Kent Platte

16 articles

Kent is known as the creator of the Relative Athletic Score system, which is used to evaluate player athleticism on a 0 to 10 scale, and also as the curator of the PFN Mock Draft Simulator. He has been covering the draft since 2009, and professionally covered the Detroit Lions from 2011-2020 with various sites before joining PFN. His work with the Mock Draft Simulator allows him to evaluate the team needs and tendencies of all 32 teams, while also ensure the ranking of over 1,000 NFL prospects during the draft cycle.

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2023 NFL Mock Draft: Texans Grab Bryce Young, Detroit Trades Up For C.J. Stroud

January 3, 2023

In a blockbuster 2023 NFL Mock Draft, the Detroit Lions make a big move to secure their signal-caller of the future in C.J. Stroud.

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2023 NFL Mock Draft: Colts Trade Up for Bryce Young, Panthers Land Anthony Richardson

December 22, 2022

In a blockbuster 2023 NFL Mock Draft, the Indianapolis Colts trade up to select Alabama QB Bryce Young. How dramatically does that change Round 1?

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2023 NFL Mock Draft: Bryce Young, Will Anderson Jr. Go With Top 2 Picks

December 6, 2022

The 2023 NFL Mock Draft season is set to pick up with the college football season behind us. What would a no-trade first round look like today?

2022 NFL Mock Draft: Where do Aidan Hutchinson, Kenny Pickett, and Jameson Williams go?

December 3, 2021

As college football season is winding down, let's start to map out team and prospect fits with this 2-Round 2022 NFL Mock Draft.

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Platte’s First Round 2021 NFL Mock Draft

February 18, 2021

With the Senior Bowl and the Super Bowl behind us, Kent Lee Platte reveals his initial First Round NFL Mock Draft of 2021.

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Isaiah Wilson’s potential 2020 impact carries risk for the Titans

July 22, 2020

The Tennessee Titans are simply built differently and that allows them to take different risks. They proved that in the 2020 NFL Draft with the selection of Isaiah Wilson, an offensive...

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Noah Igbinoghene will have the most impact of Dolphins 2020 picks

July 4, 2020

Despite being the 30th overall pick as opposed to the 3rd or 18th, Noah Igbinoghene has both an immediately defined role in the scheme and no concerns over health. He should have the most immediate impact of all the Miami Dolphins 1st round picks.

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Which NFC South team had the most athletic draft according to RAS?

May 14, 2020

With the 2020 NFL Draft now complete, we're able to take a look back at previous seasons and see if organizations are following any sort of trends from years past. Teams...