Big Boards Instead of Mocks/Projections

[Dante84]

This year, I will try the approach of studying Draft Big Boards instead of mock drafts and projections.

Why?

Well, first of all, Mock drafts are usually dumb as shit and completely wrong, until the week of the draft, when the top of the draft starts to leak out and take shape.

For us, picking 23rd, and Dorsey's strict adherence to BPA, it makes sense to look at Big Boards and study the 5 players both in front of #23 and behind #23, to get a realistic idea as to who we will snag.

That being said, the first site I stumbled upon was from Business Insider, and they compiled a list from 6 major draftniks:

Using the current "big boards" of six NFL draft experts, we created an expert consensus index of the top 32 prospects in the draft right now.

Those experts are the following: ESPN's Scouts Inc., ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr., CBS's NFL Draft Scout, SB Nation's Dan Kadar, SI's Andy Staples, and WalterFootball.com.

Feel free to post other Big Boards in this thread.

Here is their list:
http://www.businessinsider.com/2014-...ry-2014-1?op=1

Spoiler!

1. Jadeveon Clowney, defensive end (South Carolina)
Thing to know: His final season will go down as a disappointment, but he got double-teamed all year and he was hampered by injury.

2. Anthony Barr, defensive end (UCLA)
Thing to know: He's the perfect edge rusher for a 3-4 defense.

3. Jake Matthews, offensive tackle (Texas A&M)
Thing to know: He's a better pass blocker than he is a run blocker.

4. Teddy Bridgewater, quarterback (Louisville)
Thing to know: People are starting to pick him apart, which happens with every top QB prospect around this time.

5. Sammy Watkins, wide receiver (Clemson)
Thing to know: He's going to be one of the fastest players at the combine

6. CJ Mosley, linebacker (Alabama)
Thing to know: He's one of the most successful Alabama players ever.

7. Cyrus Kouandjio, tackle (Alabama)
Thing to know: He's allegedly undecided about coming out.

8. Taylor Lewan, tackle (Michigan)
Thing to know: Scouts are all over the map on him. Some have him top-5, others have him 20th.

9. Stephon Tuitt, defensive end (Notre Dame)
Thing to know: He was excellent in Dix's absence in the Pinstripe Bowl.

10. Louis Nix III, defensive tackle (Notre Dame)
Thing to know: He's hurt, which has apparently scared off some people.

11. Marquise Lee, wide receiver (USC)
Thing to know: He was hurt all year. But his bonkers 2012 still has teams salivating.

12. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, cornerback (Alabama)
Thing to know: He had a tumultuous year after being briefly suspended in a mini-illegal benefits scandal.

13. Khalil Mack, linebacker (Buffalo)
Thing to know: A lot of people think he's one of the five best players in the draft. Others haven't seen enough of him yet.

14. Johnny Manziel, quarterback (Texas A&M)
Thing to know: He might have had an even better year than his Heisman-winning 2012.

15. Mike Evans, wide receiver (Texas A&M)
Thing to know: He could be the 1st WR taken after making some insane catches this year.

16. Vic Beasley, defense end (Clemson)
Thing to know: He has nine sacks as an edge rusher this year.

17. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, cornerback (Oregon)
Thing to know: There's a chance he stays in school.

18. Darqueze Dennard, cornerback (Michigan State)
Thing to know: He was the key man on MSU's top-ranked secondary.

19. Trent Murphy, defense end (Stanford)
Thing to know: Shayne Skov and the linebackers get a lot of credit for Stanford's effectiveness on defense, but Murphy has been their best pass rusher.

20. Eric Ebron, tight end (UNC)
Thing to know: He finished the year strong, catching 12 balls for 200 yards in his final two games.

21. Ryan Shazier, linebacker (Ohio State)
Thing to know: Some NFL people are down on him. He only got a second-round draft grade.

22. Justin Gilbert, cornerback (Oklahoma State)
Thing to know: He has been inconsistent over his four-year career

23. Timmy Jernigan, defensive tackle (Florida State)
Thing to know: He's the best player on a defense that hasn't let up more than 17 points all year.

24. RaShede Hageman, defensive tackle (Minnesota)
Thing to know: He has an inspirational personal story that involves being saved from a crack house closet as a child.

25. Derek Carr, quarterback (Fresno State)
Thing to know: His brother is ex-No. 1 pick David Carr.

26. Blake Bortles, quarterback (UCF)
Thing to know: He wasn't anywhere near this high before the year. But UCF's much publicized conference title shot him to into the top 30.

27. Jace Amaro, tight end (Texas Tech)
Thing to know: He had a monster year with 100+ catches and 1,300+ yards.

28. Cyril Richardson, guard (Baylor)
Thing to know: He's the highest-rated guard in the draft.

29. Greg Robinson, offensive tackle (Auburn)
Thing to know: He's rising up draft boards thanks to Auburn's eye-popping rushing statistics.

30. Brett Hundley, quarterback (UCLA)
Thing to know: Behind a makeshift offensive line, he failed to grow as much as people thought he would this year.

31. Kyle Van Noy, linebacker (BYU)
Thing to know: He's engaged to Miss Utah!

32. Jason Verrett, cornerback (TCU)
Thing to know: He got torched by RGIII in his first college game ever (letting up 3 TDs).

[Direckshun]

Mini-illegal?

[The Franchise]

Just saying....the mods and Kyle frown upon posting "insider" information.

[Dante84]

Its not "In$ide Info"- its one guy's analysis of inside, coupled with other stuff.

This article is free to view.

http://www.businessinsider.com/2014-...ry-2014-1?op=1