It’s that time of the year again people. It is Mock Draft time. With the combine in the books we now look toward the future with the NFL Draft only 47 days away. There is a lot of exceptional talent and a lot of teams in need of certain positions. Plus, we only have 31 picks this year cause the Dolphins had to go be dummies and try to cheat to get Brady. Big ole’ dummies am I, right?
The Panthers also shocked us last night, but giving away what seems like a boatload to the Chicago Bears to move up to the number one pick; swapping first-round picks this year, a second-rounder this year, a first-round pick in 2024, a second-round pick in 2025, and wide receiver DJ Moore. I personally feel like the Bears completely fleeced the Panthers here, but we won’t really know what happens until the start of the season…
PS;
I just want to point out that my grading scale from my predictions last year was a total flop. I got crushed when several teams decided to try to get good but then ended up sucking. I am looking at you Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos. Freaking bums I tell you. My total percentage went down by 20%. I will try to be better in the future.
Okay, now we can get to the Mock Draft.
| 1.) Carolina Panthers | Bryce Young (QB/Alabama) |
| 2.) Houston Texans | C.J. Stroud (QB/Ohio State) |
| 3.) Arizona Cardinals | Will Anderson (EDGE/Alabama) |
| 4.) Indianapolis Colts | Anthony Richardson (QB/Florida) |
| 5.) Seattle Seahawks | Tyree Wilson (EDGE/Texas Tech) |
| 6.) Detroit Lions | Jalen Carter (DL/Georgia) |
| 7.) Las Vegas Raiders | Will Levis (QB/Kentucky) |
| 8.) Atlanta Falcons | Lukas Van Ness (EDGE/Iowa) |
| 9.) Chicago Bears | Paris Johnson (OT/Ohio State) |
| 10.) Philadelphia Eagles | Christian Gonzalez (CB/Oregon) |
| 11.) Tennessee Titans | Peter Skoronski (OT/Northwestern) |
| 12.) Houston Texans | Nolan Smith (EDGE/Georgia) |
| 13.) New York Jets | Broderick Jones (OT/Georgia) |
| 14.) New England Patriots | Darnell Wright (OT/Tennessee) |
| 15.) Green Bay Packers | Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR/Ohio State) |
| 16.) Washington Commanders | Brian Branch (S/Alabama) |
| 17.) Pittsburgh Steelers | Joey Porter Jr (CB/Penn State) |
| 18.) Detroit Lions | Devon Witherspoon (CB/Illinois) |
| 19.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Cam Smith (CB/South Carolina) |
| 20.) Seattle Seahawks | Myles Murphy (DL/Clemson) |
| 21.) Los Angeles Chargers | Zay Flowers (WR/Boston College) |
| 22.) Baltimore Ravens | Quentin Johnston (WR/TCU) |
| 23.) Minnesota Vikings | Deonte Banks (CB/Maryland) |
| 24.) Jacksonville Jaguars | O’Cyrus Torrence (IOL/Florida) |
| 25.) New York Giants | Jordan Addison (WR/USC) |
| 26.) Dallas Cowboys | Kelee Ringo (CB/Georgia) |
| 27.) Buffalo Bills | Bijan Robinson (RB/Texas) |
| 28.) Cincinnati Bengals | Michael Mayer (TE/Notre Dame) |
| 29.) New Orleans Saints | Bryan Bresee (DL/Clemson) |
| 30.) Philadelphia Eagles | Isaiah Foskey (EDGE/Notre Dame) |
| 31.) Kansas City Chiefs | Dalton Kincaid (TE/Utah) |
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