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Author:  Nas [ Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:58 pm ]
Post subject:  My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

These are almost exclusively an eye test and gut rankings. I watch very little college football, so I spent a ridiculous amount of time looking at players highlights. I watched "every pass" for the losses and big games for the top quarterbacks. I used CBS Draft Prospect Rankings and the combine invite list to determine what players I should "evaluate" for these rankings. Feel free to tell me why you believe they suck and share your rankings.

Quarterback

1. Caleb Williams
2. J.J. McCarthy
3. Drake Maye
4. Jayden Daniels
5. Spencer Rattler
6. Michael Penix Jr
7. Jordan Travis
8. Austin Reed
9. Bo Nix
10. Devin Leary
11. Sam Hartman

Running Back

1. Audric Estime
2. Bucky Irving
3. Michael Wiley
4. Trey Benson
5. Jonathon Brooks
6. Marshawn Lloyd
7. Emani Bailey
8. Will Shipley
9. Ray Davis
10. Jaylen Wright

Wide Receiver

1. Marvin Harrison Jr
2. Keon Coleman
3. Rome Odunze
4. Brian Thomas Jr
5. Malik Nabers
6. Adonai Mitchell
7. Troy Franklin
8. Ja'Lynn Polk
9. Xavier Legette
10. Malachi Corley
11. Jacob Cowing

Tight End

1. Brock Bowers
2. Ben Sinnott
3. Cade Stover
4. Jaheim Bell
5. Ja'Tavion Sanders
6. Erick All
7. Dallin Holker
8. Bryson Nesbit

Offensive Tackles

1. Joe Alt
2. Taliese Fuaga
3. JC Latham
4. Olumuyiwa Fashanu
5. Christian Jones
6. Amarius Mims
7. Graham Barton (Possible Guard)

Center

1. Drake Nugent
2. Sedrick Van Pran
3. Jackson Powers- Johnson
4. Zach Frazier
5. Kingsley Eguakun
6. Christian Mahogany

Guard

1. Cooper Beebe
2. Troy Fautanu

Defensive End

1. Jared Verse
2. Chop Robinson
3. Dallas Turner
4. Laiatu Latu
5. Bralen Trice
6. Jonah Elliss
7. Gabriel Murphy
8. Zion Tupuola- Fetui

Defensive Tackle

1. Jer'Zhan Newton
2. Michael Hall Jr
3. Braden Fiske
4. T'Vondre Sweat
5. Justin Eboigbe
6. Darius Robinson
7. Bryon Murphy JR

Linebackers

1. Jeremiah Trotter Jr
2. Tommy Eichenberg
3. Curtis Jacobs
4. Ty'Ron Hopper
5. Edgerrin Cooper
6. Kaimon Rucker

Cornerback

1. Terrion Arnold
2. Kool-Aid McKinstry
3. Nate Wiggins
4. Kalen King
5. Kamari Lassiter
6. Cooper DeJean
7. Kamal Hadden
8. Quinyon Mitchell
9. Mike Sainristil
10. Khyree Jackson
11. Deantre Prince

Safety

1. Kamren Kinchens
2. Javon Bullard
3. Tyler Nubin
4. Calen Bullock
5. Demani Richardson
6. Evan Williams

Author:  RFDC [ Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

So you go from a fan boy of Maye to having him now #3 behind JJ?

No way is Rattler in the top 5

Author:  Nas [ Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

RFDC wrote:
So you go from a fan boy of Maye to having him now #3 behind JJ?

No way is Rattler in the top 5


I'm still a fan of Maye, but I think McCarthy has that late game IT gene. Maye can be hit or miss and he did a couple (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky things that scared me.

I think Rattler is better prepared for the pro game than most quarterbacks in this draft. He spent a lot of time under center. He was also humbled and shook it off. Not many kids can bounce back from being a Heisman favorite to being booed off the field.

Author:  Caller Bob [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

JJ McHandoff is a 3rd rounder at best

Author:  Nas [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

He'll be no worse than the 4th quarterback drafted. He won't be on the board at pick 20. I suspect he'll be a Falcon or Bronco.

Author:  Caller Bob [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:58 am ]
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And I suspect he will disappoint

Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

Nas wrote:
RFDC wrote:
So you go from a fan boy of Maye to having him now #3 behind JJ?

No way is Rattler in the top 5


I'm still a fan of Maye, but I think McCarthy has that late game IT gene. Maye can be hit or miss and he did a couple (Pro Bowl QB) (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky things that scared me.

I think Rattler is better prepared for the pro game than most quarterbacks in this draft. He spent a lot of time under center. He was also humbled and shook it off. Not many kids can bounce back from being a Heisman favorite to being booed off the field.


Spencer Rattler sucks and is painful to look at. It's like looking at someone in the transition stage between alien and human in a horror movie.

He threw A LOT of interceptions. He takes A LOT of sacks. His stats are padded by a couple of great games and mop up time against prevent d.

Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

Save a little space for Michael Pratt from Tulane in your QB group.

Leary is interesting late. I though he was going to be a top of the draft QB at NCST a few years ago but he got worse. He transferred to UK for some unfathomable reason and became a TO and sack machine.

Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

Nice work, by the way.

As you can see, WR, OT is stacked. QB and TE are good. RB looks bad to me. Talent is much more towards the offensive side of the ball, although CB looks really strong.

Van Pran is too high based on high visibility. You are missing Graham Barton from Duke in your C group (even though he did not play there).

I think I want the Bears to go after a veteran at C

Author:  Nas [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

good dolphin wrote:
Nice work, by the way.

As you can see, WR, OT is stacked. QB and TE are good. RB looks bad to me. Talent is much more towards the offensive side of the ball, although CB looks really strong.

Van Pran is too high based on high visibility. You are missing Graham Barton from Duke in your C group (even though he did not play there).

I think I want the Bears to go after a veteran at C


I thought the WR position was by far the best position. There appears to be a lot of potentially elite players in that group. I thought the tackle group was skilled, but I didn't see a lot of nastiness in it. I like nasty linemen. I fell in love with Ben Sinnott at TE. I didn't think he was far away from Bowers. The RB group looks solid. I wouldn't be mad if every pick the Bears made was on offense.

What does high visibility mean? I LOVED Van Pran. I thought the kid was as nasty as any offensive lineman in the draft. I didn't know Barton was a center. He was at tackle in the video I saw of him. I made note that he appeared to be a great interior lineman. If he was a center, I would be good with that.

Edit: I thought the DT group was underwhelming. I would prefer a Braden Fiske later in the draft over a Newton. My eyes tell me that's the worst position in this draft.

You're locked in on college football, so I'm interested in seeing your draft thoughts.

Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

high visibility means he was on nationally tv virtually every week for two years

Author:  good dolphin [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

I'm sure I'm not alone in looking at Joe Milton as a guy I'd love as a development QB if I had a solid starter in place. Elite of the elite in terms of arm strength and size.

and yet, Harbaugh couldn't get anything out of him at michigan and he was never great with nfl level wr at tennessee. No touch. He doesn't seem to make you better.

Still...

Author:  Nas [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

He's no Kedon Slovis, so there's some hope. My eyes tell me Slovis is the worst quarterback in the draft.

Author:  This Ends in Antioch [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

good dolphin wrote:
I'm sure I'm not alone in looking at Joe Milton as a guy I'd love as a development QB if I had a solid starter in place. Elite of the elite in terms of arm strength and size.

and yet, Harbaugh couldn't get anything out of him at michigan and he was never great with nfl level wr at tennessee. No touch. He doesn't seem to make you better.

Still...

I think he’s older than Penix.

Author:  Nas [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

This Ends in Antioch wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
I'm sure I'm not alone in looking at Joe Milton as a guy I'd love as a development QB if I had a solid starter in place. Elite of the elite in terms of arm strength and size.

and yet, Harbaugh couldn't get anything out of him at michigan and he was never great with nfl level wr at tennessee. No touch. He doesn't seem to make you better.

Still...

I think he’s older than Penix.


By a couple of months. Age doesn't matter for quarterbacks.

Author:  This Ends in Antioch [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

Nas wrote:
This Ends in Antioch wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
I'm sure I'm not alone in looking at Joe Milton as a guy I'd love as a development QB if I had a solid starter in place. Elite of the elite in terms of arm strength and size.

and yet, Harbaugh couldn't get anything out of him at michigan and he was never great with nfl level wr at tennessee. No touch. He doesn't seem to make you better.

Still...

I think he’s older than Penix.


By a couple of months. Age doesn't matter for quarterbacks.

Probably matters more for quarterbacks than any other position.

Author:  Nas [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

This Ends in Antioch wrote:
Nas wrote:
This Ends in Antioch wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
I'm sure I'm not alone in looking at Joe Milton as a guy I'd love as a development QB if I had a solid starter in place. Elite of the elite in terms of arm strength and size.

and yet, Harbaugh couldn't get anything out of him at michigan and he was never great with nfl level wr at tennessee. No touch. He doesn't seem to make you better.

Still...

I think he’s older than Penix.


By a couple of months. Age doesn't matter for quarterbacks.

Probably matters more for quarterbacks than any other position.


Why do you believe this?

Author:  This Ends in Antioch [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

I think the hardest thing to predict for QBs is how they’ll process info and adjust over time. I believe that should improve with age.

When you have a 23yr old playing against 18yr olds, and he’s never taken off despite many opportunities to do so, I question whether he’s plateaued as a player.

Author:  Nas [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

This Ends in Antioch wrote:
I think the hardest thing to predict for QBs is how they’ll process info and adjust over time. I believe that should improve with age.

When you have a 23yr old playing against 18yr olds, and he’s never taken off despite many opportunities to do so, I question whether he’s plateaued as a player.


Okay

Author:  veganfan21 [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

Wasn't Brandon Weeden almost 29 when he was drafted with a first round pick? That's crazy.

Author:  Nas [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

veganfan21 wrote:
Wasn't Brandon Weeden almost 29 when he was drafted with a first round pick? That's crazy.


