2025 DRAFT GRADES
The 2025 post draft rankings:
Tier 1:
1. Zach (Projected PPG: 100.4) — $228 (2nd)
Tier 2:
2. Red (Projected PPG 97.74) - $217 (4th)
3. Jadon (Projected PPG 97.56) - $220 (3rd)
4. Brandon (Projected PPG 97.04) - $183 (9th)
Tier 3:
5. Mitch (Projected PPG 96.71) - $234 (1st)
6. Alec (Projected PPG 96.6) - $161 (11th)
7. Jesse (Projected PPG 96.22) - $210 (5th)
8. Tanner (Projected PPG 96.13) - $194 (6th)
Tier 4
9. Peyton (Projected PPG 95.33) - $189 (7th)
10. Cal (Projected PPG 93.40) - $146 (14th)
Tier 5
11. Nick (Projected PPG 90.29) - $178 (10th)
12. Cody (Projected PPG 90.29) - $160 (12th)
13. Dylan (Projected PPG 88.04) - $155 (13th)
14. Mike (Projected PPG 87.54) - $186 (8th)
PODLY: LOVE/HATE
Draft grades by Projected PPG
TIER 1
1. Dyl Projected PPG: 101.94 —--- $206
2. Alec - Projected PPG: 99.96 —--- $172
3. Cal - Projected PPG: 99.24—--- $248
TIER 2
4. Peyton - Projected PPG: 96.56 —--- $209
5. Christian - Projected PPG: 95.86 —--- $208
6. Mike - Projected PPG: 94.9 —--- $220
7. Cody - Projected PPG:94.16 —--- $185
TIER 3
8. Tanner - Projected PPG 92.8 —--- $182
9. Zach - Projected PPG: 92.75 —--- $185
10. Jadon - Projected PPG: 92.22 —--- $189
11. Brandon - Projected PPG: 91.88 —--- $186
12. Jesse - Projected PPG: 91.49 —--- $175
13. Mitch - Projected PPG: 91.39 —--- $143
TIER 4
14. Brian - Projected PPG: 86.74 —--- $150
2022 Auction Money
2022 AUCTION MONEY
Alec - 155
Brandon - 185
Brian - 250
Cal - 154
Christian - 193
Cody - 203
Dylan - 171
Garrett - 250
Jadon - 199
Jesse - 204
Mitch - 200
Peyton - 189
Tanner - 195
Zach - 250
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TRADE TRACKER
PENDING:
COMPLETED:
WK18: Cody loses half his additional winnings from 205 to 203
WK18: Cal trades $1 to Alec for losing to him in the first round.
WK18: Dylan trades $1 to Cal for Julio scoring less than Godwin.
WK18: Tanner trades $1 to Alec for Carr scoring less than Mahomes
WK12: Cal trades $1 to Tanner for losing to Tanner
WK10: Cal trades $5 to Cody for Everett
WK10: Mitch trades $7 to Tanner for Carter
WK10: Christian trades $3 to Garrett for Pats D/ST
WK10: Alec trades $11 to Brian for Pierce
WK9: Peyton trades $4 to Zach for Cousins
WK9: Tanner trades $7 to Cal for Adams
WK8: Christian trades $3 to Zach for Ertz.
WK8: Peyton trades $20 to Brian for Hill
WK7: Cal trades $10 to Zach for Pittman
WK7: Alec trades $36 to Peyton for Kelce
WK6: Dylan trades $5 to Cody for Waller
WK6: Cody trades $4 to Zach for Thielen
WK6: Tanner trades $2 to Zach for Carter/McKissic
WK5: Tanner trades $2 to Cody for Chiefs over Raiders
WK5: Dylan trades $3 to Zach for Lamb
WK4: Cal trades $12 to Zach for Pitts
WK4: Cal trades $5 to Dylan for Fournette
WK4: Dylan trades $27 to Garrett for Evans
WK4: Peyton trades $25 to Garrett for Deebo
WK4: Mitch trades $5 to Zach for Aiyuk
WK4: Brandon trades $15 to Brian for Barkley
WK3: Cal trades $13 to Mitch for Etienne
WK3: Garrett trades $5 to Brian for Jam. Williams
WK3: Cal trades $5 to Jesse for Ertz
WK2: Cody trades $5 to Zach for J. WarRun
WK1: Cal trades $1 to Brandon for losing WK1.
DRAFT DAY: Cody, Brandon, Dylan, Peyton receive $2 each for winning Golf
DRAFT DAY: Zach, Tanner, Mitch, Jesse, Jadon, Christian, Cal, Brian trade $1 each for losing Golf
DRAFT DAY: Brandon trades $3 to Zach for J. Wilson
2022 Draft Grades + Good Picks/Bad Picks
HELL YEAH BROTHER!
That was a draft for the ages – one that I know I’ll never forget.
