SFLm/Rookie Updates: Draft order, rounds, eligibility, playoffs
The Simulation Football League has a number of updates and outlooks for the upcoming SFLm postseason and Rookie Draft heading into the holidays.
SFLm FALL Standings and playoff picture:
- The current playoff format calls for five teams if the same team wins both the spring and the fall seasons, or six teams if different teams win each half of the season. Nashville won the first half, compiling a 5-1 record but does not stand atop the fall standings. With two weeks to go, those look like:
- San Jose (4-0)
- Albuquerque (3-1)
- Nashville (2-2)
- Philadelphia (2-2)
- Lexington (2-2)
- Pittsburgh (2-2)
- Bossier City (1-3)
- Chicago (0-4)
If the playoffs started today, the standings would look like this:
- Nashville (7-3) and San Jose (5-5) would receive the top two seeds and first round byes
- Lexington (7-3) would be the No. 3 seed and face Pittsburgh (4-6) the No. 6 seed in the Wild Card round. The Riverhogs are tied with the Steamers (4-6) for the current 6-spot. They've split the season series, but the team's win in the fall beats the Steamers victory in the spring.
- Philadelphia (5-5) would be the No. 4 seed and face Albuquerque (5-5) the No. 5 seed in the Wild Card round. The Cougars have beaten the Atoms twice this regular season.
The final two weeks of the regular season will be Saturday November 30 and Wednesday December 4.
The playoffs will air Sunday December 8 (Wild Cards), Friday December 13 (Semifinals) and Wednesday December 18 (Championship).
SEASON 24 ROOKIE DRAFT
The SFL projects a two-round, 50-pick draft that will air Round 1 Saturday December 14 at 6:30 pm ET and Round 2 at 9:30 pm ET after a one-hour intermission.
- Carolina (via Queen City)
- Pittsburgh
- Los Angeles
- Washington
- Canton (via Denver)
- Indianapolis
- Queen City (via Bossier City)
- Charleston (via Chicago)
- Indianapolis (via Oklahoma City)
- Nashville
- Atlanta
- Vancouver
- Charleston
- Lexington
- Houston
- Carolina
- Albuquerque
- Arizona
- Fort Worth
- D.C.
- Baltimore
- Mexico City
- Minnesota
- Florida
- Canton
- Queen City
- Pittsburgh
- Los Angeles
- Washington
- Denver
- Oklahoma City (via Indianapolis)
- Queen City (via Bossier City)
- Charleston (via Chicago)
- Oklahoma City
- Nashville
- Atlanta
- Vancouver
- Charleston
- Lexington
- Houston
- Carolina
- Albuquerque
- Arizona
- Fort Worth
- D.C.
- Baltimore
- Mexico City
- Minnesota
- Carolina (via Florida)
- Canton
The standings are based on regular season records from the entirety of 2024.
- Florida and Minnesota had the same win % - the Storm's Season 22 Championship broke the tie.
- Baltimore, D.C. and Mexico City all finished with the same record. Mexico City's Season 23 Championship broke the tie. Baltimore's two playoff appearances broke the tie with D.C.
- Arizona and Albuquerque finished with the same win %. Arizona's head-to-head win over the Atoms in Season 23 broke the tie.
- Carolina, Lexington and Houston finished with the same combined records. Houston and Carolina each won 1 playoff game in 2024, while Lexington won 0. Carolina beat Houston in their only meeting of 2024.
- Vancouver, Charleston, Atlanta and Nashville all finished with a .500 record in 2024. Charleston and Vancouver each had 1 playoff win and appearance. The two teams did not play each other in 2024, so the most recent success of Charleston was used as the tiebreaker. Atlanta had two appearances and no wins. Nashville had no appearances.
- Bossier City and Chicago finished with the same win % and both had one playoff appearance with no wins. Seattle's 21-16 win over Alamo City in Season 22 was used as the tiebreaker - the two franchise's only meeting of 2024.
- Washington and Los Angeles finished with the same win %. Motor City's win over LA in Season 23 was used as the tiebreaker.
- Pittsburgh and Queen City finished with the same win %. Pittsburgh's win over Queen City in Season 24 was used as the tiebreaker.
