Senior Bowl week is here, which marks the start of draft season, and rumors are running rampant about basically every prospect. Javon Kinlaw was the best player on the field in Mobile on Tuesday, and he lands inside the top 10 in this mock.
Also, there's no way the Patriots let Tom Brady sign with another team, right? In this mock, he stays in Foxborough, and the front office gets him an ultra-gifted wideout who can get open.
The draft order is now set through No. 30 overall. Position rankings are based on our composite prospect rankings.
Now, to the picks.
NFL Mock Draft
Round 1
Round 1 - Pick 1
The Bengals will get some calls for the No. 1 pick, but it'll be a downright shocker if Burrow is not the pick for Cincinnati.
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Round 1 - Pick 2
Young is too talented and too productive for the Redskins to pass on him, especially with Ryan Kerrigan entering the twilight of his career.
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Round 1 - Pick 3
The top three have been locked in for a while. With Young gone, the Lions improve the defense with the best cornerback in this class.
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Round 1 - Pick 4
Curveball from Dave Gettleman? No way. Wirfs going before Andrew Thomas would be a surprise, but it's not a bad pick by the Giants. Wirfs is as strong as they come, athletic for his size and has experience at right and left tackle.
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Round 1 - Pick 5
I can't see the Dolphins passing on Tagovailoa sitting here at No. 5 overall, even if they aren't convinced he'll be ready to play the entire 2020 season.
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Round 1 - Pick 6
Herbert is the most physically gifted quarterback at the Senior Bowl, and even if he sits beyond Tyrod Taylor at times early on in his career, the Chargers have to seriously consider him here.
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Round 1 - Pick 7
Luke Kuechly retires and Simmons falls into Carolina's lap. Perfect situation for new head coach Matt Rhule.
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Round 1 - Pick 8
Buzz has materialized about Lamb being the consensus top receiver and will likely to be the first player off the board at his position in April.
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Round 1 - Pick 9
Derrick Brown may be a more household name, but Kinlaw provides more as a pass rusher and can play multiple positions across the defensive line.
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Round 1 - Pick 10
The Browns' war room erupts with the board falling this way. Thomas will be the top offensive lineman for many teams in this draft.
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Round 1 - Pick 11
Joe Douglas decides first to go offensive line to protect Sam Darnold first in what is a deep receiver class. Becton is a behemoth with high-end athletic traits and vines for arms.
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Round 1 - Pick 12
Henderson is flying under the radar now but expect a rise when more get to his film. He's very sticky in man coverage.
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Round 1 - Pick 13
How about this pairing? Jeudy in Frank Reich's West Coast offense would be glorious.
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Round 1 - Pick 14
More youthful secondary pieces for the Buccaneers, a team with a defense no one wanted to play down the stretch. McKinney does everything well.
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Round 1 - Pick 15
With Von Miller, Bradley Chubb, and Brown up front, they have one of the more ferocious defensive fronts in the AFC in 2020.
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Round 1 - Pick 16
If he was a little taller, Fulton would be a consensus top 10 pick. He slides a bit, but the Falcons are happy to add him to their secondary that needs reworking.
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Round 1 - Pick 17
With Byron Jones likely to bolt in free agency, the Cowboys need a physical corner to man the perimeter. That is Diggs' forte at his size, playing style and length.
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From
Pittsburgh Steelers
Round 1 - Pick 18
The Dolphins pair Tagovailoa with his blindside protector in Wills, an overwhelmingly powerful blocker with outstanding fundamentals and good feet.
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From
Chicago Bears
Round 1 - Pick 19
The Raiders want more offensive weapons. Shenault is a horse in the open field.
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From
Los Angeles Rams
Round 1 - Pick 20
Good luck running to the outside against the Jaguars with Myles Jack and Murray at linebacker.
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Round 1 - Pick 21
Dream come true for the Eagles, a team starved to inject more youth and talent to its receiver group.
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Round 1 - Pick 22
Chassion is a relatively young but powerful, bendy, and refined pass rusher who has the athleticism to play some SAM linebacker if need be.
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Round 1 - Pick 23
In this scenario, Tom Brady returns to New England and the Patriots get him more explosion and separation ability at receiver with the hyper-quick Reagor.
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Round 1 - Pick 24
While the Saints don't pass down the field much at this point in Drew Brees' career, Ruggs is a threat to score on screens and slants because of his world-class speed.
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Round 1 - Pick 25
Jackson needs to add strength but has physical traits of a first-round left tackle.
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From
Houston Texans
Round 1 - Pick 26
The Dolphins stop Delpit's slide and get a big, springy safety who can carry out a multitude of responsibilities on the defense.
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Round 1 - Pick 27
Can't get away from this pairing. Hall is a long, instinctive-in-zone cornerback with long arms. Perfect in Seattle.
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Round 1 - Pick 28
This would represent a sizable plummet from where the consensus is right now on Epenesa, but the Ravens love big, oversized defenders up front, and Epenesa is a mammoth presence.
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Round 1 - Pick 29
Weaver is very bendy for being 260-ish pounds and has coverage chops thanks to how Boise State used him. Mike Vrabel will love him.
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Round 1 - Pick 30
Jefferson steps in and gives Aaron Rodgers a sizable pass-catching target with good YAC skills.
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Round 1 - Pick 31
The Chiefs get a multi-dimensional second-level player in Uche who already has stellar pass-rushing ability and can be coached on the coverage aspect of playing linebacker.
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Round 1 - Pick 32
Terrell had some lowlights in the national title game but is a long man-to-man corner with plus mirroring skills.
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