NFL projection model: Ranking all 32 rosters ahead of the draft
8 months ago

NFL projection model: Ranking all 32 rosters ahead of the draft

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The Athletic has live coverage of NFL Draft Rounds 4-7. GO DEEPER Dane Brugler's 7-round 2024 NFL mock draft: Predicting all 257 picks I’ve used my NFL Projection Model to rank each roster ahead of next week’s draft. Last year’s Super Bowl runner-up sits atop the list due to having a good quarterback, incredible offensive skill talent — though it remains to be seen what happens with star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk — and one of the most talented defenses in the NFL. GO DEEPER NFL Draft 2024 ‘The Beast’ Guide: Dane Brugler’s scouting reports and player rankings The Lions have risen to the top of the NFL by solidifying their offensive and defensive lines. GO DEEPER Which NFL teams’ QB depth charts are in the best shape heading into 2024 draft?

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2025 NFL Draft order projections: Cowboys, Bears tumbling toward top-10 picks
1 month ago

2025 NFL Draft order projections: Cowboys, Bears tumbling toward top-10 picks

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How did Week 11 shake up the potential 2025 NFL Draft order? The simulation then runs 100,000 times after each day of games to give us, in this case, our projected top 10 draft order, plus each team’s projected win total and playoff chances. And here’s the latest projected top 10 for April’s draft: A few thoughts on this week’s …

2025 NFL mock draft: How many QBs crack the top 10? Is Travis Hunter worth the No. 1 pick?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

2025 NFL mock draft: How many QBs crack the top 10? Is Travis Hunter worth the No. 1 pick?

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With the NFL trade deadline fully in our rearview, the league’s stretch run toward the playoffs can officially begin. Using Austin Mock’s latest NFL playoff projection to assign draft slots, here’s a post-trade deadline run through the first round: The best college football player in America, period, Hunter is absolutely the top cornerback and has an argument as WR1. Ward …

2024 fantasy football draft kit: Rankings, cheat sheet, player projections, sleepers and more
3 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 fantasy football draft kit: Rankings, cheat sheet, player projections, sleepers and more

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NFL training camps are underway, which can only mean, with apologies to Andy Williams, we’ve arrived at the most wonderful time of the year — fantasy football draft season! In this draft kit, you’ll find everything you need to prep for draft/auction day: rankings, projections, sleepers, stock watch, dynasty advice, player profiles and training camp reports from The Athletic’s NFL …

Evaluating Baltimore Ravens’ 9-player draft haul in Dane Brugler’s 7-round mock
8 months ago

Evaluating Baltimore Ravens’ 9-player draft haul in Dane Brugler’s 7-round mock

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Dane Brugler, The Athletic’s lead NFL Draft analyst, checked most of the boxes for the Baltimore Ravens in his seven-round mock draft on Wednesday. In the middle rounds, he attacked two of the Ravens’ biggest remaining needs, adding secondary help with Wake Forest safety Malik Mustapha in the third round and Oregon cornerback Khyree Jackson in the fourth — and …

7-round NFL mock draft: Dane Brugler predicts all 257 picks
8 months, 1 week ago

7-round NFL mock draft: Dane Brugler predicts all 257 picks

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The Athletic has live coverage of NFL Draft Rounds 4-7. Las Vegas Raiders *: Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington According to The Athletic’s Vic Tafur, “the whispers are getting louder” that the Raiders might draft Penix at No. Los Angeles Chargers: Kris Jenkins, DT, Michigan It will feel like an upset if the Chargers don’t draft either Jenkins, Junior Colson …

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Could quarterbacks go 1-2-3-4 atop Round 1?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Could quarterbacks go 1-2-3-4 atop Round 1?

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Let the trading begin. GO DEEPER NFL Draft 2024 ‘The Beast’ Guide: Dane Brugler’s scouting reports and player rankings Another new era in Chicago begins, this time with the best playmaker in the draft. Arizona Cardinals : Jer’Zhan Newton, DT, Illinois The Cardinals could trade one of these picks — remember, we now have them holding three first-round selections after …

2024 NFL Draft Big Board: Who are the top 100 prospects in this year’s class?
10 months, 1 week ago

2024 NFL Draft Big Board: Who are the top 100 prospects in this year’s class?

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Now that the Kansas City Chiefs have lifted the Lombardi Trophy, all 32 teams are full speed ahead to the 2024 NFL Draft. Photo: Ezra Shaw / Getty Images QB Jr. 2 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Ohio State Height: 6-4 Weight: 205 Class: Jr. Photo: Andrew Dieb / USA Today WR Jr. 47 Cooper Beebe G Kansas State Height: 6-4 …

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Caleb Williams sticks at No. 1, Giants add Malik Nabers
10 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Caleb Williams sticks at No. 1, Giants add Malik Nabers

