The Senior bowl has come & gone , and I have a lot of new tape to grind through , but players have both risen & fell during the week. The Super Bowl , is next , and that will settle the final 2 draft slots. That means it's full on draft season , and also liars season because we already hearing tons of BS from team decision makers , agents , and their media allies. I am about two thirds of the way done with my full team write-ups while grinding through the tape. It also means that I will be including trades in my mocks from now on. I still haven't done enough work on a lot of these guys, and with so many more players wisely staying in school these days I don't watch as many players as I used to during the season. We also have the full list of the players entering the draft , and right now I am going through the the 2024 of Shrine & Senior Bowl players , but now that we definitively know who's in & out we all have to start watching more tape faster. While I have watched all of these players actually play , that is not the same as breaking down the film on them. Currently I have broken down the film on one game for 321 players. Plus I have done 3 games on 170 players , but only 5 or more games on 91. Throw in the guys who are draft eligible sophomores that I didn't expect to even contemplate going Pro so early, or that haven't played much yet so they weren't on my radar yet , some of the small school guys , and you get the picture. Then chime in with the fact we have only have a partial idea of what teams will need at that time because of injuries, free agency, retirements , the cap, suspensions , trades , and who knows what else could happen ? Plus the transfer portal & NIL money has drastically changed the face of college football , and more guys are wisely staying in school , although that means the lower rounds of the draft will usually have less talent these days. On the bright side more players who enter the league should be better prepared than in the past , and also have a degree if they don't stick in the NFL. . Another significant difference between this draft , and other recent ones , is that everybody currently still has their own number one pick. I was expecting at least one ( Vikings) , and maybe even 2 ( Giants) , teams to trade away a 2025 first rounder for a QB in the 2024 draft, but it didn't happen. That probably means 1 or 2 will happen in 2025 for a QB , but we are way too far out to judge that yet. Based off of 2023 tape none of the QB's look like 1rst rounders , although I am not over half way through the 2024 film of most of the big QB names. However , even though I am currently in the midst of doing that deeper dive on 2024 eligible QB's I still haven't had any QB revelations yet , and there is no way I would pay a big price to move up for one. Russell Wilson , Kirk Cousins , and either Sam Darnold or JJ McCarthy should be available. If I was a NFL GM who wanted to win I would rather have any of them ( but Mccarthy ) starting for my team next year than any of the potential 2025 draftable QB's , especially Wilson. So many players disappoint on tape, go back to school, get injuries, get in trouble , surprise in workouts & All Star games , and others come out of the woodwork. So you can see we still have a lot of work to do on these players. To me it's a weird draft so far with very few high ceiling guys that also have a high floor. Plus the deepest positions I now see as far as good potential starters on the first 2 days of the draft are RB , edge rusher , Safety , and TE. With the exception of edge rusher , which is a premium position , the other 3 positions have been undervalued most by the NFL. Although CB & DT have decent strength early , but corner has more legit 1rst rounders of the latter so far , as DT seems to have too many high ceiling boom or bust prospects . The picks are all mine, and so is the remaining playoff order if you want to be mad at someone. A lot of trades will probably happen, but I expect it to happen more on day 2. Without further ado here it is. Agreeing or disagreeing is welcome, but please do it intelligently & respectfully or I just won't post it. so here it is. Enjoy.
# Is for a player for with reported character or maturity concerns.
** Is for a player with reported injury concerns.
***TRADE*** The RAIDERS TRADE their 1rst (#6) and their 2nd (#38) in this draft and their 2025 3rd rounder to the TITANS for their 1rst (#1) rounder ***TRADE***
1.RAIDERS-(tenn) - SHEDEUR SANDERS - QB - COLORADO
2.BROWNS - CAMERON WARD - QB - MIAMI
3.GIANTS - TRAVIS HUNTER - CB/WR - COLORADO
4.PATRIOTS - TETAIROA MCMILLAN - WR - ARIZONA
5.JAGUARS - JOSH SIMMONS - ** - OT - OHIO ST.
