Unleashing ‘The Beast’: Dane Brugler’s In-Depth Scouting Reports and Player Rankings for the 2024 NFL Draft
At last! It is available now. I am excited to present the draft guide for this year to everyone. I do not know who called it “The Beast” at first, but I use that nickname to push myself to make sure this annual primer is worthy of the moniker, and I hope I have done a good job this year.
Each NFL prospect is a mystery. Additionally, scouts are tasked with locating the jigsaw pieces that fit together to paint the most accurate picture of each athlete. These jigsaw pieces cover every aspect of the player’s background, from his physical characteristics to his mental state and all in between.
That’s precisely how I attack this draft guide. Over the last 18 months, I’ve collected as many puzzle pieces as I could dig up, through countless hours of tape study and conversations with prospects, scouts and other sources.
With over 1,900 prospects having testing information certified by the NFL and a tonne of background data and analysis available for hundreds of those players, I hope that “The Beast” becomes the most complete resource guide available for the 2024 NFL Draft.
Special thanks to Chris Burke and our team of editors, as well as our design team, who helped make this year’s draft guide a reality.
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