Kacy Kliment Wins 2021 NFFC Classic & $50,000 Prize

[Greg Ambrosius]

Kacy Kliment of Westerville, Ohio became our 18th different champion in the 18 years that we've hosted the NFFC Classic Championship as his team moved up one spot this week to capture the $50,000 grand prize. Kacy edged Brian Owens by less than one point for the title and we'll wait out the Elias Sports scoring changes on Wednesday night before crowning him the champion, but right now he wears the crown. Kacy's team scored 173.30 points in Week 17, while Brian's team jumped up three spots this week by scoring 204.40 points. Joshua Stratton, David Webb and Shawn Childs rounded out the Top 5.

Kacy drafted in one of our final Classic Online leagues of the season on Saturday, Sept. 11th. His team finished 7th overall in scoring during the regular season and then moved into third place after Week 15 with a 166.70 score. His team moved up to second overall in Week 16 by scoring 161.60 points and then took the title home with a solid Week 17. He won $7,500 for winning his league title and he won the $50,000 grand prize in what is likely our final NFFC Classic Championship ever.

Aaron Rodgers' 27.20 points on Sunday Night led him to the narrow victory. Now we just have to see what Elias Sports has in store for the final statistics. We finished 2021 with 184 Classic teams, so great job everyone and congrats to everyone who won prize money.

Here's the tentative final standings:

2021 NFFC Classic Championship Round Final Standings:
1 Kacy Kliment Running Antelopes NFFC Classic Online 9/11 @ 4:00 pm ET #5974 650.61
2 Brian Owens Owens NFFC Classic Las Vegas (1) 9/4 @ 10:00 am PT #5367 649.64
3 Joshua Stratton Too 4 Classic NFFC Classic Las Vegas (1) 9/4 @ 10:00 am PT #5367 611.71
4 David Webb jason bourne NFFC Classic Online 8/31 @ 8:00 pm ET #4779 604.06
5 Shawn Childs CCs Desperados NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6071 596.74
6 stephen stith stith NFFC Classic Online 9/2 @ 10:00 pm ET #5458 596.05
7 David Cushard Dyv Dangerously NFFC Classic Online 9/4 @ 1:00 pm ET #5374 593.59
8 Richard Duewel FOX N HAWK NFFC Classic Online 9/4 @ 1:00 pm ET #5374 593.19
9 Joseph DiGalbo TEAM GST NFFC Classic New York 9/4 @ 1:00 pm ET #5302 581.85
10 Scott Kelly Dawson Kelly Classic NFFC Classic New York 9/4 @ 1:00 pm ET #5302 580.78
11 Ronald Householder Householder NFFC Classic Online 9/8 @ 8:00 pm ET #6068 578.1
12 David Webb bourne supremacy NFFC Classic Online 9/2 @ 10:00 pm ET #5458 577.97
13 Eric Heberlig Heberlig NFFC Classic Online 9/8 @ 8:00 pm ET #6068 575.54
14 Chad Schroeder Cocktails & Dreams NFFC Classic Online 9/6 @ 9:00 pm ET #5713 572.75
15 Pat Chamberlain Nasty Classic NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/10 @ 12:00 pm PT #5858 570.84
16 Travis Loontjer Premier Classic Dynasty NFFC Classic Online 8/31 @ 8:00 pm ET #4779 565.8
17 Adam Kleeberg Kleeberg CL NFFC Classic Online 9/7 @ 10:00 pm ET #5946 565.7
18 Ronald Householder Householder NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6071 563.66
19 Michael Bell RavensFlock NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/10 @ 12:00 pm PT #5858 544.65
20 David Webb delta one NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/9 @ 12:00 pm PT #5768 538.7
21 CARLOS GEORGE STYLING-N- PROFILING NFFC Classic Online 9/4 @ 1:00 pm ET #5374 538.52
22 Aaron Smith Classic Vig NFFC Classic Online 9/6 @ 9:00 pm ET #5713 532.85
23 Jeffrey Bryl Bucks in Six NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6071 531.01
24 Nelson Sousa The Franchise Classic NFFC Classic New York 9/4 @ 1:00 pm ET #5302 527
25 Chris Eibl Rex Grossman NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6070 525.9
26 Anthony Venuti East Western NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6070 518.31
27 Jim Christie Hard Knox Classic II NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/9 @ 12:00 pm PT #5768 510.99
28 john rozek The Champs NFFC Classic Online 9/7 @ 10:00 pm ET #5946 510.31
29 David Cushard Dyv Dominate NFFC Classic Online 9/7 @ 10:00 pm ET #5946 502.86
30 John Fousek RC Techies NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/10 @ 12:00 pm PT #5858 498.07
31 P McD Big Mac Attack NFFC Classic Online 9/11 @ 4:00 pm ET #5974 497.8
32 Drew Masse Fantasicity II NFFC Classic Online 9/11 @ 4:00 pm ET #5974 495.71
33 James Tracy Lucky 13 Classic NFFC Classic Online 9/2 @ 10:00 pm ET #5458 494.61
34 William Sovak Circle the Birds NFFC Classic Online 9/6 @ 9:00 pm ET #5713 493.39
35 Chad Schroeder Cocktails & Dreams II NFFC Classic Online 8/31 @ 8:00 pm ET #4779 479.51
36 wilson moy Bourne to be alive NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/9 @ 12:00 pm PT #5768 477.89
37 Derek Anderson Lumpys Losers NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6070 460.48
38 George donaldson YouFantTouchThis NFFC Classic Online 9/8 @ 8:00 pm ET #6068 454.84
39 Steve Pletkin Pletkin NFFC Classic Las Vegas (1) 9/4 @ 10:00 am PT #5367 429.58
40 Richard Williams BigWills Bombers 1 NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6071 399.03

