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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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04-07-2022, 05:53 PM | #856 |
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Sneed we will probably pay. We should have the cap room, and as a player who can play inside, outside, and blitz all at a high level he has a lot of extra value over a strictly boundary corner.
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04-07-2022, 05:55 PM | #857 | |
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04-07-2022, 06:11 PM | #858 |
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I think Sneed CAN be excellent but his play last year was massively overated by people here.
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04-07-2022, 10:03 PM | #859 |
SuperBowl or bust
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For staying put, I’d be excited for this draft.
The idea of moving up 5-10 spots by using a combo of this years and next years picks is growing on me. I wonder how far we could get if we traded next years first and the 50 pick this year. |
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04-07-2022, 10:43 PM | #860 |
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I like where your head is at. The only thing is I am not a believer in mafe
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04-08-2022, 09:41 AM | #861 | |
SuperBowl or bust
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He also had the highest pass rush grade of anyone at senior bowl week. I don’t get the attempted narrative that he wouldn’t be a good fit in KC, but maybe I’m missing something. |
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04-08-2022, 10:45 PM | #862 |
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I’ve seen enough mock drafts where we give up a ton of value for Jameson Williams. Jesus Christ it’s getting old.
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04-08-2022, 11:02 PM | #863 |
In Search of a Life
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KC
29. David Ojabo EDGE Michigan KC 30. Jahan Dotson WR Penn State KC 50. Travis Jones DT Connecticut KC 62. Sam Williams EDGE Mississippi KC 94. Nick Cross S Maryland KC 103. Zyon McCollum CB Sam Houston State KC 121. Jelani Woods TE Virginia KC 135. Tyquan Thornton WR Baylor |
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04-09-2022, 02:03 AM | #864 | |
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04-09-2022, 06:49 AM | #865 |
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Some of these land so great
29. Kansas City Chiefs Chris Olave WR, Ohio State 30. Kansas City Chiefs Daxton Hill S, Michigan 50. Kansas City Chiefs Cameron Thomas EDGE, San Diego State 62. Kansas City Chiefs DeMarvin Leal IDL, Texas A&M 94. Kansas City Chiefs James Cook RB, Georgia 103. Kansas City Chiefs Josh Williams - Fayetteville State CB, NCAA 121. Kansas City Chiefs Bo Melton WR, Rutgers 135. Kansas City Chiefs Terrel Bernard LB, Baylor |
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04-09-2022, 09:11 AM | #866 |
Go Chiefs!
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KC
29. David Ojabo EDGE Michigan KC 30. George Pickens WR Georgia KC 50. Drake Jackson EDGE USC KC 62. Breece Hall RB Iowa State KC 94. Greg Dulcich TE UCLA KC 103. Darian Kinnard OT Kentucky KC 121. Zyon McCollum CB Sam Houston State KC 135. John Ridgeway DT Arkansas |
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04-09-2022, 06:00 PM | #867 |
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Spags loves man corners. If we take one early I think this is the dude
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04-09-2022, 09:03 PM | #868 |
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Would never happen but damn this would be great:
KC 29. Devonte Wyatt DT Georgia KC 35. David Ojabo EDGE Michigan trade icon KC 56. Cameron Thomas EDGE San Diego State trade icon KC 62. Jalen Tolbert WR South Alabama KC 69. Kyler Gordon CB Washington trade icon KC 94. Leo Chenal LB Wisconsin KC 103. Jerome Ford RB Cincinnati KC 121. Erik Ezukanma WR Texas Tech KC 135. Zachary Carter DT Florida KC 233. Scott Nelson S Wisconsin KC 243. Spencer Burford OT UTSA KC 251. Ty Chandler RB North Carolina KC 259. Kyler McMichael CB North Carolina 2023 DAL 3rd |
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04-09-2022, 09:31 PM | #869 | |
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I'd be perfectly fine for a trade-up for one of the big-time pass rushers if they fall into reach in the early teens. That's it though. |
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04-09-2022, 10:39 PM | #870 |
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Schrager believes KC will pick Travis Jones and trade down with Seattle picking Matt Coral.
He didn't mention the pick compensation for KC |
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