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We hosted three NFFC Kickoff Gridiron Leagues once again in 2024 at Park MGM in Las Vegas and we came away with three great champions. Scott Stauffer of Loves Park, Illinois won the 14-Team Kickoff Gridiron League title for the first time, a title he has always wanted to win!! And he did it in convincing fashion. Kenny Stratton of Altoona, Iowa won the 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League title for the second time in the last four years, with a late season comeback. And we added a Friday evening NFFC 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League recently and KJ Duke won that one for the second time in the last five years.

I'll update all three Kickoff Gridiron Leagues in this thread and highlight the draft picks of each champion. Remember, in this format, owners bid for their first round draft spot with real dollars and then bid again for their second round draft spot with real dollars. They stay in the draft spot they bought in the second round for the rest of the draft and all of the dollars accumulated from the bidding is paid out equally to the 17 weekly winners. It's a great, great format and thanks to KJ Duke for running these leagues for us.

In the 14-Team Kickoff Gridiron League, weekly wins were worth $870. In the 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron Leagues, they were worth $625 for the first league and $620 for the Friday evening league. Getting a couple of those weekly wins each year can pay for the league and then some.

Let's start with the 14-Team Kickoff Gridiron League, which is now in its 13th season. Stauffer won SIX weekly weekly prizes and ran away with the $6,500 league prize. He finished 225.65 points ahead of Gerard Sambola for the title, probably one of the biggest margins in this contest's history. Gerard won three weekly titles and the $3,500 second place prize, while Derek Anderson finished third to earn $1,500.

Scott finished with a winning total of 3,008.35 points, with Gerard finishing with 2,787.7 points. Congrats to all of our seasonal and weekly winners as this was once again a fantastic league. We'll do it again at Park MGM on Thursday, Sept. 4th. See you there.

Here's the final standings and weekly winners:

2024 NFFC 14-Team Kickoff Gridiron League Standings:
1 Scott Stauffer Out of the Shadows 3,008.35
2 Gerard Sambola Twin turbo 2 2,787.70
3 Derek Anderson Lumpys Losers 2,759.75
4 Chris Eibl Rex Grossman 2,711.15
5 KJ Duke Duke GRID14 2,689.50
6 Matthew Shepherd 14 MORONS ON THE GRIDIRON 2,594.75

NFFC Las Vegas 14-Team Kickoff Gridiron League Weekly Winners:
Week 1 - Scott Stauffer
Week 2 - Matt Shepherd
Week 3 - Chris Eibl
Week 4 - Matt Shepherd
Week 5 - John Spurlock
Week 6 - Scott Stauffer
Week 7 - Gerard Sambola
Week 8 - Marc Meltzer
Week 9 - Chris Eibl
Week 10 - Gerard Sambola
Week 11 - Scott Stauffer
Week 12 - Scott Stauffer
Week 13 - Scott Stauffer
Week 14 - KJ Duke
Week 15 - Gerard Sambola
Week 16 - Scott Stauffer
Week 17 - Wayne Ellis

Not counting the weekly prizes for each format, here's the payouts for the final regular season finishers:

NFFC 14-Team Kickoff Gridiron League Prizes:
1 - $6,500
2 - $3,500
3 - $1,500

NFFC 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League Prizes:
1 - $5,600
2 - $2,800
3 - $1,500

The 14-Team Kickoff Gridiron League paid $870 per week to the weekly winners and the two 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron Leagues paid $625 and $620 per weekly winner. It's a great format, so thanks to everyone who participated. We plan on returning with all three Kickoff Gridiron Leagues again in 2025 at Park MGM on Thursday, September 4th. See you there.

In this format, owners bid for their 1st round picks with real money and all of that money goes into the weekly pot. They also bid for their second round pick with real money and that is the spot they have for the rest of the draft. Scott Stauffer was not overly aggressive in the first round as he acquired Saquon Barkley late and then had the second lowest bid in Round 2 to acquire Deebo Samuel with the 13th pick. He stayed in the 2nd spot for the rest of the draft, but he still dominated the league. Here's how he built that championship team:

Out of the Shadows:
1 2 Barkley, Saquon RB Out of the Shadows
2 27 Samuel, Deebo WR Out of the Shadows
3 41 Love, Jordan QB Out of the Shadows
4 44 Daniels, Jayden QB Out of the Shadows
5 69 Cooper, Amari WR Out of the Shadows
6 72 Pickens, George WR Out of the Shadows
7 97 Allen, Keenan FLEX Out of the Shadows
8 100 Williams, Jameson WR Out of the Shadows
9 125 Hill, Taysom TE Out of the Shadows
10 128 Dobbins, J.K. RB Out of the Shadows
11 153 Irving, Bucky RB Out of the Shadows
12 156 Charbonnet, Zach RB Out of the Shadows
13 181 Jets, New York (NYJ) TDSP Out of the Shadows
14 184 Smith, Jonnu TE Out of the Shadows
15 209 Hill, Justice RB Out of the Shadows
16 212 Eagles, Philadelphia TK Out of the Shadows
17 237 Dolphins, Miami TK Out of the Shadows
18 240 Rams, Los Angeles (LAR) TDSP Out of the Shadows
19 265 Gainwell, Kenneth RB Out of the Shadows
20 268 Falcons, Atlanta TDSP Out of the Shadows
21 293 Buccaneers, Tampa Bay TK Out of the Shadows
22 296 Saints, New Orleans TK Out of the Shadows
23 321 Winston, Jameis QB Out of the Shadows
24 324 Gray, Noah TE Out of the Shadows
25 349 Pierce, Alec WR Out of the Shadows
26 352 Tucker, Sean RB Out of the Shadows

