(S1) - Weekend PT #5 - Top 50

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In case you've been living under a rock for the past NSFL season, Josh Garden, who was picked with the 2nd overall pick in the NSFL S1 draft, is pretty good. Sure, he has character issues that can't be ignored, but it's difficult to overstate the impact of 1178 receiving yards on a team's offense. This gets even crazier when you consider that Yellowknife QB Chris Orosz has only 2788 passing yards and the team as a whole combined for 2853! This means that Garden accounted for 41% of Yellowknife's passing yards! In addition, his breakaway speed (80) gives him the second highest yards/reception (min. 5 rec) of all receivers in the league, only behind Stormblessed of the Outlaws. His 47 yard reception gives him the second longest reception, again behind Stormblessed. These stats show how valuable Garden was to his team. But forget the stats. If you watched the Wraiths' first playoff game, you'd see the way Garden impacts the whole field. Many times, Garden would gain 5-10 yards of separation from the DB within seconds of the snap. This forces the secondary to adjust, making it easier for other WRs to pick up yards. For a diva off the field, Garden is a team player on the field. The team will be devastated if he hits free agency this season.

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