Ric Serritella's Mock Draft 1.0 and 2024 Big Board
Ric is back from vacation and ready to get to work with Phil Steele on the 2023 College Football Preview
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IN REGARDS TO WHO PUTS OUT THE BEST PRESEASON MAGAZINE… “I REALLY ENJOY ALL OF THEM, BUT PUT @PHILSTEELE042 AT THE TOP FOR ME. #HARDWORKER
Hi Freinds,
With the 2023 NFL Draft officially over and my post Draft vacation behind me, it’s now onto 2024.
Before we get started I just wanted to say how much I loved seeing this billboard. Several of these have been spotted around the Los Angeles metro.
Do you agree?
I am proud to begin our 22nd draft cycle of providing independent scouting analysis and look forward to providing you with the information you won’t find easily on MSM.
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The first stop on the 2024 independent scouting journey is to collaborate with the College Football legend Phil Steele. Phil Steele's College Football Preview is getting ready for publication as Phil’s 2024 Spring Game season is officially over. This will be the 29th year of the Phil Steele College Football Preview.
There were 58 televised Spring Games and I believe I am the only person in the country that watched all 58 games. I will have a blog this week breaking down what I look for in Spring Games and give you my top 10 best broadcasts from '23.
Should have close to 30 coaches interviews this week. Monday I have 6 coaches with 2 from Big 12, 1 ACC, 1 AAC, 1 MW and 1 from MAC.
#doingthework
Phil Steele is an American sportswriter and analyst who focuses exclusively on college and professional football. He is considered a "highly respected prognosticator" within the sports media. His company, Phil Steele Publications, produces the annual preseason magazine Phil Steele's College Football Preview, which he personally writes in almost its entirety. The first edition was published in 1995. In a comparison of the major preseason college football magazines, ESPN writer Pat Forde said:
All the mags have their merits . . . But Phil Steele owns the genre . . . The 46-year-old uses a cookie-cutter layout for every team, and his writing will never be nominated for a Pulitzer. But he does author every two-page team preview himself, and he crams stats, facts and figures into every nook and cranny.
The magazine was similarly praised by the News & Observer and Rivals.com. Chris Stassen, owner of football.stassen.com, has tracked the preseason magazines' accuracy since 1993 and rates Phil Steele's as the most accurate in its predictions. He continues to produce the "Bible of College Football" which is the Phil Steele College Football preview that is now in its 25th year.
Steele has been a member of the All-America, John Mackey Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Lombardi Award, and the Ted Hendricks Award voting committees.
PHIL STEELE’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW IS THE MAGAZINE THAT EVERY SPORTS SHOW HOST AND NCAA FOOTBALL FAN WAITS FOR EACH YEAR.
Of course, every other company will say they have the best, but put ours to the test! Go to the bookstore and hold them side by side. Look at their content and then look at ours! It’s easy to see that there is only one College Preview Magazine for you to buy! You get 352 FULL COLOR pages, including two pages on every FBS team. Now with 14 Covers to choose from.
This is an example of the New 2022 Southeastern Cover.
I would like to thank the good folks at LEARFIELD who partners with the magazine for are now allowing me to put out the VIP Bundle. There are many parts to deal and each one is a reason to get the VIP package but when you add it all up you get well over $200 worth of extra value for what you have paid for the magazine the last few years.
GET THE MAGAZINE FIRST – Well before it hits the newsstands!!!
You know the magazine has 3-4 times the information as any other college football magazine. You also know it takes a long time to read thru the 350+ page encyclopedia. If you want to get a head start on reading thru the estimated 1,000,000 words and numbers that are in the magazine, then you need a head start. The magazine will be available on the newsstands approximately July 4th this year. I send the last page to the press on June 7th. It takes the printer a little over a week to turn the magazine around. This year all the VIP orders will be shipped within days after the magazine rolls off the press! We had the VIP Bundle best Deal ever which expired March 31. Everyone who signed up for that will be sent out on the first day of mailing. We are currently taking orders on the VIP bundle and are on the 2nd day of the mailing. If you wait until May 31 then you may end up on the third day. Included in the price of the VIP deal is Two Day Shipping! That means while the rest of country will be staking out their local Barnes and Noble and waiting until July 4th to be able to purchase one, you should have it in your hands MID June!