Yep! It was Cleveland. They've made the worst quarterback decision in the past 15 years.

Author:  Hussra [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

J.J. McCarthy's ceiling Brock Purdy, Tyson Bagent his floor. Arm strength concern with McCarthy. He's listed at the same height as Bagent, not as ripped as the arm-wrestler's son. McCarthy's measurables at the combine might reveal the dreaded t-rex arms.

Author:  Nas [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:09 pm ]
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Alex Smith with legs and a killer instinct. Mobile Burrow.

Author:  Caller Bob [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:13 pm ]
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Harbaugh didn't even trust JJ McHandoff

Author:  Nas [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

Caller Bob wrote:
Harbaugh didn't even trust JJ McHandoff


He gave him the job and hopped on his back when Roll Tide was beating that ass. Captain Comeback knows what the clutch gene looks like.


I'll add this to this post so I won't have to make another. I see the potential of Jayden Daniels, but he's the guy who is most likely to be a bust out of the guys who are expected to be top 5 picks.

Author:  Hussra [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

The only running QB among the top prospects is Daniels

carries/yards/ avg

135/1,134/8.4 Daniels

112/449/4.0 Maye

64/202/3.2 McCarthy

97/136/1.4 Williams

35/8/0.2 Penix

Guessing Harbaugh didn't want McCarthy running too much and sustain injury and have to downgrade to Cade McNamara.

Author:  Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

Nas wrote:
These are almost exclusively an eye test and gut rankings. I watch very little college football, so I spent a ridiculous amount of time looking at players highlights. I watched "every pass" for the losses and big games for the top quarterbacks. I used CBS Draft Prospect Rankings and the combine invite list to determine what players I should "evaluate" for these rankings. Feel free to tell me why you believe they suck and share your rankings.

Quarterback

1. Caleb Williams
2. J.J. McCarthy
3. Drake Maye
4. Jayden Daniels
5. Spencer Rattler
6. Michael Penix Jr
7. Jordan Travis
8. Austin Reed
9. Bo Nix
10. Devin Leary
11. Sam Hartman

Running Back

1. Audric Estime
2. Bucky Irving
3. Michael Wiley
4. Trey Benson
5. Jonathon Brooks
6. Marshawn Lloyd
7. Emani Bailey
8. Will Shipley
9. Ray Davis
10. Jaylen Wright

Wide Receiver

1. Marvin Harrison Jr
2. Keon Coleman
3. Rome Odunze
4. Brian Thomas Jr
5. Malik Nabers
6. Adonai Mitchell
7. Troy Franklin
8. Ja'Lynn Polk
9. Xavier Legette
10. Malachi Corley
11. Jacob Cowing

Tight End

1. Brock Bowers
2. Ben Sinnott
3. Cade Stover
4. Jaheim Bell
5. Ja'Tavion Sanders
6. Erick All
7. Dallin Holker
8. Bryson Nesbit

Offensive Tackles

1. Joe Alt
2. Taliese Fuaga
3. JC Latham
4. Olumuyiwa Fashanu
5. Christian Jones
6. Amarius Mims
7. Graham Barton (Possible Guard)

Center

1. Drake Nugent
2. Sedrick Van Pran
3. Jackson Powers- Johnson
4. Zach Frazier
5. Kingsley Eguakun
6. Christian Mahogany

Guard

1. Cooper Beebe
2. Troy Fautanu

Defensive End

1. Jared Verse
2. Chop Robinson
3. Dallas Turner
4. Laiatu Latu
5. Bralen Trice
6. Jonah Elliss
7. Gabriel Murphy
8. Zion Tupuola- Fetui

Defensive Tackle

1. Jer'Zhan Newton
2. Michael Hall Jr
3. Braden Fiske
4. T'Vondre Sweat
5. Justin Eboigbe
6. Darius Robinson
7. Bryon Murphy JR

Linebackers

1. Jeremiah Trotter Jr
2. Tommy Eichenberg
3. Curtis Jacobs
4. Ty'Ron Hopper
5. Edgerrin Cooper
6. Kaimon Rucker

Cornerback

1. Terrion Arnold
2. Kool-Aid McKinstry
3. Nate Wiggins
4. Kalen King
5. Kamari Lassiter
6. Cooper DeJean
7. Kamal Hadden
8. Quinyon Mitchell
9. Mike Sainristil
10. Khyree Jackson
11. Deantre Prince

Safety

1. Kamren Kinchens
2. Javon Bullard
3. Tyler Nubin
4. Calen Bullock
5. Demani Richardson
6. Evan Williams

Dillon Johnson @ RB. You heard it here first. Also, Mason McCormick @ OT

Author:  Tall Midget [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

Michael Penix will be an above average or better NFL QB. He is accurate, makes quick reads, and throws with anticipation. Hopefully he can work on his lack of touch.

Author:  Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:48 pm ]
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I can't trust a player named either Bucky or Kool-Aid.

Author:  Hussra [ Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: My 2024 Draft Player Rankings

If your actual name sounded like someone simultaneously stifling a sneeze and a cough, you'd want an easy to say nickname too:

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Shouldn't it be AL'Quincy

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