The regular season has come to a close and with that, the first 20
picks for this year's draft have been set. The Cleveland Browns have
"earned" the right to the first overall pick and with it comes
mystery and many scenarios. Will they trade the pick again to a quarterback
needy team? Will they take a new quarterback for this regime? Will they go best
player available and target Myles Garrett or Jonathan Allen? We will have to
wait and see. The offseason has started for 20 teams and we will see plenty of
coaching and front office changes. Free agency will shake things up and we have
major draft events approaching such as the combine and the Senior Bowl.
I've got a treat
for all you loyal readers: a THREE ROUND mock draft! Coming off a massive view
count for my previous mock draft, I want to take this time to thank you all.
Your continued dedication to my work is never taken for granted and it is truly
a privilege for me to share my opinions and thoughts about all things football.
With that said, let's get this part started!
* indicates a coin flip to decide draft order
ROUND ONE:
1. Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett, EDGE,
TAMU
2. San Francisco 49ers: Mitch Trubisky, QB,
North Carolina
3. Chicago Bears: Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabama
4. Jacksonville Jaguars: Leonard Fournette,
RB, LSU
5. Tennessee Titans (via Los Angeles): Mike
Williams, WR, Clemson
6. New York Jets: Jamal Adams, S, LSU
7. San Diego Chargers: Ryan Ramczyk, OT,
Wisconsin
8. Carolina Panthers: Derek Barnett, EDGE,
Tennessee
9. Cincinnati Bengals: Reuben Foster, LB,
Alabama
10. Buffalo Bills: DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame
11. New
Orleans Saints: Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida
12. Cleveland Browns (via Philadelphia): Jabrill
Peppers, S, Michigan
13. Arizona Cardinals: Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
14. Indianapolis Colts *: Dalvin Cook, RB, FSU
15. Philadelphia Eagles (via Minnesota) *: Malik
Hooker, S, Ohio State
16. Baltimore Ravens: Tim Williams, EDGE, Alabama
17. Washington: Jalen Tabor, CB, Florida
18. Tennessee Titans: Dan Feeney, OG, Indiana
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: John Ross, WR,
Washington
20. Denver Broncos: O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama
21. Detroit Lions: Takkarist McKinnley, EDGE, UCLA
22. Miami Dolphins: Sidney Jones, CB, Washington
23. New
York Giants: Taco Charlton, EDGE, Michigan
24. Oakland
Raiders: D’Onta Foreman, RB, Texas
25. Houston Texans: Ryan Anderson, EDGE, Alabama
26. Green Bay Packers: Carl Lawson, EDGE, Auburn
27. Seattle Seahawks: Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama
28. Pittsburgh Steelers: Zach Cunningham, LB, Vanderbilt
29. Atlanta Falcons: Harold Landry, EDGE, Boston
College
30. Kansas City Chiefs: Corey Davis, WR, Western
Michigan
31. Dallas Cowboys: Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama
32. New
England Patriots: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
ROUND TWO:
33. Cleveland Browns: Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
34. San
Francisco 49ers: Bucky Hodges, TE, Virginia Tech
35. Chicago
Bears: Brad Kaaya, QB, Miami (Florida)
36. Jacksonville
Jaguars: Jarrad Davis, LB, Florida
37. Los
Angeles Rams: Evan Pocic, C, LSU
38. New
York Jets: Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State
39. San
Diego Chargers: Marcus Williams, S, Utah
40. Carolina
Panthers: Jourdan Lewis, CB, Michigan
41. Cincinnati Bengals: Charles Harris, EDGE,
Missouri
42. Buffalo
Bills: JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, USC
43. New
Orleans Saints: Malik McDowell, DL, Michigan State
44. Philadelphia
Eagles: Jamaal Williams, RB, BYU
45. Arizona Cardinals: Isaiah Ford, WR, Virginia
Tech
46. Minnesota Vikings: Montravius Adams, DL,
Auburn
47. Indianapolis
Colts: Joe Mathis, EDGE, Washington
48. Baltimore
Ravens: Pat Elflein, C, Ohio State
49. Washington:
Caleb Brantley, DL, Florida
50. Cleveland
Browns (via Tennessee): Marcus Maye, S, Florida
51. Tampa
Bay Buccaneers: Lowell Lotulelei, DL, Utah
52. Denver Broncos: Roederick Johnson, OT, FSU
53. Detroit
Lions: Justin Evans, S, TAMU
54. Miami Dolphins: DeMarcus Walker, EDGE, FSU
55. New
York Giants: David Njoku, TE, Miami (Florida)
56. Oakland Raiders: Carlos Watkins, DL, Clemson
57. Houston Texans: Marcus Allen, S, Penn State
58. Green Bay Packers: Forrest Lamp, OG, Western
Michigan
59. Seattle Seahawks: Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio
State
60. Pittsburgh Steelers: Desmond King, CB, Iowa
