Chad Schroeder Wins 2021 NFFC Diamond & $82,000

[Greg Ambrosius]

Chad Schroeder of Omaha, Nebraska made it a complete sweep in the NFFC Diamond League that was held on Friday, Sept. 10th at 10 am PT. Chad finished the regular season with the most points and best h2h record (12-2) to win $20,000 there and his team rallied back in Week 17 to take the title and the remaining $62,000 prize in the Championship Round.

Chad entered Week 17 in third place in the Championship Round, but his team scored 216.55 points in Week 17 to win the title. Chad finished 22.26 points ahead of Yoni Bornstein for first place, while Mike Santos finished third. Yoni won $21,000 for his runner-up finish, while Mike won $8,000. Peter Berall won the Consolation Round to win $2,000.

Here's the final standings:

2021 NFFC Diamond League Sept. 10th, 10 am PT Final Standings:
1 Chad Schroeder Cocktails & Dreams 657.02
2 Yoni Bornstein JonnyNorte 634.76
3 Mike Santos Santos 593.90
4 Lawrence Schechter Air Lar 578.44

Consolation Round Standings:
1 Peter Berall Philbys Diamond 520.16
2 Glenn Schroter King of Queens 518.42

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's the prize payout for the NFFC Diamond League:

NFFC Diamond League
League Prizes
1 $62,000
2 $21,000
3 $8,000
Most Points $10,000
Best Record (total points tie-breaker) $10,000

Consolation Prizes
1 $2,000

[Greg Ambrosius]

Chad drafted from the 3rd spot in this league. Here were Chad's draft picks from this NFFC Diamond League:

Kamara, Alvin 1 3 RB Cocktails & Dreams
Metcalf, DK 2 22 WR Cocktails & Dreams
Mahomes, Patrick 3 34 QB Cocktails & Dreams
Kupp, Cooper 4 39 WR Cocktails & Dreams
Chase, Ja'Marr 5 58 WR Cocktails & Dreams
Anderson, Robby 6 63 FLEX Cocktails & Dreams
Henderson, Darrell 7 82 RB Cocktails & Dreams
Thomas, Logan 8 87 TE Cocktails & Dreams
Michel, Sony 9 106 RB Cocktails & Dreams
Pollard, Tony 10 111 RB Cocktails & Dreams
Hines, Nyheim 11 130 RB Cocktails & Dreams
Edwards, Bryan 12 135 WR Cocktails & Dreams
Williams, Tyrell 13 154 WR Cocktails & Dreams
Coleman, Tevin 14 159 RB Cocktails & Dreams
Patriots, New England 15 178 TDSP Cocktails & Dreams
Smith, Tre'Quan 16 183 WR Cocktails & Dreams
Henry, Hunter 17 202 TE Cocktails & Dreams
Johnson, David 18 207 RB Cocktails & Dreams
Darnold, Sam 19 226 QB Cocktails & Dreams
49ers, San Francisco 20 231 TK Cocktails & Dreams

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here were Chad's free agent pickups throughout the year for this Diamond team:

Week 1 Lil'Jordan Humphrey 1
Week 2 JaMycal Hasty 21
Week 2 J.J. Taylor 11
Week 2 Cordarrelle Patterson 2
Week 2 Los Angeles (LAC) Chargers TK 1
Week 3 Derek Carr 38
Week 3 Tre'Quan Smith 12
Week 3 Denver Broncos TK 9
Week 3 Darrynton Evans 1
Week 4 Kendrick Bourne 78
Week 4 Royce Freeman 19
Week 4 Marlon Mack 16
Week 4 San Francisco 49ers TK 1
Week 4 Dallas Cowboys TDSP 1
Week 5 Zach Ertz 18
Week 5 Dan Arnold 18
Week 5 Cole Kmet 14
Week 5 C.J. Uzomah 10
Week 5 New England Patriots TK 1
Week 5 David Johnson 4
Week 5 Carlos Hyde 2
Week 5 Atlanta Falcons TDSP 1
Week 6 Dallas Cowboys TDSP 12
Week 6 Marlon Mack 28
Week 6 Jerick McKinnon 8
Week 6 Denver Broncos TK 1
Week 7 David Johnson 3
Week 7 Carolina Panthers TDSP 6
Week 7 Miami Dolphins TK 1
Week 8 Seattle Seahawks TDSP 1
Week 8 Minnesota Vikings TK 5
Week 8 Gabriel Davis 2
Week 9 Carlos Hyde 112
Week 9 Donovan Peoples-Jones 16
Week 9 New England Patriots TDSP 38
Week 9 Indianapolis Colts TK 1
Week 10 J.J. Taylor 82
Week 10 DeSean Jackson 14
Week 10 Ricky Seals-Jones 28
Week 11 Wayne Gallman 35
Week 11 Tua Tagovailoa 20
Week 11 Las Vegas Raiders TK 3
Week 11 Sammy Watkins 15
Week 12 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 38
Week 12 San Francisco 49ers TK 2
Week 12 Tyrod Taylor 4
Week 13 Russell Gage 114
Week 13 DeSean Jackson 12
Week 13 Gerald Everett 9
Week 13 Tennessee Titans TDSP 6
Week 14 Hunter Henry 89
Week 14 Denver Broncos TK 3
Week 14 Keelan Cole 9

[Greg Ambrosius]

This is the 6th time that Chad Schroeder has won the NFFC Diamond League title, the most of any owner in NFFC history. He joins Richard Townsley as Diamond League champions in 2021 as we once again hosted two Diamonds this year. Here is the list of winners for this great contest:

NFFC Diamond League Champions:
2021 - Chad Schroeder
2021 - Richard Townsley
2020 - Glenn Schroter
2020 - Steve Lucinski
2019 - Frank Mammola
2019 - Chad Schroeder
2018 - Mike Santos & Kurt Kuekes
2018 - Chad Schroeder
2017 - Larry Schechter
2016 - Larry Schechter
2015 - Chad Schroeder
2014 - Kyle Johnson
2013 - Chad Schroeder
2012 - Paul Clein
2011 - Chad Schroeder
2010 - Peter Berall