(S23) - PT2 - Draft Day

[RansackTheUniverse]

Heading into the S22 NSFL Draft, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. As part of the largest draft class in NSFL history, I really had no idea where or when I would be drafted. I had a solid TPE total, being fairly close to the leaders in the draft class in that regard. However, there were a whole lot of other players that also had solid TPE totals. On the other side of the equation, I was not nearly as active as many other players. I was not active on discord, and was on vacation for a couple weeks leading up to the draft. On top of this, I was a cornerback, which just happened to be the deepest position in the draft. After being selected 57th overall in the S21 DSFL Draft, I was really just hoping to improve on that draft position. I had had good interviews with quite a few teams, so I was fairly confident that that would happen. As the draft began, I watched cornerbacks fly off the boards, as 6 of the first 16 picks were used to take a cornerback. A handful of picks later, I was finally selected by the Baltimore Hawks at number 27 overall. I was pumped! The Hawks had a lot of youth on the team, and gave me a lot of reason for optimism. To top it all off, I was joined in Baltimore by a few of my London Royals teammates, in Ben Stackinpaper, Nick Kaepercolin, and Derred De Ville.