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Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Where to find stars, starters, and role-players in the NFL Draft. Josh Sunderbruch initially published his draft research project three years ago, but now, with data for 10 draft classes under the rookie wage scale (2011-2020), and those 2020 draft picks having been in the league for five years, he wanted to revisit the project. … [Read more...] about The Updated Draft Research Project

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Last week, The Athletic’s Dane Brugler dropped his mammoth NFL Draft guide, “The Beast,” and yesterday they published his full seven-round mock where he made every pick while focusing on each team’s needs, league-wide draft trends, and fits for all 32 organizations. Here’s how he mocked it for the Chicago … [Read more...] about Mocking the Mocks: Dane Brugler’s full 7 rounds for the Chicago Bears

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports WCG’s lead draft analyst shares his favorite prospects on defense in the 2025 NFL Draft. With the 2025 NFL Draft right around the corner, now is as good of a time as any to stand your ground and claim which prospects you’ll go to bat for. I’ve finished my preparations for this year’s draft, a group in which I’ve watched a personal-best 480 … [Read more...] about Infante: My Guys on defense for 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Everyone keeps talking about offense, but defense should be the pick at 10. It’s our final look in our “The Case for” series, and this time, we are talking defense in general. This article isn’t about the Bears adding a specific defensive player, just that ignoring this side of the ball when there’s a good chance … [Read more...] about Bears Draft 2025: The Case to go Defensive BPA at 10

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Looking at 2500 players drafted over the first ten years of the rookie salary scale and modern collective barganing agreement, this project studies what actually happens in terms of finding stars, starters, and role-players in the NFL Draft. This series is exploring what happens in the NFL Draft using the first ten years of results … [Read more...] about The Draft Research Project Update, Part 2: Day Two selections