1969 NAAF Draft
1 - Minnesota Serpents | LB Garrett Roberts | New England - Boston, MA - Stickman
Minnesota considered moving the first overall pick in order to get some more picks in the draft but ended up selecting Garrett Roberts out of New England. Roberts becomes the 3rd LB to be selected 1st overall and the second in a row after LB Judge Barrett was selected last season. There are some potential character issues with Roberts being a very aggressive person that can get on teammates if they are not playing at their best, but his skills were too good to pass on. He’s one of the best tacklers coming out of college and should hopefully be an anchor down the middle of the Serpents’ defence. Hopefully, being at the professional level, Roberts can learn to be more constructive than destructive and fit in with the young team.
TRADE ALERT
Minnesota did not decide to trade the 1st overall pick, but Providence decided to follow through on trading the 2nd overall pick. The team had their eyes on some different pieces throughout the draft and decided to make a 6-pick swap with the Long Island Raiders. The Gold Stars would send picks 2 (1st) and 28 (3rd) for picks 8 (1st), 21 (2nd), 24 (2nd), and 47 (4th). The deal gives Providence 4 picks in the first 2 rounds, 3 of which are in the 2nd.
2 - Long Island Raiders (from Providence) | DL Dallas Breaker | Allegheny* - Pittsburgh, PA - Darknes
With the newly acquired pick, the Raiders would look to retool their defence and would select DL Dallas Breaker. Breaker should be a great addition to the Raiders’ ageing D-line. Breaker has great speed to get around his blockers. He has some solid finesse moves which he uses to his advantage. The biggest factor in Breaker’s game might be his determination appears to increase as the game goes on and will make his biggest plays at the most crucial moments.
3 - Louisville Thunder | DL Gavin Shaw | Rhode Island State - Southbridge, MA - Kingsfan11
After losing DL Winfield Winchester to the Serpents, the Thunder looked to shore up their D-line in grabbing the last of the 1st round DL talents. Gavin Shaw is a great defender at the line. He’s very good at getting into the backfield and causing issues for QBs and RBs. However, he does struggle with speed so can leave holes open if he is caught out of position. Either way, some conditioning and coaching should make Shaw a strong D-lineman in the NAAF.
4 - Montreal Rouge | LB Willie Stetson | Rhode Island State - Milford, MA - Dan O’Mac
The Rouge have been needing some stability in their LB core, so they elected to draft LB Willie Stetson out of Rhode Island State. Stetson becomes the 4th straight RISU linebacker to be drafted in the top 4, showing that the school knows how to develop linebackers. Stetson is a heavy-hitting LB that should be a bulldozer in the defence. He famously hit a player so hard he broke his own nose, so he can certainly create some fear in the offence. However, his strength is also sometimes his weakness as he can go for the hit a few too many times and miss a few tackles, but he makes up for it with some solid coverage abilities.
5 - Boston Independents | OL Carlton Vanderbilt | New England - Worcester, MA - Enigmajones
With the new crew leading the way, the Independents decided to play things safe in taking an OL from New England. The move shocked many, especially since WR Justin Palmer was still on the board, but more so because fellow OL Artem Sobakov, who was considered the best OL in the class, was also still available. Either way, Vanderbilt isn’t a horrible pick, he’s still very intelligent and an excellent all-around blocker. He is great at creating holes for the run game, but more so at protecting the QB which may be the key factor in the selection other than GM Richard Price’s own preference of the O-lineman within his own scouting.
6 - Pittsburgh Blacksmith | DB Chandler Gage | Western New York - Jamestown, NY - Jayhawk
After whiffing on both DB Neville Falkner and DB Oliver Langstrom in free agency, the Blacksmiths had their minds set on getting a DB in the draft. At pick 6, they would grab the best-ranked DB in the draft with Chandler Gage. Gage is a very solid all-around DB, but his best feature was being able to work with his teammate seamlessly. He knows exactly when teammates need help in coverage as well as being able to make switches on the fly to avoid mismatches. He seems like a great fit for the Blacksmiths and should compete with DB Ole Snurlson for the 3rd starter job.
