By reaching the halfway point of college football's regular season, strong trends are starting to emerge, both with teams and individual draft prospects.
At this juncture, the top of the 2024 class is rock solid, with the likes of USC's Caleb Williams, Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr., North Carolina's Drake Maye, Georgia's Brock Bowers and Penn State's Olumuyiwa Fashanu doing nothing to detract from their preseason status as elite prospects.
Far more movement can be seen among the next tier.
As an example, Alabama's Dallas Turner went from a slight disappointment at the start of the season to figuring it out and going on an absolute tear.