Kenny Stratton made a nice comeback to win his second NFFC 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League, winning five weekly prizes in the process. His Nasty team was in third place after Week 15, but 230.15 points in Week 16 pushed him into the lead and he held onto that lead in Week 17 to win his second title in four years. Kenny won the $5,600 league prize and another $3,000+ with the five weekly prizes. Well done Kenny.

This draft was held on Thursday Night after the NFL opener between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs. I know Kenny was cheering on his beloved Chiefs at the NFFC Thursday Night Party, but he kept it together long enough to build this winning team!! Great job.

Kenny finished with 2,970.4 points to top Mark Moyer by 27. 85 points. Mark won $2,800 for his runner-up finish, the second straight year he's finished second in this league. KJ Duke finished third to win $1,500. Eight different people won weekly prizes in this 12-Team league, which is pretty amazing. Well done everyone.

Here's the final standings from this league along with the weekly winners:

NFFC 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League 1 Final Standings:
1 Kenny Stratton Nasty GI_12 2,970.40
2 Mark Moyer Follow Me 2,942.55
3 KJ Duke Duke GRID12 2,914.25
4 Derek Anderson Lumpys Losers 2,817.95
5 Scott Stauffer Out of the Shadows 2,811.20
6 Frank Mammola Blackhand Grid 2,729.75

NFFC Las Vegas Sept. 5th 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League Weekly Winners:
Week 1 - Matt Shepherd
Week 2 - KJ Duke
Week 3 - Mark Moyer
Week 4 - Scott Keikoan
Week 5 - Kenny Stratton
Week 6 - KJ Duke
Week 7 - Scott Stauffer
Week 8 - KJ Duke
Week 9 - Matt Shepherd
Week 10 - Kenny Stratton
Week 11 - Mark Moyer
Week 12 - Kenny Stratton
Week 13 - Chris Eibl
Week 14 - Kenny Stratton
Week 15 - Frank Mammola
Week 16 - Kenny Stratton
Week 17 - Scott Keikoan

Kenny Stratton didn't over spend for his draft spots and he still landed Ja'Marr Chase in the first round and Saquon Barkley with the 51th pick in the second round. drafted from the 8th spot in this league as he had the fifth highest bid in the second round. He added Josh Jacobs in Round 3 and Brock Bowers in Round 9, which were great additions. Well done there. Here's Kenny's draft results:

Nasty Gl_12:
1 8 Chase, Ja'Marr WR Nasty GI_12
2 17 Barkley, Saquon RB Nasty GI_12
3 29 Jacobs, Josh RB Nasty GI_12
4 44 Moore, DJ WR Nasty GI_12
5 53 Purdy, Brock QB Nasty GI_12
6 68 Worthy, Xavier WR Nasty GI_12
7 77 Kittle, George TE Nasty GI_12
8 92 Allen, Keenan FLEX Nasty GI_12
9 101 Bowers, Brock TE Nasty GI_12
10 116 Moss, Zack RB Nasty GI_12
11 125 Goedert, Dallas TE Nasty GI_12
12 140 Chubb, Nick RB Nasty GI_12
13 149 Watson, Deshaun QB Nasty GI_12
14 164 Downs, Josh WR Nasty GI_12
15 173 Gibson, Antonio RB Nasty GI_12
16 188 Lloyd, MarShawn RB Nasty GI_12
17 197 Bengals, Cincinnati TDSP Nasty GI_12
18 212 Sinnott, Ben TE Nasty GI_12
19 221 Texans, Houston TK Nasty GI_12
20 236 Dolphins, Miami TK Nasty GI_12
21 245 Rams, Los Angeles (LAR) TDSP Nasty GI_12
22 260 Sanders, Ja'Tavion TE Nasty GI_12
23 269 Shipley, Will RB Nasty GI_12
24 284 Cook, Dalvin RB Nasty GI_12
25 293 Burks, Treylon WR Nasty GI_12
26 308 Franklin, Troy WR Nasty GI_12

We hosted an NFFC 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League on Friday night for the second straight year, but this year we got a surprise when the NFL decided to host an international game that night. The Packers and Eagles played in Brazil while this draft was going on, which made for an interesting night of action. KJ Duke, who helped us create the Kickoff Gridiron League, decided to join this Friday night league for the first team and thankfully he handled all of the weekly prize money and the bidding for draft spots.

