The S31 draft class. With humble beginnings towards the end of the S29 season, the hype for the class really materialized once we got a monumental amount of hype thanks to our good friend Half Eaten Onion Bagel. Having a hype thread that blew all other hype threads out of the water, the foundation was set for something beautiful. The S31 class has a lot of remakes, with a bunch of S22 class members making their second player in this class. We also have drawn in a bunch of promising rookies. The first season for these young rookies is now over. With the Grey Ducks beating the Luchadores again to win the ultimini, all of these young firecrackers are now on their way to getting drafted to the big boy league. The draft this season was led by a couple of old standouts, but a lot of new comers really made their mark early on, as shown in the DSFL draft. Out of the first eight selections, six of them were new creates. The two old creates were Ken Oath, who was drafted by the team his user was a GM of. The second was Tessie Garciaparra, who is one of the best people in the league. Some of the standout players from the first round include Sconnie McHits, who was originally a kicker before changing to linebacker. They led the DSFL in tackles with 135 as a rookie. One more standout would be Morpheus Czargyros, who had ten sacks this season, the highest of any rookie. On the other side of the ball, French Fries, drafted tenth overall, led the DSFL in receiving yards with 1596, adding on eight touchdowns as well. The next closest receiver was Jaycee Higgins, with 1300 yards even and an impressive eleven touchdowns, the most of any rookie. If there was a weak spot for this draft class, it would be runningback. Even though 1oa pick Ken Oath had a decent season, he was originally a tight end, with only four runningbacks throughout the whole class, and all taken beyond the fifth round. If there was any doubt to the strongest position group in this class, the linebackers, let me help ease your doubts. First we have the previously named McHits, who led the DSFL in tackles. Followed up by my create, Omni Man, who led the DSFL in tackles for loss with eight, and had the most of any rookie, eight sacks, which is second most of any rookie, and two interceptions. The most rounded stat line, I feel as though Omni Man had a season that was deserving of linebacker of the year, as he was T1 in tackles for loss, T2 in sacks, T2 in interceptions, and 11th in tackles. The only weakness of Omni Man, was his ability to create turnovers. Speaking of turnovers, Tessie Garciaparra absolutely loves turnovers, and loves forcing them even more. With seven forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, and three interceptions, Tessie was a walking turnover machine. With 91 tackles and 21 deflections, they are a very solid choice for cornerback of the year, but he will have stiff competition as he has to go against Doc Holliday of the Luchadores, who was drafted at pick number 31. Holliday ended the season with five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and six interceptions, tied for the lead in the DSFL. He also returned one for a touchdown, but only had 17 deflections, putting him behind most of the rookie corners. The rookie corners have a lot of competition for their positional title, with another very good rookie season from Sakeem Webb, who was drafted 38th. Tied for the lead with six interceptions, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries, he achieved the most pass deflections of any rookie with 29, good for second across the DSFL. The only disappointing thing about this draft class, is that not everyone stayed active, and not everyone had a good season. Unfortunately, like with every draft class, there were those few who started in the league and left just as quickly. It’s absolutely tragic, but its something that we have to live with. The final position of the S31 class I’d like to go over would be quarterbacks. With three rookie quarterbacks coming into this class, only two of them were starters. Malcolm Savage of the Norfolk SeaWolves, and Carter Knight of the Kansas City Coyotes. Wendel Sailor had to split passing with Panda McKyle, who was drafted into the ISFL two seasons prior. Being a rookie quarterback is very difficult, but both of the starting rookies found success in their first season. Savage had 3766 yards with 19 touchdowns, but also had the second worst QBR. Knight had a really strong first season, with 3503 yards, and 22 touchdowns to only nine interceptions thrown, finishing with a 90.1 QBR. This class has been hyped up twice now, and we are less than a week away from them all going to their new homes. Nobody knows how their careers with progress, but we can be sure that they are the most hyped class in ISFL history.
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