6.TITANS- (lv) - ABDUL CARTER - # - LB/EDGE - PENN ST
7.JETS - MASON GRAHAM - DT/DE - MICHIGAN
8.PANTHERS - MIKE GREEN - DE/OLB - MARSHALL
9.SAINTS - ASHTON JEANTY - RB - BOISE ST.
10.CHICAGO - WILL CAMPBELL - T/G - LSU
11.SF 49ers - WILL JOHNSON - CB - MICHIGAN
12.DALLAS - LUTHER BURDEN III - WR - MISSOURI
13.MIAMI - KELVIN BANKS - OT - TEXAS
14.COLTS - TYLER WARREN - TE - PENN ST.
15.ATLANTA - MYKEL WILLIAMS - DE - GEORGIA
16.ARIZONA - JAMES PEIRCE JR. - OLB/DE - TENNESEE
17.BENGALS - JAHDAE BARRON - CB/S - TEXAS
18.SEATTLE - JOSH CONNERLY - OT - OREGON
19.TAMPA BAY - BENJAMIN MORRISON - ** - CB - N. DAME
20.DENVER - MALAKI STARKS - S - GEORGIA
21.STEELERS - EMEKA EGBUKA - WR - OHIO ST.
22.CHARGERS - KENNETH GRANT - NT - MICHIGAN
23.PACKERS - TREY AMOS - CB - OLE MISS
24.VIKINGS - SHAVON REVEL - ** - CB - E. CAROLINA
25.HOUSTON - GREY ZABEL - OL - N. DAKOTA ST.
***TRADE*** The PATRIOTS TRADE their 2ND (#38) and the 3rd (#77) they got from the FALCONS to the RAMS for their 1rst (#26) rounder ***TRADE***
26.PATRIOTS-(rams) - ARMAND MEMBOU - T/G - MISSORRI
27.RAVENS - NICK SCOURTON - DE - TEXAS A&M
28.DETROIT - TYLER BOOKER - G- ALABAMA
29.WASHINGTON - AZAREYE'H THOMAS - CB - FLA. ST.
30.BUFFALO - MATTHEW GOLDEN - ** - WR - TEXAS
31.CHIEFS - JONAH SAVAIINAEA - T/G - ARIZONA
32.EAGLES - DONOVAN EZEIRUAKU - OLB/DE - B.C.
WATCH LIST
JEREMIAH ALEXANDER - OLB/DE - ALABAMA
AARON ANDERSON - WR - ALABAMA
GERMIE BERNARD - WR - ALABAMA
PARKER BRAILSFORD - C - ALABAMA
DOMANI JACKSON - CB - ALABAMA
DEONTE LAWSON - LB - ALABAMA
JALEN MILROE - QB - ALABAMA
JAHEIM OTIS - DT - ALABAMA
LT OVERTON - DE/DT - ALABAMA
JAEDEN ROBERTS - G - ALABAMA
KEON SABB - S - ALABAMA
TACARIO DAVIS - CB - ARIZONA
NOAH FIFITA - QB - ARIZONA
JAYLON BRAXTON - CB - ARKANSAS
TAYLEEN GREEN - QB - ARKANSAS
JA'QUINDEN JACKSON - RB - ARKANSAS
LANDON JACKSON - DE/DT - ARKANSAS
DONTAY CORLEONE - DT - CINCINNATTI
BARRETT CARTER - LB - CLEMSON
CADE KLUBNIK - QB - CLEMSON
BEAU COLLINS - WR - CLEMSON
BLAKE MILLER - OT - CLEMSON
TORIANO PRIDE - CB - CLEMSON
ANTONIO WILLIAMS - WR - CLEMSON
PETER WOODS - DT - CLEMSON
WILL SHEPPARD - WR - COLORADO
TORY HORTON - WR - COLORADO ST.