7 - London Tigers | LB Reuben James | New England - Weymouth, MA - idm
The Tigers were rumoured to be looking at moving up in the draft with their two-1st round picks, however, they would stay put and use their first pick to grab a much-needed LB in Reuben James. The Tigers certainly need some help in the LB core due to the loss of LB Dallas Dillard as well as only having 1 prospect at the position, in the undrafted LB Byron Seabrooke. James is another heavy-hitting LB, who will almost always go for a big hit. Obviously, that can cost him, but if he can learn when to just go for the tackle, then he could be a very strong LB for the Tigers.
8 - Providence Gold Stars (from Long Island) | WR Justin Palmer | Toronto - Toronto, ON - Kingsfan11
After trading back from pick #2, the Gold Stars watched their top 3 options go off the board with DL Gavin Shaw, LB Willie Stetson, and DB Chandler Gage. So, they would end up going in a completely different direction and select the top talent of the draft in WR Justin Palmer. Palmer’s fall to 8 is easily the largest drop for a #1 talent as no other #1 prospect (according to The Gain Report) had gone later than 2nd Overall. The pick could easily be an amazing steal by the Gold Stars who add an excellent pass catcher. Palmer has shown to make something out of nothing, however, that has gotten him into trouble a couple of times. Overall, Palmer is an excellent get to be the new face of the offence for Providence.
9 - Buffalo Blue Wings | OL Artem Sobakov | Brooklyn Metropolitan* - Queens, NY - ZO82
Buffalo waited patiently for their first pick of the draft, and they would be handed a silver platter. Artem Sobakov was viewed as the top OL prospect in the class and much like WR Justin Palmer had fallen from the top 5 into the late 1st round. Sobakov should be a great piece for the strong Blue Wings, who may have just found a way to extend their reign of terror on the West Division. The O-lineman is a towering blocker that should be one of the strongest all-around blockers with a specialty in run-blocking which works perfectly for a team with one of the best running backs in the league.
10 - London Tigers (from Toronto) | DB Tomik Vrana | Toronto - Peterborough, ON - Darknes
With the Tigers’ second pick of the draft, they would continue to look at the future of their defence in grabbing DB Tomik Vrana. Vrana should be a strong DB that many underestimate due to his smaller size. Vrana is a shorter player, but he makes up for it with insane athleticism with a great vertical and control in the air. Some say it almost seems like he could fly. The concern with Vrana is that he could still have a disadvantage against the more skilled and bigger WRs in the NAAF due to his size.
TRADE ALERT
As the 1st round was winding down, the second trade of the draft would occur. The Montreal Rouge would make the move back up into the first round trading with their rival, the Ottawa Royals. The Rouge would acquire the 11th overall pick in exchange for the 17th and 30th overall selections.
11 - Montreal Rouge (from Ottawa) | DB Jean Paul du Pont | Majeure Montreal - Montreal, QC - idm
With their new selection, the Rouge would select DB Jean Paul du Pont out of the local Majeure Montreal. du Pont should be a solid member of the secondary. Some may not be very high on him being a superstar, but a really strong starter to help bolster the depth in their secondary.
12 - Indiana Victors | DL Eugene Case | UHamilton - Guelph, ON - DireBear
The Victors would be up next and they would look at moving back, but never found a deal they liked. In the end, they would reach a bit to grab a D-lineman out of UHamilton. Eugene Case was ranked 20th overall in the Gains Report. He’s got strength and can power his way through the O-line, but he is viewed as a raw talent having a lack of finesse moves and fundamentals. He’s a bit more of a project, but the position is not an important need immediately.
13 - Halifax Mariners | OL Graeme McDouglas | Nova Scotia - Halifax, NS - Darknes
The final pick of the 1st round would see the Mariners do what they usually do and draft a Nova Scotia native. Graeme McDouglas is brought in as the hopeful replacement for OL Flint Boyer, who they lost in the expansion draft. The OL is a strong blocker that can overpower his matchup on both the pass and run, however, there are concerns that his lack of technical skills can either lead to NAAF D-linemen getting past him easily or he gets into some penalty trouble. Still, McDouglas has the raw talent to make it to the next level.
1969 NAAF Draft - Rounds 2-5
Round 2
Right as the 2nd round was about to begin the draft saw another trade happen. The Royals were back at it making a big move with the Minnesota Serpents. In the Serpents’ first-ever trade they would send expansion tagged and Ottawa native, DL Winfield Winchester, the 14th overall pick, and the 53rd overall pick to the Royals in exchange for 24-year-old WR Ferdinand Matthews, the 17th overall pick and the 46th overall pick. The Royals are very happy to get a D-lineman who should be a long-term option for them in the defence, while the Serpents do get a young WR who has chemistry with QB Martin Keller from their time together in college and with the Royals.
