Welcome to Volume 6 of The Draft Board. As usual, we’re starting the new volume off big. I’m talking about the return of hot takes, cold takes, takes nobody asked for, and takes nobody cares about. The return of full of objective fantasy knowledge, educated guesses, and pure baseless speculation. The return of the… 2024ContinueContinue reading “The Draft Board: Volume 6 – Issue 1 | 2024 Mock Draft”
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The Draft Board: Volume 5 – Issue 1 | Revisiting the Value of a 1st Round Draft Pick
In 2019, I took a look at every top-16 rookie (by ADP) in the 2014-2018 drafts in an effort to determine the value of a 1st round draft pick. This year, I re-examined all 80 players from the first article and added 48 more from the 2019-2021 drafts to finally settle just what you shouldContinueContinue reading “The Draft Board: Volume 5 – Issue 1 | Revisiting the Value of a 1st Round Draft Pick”
The Draft Board | Volume 4 | The Way-Too-Early 2023 Mock Draft
Trying to work out what you’ll get for your 2023 draft picks? Have a look below at my primitive 2023 mock draft to get an idea of how the first round could shake out. PickTeamCurrent Pick OwnerPlayerPos.Pos. Rank1.01TigersMomTheCarlosBijan RobinsonRB11.02RallenHaffCaffJahmyr GibbsRB21.03FishHouseChickenFishHouseChickenZach EvansRB31.04twatkins10TheCarlosJordan AddisonWR11.05RestingHollowEliel2020J. Smith-NjigbaWR21.06WyattBradytwatkins10Sean TuckerRB41.07KenjifonnKenjifonnQuentin JohnstonWR31.08HaffCaffHaffCaffKayshon BoutteWR41.09TheCarlosTSteggsJosh DownsWR51.10LBtownTheCarlosTank BigsbyRB51.11Eliel2020KenjifonnZach CharbonnetRB61.12rkmayrkmayDevon AchaneRB71.13playboyheffDReidMarvin MimsWR61.14plumbobsquarepantsplumbobsquarepantsBryce YoungQB11.15TSteggsDReidChase BrownRB81.16DReidDReidC.J. StroudQB2
The Draft Board Volume 5 – Issue 2 | How are Draft Picks Assigned…and Why?
The storied consolation bracket. For four exhilarating seasons it has determined which team will be rewarded with the #1 pick. But with the elimination of the lottery, how do we determine who gets picks 4-10? And why is it impossible to create pick assignments that are both fair and intuitive? Part One: Goals of PickContinueContinue reading “The Draft Board Volume 5 – Issue 2 | How are Draft Picks Assigned…and Why?”
The Draft Board: Volume 3 – Issue 2 | The Winners & Losers of the 2020 Draft
As draft week rages on, let’s put on our retrospectacles and grade last year’s draft by looking and the biggest winners. But first, let’s cover The Losers #3: RestingHollow Jordan Love (1.14)Devin Duvernay (3.6)Devin Asiasi (3.8) Most GM’s who picked busts last year also had at least one hit to make up for it. NotContinueContinue reading “The Draft Board: Volume 3 – Issue 2 | The Winners & Losers of the 2020 Draft”
The Draft Board: Volume 3 – Issue 1 | 2021 Mock Draft
Welcome to the next volume of The Draft Board. We’re starting volume 3 with something big. I’m talking about an issue full of hot takes, cold takes, and takes nobody cares about. I’m talking about an issue full of objective fantasy knowledge, educated guesses, and baseless speculation. I’m talking about an issue that immediately tacklesContinueContinue reading “The Draft Board: Volume 3 – Issue 1 | 2021 Mock Draft”
The Draft Board: Volume 2 – Issue 5| 2020 Rookie Tiers & How To Use This Info
In the mock draft, I mentioned tiers of players. Wondering how those tiers break down? Below, I’ve created tiers based on average draft position. In other words, players who get drafted at similar spots have been put in the same tier. List is formatted as follows: Tier based on all positions (ADP Range) Player NameContinueContinue reading “The Draft Board: Volume 2 – Issue 5| 2020 Rookie Tiers & How To Use This Info”
The Draft Board: Volume 2 – Issue 4 | 2020 Rookie Mock Draft
Are you ready for hot takes, cold takes, and takes nobody cares about? Let me don the Mel Kiper Jr. mask I normally reserve for role play and share the definitive 2020 Nilbog mock draft. PickTeamPlayerPos.Comments1.01Chris Hogan Sucks 2.0Clyde Edwards-HelaireRBClyde Edwards-Helaire is the clear #1 in this draft. Sure, there’s arguably more talented prospects, butContinueContinue reading “The Draft Board: Volume 2 – Issue 4 | 2020 Rookie Mock Draft”
The Draft Board: Volume 2 – Issue 3| A Look at the Rookies Ranked 33-64
The third issue of The Draft Board: Volume 2 will finish our look at 2020’s top rookies. This final portion of the series will be structured a bit differently. Since later rookies are harder to predict, less likely to hit, and more conditional to team need, each player will be accompanied by just a shortContinueContinue reading “The Draft Board: Volume 2 – Issue 3| A Look at the Rookies Ranked 33-64”
The Draft Board: Volume 2 – Issue 2| A Look at the Rookies Ranked 17-32
This issue will continue our look at the top incoming rookies, by aggregate expert ranking. Today, we’ll look at the rookies ranked 17 through 32 – projected second rounders. #17 – Joe Burrow (LSU), QB[1] – Cincinnati bengals Joe Burrow was selected with the first overall pick of the NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.ContinueContinue reading “The Draft Board: Volume 2 – Issue 2| A Look at the Rookies Ranked 17-32”
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