2024 Off-Season Mock Drafts: Impact of the NFL Scouting Combine

The NFL Scouting Combine took place almost a month ago. It was one of the most closely watched events of the NFL off-season for both fans and fantasy degenerates alike. Relative to years past, there were very few underperformers at this year’s combine. Typically, we get several obvious busts, and that causes them to plummet in rankings and ADP. However, this year, more than anything, we had players meet or exceed the expectations placed on them heading into the combine.

DLF’s February mock drafts took place approximately three weeks before the combine and were followed by the March mocks which were conducted immediately after the combine was complete. I’m going to compare and contrast the two months of mock draft ADP data and see who is moving up, and who is sliding down.

(Authors note: I used the superflex ADP for quarterbacks only. I used the single-QB ADP for all other positions.)

Quarterback

Ho hum, move along, nothing to see here. The top four have been locked in for months, and in reality, the top seven have been locked in. Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, JJ McCarthy, Bo Nix, Michael Penix, and Spencer Rattler will only see their rankings shift if we get a shockingly unforeseen shift in their NFL Draft capital.