12-12-2025, 11:01 AM
FWIW, the draft this past summer was significantly thinned out by players returning to college play due to the lucrative NIL dollars they could get (so much for amateurism). Unless the system changes, this will likely be a continuing story, so the deeper you go in the draft, the shallower the talent pool.
Just saying that lower FRP or any SRP may not have the same value now as they had historically, since there is financial incentive for the talent to just go back to school for another year.
On a side (philosophical) note...a lot of talent pulled out of the last draft for this reason. With a shallower pool, how in the hell did Ryan Nembhard not get drafted in at least the 2nd round?
Just saying that lower FRP or any SRP may not have the same value now as they had historically, since there is financial incentive for the talent to just go back to school for another year.
On a side (philosophical) note...a lot of talent pulled out of the last draft for this reason. With a shallower pool, how in the hell did Ryan Nembhard not get drafted in at least the 2nd round?