1 00:00:20,679 --> 00:00:23,920 Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Dude Podcast. I'm your host, Corey 2 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,920 Evans. Thank you for listening to this week's show. I'm mixing it up 3 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:30,160 a bit. This is not going to be a stat driven episode. Instead, 4 00:00:30,519 --> 00:00:34,359 it's titled Fantasy Football Strategy, How I Scout Rookies. I want to 5 00:00:34,399 --> 00:00:40,039 take you through my ten step process from during the college season to NFL season. 6 00:00:40,079 --> 00:00:43,600 It's where we are now, Dynasty off season of How I Scout prospects 7 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,399 and rookies, so you get a feel for my process behind the scenes. 8 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:52,920 Figured to be good timing with rookie draft content ramping up across the industry before 9 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,840 we get to that, don't forget if you're a fan of my work, 10 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,320 please drop a five star review. Apple Podcast or Spotify helps me out a 11 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:03,519 ton as independent show. And also February still twenty percent off all roster calls 12 00:01:03,719 --> 00:01:07,359 normally to thirty bucks, thirty minutes, fifty bucks, one hour slice twenty 13 00:01:07,359 --> 00:01:11,480 percent off. Do not miss out on an expiring deal. You can hit 14 00:01:11,519 --> 00:01:15,079 me up and schedule one via social media. That's Dynasty do pod on Instagram 15 00:01:15,159 --> 00:01:21,239 or Twitter, slash x Thedynasty Dude over on Facebook, even email Dinasy do 16 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:25,560 pod at gmail dot com. Let's start it off with how I Scott rookies 17 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:30,239 with number one watch college football or participate in a DeBie league to develop year 18 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,239 round knowledge. If you spend time watching college football during the regular season, 19 00:01:34,519 --> 00:01:40,040 bowl games, even the college football playoffs, then it actually translates to less 20 00:01:40,079 --> 00:01:44,400 work or catching up in dynasty. When becoming familiar with an upcoming rookie class, 21 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,239 you did a lot of the homework or film study ahead of time. 22 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:51,040 It's in your mind ingrained in your memory. Think about it like preparing for 23 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:55,640 a school exam or important work project. If you plan ahead and allocate time 24 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,519 beforehand to prepare instead of cramming the night before or even last minutes than the 25 00:01:59,599 --> 00:02:01,959 end result, it's going to be different. Like most things applicable in life, 26 00:02:02,079 --> 00:02:07,239 those prepare ahead of time tend to succeed as opposed to those who wait 27 00:02:07,319 --> 00:02:10,520 until the last minute. Monitoring the progress and development of college players through their 28 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:15,319 tenures in school makes it that much easier to then evaluate them as NFL rookies 29 00:02:15,439 --> 00:02:20,039 because you're already head of the curve, familiar with their playing styles and skill 30 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,400 set pros or cons instead of starting from scratch. Debbie leagues are the ultimate 31 00:02:23,439 --> 00:02:28,120 sheet code since you can root for and track players stats like in redraft or 32 00:02:28,199 --> 00:02:32,400 dynasty while players are in college football. So once again, watch college football 33 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:37,120 participate in a Davy league. To develop year round knowledge. Number two, 34 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,919 create a spreadsheet with all notable freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior prospects. 35 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,520 It's difficult enough to keep track of all college football teams based on the 36 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,400 amount of schools compared to thirty two NFL franchises, So in order to remain 37 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,199 organized and track early to players versus those who have completed eligibility, I recommend 38 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:57,960 using a list and updating it annually by position. Is how I do it. 39 00:02:58,039 --> 00:03:00,919 Quarterback, running back, wide, receiver, tight ends columns and the 40 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,639 players are all the rows underneath. That makes the most sense with freshman, 41 00:03:04,879 --> 00:03:07,639 sophomore, junior, and senior labels that associated with each name. Once you 42 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:13,360 implement a process, I promise you that your knowledge of prospects will increase substantially. 43 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,439 Having a master list of the top talent in the college landscape also makes 44 00:03:16,479 --> 00:03:20,520 it a whole lot easier. You'll see the trend of making things simpler to 45 00:03:20,599 --> 00:03:24,759 prepare for dynasaugey drafts every offseason. Since it's derived from a playerpool that you're 46 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,759 already aware of, You're not starting from that blank slate, and that is 47 00:03:28,759 --> 00:03:30,680 going to be a recurrent theme when I talk about how I scout rookies. 