With the NFL Scouting Combine behind us, most attention is turning back to the NFL’s free agency period. The rookies, though, are still keeping busy, and this week saw the first trickle of pre-draft visit announcements from teams.
At this point, it feels like a ripe opportunity to examine players whose NFL Draft stock has increased or decreased in the last few weeks.
- Fantasy Football Research & Advice
- Fantasy Football Expert Rankings
- 2026 NFL Mock Drafts
- Fantasy Football Trade Tools
Dynasty Rookie Draft Risers/Fallers
Malachi Fields (WR – Notre Dame)
It wasn’t long ago that Malachi Fields was the name flying up draft boards, having put up an impressive performance at the Senior Bowl. Now, however, Daniel Jeremiah has dropped him out of his top 50 prospects. On the back of a 4.61 40-yard dash at the combine, Fields has seen his stock fall.
Perhaps the initial reaction at the Senior Bowl was an overreaction, and perhaps he should be valued somewhere closer to where he is now, or he might even rise on the back of Notre Dame’s Pro Day, but there still does remain interest in him. Fields is still expected to go towards the back end of the second round, and that’s where the better teams in the NFL pick. This slide could turn out to be more fortuitous than first assumed.
Denzel Boston (WR – Boston)
The wide receiver rankings among consensus big boards haven’t changed much after the combine when it comes to the top five receivers, but Denzel Boston has seen a little shift in how he’s viewed. Having not run the 40-yard dash and performed poorly in the vertical jump (35 inches), he’s dropped from being a top 16 pick in consensus boards.
Similarly, Daniel Jeremiah dropped him seven spots in his rankings. Pro Days and team visits matter significantly at this time of year. No position seems to cause runs on a group of players like wide receiver, so it’s not hard to imagine Boston going inside the top 20 at this point. Still, it is noteworthy that the NFL seems to have shifted away from chasing big-bodied wide receivers if they’re not able to do other things well.
Subscribe: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeart | Castbox | Amazon Music | Podcast Addict | TuneIn