Season 24 Rookie Class
Based on active subscriptions, meeting the 12-game SFLm requirement, and progression activity, the league projects the following players to be the top prospects in this season's draft:
QB Sylas Christiansen PROJECTED DRAFT 2,775 YARDS, 17 TD, 16 INT
QB Ethan Flowers PROJECTED DRAFT 2,458 YARDS, 13 TD, 23 INT
QB Isaac Covert PROJECTED DRAFT 2,236 YARDS, 12 TD, 14 INT
HB Robert Nemcik PROJECTED DRAFT 326 YDS, 4 TD
HB Frank Udon PROJECTED DRAFT 383 YDS, 2 TD
HB Patrick Rudlang PROJECTED DRAFT 729 YARDS, 8 TD
WR Ezekiel Bear PROJECTED DRAFT 421 YARDS, 2 TD
WR Jarrid Dumas PROJECTED DRAFT 519 YARDS, 3 TD
WR Elliott Pope Jr. PROJECTED DRAFT 928 YARDS, 1 TD
WR Clarence Lee PROJECTED DRAFT 401 YARDS, 3 TD
WR Nolan Pierce PROJECTED DRAFT 955 YARDS, 5 TD
TE Talla Bobbie PROJECTED DRAFT 262 YARDS
TE Jonathon Kilgore PROJECTED DRAFT 78 YARDS
C Jasmine Swift PROJECTED DRAFT
T Kiera Cool PROJECTED DRAFT
T Landon Stone PROJECTED DRAFT
G Xena West PROJECTED DRAFT
G Mango Moody PROJECTED DRAFT
DT Frank Doom PROJECTED DRAFT 6 TFL, 4.0 SACKS, 1 PD, 1 FR, 1 TD
DT Bear Winters PROJECTED DRAFT 4 TFL, 4.5 SACKS, 1 PD, 1 FF, 1 FR
DE Mas Booker PROJECTED DRAFT 3 TFL, 2.0 SACKS
DE Baron Wendt PROJECTED DRAFT 9 TFL, 6.0 SACKS
DE Seth Harrison PROJECTED DRAFT 4 TFL, 3.5 SACKS, 1 PD, 1 INT
OLB Jesad Grackleflint PROJECTED DRAFT 34 TKLS, 9 AST, 8 TFL, 1.0 SACKS, 4 PD, 2 INT, 1 FF
OLB Jimmy Burgett PROJECTED DRAFT 53 TKLS, 14 AST, 19 TFL, 3.0 SACKS, 5 PD, 1 INT, 1 FF
OLB Iggy Turner PROJECTED DRAFT 62 TKLS, 8 AST, 20 TFL, 1.0 SACK, 2 PD, 1 INT
OLB Jamal Ballard PROJECTED DRAFT 44 TKLS, 11 AST, 8 TFL, 2 PD, 1 INT, 1 FF
ILB Jad McFearson PROJECTED DRAFT 34 TKLS, 5 AST, 8 TFL, 1.0 SACK, 1 PD, 1 INT, 1 FF
CB Elijah Quick PROJECTED DRAFT 39 TKLS, 4 AST, 4 TFL, 2.0 SACKS, 6 PD, 2 INT
CB Myranda Dumas PROJECTED DRAFT 44 TKLS, 8 AST, 1 TFL, 8 PD, 2 INT, 1 FF
CB Nes Genckal PROJECTED DRAFT 35 TKLS, 10 AST, 3 PD, 3 INT, 1 FR
CB Maxwell Quimby PROJECTED DRAFT 30 TKLS, 4 AST, 2 TFL, 4 PD, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR
CB Dustin Csokasy PROJECTED DRAFT 38 TKLS, 4 AST, 5 TFL, 6 PD, 2 INT, 1 FR
FS Billy Beers PROJECTED DRAFT 72 TKLS, 13 AST,3 TFL, 5 PD, 2 INT, 2 FF, 1 FR
FS Zion Waddles PROJECTED DRAFT 73 TKLS, 14 AST, 6 TFL, 5 PD, 1 INT, 1 FR
K Charles Franz PROJECTED DRAFT 15/19 FGS (LONG: 48)
The following players have active subs, but their lack of progression indicates recent inactivity:
QB Roquan Dotz PROJECTED DRAFT 2,414 YARDS, 15 TD, 9 INT HASN'T PROGRESSED SINCE WEEK 39
HB Kirk Wynn PROJECTED DRAFT 467 YDS, 3 TD HASN'T PROGRESSED SINCE WEEK 28
WR Brice Lee PROJECTED DRAFT 204 YARDS, 2 TD HASN'T PROGRESSED SINCE WEEK 22
K Andrew Parker PROJECTED DRAFT 9/10 FGS (LONG: 40) HASN'T PROGRESSED SINCE WEEK 40
Players who play at least six games prior to the draft can opt into the draft. The league projects an additional 35 players can make themselves eligible for the draft not on the list above. The league will ask for opt-ins sometime after the final regular season games are played on December 4 and before the draft on December 14. If there are not enough qualifying players for a two round draft, the league will be forced to drop Season 24's offering to just one round.