With the pick the Royals now had, they would get a replacement for Ferdinand Matthews in grabbing WR Matthew de la Cruz out of Northern Indiana. de la Cruz is a tough receiver with strong route running that can make him a great slot option for the team in the future. After Ottawa, the Gold Stars would be up to pick for the second time and they would be the first to draft a QB in taking RISU’s Edwin Hunt. The selection was not a surprise for anyone as there was certainly pressure from the fans and ownership that wanted the local hero to be the future of the Gold Stars.
Louisville would follow those picks up with a bit of a reach taking the 25th ranked DB Alonzo Gray with the 16th pick. Not many are surprised considering the player is from Louisville State which the Thunder have always been willing to take players from. With the pick Minnesota got from Ottawa, they would take a chance on S Gérard LaCroix who had slipped from being a first-round talent into the 2nd. LaCroix certainly has the potential to be a star S in the NAAF.
Boston tried to right the wrongs of not taking WR Justin Palmer by taking a WR in the second round with Tyreek Flores, who is a pretty talented catcher, which isn’t bad for a consolation prize. Pittsburgh would aim to shore up their O-line with Jean Baptiste Francois out of St-Laurent, who is a pretty solid 2nd round pick. The Tigers would pick their 2nd LB of the draft, taking chance on the intelligent Everett Lynch, who some think is a dark horse to be a solid player at the next level. After that, Providence would grab an OL in Randy Mellement to continue to add to their offence, before Montreal would take the first TE of the draft in John Schall out of UHamilton to fill the hole left by TE Hunter Ziegelbauer.
Minnesota would end up making a 2nd trade late in the 2nd round, sending the expansion-tagged OL, Mason Fitzpatrick and the 27th selection to the Toronto Steelheads in exchange for the 23rd and 36th overall picks and OL Elliot Owen. Fitzpatrick is a great acquisition for the Steelheads as he is a former 1st round pick and is still just getting into his prime. With the 23rd pick, Minnesota would grab the local talent in DL Ferris Kane out of St. Paul.
After that, the Gold Stars would finally grab a DB with Michael Cope out of Baltimore State. Then, Indiana would go local with OL Rocco Zacharyia out of Northern Indiana and Halifax would end the round with DB Lance Lee out of New England.
Round 2 Picks
14 - OTT (from MIN) | WR Matthew de la Cruz | Northern Indiana* - Chicago, IL - ZO82
15 - PRO | QB Edwin Hunt | Rhode Island State - Narragansett, RI - Wallflower
16 - LOU | DB Alonzo Gray | Louisville State* - Cincinnati, OH - Dan O’Mac
17 - MIN (from MTL via OTT) | S Gérard LaCroix | Majeure Montreal - Montreal, QC - Darknes
18 - BOS | WR Tyreek Flores | Western New York - New York City, NY - vladee
19 - PIT | OL Jean Baptiste Francois | St-Laurent - Montreal, QC - ZO82
20 - LDN | LB Everett Lynch | Haynes - East Hartford, CT - RaysUp
21 - PRO (from LI) | OL Randy Mellement | Western New York - Buffalo, NY - idm
22 - MTL (from BUF) | TE John Schall | UHamilton - Hamilton, ON - NoE38
23 - MIN (from TOR) | DL Ferris Kane | St. Paul* - St. Paul, MN - Darknes
24 - PRO (from OTT via LI) | DB Michael Cope | Baltimore State* - Frederick, MD - QCS
25 - IND | OL Rocco Zacharyia | Northern Indiana* - South Bend, IN - Stickman
26 - HFX | DB Lance Lee | New England - Worcester, MA - DireBear
Round 3
Toronto would finally make their first draft selection and go way off the board in grabbing DL Irwin Anthonyson out of St. George. Anthonyson came into the draft ranked 40th overall by The Gains Report. Long Island made just their second selection and continued to add to their defence with Detroit Tech’s LB, Callum Owen.
Other notable picks would see Montreal grab the younger cousin of the Lemieux brothers in WR Bruno Lemieux. Then, the first running backs would go off the board with Minnesota taking a chance on Daniel Boone’s RB Tyler Kuhn and then the Tigers following that up with RB Jeremy Royal out of Rideau.
