Chris Vaccaro Wins 2023 NFFC Diamond Title & $80,000

[Greg Ambrosius]

NFFC Hall of Famer Chris Vaccaro of Staten Island, New York made it a clean sweep in the NFFC Diamond League in Las Vegas on Friday, September 8th at 10 am PT when he won the Championship Round and the remaining $60,000 league prize. Chris had already won $20,000 during the regular season for best h2h record and most points before dominating the Championship Round to win the league title and a total of $80,000.

Chris finished 10-4 during the regular season for best h2h record and he finished with the most points at 2,111.60. That was almost 90 points more than the closest competitor. In the Championship Round, he led from start to finish as his team scored 167.05 points in Week 15, 125.25 points in Week 16 and then 164.35 points in Week 17. GST Diamond finished with 607.48 points to finish 72.24 points ahead of Yoni Bornstein.

Yoni finished with 535.24 points with Ashley Perry finishing third with 485.86 points. Yoni won $23,000 for his runner-up finish, while Ashley won $8,000. John Rozek won the Consolation Round with 637.70 points to win $2,000.

GST Diamond was led in Week 17 by Kyren Williams with 30.10 points, followed by Jalen Hurts with 26.85 points and Brandon Aiyuk with 24.40 points. Deebo Samuel also added 18.20 points. Chris drafted live in Las Vegas for this Las Vegas/Online Diamond League and drafted from the 2nd spot, starting out with Ja'Marr Chase, Jalen Hurts and Deebo Samuel. Great job Chris on winning your first Diamond League title.

We had two NFFC Diamond Leagues in 2023 and I'm sure we'll fill two more Diamond Leagues in 2024. Here's the final standings from the Friday morning Diamond League:

2023 NFFC Diamond League Championship Round Standings
Las Vegas, Friday, September 8th, 10 am PT League:
1 Christopher Vaccaro GST DIAMOND 607.48
2 Yoni Bornstein Jonny Stacks 535.24
3 ASHLEY PERRY PERRY 485.86
4 Mike Santos Coyote Miscreants 10K 466.96

NFFC Diamond League Consolation Round Standings:
1 john rozek rozek 637.70
2 Riku Vihreäsaari FinnishFlash 601.08
3 Steven Hutcherson Hutcherson 583.29

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's the prize payout for the 2023 NFFC Diamond League:

NFFC Diamond League
League Prizes
1st - $60,000
2nd - $23,000
3rd - $8,000
Most Points Regular Season - $10,000
Best Record (total points tie-breaker) Regular Season - $10,000

Consolation Prizes
1 - $2,000

[Greg Ambrosius]

Chris Vaccaro drafted from the 2nd spot in this Las Vegas/Online Friday morning Diamond League. Here were his draft results:

GST Diamond:
1 2 Chase, Ja'Marr WR GST DIAMOND
2 23 Hurts, Jalen QB GST DIAMOND
3 35 Johnson, Diontae WR GST DIAMOND
4 38 Samuel, Deebo WR GST DIAMOND
5 59 Aiyuk, Brandon FLEX GST DIAMOND
6 62 Cook, James RB GST DIAMOND
7 83 Herbert, Khalil RB GST DIAMOND
8 86 Moore, Elijah WR GST DIAMOND
9 107 Mostert, Raheem RB GST DIAMOND
10 110 Engram, Evan TE GST DIAMOND
11 131 Penny, Rashaad RB GST DIAMOND
12 134 Gainwell, Kenneth RB GST DIAMOND
13 155 White, Zamir RB GST DIAMOND
14 158 Williams, Kyren RB GST DIAMOND
15 179 Kmet, Cole TE GST DIAMOND
16 182 Jets, New York (NYJ) TDSP GST DIAMOND
17 203 Campbell, Parris WR GST DIAMOND
18 206 Commanders, Washington TDSP GST DIAMOND
19 227 Pickett, Kenny QB GST DIAMOND
20 230 Broncos, Denver TK GST DIAMOND

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here were Chris Vaccaro's Free Agent pickups during the season:

GST Diamond:
Week 2 - Justice Hill 323
Week 2 - Cleveland Browns TDSP 7
Week 3 - Atlanta Falcons TK 18
Week 4 - Gerald Everett 64
Week 5 - Allen Lazard 6
Week 6 - D'Onta Foreman 242
Week 7 - Mecole Hardman 38
Week 8 - Chase Edmonds 22
Week 8 - Cincinnati Bengals TK 2
Week 9 - Daniel Jones 19
Week 10 - Taylor Heinicke 43
Week 11 - Marcus Mariota 2
Week 11 - A.T. Perry 10
Week 12 - Isaiah Likely 165
Week 13 - Houston Texans TK 4
Week 14 - Aidan O'Connell 33
Week 14 - Detroit Lions TK 2

[Greg Ambrosius]

We had two first-time NFFC Diamond League champions in 2023 as Chris Vaccaro and Rob Aspinall each won titles this year. Chris is an NFFC Hall of Famer who added this great title to his impressive resume, while Rob has played in our high-stakes private leagues for a number of years and now has won his first Diamond League title. Congrats to both of you. Here is the list of winners for this great contest:

NFFC Diamond League Champions:
2023 - Chris Vaccaro
2023 - Rob Aspinall
2022 - Larry Schechter
2022 - Larry Schechter
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