Rob Aspinall Wins 2023 Diamond League Title & $60,000

[Greg Ambrosius]

Rob Aspinall of Houston, Texas won the 2023 NFFC Diamond League that was held in Las Vegas on Friday, September 8th at 7 pm PT and the $60,000 league prize. Rob has played in many of our high-stakes private leagues since 2019 and this is his first Diamond League title. Congrats Rob.

Rob entered the Championship Round as the two seed, having finished second in points through Week 14. Larry Schechter won $10,000 for best h2h record (10-4), while Nelson Sousa won $10,000 for most points (2,100.75). Rob finished 73.70 points behind Larry at 2,037.05 points. But Rob's CanAm Connection team jumped into the lead after Week 15 as it scored 174.80 points and never left the top spot again. CanAm Connection scored 142.75 points in Week 16 and then closed out the title by scoring 147.85 points in Week 17. Rob finished with 610.90 points to win $60,000, while Nelson finished with 588.40 points and Mike Santos finished third with 558.85 points.

Nelson won $23,000 for his runner-up finish, while Mike Santos won $8,000 for finishing third. John Pierce won the Consolation Round with 582.76 points to win $2,000.

CanAm Connection was led in Week 17 by Dak Prescott with 27.75 points, Houston's Defense with 22 points and Isaiah Likely with 18.20 points. Christian McCaffrey was the anchor to this team as he scored 41.70 points in Week 15 and 25.10 points in Week 16.

Rob drafted from the 4th spot in this late evening Diamond League and he started with McCaffrey, DeVonta Smith and DeAndre Hopkins. Rob was Online for this draft, as were most of the participants, but hopefully we can get a big crew live in Las Vegas at Park MGM for next year's evening Diamond League. Great job Rob and congrats 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 evening Diamond League:

2023 NFFC Diamond League Championship Round Standings
Las Vegas, Friday, September 8th, 7 pm PT League:
1 Rob Aspinall CanAm Connection 610.90
2 Nelson Sousa The Franchise Diamond II 588.40
3 Mike Santos Coyote Miscreants 10K 558.85
4 Lawrence Schechter Air Lar 523.52

NFFC Diamond League Consolation Round Standings:
1 John Pierce Fat Frankie Inc Diamond 582.76
2 Chad Schroeder Cocktails & Dreams 1 543.38 132.23
3 Michael Leone Leone 540.70

[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]

Rob drafted from the 4th spot in this evening Diamond League. Here were his draft results:

CanAm Connection
1 4 McCaffrey, Christian RB CanAm Connection
2 21 Smith, DeVonta WR CanAm Connection
3 33 Hopkins, DeAndre WR CanAm Connection
4 40 McLaurin, Terry WR CanAm Connection
5 57 Jones, Aaron RB CanAm Connection
6 64 Jeudy, Jerry FLEX CanAm Connection
7 81 White, Rachaad RB CanAm Connection
8 88 Pitts, Kyle TE CanAm Connection
9 105 Collins, Nico WR CanAm Connection
10 112 Beckham, Odell WR CanAm Connection
11 129 Harris, Damien RB CanAm Connection
12 136 Jones, Daniel QB CanAm Connection
13 153 Rodgers, Aaron QB CanAm Connection
14 160 Ford, Jerome RB CanAm Connection
15 177 Valdes-Scantling, Marquez WR CanAm Connection
16 184 Kmet, Cole TE CanAm Connection
17 201 Hunt, Kareem RB CanAm Connection
18 208 Bills, Buffalo TDSP CanAm Connection
19 225 Murray, Kyler QB CanAm Connection
20 232 Dolphins, Miami TK CanAm Connection

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here were Rob Aspinall's Free Agent pickups during the regular season:

CanAm Connection:
Week 2 - Mike Boone 6
Week 2 - Mac Jones 12
Week 3 - Craig Reynolds 53
Week 3 - C.J. Stroud 3
Week 4 - Devin Singletary 99
Week 5 - Dak Prescott 90
Week 5 - Allen Lazard 45
Week 6 - Chris Brooks 3
Week 6 - New Orleans Saints TK 2
Week 7 - Leonard Fournette 22
Week 7 - Michael Mayer 20
Week 7 - Kenny Pickett 22
Week 8 - Demario Douglas 66
Week 8 - Cleveland Browns TK 13
Week 9 - New England Patriots TDSP 29
Week 10 - Alec Pierce 25
Week 11 - Jalen Guyton 95
Week 11 - Miami Dolphins TDSP 27
Week 12 - Isaiah Likely 122
Week 13 - Houston Texans TDSP 41
Week 14 - Chase Brown 123
Week 14 - Alec Pierce 78

[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