Round 3 Picks
27 - TOR (from MIN) | DL Irwin Anthonyson | St. George - Toronto, ON - Wallflower
28 - LI (from PRO) | LB Callum Owen | Detroit Tech* - Detroit, MI - ZO82
29 - LOU | OL Gordie Hammarstein | Major Cincinnati* - Cincinnati, OH - Stickman
30 - OTT (from MTL) | OL Randall McCutchen | UHamilton - Hamilton, ON - Jayhawk
31 - MTL (from BOS) | WR Bruno Lemieux | St-Laurent - Donnacona, QC - Kingsfan11
32 - PIT | WR Justin Anger | Upstate - Schenectady, NY - RaysUp
33 - LDN | DL Lars Steiner | UHamilton - Hamilton, ON - ZO82
34 - LI | OL Tony D’Allesandro | Brooklyn Metropolitan* - Brooklyn, NY - Darknes
35 - BOS (from BUF) | LB William Kirkpatrick | Haynes - Hartford, CT - DireBear
36 - MIN (from TOR) | RB Tyler Kuhn | Daniel Boone* - Richmond, KY - idm
37 - LDN (from OTT) | RB Jeremy Royal | Rideau - Montreal, QC - Kingsfan11
38 - PIT (from IND) | LB Matteo Neumayer | Haynes - Waterbury, CT - ZO82
39 - IND (from HFX) | OL Peter Manning | Major Ohio* - Elyria, OH - Wallflower
Round 4
In the 4th Round, Providence would finally select S Murdoch Chesterman who slid down from 31st ranked to pick 41. Montreal would also look to find a long-term replacement for Hugo Hughes with RB Jonathan Rougeau.
Providence and Indiana would swap picks in a trade that sent pick 44 to Providence in exchange for pick 47 and Providence’s 5th round pick in 1970. Providence would grab LB Cliff Wind with the selection, while Indiana would get LB Maxwell Trevorrow with the later pick.
The next 2 QBs would go off the board with Pittsburgh grabbing Cyrus Olds out of New England to add some stability behind Louis Vaughn. Then, the Steelheads would grab QB Madison Beck out of UHamilton with the 49th selection.
Round 4 Picks
40 - MIN | WR Buzz Hronak | Maine State - Bangor, ME - JamHeronArk
41 - PRO | S Murdoch Chesterman | Toronto - Toronto, ON - ZO82
42 - LOU | DB Darian Quesada | Manhattan College (DIV II) - New York City, NY - Wallflower
43 - MTL | RB Jonathan Rougeau | Majeure Montreal - Montreal, QC - Kingsfan11
44 - PRO (from BOS via IND) | LB Cliff Wind | Cambridge of Boston - Watkins Glen, NY - Dan O’Mac
45 - PIT | QB Cyrus Olds | New England - Boston, MA - idm
46 - MIN (from LDN via OTT) | DB Anthony Proulx | Montreal Provincial - Montreal, QC - Kingsfan11
47 - IND (from LI via PRO) | LB Maxwell Trevorrow | London - London, ON - ZO82
48 - BUF | DL Kevin Patterson | Haynes - Hartford, CT - Kingsfan11
49 - TOR | QB Madison Beck | UHamilton - Burlington, ON - Wallflower
50 - OTT | DL Obert Roux | Vermont Republic - Cowansville, QC - Vermont Republic - ZO82
51 - LI (from IND) | S Homer Stryker | Michigan U* - Kalamazoo, MI - Dan O’Mac
52 - MTL (from HFX) | WR Taylor Middleton | West Mass State - Holyoke, MA - Darknes
Round 5
In the final round, there would be one last trade that saw the Blue Wings send LB Linus Kinjerski to Louisville to clear some cap in exchange for WR Nick Nacker (with $3,500 retained salary) and the 55th overall pick. With the 55th pick, the Blue Wings would add another WR in Boris Bohka, who is the first Polish-born player to be drafted into the NAAF. Halifax would follow up the pick in drafting the 4th QB of the draft with Logan West out of Central Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh also drafted RB Icarus Zola after having drafted his college teammate WR Justin Anger earlier in the draft. Finally, London would close out the draft with S Mitchell Schoonhoven out of Nova Scotia.