The VIP deal allows you to get the magazine well before it hits the newsstands!
This will be the 29th year of the Phil Steele College Football Preview. Eight years ago, we hired a company to do our digital magazines and they handled it for five years. This company did an adequate job but there were some hiccups. Two years ago, LEARFIELD took over the digital part of the magazine and not only improved it but allowed me to update the magazine all the way until the start of the season. If a player hit the portal or was out for the year, we were able to change the pages in the magazine to keep you updated. Many of you who buy the magazine like to get the digital version to save on the wear and tear of the actual magazine which get worn out from being used every day from the time you get it until the bowls. Since we brought out the digital version, I have been asked many times if someone that purchased the magazine could get the digital for free. Naturally if you but the magazine at the newsstand, we have no way to verify that you bought it. A good portion of you that buy the hard copy have also had to pay the $19.95 for the digital each year. Now, since LEARFIELD handles the digital version and handles the sales of the magazine thru the office they are able to give my VIP members the digital version for FREE! The digital version will save some wear and tear on your magazine and will be UPDATED in June, July and August giving you all the latest information all the way up until the start of the season! This bonus will not be available if you buy the magazine after May 31st. Another huge benefit of the digital version is that it will be available just days after we send the magazine to the press so you can read the magazine BEFORE it is even printed!
What Others are saying about Phil Steele
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HOW TO CONTACT PHIL
For questions related to orders or order status, billing related questions, or comments about our publications, please email Phil Steele at customerservice@philsteele.com.
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Ric Serritella: 2024 NFL Mock Draft 1.0
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Caleb Williams, QB, USC
2. Arizona Cardinals – Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
3. Indianapolis Colts – Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
4. Las Vegas Raiders – Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
5. Arizona Cardinals (via HOU) – Dallas Turner, OLB, Alabama
6. Chicago Bears (via CAR) – Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
7. Atlanta Falcons – Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington
8. Green Bay Packers – Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State
9. Tennessee Titans – Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
10. Washington Commanders – Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
11. New England Patriots – Jared Verse, DE, Florida State
12. New Orleans Saints – Maason Smith, DT, LSU
13. Denver Broncos – Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia
14. Los Angeles Rams – Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson
15. Houston Texans (via CLE) – Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State
16. Los Angeles Chargers – Kalen King, CB, Penn State
17. Chicago Bears – JT Tuimoloau, DE, Ohio State
18. Miami Dolphins – Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas
19. Dallas Cowboys – Lathan Ransom, FS, Ohio State
20. Pittsburgh Steelers – JC Latham, OT, Alabama
21. New York Giants – Chop Robinson, DE, Penn State
22. New York Jets – Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
23. Minnesota Vikings – Michael Hall, DT, Ohio State
24. Jacksonville Jaguars – Max Melton, CB, Rutgers
25. Buffalo Bills – Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State
26. San Francisco 49ers – Rome Odunze, WR, Washington