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Follow live coverage of Super Bowl LVIII between San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs A dramatic NFL Conference Championship Weekend wrapped Sunday night with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers headed to Super Bowl LVIII. Here’s an updated guess at how Round 1 might play out: Williams should hold pole position in every mock draft until we …

Ranking the top 25 NFL Draft prospects in Michigan-Washington title showdown
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ranking the top 25 NFL Draft prospects in Michigan-Washington title showdown

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For evaluation purposes, a prospect’s body of work and traits matter more than one game. He tracks the deep ball like Ken Griffey Jr. patrolling center field, making him a perfect fit for quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and the Huskies’ passing offense. The Pac-12 didn’t have a defense that ranked top 50 in pass defense, so Michigan — which has …

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Bears take Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels crashes top 10
1 year ago

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Bears take Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels crashes top 10

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Read the latest 2024 NFL mock draft from The Athletic’s draft expert, Dane Brugler The college football regular season is complete and the draft order is starting to take shape, making it a perfect time to unveil my first mock draft of the 2024 NFL Draft process. GO DEEPER Morales: Caleb Williams' USC career may be done, and road ahead …

NFL Draft order 2024 projections: Three-team race for No. 1; Bengals fall
1 year ago

NFL Draft order 2024 projections: Three-team race for No. 1; Bengals fall

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How did Week 12 of the NFL schedule shake up the possible 2024 NFL Draft order? The simulation then runs 100,000 times after each day of games to give us, in this case, our projected top-10 draft order, plus each team’s projected win total and playoff chances. But with Monday night’s comically awful 12-10 win in Minnesota, the Bears now …

2024 NFL Draft QB Tracker: Which prospects could stay in school, eye 2025 draft?
1 year, 1 month ago

2024 NFL Draft QB Tracker: Which prospects could stay in school, eye 2025 draft?

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Last week, The Athletic’s Dane Brugler updated his top-50 prospect board for the ‘24 class. GO DEEPER Michigan takeaways: Defense dominates in easy win over Purdue as Wolverines turn to Penn State Shedeur Sanders, Colorado Ranking on Brugler’s latest top 50: No. GO DEEPER NFL Coach of the Year, MVP candidates and biggest surprises at midseason: Sando's Pick Six Quinn …

NFL Draft 2024 summer scouting report: How many DTs can ascend into Round 1?
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Draft 2024 summer scouting report: How many DTs can ascend into Round 1?

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Dane Brugler has released his 2024 NFL Draft Big Board. 2023 season/2024 NFL Draft outlook Over the past two drafts, five Illinois players have been selected within the top five rounds — all five are Florida natives. Newton was dominant against the run and the pass last season, and many around the league expected him to declare for the 2023 …

Mueller: How to determine NFL Draft fits and which players may work best on their new teams
1 year, 7 months ago

Mueller: How to determine NFL Draft fits and which players may work best on their new teams

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The best NFL drafts I have ever been a part of meet at the confluence of team positional need and best player available, but they also include hitting a home run with a player who precisely fits a scheme or organizational philosophy before said player ever gets off the bus. GO DEEPER The 10 best scheme and roster fits from …

A beginner’s guide to NFL Draft 2023: No. 1 pick, draft order, questions and sleepers
1 year, 7 months ago

A beginner’s guide to NFL Draft 2023: No. 1 pick, draft order, questions and sleepers

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The Athletic has around-the-clock coverage of the NFL Draft. Before the 2023 draft gets rolling in Kansas City — the NFL moves the event to a different city every year now — here’s what you need to know. GO DEEPER Dane Brugler's 7-round 2023 NFL Mock Draft: Predicting all 259 picks At the NFL owners’ meetings last month, Fitterer said …

Consensus NFL Mock Draft Big Board: Experts’ predictions
1 year, 7 months ago

Consensus NFL Mock Draft Big Board: Experts’ predictions

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The NFL Draft is finally here! 17 Dane Brugler: Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon The Athletic beat writer mock draft: Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon Betting market: Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon GO DEEPER Feldman's NFL Draft confidential: Coaches on 'Draft Dinging' Stroud, weak WRs, sleeper QBs Josh Kendall: Peter Skoronski, G/T, Northwestern Dane Brugler: Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas The Athletic beat writer …

Final 2023 NFL Mock Draft by Dane Brugler: Bryce Young at 1, then all bets are off
1 year, 7 months ago

Final 2023 NFL Mock Draft by Dane Brugler: Bryce Young at 1, then all bets are off

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I say it every year: I am perfectly fine going 0-for-32 in my final mock draft, because that means it was an exciting, unpredictable draft. GO DEEPER ‘The Beast’ 2023 NFL Draft guide: Dane Brugler’s scouting reports, player rankings Although his rail-thin body type might scare off some teams, Forbes consistently gets his hands on the football — something the …

NFL Mock Draft 2023: Our beat writers pick 5 QBs in first round with Bryce Young No. 1
1 year, 7 months ago

NFL Mock Draft 2023: Our beat writers pick 5 QBs in first round with Bryce Young No. 1

