This is the draft that started it all. Graphics were 3 players per page for the first round, and one round per page after with a little exerpt about one player per round. Hindsight is always 20-20, and I think a lot of picks would be different. Controversially, Co-commisioner Spike pulled his ping pong out of the helmet, followed by his brother. Talks of Patrick Ewing and the frozen envelope scandel of the NBA started breaking out instantly. The draft was a 3rd round reversal draft which was a first for everyone in the league and gave some slight confusion initially but otherwise went off without a hitch. With the 1st overall pick in league history, the Somali Pirates selected RB Todd Gurley, who was coming off of a stellar rookie season in which he tallied over 2,000 total yards and 19 touchdowns in 15 games. Unfortunately, Gurley only had one more elite season in 2018. Easily one of the "what if's" in the NFL, he was well on his way to Canton before degenerative changes in his knee caused such a promising career to be cut short.
Rest of the 1st round:
1.02 - RB Saquon Barkley - Gorgeous Gorillas
1.03 - RB Alvin Kamara - JimGrahamGodDam (The Vinegar Strokes)
1.04 - RB Le'Veon Bell - #MMTGA (Patty Cakes)
1.05 - RB Ezekiel Elliott - Moose Knuckles
1.06 - WR Antonio Brown - Cobra Kai (Loonatics)
1.07 - WR DeAndre Hopkins - Â A Boy Named Suh (Green Eggs and Rum Ham)
1.08 - RB David Johnson -Â The Bearded Savages (The Bearded Clams)Â
1.09 - WR Odell Beckham Jr. - SwampDonkeys
1.10 - WR Julio Jones - ChampsHere (Team Dad Bod)Â
1.11 - WR Michael Thomas - Can't Flim Flam the Zim Zam
1.12 - RB Melvin Gordon - Show Me Your TD's (Minnesota Valkyrie)
Midway through the season, it was obvious that a draft lottery wouldn't discourage tanking, and in fact would make it a dissadvantage for teams that are actually struggling and rightfulling needing the 1.01 pick. This lead to Cobra Kai (Loonatics) earning the 1.01 pick in the first and only draft lottery. With this selection, Cobra Kai selected RB Josh Jacobs out of Alabama.
Rest of the 1st round:
1.02 - RB David Montgomery - Show Me Your TD's (Minnesota Valkyrie)
1.03 - WR N'Keal Harry - SwampDonkeys
1.04 - RB Miles Sanders - The Bearded Savages (The Bearded Clams)
1.05 - WR DK Metcalf - #MMTGA (Patty Cakes)
1.06 - RB Darrell Henderson - ChampsHere (Team Dad Bod)
1.07 - TE T.J. Hockenson - JimGrahamGodDam (The Vinegar Strokes)
1.08 - QB Kyler Murray - ChampsHere (Team Dad Bod)
1.09 - TE Noah Fant - A Boy Named Suh (Green Eggs and Rum Ham)
1.10 - WR A.J. Brown - Can't Flim Flam the Zim Zam
1.11 - RB Devin Singletary - JimGrahamGodDam (The Vinegar Strokes)
1.12 - WR Parris Campbell - Show Me Your TD's (Minnesota Valkyrie)
The Bearded Clams acquired this pick from a trade via Green Eggs and Rum Ham. The Bearded Clams traded Courtland Sutton and their 1st to Green Eggs and Rum Ham for Hollywood Brown and their 1st. With the 1.01 pick, The Bearded Clams selected Wisconsin stand out RB Jonathan Taylor.
Rest of the 1st round:
1.02 - RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire - Show Me Your TD's (Minnesota Valkyrie)
1.03 - RB D'Andre Swift - Gorgeous Gorillas
1.04 - RB Cam Akers - Gorgeous Gorillas
1.05 - RB J.K. Dobbins - Gorgeous Gorillas
1.06 - RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn - Loonatics
1.07 - WR Jerry Jeudy - Patty Cakes
1.08 - RB Zach Moss - Discount Doublechecks (Team Dad Bod)
1.09 - WR Justin Jefferson - Discount Doublechecks (Team Dad Bod)
1.10 - WR CeeDee Lamb - Green Eggs and Rum Ham
1.11 - WR Jalen Raegor - Patty Cakes
1.12 - WR Henry Ruggs III - Somali Pirates
Gorgeous Gorillas acquired this pick from a trade via The Bearded Clams. Gorgeous Gorillas traded Cam Akers, Odell Beckham Jr. Darius Slayton, 2021 1st, 2021 2nd, and 2023 1st to The Bearded Clams for Justin Herbert, A.J. Green, David Moore and their 1st. With the 1.01 pick, Gorgeous Gorillas selected LSU standout WR Ja'Marr Chase.