27. Kansas City Chiefs – Kamren Kinchens, SS, Miami
28. Seattle Seahawks – Ruke Ornhorhoro, DT, Clemson
29. Cincinnati Bengals – Ja’Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas
30. Detroit Lions – Jack Sawyer, OLB, Ohio State
31. Baltimore Ravens – Shemar Turner, DT, Baltimore Ravens
32. Philadelphia Eagles – Bralen Trice, DE, Washington
Ric Serritella’s 2024 NFL DRAFT Big Board
Quarterbacks
1. Caleb Williams, USC, Jr, 6010, 215, 4.55
2. Drake Maye, North Carolina, rSo, 6040, 220, 4.80
3. Michael Penix Jr., Washington, Sr, 6021, 218, 4.63
4. Shedeur Sanders, Jackson State, Jr, 6020, 215, 4.60
5. Quinn Ewers, Texas, rSo, 6020, 206, 4.65
Running Backs
1. Braelon Allen, Wisconsin, Jr, 6010, 235, 4.54
2. Traveyon Henderson, Ohio State, Jr, 5100, 215, 4.45
3. Will Shipley, Clemson, Jr, 5110, 205, 4.52
4. Blake Corum Michigan, Sr, 5067, 200, 4.35
5. Raheim Sanders, Arkansas, Jr, 6020, 227, 4.52
Fullbacks
1. Masen Wake, BYU, rSr, 6000, 260, 4.82
2. Jakobi Buchanan, Army, rSr, 5112, 260, 4.79
3. Jax Dineen, Kansas State, rSr, 5096, 244, 4.75
4. Luke Hamilton, West Virginia, rSr, 5111, 245, 4.82
5. Noah Bean, Grambling State, rSr, 6010, 235, 4.80
H-Backs
1. Jaheim Bell, Florida State, rSr, 6025, 230, 4.61
2. Cam Large, Wisconsin, rSr, 6020, 234, 4.75
3. Marshel Martin, Sacramento State, rSr, 6010, 215, 4.64
4. Brant Kuithe, Utah, rSr, 6016, 220, 4.76
5. Owen Glascoe, LIU, rSr, 6020, 255, 4.79
Tight Ends
1. Brock Bowers, Georgia, Jr, 6036, 235, 4.52
2. Michael Trigg, Mississippi, Jr, 6032, 240, 4.60
3. Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas, Jr, 6036, 249, 4.62
4. Erick All, Iowa, rSr, 6040, 251, 4.72
5. Arik Gilbert, Nebraska, rJr, 6046, 255, 4.55
Wide Receivers
1. Marvin Harrison Jr, Ohio State, Jr, 6032, 205, 4.45
2. Xavier Worthy, Texas, Jr, 6006, 164, 4.30
3. Rome Odunze, Washington, rJr, 6026, 201, 4.44
4. Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State, Jr, 6006, 205, 4.42
5. Mario Williams, USC, Jr, 5090, 185, 4.39
Offensive Guards
1. Donovan Jackson, Ohio State, Jr, 6040, 300, 5.00
2. Layden Robinson, Texas A&M, rSr, 6032, 320, 5.20
3. Cooper Beebe, Kansas State, rSr, 6026, 326, 5.23
4. Javion Cohen, Miami, Sr, 6030, 305, 4.99
5. Matthew Jones, Ohio State, rSr, 6034, 318, 5.25
Centers
1. Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia, rJr, 6027, 311, 5.15
2. Bryce Foster, Texas A&M, Jr, 6036, 325, 5.00
3. Andrew Raym, Oklahoma, Sr, 6033, 316, 5.10
4. Luke Wypler, Ohio State, rSo, 6026, 300, 5.07
5. Drake Nugent, Michigan, rSr, 6010, 200, 5.12
Defensive Tackles
1. Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson, rSr, 6040, 295, 4.90
2. Damon Payne Jr, Alabama, rSo, 6026, 303, 5.00
3. Shemar Turner, Texas A&M, Jr, 6034, 300, 4.85
4. Michael Hall, Ohio State, rSo, 6022, 295, 4.95
5. Tyler Davis, Clemson, rSr, 6022, 300, 4.98
Edge Rushers
1. Dallas Turner, Alabama, Jr, 6026, 245, 4.45
2. Jared Verse, Florida State, rJr, 6034, 250, 4.65
3. JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State, So, 6040, 270, 4.70
4. Jack Sawyer, Ohio State, So, 6040, 267, 4.76
5. Chop Robinson, Penn State, Jr, 6030, 240, 4.66
Linebackers
1. Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson, Jr, 6000, 230, 4.60e
2. Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State, Sr, 6020, 239, 4.70e
3. Smael Mondon Jr., Georgia, Jr, 6030, 220, 4.50e
4. Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma, Jr, 6030, 240, 4.70e
5. Jackson Mitchell, UConn, Sr, 6016, 228, 4.65e
Cornerbacks
1. Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama, Jr, 6006, 190, 4.34e
2. Kamari Lassiter, Georgia, Jr, 5116, 185, 4.38e
3. Max Melton, Rutgers, rJr, 5110, 190, 4.36e
4. Kalen King, Penn State, Jr, 5096, 190, 4.35
5. Denzel Burke, Ohio State, Jr, 006, 190, 4.40e
While it's still very early in the scouting process, it's exciting to think about the potential of these top prospects and how they will shape the future of the NFL.
Have a great Sunday
Ric
