Tell us about your draft class. Is there anything that makes it special in comparison to other classes? Where did your fellow draftees land, how are they doing? Did anyone turn out to be an unexpected steal of that draft based on what you know today? Do you think anyone in your draft class will become a hall of famer? If you’re new to the league, how do you think your class will do? Where do you think people will get drafted to?
Oh man where to begin. When I first joined the league it was in the class of S22. When I first joined I didn't know just how big of a class it was, or how to do stuff in the league. Totaling a little over 200 users, the S22 was, and still is the largest out of all of the draft classes, with only the S25 class being remotely close. The first few rounds were comprised of users with previous experience in the league, but for the first overall pick, Austin chose Colt Mendoza, who was known well for his statistical reports on the league, and for his simming prowess. Most teams in the league were very well equipped for the draft, having multiple early round picks to secure players for their future, except for Chicago, who had their first pick excluding a GM pick in the 6th round. One of the other high points of this draft class was the deep talent pool, and draft steals galore. Within this draft class, there were 7 pro bowl caliber players in rounds 8 or later, including Tyron Shields, the best late round selection and one of the biggest draft steals of all time. There are other late round players that have not made a pro bowl, but have made a major impact on their team like Zee Rechs, Sean Snyder, and Von Hayes. With steals also comes busts, and the first round of the draft had many bust players. Players like Phat Boi, and Chester Sweets were drafted in the first round just to have no impact as they were shortly out of the league, and Magnus Rikya is a bust in terms of statistics for a second overall draft pick, not making a single pro bowl as of writing, and having middle of the pack to mediocre stats. If we focus on my team's draft class for S22, for the few amount of picks they had, and how late they were, it might have been one of the best draft selections of all time. Starting off with Benson Bayley Jr, their GM, Bayley was an alright linebacker for the first few seasons of being one. During the S24 season, he changed to Offensive Line, where he would anchor the line as the start of Chicago's wall of O-linemen. Chicago would then go on without a selection up until the sixth round, where they would select runningback Julio Tirtawidjaja. While Julio would never make a pro bowl, he would be a consistent source of yards for Chicago, and is still one of the leagues better performing runningbacks 6 seasons later. One round later, Chicago would select safety Hamish MacAndrew. Hamish is unfortunately no longer on the Butchers. After the S27 season, the Butchers were unable to obtain Hamish and stay under the salary cap, what Hamish left behind was a pro bowl safety who would cover the deep zones for the Butchers from S22 to S27. In the eighth round, the Butchers would proceed to draft their career kicker, Sam Sidekick. Sam Sidekick would make multiple pro bowls as a punter and kicker, and would be consistently one of the best kickers in the league. In the ninth round the Butchers would end up drafting a bust in Abbas Muhammad. Muhammad would never make it to the ISFL, but two of the next Butcher draft picks would end up becoming cornerstones of their franchise. Von Hayes was a tight end, who eventually switched to defensive end. While not making a pro bowl so far, he has been an anchor for the leagues best defensive line, and would consistently be at the top of defensive ends when it came to recording stats. Tyron Shields is a cornerback who was selected in the 11th round. Shields would start out in the DSFL for another season, but would very quickly be called up to the ISFL the very next season where he would play slot cornerback. Shields would end up making multiple pro bowls, and would end up not only being one of the most recognizable players, but the biggest draft steal of all time. After Shields there wouldn't be any more active players selected, all players drafted 127th overall or later, ending at 284th would never make the ISFL, and almost surely got dropped by their DSFL teams. The S22 draft is the most important draft in recent memory, changing the fortunes of franchises who selected well, and sinking those who whiffed. The Butchers could have ended up suffering even worse over the next couple of seasons, being stripped of all valuable picks and next season's first overall pick. But in only 3 seasons after being in the worst position any franchise has ever been in the ISFL, the Butchers would make the playoffs, and have made it every season since, all thanks to their GM's who drafted immaculately during this draft.
Oh man where to begin. When I first joined the league it was in the class of S22. When I first joined I didn't know just how big of a class it was, or how to do stuff in the league. Totaling a little over 200 users, the S22 was, and still is the largest out of all of the draft classes, with only the S25 class being remotely close. The first few rounds were comprised of users with previous experience in the league, but for the first overall pick, Austin chose Colt Mendoza, who was known well for his statistical reports on the league, and for his simming prowess. Most teams in the league were very well equipped for the draft, having multiple early round picks to secure players for their future, except for Chicago, who had their first pick excluding a GM pick in the 6th round. One of the other high points of this draft class was the deep talent pool, and draft steals galore. Within this draft class, there were 7 pro bowl caliber players in rounds 8 or later, including Tyron Shields, the best late round selection and one of the biggest draft steals of all time. There are other late round players that have not made a pro bowl, but have made a major impact on their team like Zee Rechs, Sean Snyder, and Von Hayes. With steals also comes busts, and the first round of the draft had many bust players. Players like Phat Boi, and Chester Sweets were drafted in the first round just to have no impact as they were shortly out of the league, and Magnus Rikya is a bust in terms of statistics for a second overall draft pick, not making a single pro bowl as of writing, and having middle of the pack to mediocre stats. If we focus on my team's draft class for S22, for the few amount of picks they had, and how late they were, it might have been one of the best draft selections of all time. Starting off with Benson Bayley Jr, their GM, Bayley was an alright linebacker for the first few seasons of being one. During the S24 season, he changed to Offensive Line, where he would anchor the line as the start of Chicago's wall of O-linemen. Chicago would then go on without a selection up until the sixth round, where they would select runningback Julio Tirtawidjaja. While Julio would never make a pro bowl, he would be a consistent source of yards for Chicago, and is still one of the leagues better performing runningbacks 6 seasons later. One round later, Chicago would select safety Hamish MacAndrew. Hamish is unfortunately no longer on the Butchers. After the S27 season, the Butchers were unable to obtain Hamish and stay under the salary cap, what Hamish left behind was a pro bowl safety who would cover the deep zones for the Butchers from S22 to S27. In the eighth round, the Butchers would proceed to draft their career kicker, Sam Sidekick. Sam Sidekick would make multiple pro bowls as a punter and kicker, and would be consistently one of the best kickers in the league. In the ninth round the Butchers would end up drafting a bust in Abbas Muhammad. Muhammad would never make it to the ISFL, but two of the next Butcher draft picks would end up becoming cornerstones of their franchise. Von Hayes was a tight end, who eventually switched to defensive end. While not making a pro bowl so far, he has been an anchor for the leagues best defensive line, and would consistently be at the top of defensive ends when it came to recording stats. Tyron Shields is a cornerback who was selected in the 11th round. Shields would start out in the DSFL for another season, but would very quickly be called up to the ISFL the very next season where he would play slot cornerback. Shields would end up making multiple pro bowls, and would end up not only being one of the most recognizable players, but the biggest draft steal of all time. After Shields there wouldn't be any more active players selected, all players drafted 127th overall or later, ending at 284th would never make the ISFL, and almost surely got dropped by their DSFL teams. The S22 draft is the most important draft in recent memory, changing the fortunes of franchises who selected well, and sinking those who whiffed. The Butchers could have ended up suffering even worse over the next couple of seasons, being stripped of all valuable picks and next season's first overall pick. But in only 3 seasons after being in the worst position any franchise has ever been in the ISFL, the Butchers would make the playoffs, and have made it every season since, all thanks to their GM's who drafted immaculately during this draft.
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