Rest of the 1st round:
1.02 - RB Najee Harris - The Vinegar Strokes
1.03 - RB Travis Etienne - Loonatics
1.04 - TE Kyle Pitts - The Bearded Clams
1.05 - RB Javonte Williams - Patty Cakes
1.06 - WR Devonta Smith - Loonatics
1.07 - QB Trevor Lawrence - The Bearded Clams
1.08 - WR Jaylen Waddle - The Bearded Clams
1.09 - RB Trey Sermon - Somali Pirates
1.10 - RB Michael Carter - Can't Flim Flam the Zim Zam
1.11 - RB Kenneth Gainwell - The Bearded Clams
1.12 - QB Justin Fields - Loonatics
After a dissapointing 2021 season finishing 2-12, Show Me Your TD's (Minnesota Valkyrie) found themselves holding onto the 1.01 pick in the 2022 MVFFL Rookie Draft. With this pick they selected the 1st RB selected in the NFL Draft, Breece Hall out of Iowa State.
Rest of the 1st round:
1.02 - RB Ken Walker III - The Bearded Clams
1.03 - WR Drake London - Can't Flim Flam the Zim Zam
1.04 - WR Treylon Burks - Show Me Your TD's (Minnesota Valkyrie)
1.05 - WR Garrett Wilson - The Bearded Clams
1.06 - WR Jameson Williams - Somali Pirates
1.07 - WR Chris Olave - The Vinegar Strokes
1.08 - RB James Cook - Moose Knuckles
1.09 - RB Dameon Pierce - Patty Cakes
1.10 - RB Isaiah Spiller - Green Eggs and Rum Ham
1.11 - WR Christian Watson - The Bearded Clams
1.12 - WR Skyy Moore - Patty Cakes
In the only year of no graphic, the league gets a sneak peak of what they would have looked like. A failed video/ life circumstances made it a difficult year to make a successful post draft. Can't Flim Flam the Zim Zam acquired the first overall pick and Justin Jefferson in a blockbuster trade on July 23, 2021 with Discount Doublechecks (Team Dad Bod) who landed Davante Adams, 2022 2nd, 2022 4th and 2024 2nd in the trade. Can't Flim Flam the Zim Zam held onto that pick which became the 1.01 and landed talented Texas Longhorn - RB Bijan Robinson. This was also the first year of drafting on the Sleeper app, as MVFFL decided on moving from the original league app, Fleaflicker.
Rest of the 1st round:
1.02 - RB Jahmyr Gibbs - The Bearded Clams
1.03 - WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba - The Vinegar Strokes
1.04 - WR Quentin Johnston - Show Me Your TD's (Minnesota Valkyrie)
1.05 - WR Jordan Addison - Somali Pirates
1.06 - WR Zay Flowers - Green Eggs and Rum Ham
1.07 - RB Zach Charbonnet - Somali Pirates
1.08 - RB Devon Achane - Moose Knuckles
1.09 - WR Jonathon Mingo - Patty Cakes
1.10 - RB Kendre Miller - The Bearded Clams
1.11 - TE Dalton Kincaid - Green Eggs and Rum Ham
1.12 - QB Anthony Richardson - Moose Knuckles
The 1st year of live graphics, a hybrid model of the failed draft video from 2023 and the post draft magazine from years prior. Each team had their own individual team designs and the draft was "held" in Wisconsin. This monumental draft also included our newest manager, as Alex took over mid season in 2023 for Aaron, taking over and rebranding from Show Me Your TD's to a more powerful less derogatory female, with the Minnesota Valkyrie. The draft also included post pick analysis from Meta AI. Minnesota Valkyrie had a difficult challenge coming in mid season with a lackluster roster and the 2023 record showed finishing with a 3-11 record. With the tiebreaker over Somali Pirates, the Minnesota Valkyrie were able to draft the son of a HOFer... Marvin Harrison Jr. out of Ohio State University.
Rest of the 1st round:
1.02 - WR Malik Nabers - Somali Pirates
1.03 - TE Brock Bowers - The Vinegar Strokes
1.04 - WR Rome Odunze - Somali Pirates
1.05 - RB Jonathon Brooks - Gorgeous Gorillas
1.06 - QB Caleb Williams - The Bearded Clams
1.07 - WR Xavier Worthy - SwampDonkeys
1.08 - WR Brian Thomas Jr. - Green Eggs and Rum Ham
1.09 - QB Jayden Daniels - Minnesota Valkyrie
1.10 - WR Keon Coleman - The Vinegar Strokes
1.11 - RB Trey Benson - The Vinegar Strokes
1.12 - WR Ladd McConkey - Moose Knuckles