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*** 2022 Mock Draft Megathread ***
Got a mock? Pop it in this thread. Include a picture if you want. Explain your reasoning if you want. Talk about your crushes... if you want.
See a good "pro" mock? Link it up in here and I'll add it to the OP. Duncan's latest mock Site The Draft Network This mock seems to be the most accurate site right now, so I go with this one. I don't pay for it, so no trades here. The plan is for this to be my last mock. I'm going to do it differently, though. I'm running 3 scenarios, and eschewing the 7th round picks, which I would use on a big swings on athleticism and potential. Lotto tickets. James Houston IV is one of them. Note: I used PFF to simulate the trade action, then manually backed up in the 2 "trade" drafts to make selections. Laborious, but gives you best of both worlds, IMO. I think PFF's trade tool is the best, but its board is whack. Draft slot: 29 Scenario 1: The Chiefs sit pat with their picks and don't make any moves at all. Seems the least likely, but hey... 1.29 | George Karlaftis, DE, Purdue. 1.30 | Boye Mafe, DE, Minnesota. 2.50 | George Pickens, WR, Georgia. 2.62 | Travis Jones, DT, UConn. 3.94 | Zyon McCollum, CB, Sam Houston State. 3.103(Comp for Poles) | Troy Andersen, LB, Montana State. 4.121 | Coby Bryant, CB, Cincinnati. 4.135 | Velus Jones, Jr., Tennessee Scenario 1 Debrief: So, sitting and waiting to see what comes to me was pretty successful here. The Chiefs FLOOD the defensive line with reinforcements, including at least 1 ready-made starter and two guys who should - at minimum - be in 50/50 rotations at their spots by year end. The Chiefs still get a big outside WR with tantalizing potential. They add some crazy athletic small-school guys, and a mid-round corner who just fits in the system, and a dynamo return man who might be more at WR. This looks pretty good. Though I have a hard time believing Karlaftis just falls to 29... Scenario 2: The Chiefs get aggressive and trade up. But for what? In this case, let's go wide receiver. In this run, Kansas City trades picks 29, 62, and a 2023 3rd to Houston for pick 13 and a 2023 4th, because they ARE as obsessed with a WR as people expect and are aggressive to go get him when the board falls right. They then trade BACK from 30 to 35 with the Jets, also including pick 94 in order to get 69 back. Then, last but not least, KC gets aggressive one more time and moves 103 and 121 for 85 from New England, leaving the Chiefs with 6 picks in the first four rounds. 1.13 | Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama. 2.35 | Cam Thomas, DE, San Diego State. 2.50 | Jalen Pitre, S, Baylor. 3.69 | Zachary Carter, DT, Florida. 3.85 | Sam Williams, DE, Ole Miss. 4.135 | Jaylen Watson, CB, Washington State Scenario 2 Debrief: I'm not saying KC should do this or even that I think they will (more on that in a few minutes). I'm just saying, man, what will it look like if the Chiefs get aggressive a few times AND are doing the big move for a WR? In this scenario, KC obviously believes Williams is a game-changer at the NFL level and is taking a small 2022 hit to make 2023+ better. The defensive line still gets reinforced, but the reinforcements are all a shade worse than the sit-pat draft option. If you like Kingsley Enagbare or Josh PAscal more than Thomas, I get it and wouldn't quibble at one of those guys instead. Logan Hall, too. Pitre is such a screaming perfect fit for KC's D. Carter is a great physical talent you can dream about coaching up. Williams' utility is known and gives them a true RE option to pair against their higher-drafted bigger guy. Watson is a developmental corner. I don't love it. I think Pitre makes the secondary a lot better and makes it easier to move on from Thornhill after 22. They have improved the defensive rotation, though one of the DEs would need to outperform expectations in Year 1 to get it to the same level as Scenario 1. In all, giving up the 2 extra selections in the top 4 rounds hurts the depth you can build, but I think it's more like what KC will do. Scenario 3: Same movements as #2 1.13 | Jermaine Johnson II, DE, Florida State. 2.35 | Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State. 2.50 | Sam Williams, DE, Ole Miss. 3.69 | Bryan Cook, S, Cincinnati. 3.85 | Martin Emerson, CB, Miss. State. 4.135 | Braxton Jones, T, Southern Utah Scenario 3 Debrief: This is the type of situation where I see KC paying the price to move up... if Johnson falls this far, I'd be shocked if KC isn't aggressively moving up. With this run, I take a risky but high upside WR in Watson (but you could sub in Pickens or Jahan Dotson or Tolbert or Metchie or Skyy Moore or really any of those tier 2 guys here if you prefer). The secondary reinforcements aren't flashy but are good fits. In this one, I think the plan has to become adding either another safety or corner in free agency before the season. Ideally, it's someone who can handle the slot and let Sneed thriver on the outside. The DL gets a major boost and some potential star power in Johnson and Williams, and the OL gets another T option and potential long-term starter to develop. Having completed the exercise and looking at the scenariors, I like the first one the most. But it really does come down to how the board breaks. Older mocks
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04-05-2022, 12:24 PM | #781 |
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I traded away next year's 3rd and both 6rd picks but tbh I'd do it again to get this draft
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04-05-2022, 01:28 PM | #782 |
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29. Christian Watson, WR. North Dakota State 30. David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan I’d be fairly happy with that, but it’s definitely a risky start with 2 boom or bust guys. I can appreciate taking big swings with most of our picks though. I personally would’ve went Dax Hill and David Ojabo. |
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04-05-2022, 01:47 PM | #783 | |
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But shit man. I'd nervous for a long-time about that. There's being willing to take risks on big swings, and then there's being reckless. This feels like the latter to me. |
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04-05-2022, 01:49 PM | #784 |
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I'm just not high on Ojabo at all.
