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*DSFL draft to ISFL draft - huck24 - 03-23-2021 I think I’ve done this a couple times now, and will probably keep doing it, because I find this interesting, hope some of you do too!  I am going to be taking a look at this seasons ISFL draft first rounders and look at how they did in the rookie seasons in the DSFL and where they ended up being drafted from one draft to the other.  I tried to add some humour in here, so I apologize if I’ve taken some liberties with your players name.  I also apologize for probably not being all that humorous. #1. Baltimore Hawks – Luke Quick The team that hails from Baltimore owned the first two picks of this seasons draft and with those picks, they were looking to bolster their offense with their choices.  With the first overall pick, they selected, Luke Quick from the Kansas City Coyotes.  Quick was the first overall pick for the second time in their career, have gone to Kansas City in the previous DSFL draft.  The wide receiver recorded 67 receptions for 1126 yards and 6 touchdowns with the Coyotes, showing that he does have the talent to be a force in this league, looking forward to see if the ISFL secondaries can keep up with him. #2 Baltimore Hawks – Busch Goose Deju vu! The Hawks were on the clock again, and their hopes to improve on the offensive side of things continued, selecting another player from the Kansas City Coyotes, running back Busch Goose.  Goose and Hawks typically don’t get a long with each other, but we all hope this isn’t the case here. Goose was a part of the Kansas City’s running back tandem and on 139 attempts he ran for just under 600 yards (594 yds) with 6 touchdowns for the Coyotes.  Baltimore got some solid players with these two picks, players who will be learning the game together, which should really benefit them and the Hawks.  Looking back at the DSFL draft, Busch Goose was a late rounder, being selected in the 6th round, 41st overall.  This 2nd overall selection vaulted Goose up 39 spots between the two drafts. #3 Orange County Otters – Anton Bruckner Next up, the Otters looked to add to their defense, selecting corner back Anton Bruckner from the Minnesota Grey Ducks.  Bruckner add to the Orange County secondary when he gets the call up to the big leagues.  In his rookie season with the Grey Ducks, Anton had 59 tackles, 2 forced fumbles and one recovered fumble.  He also had one interception and broke up 13 passing plays.  Anton was selected in the exact same spot in the DSFL draft, the only difference between these two drafts for Bruckner was his position, drafted as an offensive lineman in the DSFL but as stated above a corner back, which is a pretty impressive switch if you ask me. #4 Philadelphia Liberty – Xavier Walls Philly stuck with the defensive players here, selecting defensive end Xavier Walls with the 4th overall pick in the draft.  Walls plays for the Portland Pythons and was selected by the team from Oregon with the 7th overall pick.  Walls impressed Philadelphia with his 53 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles, 1 sack and 1 safety to top it all off. The newest Philadelphia Liberty player moved up 3 spots from the DSFL draft to the ISFL draft, and is looking to be a brick wall for opposing offenses. #5 Arizona Outlaws – Glenn Smart Next up, the Arizona Outlaws picked the 2nd defensive end of the draft, selecting Glenn Smart of the London Royals, which seems like a very wise move.  Smart played his first season with the team from jolly ole England and finished with a very impressive 13 sacks, good for 2nd overall in the whole DSFL.  He also recorded 51 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles and one recovered fumble.  Smart ability to stop ball before it crossed the line of scrimmage was enough for him to move up one spot between drafts, as he went 6th overall to the Royals in the DSFL draft. #6 New York Silverbacks – None Mongo With the 6th overall picks, the team from the Big Apple went with the 3rd defensive in a row, selecting None Mongo from the Bondi Beach Buccaneers.  I do not know, but I hope that Mongo is named after Mongo from the movie Blazing Saddles.  If he is, and he can knock a horse out like that Mongo could, this should be a great pick for the Silverbacks.  For Bondi Beach, Mongo had 39 tackles, 9 tackles for a loss, 1 forced fumbles, 2 recovered fumbles and 8 sacks, which tied him for 4th overall in the DSFL for sacks.  Mongo was selected by the Bondi Beach Buccaneers with the 16th overall pick, moving him up 10 spots between the two drafts. #7 San Jose Sabercats – Juno Hu San Jose looked to grab this cornerback with their first pick, at first, I wasn’t sure if this was a start of a comedy bit like ‘Who’s on first?’, but it turns out Juno Hu is really his name.  Hu is the first player from the best DSFL team, the Tijuana Luchadores. You know who had a solid season in the DSFL?  That’s right, none other than Juno Hu, with 50 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 4 interceptions, 17 passed deflected and touchdown.  Juno was picked at #10 in the DFSL draft, moving him up 3 spots this time around. #8 Yellowknife Wraiths - Andrew Warthol The team from the northern tundra of Canada went with a defensive end, the fourth of the draft.  They selected Warthol, who I only hope is what I am picturing in my head, from the Minnesota Grey Ducks.  Andrew has been described as both a defensive artist and raging beast on the field, and with the Grey Ducks this past season Warthol had 29 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles, one recovered fumble, 7 sacks and one safety.  