My favourite part of the calendar is the draft. I, like many others, will pore over the draft class, pore over my roster, who is a free agent, who is nearing regression.
I thought it would be fun to review each team's draft class and my favourite selection.
1.20 MLB Trey Hendrickson, Florida Atlantic | My Big Board: Top 15
Attributes:
Age: 23
Height: 6-4
Weight: 270 lbs
Overall: 80
Speed: 87
Strength: 83
Awareness: 62
Agility: 97
Acceleration: 95
Catch: 52
Jump:56
Tackle: 80
Analysis - Kittle is a phenom but went roughly where expected. Hendrickson, IRL a DE - and a bloody great one - would have been a fantastic edge rusher in SFL but I digress. His size, speed and explosiveness are unheard of. Sure, being 23 is a negative but 7 years of this freak captaining your defense? Yes please.
3.32 OG Dion Dawkins, Temple | My Big Board: Round 2
Attributes:
Age: 22
Height: 6-5
Weight: 320 lbs
Overall: 81
Speed: 71
Strength: 97
Awareness: 67
Agility: 73
Acceleration: 74
Pass Blocking: 80
Run Blocking: 74
Analysis - Jackson was a great pick at 5. To pick up a starting calibre guard - with such great attributes - with pick 96 - is astounding value. Dawkins should become an all-pro - can maul defensive linemen and get to the next level.
5.20 FB Marquez Williams, Miami | My Big Board: 4th round
Attributes:
Age: 23
Height: 5-10
Weight: 260 lbs
Overall: 69
Speed: 81
Strength: 82
Awareness: 50
Agility: 80
Acceleration: 86
Catch: 66
Jump: 62
Run Blocking: 53
Analysis - With their first pick at 170, picking up a starter is lovely stuff. Williams is a big, compact full back and addressed a need.
4.2 LOLB Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt | My Big Board: 2nd round
Attributes:
Age: 22
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230 lbs
Overall: 79
Speed: 84
Strength: 76
Awareness: 66
Agility: 82
Acceleration: 86
Jump: 55
Tackle: 77
Analysis - One of my favourite picks in the draft. I considered Cunningham alongside Ebukam in the 2nd. Great speed, size, aware for a rookie and a polished tackler. What value at 129!