Draft Picks

On the 2009 Rosters page, I have converted the draft picks you own into the actual number of the pick for the first ten rounds. From this point forward, it would be easier if we refer to those picks by those numbers (in the case of trades or whatever). It makes it easier to keep track of.

I'll do the same for rounds 10+ after rosters are set in February or March. You can still trade those late round picks, of course. At the moment, everybody owns just their own picks in those rounds (except for the Pigs, who traded their 12th to the Buckeyes.)

As always, if there is a mistake, please let me know.

A couple of interesting things about the draft picks up to this point...

The Fungoes have 3 firsts, 3 seconds, and 3 thirds. They will have selected 9 players before the FFTs select their first.

The DVs, Warpigs, and Tweeners all have only six picks in the first 10 rounds. The Fungoes have the most picks in rounds 1-10 with 15.

The Nads and Sidewinders both own only their own picks and no more.

Oh, and just as a reminder... The number of draft picks you can actually make is determined by how many players you protect. The formula is:

30
- the number of players you protect
+ the number of reserves you own
+ 2
= the total number of draft picks you can make

Let's say for example that you keep 22 players and you have 2 reserves.
30
- 22
+ 2
+ 2
= 12 draft picks

The last two of those 12 would be optional. If you use them, you will be required to make cuts afterward to get back to 30 plus your reserves.

Uncarded selections are tied to the number of reserve picks you own. You can only protect or draft as many uncarded players as you have reserve picks. If, for example, you have two reserve picks, you may draft a maximum of two uncarded players. If you already have one uncarded player on your protected list, you may only draft ONE more uncarded player. You don't have to draft ANY uncarded players, of course.