Draft boards are built over a year in the NFL, not in the weeks crammed between the combine and the start of the first round.
And while there are no real "sleepers'' invited to the combine or Senior Bowl, a draft riser climbs the charts through the season and into the pre-draft process. He gets somebody's attention and forces an adjustment, or three, to the grade he carried when the college football season began.
With the start of the 2023 NFL draft approaching on April 27 (8 p.m. ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN App), let's take another look at some of the players in this draft class who have gained the most ground.