A little late to the party but better late than never! Here’s how our draft graded out:
2021 PDFL Rookie Draft Grades Summary:
| TEAM | GRADE | DRAFT VALUE |
| Dart | A+ | 101.3 |
| Isaac | A | 78.1 |
| Dave | A- | 61.2 |
| Aaron | B+ | 58.0 |
| Tee | B | 46.9 |
| Dalton | B- | 37.8 |
| Garret | C+ | 24.8 |
| Dustin | C | 24.5 |
| Josh | C- | 17.0 |
| Nick | D+ | 16.6 |
| Joey | D | 4.4 |
| Craig | D- | 1.1 |
TEAM BY TEAM DRAFT CARDS:
Drunk Uncle InmateS – Aaron
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 1.3 | Aaron | QB | Trey Lance | 36.0 | A+ |
| 2.5 | Aaron | RB | Michael Carter | 7.3 | B |
| 2.10 | Aaron | QB | Kyle Trask | 4.3 | B- |
| 3.3 | Aaron | WR | Amon-Ra St. Brown | 5.8 | B- |
| 3.4 | Aaron | RB | Rhamondre Stevenson | 2.8 | C+ |
| 4.10 | Aaron | RB | Larry Rountree | 1.8 | C- |
Draft Grade: B+
Analysis: Great draft. Perfect for a rebuild. I had Trey Lance as my QB3 until the Niners took him out of nowhere, and I didn’t ruin that for anybody during the draft! Like the Michael Carter pick (not huge on his profile but great landing) and I love the upside picks in Trask and Amon. Stevenson basically demoted Sermon at Oklahoma, but New England landing is gross. And Rountree should be an upgrade from Ballage for the Chargers – could be sneaky good since Ekeler is Ekeler and everybody is tired of the ‘little guy can do it’ thing. It’s over. Find a new show.
Pokin’ Pocahontas – Craig
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 4.6 | Craig | WR | Sage Surratt | 1.1 | D |
Draft Grade: D-
Analysis: Craig is the best. Always a wild card in fantasy and a good time at the draft. I don’t know if Craig still has Surratt rostered at this moment, but maybe he’ll contribute. I mean it’s Detroit. They could very likely have the #1 pick next year and throw the ball 400 times. Either way not much to say about the pick or this year’s draft for Craig because he’s looking to have some fun with his 14 first round picks in the upcoming drafts. Trading Lamar was a GREAT move and a Draft day win.
D-Towns Dogs – Dalton
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 1.8 | Dalton | RB | Javonte Williams | 20.6 | A- |
| 1.9 | Dalton | QB | Mac Jones | 17.2 | A- |
| 4.3 | Dalton | RB | Jaret Patterson | 0.0 | D- |
Draft Grade: B-
Analysis: Salty Dalty had the draft he needed. Javonte should eventually be the guy in Denver (expect the JT roller coaster) and Mac Jones (who) is going to be compared to Tom Brady for at least 4-years. I expect Daniel Jones (who) type things from Mac but he should be okay. Maybe a Derek Carr/Andy Dalton kind of guy. Or he’s Josh Rosen/Haskins and totally sucks. We’re all betting on the latter.
Chauvin’s Choke Artists – Dart
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 1.1 | Dart | QB | Trevor Lawrence | 49.4 | A+ |
| 1.2 | Dart | QB | Justin Fields | 35.7 | A+ |
| 2.9 | Dart | WR | D’Wayne Eskridge | 5.8 | B- |
| 3.5 | Dart | WR | Dyami Brown | 6.2 | B |
| 3.12 | Dart | RB | Jermar Jefferson | 2.0 | C- |
| 4.1 | Dart | WR | Tamorrion Terry | 2.2 | D |
Draft Grade: A+
Analysis: BEH-BEH-BEH-BEEHHHHH! DARTALART! What a draft man. I mean, hard to fuck up 1.1 and 1.2 but I could pull it off. T-Law is going to be a majestic-flowing beauty out there amongst giant, buff, sweaty men (settle down Garret). And Fields is going to haunt us Vikings fans for the next 15-20 years. It’ll be interesting to see how the Wilson/Lance/Fields thing plays out. We can only hope it goes a lot like the Locker/Gabbert/Ponder scenario and not the Eli/Rivers/Big Ben scenario. Who cares about the rest of your picks. TLAW!!!