AUSTIN BARBER - OT - FLORIDA
TRIKWEZE BRIDGES - CB/S - FLORIDA
JORDAN CASTELL - S - FLORIDA
CAM JACKSON - NT - FLORIDA
SHEMAR JAMES - LB - FLORIDA
JASON MARSHALL - CB - FLORIDA
GRAHAM MERTZ - QB - FLORIDA
DEVIN MOORE - CB - FLORIDA
JAKE SLAUGHTER - C - FLORIDA
ASA TURNER - S - FLORIDA
ASHTON BRABLE - OT - FLORIDA A&M
MARVIN JONES - OLB/DE - FLORIDA ST.
PATRICK PAYTON - OLB/DE - FLORIDA ST.
CARSON BECK - QB - GEORGIA
OSCAR DELP - TE - GEORGIA
TREVOR ETTIENNE - RB - GEORGIA
DAYLEN EVERETTE - CB - GEORGIA
DYLAN FAIRCHILD - G - GEORGIA
EARNEST GREENE - OT - GEORGIA
DOMINICK LOVETT - WR - GEORGIA
SMAEL MONDON JR. - LB - GEORGIA
TATE RUTLEDGE - G - GEORGIA
NAZIR STACKHOUSE - DT - GEORGIA
JALEN WALKER - LB/DE - GEORGIA
CLAY WEBB - G - JAXSONVILLE ST.
COBIE BRYANT - CB - KANSAS
BARION BROWN - WR - KENTUCKY
JAMON DUMAS-JOHNSON - LB - KENTUCKY
MAXWELL HAIRSTON - CB - KENTUCKY
DANE KEY - WR - KENTUCKY
JA'MORI MACLIN - WR - KENTUCKY
BROCK VANDAGRIFF - QB - KENTUCKY
DEONE WALKER - NT - KENTUCKY
GABE JACAS - DE - ILLINOIS
MIKALI KOMARA - DE - INDIANA
SEBASTIAN CASRTRO - CB - IOWA
JAY HIGGINS - LB - IOWA
KALEB JOHNSON - RB - IOWA
LUKE LACHEY - ** - TE - IOWA
XAVIER NWANKPA - S - IOWA
TYLER ONYEDIM - DT - IOWA ST.
DARIAN PORTER - CB - IOWA ST.
ASHTON GILLOTTE - DE - LOUISVILLE
QUINCY RILEY - CB - LOUISVILLE
ZY ALEXANDER - CB - LSU
CJ DANIELS - WR - LSU
DENVER HARRIS - CB - LSU
EMERY JONES - G/T - LSU
KYREN LACY - # - WR - LSU
HAROLD PERKINS - LB/EDGE - LSU
MASON TAYLOR - TE - LSU
DAMIEN MARTINEZ - RB - MIAMI
XAVIER RESTREPO - WR - MIAMI
JAISHAWN BARHAM - LB - MICHIGAN
COLSTON LOVELAND - TE - MICHIGAN
DERRICK MOORE - OLB/DE - MICHIGAN
JACK VELLING - TE - MICHIGAN ST.
AIREONTAE ERSERY - OT - MINNESOTA
DAVISON IGBINOSUM - CB - MISSISSIPPI
BRADY COOK - QB - MISSOURI
BRYSON NESBIT - TE - N. CAROLINA
OMARION HAMPTON - RB - N. CAROLINA
KAIMON RUCKER - OLB/DE - N. CAROLINA
ANTHONY BELTON - OT - NC ST.
HOWARD CROSS - DT - N. DAME
MITCHELL EVANS - ** - TE - N. DAME
JACK KISER - LB - N. DAME
XAVIER WATTS - S - N. DAME
DEVIN BROWN - CB - OHIO ST.
DENZEL BURKE - CB - OHIO ST.
JORDAN HANCOCK - CB - OHIO ST.
TREVEYON HENDERSON - RB - OHIO ST.
WILL HOWARD - QB - OHIO ST.
DONOVAN JACKSON - G - OHIO ST.
QUINSHON JUDKINS - RB - OHIO ST.
JACK SAWYER - DE - OHIO ST.
