Last week, I looked at where the incoming rookies slotted in among veterans in early mock drafts. This week, I'll look at the other side of the coin and see which veterans were impacted the most by the addition of the rookies in mock drafts. I'll compare the January ADP, before the rookies were added, against the February ADP with the rookies incorporated into the mix. I'll likely look back at this once the March ADP is posted, and I will compare the January ADP with the post-draft ADP once we have that data, but for now, let's see which veterans have seen the most significant changes.
Quarterbacks
Among the QB1s, Jordan Love fell from QB9 to QB12, and Caleb Williams moved from QB11 to QB9. I'm assuming the Williams move was mainly tied to the Bears bringing in Ben Johnson as head coach and the potential upgrade to the offense as a whole expected to come with it. CJ Stroud also fell three spots from QB8 to QB11, but none of those moves were tied to any rookie rumors, except maybe Ashton Jeanty to the Bears, which could upgrade the entire Chicago offense.
A weird climber was Kyler Murray, going from QB13 to QB7. I haven't seen any significant rookies linked to the team that would indicate Murray or the Cardinals' offense would be significantly approved. At best, they could add some depth at receiver, but their starters seem locked in across the offense.
Trevor Lawrence moved from 17 to 14, and I suspect the dynasty community is anticipating the Jags adding at least one early-round receiver and some depth at tight end, plus maybe some running back talent as well. So, his move makes more sense to me than Murray's.
