Rando Cardrissian

Rando Cardrissian

The man about to ruin your game night
No. 38 – San Jose Sabercats
Position:	Running Back
Personal information
Born:	(2011-05-13)May 13, 2011 (aged 50) Garland, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	South Garland High
College:	Virginia Tech
ISFL Draft:	2036  / Round: 4 / Pick: 32
DSFL Draft:	2036  / Round: 7 / Pick: 38
Career history
Kansas City Coyotes (2035 (S20)-2035 (S20)) San Jose Sabercats (2036 (S21))
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
1x DSFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2035 (S20)) 1x Ultimus Champion: (2039 (S24))
Career ISFL statistics as of Week 16, 2038
Receptions: 62 Receiving yards: 647 Yards per reception: 10.4 Receiving touchdowns: 0 Rushing yards: 2293 Rush average: 4.0 Rushing touchdowns: 13
Career DSFL statistics
Receptions: 9 Receiving yards: 62 Yards per reception: 6.9 Receiving touchdowns: 0 Rushing yards: 1176 Rush average: 4.9 Rushing touchdowns: 14
Player stats at ISFL.net

Rando Cardrissian (born May 13, 2011) is an American football runningback for the San Jose Sabercats of the International Simulation Football League (ISFL).

Early years

Rando was born in Garland, Texas to Mischief and Chaos Cardrissian. From an early age, they could not tell what exactly Rando would grow up to be, and a personality was hard to pin down, even day to day. They spent a lot of their time bouncing from house to house in Garland, citing myriad reasons from gas leaks, mold, undesirable neighbors, and burglary incidents, before they finally settled on a place in the south side of town, where Rando would end up attending high school and playing for South Garland. Every time the family moved, they would throw a dart at a city map and move in where it landed, if available. He would be critical to getting them in the playoffs his junior and senior years and advancing them to the 2029 Texas HS Championships his senior year. Unfortunately, they would not nab that coveted state title. When choosing a college, he went with the family's normal method and threw a dart at a map, landing on Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.

College career

Rando served his true freshman season with a redshirt, and what a time to do so, as an ankle injury in practice left him sidelined for weeks during the season. He would wait until his redshirt sophomore season to get action on the field and provided a boost to the offense almost straight away, rushing for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns against Duke. He would help push Virginia Tech to a 9-4 season in 2032, then to 11-2 in 2033 with an ACC title game loss, then to 13-1 in 2034, finally getting the Hokies to the CFP. They would unfortunately fall in the semifinal to Stanford. He was in some talks of awards, though there were just more massive efforts from other offensive players around the country, and a crowded RB field he didn't seem to distinguish himself in. Finally out of eligibility, Cardrissian bounced working odd jobs before taking a chance to play football again, enlisting in the DSFL.

College career statistics

College Career			Rushing
Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	Yds/G	Long	TD
2031 (S16)	VT	10	150	1020	6.8	102.0	56	8
2032 (S17)	VT	13	312	1622	5.2	124.8	43	16
2033 (S18)	VT	14	397	1800	4.5	128.6	37	16

Professional career

DSFL career

Rando was drafted 38th overall in the DSFL Draft by the Kansas City Coyotes, one of several RBs taken on the night. Unlike in college, however, he would separate himself from the field in a hurry, racking up 103 yards and 2 touchdowns on 18 carries in his first professional football game, a narrow 24-23 loss to the Portland Pythons, earning offensive player of the game honors. He would do so again in Week 3, a 24-12 win over the Minnesota Gray Ducks, making much of 18 carries with 96 yards and 3 touchdowns. He would score at least one touchdown in each of his first five games, putting him in early awards talks despite sharing carries with teammate Andrew Nova. He would go on to finish the season with 1,176 yards on 241 carries (4.9 average) and a league-leading 14 touchdowns. He would score the only touchdown in a 36-7 loss to the Gray Ducks, also with 74 yards on 14 carries. He would wrap up his one-season DSFL career by earning Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.

ISFL career

Sam Mercury's first professional season with the Baltimore Hawks was underwhelming to say the least. It was always going to be difficult for him to put up any meaningful stats as he was playing behind two of the league's best receivers but it was still disappointing nonetheless. Mercury would play in all 16 games for the Hawks and offer a safety valve over the middle for his quarterback. He would finish second among rookie receivers in receptions during the regular season but it only amount to an average of 7.1 yards per reception. This can be chalked up to a red shirt season essentially as Mercury did not get to line up on the outside for his routes so he could not put his elite speed to use. Despite the lack of explosive plays he still had some memorable games and helped the Hawks to a 12-4 regular season record. In the two playoff games the Hawks would appear in Mercury did a bit more with the ball in his hands as he combined for 8 receptions for 99 yards. They would lose in heartbreaking fashion and fall one game short of the Ultimus. Now, headed into year two, it is likely Mercury remains in the same role he filled in his rookie season so expecting a sophomore leap will likely not come to fruition.

