Rookie Profiles

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Izzy Abanikanda has Altered the Draft Landscape—Rookie RBs Tier 4

4/5/23 In writing up my top three rookie RBs, I mentioned that I viewed the 2023 RB class as both top-heavy and deep. What I meant by that is there is a clear upper tier to this RB class. His name is Bijan Robinson. Robinson is such a

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Zay Flowers Leads a Group of Undersized Potential 1st Rounders—Rookie WRs Tier 3

3/28/2023 In Part 1 of my rookie WR profiles, I covered my top three WR prospects and provided a quick class overview. In that overview, I was skeptical of the depth of the 2023 WR class. But while the class has fewer high-end profiles than in the last

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Bijan Is the Best RB Prospect Since Saquon—Rookie RBs Tiers 1-3

Class Overview The 2023 running back class is top-heavy... but it's also deep. As I lay out in detail below, Bijan Robinson is arguably the best running back prospect since at least Saquon Barkley. He will be the consensus 1.01 in 1QB rookie drafts and likely the

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Don't Question Jaxon Smith-Njigba's Ceiling—Rookie WRs Tiers 1-2

3/15/23 Class Overview The 2023 wide receiver class looks far shallower than recent WR classes. Per my model, the 2020 class had seven WRs rated as 1st-round rookie picks. The 2021 and 2022 classes each had eight. For the 2023 class... I have just three WRs that rate