For the first time ever, the third day of the NFL Draft will be held outdoors. This also the first Draft with an accompanying fan festival, the likes of which we’ve only previously seen at Super Bowls. The NFL Draft Town festival attracted thousands of football fans, some of which are lacking in football acumen. As the Draft grows in popularity, more bandwagon fans jump on board.
So we had some fun at their expense. We created some fake prospect names from anagrams and composed some fictional profiles to go with those names. We tried to include as many Draft analyst cliches as possible.
Yes, lots of Mike Mayock, Mel Kiper Jr., Jon Gruden and Todd McShay buzzwords in these profiles. You’d be surprised how many fans at NFL Draft Town claimed to have knowledge of our fictional prospects. The Green Bay Packers fan in this video is especially entertaining.
More importantly, let’s give kudos to the fans who called our bluff and figured out what we were doing. Especially the Michigan State fans; they really know their stuff!
We had an MSU prospect within our list, and the MSU alums (the couple in Tennessee Titans gear especially) were very astute on this.
Have a watch at the results here
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