In the DSFL draft, Andrew went to Minnesota with the 11th overall pick, going up 3 spots. #9 Berlin Fire Salamanders – Troy Abed Our team from Germany picked the first quarterback in the draft, selecting Kansas City Coyotes QB with the ninth overall pick.  Troy Abed played college ball in a little know community college in Arizona, called Greendale.  It is said that little is know about Troy Abed before Greendale, but this QB led all rookies throwers in the DSFL with 246 completions, 3130 yards, 19 touchdowns to go along with 8 interceptions.  It has been said that Troy Abed performs the best in the mornings, but we’ll have to wait to find out if that is true or not.  Troy Abed was picked with the 25th overall pick in the DSFL draft, so he had a very decent jump of 16 spots. #10 Chicago Butchers – Dexter Hall The 4th player picked from the Kansas City Coyotes came in at #10.  Linebacker Dexter Hall’s name was called out by the Chicago Butchers, rounding out the top ten of the draft.  Hall looks to provide Chicago with the linebacker of their future, and looking at his numbers, Dexter may just be able to do that.  For the Coyotes, Hall had 79 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 7 passes defended and Hall himself hauled in 2 interceptions.  The Kansas City Coyotes selected Hall with the 9th overall pick in the DSFL draft, seeing him slip by one spot in the ISFL. #11 Coloardo Yeti – Manhattan Project The Yeti selected the 2nd running back of the draft with Project, who plays for the London Royals in the DSFL.  This pick should come to no surprise to anyone, since Manhattan Project blew up the stats in his first season in the DSFL, exploding on to the scene and leading all rookie RBs with 193 carries for 887 yards and 2 touchdowns on the season.  I’m sure Colorodo will be looking for a big bang when Project gets the call up to the ISFL, the back did rocket up the draft from the DSFL to ISFL, moving up from 14th overall to 11th. #12 Honolulu Hahalua – Professor Godfrey Gravity I don’t know, but this may be the first Professor every drafted in the ISFL.  The Hahalua selected defensive tackle Professor Godfrey Gravity with their first selection of the draft.  This scholar plays for the Kansas City and is the 5th Coyote selected in the first round.  Prof. Gravity rose to near the top of the stats for the rookie defenders in the DSFL, having 76 tackles, 14 for a loss, 7 sacks and one safety.  This spent a lot of time studying to become a professor and it said he does the same for each and every game he plays in.  Will all that hard work pay off in the ISFL or will he fall back down to earth.  We all look forward to finding out.  Gravity did float up the draft board after being selected 17th in the DSFL draft. He moved up 5 spots. #13 New Orleans Second Line – Cade Williams The first offensive lineman picked in this draft was Cade Williams.  Williams plays for the awesome Tijuana Luchadores in the DSFL, and will look to follow in many Tijuana players footsteps and make the Tijuana / New Orleans transition. Cade had a solid rookie campaign on the line, with 36 pancakes and only 1 sack allowed. Williams will look to join Luchadore alumni Adam Mellot when he does make the move up to the ISFL in protecting the reigning MVP Ben Slothlisberger.  Cade made a huge jump in the draft spots, having been taken with the 42nd pick by the Luchadores in the DSFL, moving up 29 spots to be the 2nd last pick in the first round. #14 Baltimore Hawks – Chunt The Badger The second wide receiver to be selected in the first round was none other than Chunt The Badger.  I’ve got to be honest, I’ve never see a badger in real life and I had no clue they had the hands or dexterity to play at the wide receiver position.  So, kudos to you Chunt, I can only assume that you are the first of your kind to play in the DSFL or the ISFL for that matter, you are a trailblazer.  Chunt The Badger lead all receivers in the DSFL last season in catches (111 catches) and yards with 1405.  The Badger also had 10 touchdowns and had the second longest reception of the season with a 72 yard play all while playing for the Dallas Birddogs.  The Birddogs selected Chunt The Badger with 4th overall pick of the DSFL draft, seeing The Badger burrow (badger burrow, right?) down 10 spots. So, there is my recap of the S28 ISFL draft.  We saw two big movers in terms of draft position from the DSFL to the ISFL, with 2nd overall pick in the ISFL draft, Busch Goose shooting 39 spots (41st to 2nd) up from the DSFL draft and Cade Williams moving up 29 spots from 42nd in the DSFL to 13th in the ISFL. Out of the 14 players selected in the first round, 6 players were on the offensive side of the game (2 wide receivers / 2 running backs / 1 quarterback / 1 offensive lineman) and the other 8 on the defensive side of things (2 cornerbacks / 4 defensive ends / 1 linebacker / 1 defensive tackle). 5 of the 14 first rounders came from the Kansas City Coyotes, 2 from the Minnesota Grey Ducks, 2 form the London Royals and another 2 from the amazing Tijuana Luchadores. The Portland Pythons, Bondi Beach Buccaneers and the Dallas Birddogs all had one player selected in the first round. There were a whole lot of great names in the first round, but my favourite has to be Mongo.  Blazing Saddles is a favourite movie of mine and I just keep thinking of Mongo punching a horse in the mouth.  Thanks for reading and good luck to all the rookies!  Can’t wait to see what you all do when you make it up to the big leagues in the ISFL! 1.5x draft media – Word count - 2044