48 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:38,240 Number three is track statistics throughout the collegiate season and make notes of big performances. 49 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,039 You can accomplish this in variety of ways. A few of my favorites 50 00:03:40,319 --> 00:03:46,080 are watching weekly highlight reels of college football weekend, making note of players who 51 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:49,560 perform well. After a while, you become familiar with emerging your consisting talent, 52 00:03:49,719 --> 00:03:52,199 like we do in the NFL. Of course, another option is to 53 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,560 scour box scores each week for the top performers from each matchup. My last 54 00:03:55,560 --> 00:04:00,800 resort is to use Twitter slash x as a quick way to reach player stats. 55 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,759 If I go this route, however, I make sure to take detailed 56 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,919 notes to check back down. When assessing a prospects outlook. You can't look 57 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:11,520 at box scorers and see past the eye test of a player's skill set. 58 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,360 You have to do both. Due to the amount of college football teams and 59 00:04:14,479 --> 00:04:17,759 games every single week weekend, it's virtually impossible to monitor all results find a 60 00:04:17,759 --> 00:04:21,879 compromise to at least stay up to dates with news injuries that could account for 61 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:27,639 an increase or lack of expected production. But you'd be surprised at how impactful 62 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:32,040 tracking college player stats throughout the season can influence your scouting process. Number four. 63 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,839 Begin watching highlight reels and eventual game tape towards the middle to end of 64 00:04:36,879 --> 00:04:41,240 November. If you track players throughout the season, then this step shouldn't be 65 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,680 as tedious or overwhelming as it can be for someone starting from that blank slate 66 00:04:45,759 --> 00:04:49,199 during the Dynasty offseason with next to no familiarity or context of an upcoming rookie 67 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:53,920 crop. There's nothing wrong beginning with the baseline of player how that reels you 68 00:04:53,959 --> 00:04:58,199 hear that's frowned upon when you're scouting. That is totally fine to start by 69 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,600 doing so, you'll see prospects at their best. However, you can't stop 70 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:05,399 there. That's the key. Watching multiple quarters of specific matchups has become easier 71 00:05:05,439 --> 00:05:11,639 thanks to YouTube with editing candets clips. It's so much more accessible nowadays than 72 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,120 even three four years ago. Finding actual game film as supposed to just high 73 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,079 that reels. It's crucial to identify player straints and weaknesses during film study. 74 00:05:18,399 --> 00:05:23,360 No rookie year prospect is perfect, so finding those areas of improvement is an 75 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:27,000 important piece of the evaluation process in order to remain unbiased with all of our 76 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,720 biases. Because we're either a fan of a college or we watch a lot 77 00:05:30,759 --> 00:05:32,199 of college football, we want to see a player go to the NFL team 78 00:05:32,199 --> 00:05:35,120 because they're mocked there. There could be a lot different factors. I usually 79 00:05:35,199 --> 00:05:40,680 ramp up tape evaluation and notes in my process come early December. Sure, 80 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:44,120 that's why the NFL season is still under way. It's my side project and 81 00:05:44,199 --> 00:05:47,560 helps me prepare for my eventual rookie coverage for all you listeners free content or 82 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,240 paid over on Patreon come a few months later, which is where we're at 83 00:05:50,319 --> 00:05:55,160 right now. If I waited until a start of the new year in January 84 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,639 or February, I'd be so far behind the eight ball that you'd hear it 85 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:00,639 in my discussion points of players, I would sound as if I didn't know 86 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:04,519 what I was talking about. That same concept applies within your league with all 87 00:06:04,519 --> 00:06:08,800 your league mates. You know who is in the know or out of the 88 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:13,480 loop with upcoming prospects based on discussion you have valuing picks one point oh one 89 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,720 to one point twelve or the same applies to every round you have in RGIE 90 00:06:15,759 --> 00:06:19,560 draft. When watching film, I consider a lot, but the main pieces 91 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,439 I look for they vary about position. So for quarterback, I'm looking at 92 