Footballguys Rookie Instant Reactions (1 Viewer)

[Joe Bryant]

One of the new things we tried this year in adding to our content is Instant Recation for rookie picks. @Faust has been awesome sharing them in the player threads.

Here's a list of all of them for you https://www.footballguys.com/article/2024-instant-nfl-draft-reactions

Enjoy.

 

[Snoopy]

Very impressed with the Packers predictions for mock draft (rounds 2 and 3)

 

[BassNBrew]

Adonai Mitchell was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd pick of Round 2 according to Ian Rapoport.

Fantasy Football Impact​

The Indianapolis Colts finally stepped in and stopped Adonai Mitchell's slide down the draft board in the second round. Mitchell's presence on the Colts will most likely make him the favorite to start in two wide sets opposite of Michael Pittman Jr and give Anthony Richardson another fantastic weapon to throw to. Mitchell now finds himself with a fantastic organization in Indianapolis with Head Coach Frank Reich and may prove to have an illustrious career.

Adonai Mitchell may have been the most polarizing wide receiver prospect entering this year's draft. Mitchell's film shows a player who has the upside to become an unstoppable force in the NFL. However, his production metrics tell a completely different story.

Mitchell never surpassed 1000 receiving yards during his three-year collegiate career. A standard benchmark that indicates future NFL success. He spent 2021 and 2022 at Georgia, playing alongside future NFL-caliber talent such as Brock Bowers, George Pickens, and Ladd McConkey. In 2022, Mitchell missed nine games due to a high ankle sprain.

Hoping for a fresh start, he transferred to Texas in 2023. While he had his most productive year, there was still a lot of meat left on the bone due to poor quarterback play by Quinn Ewers. Mitchell is highly athletic, with a nose for the endzone. At Texas, Mitchell accounted for 44 percent of their receiving touchdowns.

Mitchell should be expected to begin his career as a fantasy WR2, but his talent and upside could vault him to WR1 status sooner rather than later.

The Fantasy Football Fallout​

Anthony Richardson's stock rises considerably now that he has Mitchell to throw to. Especially if Mitchell brings the touchdown prowess he displayed at Texas.

Among wide receivers, Pittman finished ninth in total targets from weeks 1 through 17 in 2023. That should take a considerable hit with Mitchell in town. Pittman is still a WR2 for fantasy purposes, but his week-to-week consistency becomes a bit shakier.

Josh Downs will remain the starting slot wide receiver, but Mitchell's presence will undoubtedly do more damage to Downs' production than if Pierce had remained the starter. Downs should confidently now be viewed as a WR3.

Alec Pierce becomes irrelevant mainly in dynasty leagues and utterly irrelevant in seasonal leagues.

Stock Watch​

Risers

• Anthony Richardson
• Adonai Mitchell

Fallers

• Michael Pittman Jr
• Josh Downs
• Alec Pierce

Overview​

Adonai Mitchell now finds himself on a superb offense coupled with a quarterback with a big arm. He should be considered a WR2 in dynasty and redraft leagues, a fine selection at the end of the first round in rookie drafts, and a WR2 in seasonal leagues.

This one probably needs an overhaul. First of all, I don't believe the Colts re-hired Frank Reich. Secondly, no way Richardson supports two top 24 WRs. I'll take the under on WR24 for anyone wanting to wager. Lastly Downs and Pierce aren't chopped liver. I fibbed, lastly how can Mitchell's stock be up when he fell in the draft and is surrounded by younger WRs drafted in the early rounds with a solid RB in the back field and a QB who loves to run. His stock should be down.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Adonai Mitchell was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd pick of Round 2 according to Ian Rapoport.

Fantasy Football Impact​

The Indianapolis Colts finally stepped in and stopped Adonai Mitchell's slide down the draft board in the second round. Mitchell's presence on the Colts will most likely make him the favorite to start in two wide sets opposite of Michael Pittman Jr and give Anthony Richardson another fantastic weapon to throw to. Mitchell now finds himself with a fantastic organization in Indianapolis with Head Coach Frank Reich and may prove to have an illustrious career.

Adonai Mitchell may have been the most polarizing wide receiver prospect entering this year's draft. Mitchell's film shows a player who has the upside to become an unstoppable force in the NFL. However, his production metrics tell a completely different story.

Mitchell never surpassed 1000 receiving yards during his three-year collegiate career. A standard benchmark that indicates future NFL success. He spent 2021 and 2022 at Georgia, playing alongside future NFL-caliber talent such as Brock Bowers, George Pickens, and Ladd McConkey. In 2022, Mitchell missed nine games due to a high ankle sprain.

Hoping for a fresh start, he transferred to Texas in 2023. While he had his most productive year, there was still a lot of meat left on the bone due to poor quarterback play by Quinn Ewers. Mitchell is highly athletic, with a nose for the endzone. At Texas, Mitchell accounted for 44 percent of their receiving touchdowns.

