None of that shyt has anything to do with college to the pros projections.
I have differing opinions about players than conventional wisdom once they're in the league, That's my perogative. Here we are talking about who will be good in the NFL and who won't. That's different.
My track record with the NFL Draft is actually pretty good. Here's what I said about the 2015 draft three years ago:
Bold Predictions for the 2015 NFL Draft class
make em now so when this thread is bumped up in 3 years we'll know who is stupid and whose got an eye for talent.
here are my BOLD predictions:
1. DeVante Parker and Nelson Agholor will be the best recievers in this class. Parker will be a lesser version of AJ Green while Agholor looks like a clone of Chad Ochocinco. Kevin White will be a BUST and Amari Cooper will be a decent player but not a superstar level receiver.
2. Todd Gurley will be the best player from this draft class. And little known David Johnson from Northern Iowa is my surprise late round gem. Someone will draft him in the 4th round or beyond and find themselves a good starting RB.
3. This draft will be remembered for having lots of busts at the top and very little depth afterwards. It wouldn't surprise me if Leonard Williams, Marcus Mariota, and even Jameis Winston turn out to be busts.
I missed on who would be the top receivers in the class but I got everything else right. I was right about Kevin White being a bust. Remember he went 7th overall. I was right about Amari Cooper not developing into a superstar. Remember he got crazy hype was the 3rd overall pick in the draft as a record-breaking WR from Alabama. I was right about Todd Gurley being the best player from the 2015 Draft. He was an MVP candidate this past year.
My biggest hit was correctly predicting that David Johnson would be a steal. Remember he went in the 3rd round and this was BEFORE the draft. I was on the money with that one.
And finally, I was right about that draft class being filled with busts. Just compare the 2015 draft to the 2010, 2011, and 2014 draft and you'll see a clear difference in talent. The 2015 NFL Draft was weak like I said. And although guys like Leonard Williams, Jameis Winston, and Marcus Mariota haven't turned out to be busts, they haven't turned out to be stars either. They've been real mediocre thus far.
This years NFL Draft is so weak
I actually think the depth of this draft is worse than its top line talent. I like guys like Todd Gurley, DeVante Parker, Marcus Peters, and Nelson Agholor as potential stars. Leonard Williams, Amari Cooper, and Dante Fowler Jr. will be adequate starters.
However, beyond the first round, there will be very few NFL starters drafted. This draft has the potential to be ALL-TIME bad like 2013 and 2009.
In this post I correctly identified Marcus Peters as a star. Remember he was only a mid-1st round pick. Sure I missed on the receivers. But I did correctly predict that Leonard Williams, Amari Cooper, and Dante Fowler Jr. wouldn't be stars. Those were the #3, #4, and #6 picks in the draft. All guys who were getting massive hype before the draft.
My draft evaluation skills are top notch. And I've been taking it more seriously the last 2 years. My 2017 rankings were pretty comprehensive last year. And my 2018 rankings this year should be even better.