It was a good decision for us and it turned out to be a good decision for him as KJ won the league title, $5,600 and another $3,000+ as he won five weekly prizes. He led from start to finish as he jumped into first place in Week 1 and fell to second place just one week during the season. He finished 44.95 points ahead of Ted Kasten, who won $2,800 for his runner-up finish. Ted also won three weekly prizes. Scott Stauffer finished third to win $1,500 and he added one weekly prize. Eight different players won weekly prizes during the season. Great job everyone and let's do this one again in 2024.

Here's the final standings and the weekly winners:

NFFC Las Vegas Sept. 6th 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League Standings:
Rank Owner Team Points
1 KJ Duke Duke GRID12.2 2,652.30
2 Ted Kasten Kasten 2,607.35
3 Scott Stauffer Out of the Shadows 2,555.50
4 Paul Spiteri Mile High Club Vegas Grid '24 2,484.25
5 Ted Cohan Cohan 2,448.80
6 Kirby Morgenstern Morgenstern 2,379.80

NFFC Las Vegas Sept. 6th 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League 2 Weekly Winners:
Week 1 - KJ Duke
Week 2 - KJ Duke
Week 3 - Mark Moyer
Week 4 - Ted Kasten
Week 5 - Paul Spiteri
Week 6 - Daren Eliason
Week 7 - Ted Cohan
Week 8 - Craig Bernes
Week 9 - Craig Bernes
Week 10 - Ted Kasten
Week 11 - Paul Spiteri
Week 12 - KJ Duke
Week 13 - Paul Spiteri
Week 14 - Ted Kasten
Week 15 - Scott Stauffer
Week 16 - KJ Duke
Week 17 - KJ Duke

KJ Duke didn't spend much to get his first round pick, but was the third highest bidder in the second round to get the third pick in that round and in the third round. But it was his first round pick -- Saquon Barkley -- who led the way. He followed with Marvin Harrison Jr. and then Nico Collins as he won his second 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League title in the last five years. Oh, and the QB combo of Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels didn't hurt, either!!! Here were his draft results:

Dukle GRID12.2
1 10 Barkley, Saquon RB Duke GRID12.2
2 15 Harrison, Marvin WR Duke GRID12.2
3 27 Collins, Nico WR Duke GRID12.2
4 46 McBride, Trey TE Duke GRID12.2
5 51 Higgins, Tee WR Duke GRID12.2
6 70 Burrow, Joe QB Duke GRID12.2
7 75 Daniels, Jayden QB Duke GRID12.2
8 94 Williams, Jameson FLEX Duke GRID12.2
9 99 Shakir, Khalil WR Duke GRID12.2
10 118 Ekeler, Austin RB Duke GRID12.2
11 123 Dobbins, J.K. RB Duke GRID12.2
12 142 Wright, Jaylen RB Duke GRID12.2
13 147 Hubbard, Chuba RB Duke GRID12.2
14 166 McMillan, Jalen WR Duke GRID12.2
15 171 Lloyd, MarShawn RB Duke GRID12.2
16 190 Cowboys, Dallas TK Duke GRID12.2
17 195 Steelers, Pittsburgh TDSP Duke GRID12.2
18 214 Chiefs, Kansas City TK Duke GRID12.2
19 219 Dulcich, Greg TE Duke GRID12.2
20 238 Chargers, Los Angeles (LAC) TDSP Duke GRID12.2
21 243 Parkinson, Colby TE Duke GRID12.2
22 262 Brown, Dyami WR Duke GRID12.2
23 267 Whittington, Jordan WR Duke GRID12.2
24 286 Mayer, Michael TE Duke GRID12.2
25 291 Browning, Jake QB Duke GRID12.2
26 310 Cardinals, Arizona TDSP Duke GRID12.2

This was Scott Stauffer's first title in the NFFC 14-Team Kickoff Gridiron League, one year after winning his first NFFC 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron league title. I think he's got the hang of this contest!!! This was Kenny Stratton's and KJ Duke's second titles in the NFFC 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron Leagues. Here's the list of champions from these two great best ball leagues:

NFFC 14-Team Kickoff Gridiron League Champions:
2024 - Scott Stauffer
2023 - Chris Eibl
2022 - Wayne Ellis
2021 - Ramon Valentin
2020 - Chris Eibl
2019 - Chris Eibl
2018 - Wayne Ellis
2017 - Michael Cole
2016 - Mark Moyer
2015 - KJ Duke
2014 - Mark Moyer
2013 - John Rozek
2012 - Shawn Childs & Chris Schinker

NFFC 12-Team Kickoff Gridiron League Champions:
2024 - Kenny Stratton
2024 - KJ Duke
2023 Scott Stauffer
2023 - Derek Anderson
2022 - Kenny Stratton
2021 - KJ Duke
2020 - Mark Moyer
2019 - Billy Wasosky
2018 - Glenn Lowy
2018 - Matt Shepherd
2017 - Billy Wasosky