It seems as though everyone is posting mock drafts this week, so I figured that I should follow suit. These are just fun exercises at this point because we know nothing about trades or how teams feel about individual prospects. We’re merely giving our best current guesses based on team needs and perceived fit. I…
Every year, hundreds of players who hoped to hear their names called go undrafted. This is not the end of their journey, however. Many of these players will be signed by NFL teams and given a chance to make their rosters; many of them will do just that. As Field Yates of ESPN recently pointed…
Now is a good time to take a step back, look at what happened over the weekend, and evaluate how we think each team did in the draft. Such analyses may prove silly within months; players drafted highly might struggle, and “project” players who were selected late could prove to be hidden gems. The teams…
And with that, the 2022 NFL Draft is complete! For these rounds, I like to look at the team picks holistically. The last 4 rounds are about teams filling holes on their roster with solid starters/backups or players with upside that they can develop. All of the players in this part of the draft have…
Rounds 2 and 3 of the NFL Draft are now in the rear-view mirror. Lots of trades took place, and 3 quarterbacks were taken, but none in the second round. There were some surprising slides and some egregious reaches, but that’s what the draft is all about: different teams judge and value various players in…
The first round of the 2022 NFL draft is officially in the books! The first two picks went according to plan, a few mild surprises were observed in the remainder of the top 10, and then chaos ensued. The 11th, 12th, and 13th picks were all traded, with 6 other subsequent trades. These 9 trades…
The NFL Draft is only a day away. 32 players will hear their names called on opening night, and we will all learn where they will play as rookies. This year, however, is more mysterious than most. The top-level talent in this class is not the strongest; in fact, many analysts agree that the 2022…