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here were the final prizes for 2021:

NFFC Classic Overall Prizes:
1 $50,000
2 $20,000
3 $7,500
4 $5,000
5 $3,000
6 $2,500
7 $2,000
8 $1,500
9 $1,250
10 $1,000

Consolation Prizes
1 $1,500
2 $1,000
3 $500

League Prizes
1 $8,000
2 $3,400
3 $1,700

[Greg Ambrosius]

Chad Schroeder won the NFFC Classic Consolation Round. Here were the Top 20 teams in that format:

2021 NFFC Classic Consolation Round Final Standings:
1 Chad Schroeder Cocktails & Dreams 3 NFFC Classic Online 9/7 @ 10:00 pm ET #5946 659.31
2 William Dandridge Purple Reign NFFC Classic Online 9/2 @ 10:00 pm ET #5458 617.48
3 Scott Stauffer Out of the Shadows NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/10 @ 12:00 pm PT #5858 613.73
4 Duke Viveros MANKIND & BIG WEEZY NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/10 @ 12:00 pm PT #5858 607.15
5 stephen stith stith NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6071 598.96
6 Erik Sudigala Jizzelle NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6070 596.43
7 Gary Allen Trunk Monkey NFFC Classic Online 8/31 @ 8:00 pm ET #4779 594.84
8 John Pausma JP Classic NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/9 @ 12:00 pm PT #5768 594.39
9 Joseph Galea Mr. Krab - Classic NFFC Classic Online 9/6 @ 9:00 pm ET #5713 573.48
10 Michael Fromknecht Frommers NFFC Classic Online 9/4 @ 1:00 pm ET #5374 573.39
11 stephen stith stith NFFC Classic Online 8/31 @ 8:00 pm ET #4779 573.37
12 Duke Viveros MANKIND NATION NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/9 @ 12:00 pm PT #5768 572.6
13 Michael Mohrman Moretana21 NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6071 567.81
14 Jeff Erickson Ickey Shuffle Classic NFFC Classic Las Vegas (1) 9/4 @ 10:00 am PT #5367 564.33
15 Robert Rose Soldierfish NFFC Classic Online 9/11 @ 4:00 pm ET #5974 564.16
16 Daren Eliason DB Dawgs NFFC Classic Las Vegas (2) 9/11 @ 1:00 pm PT #6070 562.35
17 Andy Saxton SaxWin Classic OL NFFC Classic Online 8/31 @ 8:00 pm ET #4779 561.17
18 Scott Stauffer Out of the Shadows NFFC Classic Online 8/31 @ 8:00 pm ET #4779 561.01
19 Darryl Lechniak Classic Yellow Tomatoes NFFC Classic Las Vegas (1) 9/4 @ 10:00 am PT #5367 559.36
20 Jason Anthony Classic Booms NFFC Classic Online 9/2 @ 10:00 pm ET #5458 558.75

