Bleacher Report

The calendar flipping to Jan. 1 doesn't mean much regarding the NFL draft. The yearly cycle runs from August to April. Yet the College Football Playoff does provide gifts during the holiday season. Some of the nation's best players were on display heading into the new year, with a third of the Bleacher Report Scouting Department's top 30 prospects in action during the 2024 season's biggest games. All the while, the B/R scouts (see: below) continue the evaluation process. Those evaluations remain ongoing and will continue all the way up to draft week.