Round 5 Picks
53 - OTT (from MIN) | RB Théomire Desormeaux | St-Laurent - Quebec City, QC - ZO82
54 - PRO | DB Mackenzie O’Daniels | Major Wisconsin* - Green Bay, WI - idm
55 - BUF (from LOU) | WR Boris Bohka | Western New York - Warsaw, PL - Darknes
56 - HFX (from MTL) | QB Logan West | Central Pennsylvania* - Hershey, PA - ZO82
57 - LOU (from BOS) | OL Gleeson Seidl | Michigan U* - Charlotte, MI - Dan O’Mac
58 - PIT | RB Icarus Zola | Upstate - Rome, NY - JamHeronArk
59 - LDN | OL Bert Sherman | The Colonies* - Richmond, VA - idm
60 - LOU (from LI) | WR Frank MacCoghlan | Allegheny* - Pittsburgh, PA - ZO82
61 - BUF | TE Lucas Buckley | Rochester* - Rochester, NY - Wallflower
62 - TOR | TE Rénald Longuepee | Nova Scotia - Halifax, NS - ZO82
63 - OTT | S Joseph Ackerman | Provinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick - Moncton, NB - Wallflower
64 - IND | WR Emiliano Ariail | Newark College (DIV II) - New York City, NY - Wallfower
65 - LDN (from HFX) | S Mitchell Schoonhoven | Nova Scotia - Lower Sackville, NS - idm
Undrafted
K Gilbert O’Neill | New England - Boston, MA - DireBear
TE Dave Pira | Minneapolis - Minneapolis, MN - JamHeronArk
QB Holland Oates | Jersey State - Philadelphia, PA - Scratch
K Buster McDooley | Kitchener-Waterloo Provincial - Kitchener, ON - Jayhawk
DL Adrian Edds | Indiana East College (DIV II) - Shelbyville, IN - Wallflower
DL Duane Laroque | Montreal Provincial - Longueuil, QC - Dan O’Mac
OL Eddy Kennedy | Provinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick - Moncton, NB - idm
Round 2
Right as the 2nd round was about to begin the draft saw another trade happen. The Royals were back at it making a big move with the Minnesota Serpents. In the Serpents’ first-ever trade they would send expansion tagged and Ottawa native, DL Winfield Winchester, the 14th overall pick, and the 53rd overall pick to the Royals in exchange for 24-year-old WR Ferdinand Matthews, the 17th overall pick and the 46th overall pick. The Royals are very happy to get a D-lineman who should be a long-term option for them in the defence, while the Serpents do get a young WR who has chemistry with QB Martin Keller from their time together in college and with the Royals.
With the pick the Royals now had, they would get a replacement for Ferdinand Matthews in grabbing WR Matthew de la Cruz out of Northern Indiana. de la Cruz is a tough receiver with strong route running that can make him a great slot option for the team in the future. After Ottawa, the Gold Stars would be up to pick for the second time and they would be the first to draft a QB in taking RISU’s Edwin Hunt. The selection was not a surprise for anyone as there was certainly pressure from the fans and ownership that wanted the local hero to be the future of the Gold Stars.
Louisville would follow those picks up with a bit of a reach taking the 25th ranked DB Alonzo Gray with the 16th pick. Not many are surprised considering the player is from Louisville State which the Thunder have always been willing to take players from. With the pick Minnesota got from Ottawa, they would take a chance on S Gérard LaCroix who had slipped from being a first-round talent into the 2nd. LaCroix certainly has the potential to be a star S in the NAAF.
Boston tried to right the wrongs of not taking WR Justin Palmer by taking a WR in the second round with Tyreek Flores, who is a pretty talented catcher, which isn’t bad for a consolation prize. Pittsburgh would aim to shore up their O-line with Jean Baptiste Francois out of St-Laurent, who is a pretty solid 2nd round pick. The Tigers would pick their 2nd LB of the draft, taking chance on the intelligent Everett Lynch, who some think is a dark horse to be a solid player at the next level. After that, Providence would grab an OL in Randy Mellement to continue to add to their offence, before Montreal would take the first TE of the draft in John Schall out of UHamilton to fill the hole left by TE Hunter Ziegelbauer.
Minnesota would end up making a 2nd trade late in the 2nd round, sending the expansion-tagged OL, Mason Fitzpatrick and the 27th selection to the Toronto Steelheads in exchange for the 23rd and 36th overall picks and OL Elliot Owen. Fitzpatrick is a great acquisition for the Steelheads as he is a former 1st round pick and is still just getting into his prime. With the 23rd pick, Minnesota would grab the local talent in DL Ferris Kane out of St. Paul.
