Redskins Draft Pick-3 Contest

Anyone who has been reading the Hog’s Haven website for a couple of years or longer knows a couple of things:

1. Every off-season, just before the draft, HogHunter posts an article inviting readers to join a competition to project draft picks, with points assigned for specific success in predicting the actual draft.
2. Anyone who suggests to HogHunter (any time) that he should change his approach to an article is likely to get a response that reads something like: “Feel free to write a fanpost”.

Every year, I want to suggest some changes in the rules & scoring of HogHunter’s contest, but I fear the dreaded “feel free...” response, so each year I keep my own counsel and simply mutter to myself as I go to sleep at night about how good my ideas might have been.

As draft season rolled around this year, it occurred to me that about 10 months ago I was given writer privileges, meaning that I have the opportunity to influence the draft predicting atmosphere on the site with a headline post.

So, instead of recommending my ideas for “tweaking” Hunter’s contest, I’ve decided to create a completely different contest, with a significantly different structure, which I call the “Draft Pick 3”. The Pick-3 (P3) uses the tweaks I’ve always wanted to suggest to Hunter, but uses them in a contest that is significantly different in structure. Both contests require entrants to predict all of the Redskins draft picks, and both award points for success in predicting, but they are otherwise completely different competitions.

So, how does the Draft P3 work?

Today, prior to the draft, the Redskins have 10 selections in the 7-round draft, which is 15 days away.

Each entrant in Draft Pick 3 is allowed to nominate three players for each draft pick that the Redskins have at the moment. That means that each entrant can identify up to 30 players that they think might be drafted by the Redskins at the end of the month. If any player on your list gets drafted by the Redskins in the 2017 draft, you get points. The player with the most points wins. Simple!

Detailed rules:

A. Each entrant can identify 3 candidates for each of these ten picks:

• Round 1 - pick 17
• Round 2 - pick 49
• Round 3 - pick 81
• Round 4 - picks 114 & 123
• Round 5 - pick 154
• Round 6 - picks 201 & 209
• Round 7 - picks 220 & 235

B. If a player on the entrant’s list is selected in the round predicted by the entrant, the entrant will earn the following points:

Round 1 = 6 points

Round 2 = 8 points

Round 3 = 10 points

Round 4 = 13 points

Round 5 = 16 points

Round 6 = 20 points

Round 7 = 25 points

C. If a player on the entrant’s list is selected in a different round than predicted, the entrant will earn 5 points, regardless of which round the player is drafted in, and regardless of the reason for the difference in round.

For clarity, imagine that I’ve predicted cornerback Sidney Jones for pick #123 (the ‘Skins’ second pick in the 4th round). Also imagine that the Redskins trade back to pick #146 (in the 5th round) and choose Sidney Jones with that pick. I will earn 5 points, as Jones was taken in a a different round than the one I projected.

However, if the Redskins trade from pick #123 in the 4th round to #141 in the 4th round and select Sidney Jones, then I will still earn the full 13 points for a correct 4th round pick.

D. There will be no adjustments made for any trades that happen between the time this article is published and the end of the draft. The contest will be based on projecting the 10 draft picks identified in this article, regardless of any changes in the actual selections the Redskins end up with in the draft.

E. An entrant may list any draft-eligible player as many times as desired, up to a maximum of 10. In other words, a player may be listed once for every Redskins draft pick on the list if the entrant so chooses. However, if the player is actually selected by the Redskins, the entrant will get credit only once. The entrant will get maximum points if one of his predictions is for the correct round; if not, he will receive 5 points for identifying the player, but not the correct round. There is no opportunity do double (or triple, or octuple) dip by scoring off the same selection multiple times.

F. To enter the contest, simply post your projections in the comments section below using the template provided. The LAST entry posted by any individual entrant prior to 7:59 ET, 27 April 2017 will be that entrant’s “official” entry.

Here is an example of what a qualifying entry (posted in the comments section) would look like:

Round 1 - pick 17

Reuben Foster LB, Christian McCaffrey RB, Deshaun Watson QB

Round 2 - pick 49

Montravius Adams DT, Chris Wormley DT, Marcus Williams S

Round 3 - pick 81

Jordan Willis EDGE, Joe Mixon RB, Patrick Mahomes QB

Round 4 - pick 114

Anthony Walker LB, Isaac Asiata OG, Cordrea Tankersley CB

Round 4 - pick 123

Cordrea Tankersley CB, Sidney Jones CB, Josh Jones S

Round 5 - pick 154

Jordan Leggett TE, Chad Wheeler OT, Kendell Beckwith LB

Round 6 - pick 201

Jayon Brown LB, Kyle Fuller OL G/C, Josh Malone WR

Round 6 - pick 209

Jadar Johnson S, Ben Boulware LB, Josh Carraway EDGE

Round 7 - pick 220

Jayon Brown LB, David Jones S, Charles Walker DT

Round 7 - pick 235

James Onwualu OLB, DeAngelo Brown DL, Damore'ea Stringfellow WR

Here’s the template for your entry. Just copy it, paste it into the comments space, then type in the 30 names that make up your entry.

Round 1 - pick 17

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Round 2 - pick 49

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Round 3 - pick 81

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Round 4 - pick 114

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Round 4 - pick 123

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Round 5 - pick 154

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Round 6 - pick 201

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Round 6 - pick 209

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Round 7 - pick 220

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Round 7 - pick 235

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G. In case of a tie, the entrant who has received the highest number of points for a single correct projection will be declared the winner. (For clarity, an entrant who earned 20 points for a correct 6th round projection would be declared the winner if no other entrant earned full points beyond round 5). If any entrants remain tied after applying the tie-breaker, then Bill-in-Bangkok will determine the declared winner.

THE PRIZE

Any contest is only as good as the value of the prize for winning, so here’s the deal; the winner will be entitled to a great prize. Once you’ve been named the winner, make an appointment with me, show up in Bangkok, and I’ll buy drinks for the two of us all night long at the bar or pub of your choice.