2027 Master List

[NDisme]

He is there for Robert Hainsey’s wedding

Same with Trevor Lawrence

 

[Rizzophil]

Baker is so small

 

[Dale]

Baker is so small

Kraft is kinda huge for a LS to be fair. He’s 6’4 215

 

[allenm5333]

Kraft is kinda huge for a LS to be fair. He’s 6’4 215

On3 pod said he is like a generational LS. They read his scouting report and it was funny

 

[Rocketman84]

Kraft is kinda huge for a LS to be fair. He’s 6’4 215

Vinci is 6'4" 230 and I recall Vinson being about 240 but slightly shorter around 6'2"-6'3"...all the size of LBs

 

[stpeteirish]

Vinci is 6'4" 230 and I recall Vinson being about 240 but slightly shorter around 6'2"-6'3"...all the size of LBs

They cover punts so some size is needed

 

[Dale]

Hypothetical Future Valuations based off offseason Portal articles:

High End QB: $3.5 mil+

• Monds

High End OT, DE or DT: $1 mil+

• Olubobola, Sesay, Vaughn, Folorunsho, Parks

High End CB or LB, Starter Level OT or DE: 750K - $1 mil

• Hasan, Alston, Halter, O’Neil, Henderson

Starter Level RB, WR, TE, LB or S, Unproven OT: 300K - 600K

• Gamble, Whisenton, Rogers, Hawk, Jones, Coleman, Hill, Irvin

Starter Level Nickel, Low End IOL: 150K - 300K

• Gay, Flanigan

What say you?

 

[IrishInOntario]

Hypothetical Future Valuations based off offseason Portal articles:

High End QB: $3.5 mil+

• Monds

High End OT, DE or DT: $1 mil+

• Olubobola, Sesay, Vaughn, Folorunsho, Parks

High End CB or LB, Starter Level OT or DE: 750K - $1 mil

• Hasan, Alston, Halter, O’Neil, Henderson

Starter Level RB, WR, TE, IOL, LB or S, Unproven OT: 300K - 600K

• Gamble, Whisenton, Rogers, Hawk, Jones, Coleman, Hill, Irvin

Starter Level Nickel, Low End IOL: 150K - 300K

• Gay, Flanigan

What say you?

Most players out of high school are going to be cheaper than players out of the Portal because they've yet to accomplish anything at the college level. Think of the Portal as professional free agency. Those players are almost always overpaid due to their scarcity, combined with the fact that they have proven production at the professional level and can reasonably be expected to perform similarly on the next contract (relative to things like age and injury history).

Think of players coming out of high school as getting the equivalent of competitive entry level contracts, with a promise to re-evaluate those contracts yearly, based on a player's production when they've joined the program and have had the opportunity to contribute. If the player doesn't get a raise that is suitable to them, they then enter free agency (The Portal) to find another team willing to pay what they think they're worth.

I will say this... While what I said above applies generally, some premium high school players (mostly quarterbacks, but not necessarily) are being given free agent valuations coming out of high school. Especially by programs that have to offer well above the competition to win recruiting battles. In most cases, however, high schoolers are still cheaper than Portal additions. Less scarcity and far more unpredictability. There is also the overall numbers aspect. Taking 25+ players in a class requires you to distribute / allocate funds much differently than taking 8-12 players out of the Portal.

 

[Dale]

Most players out of high school are going to be cheaper than players out of the Portal because they've yet to accomplish anything at the college level. Think of the Portal as professional free agency. Those players are almost always overpaid due to their scarcity, combined with the fact that they have proven production at the professional level and can reasonably be expected to perform similarly on the next contract (relative to things like age and injury history).

Think of players coming out of high school as getting the equivalent of competitive entry level contracts, with a promise to re-evaluate those contracts yearly, based on a player's production when they've joined the program and have had the opportunity to contribute. If the player doesn't get a raise that is suitable to them, they then enter free agency (The Portal) to find another team willing to pay what they think they're worth.

Aware of all that, wasn’t suggesting this is their costs out of HS. Was using it as example of what you described, what an alternative equivalent would cost in the future.

 

[IrishInOntario]

Aware of all that, wasn’t suggesting this is their costs out of HS. Was using it as example of what you described, what an alternative equivalent would cost in the future.

For sure. If those players ascend to starter level players, you're costing a lot of the team's budget. Programs are really paying their top 40'ish players the lion's share, plus a handful of freshman that they are essentially paying to wait their turn.