McCaffrican Americans – Dave
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 1.6 | Dave | QB | Zach Wilson | 25.8 | A |
| 1.10 | Dave | WR | Jaylen Waddle | 16.6 | A- |
| 2.6 | Dave | WR | Elijah Moore | 13.8 | B+ |
| 3.10 | Dave | RB | Kenneth Gainwell | 3.4 | B- |
| 4.7 | Dave | WR | Seth Williams | 1.6 | D+ |
Draft Grade: A-
Analysis: Dave had an awesome draft. The entire plane ride down to Miami Tee and I spoke REALLY loudly about how it would go down at 1.4 and who would fall to Dave. I believed strongly Isaac would go Wilson at 1.4 if he fell because of that Watson fella gettin 15 to life, but I bet wrong. Dave got a steal – I think? I don’t know. Is Wilson good? It’s always scary taking that guy that had one good season. It has Trubisky all over it, but even that dumbass had a decent team around him and couldn’t figure it out. Waddle at 1.10 was right where I pegged him. Weird pick to Miami but maybe that says more about what they think of Parker. Elijah Moore was a Nick guy for sure – small, athletic, catches everything, little PPR monster. Kenneth Gainwell got a B- by default because this draft really falls off fast. Who the fuck draft Seth Williams? I’m going to guess he’s a Colt. Great pick!
Dart Suckz Cockz – Dustin
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 2.1 | Dustin | WR | Rashod Bateman | 14.0 | B+ |
| 2.7 | Dustin | WR | Kadarius Toney | 7.2 | B |
| 3.6 | Dustin | RB | Chuba Hubbard | 3.3 | C+ |
| 4.11 | Dustin | QB | Jamie Newman | 0.0 | D- |
Draft Grade: C
Analysis: All the way from Dawson’s Creek and still sporting the best team name around; Dustin’s draft was extremely average. Like my dong. Speaking of dong’s (settle down Garret); how about Dustin going no show in Miami and somehow keeping his membership in this prestigious league?! Love Bateman – hate the landing. Kadrius is garbage and he’s proving it already – love the landing. Chuba was an awesome pick at 3.6 (see Mike Davis 2020) and Jamie Newman was great in General Hospital. #DAWSON2022
Gary Potters Wand – Garret
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 1.12 | Garret | TE | Kyle Pitts | 23.7 | A |
| 4.9 | Garret | WR | Dez Fitzpatrick | 1.1 | D+ |
Draft Grade: C+
Analysis: It’s ya boi G-Baby! Solid draft man. I would say, arguably, that I was Kyle Pitts’ biggest fan going into the draft. Ultimately, I knew you’d get him at 1.12 because I wouldn’t have passed up one of those receivers at 1.12 but nice pick. In today’s NFL and our league Tight Ends are undervalued until they’re SUPER good. That’s why there’s only 4 good ones every year, but I think Pitts is the unicorn. Dude’s a freak (you know the line) DUDE’S A FREAK!
