After reviewing the results spat out by SMILODON for the previous five drafts, I was somewhat surprised to see the top of the 2017 draft fare so well - and the bottom fare so poorly. There appears to be a clear drop-off after the top 11 NCAA prospects, with a shortage of obvious gems lurking in the second round. However, this skills-based draft projection system did throw up some interesting results. Today, we look at the consensus top ten.
For those new to this series, SMILODON is a skills based draft projection system that attempts to translate college production into statements about player skills.