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,079 mechanics, accuracy, footwork both inside outside the pocket. Do they have that 93 00:06:27,199 --> 00:06:30,120 it factor of dual credibility? Running back, I want to see vision speed, 94 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:34,839 does that mean burst acceleration, versatility to be both a rusher and pass 95 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,879 catcher, and if the running back can catch passes, can they pass protect 96 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,800 important to keep in mind. And wide receiver tight end, I want to 97 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,279 see releases off the line of scrimmage, reliability of hands we're oute, running 98 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,399 speed at levels of the field, and willingness to block. Those are all 99 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:53,000 indications of success in boxes I want to see checked when going through my pre 100 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:57,839 draft process. Number five is create another spreadsheet for an NFL declare list. 101 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,680 This is when things get really exciting. Once you have a list of players 102 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,279 who officially declared for the NFL, the pre draft fund begins. Like your 103 00:07:03,319 --> 00:07:08,720 freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior spreadsheets, I recommend structuring you're declared 104 00:07:08,759 --> 00:07:12,680 list by position. Make it that much simpler to read and update when necessary. 105 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,920 Can use Excel, Google Sheets, whatever your platform or software of choice 106 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,720 is. Be sure to keep an eye out for any prospects who return to 107 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:23,680 school or make a late decision like a Meccha Buca or even Traveon Henderson from 108 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:27,040 Ohio States this past year, because you need to delete them from your declared 109 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,839 list, which is always an annual, ever evolving and changing process. And 110 00:07:30,879 --> 00:07:33,839 then wait for the East West Shrine Bowls Senior Bowl as checkpoints you confirm upcoming 111 00:07:33,879 --> 00:07:39,920 rookies. Both are milestones of the pre draft and scouting process because the most 112 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,920 talented or highest regarded players are invited each event to showcase their skill sets or 113 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,439 set of tools. And that's when you have a really firm grasp of the 114 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:51,199 full NFL declaire list and those that are on the highest of radars in NFL 115 00:07:51,279 --> 00:07:55,360 draft circles. Time for a quick break. I'll be back with five more 116 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:59,199 of my steps when I scout rookies each and every off season Before I get 117 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,439 to that. If you're fan of my work, do not miss out on 118 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:05,199 my bonus content over on Patreon for five dollars per month at the minimum. 119 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,600 It's a very cheap entrance point. You get three main perks. One a 120 00:08:07,639 --> 00:08:11,879 bonus episode per week each and every week. 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Can click sign up through their time 130 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,080 for a quick break, and I'll be back with a few more tips on 131 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:52,799 how to scout rookies. Number six is use the NFL Combine invite list for 132 00:08:52,879 --> 00:08:56,480 pre draft content on Patreon. That's my step so once I have the official 133 00:08:56,799 --> 00:09:01,200 invite list from the Combine and then I can compare it to my freshman sophomore, 134 00:09:01,279 --> 00:09:05,559 junior, senior, and nfldclare list to find overlaps or exclusions. If 135 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:09,159 prospects are not invited to the Combine, it's often a bad sign for their 136 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:13,440 chances to be drafted or become fantasy relevance. There can be outliers, of 137 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,639 course, more often than not, However, rookies are selected based on projecting, 138 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,039 draft grades and feedback from the league front offices decision makers. If you're 139 00:09:20,039 --> 00:09:22,639 not invited to the combine, that means that you were not a part of 140 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:28,799 those conversations overall. The official Combine invitation list then provides with a big board 141 00:09:28,879 --> 00:09:31,919 of offensive talents to formulate rankings of player opinions. Once I have that list, 142 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:37,600 I begin my preview series over on Patreon, which this past week was 143 00:09:37,759 --> 00:09:41,279 Quarterbacks, this week running Backs. If you want access to that, you 144 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,200 know where to go. The main takeaway from that step is needing that NFL 145 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,639 Combine list to know which players and prospects to discuss during my preview series. 