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Former Father Ryan track star Charlie Becker is now one of the best receivers in college football |
The 2027 BDFL Pony Draft Watch List
TITLETOWN
- The BDFL is built on integrity, but thrives on innovation. The BDFL
invented the Pony Draft. The BDFL drafts incoming college players even
before the NFL does. The BDFL has always been on the cutting edge of
college player evaluations, but they took it to a new level in 2006 when
they instituted the league's annual Pony Draft. The BDFL was the first
fantasy football league in the world to draft incoming college players
before the NFL Draft. It all started in 2006 when the fledgling Helena
Fighting Slovaks drafted Southern Cal running back Reggie Bush and the
league has been holding this annual ritual ever since. Along these
lines, the BDFL monitors the college game and the players that will be
eligible for the upcoming NFL Draft in April. The 2027 BDFL Pony Draft
class will have some superstars for sure, but it can be difficult to
project stardom at this stage of the draft evaluation process. However,
the league offers up their official BDFL Pony Draft "Watch List" every
season to give insiders the players to follow in their last collegiate
season. The proverbial Pony Draft "Watch List" is fluid and constantly
monitors the top 32 college prospects who the panel of BDFL media
experts believe will have the best chance of being selected in the next
BDFL Pony Draft. Each prospect has been assigned an NFL team that the
BDFL media experts believe would be a good fit. 32 players. 32 NFL
teams. No duplication. No BS. For the sake of simplicity and it keep it
fair and square, Iron Hand limits one Pony prospect per one NFL team.
Listed below are the best fantasy football prospects for now for the
2027 NFL Draft and from this list should come the BDFL's final 16 BDFL
Pony Draft picks in April of 2027. These are the 32 players the BDFL's
media experts have identified as "Pony-worthy" going into the 2026
college football season. It will be interesting to keep an eye on this
2027 BDFL Pony Draft class to see where they go in the 2027 NFL Draft
and which 16 "ponies" actually make it to opening day rosters for the
2027 BDFL season.
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Smith is the most complete receiver to come out of the draft since Julio Jones in 2011. Most don't remember the Falcons gave up five draft picks to the Browns including two first rounders to move up 21 spots to draft Julio 6th overall. Smith will go higher than 6th. |
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Baugh has been under the radar since Florida has been in the dark ages lately. The new blow hard coach will try to make the Gators tougher and this should help Baugh's game. We have him penciled in with John Harbaugh and the Giants since RB depth is an issue. |
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The Auburn transfer should flourish under real offensive minds in Austin. The Rams would be an ideal spot for Coleman to land and he would be the zag to Puka's zig in Sean McVay's explosive offense. The BDFL media experts have Coleman as the #2 WR in this class. |
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Burgermeister Meisterburger. Burgermeister is German for "Mayor" and he's the main antagonist in the 1970 Christmas classic Santa Claus is Comin' to Town. As the tyrannical Mayor of Sombertown, he despises toys and arrests anyone who plays with, or owns a toy. |
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The Panthers got a true #1 receiver in the 2026 draft with McMillan, but won't be able to pass on Williams, if he's available in the first round when their number comes up in 2027. The last year as been a transformative year for Ryan and he's due a standout season. |
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The Justin Fields Experiment didn't go well in New York last eason and the Geno Smith Experiment won't go well either in 2026. Look for the Jets to tank again and put all their marbles behind Chambliss in the 2027 NFL Draft. |
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We're not as high on Arch Manning as the media pundits, but think he'll go in the early first round of the 2027 NFL Draft. If nothing else, it would be cool to see him wearing his grand dad's #8 running for his life in the Superdome for a few seasons. |
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Many of the BDFL's media experts have Miller just below Smith as the #2 WR in this class, however, we do not. Big 12 defenses pad stats for the skill players in the conference. Nonetheless, there is talent here and we see him going high to Denver in the NFL Draft. |
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Baker Mayfield can't play forever and the Bucs will be in the market for their quarterback of the future in this upcoming NFL Draft. It could be Moore, or someone else, but look for Moore to be one of the top four quarterbacks to come off the board in April. |
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James Cook and Ray Davis will eventually bolt for free agency since the Bills have put all their money on Josh Allen and they will need a couple more dependale backs. With a new stadium and a new head coach in Joe Brady, the future is now in Upper New York. |
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Aaron Rodgers is just about done in Pittsburgh. We don't know much about Carr, but we know the Steelers will need a quarterback for the future. If not the Steelers, look for a team desperate for a quarterback to select Carr in the 2027 NFL Draft. |
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The BDFL's media experts had Taylor coming out last season, but they were dead wrong. The 49ers like to stockpile running backs and Taylor wouldn't be a bad one to stack on the depth chart behind Christian McCaffrey, Brian Robinson, Kaelon Black and others. |
