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Academy Task 5 - Creating the Most Average S27 Rookie - GedgeBrah - 2026-07-25 Creating the Most 'Average' S27 Rookie Good ebening all  Welcome to my deep dive into the season 27 draft class (as of July 25th) The Task: - Create the most 'average' outfield player based upon the current season 27 draft class - Get Cal McRae that TPE The How: - Filter all current Academy players - Exclude all GKs (sorry, this is an outfield only activity today) - Exclude all 250 TPE inactives - Export all 38 eligible Academy players into excel - Dig in  The Analysis: Names - Most of the draftees start with a T (Tadgh O'Hurley, Teddy Fantobens, Tex Star, Thomas Thunder, Thor Bǫllrstoppari, Tobias Gruber, Tyson Blaze = 7) - Two Cal's in the class! (Cal McRae, Callum Wiggins)  - Average first name length is ~6 letters - Most of the class' last names start with an S (Adrian Scochnikov, Michael Sithole, Brenden Smith, Tex Star = 5) - Three edible last names seems to be the most common theme (Bonnibel Bubblegum, His Cheeseburger, Marvin Fish) - Average last name length is ~7 letters Nationality - USA births the most draftees at 9 - Followed by Australia, Canada, and England with 4 each  Position - 27 out of 38 of the class (!) are able to play as an attacking midfielder - AM right, center, and striker the most common combination (4) Team - Three teams share the most Academy players at present, with seven in total: PS Jakarta, Atlético Medellin, Victoria Falls Eagles Technical Skills Average of every player's current technical skill distributions: Corners = 5 Crossing = 8 Dribbling = 9 Finishing = 8 First Touch = 9 Free Kicks = 5 Heading = 6 Long Shots = 6 Long Throws = 5 Marking = 7 Passing = 9 Penalty Taking = 5 Tackling = 7 Technique = 8 Mental Skills Average of every player's current mental skill distributions:  Aggression = 6 Anticipation = 9 Bravery = 6 Composure = 8 Concentration = 7 Decisions = 8 Determination = 6 Flair = 6 Leadership = 5 Off the Ball = 7 Positioning = 7 Teamwork = 7 Vision = 7 Work Rate = 8 Physical Skills Average of every player's current physical skill distributions:  Acceleration = 13 Agility = 9 Balance = 8 Jumping Reach = 8 Pace = 13 Strength = 8 Tidbits: - Anticipation is the only skill that EVERY player has put at least one point into - Pace (unsurprisingly) has the heaviest investment so far across the board - Acceleration has four players with rating of 18 so far (Daan Wouters, Captain MetalBeard, Max Velox, Karry Hane) - No one goes to set-piece practice. Corners, free kicks, long throws, penalties the four least invested skills The End Product: Name: Tallum Sausage - Starts with T - 6 letter first name - Cal/Callum adjacent - Ends with S - 7 letter last name - Edible Nationality: USA - Secondary eligibilities: The Commonwealth (Australia, Canada, England) Position: AM (RC), ST (Eventual) Team: Atlético Jakarta Eagles Presenting... the Most Average Season 27 Prospect: For reference: Thank-you and adiós RE: Academy Task 5 - Creating the Most Average S27 Rookie - Haramcha - 2026-07-25 This is brilliant! Just the stats involved in determining the class average would have been more than enough to constitute a good Academy Task 5 article, but the creation of Tallum Sausage (and in-game, too) goes above and beyond.  After being bullied for being the most average player of S26, it's amazing to see you taking it a step (or a whole mile) further.