2024 NFL Draft: Ranking the top-10 WRs post-combine, with Malik Nabers still No. 1, Texas players on the rise

They say many times you need to go back to the tape after the NFL Scouting Combine. So, I went back to my scouting gradebook and made adjustments to my grades based on what transpired inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Here’s what I mean by this: If a prospect measures in differently than I had “graded” — because for receivers, size is a trait — I tweak that category. If he runs faster or slower than expected, “speed” gets boosted or downgraded in that category. For as much as I completely understand that “timed speed” and “play speed” can be different. I trust the numbers more than my eyes to make an evaluation. 

And now, all my combine adjustments are complete. Here is my new top-10 receiver rankings for the 2024 NFL Draft. 

1. Malik Nabers (LSU)

Nabers didn’t even weigh-in at the combine, so I’m awkwardly beginning this “combine-adjusted” rankings with a wideout who has yet to get a quantifiable athleticism adjustment in my scouting gradebook. It’s all film with Nabers, and said film is electric. 

The LSU star gets from 0 to 60 as fast as any receiver…

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Author : Chris Trapasso

Publish date : 2024-03-07 17:27:09

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