[Greg Ambrosius]

Kacy had the third draft spot in the NFFC Classic Online September 11th 4 pm ET League. Here were his draft results:

Kamara, Alvin 1 3 RB Running Antelopes
Allen, Keenan 2 26 WR Running Antelopes
Evans, Mike 3 40 WR Running Antelopes
Montgomery, David 4 45 RB Running Antelopes
Andrews, Mark 5 68 TE Running Antelopes
Rodgers, Aaron 6 73 QB Running Antelopes
Cooks, Brandin 7 96 WR Running Antelopes
Gordon, Melvin 8 101 FLEX Running Antelopes
Meyers, Jakobi 9 124 WR Running Antelopes
Goedert, Dallas 10 129 TE Running Antelopes
Williams, Tyrell 11 152 WR Running Antelopes
Rams, Los Angeles (LAR) 12 157 TDSP Running Antelopes
Winston, Jameis 13 180 QB Running Antelopes
Lindsay, Phillip 14 185 RB Running Antelopes
Crowder, Jamison 15 208 WR Running Antelopes
Bell, Le'Veon 16 213 RB Running Antelopes
Hilton, T.Y. 17 236 FLEX Running Antelopes
Colts, Indianapolis 18 241 TK Running Antelopes
Cohen, Tarik 19 264 RB Running Antelopes
Goff, Jared 20 269 QB Running Antelopes

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here were Kacy's free agent pickups during the year:

Week 2 Anthony Miller 1
Week 2 Benny Snell 1
Week 3 Braxton Berrios 2
Week 3 Las Vegas Raiders 9
Week 3 Taysom Hill 1
Week 4 Cincinnati Bengals 37
Week 4 Freddie Swain 2
Week 5 Khalil Herbert 63
Week 5 Minnesota Vikings 13
Week 5 Danny Amendola 1
Week 6 Jeremy McNichols 3
Week 6 Tarik Cohen 2
Week 7 Kalen Ballage 1
Week 8 Cincinnati Bengals 1
Week 9 Pittsburgh Steelers 2
Week 9 Taysom Hill 127
Week 9 Jordan Love 2
Week 10 Tyrod Taylor 4
Week 11 Pittsburgh Steelers 14
Week 11 Jerick McKinnon 6
Week 12 Dallas Cowboys 49
Week 12 Minnesota Vikings 9
Week 12 Travis Homer 3
Week 13 Rex Burkhead 63
Week 13 Indianapolis Colts 3
Week 13 Trevor Siemian 17
Week 14 K.J. Osborn 380
Week 14 Ty Montgomery 171

[Greg Ambrosius]

Kacy Kliment becomes our 18th different NFFC Classic champion in 18 seasons. That's pretty remarkable that no owner has ever been able to repeat as champion of our unique 14-team format. This is our signature event and definitely one of the toughest titles to win in the industry.

Here's a list of our NFFC Classic champions since 2004:

NFFC Classic Overall Champions:

2004 - Mark Srebro & Jason Emma: Teenage Wasteland
2005 - Josh & Sid Ferenc: Gantze Machers
2006 - Rob Benetti: Ted's Cracked Head
2007 - Ryan Welch & Jeremy Jurwitz: Go Getta's
2008 - Tom Yates: RECOVERY BOYS
2009 - Steve Luzzi: 1 800 Go Deep
2010 - Tom Carbone: Tommypickles
2011 - Michael Treffiletti; I'm ALL IN
2012 - Roger Mathews; sack dance
2013 - Ken Ford; Hawaii Warriors
2014 - Roger Gonzalez, Sideline Sage
2015 - Robert Rose, Soldierfish
2016 - Kyle Brinkmann, JK ALL THE WAY
2017 - Scott Kelly & Jeff Dawson,EastCoastSportsInvestors
2018 - Wilson Moy, The 420 Express
2019 - Mike Santos & Kurt Kuekes, Coyote Miscreants
2020 - Michael Perella, PERELLA
2021 - Kacy Kliment, Running Antelopes