League Champion Armageddon$$ – Isaac
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 1.4 | Isaac | RB | Najee Harris | 32.9 | A+ |
| 1.7 | Isaac | RB | Travis Etienne | 22.1 | A |
| 1.11 | Isaac | WR | DeVonta Smith | 19.5 | A- |
| 3.8 | Isaac | WR | Tutu Atwell | 2.0 | C |
| 4.12 | Isaac | TE | Brevin Jordan | 1.6 | C- |
Draft Grade: A
Analysis: “Per ipsum et cum ipso et in ipso, est tibi Deo Patri Omnipotenti, in unitate Spirtus Sancti, Omnis honor et gloria” ….. AHHHHHMEN! Killed it Champ! And it might not be a great thing coming from me, but I 110% would have passed on Wilson and went Najee at 1.4. And yeah, you went Etienne because Jacksonville/J Rob situation, but taking him over ya boi Williams was spicy. You committed to the team when I would have said “I’m not drafting Swift now… fucking Lions.” And you ended up with a Heisman-top 10 pick at WR while trading away Adams and building for the future. HAIL HYDRA!
Rub My Chubb – Joey
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 2.3 | Joey | QB | Kellen Mond | 1.8 | C- |
| 4.5 | Joey | TE | Pat Freiermuth | 2.6 | C |
Draft Grade: D
Analysis: Joe is Haag.
King Snakes – Josh
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 2.8 | Josh | WR | Terrace Marshall | 10.0 | B+ |
| 2.11 | Josh | QB | Davis Mills | 2.4 | C |
| 2.12 | Josh | WR | Amari Rodgers | 3.0 | C+ |
| 3.7 | Josh | RB | Khalil Herbert | 0.5 | D- |
| 4.8 | Josh | RB | Kylin Hill | 1.1 | D |
Draft Grade: C-
Analysis: I don’t know if Josh has lost his snake abilities, but I thought for sure we’d see old Kaa come out and get one of these top tier QB’s. Trades away the league MVP in Rodgers and then… nothing. No trades, no fucking over your brother, just nothing. MANJA MANJA MANJA GIVE US THE SHIT MANJA! I guess it’s a slight rebuild now after trading away Jacobs in May or Josh has something up his sleeve before the season hits. Being all married now he’s probably content just having us friends and playing for the comradery. That’s why I play. Don’t let Josh not snaking people distract you from the facts.
The Replacements – Nick
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 2.4 | Nick | WR | Rondale Moore | 12.9 | B+ |
| 3.11 | Nick | WR | Tylan Wallace | 2.7 | C+ |
| 4.4 | Nick | QB | Ian Book | 1.0 | D |
Draft Grade: D+
Analysis: I’m not really going to grade out my own draft. What kind of egotistical maniac grades his own offseason moves and then posts it for everybody to read. I mean I could say I’m hardily surprised that I’ve killed this offseason, turned 1.11 into Adams into Evans and Mixon, turned 2.1 into Carson, and managed to get my boi Rondale in the draft, but I’m not going to. I refuse to jinx 9 years of not making the money and finishing 2nd this year because if I cock off one more time the fantasy Gods are taking my precious JT. But seriously. Straight cash homie. Mmmmmmrrrrmmmmmmmm!
A Team Has No Name – Tee
| PICK | TEAM | PO. | PLAYER | VALUE | GRADE |
| 1.5 | Tee | WR | Ja’Marr Chase | 33.7 | A |
| 2.2 | Tee | RB | Trey Sermon | 7.5 | B |
| 3.1 | Tee | WR | Josh Palmer | 2.4 | C |
| 3.2 | Tee | WR | Nico Collins | 1.5 | D+ |
| 3.9 | Tee | WR | Anthony Schwartz | 1.6 | D+ |
| 4.2 | Tee | RB | Kene Nwangwu | 0.2 | D- |
Draft Grade: B
Analysis: Jordan Belfort himself couldn’t sell us the way Tee does. Every year we let Tee do this. We let Tee do this so often that it might be the new norm; Tee got too good, dismantled our rosters, got bored, tanked, got too good again, got bored, and we’re redrafting next offseason. We can only pray that one big injury snaps the ‘build’ and Tee goes full tank again. I mean it’s literally the best part of Dynasty. I love it so much I’ve done it for 9-years. But great draft Tee. You won’t have any of these players once the season starts.