Fun with Numbers:
The DFFL Statistics Bureau has finished crunching the numbers and have produced the following useless pieces of information for you.
There were 168 players chosen during what was a statistically average 2009 draft
- here is a breakdown of the numbers:
By Position;
QB's - 26 - Two was the average - Flaming Liberals chose only
1 for the second consecutive season, Gerbils, Gamblers and Weasels each took 3
RB's - 54 - same number as last year, 7 teams
picked 5 RB's, Wall of Weasel chose 3
WR's 56 - 5 was the average
TE's - 8 - 4 fewer than in 2008,
K's - 11 - Wall of Weasel
did not pick any. ......based on my notes
Def - 13 - Wall of Weasel selected
two
By team:
To no one's surprise the Minnesota Vikings were the most represented team as 10
players were selected this year. Next were Green Bay, Indianapolis and San Diego who each 8 players chosen.
The Colts also had 3 out of the first 16 players picked, while Arizona had 3 players chosen
out of the first 23 picked.
Teams with 7 players selected: New York Giants, Arizona,
New England and Pittsburgh
Teams with 6 players selected: Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta,
Buffalo, New York Jets and Baltimore
Teams with 5 players selected: Chicago, Carolina, New
Orleans, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Houston and Denver
Teams with 4 players selected: Washington, Tennessee,
Jacksonville, and Kansas City
Teams with 3 players selected: Detroit, Tampa Bay, Seattle,
Miami and Cleveland
Teams with 2 players selected: St. Louis and Oakland
In all there were 85 NFC players chosen, and 83 from the AFC.
| Round # |
QB |
RB |
WR |
TE |
K |
Def. |
| 1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3
|
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Keeper
4 |
3
0 |
3
7 |
2
5 |
0
0 |
0
0 |
1
0 |
| 5 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 7 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 8 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 9 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 10 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 11 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| 12 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 13 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 14 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Total |
26 |
54 |
56 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
Other Stuff:
There was a rare tie for this year's homer award as Grizzled Gerbils and Wall of Weasel
share this year's prize with 3 Viking selections each. This marks the second straight season the Gerbils have won this
award, while surprisingly this is WOW's first time in the homer spotlight.
A few players draft stock changed significantly compared to their 2008 draft
position: Larry Johnson went from being the #11th player selected in 2008 to the #58th pick this year. Terrell
Owens went from the 13th pick to #51, Braylon Edwards dropped from #15 to #69, and Reggie Bush continued
his annual plummet going from pick #9 in 2007 to pick #31 in 2008 to pick #65 on Saturday.
Although the keeper rule skews the numbers, on the other side Brandon Jacobs went
from pick #36 last year to pick #11, Greg Jennings jumped from #44 to #13, and Dwayne Bowe moved up from pick
#89 in 2008 to #25 on Saturday.
League officials and a representative from the Guiness Book of World Records are
still reviewing the video from Saturday's draft to confirm what appears to be a record 14 "Lindbergh
Baby" references - obliterating the previous record.