146 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,720 Otherwise, sure, you have your declare list, but if they're not legitimate 147 00:09:52,799 --> 00:09:56,799 names in terms of being viewed as Day one, Day two, Day three 148 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:58,759 prospects, then what's the point of discussing them. They could be late round 149 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:05,799 udfas we want to pinpoint who's going to be most impactful from a fantasy lens 150 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:09,480 in the early rounds of rookie drafts. Number seven is release my pre draft 151 00:10:09,519 --> 00:10:13,240 rankings on Patreon as a combine is over. Once the NFL combined data is 152 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,639 really available, I've then combining what I learned from washing college football from the 153 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:20,480 previous year, plus my film study with player measurables and testing metrics at my 154 00:10:20,519 --> 00:10:24,399 disposal. I like to create tiered rankings by position because it helps to group 155 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:28,759 players close and projected value of draft stock. These are pre drafts, so 156 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,360 I could be close, way off, or somewhere in between. That's the 157 00:10:31,399 --> 00:10:37,000 beauty of ever changing and evolving tiered rankings in fantasy football. The same concept 158 00:10:37,039 --> 00:10:43,080 applies to redraft or done startup drafts because tier based drafting is becoming increasingly popular 159 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,360 in the fantasy football space as opposed to relying on ADP to make decisions. 160 00:10:46,399 --> 00:10:48,919 Think about it, how many times you've been on the clock. If you're 161 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,879 on ESPN, Yahoo, CBS or sleeper, you're looking at player faces or 162 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,519 names, and you are so stuck. You're pressured you're concerned, starting to 163 00:10:56,519 --> 00:10:58,720 worry. What do I do? You panic and you select somebody you didn't 164 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:03,120 want to. If you used a tier based drafting approach, which you can 165 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:07,639 compile yourself or use other analysts their rankings or spreadsheets, you'd feel a lot 166 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:11,159 more confident and comfortable when on the clock. Number eight is look for ideal 167 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:16,519 rookie laning spots after NFL free agency concludes this year. That date is March 168 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:20,320 thirteenth, Even though we often find out about free agent transactions beforehand, then 169 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:24,360 it'll become official because if possible lead tampering, it could lead to fines or 170 00:11:24,399 --> 00:11:28,679 draft picks being revoked. Once freegency is then over, we get pinpoints ideal 171 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,559 spots for ucoming rookies at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end 172 00:11:31,639 --> 00:11:35,240 to land at least what we like to see on papers that mean they're going 173 00:11:35,279 --> 00:11:39,480 to ultimately drafted. There no but pre draft want to see that occur. 174 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:45,919 Situation verse talent subjective evaluation point. While sets and rookies both factors are important 175 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,720 in my mind, but I tend to favor talent over situation. Since situation 176 00:11:48,919 --> 00:11:54,519 or in this case, fantasy football environment, laning spots can quickly change based 177 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,960 on a team's depth charter coaching staff. If more rookies or veterans are broad 178 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,720 in next offseason, coaching staft is depleted, a new regimes brought in, 179 00:12:01,799 --> 00:12:07,360 then suddenly situation is less or more favorable. Whereas talent doesn't disappear overnight over 180 00:12:07,399 --> 00:12:11,279 the span of a season or two. Betting on talent who land in a 181 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:15,399 favorable spot, that's a dream scenario for prospects each and every season. So 182 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:20,919 identifying where we want rookies to land once NFL free agency runs its course is 183 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,840 a great way to then post draft know, yes, this prospect or multiple 184 00:12:24,919 --> 00:12:28,639 landed in this situation, it's favorable. I'm going to boost some of my 185 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,399 rankings. Or conversely, I wanted a running back or a while to land 186 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,799 in the spot they didn't, so I need to lower them a bit in 187 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,240 my rankings. Accordingly, number nine is enjoy the NFL Draft. It's the 188 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:41,600 most exciting part of the offseason scouting process. Everything comes to fruition this year 189 00:12:41,639 --> 00:12:46,440 that is April twenty fifth to April