Before we get too sentimental, let’s run down some of the facts about this year’s draft:
The average budget for the league was: $185 (2021 was $189)
The average budget for playoff teams was: $176 (2021 was $171)
The average budget for non-playoff teams was: $194 (2021 was $215)
The following draft grades you’re about to see assumes an AVERAGE in-season management level. You know, kinda like the majority of the teams in the league. Also the money shown is AFTER keepers.
Brandon - A+ 94% - $238
Dylan - A+ 92% - $224
Christian - A+ 90% - $246
Jadon - A- 74% - $196
Mitch - A- 72% - $189
Jesse - A- 71% - $195
Cody - B 54% - $189
Tanner - B 38% - $200
Alec - B- 36% - $200
Garrett - B- 33% - $140
Peyton - B- 31% - $144
Cal - C+ 28% - $132
Brian - C+ 26% - $167
Zach - C 17% - $130
And if that isn’t enough, hear me get riled up about how good my team REALLY is on the latest Podly Weekly:
2021 AUCTION MONEY TO DATE
Just a recap of where the draft cash is at, post our Week 10 deadline.
Brandon - 249 (+/-1)
Brian - 171
Cal - 153 (+/- 3)
Christian - 250
Cody - 200 (+/- 1)
Dylan - 249 (+/- 1)
Garrett - 162 (+/- 1)
Jadon - 200
Jesse - 198
Kaden - 183
Kory - 245
Mitch - 200 (+/- 1)
Peyton - 172
Zach - 168 (+/- 2)
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TRADE TRACKER
PENDING:
WK7 2021 - Zach bets $2 to Cal that Goedert scores more than Ertz (Season).
WK1 2021 - Cody bets $1 to Brandon that Zach Wilson scores more than Tua (Season).
WK 1 2021 - Mitch & Cal bet $2 (1 each) to Garrett & Dylan that OBJ scores more than B. Cooks. (Season)
2021 Draft Grades
The fun is over. Now the work begins.
After an off-season of speculation, expectations and nerves, came one of the most anticipated drafts the DVFFL has ever had in it’s 11 years. This draft brings on a new precedent – the trading of draft dollars. This draft changed the landscape for every single team. Gone are the days of all of us starting from the same start line. This point was emphasized by $108 dollar gap between the highest starting budgets (240) and the lowest starting budgets (132).
Some things to keep in mind when looking at these grades:
The average budget for the league was $189.
The average budget for playoffs teams was $171.
The average budget for non-playoff teams was $215. ($227 if you remove Dyl).
It is impossible for me to go pick by pick and tell if it was a value or not. However, the baseline assumption is, the bigger the budget the better the draft grade.
The grades:
1. Kaden - A+ (100% chance of playoffs) Budget: $240
2. Mitch - A (84% chance of playoffs) Budget: $231
3. Gare* - A (81% chance of playoffs) Budget: $205
4. Jadon* - A (79% chance of playoffs) Budget: $194
5. Cody - A (79% chance of playoffs) Budget $240
6. Christian - A (76% chance of playoffs) Budget $226
7. Brandon - A- (68% chance of playoffs) Budget $202
8. Jesse* - B+ (65% chance of playoffs) Budget $200
9. Zach* - B (43% chance of playoffs) Budget $168
10. Kory* - B- (34% chance of playoffs) Budget $168
11. Brian* - C+ (26% chance of playoffs) Budget $132
12. Cal* - C (16% chance of playoffs) Budget $164
13. Dylan - C (12% chance of playoffs) Budget $148
14. Peyton* - C (12% chance of playoffs) Budget $138
*denotes 2020 playoff team.
**The percentage chance of playoffs is assuming an average level of team management. Those percentages will be higher with timely waivers, good trades and correct lineup decisions. However, with this league, you can’t always assume that consistently happens.
So can we trust these grades? Last year, 6 of the 8 teams listed in the top 8 made the playoffs. With the top two teams, Kory and Jesse, being the two teams that made the finals.
But let me explain further:
2020 Post Draft Grades + Podly Underground
It’s Draftmas morning and what a draft it was. As we catch our breath, we have a packed DVFFL post today.
Below are draft grades as preformed by a trusted third party site. AS WELL AS a brand new episode of the Podly Underground were Zach and Brian discuss their own likes and dislikes of every team. And to the few teams that got torched – sorry.
Without further ado, here are the draft grades:
1. Kory - A+ (90% chance of playoffs)
2. Jesse - A+ (87% chance of playoffs)
3. Jadon - A- (73% chance of playoffs)
4. Garrett - A- (71% chance of playoffs)
5. Peyton - A- (68% chance of playoffs)
6. Brandon - A- (67% chance of playoffs)
7. Kaden - B+ (58% chance of playoffs)
8. Zach - B (57% chance of playoffs)
9. Cal - B (50% chance of playoffs)
10. Christian - B (46% chance of playoffs)
11. Dylan - B (41% chance of playoffs)
12. Brian - B (39% chance of playoffs)
13. Cody - C (27% chance of playoffs)
14. Mitch - C (22% chance of playoffs)
And here is the Podly Underground opinion: