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2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:25 pm
by MARKinMI
Hey Friends

It's that time of the year again. The GEDL Rookie Draft kicks off this Friday. For those of you who don't know about this. It is a 14 team 1 QB Dynasty league that holds its rookie draft two weeks before the actual NFL Draft. This is also a very deep draft that spans 98 picks over 7 rounds. Moving forward, we are starting the rookie draft 3 weeks before the NFL Draft. In the past, we always have done it two weeks prior.

If you would like to follow the draft it begins this Friday, April 5th at 1 pm et.
League Link: https://www48.myfantasyleague.com/2024/home/17349#0
Draft Board link: https://www48.myfantasyleague.com/2024/ ... 17349&O=17

We always try to follow this thread and discuss our draft picks. This league is an actual money league ($50 per team) so there is some skin in the game. This isn't some meaningless mock draft. Feel free to comment on our picks good or bad and tell us what you would've done. We only ask that you not discuss players who are still on the board.

I always post a link to the prior year's draft as well. So you can really fall down a decade+ long rabbit hole of crazy picks if you want.
2023 Draft Thread: viewtopic.php?t=234592&hilit=gedl+rookie+draft

I hope everyone has been well since I last chatted with you last year!

Mark

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:34 pm
by mild
Oh hell yeah.

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:53 pm
by 81-
Always fun to look back. Unless you took a dog in rd 1 and passed on the studs in round 3+

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:34 pm
by Jrblaha
The team logos for your league are fire

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:53 pm
by MARKinMI
Jrblaha wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:34 pm The team logos for your league are fire
Thanks, most are very old lol. I've been designing MFL leagues for clients for 14 years.

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:55 am
by jordanzs
MARKinMI wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:53 pm
Jrblaha wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:34 pm The team logos for your league are fire
Thanks, most are very old lol. I've been designing MFL leagues for clients for 14 years.
Mark has designed the graphics for 6 of my leagues, and I’ll be upgrading a seventh this year :). Amazing work on all

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:31 pm
by Jrblaha
jordanzs wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:55 am
MARKinMI wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:53 pm
Jrblaha wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:34 pm The team logos for your league are fire
Thanks, most are very old lol. I've been designing MFL leagues for clients for 14 years.
Mark has designed the graphics for 6 of my leagues, and I’ll be upgrading a seventh this year :). Amazing work on all
If we ever upgrade to a cooler league with this type of setup I’ll definitely holler over to you mark

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:35 am
by Ruggenater
Always a fun follow. Thanks for posting this up every year!

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:43 am
by SoftwoodGrampian
MHJ

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:27 am
by kadun2
Ruggenater wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:35 am Always a fun follow. Thanks for posting this up every year!
X2
This time of year this is gold. Thank you!

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:52 am
by frerichs5
Always fun watching this each year. Looking forward to the SF one!

I like how Indiana Icepicks has pre draft on 2.14 and 5.14 already, but none of the others. Plans already in place!

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:17 am
by Napoleon004
Madison Mustangs here. Looking forward to this draft as I did a mini blow up last yr and have quite a bit of draft capital along with a decent young qb/rb core. Really need to fill in my WR corps and luckily this draft his WR heavy. Will always go BPA tho! Also willing to trade for a young stud WR. Have a few offers in the hopper so we will see which route I take, currently undecided.

Picks: 4, 5, 14, 18, 32, 36, 50, and a couple super late darts. Also have all my picks next yr.

Current roster
Qb: CJ Stroud, Anthony Richardson
Rb: Jahmyr Gibbs, Devon Achane, Jonathan Taylor
Wr: Michael Pittman, Tyler Lockette, Jonathan Mingo, tre tucker, jalin hyatt, Calvin Austin iii
Te: George kittle, Michael Mayer, Jones smith

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:25 am
by Shcritters
Napoleon004 wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:17 am Madison Mustangs here. Looking forward to this draft as I did a mini blow up last yr and have quite a bit of draft capital along with a decent young qb/rb core. Really need to fill in my WR corps and luckily this draft his WR heavy. Will always go BPA tho! Also willing to trade for a young stud WR. Have a few offers in the hopper so we will see which route I take, currently undecided.

Picks: 4, 5, 14, 18, 32, 36, 50, and a couple super late darts. Also have all my picks next yr.

Current roster
Qb: CJ Stroud, Anthony Richardson
Rb: Jahmyr Gibbs, Devon Achane, Jonathan Taylor
Wr: Michael Pittman, Tyler Lockette, Jonathan Mingo, tre tucker, jalin hyatt, Calvin Austin iii
Te: George kittle, Michael Mayer, Jones smith
I like it! Will have options at 4 & 5, and can likely grab a good WR at 14 also.

Looking SOLID at QB. Could pull a 'Houston' and have had a quick rebuild and be competing sooner rather than later!

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:01 pm
by frerichs5
That was quite the trade for the 1.04 & 1.05 there.

MHJ
Nabers
Odunze
Bowers

Will start to get interesting now to see who likes who.

Re: 2024 GEDL Early Rookie Draft Official Thread

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:05 pm
by Napoleon004
Made a trade and was able to bolster my WR corps. Was hoping Rome would get to 1.4 but no luck so was able to make the trade below.

I gave: 1.4, 1.5, Anthony Richardson
I received: Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison

Feeling good about where this team is at. May just let the draft play out now and see if somebody I like falls a bit.