Where will this year's top prospects land and what does that mean for this dynasty futures?
For this edition of the Off-Season Mock Draft series, I wanted to look at some NFL mock drafts and see if I could find some commonalities between them. After laying out the potential landing spots, I tried to think about how those potential landing spots could impact various players' fantasy values. I used a recent mock draft from Pro Football Network as well as an older mock draft. I also looked at a mock from drafttek.com and another from DLF's Shane Hallam with draftcountdown.com. After doing this exercise in the past, I found this year's mock drafts to be wildly different from one another, with minimal consensus after the top-four picks, so let's get into it.
More often than not, Williams is mocked to the Bears at 1.01. I hate it. The Bears have a long history of failure when it comes to drafting and developing quarterbacks in the NFL. With the Packers and Lions taking a step forward this year, and the Vikings only being a couple of injuries away from squeezing into the playoffs themselves, the Bears are on the outside looking in at the playoffs in 2024- even with Williams at the helm, likely resulting in the firing of head coach Matt Eberflus.
This would mean Williams will enter his second season with a new coach and his second offensive scheme in two years, and that is often a recipe for disaster. Look, I can't see anything bumping Williams from his perch atop the superflex hierarchy, but I am overwhelmingly concerned about this most likely of landing spots. In the single mock Williams didn't go 1.01, the Bears took Marvin Harrison Jr, but we'll get into that a little later.
According to the mocks, UNC Tar Heel Drake Maye will land in Washington to take over for UNC Tar Heel Sam Howell. As their rosters stand today, I like the collective receiving corps of Washington more than I do Chicago, and following the draft, I can imagine a world where I end up bumping Maye over Willimas in my rankings. Now, with the recent hiring of head coach Dan Quinn, we have to hope he brings in a strong offensive coordinator and that Maye is his own man, and not like the previous recent UNC signal-callers we've seen in the NFL.
Gain Instant Access to this resource and so much more!.
Premium membership provides access to all of our industry-leading dynasty fantasy football content.
You can also get a DLF Premium Membership for FREE! Find out how.
Want more info about DLF Premium? Find out more
Have questions or need some help? Contact Us
Already a DLF Premium Member? Log in now!