After that, the Gold Stars would finally grab a DB with Michael Cope out of Baltimore State. Then, Indiana would go local with OL Rocco Zacharyia out of Northern Indiana and Halifax would end the round with DB Lance Lee out of New England.
Round 2 Picks
14 - OTT (from MIN) | WR Matthew de la Cruz | Northern Indiana* - Chicago, IL - ZO82
15 - PRO | QB Edwin Hunt | Rhode Island State - Narragansett, RI - Wallflower
16 - LOU | DB Alonzo Gray | Louisville State* - Cincinnati, OH - Dan O’Mac
17 - MIN (from MTL via OTT) | S Gérard LaCroix | Majeure Montreal - Montreal, QC - Darknes
18 - BOS | WR Tyreek Flores | Western New York - New York City, NY - vladee
19 - PIT | OL Jean Baptiste Francois | St-Laurent - Montreal, QC - ZO82
20 - LDN | LB Everett Lynch | Haynes - East Hartford, CT - RaysUp
21 - PRO (from LI) | OL Randy Mellement | Western New York - Buffalo, NY - idm
22 - MTL (from BUF) | TE John Schall | UHamilton - Hamilton, ON - NoE38
23 - MIN (from TOR) | DL Ferris Kane | St. Paul* - St. Paul, MN - Darknes
24 - PRO (from OTT via LI) | DB Michael Cope | Baltimore State* - Frederick, MD - QCS
25 - IND | OL Rocco Zacharyia | Northern Indiana* - South Bend, IN - Stickman
26 - HFX | DB Lance Lee | New England - Worcester, MA - DireBear
Round 3
Toronto would finally make their first draft selection and go way off the board in grabbing DL Irwin Anthonyson out of St. George. Anthonyson came into the draft ranked 40th overall by The Gains Report. Long Island made just their second selection and continued to add to their defence with Detroit Tech’s LB, Callum Owen.
Other notable picks would see Montreal grab the younger cousin of the Lemieux brothers in WR Bruno Lemieux. Then, the first running backs would go off the board with Minnesota taking a chance on Daniel Boone’s RB Tyler Kuhn and then the Tigers following that up with RB Jeremy Royal out of Rideau.
Round 3 Picks
27 - TOR (from MIN) | DL Irwin Anthonyson | St. George - Toronto, ON - Wallflower
28 - LI (from PRO) | LB Callum Owen | Detroit Tech* - Detroit, MI - ZO82
29 - LOU | OL Gordie Hammarstein | Major Cincinnati* - Cincinnati, OH - Stickman
30 - OTT (from MTL) | OL Randall McCutchen | UHamilton - Hamilton, ON - Jayhawk
31 - MTL (from BOS) | WR Bruno Lemieux | St-Laurent - Donnacona, QC - Kingsfan11
32 - PIT | WR Justin Anger | Upstate - Schenectady, NY - RaysUp
33 - LDN | DL Lars Steiner | UHamilton - Hamilton, ON - ZO82
34 - LI | OL Tony D’Allesandro | Brooklyn Metropolitan* - Brooklyn, NY - Darknes
35 - BOS (from BUF) | LB William Kirkpatrick | Haynes - Hartford, CT - DireBear
36 - MIN (from TOR) | RB Tyler Kuhn | Daniel Boone* - Richmond, KY - idm
37 - LDN (from OTT) | RB Jeremy Royal | Rideau - Montreal, QC - Kingsfan11
38 - PIT (from IND) | LB Matteo Neumayer | Haynes - Waterbury, CT - ZO82
39 - IND (from HFX) | OL Peter Manning | Major Ohio* - Elyria, OH - Wallflower
Round 4
In the 4th Round, Providence would finally select S Murdoch Chesterman who slid down from 31st ranked to pick 41. Montreal would also look to find a long-term replacement for Hugo Hughes with RB Jonathan Rougeau.
Providence and Indiana would swap picks in a trade that sent pick 44 to Providence in exchange for pick 47 and Providence’s 5th round pick in 1970. Providence would grab LB Cliff Wind with the selection, while Indiana would get LB Maxwell Trevorrow with the later pick.
