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The Season 39 ISFL draft class has just completed their rookie year, so I thought it would be interesting to see how everyone fared in their opening campaign. With the first overall pick, the Honolulu Hahalua selected Seath Leavitt. The first overall pick in his DSFL draft, Leavitt was a sure fire first overall pick in this class as well. Leavitt performed well his rookie year, starting all 16 games and securing 62 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 19 passes defended, and 2 interceptions. Though Honolulu struggled once again this year, Leavitt is going to be a key piece in building the team back to their former glory. With the second overall pick, the Colorado Yeti selected Waylon Greene. Green had an outstanding rookie year, starting all 16 games, racking up 105 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 7 passes defended, 8 sacks, and 3 interceptions. A slam dunk choice for Colorado so far, the former Birddog will look to continue his reign of terror on defense. With the third pick, Orange County took Sim Sunigh. A bit of a surprise here, as the consensus top 2 LB prospects were Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Donte Darius. Sunigh performed well in his rookie year however, putting up 94 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 fumble recoveries, a sack, and 2 interceptions. Maybe OCO knew something we didn’t. The Butchers took Frank Dux 4th overall as the first running back off the board. He had an underwhelming rookie year, collecting just 347 yards on 3.7 yards per attempt. Hopefully he can improve upon this effort next year. The Sailfish took Willier Miller 5th, but he stayed in the DSFL. Jake Williams was taken 6th by Baltimore, and he had a decent rookie outing, posting 702 yards on 4 yards per attempt. The copperheads took Mario Moloka’i 7th overall, but he also stayed in the DSFL. The same goes for 8th overall pick Johnson Lovehammer. The 9th overall pick was MC Hammer who was drafted to Baltimore. He had a very poor rookie showing, recording just 25 tackles and 5 TFL despite starting all 16 games. And I’m not glossing over anything either, those are legitimately all the stats he had. Hopefully he can continue to grow as a player. The Hahalua went defense again with the 10th pick, selecting Maxwell Jacob Friedman. He had a stellar year, finishing with 108 tackles, the most among rookies, 16 TFL, 7 sacks, and an interception. The 11th overall pick was my player, Donte Darius taken by New York. If I’m to give an objective look at him, he had a decent rookie season but nothing special. 91 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT, and 10 passes defended. Pretty good, but not earth shattering. Hopefully he can turn into an all-pro level player. Mo Gago was taken 12th overall, and he put up 37 tackles, 2 TFL, and 2 sacks. This is the stage in the draft where the really hard hitting rookie fade away, so this isn’t really a shock. Dick Grayson was selected 13th overall, but he stayed in the DSFL, along with the first QB selected at 14th overall, Donovan Winters. And that about rounds out the first round of the S39 draft. A lot of good rookie campaigns, some disappointments, and some guys who were only gonna get a chance to properly judge next season since they stayed in the DSFL. It’s going to be interesting to see how these players progress throughout their careers and who will eventually find themselves gracing the halls, enshrined in the ISFL hall of fame. For now though, we will just have to wait and see.
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The Season 39 ISFL draft class has just completed their rookie year, so I thought it would be interesting to see how everyone fared in their opening campaign. With the first overall pick, the Honolulu Hahalua selected Seath Leavitt. The first overall pick in his DSFL draft, Leavitt was a sure fire first overall pick in this class as well. Leavitt performed well his rookie year, starting all 16 games and securing 62 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 19 passes defended, and 2 interceptions. Though Honolulu struggled once again this year, Leavitt is going to be a key piece in building the team back to their former glory. With the second overall pick, the Colorado Yeti selected Waylon Greene. Green had an outstanding rookie year, starting all 16 games, racking up 105 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 7 passes defended, 8 sacks, and 3 interceptions. A slam dunk choice for Colorado so far, the former Birddog will look to continue his reign of terror on defense. With the third pick, Orange County took Sim Sunigh. A bit of a surprise here, as the consensus top 2 LB prospects were Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Donte Darius. Sunigh performed well in his rookie year however, putting up 94 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 fumble recoveries, a sack, and 2 interceptions. Maybe OCO knew something we didn’t. The Butchers took Frank Dux 4th overall as the first running back off the board. He had an underwhelming rookie year, collecting just 347 yards on 3.7 yards per attempt. Hopefully he can improve upon this effort next year. The Sailfish took Willier Miller 5th, but he stayed in the DSFL. Jake Williams was taken 6th by Baltimore, and he had a decent rookie outing, posting 702 yards on 4 yards per attempt. The copperheads took Mario Moloka’i 7th overall, but he also stayed in the DSFL. The same goes for 8th overall pick Johnson Lovehammer. The 9th overall pick was MC Hammer who was drafted to Baltimore. He had a very poor rookie showing, recording just 25 tackles and 5 TFL despite starting all 16 games. And I’m not glossing over anything either, those are legitimately all the stats he had. Hopefully he can continue to grow as a player. The Hahalua went defense again with the 10th pick, selecting Maxwell Jacob Friedman. He had a stellar year, finishing with 108 tackles, the most among rookies, 16 TFL, 7 sacks, and an interception. The 11th overall pick was my player, Donte Darius taken by New York. If I’m to give an objective look at him, he had a decent rookie season but nothing special. 91 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT, and 10 passes defended. Pretty good, but not earth shattering. Hopefully he can turn into an all-pro level player. Mo Gago was taken 12th overall, and he put up 37 tackles, 2 TFL, and 2 sacks. This is the stage in the draft where the really hard hitting rookie fade away, so this isn’t really a shock. Dick Grayson was selected 13th overall, but he stayed in the DSFL, along with the first QB selected at 14th overall, Donovan Winters. And that about rounds out the first round of the S39 draft. A lot of good rookie campaigns, some disappointments, and some guys who were only gonna get a chance to properly judge next season since they stayed in the DSFL. It’s going to be interesting to see how these players progress throughout their careers and who will eventually find themselves gracing the halls, enshrined in the ISFL hall of fame. For now though, we will just have to wait and see.
608 words.