This year the draft snuck up on me again but for a different reason than last year. Last year I was not quite two months unemployed and we were wondering what this dang Coronavirus was gonna do to us and how much of our summer it would ruin (spoiler alert: all of it). This time I am a month-and-a-half into a new job and trying to make sure other responsibilities are taken care of. Even though I am still worried about our softball team taking the field sooner rather than later, everything else feels different…but similar. Anyway, enough of this, let’s get to the final mock draft shall we?
FIRST ROUND
| 1 |  |
Trevor Lawrence, QB (Clemson) |
| 2 |  |
Zach Wilson, QB (BYU) |
| 3 |  |
Mac Jones, QB (Alabama) |
| 4 |  |
Trey Lance, QB (North Dakota State) |
| 5 |  |
Penei Sewell, OT (Oregon) |
| 6 |  |
Kyle Pitts, TE (Florida) |
| 7 |  |
Ja’Marr Chase, WR (LSU) |
| 8 |  |
Jaycee Horn, CB (South Carolina) |
| 9 |  |
Justin Fields, QB (Ohio State) |
| 10 |  |
Rashawn Slater, OT (Northwestern) |
| 11 |  |
DeVonta Smith, WR (Alabama) |
| 12 |  |
Jaylen Waddle, WR (Alabama) |
| 13 |  |
Alijah Vera-Tucker, OT (USC) |
| 14 |  |
Caleb Farley, CB (Virginia Tech) |
| 15 |  |
Micah Parsons, LB (Penn State) |
| 16 |  |
Patrick Surtain II, CB (Alabama) |
| 17 |  |
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB (Notre Dame) |
| 18 | |
Christian Darrisaw, OT (Virginia Tech) |
| 19 |  |
Alex Leatherwood, OT (Alabama) |
| 20 |  |
Teven Jenkins, OT (Oklahoma State) |
| 21 |  |
Zaven Collins, LB (Tulsa) |
| 22 |  |
Jaelan Phillips, DE (Miami) |
| 23 | |
Tyson Campbell, CB (Georgia) |
| 24 |  |
Sam Cosmi, OT (Texas) |
| 25 |  |
Daviyon Nixon, DT (Iowa) |
| 26 |  |
Christian Barmore, DT (Alabama) |
| 27 |  |
Jaysen Oweh, DE (Penn State) |
| 28 |  |
Aaron Robinson, CB (UCF) |
| 29 |  |
Jackson Carman, G (Clemson) |
| 30 | |
Gregory Rousseau, DE (Miami) |
| 31 | |
Kadarius Toney, WR (Florida) |
| 32 | |
Azeez Ojulari, LB (Georgia) |
Let’s take a serious look at this
- Yes, only one round. Why? Well the biggest reason is I didn’t feel like doing more. What’s the point? Plus if I get even half these picks correct, I have to be considered some kind of Nostradamus.
- The Dolphins, Jags and Jets set themselves up well with two picks in the first round. Now the Ravens joined them as they traded Orlando Brown to the Chiefs. You gotta wonder if one of these teams will package two picks to move up in the draft. I mean obviously not the Jets or Jags but maybe the other two teams.
- Back to a live draft. In Cleveland. I kind of hope it’s like 6 degrees just to see what Goodell does.
- Yes I have Mac Jones at 3. Do I think that’s where he will go? Yes. Do I think that’s where he should go? No. He’s not a top 10 talent in my eyes and I think the Niners traded up and are doing a bit of a quiet version of the Mitchell Trubisky deal that the Bears did about half a decade ago.
- Trey Lance is another one that I am iffy about. Honestly, it would not surprise me at all if the Falcons decided to trade down. I am sure they are getting a lot of offers and Lance is another guy who I wouldn’t pick in the Top 10. I would have picked Justin Fields at this spot but he has dropped down in the draft because…actually I don’t know. I am sure it’s dumb.
- Speaking of Fields, I think he drops to the Broncos who are fucking ecstatic to get him at that spot. I see him being a poor man’s version of Aaron Rodgers in terms of making certain teams pay for not taking him earlier.
- The Bengals will be smart to not listen to Joe Burrow. He so desperately wants Ja’Marr Chase but he will have a tough time throwing to him with their toilet-paper-thin O-line. Sewell is the right pick here.
- The Dolphins will basically have their choice of whoever the hell they want at #6. I think it will be Pitts but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them pick on of those three receivers either.
- I have Chase, Smith and Waddle going to the Lions, Giants and Eagles, respectively. This is where I could see a team back in the draft trade up to get one of these guys. I could see the Ravens doing something to move up, along with the Washington Team du Football and the Colts.
- As for other teams maybe moving up, I haven’t heard much other than almost every team trading with the Falcons to get to #4. Other than the WTF going there to get a QB, I can’t see a team making a great trade to move up.
- The Bengals and Dolphins would be stupid to trade down, in my honest opinion, since both teams should get what they want and/or need at the #5 and #6 spot, respectively. And since they aren’t the Houston Texans, they probably won’t trade down.
OK that’s about all. Now we wait for tomorrow night.
As per usual, I should have some sort of draft recap post in the next week or two. After that, soon enough it will be the most important games of the season as I finish up trying to figure out the schedule for the 2021 season. If everything goes well (at least down in the U.S.) the season will begin in 122 days with Week Zero. Keep our fingers crossed.
As for this province, I don’t know what to say. Talk about a shitshow. Nothing is going right. All we can hope is that they get everyone their first vaccines as quick as possible so we can move into the second phase (for most). Unfortunately, I can see some of our summer being taken from us (somewhat) again. Sad but probably a reality.
Everyone, have a fun time watching the draft and a great end to the week.
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