Rando was drafted 32nd overall by the San Jose SaberCats. Despite being one of the standout RBs in his draft class, RBs were not a heavily needed commodity, and so, even rival draftees like Baby Yoda fell into later rounds. Starting his career as RB2 behind Quindarius Tyerucker, he put in a modest rookie season, earning 784 yards from scrimmage and punching in two touchdowns. It was a much more jarring season, though not one unlike his early college years, once again falling in behind a veteran. He struggled to gain many yards in the opening few weeks, though finally broke the 50-yard mark in Week 3 and scored his first touchdown in a win against the Yellowknife Wraiths. He would gain a season-high 78 yards in a 27-10 win against the Chicago Butchers. He would even snag a catch here and there for big gains with the defense not expecting the power back to have a lane, finishing the season with 13 receptions and averaging north of 10 per catch. Though Cardrissian didn't have the impactful rookie season he had hoped for or one that somewhat resembled his DSFL season, he didn't seem to mind improving and biding his time. In a brief postgame following the end of the regular season, Cardrissian shrugged off comments and assertions his DSFL breakout would only be that. "Nah, folks. It's true the competition is tougher here and San Jose doesn't quite have the crack squad we would like every season. Same answer I've got for you I've got for comments about the club - give us time to build. Give me time to build. We're figuring this out together." Personally, Cardrissian would spend the offseason improving and biding his time to gun for his first step to ISFL stardom - RB1. He was up for a surprise nomination for Offensive Rookie of the Year, though he did not win the award.

Rando's second season would see him break out into more of a RB1 role. He received more touches, and consequently, gained more yards than his rookie season, improving his average per play slightly. Cardrissian had his first true breakout game in Week 2 against the Arizona Outlaws, where he rushed for 148 yards on 25 carries and 3 touchdowns en route to a 33-28 win. His mark was 15 yards short of the club record of 163 set by Jerrod Canton in 2027. His 220 touches for 936 yards led the team in rushing and was 9th-best in the league. He tied for fourth in TDs, only two behind the league leader Acura Skyline. That rushing performance would be the single-best of the season, however. He would not break 100 yards in a game for the remainder of the year. He felt as though he was starting to make a bigger impact on the team, and with other ascendant young players alongside him, the SaberCats made a surprising run at the postseason. It was not to be, however, as in the final week of the season, everything played out to San Jose's detriment, and they were left holding the fourth spot in a three-team playoff. Cardrissian expressed bitter disappointment the season went so well, and yet, ended with San Jose once again on the outside looking in. "I've never felt so sick in my stomach in my entire life. To know we went into Week 13 with what we felt was a great chance to make it. We had to take care of business or Honolulu did. Neither happened. Makes us think to all those stupid little mistakes we made that added up to losses earlier on. It's sour in my stomach all the more when another 8-5 team won it all. Could have been us."

Rando's third season was marked with the introduction of a new partner in the backfield, the rookie phenom Jamar Lackson. While resentful of the up-and-comer upstaging him at first and plotting his options during a contract year, he and the team would eventually work out a more suitable role that, while it still put him in a committee with Lackson, separated the two where Cardrissian would be a fullback while Lackson would be the full-time halfback. The changes in position and scheme opened Cardrissian up to options as another eligible receiver more often while Lackson took on more rushes. His decrease in rushing yards was more than offset by the massive uptick in receiving yards, pulling in 1,137 all-purpose yards over the extended 16-game schedule, new in 2038 (S23). This balance was on full display in San Jose's Week 14 matchup against the Honolulu Hahalua, where he rushed 19 times for 86 yards and a touchdown, plus caught 5 passes for 77 yards for a total of 163 all-purpose yards, enough for his first career Offensive Player of the Game nod. In that same game, all of Honolulu's offense gained 163 yards. The team struggled as a whole to a 5-11 record and the second pick in the 2039 ISFL Draft. After the final game of the season, a 20-13 loss to the Austin Copperheads, Cardrissian said to the media "Part of it's hangover from last season's near-miss. Part of it is having to do this with almost entirely young, new guys and a retooled system. The wheel turned, and we're back on the downswing. The time is coming, though. The wheel will bring us back to the top, and when it does, we'll be there to stay for quite some time."

Professional career statistics

DSFL Regular Season			Rushing						Receiving				Blocking
Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	Yds/G	Long	TD	Rec	Yds	Long	TD	Pancakes	Sacks Allowed
2035 (S20)	Coyotes	14	241	1176	4.9	84	43	14	9	62	10	0	10	3
Career	Coyotes	14	241	1176	4.9	84	43	14	9	62	10	0	10	3

DSFL Postseason			Rushing
Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	Yds/G	Long	TD
2035 (S20)	Coyotes	1	14	74	5.3	74	14	1
Career	Coyotes	1	14	74	5.3	74	14	1

NSFL Regular Season			Rushing						Receiving				Blocking
Season	Team	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	Yds/G	Long	TD	Rec	Yds	Long	TD	Pancakes	Sacks Allowed
2036 (S21)	Sabercats	13	156	648	4.2	46.7	16	2	13	136	29	0	12	2
2037 (S22)	Sabercats	13	220	936	4.3	72.0	22	7	10	83	20	0	18	1
2038 (S23)	Sabercats	16	202	709	3.5	44.3	14	4	39	428	37	0	8	1
Career	Sabercats	42	578	2293	4.0	54.6	22	13	62	647	37	0	38	4

Achievements and Records

Awards

Team

• ISFL Ultimus Champion: 2039 (S24)
• ISFL ASFC Champion: 2039 (S24)

Individual

• DSFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: 2035 (S20)
• DSFL Pro Bowl Selection (1): 2035 (S20)