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04-05-2022, 01:52 PM | #785 |
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Traded #29, #121 and a 2023 1st round pick to Houston for #13.
13. Jermaine Johnson, DE, Florida State Traded #30 and #259 to Green Bay for #53 and #59. (GB took Burks, WR). 50. Travis Jones, DT Connecticut 53. Cameron Thomas, EDGE San Diego State 59. Bernhard Raimann, OT Central Michigan 62. Christian Watson, WR North Dakota State 94. Trey McBride, TE Colorado State 103. Troy Andersen, LB Montana State Traded #135 and a 2023 5th round pick to Philadelphia for #124 124. Zyon McCollum, CB, Sam Houston State |
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04-05-2022, 02:08 PM | #787 |
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29.Jermaine Johnson
EDGE Florida State 30.Devonte Wyatt DT Georgia 50.Cameron Thomas EDGE San Diego State 62.George Pickens WR Georgia 94.Verone McKinley S Oregon 103.Zyon McCollum CB Sam Houston State 121.Troy Andersen LB Montana State 135.Dare Rosenthal OT Kentucky 233.Jermaine Waller CB Virginia Tech 243.Velus Jones Jr. WR Tennessee 251.Keaontay Ingram RB USC 259.D'Marco Jackson LB Appalachian State |
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04-05-2022, 02:10 PM | #788 |
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Idk. I haven't followed as closely as I used to. But it felt bad, value wise, in many pff mocks to be sitting at 29,30. So I tried moving around some.
I do feel this draft shored up all three levels of the defense, though, the secondary could probably still use some help. Added talent to the WR room, and set a path to get cheaper on special teams. Added a bit of athleticism to the roster for special teams as well. Last edited by Nightfyre; 04-05-2022 at 02:17 PM.. |
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04-05-2022, 07:18 PM | #790 |
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I did five rounds in the draft networks simulator. I hope the board goes this way...
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04-05-2022, 11:04 PM | #791 |
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This is probably a realistic kind of draft we could have by trading down with both firsts in such a deep class.
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04-06-2022, 07:28 AM | #795 |
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I’d be satisfied with these no-trade scenarios…
29. Perrion Winfrey, IDL 30. Kyler Gordon, CB 50. George Pickens, WR 62. Kingsley Enagbare, EDGE 94. Sam Williams, EDGE 103. JoJo Domann, LB 121. Gerrit Prince, TE 135. Max Mitchell, OT 233. Isaiah Pola-Mao, S 243. D'Vonte Price, RB 251. Zakoby McClain, LB 29. Kaiir Elam, CB 30. Perrion Winfrey, IDL 50. Jalen Pitre, S 62. Kingsley Enagbare, EDGE 94. Kyle Philips, WR 103. Myjai Sanders, EDGE 121. Gerrit Prince, TE 135. Max Mitchell, OT 233. D'Vonte Price, RB 243. Zakoby McClain, LB 251. Nick Ford, IOL 29. Perrion Winfrey, IDL 30. Chris Olave, WR 50. Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE 62. Nicholas Petit-Frere, OT 94. Sam Williams, EDGE 103. Josh Jobe, CB 121. Gerrit Prince, TE 135. John Ridgeway, IDL 233. Isaiah Pola-Mao, S 243. D'Vonte Price, RB 251. Nephi Sewell, LB |
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