Mitchell should be expected to begin his career as a fantasy WR2, but his talent and upside could vault him to WR1 status sooner rather than later.

The Fantasy Football Fallout​

Anthony Richardson's stock rises considerably now that he has Mitchell to throw to. Especially if Mitchell brings the touchdown prowess he displayed at Texas.

Among wide receivers, Pittman finished ninth in total targets from weeks 1 through 17 in 2023. That should take a considerable hit with Mitchell in town. Pittman is still a WR2 for fantasy purposes, but his week-to-week consistency becomes a bit shakier.

Josh Downs will remain the starting slot wide receiver, but Mitchell's presence will undoubtedly do more damage to Downs' production than if Pierce had remained the starter. Downs should confidently now be viewed as a WR3.

Alec Pierce becomes irrelevant mainly in dynasty leagues and utterly irrelevant in seasonal leagues.

Stock Watch​

Risers

• Anthony Richardson
• Adonai Mitchell

Fallers

• Michael Pittman Jr
• Josh Downs
• Alec Pierce

Overview​

Adonai Mitchell now finds himself on a superb offense coupled with a quarterback with a big arm. He should be considered a WR2 in dynasty and redraft leagues, a fine selection at the end of the first round in rookie drafts, and a WR2 in seasonal leagues.

This one probably needs an overhaul. First of all, I don't believe the Colts re-hired Frank Reich. Secondly, no way Richardson supports two top 24 WRs. I'll take the under on WR24 for anyone wanting to wager. Lastly Downs and Pierce aren't chopped liver. I fibbed, lastly how can Mitchell's stock be up when he fell in the draft and is surrounded by younger WRs drafted in the early rounds with a solid RB in the back field and a QB who loves to run. His stock should be down.

Our apologies on the Reich error. It's now corrected. It's a challenge trying to get articles out instantly but we shouldn't make mistakes.

 

[BassNBrew]

Adonai Mitchell was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd pick of Round 2 according to Ian Rapoport.

Fantasy Football Impact​

The Indianapolis Colts finally stepped in and stopped Adonai Mitchell's slide down the draft board in the second round. Mitchell's presence on the Colts will most likely make him the favorite to start in two wide sets opposite of Michael Pittman Jr and give Anthony Richardson another fantastic weapon to throw to. Mitchell now finds himself with a fantastic organization in Indianapolis with Head Coach Frank Reich and may prove to have an illustrious career.

Adonai Mitchell may have been the most polarizing wide receiver prospect entering this year's draft. Mitchell's film shows a player who has the upside to become an unstoppable force in the NFL. However, his production metrics tell a completely different story.

Mitchell never surpassed 1000 receiving yards during his three-year collegiate career. A standard benchmark that indicates future NFL success. He spent 2021 and 2022 at Georgia, playing alongside future NFL-caliber talent such as Brock Bowers, George Pickens, and Ladd McConkey. In 2022, Mitchell missed nine games due to a high ankle sprain.

Hoping for a fresh start, he transferred to Texas in 2023. While he had his most productive year, there was still a lot of meat left on the bone due to poor quarterback play by Quinn Ewers. Mitchell is highly athletic, with a nose for the endzone. At Texas, Mitchell accounted for 44 percent of their receiving touchdowns.

Mitchell should be expected to begin his career as a fantasy WR2, but his talent and upside could vault him to WR1 status sooner rather than later.

The Fantasy Football Fallout​

Anthony Richardson's stock rises considerably now that he has Mitchell to throw to. Especially if Mitchell brings the touchdown prowess he displayed at Texas.

Among wide receivers, Pittman finished ninth in total targets from weeks 1 through 17 in 2023. That should take a considerable hit with Mitchell in town. Pittman is still a WR2 for fantasy purposes, but his week-to-week consistency becomes a bit shakier.

Josh Downs will remain the starting slot wide receiver, but Mitchell's presence will undoubtedly do more damage to Downs' production than if Pierce had remained the starter. Downs should confidently now be viewed as a WR3.

Alec Pierce becomes irrelevant mainly in dynasty leagues and utterly irrelevant in seasonal leagues.

Stock Watch​

Risers

• Anthony Richardson
• Adonai Mitchell

Fallers

• Michael Pittman Jr
• Josh Downs
• Alec Pierce

Overview​

Adonai Mitchell now finds himself on a superb offense coupled with a quarterback with a big arm. He should be considered a WR2 in dynasty and redraft leagues, a fine selection at the end of the first round in rookie drafts, and a WR2 in seasonal leagues.

