Spring is not far off and neither is the NFL draft. The NFL Combine is that stopping place between college play and an NFL team submitting that player name in Detroit sometime between Thu, Apr 25, 2024 – Sat, Apr 27. This is the first time college players get officially measured, where quarterbacks may get shorter, running backs weigh less, and receivers slow down from what their college bios may have claimed.
This is where fantasy football starts for the new year. There are always rookie surprises and plenty of reasons to take the chance on a new player, hoping you landed a big value (cough-cough-Puka Nacua-cough). This is the official start of the hype machine stoked by player agents and highlight films, bought into by franchises trying to appease the fan base and the source of tremendous optimism. Many will not measure up in the long-run, but many will. And it all starts here.
