With the Eleventh overall pick (Third pick of the second Round) The London Royals Select Defensive End from Boise State University Lucid Dreams. The phrase I’ve been waiting to hear for the last two weeks has finally happened. Draft night couldn’t have come soon enough. I’m not sure if I was this excited for the Draft experience because this was my first Draft, for my first player, in my first ever sim league, or if the Draft experience is always this exciting but I was pumped. Going into draft night I truly had no idea what to expect. During the scouting process I never made it onto a single mock draft or draft list that I had seen released. There was one point I wondered “what if being new meant people were scared to take a chance”. I just had to hope the conversations I had with General Managers and Scouts convinced them that I was here to stay. I had three Teams that I thought had a general interest in my player The Minnesota Grey Ducks, London Royals, and Tijuana Luchadors. I was hoping that one of those teams would be the ones to pull the trigger. I just never thought it would come so early. I figured third round or fourth round would be the earliest id hear my name called.
My initial draft experience was only audible as I was driving at the time. Streaming YouTube through my cars stereo we rolled into the third pick of the second round. Immediately after hearing my name called came the pings and congratulatory messages. I’m not sure what being drafted by another team feels like but London makes you feel at home. When I was finally able to watch the Draft properly it was fantastic. The commentary added made it even more unique. Entering the Locker Room for the first time I was greeted with an awesome Draft Signature and a group of people who seemed genuinely excited to have me on the Team. The DSFL has been amazing and I couldn’t have asked for a better first draft. This one will always be special. Go Royals!
My initial draft experience was only audible as I was driving at the time. Streaming YouTube through my cars stereo we rolled into the third pick of the second round. Immediately after hearing my name called came the pings and congratulatory messages. I’m not sure what being drafted by another team feels like but London makes you feel at home. When I was finally able to watch the Draft properly it was fantastic. The commentary added made it even more unique. Entering the Locker Room for the first time I was greeted with an awesome Draft Signature and a group of people who seemed genuinely excited to have me on the Team. The DSFL has been amazing and I couldn’t have asked for a better first draft. This one will always be special. Go Royals!