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Mike Green and Luther Burden headline the NFL Draft prospects with the most volatile stock
The NFL Draft is now less than a month away. The fun all starts on Thursday, April 24th in Green Bay.
Big boards and mock drafts are somewhat becoming cemented as dust settles on the NFL Scouting Combine. Teams will continue to meet with prospects at pro day’s and at their facilities; however, the cake is close to baked at this point.
With under 30 days to go, which prospects have the most volatile stocks? There are several individuals who’ve catapulted into first round status and others who’ve watched their markets plummet.
Let’s take a look at some risers and fallers according to the NFL Mock Draft Database consensus boards:
Green entered the draft process as an early second round pick. Consensus boards now have him slotted at 15th overall to the Atlanta Falcons. That’s quite the climb, and his athletic testing is the biggest driver for how that happened.
At the Marshall pro day, Green finished the short shuttle in 4.25 seconds and the three-cone in 6.85 seconds. Those are elite times for an EDGE rusher.
Green does have some off-field concerns that will be worth monitoring as the draft grows near.
Membou is close to cementing his status at the top offensive tackle in this draft class. Part of this can be explained by the questions surrounding LSU’s Will Campbell’s short arms and potential projection to the interior instead of tackle.
Nonetheless his climb from the 60’s to the top 10 is still impressive. Membou is often mocked at 7th overall to the New York Jets.
There’s no position with a more volatile draft market than quarterback. Each year we see surprise individuals enter the first round conversation, and this year that person is Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart.
At the turn of the calendar to 2024, Jaxson was being slotted in mocks around pick 100. Now, he’s climbed to as high as 21st overall to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
With that said, I don’t think I’d be willing to pay the price of admission for Dart. He’s a fine short and intermediate thrower, though he hasn’t yet demonstrated the ability to push the ball downfield on a consistent basis. He’s also just an OK athlete. Dart’s profile doesn’t exactly suggest he’s a high-upside gamble though time will tell.
Similar to Green, athletic testing has made Campbell the consensus top linebacker on draft boards and continues to push him into the conversation in the middle of the first round.
Still, a mid-first is a high price to pay for an off-ball linebacker. Will someone be willing to take Campbell in that range?
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