What matters more to teams, a prospects’ floor or ceiling? Teams often draft prospects based on their upside and potential ceiling, but sometimes players with the higher floor are the smarter picks.
Minnesota’s John Michael Schmitz has spent the process leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft establishing himself as one of the safest picks in the draft. He excelled in the practices prior to the 2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl and was very good in the field drills at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine.
Schmitz isn’t the biggest, strongest, or most athletic interior offensive lineman in the draft, but he might be the most pro-ready.