6 players sliding down NFL Draft boards who could be bargains, from Olu Fashanu to Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Questions surround these blue-chip prospects -- and their bad luck could make them draft day steals.
The stretch between the end of the college football season and the start of the NFL Draft is a breeding ground for overwrought analysis. Executives and scouts from franchises across the league spend those four months breaking down game film and stretching interviews and workout results beyond the point of usefulness.
In that span, some players rise into premium draft position. To make room for these trendy prospects, others have to fall.
That means players who looked like first round locks will suddenly find themselves slipping to Day 2 of the draft — or beyond. Let’s take a look of six of the most notable names that could slide out of the top 10, top 50 or top 100 at the 2024 NFL Draft. Data on consensus big board rankings comes from the Mock Draft Database.