The next 2 QBs would go off the board with Pittsburgh grabbing Cyrus Olds out of New England to add some stability behind Louis Vaughn. Then, the Steelheads would grab QB Madison Beck out of UHamilton with the 49th selection.
Round 4 Picks
40 - MIN | WR Buzz Hronak | Maine State - Bangor, ME - JamHeronArk
41 - PRO | S Murdoch Chesterman | Toronto - Toronto, ON - ZO82
42 - LOU | DB Darian Quesada | Manhattan College (DIV II) - New York City, NY - Wallflower
43 - MTL | RB Jonathan Rougeau | Majeure Montreal - Montreal, QC - Kingsfan11
44 - PRO (from BOS via IND) | LB Cliff Wind | Cambridge of Boston - Watkins Glen, NY - Dan O’Mac
45 - PIT | QB Cyrus Olds | New England - Boston, MA - idm
46 - MIN (from LDN via OTT) | DB Anthony Proulx | Montreal Provincial - Montreal, QC - Kingsfan11
47 - IND (from LI via PRO) | LB Maxwell Trevorrow | London - London, ON - ZO82
48 - BUF | DL Kevin Patterson | Haynes - Hartford, CT - Kingsfan11
49 - TOR | QB Madison Beck | UHamilton - Burlington, ON - Wallflower
50 - OTT | DL Obert Roux | Vermont Republic - Cowansville, QC - Vermont Republic - ZO82
51 - LI (from IND) | S Homer Stryker | Michigan U* - Kalamazoo, MI - Dan O’Mac
52 - MTL (from HFX) | WR Taylor Middleton | West Mass State - Holyoke, MA - Darknes
Round 5
In the final round, there would be one last trade that saw the Blue Wings send LB Linus Kinjerski to Louisville to clear some cap in exchange for WR Nick Nacker (with $3,500 retained salary) and the 55th overall pick. With the 55th pick, the Blue Wings would add another WR in Boris Bohka, who is the first Polish-born player to be drafted into the NAAF. Halifax would follow up the pick in drafting the 4th QB of the draft with Logan West out of Central Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh also drafted RB Icarus Zola after having drafted his college teammate WR Justin Anger earlier in the draft. Finally, London would close out the draft with S Mitchell Schoonhoven out of Nova Scotia.
Round 5 Picks
53 - OTT (from MIN) | RB Théomire Desormeaux | St-Laurent - Quebec City, QC - ZO82
54 - PRO | DB Mackenzie O’Daniels | Major Wisconsin* - Green Bay, WI - idm
55 - BUF (from LOU) | WR Boris Bohka | Western New York - Warsaw, PL - Darknes
56 - HFX (from MTL) | QB Logan West | Central Pennsylvania* - Hershey, PA - ZO82
57 - LOU (from BOS) | OL Gleeson Seidl | Michigan U* - Charlotte, MI - Dan O’Mac
58 - PIT | RB Icarus Zola | Upstate - Rome, NY - JamHeronArk
59 - LDN | OL Bert Sherman | The Colonies* - Richmond, VA - idm
60 - LOU (from LI) | WR Frank MacCoghlan | Allegheny* - Pittsburgh, PA - ZO82
61 - BUF | TE Lucas Buckley | Rochester* - Rochester, NY - Wallflower
62 - TOR | TE Rénald Longuepee | Nova Scotia - Halifax, NS - ZO82
63 - OTT | S Joseph Ackerman | Provinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick - Moncton, NB - Wallflower
64 - IND | WR Emiliano Ariail | Newark College (DIV II) - New York City, NY - Wallfower
65 - LDN (from HFX) | S Mitchell Schoonhoven | Nova Scotia - Lower Sackville, NS - idm
Undrafted
K Gilbert O’Neill | New England - Boston, MA - DireBear
TE Dave Pira | Minneapolis - Minneapolis, MN - JamHeronArk
QB Holland Oates | Jersey State - Philadelphia, PA - Scratch
K Buster McDooley | Kitchener-Waterloo Provincial - Kitchener, ON - Jayhawk
DL Adrian Edds | Indiana East College (DIV II) - Shelbyville, IN - Wallflower
DL Duane Laroque | Montreal Provincial - Longueuil, QC - Dan O’Mac
OL Eddy Kennedy | Provinciale du Nouveau-Brunswick - Moncton, NB - idm
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