Joel Klatt
College Football Analyst
With the calendar flipping to April, the countdown to the 2024 NFL Draft is on.
We’re just over three weeks away from Day 1 of the draft in Detroit. I’ve already done a couple of mock drafts and shared my prospect rankings at a few different positions, so now, I want to take a different angle at evaluating this draft class.
I want to share a list of players that I’m planting my flag on, guys who I feel strongly about ahead of their NFL careers. We obviously don’t know which teams these players will end up with, but I feel confident that they’ll be good at the next level, regardless of where they call home.
There are several obvious players here, but most of my list consists of guys who are likely to be late first-round or Day 2 picks. So, let’s take a look at the 10 players I’m planting my flag on in the 2024 NFL Draft.
TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
When I ranked my top-five pass catchers in this year’s draft, I had Bowers ranked second in the group and explained why tight ends are so valuable. They can make life for quarterbacks much easier because of the matchups they can generate.
Bowers has been elite since he stepped foot on Georgia’s campus. Every time I got to watch him play, I came away more impressed. His athleticism, ability to catch the football and work ethic all stand out.
Last year, I said you could probably wait a round before selecting a tight end because you could get a guy like Sam LaPorta. The Detroit Lions wound up drafting LaPorta in the second round, and he ended up having an excellent rookie season.
Bowers’ case is a little different from that. He’s a better top-end prospect than LaPorta, which means you’ve got to go get him. He’s more of a crown jewel than a guy you can wait in the wings to draft in the second round. His elite playmaking ability, along with the schematic advantage he brings and his athleticism, will make him a first-round pick.
At some point,…
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Publish date : 2024-04-02 18:32:14
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