This one probably needs an overhaul. First of all, I don't believe the Colts re-hired Frank Reich. Secondly, no way Richardson supports two top 24 WRs. I'll take the under on WR24 for anyone wanting to wager. Lastly Downs and Pierce aren't chopped liver. I fibbed, lastly how can Mitchell's stock be up when he fell in the draft and is surrounded by younger WRs drafted in the early rounds with a solid RB in the back field and a QB who loves to run. His stock should be down.

Our apologies on the Reich error. It's now corrected. It's a challenge trying to get articles out instantly but we shouldn't make mistakes.

It happens and the Reich thing doesn't matter. It's the analysis that I'm more concerned about.

ADP is #55 in STD and #43 in ppr. I don't expect those to move up. If I'm wrong and his stock is up on the Colts, no way does he reach WR 13-24.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Adonai Mitchell was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd pick of Round 2 according to Ian Rapoport.

Fantasy Football Impact​

The Indianapolis Colts finally stepped in and stopped Adonai Mitchell's slide down the draft board in the second round. Mitchell's presence on the Colts will most likely make him the favorite to start in two wide sets opposite of Michael Pittman Jr and give Anthony Richardson another fantastic weapon to throw to. Mitchell now finds himself with a fantastic organization in Indianapolis with Head Coach Frank Reich and may prove to have an illustrious career.

Adonai Mitchell may have been the most polarizing wide receiver prospect entering this year's draft. Mitchell's film shows a player who has the upside to become an unstoppable force in the NFL. However, his production metrics tell a completely different story.

Mitchell never surpassed 1000 receiving yards during his three-year collegiate career. A standard benchmark that indicates future NFL success. He spent 2021 and 2022 at Georgia, playing alongside future NFL-caliber talent such as Brock Bowers, George Pickens, and Ladd McConkey. In 2022, Mitchell missed nine games due to a high ankle sprain.

Hoping for a fresh start, he transferred to Texas in 2023. While he had his most productive year, there was still a lot of meat left on the bone due to poor quarterback play by Quinn Ewers. Mitchell is highly athletic, with a nose for the endzone. At Texas, Mitchell accounted for 44 percent of their receiving touchdowns.

Mitchell should be expected to begin his career as a fantasy WR2, but his talent and upside could vault him to WR1 status sooner rather than later.

The Fantasy Football Fallout​

Anthony Richardson's stock rises considerably now that he has Mitchell to throw to. Especially if Mitchell brings the touchdown prowess he displayed at Texas.

Among wide receivers, Pittman finished ninth in total targets from weeks 1 through 17 in 2023. That should take a considerable hit with Mitchell in town. Pittman is still a WR2 for fantasy purposes, but his week-to-week consistency becomes a bit shakier.

Josh Downs will remain the starting slot wide receiver, but Mitchell's presence will undoubtedly do more damage to Downs' production than if Pierce had remained the starter. Downs should confidently now be viewed as a WR3.

Alec Pierce becomes irrelevant mainly in dynasty leagues and utterly irrelevant in seasonal leagues.

Stock Watch​

Risers

• Anthony Richardson
• Adonai Mitchell

Fallers

• Michael Pittman Jr
• Josh Downs
• Alec Pierce

Overview​

Adonai Mitchell now finds himself on a superb offense coupled with a quarterback with a big arm. He should be considered a WR2 in dynasty and redraft leagues, a fine selection at the end of the first round in rookie drafts, and a WR2 in seasonal leagues.

This one probably needs an overhaul. First of all, I don't believe the Colts re-hired Frank Reich. Secondly, no way Richardson supports two top 24 WRs. I'll take the under on WR24 for anyone wanting to wager. Lastly Downs and Pierce aren't chopped liver. I fibbed, lastly how can Mitchell's stock be up when he fell in the draft and is surrounded by younger WRs drafted in the early rounds with a solid RB in the back field and a QB who loves to run. His stock should be down.

Our apologies on the Reich error. It's now corrected. It's a challenge trying to get articles out instantly but we shouldn't make mistakes.

It happens and the Reich thing doesn't matter. It's the analysis that I'm more concerned about.

ADP is #55 in STD and #43 in ppr. I don't expect those to move up. If I'm wrong and his stock is up on the Colts, no way does he reach WR 13-24.

Thanks. We'll continue to try and hone and adjust and move forward on all these. Different opinions are what makes this game (and this forum) fun and thanks for sharing yours.

 

[Memphis Foundry]

We had some technical issues getting Zareh's account set up so that he could reply in this thread, so he posted a new one here:

Why Adonai Mitchell is a WR2 in 2024.

Hi BassNBrew! Thank you for catching the Frank Reich error in my previous analysis. I appreciate your feedback on the article. I apologize for any confusion caused by this oversight. I'll talk about all of the concerns you mentioned in my reply. Adonai Mitchell's collegiate route tree and...

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