61. Atlanta Falcons: Adoree’ Jackson, CB, USC
62. Kansas City Chiefs: Vince Biegel, LB,
Wisconsin
63. Dallas Cowboys: Dawuane Smoot, EDGE, Illinois
64. New
England Patriots: Budda Baker, S, Washington
ROUND THREE
65. Cleveland Browns: Malachi Dupre, WR, LSU
66. San
Francisco 49ers: Kevin King, CB, Washington
67. Chicago Bears: Raekwon McMillan, LB, Ohio
State
68. Jacksonville Jaguars: Chris Wormley, DL,
Michigan
69. Tennessee Titans (via Los Angeles): Cordrea
Tankersley, CB, Clemson
70. New
York Jets: Wayne Gallman, RB, Clemson
71. San
Diego Chargers: Samaje Perine, RB, Oklahoma
72. Carolina Panthers: Eddie Vanderdoes, DL, UCLA
73. Cincinnati Bengals: Zay Jones, WR, East
Carolina
74. Buffalo Bills: Marquez White, CB, FSU
75. New
Orleans Saints: Davis Webb, QB, California
76. Philadelphia Eagles: Vita Vea, DL, Washington
77. Arizona Cardinals: Chidobe Awuzi, CB, Colorado
78. Minnesota
Vikings: Tyler Orlovsky, C, West Virginia
79. Indianapolis Colts: Zach Banner, OG, USC
80. Baltimore Ravens: Evan Engram, TE, Ole Miss
81. Washington: Dorian Johnson, OG, Pittsburgh
82. Tennessee Titans: Tedric Thompson, S, Colorado
83. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Brian Hill, RB, Wyoming
84. Denver Broncos: Artavis Scott, WR, Clemson
85. Detroit Lions: KD Cannon, WR, Baylor
86. Minnesota Vikings (via Miami): Julie’n Davenport,
OT, Bucknell
87. New
York Giants: Jake Butt, TE, Michigan
88. Oakland Raiders: Eddie Jackson, S, Alabama
89. Seattle Seahawks: Ejuan Price, EDGE,
Pittsburgh
90. Houston Texans: Conor McDermott, OT, UCLA
91. Green Bay Packers: Kareem Hunt, RB, Toledo
92. Pittsburgh Steelers: Damore’a Stringfellow,
WR, Ole Miss
93. Kansas City Chiefs: Tre’Davious White, CB, LSU
94. Atlanta Falcons: Jeremy Sprinkle, TE, Arkansas
95. New
England Patriots: Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech
96. Dallas Cowboys: DeDe Westbrook, WR, Oklahoma
- Josh Allen is the
latest quarterback to generate major hype. He has some crazy protentional, too.
The Wyoming quarterback displays great arm talent and has the build (6’5” 222
lb) that NFL teams salivate over. Mocking him to the Cardinals is something that
head coach Bruce Arians would love. Molding him behind Carson Palmer for
another year is an ideal location for Allen.
- How many quarterbacks are we going to see in the top 50 picks?
My bet is one five guys, but sleepers Davis
Webb and Patrick Mahomes will
generate plenty of buzz as projects for teams with an established starting
quarterback.
- Malik Hooker announced
today that he will be entering the 2017 NFL draft after telling the media that
he intended to return to Ohio State for his senior year. Where does Hooker rank
on my board? I currently have him in my top 20 players and am strongly
considering making him my number two safety, only behind Jamal Adams.
- Speaking of safeties, what is going on with Jabrill Peppers draft stock? While he remains inside my top 15
players, many are questioning where his position will be in the NFL and whether
or not he is he is an actual future star in the NFL or just a great athlete.
Peppers is a safe bet for round one should he declare, but teams will be very
split on his ranking. He could be a top ten pick or he could be selected in the
late twenties. Only time will tell where he will go.
- What team is going to dominate the draft this year? Some of the
teams that are constantly having their players mocked include: Alabama,
Washington, Clemson, and Ohio State. It should come as a surprise to no one
that the four aforementioned teams all made the college football playoffs.
- Who are the top prospects from each of the teams listed above? For
me it goes like this: Jonathan Allen of
Alabama, Sidney Jones of Washington,
Mike Williams of Clemson, and Malik
Hooker of Ohio State. All four of
these players currently hold a top 20 grade on my big board.
- Where will the draft’s most controversial players wind up? For me,
the list includes Louisville’s Devonte
Fields, Oklahoma’s DeDe Westbrook and
Charles Walker, LSU’s Davon Godchaux, and Ole Miss
quarterback Chad Kelly. All of them
contain the talent level of top 64 players, but each player’s off-field issues
may drop them down into late day two, early day three selections.
- I find that when making mock drafts, I often blend in what I think
will happen as well as what I would do. It creates a nice variety and sometimes
allows myself to be more unique in how I do things. Considering the
overwhelming popularity of my last mock draft, I will strongly consider doing
another “what I would do” versus a “what
I think will happen” mock for round one.