SONNY STYLES - S - OHIO ST.
TEGRA TSHABOLA - OT - OHIO ST.
JT TUIMOLOAU - DE - OHIO ST.
TYLEIK WILLIAMS- DT - OHIO ST.
NICK ANDERSON - WR - OKLAHOMA
DEION BURKS - WR - OKLAHOMA
DASAN MCCULLOUGH - OLB/DE - OKLAHOMA
DANNY STUTSMAN - LB - OKLAHOMA
GENTRY WILLIAMS - CB - OKLAHOMA
OLLIE GORDON - RB - OKLAHOMA ST.
COLIN OLIVER - LB - OKLAHOMA ST.
JAXSON DART - QB - OLE MISS
TRE HARRIS - WR - OLE MISS
WALTER NOLEN - DT - OLE MISS
CADEN PRIESKORN - TE - OLE MISS
PRINCELY UMANMIELEN - OLB/DE - OLE MISS
JAMARI CALDWELL - DT - OREGON
AJANI CORNELIUS - OT - OREGON
DEREK HARMON - DT - OREGON
TEZ JOHNSON - WR - OREGON
JABBAR MUHAMMAD - CB - OREGON
EVAN STEWART - WR - OREGON
JOSHUA GRAY - OT - OREGON ST.
DREW ALLAR - QB - PENN ST.
NICHOLAS SINGLETON - RB - PENN ST.
DANI DENNIS-SUTTON - DE/DT - PENN ST.
KEVIN WINSTON - S - PENN ST.
SEAN FITZSIMMONS - DT - PITTSBURGH
JARED BROWN - WR - S. CAROLINA
RAHEIM SANDERS - RB - S. CAROLINA
NICK EMMANWORI - S - S. CAROLINA
TJ SANDERS - DT - S. CAROLINA
RJ MARYLAND - TE - SMU
TYLER BARON DE/OLB - TENNESEE
OMAR NORMAN-LOTT - DT - TENNESSEE
ISAIAH BOND - WR - TEXAS
ETHAN BURKE - DE/OLB - TEXAS
QUINN EWERS - QB - TEXAS
JUSTIN FINKLEY - OLB/DE - TEXAS
GUNNAR HELM - TE - TEXAS
COLE HUTSON - G - TEXAS
TREY MOORE - OLB/DE - TEXAS
ANDREW MUKUBA - S - TEXAS
CAMERON WILLIAMS - OT - TEXAS
TYREEK CHAPPELL - CB - TEXAS A&M
CASHIUS HOWELL - OLB/DE - TEXAS A&M
BJ MAYES - CB - TEXAS A&M
EVAN STEWART - WR - TEXAS A&M
SHEMAR STEWART - ** - DE/DT - TEXAS A&M
NOAH THOMAS - WR - TEXAS A&M
SHEMAR TURNER - DT/DE - TEXAS A&M
CONNER WEIGMAN - QB - TEXAS A&M
TREY ZUHN - OT - TEXAS A&M
TAHJ BROOKS - RB - TEXAS TECH
DAVID BAILEY - OLB/DE - STANFORD
J. MICHAEL STURDIVANT - WR - UCLA
RICKY WHITE - WR - UNLV
BEAR ALEXANDER - DT - USC
JONAH MONHEIM - OL - USC
BRENT KUITHE - TE - UTAH
JALEN ROYALS - WR - UTAH ST
DE'CORIAN CLARK - WR - UTSA
MARLON JONES - CB - VANDERBILT
AJ SWANN - QB - VANDERBILT
ANTWAUN POWELL-RYLAND - DE/OLB - VA. TECH
EPHESIANS PRYSOCK - CB - WASHINGTON
WILL ROGERS - QB - WASHINGTON
TYLER VAN DYKE - QB - WISCONSIN
AUBREY BURKS - S - W. VIRGINIA
WYATT MILUM - T/G - W. VIRGINIA
JACOLBY SPELLS - CB - W. VIRGINIA
