Deke’s 2 Round Mock

The NFL Draft is a week away and although I’ll probably do 5894 more mocks before Thursday’s Draft, this will most likely be my official mock barring some news. The big rumors that are transitioning conventional thought are the Texans lack of commitment tot a QB at two, the Cardinals not moving back yet and the Philadelphia Eagle’s ability to not force a need at the 10 spot.

All of these factors have the ability to be a bit more ironed out before we drop the final mocks Thursday morning but as it sits right now, this is my two round mock! Here are a few of my favorite call outs from the process overall.

I have Bryce Young at the one spot with absolutely no question in my mind this is going to happen. I think the rumor mill has slightly died down and Young remains the best overall QB (and arguably prospect) in this class, deservingly so.

I don’t foresee Jalen Carter leaving the top ten (a fairly common take). He’s too talented and too many teams have signed off on his character that I’m in the camp that he’s gone by the Lions at pick 6.

Although my love for Christian Gonzalez is well known I have Witherspoon as the highest CB in this mock. His range and size outweigh Gonzalez’s speed and ability for some teams, especially the Lions who have historically missed on corners in the draft.

I still have Nolan Smith slightly falling below the consensus right now but that all could easily change come draft night. For me, he fits into this edge class in a specific manner due to his smaller size and injury history. I would rather take a swing on an upside guy like Tyree Wilson, who historically I have said to just be a freak athlete and not a true DE, than take Smith with the info we have that’s public facing. He’s a tremendous leader and will have a stellar career most likely but I have him going in the top 20 no problem.

The Pittsburgh Steelers select OT, CB and LB which has been my call for a few weeks now. Again, this isn’t some outlandish take. and I’d argue it’s as logical as can be but I wouldn’t be floored to see a DT in that mix despite the FA’s we brought in this offseason. I made the call last night on Two Beers Deep that I just don’t see us landing Drew Sanders due to the Lions love for him so give me Campbell to combat the FA LB’s we brought in.

Enjoy the mock and let me know your thoughts!

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
1	Carolina Panthers	Bryce Young	QB	Alabama
2	Houston Texans	C.J. Stroud	QB	Ohio State
3	Arizona Cardinals	Will Anderson Jr.	EDGE	Alabama
4	Indianapolis Colts	Anthony Richardson	QB	Florida
5	Seattle Seahawks	Jalen Carter	DT	Georgia
6	Detroit Lions	Devon Witherspoon	CB	Illinois
7	Las Vegas Raiders	Will Levis	QB	Kentucky
8	Atlanta Falcons	Tyree Wilson	EDGE	Texas Tech
9	Chicago Bears	Peter Skoronski	OT	Northwestern
10	Philadelphia Eagles	Paris Johnson Jr.	OT	Ohio State
11	Tennessee Titans	Broderick Jones	OT	Georgia
12	Houston Texans	Myles Murphy	EDGE	Clemson
13	New York Jets	Lukas Van Ness	EDGE	Iowa
14	New England Patriots	Christian Gonzalez	CB	Oregon
15	Green Bay Packers	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	Ohio State
16	Washington Commanders	Joey Porter Jr.	CB	Penn State
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Darnell Wright	OT	Tennessee
18	Detroit Lions	Dalton Kincaid	TE	Utah
19	Tampa Bay Bucs	Bijan Robinson	RB	Texas
20	Seattle Seahawks	Nolan Smith	EDGE	Georgia
21	LA Chargers	Zay Flowers	WR	Boston College
22	Baltimore Ravens	Deonte Banks	CB	Maryland
23	Minnesota Vikings	Calijah Kancey	DT	Pitt
24	Jacksonville Jaguars	Brian Branch	S	Alabama
25	New York Giants	Jordan Addison	WR	USE
26	Dallas Cowboys	Bryan Bresee	DT	Clemson
27	Buffalo Bills	Steve Avila	G	TCU
28	Cincinnati Bengals	Kelee Ringo	CB	Georgia
29	New Orleans Saints	Mazi Smith	DT	Michigan
30	Philadelphia Eagles	Will McDonald IV	EDGE	Iowa State
31	Kansas City Chiefs	Cedric Tillman	WR	Tennessee
32	Pittsburgh Steelers	Emmanuel Forbes	CB	Mississippi State
33	Houston Texans	Josh Downs	WR	North Carolina
34	Arizona Cardinals	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	Alabama
35	Indianapolis Colts	O’Cyrus Torrence	G	Florida
36	LA Rams	Anton Harrison	OT	Oklahoma
37	Seattle Seahawks	Quentin Johnston	WR	TCU
38	Las Vegas Raiders	Dawand Jones	OT	Ohio State
39	Carolina Panthers	Isaiah Foskey	EDGE	Notre Dame
40	New Orleans Saints	Michael Mayer	TE	Notre Dame
41	Tennessee Titans	Hendon Hooker	QB	Tennessee
42	New York Jets	John Michael Schmitz	C	Minnesota
43	New York Jets	Darnell Washington	TE	Georgia
44	Atlanta Falcons	Cam Smith	CB	South Carolina
45	Green Bay Packers	Adetomiwa Adebawore	EDGE	Northwestern
46	New England Patriots	Jalin Hyatt	WR	Tennessee
47	Washington Commanders	Trenton Simpson	LB	Clemson
48	Detroit Lions	Drew Sanders	LB	Akransas
49	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Campbell	LB	Iowa
50	Tampa Bay Bucs	Keion White	Edge	Georgia Tech
51	Miami Dolphins	Brake Freeland	OT	BYU
52	Seattle Seahawks	Julius Brents	CB	Kansas State
53	Chicago Bears	B.J. Ojulari	EDGE	LSU
54	Los Angeles Chargers	D.J. Turner	CB	Michigan
55	Detroit Lions	Felix Anudike-Uzomah	EDGE	Kansas State
56	Jacksonville Jaguars	Tyrique Stevenson	CB	Miami
57	New York Giants	Devon Achane	RB	Texas A&M
58	Dallas Cowboys	Marvin Mims Jr.	WR	Oklahoma
59	Buffalo Bills	Antonio Johnson	S	Texas A&M
60	Cincinnati Bengals	Tuli Tuipulotu	EDGE	USC
61	Chicago Bears	Jonathan Mingo	WR	Ole Miss
62	Philadelphia Eagles	Keeanu Benton	DT	Wisconsin
63	Kansas City Chiefs	Cody Mauch	OT	North Dakota State