twenty seventh, which will be here before 190 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,679 we know. It's all fantas football analysts like to think that they are draft 191 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:52,799 experts reality situation, as none of us know what kind of discussions are taking 192 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,919 place inside NFL war rooms with big boards and scouting departments unless you work for 193 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:01,840 a team. We can educate our self by reading as much information as possible 194 00:13:01,879 --> 00:13:05,799 and collecting different subsets of data points. Yet all the research preparation in the 195 00:13:05,799 --> 00:13:11,440 world won't tell us with the future holds for NFL prospects. We need to 196 00:13:11,519 --> 00:13:16,600 let the ultimate decision makers, that being NFL GMS head coaches scouts make up 197 00:13:16,799 --> 00:13:20,360 those decisions and we'll follow suit with our own. This is making process after 198 00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:24,440 the fact that's up to all thirty TWINFL franchises. Once the NFL Draft is 199 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,679 over, we then need to re evaluate and shuffle rankings prepare for our rookie 200 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:31,039 drafts in dynasty, which leads to number ten and that is compare my pre 201 00:13:31,159 --> 00:13:37,559 draft analysis with actual NFL draft capital results to construct my postcraft rankings on Patreon. 202 00:13:37,799 --> 00:13:39,720 This should result and a lot of updates and serior fluctuation. Since no 203 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:43,679 pre draft content is perfect or set in the stone, you must you must 204 00:13:43,759 --> 00:13:48,720 remain flexible and fluid with rankings and dynasty for both veteran rookie players or you 205 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,639 end up with sunk costs on your rosters because of personal biases. You don't 206 00:13:52,639 --> 00:13:56,720 want to fall suspect to that digging your feet too deep into the ground and 207 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:00,559 the player burns you. And then you do have a player that no one's 208 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,759 going on trade for. You have to remain water and realize that player value 209 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,480 changes quickly. And that's why I like to do my preview series just giving 210 00:14:07,519 --> 00:14:11,279 you a lay of the land of all prospects of all positions, then my 211 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:16,639 pre draft rankings, then post draft you get three different perspectives of my process 212 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:20,720 for an upcoming town pool of rookies draft capital in real life. In addition 213 00:14:20,799 --> 00:14:24,840 to player age, NFL ad spot influence my post Draftikie rankings the most. 214 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,360 I don't let group think or ADP persuade me. I want to stick to 215 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:31,240 my guns. All the work that I put in, I want it to 216 00:14:31,799 --> 00:14:37,080 be a true representation of how I view prospects. That's not to stand out 217 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:41,039 as clickbait or generate a ton of views. Instead, you're hearing my thoughts 218 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:46,039 about all rookies most relevant oppositions, right or wrong, and apply to eurokie 219 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:50,200 drafts. Even in the NFL, people are played one hundreds of thousands, 220 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:54,200 millions of dollars in terms of scouting each and every offseason are incorrect more than 221 00:14:54,200 --> 00:15:00,120 they're correct. So hitting on prospects is a losing battle. However, if 222 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:01,799 you do the research, you put the homework and time in, more often 223 00:15:01,799 --> 00:15:07,200 than not you're going to succeed in the form of selecting prospects that pan out. 224 00:15:07,519 --> 00:15:09,600 Now, in terms of taking a deeper dive into my rankings, my 225 00:15:09,679 --> 00:15:13,279 favorite way to compile them is creating a list of all players in question. 226 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:18,080 I then literally go one by one by position, and then when I do 227 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:20,639 my top one hundred or top one fifty, I will decide who would draft 228 00:15:20,679 --> 00:15:24,080 between two options. So we'll say player A, player B. Player A 229 00:15:24,399 --> 00:15:26,440 is the one I chose, all right, it's type of player B and 230 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:31,399 player C. That process is repeated until tiers and a full set of rankings 231 00:15:31,399 --> 00:15:33,559 are complete. Is it type of tuoming? Absolutely? Even so, it's 232 00:15:33,559 --> 00:15:37,399 a time saving approach instead of staring at an ADP list when you're on the 233 00:15:37,399 --> 00:15:41,519 clock. I want to go back to that example during rookie draft, while 234 00:15:41,559 --> 00:15:45,240 being unsure if who to select when the time comes, that means that you 235 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,919 were not prepared enough I like to look at it with a tier based approach 236 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,559 