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With the 2023 NFL Draft set to get underway Thursday, the timing was right to get our beat writers together one last time to see how they’d represent the team they cover with their first selection. New coach Shane Steichen’s track record with QBs — most recently Eagles dual-threat superstar Jalen Hurts — gives the team confidence that he can …

Ranking NFL Draft’s all-time best and worst classes: Top players, overall depth and more
1 year, 8 months ago

Ranking NFL Draft’s all-time best and worst classes: Top players, overall depth and more

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The Athletic has around-the-clock coverage of the NFL Draft. 8 1971 draft chart overall 11 top 30 12 top 10 13 Top 10 WAV QB Ken Anderson: 120 LB Jack Ham: 113 DE Jack Youngblood: 112 LB Isiah Robertson: 103 RB John Riggins: 90 QB Joe Theismann: 89 QB Jim Plunkett: 85 DL Lyle Alzado: 85 OL Dan Dierdorf: 82 …

The 2023 NFL Draft’s most overlooked prospects from outside the Power 5 leagues
1 year, 8 months ago

The 2023 NFL Draft’s most overlooked prospects from outside the Power 5 leagues

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The Athletic NFL Draft guru Dane Brugler lists 10 former players from outside the Power 5 conferences among his top 100 prospects in his annual “Beast” draft guide. Brugler’s analysis: McBride is unproven as a pass catcher and blocker, which might restrict his NFL role, but his contact balance, vision and lateral agility are among the best this running back …

7-Round NFL Mock Draft 2023: Dane Brugler predicts all 259 picks
1 year, 8 months ago

7-Round NFL Mock Draft 2023: Dane Brugler predicts all 259 picks

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From Bryce Young to Gervarrius Owens, and each of the 257 picks in between — a mock draft with all seven rounds. Seattle Seahawks: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State Smith-Njigba would give the Seahawks something they don’t currently have: a third receiving option that scares opposing defenses. Team-by-team results Arizona Cardinals 1 : Will Anderson Jr., Edge, Alabama 2 : …

NFL Draft 2023 ‘The Beast’ Guide: Dane Brugler’s 401 scouting reports and 1,893 player rankings
1 year, 8 months ago

NFL Draft 2023 ‘The Beast’ Guide: Dane Brugler’s 401 scouting reports and 1,893 player rankings

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Editor’s Note: This story is included in The Athletic’s Best of 2023. Last year’s version of “The Beast” was the biggest ever produced: 399 scouting reports, nearly 1,700 prospect rankings and 300,000 words. The 2023 NFL Draft guide — the fifth published as part of The Athletic — features 401 scouting reports, covering everyone from the superstars at the top …

Bears 2023 mock draft: Projecting a trade back, different options before combine
1 year, 10 months ago

Bears 2023 mock draft: Projecting a trade back, different options before combine

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The annual mock draft exercise for Bears fans has an extra wrinkle in 2023: mocking the best trades. This pick assumes one of two things: Georgia’s Jalen Carter is off the board, or the Bears prefer Anderson, who immediately upgrades the league’s worst pass rush from last season. Don’t be shocked when @codytud goes Round 1.#TheDraftStartsInMOBILE™️ pic.twitter.com/2pob0d15bi — Jim Nagy …

Championship weekend NFL Draft reactions: Max Duggan, Kayshon Boutte and more
2 years ago

Championship weekend NFL Draft reactions: Max Duggan, Kayshon Boutte and more

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With USC losing Friday night and TCU falling early Saturday, college football’s championship weekend already has produced absolute chaos. Playoff implications aside, though, we’re also well into the window for hyper-analyzing every potential 2023 NFL Draft prospect. Honestly, the biggest obstacle keeping Bowers from being a top-five pick might be the number of high-level quarterbacks we could see in the …

Tracking the 2023 NFL Draft: Rising prospects at each position on offense
2 years, 2 months ago

Tracking the 2023 NFL Draft: Rising prospects at each position on offense

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With most teams at or near the midway point of their 2022 campaigns, it’s time to reflect. RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama The former Georgia Tech standout answered the bell in a big way last week at Arkansas, rushing 18 times for 206 yards and two touchdowns to help calm the Tide after Bryce Young’s injury. October Showers Bring Zay Flowers …

2021 Fantasy football draft strategy: Rankings, sleepers, cheat sheets, mock drafts, projections, latest ADP and more
3 years, 3 months ago

2021 Fantasy football draft strategy: Rankings, sleepers, cheat sheets, mock drafts, projections, latest ADP and more

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Welcome to fantasy football 2021! Now let’s get moving on the road to a fantasy title… The 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Kit Jake Ciely’s 2021 rankings Our fully customizable cheat sheet with auction values Jake Ciely’s dynasty/keeper league rankings SuperFlex rankings Brandon Funston’s Big Board: Top 100 fantasy players The Athletic staff’s 2021 Sleepers: Phillip Lindsay, Darnell Mooney and more …

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