WFL II OffSeason: The Big 3 Draft

MKNN March 20, 2020

{ This is the first of a series of posts detailing the various offseason drafts. Each team has protected 12 players, and a variety of different mechanisms are in place that will allow players to move around the league, while also retaining fealty to each teams dominant franchises. }

The Big 3 Draft allows each team to add 3 players from the pool of

• Any of their own protected players and
• Any player designated as a potential starter elsewhere in the league who was left unprotected

Additionally, teams have the option of selecting a position and then being assigned a top-notch player from their dominant franchises who is not currently in the league.

TEAM	ROUND	PLAYER	POS	COMMENTS
BOS	1	Jack Butler	S	A team desperate to improve its defense adds a high ceiling back trapped in a numbers logjam.
BEI	1	Turk Edwards	T	Franchise pick.
CTO	1	Paul Krause	DB	The Makana retain one of their own.
ROM	1	Boomer Esiason	QB	Franchise pick.
SYD	1	Zach Ertz	TE	Retaining an All-Pro selection.
LOM	1	Travis Frederick	C	Another All-Pro retained.
AAA	1	Carlos Rogers	DB	Another All-Pro retained.
BER	1	Dick Butkus	LB	A key piece retained.
SFO	1	Champ Bailey	DB	Probably the best shutdown corner on the market.
AMS	1	Otto Graham	QB	A better fit for a gunslinger who deserves a starting spot.
DUB	1	Andre Johnson	WR	Steady star is retained.
TOK	1	Ray Childress	DL	A potential pick more than anything else, probably leaves Bud McFadin in search of a team.
LON	1	Rayfield Wright	OL	Offensive Rookie of the Year candidate is retained.
RIO	1	Brandon Marshall	WR	Could be the true top-tier receiver the Carnival need.
NYG	1	Odell Beckham, Jr.	WR	Retaining a key weapon for Eli Manning.
IST	1	Mike Webster	OL	Long term anchor for the OL is retained.
BOS	2	Jason Babin	DL	Strong contributor retained.
BEI	2	Ken Houston	S	High ceiling prospect finally given his chance.
CTO	2	Brian Cushing	LB	Tackling machine freed from reserve role at Dublin.
ROM	2	D'Qwell Jackson	LB	High performer retained.
SYD	2	Jerome Brown	DT	Franchise Pick.
LOM	2	Cornelius Bennett	LB	LB retained with hopes for better performances.
AAA	2	Wes Chandler	WR	The offensive weapons are now all retained.
BER	2	Mackenzy Bernadeau	OL	Another change of scenery for a solid WFL performer.
SFO	2	Darrell Green	DB	Combined with their Round 1 selection, consider the CB needs for the Sea Lions solved.
AMS	2	Herman Moore	WR	Gotta' give Graham a target, right?
DUB	2	Johnathan Joseph	DB	Key contributor retained.
TOK	2	Jurrell Casey	DL	Franchise pick.
LON	2	Kam Chancellor	S	All Pro retained.
RIO	2	Kendrick Lewis	S	Franchise player comes home.
NYG	2	Antrel Rolle	DB	All Pro retained.
IST	2	Alan Faneca	OL	Franchise player.
BOS	3	Jamaal Charles	RB	Stepping out of the shadow of Jim Brown and into a void at RB.
BEI	3	Mike Evans	WR	Franchise pick.
CTO	3	John Sullivan	OL	His retention solidifies the offensive line.
ROM	3	Bobby Boyd	DB	Franchise player.
SYD	3	Eric Allen	DB	Retention of high ceiling player.
LOM	3	Les Richter	LB	Franchise player.
AAA	3	Jim Otto	OL	Solid performer retained.
BER	3	Rolland Lawrence	DB	Retained solid secondary contributor.
SFO	3	Terrell Owens	WR	Solid receiving option retained.
AMS	3	Lou Creekmur	OL	Franchise player.
DUB	3	LeRoy Butler	DB	Retained strong performer.
TOK	3	Randy Gradishar	LB	Retained in hopes of a stronger LB showing.
LON	3	Dez Bryant	WR	Gotta' keep The Three Amigos together.
RIO	3	Don Colo	DT	Franchise Player.
NYG	3	Em Tunnell	DB	Retaining their All-Pro secondary.
IST	3	Mel Blount	DB	Franchise Player.

This draft will take all teams to 15 players.