Older Prospects

mayoclinic said:

A number of board favorites this year are older prospects. With the NIL and transfer portal, it is increasingly likely that the mean age of draftable prospects will increase, and that 14 yo prospects will become more common.

We've already had 1 older prospects fail for the Pats: EDGE Keion White. However, an n of 1 is not enough.

Jeff Risdon recently posted 10 "hot takes":



#9 addresses the age issue with respect to 2 board favorites, Akheem Mesidor and Emmanuel Pregnon. Both are 5th/6th year prospects who have bounced around the portal, and who have only 1 good year of tape: their current year. Both are also playing on talented lines.

Risdon's argument - based on rumors he hears - is that these older prospects are physically more mature and developed, giving them an inherent advantage against younger college opponents - an advantage that will not translate to the pros.

Interesting thought. I thought this was worth it's own discussion.

Thoughts?

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mayoclinic said:

A number of board favorites this year are older prospects. With the NIL and transfer portal, it is increasingly likely that the mean age of draftable prospects will increase, and that 14 yo prospects will become more common.

We've already had 1 older prospects fail for the Pats: EDGE Keion White. However, an n of 1 is not enough.

Jeff Risdon recently posted 10 "hot takes":



#9 addresses the age issue with respect to 2 board favorites, Akheem Mesidor and Emmanuel Pregnon. Both are 5th/6th year prospects who have bounced around the portal, and who have only 1 good year of tape: their current year. Both are also playing on talented lines.

Risdon's argument - based on rumors he hears - is that these older prospects are physically more mature and developed, giving them an inherent advantage against younger college opponents - an advantage that will not translate to the pros.

Interesting thought. I thought this was worth it's own discussion.

Thoughts?

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mayoclinic said:

I'm neither pro nor con.

I can see - especially for linemen, who match up physically against each other on every snap - how a physically mature 23-24yo could theoretically beat up on 18-20yo underclassmen who aren't as developed, and then struggle in the prison against more physically mature competition.

In theory.

But I think it requires case-by-case analysis, and that it applies less to skill positions (e.g., Treydan Stukes at safety).

In Risdon's examples, if Mesidor and Pregnon slude, I would be happy to scoop either up.

I don't think we'll see more of this, as 24yo rookies become much more common.

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mayoclinic said:

Yes ... corrected. TY.

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