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2017 NFL Draft: Matt Miller’s Latest Stock Watch

September 28, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Evaluating players for the NFL when they're still in college is a lot like buying a futures stock. Every player is an individual commodity, and right now is when the value of each can fluctuate. And just like stocks, there is risk with every decision, but using the information available throughout the season, you can make informed decisions on the performance and potential of each. And that's what drives up a player's stock or causes it to crash.
It's becoming trendy in draft circles to say that "draft stock" doesn't exist. It does. How else would you explain the rise of Carson Wentz last fall? How else do you describe the fall of La'el Collins in the 2015 draft or Laremy Tunsil last year? The circumstances that led to their draft-day tumbles is a falling stock—deserved or not.
Draft stock exists, and with the season nearing the quarter mark, here's a look at who is moving up my board and who is falling down it.
 
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