College Draft

College Draft

At least one week prior to the NFL draft (April) the EFL shall hold its annual College Draft, with all declared players eligible to be selected by EFL teams. The College Draft will consist of 8 rounds, with 2 minutes allotted per selection. Selected rookies will be available to their teams immediately, using the Action PC Projection Ratings Disk.

Draft order will be determined in the following manner:

• The team with the lowest winning percentage at the end of the previous season drafts first in the EFL College Draft.

The remaining teams are then slotted from lowest winning percentage to highest winning percentage.

• The Gale Sayers Trophy champion selects last in each round regardless of winning percentage.

• The Gale Sayers Trophy loser selects next to last in each round regardless of winning percentage.

•        Strength of victories from the previous season is the first tie-breaker for teams with the same winning percentage.
          The team with the lower strength of victories percentage getting the better draft   slot.

•      Strength of schedule (Opponent's Records) from the previous season is the second tie-breaker for teams with the same winning percentage.
          The team with the lower won-loss percentage getting the better draft slot.
•      Divisional records are the next step in the tie-breaking procedure.
•      As a last resort, a coin toss is used to determine the order of selection for teams with the same winning percentage.

*** Non-playoff teams are slotted 1-14 / Playoff teams are slotted 15-24.
        Eliminated playoff teams draft higher than teams that advance within the playoff bracket.
        Usual tie-breakers apply to teams eliminated in the same round of the playoffs.

Rookies will be signed to predetermined contracts based on the round and slot they are selected at, as follows:
Length of Contract
Round 1 – Sign for 4 years (5th year club option @ 2 times contract)
Round 2 – Sign for 3 years
Round 3 – Sign for 2 years
Round 4 thru 8 – Sign for 1 year

5th year option must be declared before the start of the 4th season.

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8
1 3.000 25 1.600 49 975 73 570 97 440 121 320 145 190 169 70
2 2.950 26 1.550 50 950 74 560 98 435 122 315 146 185 170 70
3 2.900 27 1.500 51 925 75 550 99 430 123 310 147 180 171 70
4 2.850 28 1.450 52 900 76 545 100 425 124 305 148 175 172 70
5 2.800 29 1.400 53 875 77 540 101 420 125 300 149 170 173 70
6 2.765 30 1.350 54 850 78 535 102 415 126 295 150 165 174 70
7 2.730 31 1.325 55 825 79 530 103 410 127 290 151 160 175 70
8 2.695 32 1.300 56 800 80 525 104 405 128 285 152 155 176 70
9 2.660 33 1.280 57 775 81 520 105 400 129 280 153 150 177 70
10 2.625 34 1.260 58 750 82 515 106 395 130 275 154 145 178 70
11 2.590 35 1.240 59 725 83 510 107 390 131 270 155 140 179 70
12 2.555 36 1.220 60 700 84 505 108 385 132 265 156 135 180 70
13 2.520 37 1.200 61 690 85 500 109 380 133 260 157 130 181 70
14 2.485 38 1.180 62 680 86 495 110 375 134 255 158 125 182 70
15 2.415 39 1.160 63 670 87 490 111 370 135 250 159 120 183 70
16 2.305 40 1.140 64 660 88 485 112 365 136 245 160 115 184 70
17 2.210 41 1.120 65 650 89 480 113 360 137 240 161 110 185 70
18 2.065 42 1.100 66 640 90 475 114 355 138 235 162 105 186 70
19 1.995 43 1.080 67 630 91 470 115 350 139 230 163 100 187 70
20 1.925 44 1.060 68 620 92 465 116 345 140 225 164 95 188 70
21 1.855 45 1.045 69 610 93 460 117 340 141 220 165 90 189 70
22 1.785 46 1.030 70 600 94 455 118 335 142 215 166 85 190 70
23 1.715 47 1.015 71 590 95 450 119 330 143 200 167 80 191 70
24 1.645 48 1.000 72 580 96 445 120 325 144 195 168 75 192 70

EFL Compensatory Draft Picks to be awarded based on RFA "net" losses (matching rights required).

Over + 10,000,000 = 3rd round pick awarded

Over + 8,000,000 to 10,000,000 = 4th round pick awarded

Over + 6,000,000 to 8,000,000 = 5th round pick awarded

Over + 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 = 6th round pick awarded

Under 4,000,000 = NO pick awarded

Compensatory picks will come at the end of each applicable round.

If there is a tie in net loss the team that lost the player with the largest NEW contract will receive the better draft slot.

If a tie still exists a dice roll will determine the team with the better draft slot.

General Managers who pride themselves on "talent scouting" to build their teams for long term success (designed to produce 10-year dynasties) will be tested more than ever as the EFL College Draft will precede the NFL College Draft and talent hunting must begin in the college ranks, not after the player's first NFL season.