a big way.
The teams that appear on this list:
Baltimore Hawks: 7
Yellowknife Wraiths: 6
Arizona Outlaws: 4
San Jose Sabercats: 3
Orange County Otters: 3
Philadelphia Liberty: 3
Colorado Yeti: 1
It appears the Hawks and Wraiths drafted well, at least according to the first week. While every team was represented in the team of the week, the rookie team of the week does not have a single Las Vegas Legion player in it - perhaps not surprisingly given their draft strategy.
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