24 of the first round spots are now locked. Eight more to be decided.
Once again, I’m not doing trades in this mock, with one exception. With the Chicago Bears holding the first overall pick, a decision has to be made about Justin Fields. Since I’m not trading picks here, I am mocking a trade of Fields to the Atlanta Falcons. I don’t think the Bears will get the #8 pick, as Mel Kiper suggests, so I gave them Atlanta’s second rounder.
I did two full rounds for this mock. Let’s go:
ROUND ONE
1. CHICAGO BEARS (from Carolina)- Caleb William, QB, USC: Bears get their new franchise QB.
2. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS- Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina: Commanders get a new face of the franchise.
3. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS- Marvin Harrison Jr, WR, Ohio State: Patriots ‘settle’ for the best player in the draft.
4. ARIZONA CARDINALS- Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama: Cardinals biggest issues are on defense.
5. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS- Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia: Chargers take the best TE prospect since Kyle Pitts.
6. NEW YORK GIANTS- Malik Nabers, WR, LSU: Giants need more reliable pass catchers.
7. TENNESSEE TITANS- Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame: Titans continue to rebuild their offensive line.
8. ATLANTA FALCONS- Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA: Falcons land perhaps the most dynamic pass rusher in the draft.
9. CHICAGO BEARS- Rome Odunze, WR, Washington: Bears give their new QB another top notch weapon.
10. NEW YORK JETS- Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State: Jets have to strengthen their offensive line.
11. MINNESOTA VIKINGS- Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama: Vikings continue to rebuild their defense.
12. DENVER BRONCOS- Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU: Broncos move on from Russ and draft his replacement.
13. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS- Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama: Raiders take another stab at corner.
14. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS- Jer’Zhan Newton, IDL, Illinois: Saints add the best interior defensive lineman in the draft.
15. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS- Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State: Colts add a top notch pass rusher.
16. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS- Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State: Seahawks add a pass rusher to their defense.
17. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS- Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa: Jaguars opt to upgrade their secondary.
18. CINCINNATI BENGALS- Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State: Bengals draft a possible replacement for Tee Higgins.
19. LOS ANGELES RAMS- JC Latham, OT, Alabama: Rams continue to rebuild their offensive line.
20. PITTSBURGH STEELERS- Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson: Steelers add to their secondary.
21. MIAMI DOLPHINS- Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State: Dolphins opt to upgrade their offensive line.
22. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES- Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami-FL: Eagles need fresh blood in their secondary.
23. HOUSTON TEXANS (from Cleveland)- Troy Fautanu, IOL, Washington: Texans add the best interior offensive lineman in the draft.
24. DALLAS COWBOYS- Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia: Cowboys pass defense needs work.
25. GREEN BAY PACKERS- Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia: Packers need new blood on the offensive line.
26. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS- Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU: Buccaneers work on their offensive line.
27. ARIZONA CARDINALS (from Houston)- Leonard Taylor, IDL, Miami-FL: Cardinals stay on the defensive side of the ball.
28. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS- Brian Thomas Jr, WR, LSU: The Chiefs’ need at wide receiver is glaring.
29. BUFFALO BILLS- Kalen King, CB, Penn State: Bills opt to upgrade the secondary.
30. DETROIT LIONS- Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas: Lions could use another pass catcher.
31. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS- Graham Barton, IOL, Duke: 49ers biggest weakness is interior offensive line.
32. BALTIMORE RAVENS- Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo: Ravens go with a corner.
ROUND TWO
33. CAROLINA PANTHERS- Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon: Panthers need to give Bryce Young better weapons.
34. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS- JJ McCarthy, QB, Michigan: Patriots nab their new QB.
35. ARIZONA CARDINALS- Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina
36. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS- Jeremiah Trotter, LB, Clemson
37. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS- Tyler Nubin, S, Minnesota
38. TENNESSEE TITANS- Sedrick Van Pran, IOL, Georgia
39. NEW YORK GIANTS- Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia
40. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (from Chicago)- Brandon Dorlus, EDGE, Oregon
41. GREEN BAY PACKERS (from NY Jets)- Cooper Beebe, IOL, Kansas State
42. MINNESOTA VIKINGS- Chris Braswell, EDGE, Alabama
43. CHICAGO BEARS (from Atlanta)- Jackson Powers-Johnson, IOL, Oregon: Bears get a new center with the pick they acquired for Fields.
44. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS- Michael Penix Jr, QB, Washington: Raiders need an upgrade at QB.
45. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (from Denver)- Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
46. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS- Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona
47. NEW YORK GIANTS (from Seattle)- Ja’Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas
48. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS- Bralen Trice, EDGE, Washington
49. CINCINNATI BENGALS- Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas
50. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (from New Orleans)- Zach Frazier, IOL, West Virginia: Eagles get a replacement for the retiring Jason Kelce.
51. PITTSBURGH STEELERS- T’Vondre Sweat, IDL, Texas
52. LOS ANGELES RAMS- TJ Tampa, CB, Iowa State
53. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES- Jaylan Ford, LB, Texas
54. CLEVELAND BROWNS- Patrick Paul, OT, Houston: Browns ended the season with two backups at tackle.
55. MIAMI DOLPHINS- Byron Murphy II, IDL, Texas
56. DALLAS COWBOYS- Michael Hall Jr, IDL, Ohio State
57. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS- Beau Brade, S, Maryland
58. GREEN BAY PACKERS- Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M
59. HOUSTON TEXANS- Ruke Orhorhoro, IDL, Clemson
60. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS- Kris Jenkins, IDL, Michigan
61. BUFFALO BILLS- Cedric Gray, LB, North Carolina
62. DETROIT LIONS- Ennis Rakestraw Jr, CB, Missouri
63. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS- Caelen Carson, CB, Wake Forest
64. BALTIMORE RAVENS- Trey Benson, RB, Florida State