that here's a group I'm comfortable with in the first round, second round, 237 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:54,039 third round, fourth round, fifth round. However long your rookie drafts are 238 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:58,840 in dynasty, and when I'm on the clock, I know I'm selecting from 239 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:02,600 four or five names to ten or twenty I see on a screen. You 240 00:16:02,639 --> 00:16:06,720 can use my list, you can use other analysts that you enjoy content wise, 241 00:16:07,039 --> 00:16:08,720 But if you're going into a rookie draft or a startup draft, even 242 00:16:08,759 --> 00:16:12,559 redraft leagues using an ADP list, you're going to struggle or feel a bit 243 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:18,559 overwhelmed. I think that's most true and applicable to rookie draft because it's fresh, 244 00:16:18,879 --> 00:16:22,200 new names that if you're not a hardcore college football fan or doing that 245 00:16:22,279 --> 00:16:26,159 extensive research months ahead of time, you might not be all that familiar with. 246 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:30,279 That's why I like to start the scouting process for rookies well in advance 247 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:36,440 by watching college football ramping up mid to end November and really taking flight in 248 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:38,960 December to get ready for this time of year come February March, when it's 249 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:45,960 wheels up for draft season. Hope you all enjoyed this strategy based episode discussing 250 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:49,240 how I scout rookies one through ten my process once again as a recap are 251 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:53,600 Number one, watch college football or participate in a debbie league to develop year 252 00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:57,960 round knowledge. Number two. Create a spreadsheet with all notable freshmen, sophomore, 253 00:16:59,159 --> 00:17:03,519 junior, and senior prospects. Number three track stats throughout the college season 254 00:17:03,519 --> 00:17:07,920 and make notes of big performances for begin watching how that reels and evctual game 255 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,720 tape towards the middle to end of November. Number five create another spreadsheets for 256 00:17:11,759 --> 00:17:15,759 an NFL declare list. Number six. Use the NFL Combine Invitational list for 257 00:17:15,799 --> 00:17:19,480 pre draft content over on Patreon. That's for me. For you, application 258 00:17:19,559 --> 00:17:22,799 wise, it could be to have that reference point of those invite to the 259 00:17:22,839 --> 00:17:26,599 combine. Number seven release predraft rankings on Patreon as a combine is over. 260 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:30,759 Number eight. Look for idealogy land spots at the NFL Frankingcy concludes, that's 261 00:17:30,759 --> 00:17:36,440 a huge one because if we have a huge map of possible situations, we 262 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:41,119 want to see prospects land based on opportunity or available touches. Number nine. 263 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:44,599 Enjoy the NFL Draft. It's the most exciting time in the offseason scouting process. 264 00:17:44,759 --> 00:17:48,039 And then number ten. Compare pre draft analysis with actual NFL draft capital 265 00:17:48,079 --> 00:17:52,079 results. Construct post draft rankings from me. It's on Patreon for you, 266 00:17:52,319 --> 00:17:56,079 could be my rankings or whatever you're doing on your side. Hope you all 267 00:17:56,160 --> 00:18:00,440 enjoyed that insights to see how I work behind the scenes ending process and that's 268 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,559 what makes dynasty so fun. If you have more questions on my tenstat process 269 00:18:04,559 --> 00:18:08,200 and you want more details on how to construct them on your own, or 270 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,720 if you want to start your own scouting process, I don't know where to 271 00:18:11,759 --> 00:18:14,640 start that, reach out to me. I'll help you out because I promise 272 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:18,960 you it's a very rewarding process. It's time with assuming sure yet small price 273 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,319 to pay. If you're a hardcore don see player in more than I'd say 274 00:18:22,319 --> 00:18:26,079 two or three leagues. Since we're always so engaged in gross with the NFL 275 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:29,839 season that the college season could be an afterthought, let alone the super Bowl 276 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:33,119 hits ends and suddenly we're all back on the clock with the new NFL league 277 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:37,799 you're beginning. Thank you again for listening. If you enjoyed this strategy based 278 00:18:37,799 --> 00:18:40,519 episode, you want to hear more of them different applications of course, then 279 00:18:40,559 --> 00:18:42,240 please let me know. Give me feedback, I could certainly start to throw 280 00:18:42,279 --> 00:18:48,000 these in more of my episode content rotations, opposed to just statistics or player 281 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,480 evaluation. Until next time, this is the Dynasty. Check it out. 282 00:18:51,519 --> 00:19:00,000 I will talk to you all next week. See you