Who doesn’t love the NFL Draft? With the 2017 NFL Draft breathing down our necks already (wasn’t Tom Brady just suspended for four games and is rookie Joey Bosa really holding out?), we thought we’d help people get caught up!
But first, we want to understand that not everyone is approaching the 2017 NFL Draft from the same perspective. In other words, there are some that are only interested because of their Fantasy Football team. Then there are those that just want to know who their favorite NFL team is going to draft, and what their college football team is going to do without their superstar?
We tracked down several interesting spots for you to prepare for the 2017 NFL Draft — and we’re not just talking about links to Mel Kiper Jr.’s hair.
5 Different Ways to Look at the 2017 NFL Draft
No matter what type of football fan you are, we have some great websites for you to check out as you prepare for the 2017 NFL Draft.
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1/5
From a Fantasy Player’s Perspective: SportingNews.com
I really like checking out Fantasy rankings before the NFL Draft happens to see which players we should value highly, without knowing where they’ll end up. Plus, you’ll get an idea of which veteran players are higher now, only to drop precipitously after the draft because their team drafted their replacement.
Sites like CBSSports.com and ESPN.com don’t have next year’s rookies added into their rankings because their setup is based off of their games – and those player profiles won’t be added until later. But SportingNews.com comes through with a solid early set of Fantasy rankings. (LSU’s Leonard Fournette ranks eighth among all RBs before we know where he’ll end up!)
Leonard Fournette Photo Credit: Stacy Revere, Getty Images
http://www.sportingnews.com/fantasy/football/news/2017-fantasy-football-rankings-running-backs-sleepers-keepers-rb-projections-mock-draft-kit-cheat-sheet-rookies/1urr6ibwk8eyh12u9p7vbjsuqt
2/5
From a NFL Draftnik’s Perspective: WalterFootball.com’s NFL Mock Draft Database
These guys do the NFL Draft better than anyone else – including ESPN and NFL.com. From great player profile pages to running mock drafts, to an amazing set of links updated daily to NFL Draft news and opinions across the web.
This page, however, links to every notable 2017 NFL Mock Draft out there (from Feb. 27 to March 1, there were 22 new mock drafts added!). They’re also kind enough to show the top five for each of those mock drafts (Myles Garrett is looking good as the No. 1 pick!).
Plus, you can really get a micro look at how your favorite NFL team is preparing for the draft, including what their needs are.
Myles Garrett Photo Credit: Icon Sportswire, Getty Images
http://walterfootball.com/draftdata.php
3/5
From a College Football Fan’s Perspective: AthlonSports.com
If you’re a college football fan, then you’re not as obsessed with the 2017 NFL Draft as you are with the players that will end up replacing the players that entered the draft!
Athlon’s Matt Fortuna did a great job of examining which players are going to be replacing some of the best early entrants into the NFL Draft. He answers questions like – who will replace Dalvin Cook (Jacques Patrick) and Christian McCaffrey (Bryce Love)?
Jacques Patrick Photo Credit: Don Juan Moore, Getty Images
http://athlonsports.com/college-football/10-college-football-players-who-will-replace-nfl-draft-early-entrants-2017
4/5
From a Psycho NFL Fan’s Perspective: NFL.com
I’m a bigger fan of everything NFL-related over ESPN, including the pregame and postgame shows on Sundays, as well as their insiders and websites. Their NFL Draft coverage beats whatever Kiper and McShay are arguing over, and I love the different perspectives encompassing the entire league.
NFL.com
Mike Mayock Photo Credit: Joe Robbins, Getty Images
5/5
From a Collector’s Perspective: eBay & CardboardConnection.com
Whether you’re a football card collector, you like to get autographs of players or you love great NFL paraphernalia, you can find some good stuff both on eBay and on CardboardConnection.com. The former has signed photos of players about to get drafted, along with cool NFL Draft things from years past. The latter shares which football card companies have already come out with sets, even before the NFL Draft has occurred.
http://www.cardboardconnection.com/sports-cards-sets/nfl-football-cards/2017-football-cards
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X2017+nfl+draft.TRS0&_nkw=2017+nfl+draft&_sacat=0
6/5
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1/6
From a Fantasy Player’s Perspective: SportingNews.com
I really like checking out Fantasy rankings before the NFL Draft happens to see which players we should value highly, without knowing where they’ll end up. Plus, you’ll get an idea of which veteran players are higher now, only to drop precipitously after the draft because their team drafted their replacement.
Sites like CBSSports.com and ESPN.com don’t have next year’s rookies added into their rankings because their setup is based off of their games – and those player profiles won’t be added until later. But SportingNews.com comes through with a solid early set of Fantasy rankings. (LSU’s Leonard Fournette ranks eighth among all RBs before we know where he’ll end up!)
Leonard Fournette Photo Credit: Stacy Revere, Getty Images
http://www.sportingnews.com/fantasy/football/news/2017-fantasy-football-rankings-running-backs-sleepers-keepers-rb-projections-mock-draft-kit-cheat-sheet-rookies/1urr6ibwk8eyh12u9p7vbjsuqt
2/6
From a NFL Draftnik’s Perspective: WalterFootball.com’s NFL Mock Draft Database
These guys do the NFL Draft better than anyone else – including ESPN and NFL.com. From great player profile pages to running mock drafts, to an amazing set of links updated daily to NFL Draft news and opinions across the web.
This page, however, links to every notable 2017 NFL Mock Draft out there (from Feb. 27 to March 1, there were 22 new mock drafts added!). They’re also kind enough to show the top five for each of those mock drafts (Myles Garrett is looking good as the No. 1 pick!).
Plus, you can really get a micro look at how your favorite NFL team is preparing for the draft, including what their needs are.
Myles Garrett Photo Credit: Icon Sportswire, Getty Images
http://walterfootball.com/draftdata.php
3/6
From a College Football Fan’s Perspective: AthlonSports.com
If you’re a college football fan, then you’re not as obsessed with the 2017 NFL Draft as you are with the players that will end up replacing the players that entered the draft!
Athlon’s Matt Fortuna did a great job of examining which players are going to be replacing some of the best early entrants into the NFL Draft. He answers questions like – who will replace Dalvin Cook (Jacques Patrick) and Christian McCaffrey (Bryce Love)?
Jacques Patrick Photo Credit: Don Juan Moore, Getty Images
http://athlonsports.com/college-football/10-college-football-players-who-will-replace-nfl-draft-early-entrants-2017
4/6
From a Psycho NFL Fan’s Perspective: NFL.com
I’m a bigger fan of everything NFL-related over ESPN, including the pregame and postgame shows on Sundays, as well as their insiders and websites. Their NFL Draft coverage beats whatever Kiper and McShay are arguing over, and I love the different perspectives encompassing the entire league.
NFL.com
Mike Mayock Photo Credit: Joe Robbins, Getty Images
5/6
From a Collector’s Perspective: eBay & CardboardConnection.com
Whether you’re a football card collector, you like to get autographs of players or you love great NFL paraphernalia, you can find some good stuff both on eBay and on CardboardConnection.com. The former has signed photos of players about to get drafted, along with cool NFL Draft things from years past. The latter shares which football card companies have already come out with sets, even before the NFL Draft has occurred.
http://www.cardboardconnection.com/sports-cards-sets/nfl-football-cards/2017-football-cards
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X2017+nfl+draft.TRS0&_nkw=2017+nfl+draft&_sacat=0
6/6
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