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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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04-27-2022, 07:18 AM | #1217 |
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Kansas City Chiefs Kayvon Thibodeaux EDGE, Oregon 13. Kansas City Chiefs Jameson Williams WR, Alabama 50. Kansas City Chiefs Jalen Pitre S, Baylor 62. Kansas City Chiefs Daniel Faalele OT, Minnesota 121. Kansas City Chiefs Phidarian Mathis IDL, Alabama 135. Kansas City Chiefs Damone Clark LB, LSU 233. Kansas City Chiefs Derion Kendrick CB, Georgia I traded #29 + #94 + 2023 1st + 2023 3rd + 2023 6th = #6 from CAR for DE K Thibs I traded #30 + #103 + x2 7th's = #13 from TEX for WR J Williams. Honestly, doesn't hurt that bad. If we get a comp pick next year to replace that 3rd then we're only down a 1st, we already have an extra 6th in 2023 apparently. I got us a star EDGE AND WR from the Tier 1 group to take us over the top, upgraded the other half of the starting DL, replaced Honey Badger with Pitre, completed our OL, and if we wait a bit on Clark's health the LB core as well. We would still need to find a FA CB somewhere to fill in, but this one's pretty solid. Last edited by Couch-Potato; 04-27-2022 at 07:24 AM.. |
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04-27-2022, 02:19 PM | #1218 |
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I traded back a few times just to see how it would work out. Lots of good depth/potential starters although a little weak at WR but couldn't pass on Mcbride at 94. Maybe sign another FA WR. I feel there's 5 or 6 that can contribute a lot this year.
29. Ebeketie DE 50. McCreary CB 62. Hall DL 68. Thomas DE 80. Armour-Davis CB 94. Mcbride TE 103. Ezukanma WR 121. Thornton WR 126. JT Woods S 135. Domann LB 168. Weatherford S 195. Eze OT 227. Jobe CB 233. Elliss DL 251. Chandler RB |
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04-27-2022, 03:11 PM | #1219 | |
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04-27-2022, 04:39 PM | #1220 |
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04-27-2022, 04:52 PM | #1221 |
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Arnold Ebiketie EDGE, 30. Kyler Gordon CB, 50. George Pickens WR, 62. Logan Hall EDGE, 94. Rachaad White RB, 103. JT Woods S, 121. Phidarian Mathis IDL, 135. Tyquan Thornton WR, |
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04-27-2022, 06:08 PM | #1223 |
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I really like Paschal's game. He would be a good value pick in the late 2nd.
Most experts have him rated as a 3rd rounder but I disagree. He is a monster run blocker for an edge. Just an overall fine football player. If you line him up opposite a Karlaftis or Ebiketie, that's very decent. |
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04-28-2022, 12:19 AM | #1225 | |
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Similar to mine. 29. Daxton Hill S Michigan 36. Arnold Ebiketie EDGE Penn State 50. Boye Mafe EDGE Minnesota 62. George Pickens WR Georgia 67. Travis Jones DT Connecticut 94. Calvin Austin III WR Memphis 103. Zyon McCollum CB Sam Houston State 135. Pierre Strong Jr. RB South Dakota State 233. Velus Jones Jr. WR Tennessee 243. Ryan Van Demark OT Connecticut 251. Jeremiah Gemmel LB North Carolina 259. Dylan Parham OG Memphis Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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04-28-2022, 05:19 AM | #1226 |
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Schrager has Elam-Burks at 29-30.
It seems to be at the point where just about every mock I see works for me. So many DL, DB, WR options. |
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04-28-2022, 06:00 AM | #1227 |
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And Sam Williams is always a 3rd rounder, which means you can grab him if you're short a DE through the first four picks.
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04-28-2022, 07:28 AM | #1228 |
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Matt Lane already complaining.
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04-28-2022, 07:37 AM | #1229 | |
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04-28-2022, 08:06 AM | #1230 | |
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