The 2024 NFL Combine has now come and gone. It’s always a fun event to see prospects compete in a different avenue, but take it for what it is, simply an athletic and skills challenge with no football being played. For what it is and what it isn’t, it’ll still raise the draft stock for players in the eyes of fans, media and teams alike. For this version of Stock Up, Stock Down, we’ll exercise in that fashion. You won’t see lineman or defensive backs here as this column is a tad fantasy related, but instead players who could be impacting your fantasy teams sooner rather than later.
Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy (5-11, 165 pounds) has seen his star rise after running a record-breaking 4.21 seconds in the 40-yard dash. The former record holder, John Ross was drafted ninth overall after running a 4.22 at the 2017 Combine. We don’t expect Worthy to be drafted as high, but it’s an example of how the Combine can affect your draft status. Players like Georgia WR Ladd McConkey (Georgia) and Tennessee RB Jaylen Wright also saw their stocks rise as a result from their Combine performances.
So as we get into it, just a reminder (especially for the Stock Down players), it’s not necessarily how I feel about the players, but just the way I expect the wind will blow in the eyes of fans and media after the event. The Combine doesn’t have anything to do with how well these players will play on and NFL football field. Now, let’s get it!
STOCK UP
Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina
At 6-1, 221 pounds, Legette showed the same explosiveness at the Combine that he exhibited on the field in 2023. Running a 4.39 in the 40-yard dash and leaping 40 inches in the vertical, he made sure to confirm what evaluators have seen on tape. He’s a player who is, and plays strong, especially with his hands. The best thing about Legette is that he still has room to grow after bursting onto the scene with a breakout season in 2023. His body control and ball skills when the ball is in…
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Publish date : 2024-03-04 15:40:20
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