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Speed kills and if any team understands this fully, it is the Raiders. Becker is a former Father Ryan High track star who fell to the Hoosiers before the dramatic resurgence in Bloomington. He's an honorary "Stoner" now and should have an excellent season. |
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Hardy is coming off a gunshot wound and it will be interesting to see how it effects his game. The former LaMo product has been productive in CoMo, but not so much in the big games. We see the Patroits building more depth behind Henderson and Stevenson. |
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The Dolphins will be in the market for a franchise quarterback in the 2027 NFL Draft and Sellers could be the guy, if Beamer Clever doesn't ruin him in Columbia, SC this season. Sellers may have the highest ceiling of any QB in this Class of 2027. |
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It's time for the Lions to be thinking about life without Jared Goff. The jury is still out on Mensah, but Miami's boatload of offensive weapons even made Carson Beck look good at times last season. We'll keep a close eye on Mensah as he could move up the list. |
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A lot of teams will be looking for a kicker in 2027 and Sandell will be the best in this class. The NFL should make him wear football pants instead of bike shorts. The Titans haven't had a reliable kicker since Rob Bironas, so Sandell makes sense in the new HonkeyTonkDome. |
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The Ravens have a new head coach in Jesse Minter and he'll need some better players, if he plans to stick around for awhile. Look for Wingo to get alot of single coverage this season and have a breakout year worthy of a 1st round draft pick in 2027. |
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We think Leavitt will be glad to get out of Baton Rouge after one season on the Lane Train. If the J.J. McCarthy experiment doesn't pan out, the Vikings may take multiple quarterbacks in the 2027 NFL Drfat and Leavitt may very well be one of them. |
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The Texans are pretty solid on defense these days, but DeMeco Ryans still needs more points and production from CJ Stroud and the offense. Young is still a project in our book, but has the potential to breakout this season in Norman. |
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The Bears lost DJ Moore to the Bills and Luther Burden and Rome Odunez may not be enough firepower on the outside for Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams. So, look for the Monsters of the Midway to add to the wide receivers room in the 2027 NFL Draft. |
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Dak Prescott has never really had a good back-up since he's been in Dallas. Not much is known of Lindsey except he's been rowing the boat up in Minnesota for the last couple years. At 6'5" and 230 lbs., Lindsey will get some attention, if he comes out for the draft. |
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We think Sayin need sto stay in school another season, but if he comes out for the 2027 NFL Draft, we think he could end up in Green Bay. The Pack likes their young quarterbacks to marinate a couple years and this would serve both Sayin and the Packers well. |
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He should have come out for the draft last season, but still needs development from the neck up. Daniel Jones surprised everyone in Indigenapolis last year, but his time is limited in the new "football" state. We like Riley Leonard, but Mateer will be tough to pass up. |
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If Indiana keeps this up, they could become WRU. Marsh and Becker are almost guaranteed productive seasons this season with the Hoosiers offense against a steady dose of Big 10 defenses. We have Marsh ending up in Jacksonville during the 2027 NFL Draft. |
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Entering the 2026 college football season as a redshirt senior, Carter is widely regarded as one of the most explosive pass-catching weapons and dynamic playmakers in the nation Eagles took TE-Eli Stowers last year and they could take another TE in the 2027 draft. |
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The Commandos seem to be set at quarterback for the next decade with Jayden Daniels, so this would be a pick for draft equity and a back-up role for the "other" Jayden. Maiva should be NFL ready after playing in Lincoln Riley's offense at USC. |
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Jim Harbaugh likes to pound the rock, but you need depth at running back to do so, a lesson he learned last season when the injury bug hit the Chargers backfield. Potts is new to the BDFL's radar, so we'll be monitoring his production closely this season. |
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It's hard to see anything good getting off the Lane Train this season, but if there is, it may be Green. Lane used to scheme the tight end open when he was at Bama and if he can do it again in Baton Rouge, then Green could have a big season down on the bayou. |
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Haynes does a little too much transferring for my blood, so I think the scouts will question his commitment. However, it will be hard to question his talent. With a solid season in the ACC with the Jackets and a little karma, we see him staying in ATL with the Falcons. |
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