BY Mike Rifkin and Mark Halpern.
MIKE RIFKIN MOCK DRAFT 1
- BEARS – CALEB WILLIAMS – QB – USC- Who knows what the Justin Fields trade market looks like at the moment but for the second consecutive year the Bears have the number one pick, they cannot pass on another QB.
- COMMANDERS – JAYDEN DANIELS – QB – LSU – The Commanders find their QB solution here. Daniels, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner brings a lot of upside.
- VIKINGS (FROM NE) DRAKE MAYE – QB – NORTH CAROLINA – After losing Kirk Cousins to the Falcons, the Vikings find their next QB. Maye needs to work on some things but there is a lot of upside to him. (Trade Minnesota sends 11, 42, Minnesota’s first rd pick in 2025 to NE in exchange for 3)
- CARDINALS – MARVIN HARRISON JR – WR – OHIO STATE – The top pass catcher comes off the board here. Harrison gives the Cardinals a true number one receiver.
- CHARGERS – MALIK NABERS – WR – LSU. The Chargers face a dilemma when it comes to Mike Williams and Keenan Allen and their cap situation. Quentin Johnston didn’t have the best rookie season, Nabers is a solid receiver for Herbert.
- GIANTS- ROME ODUNZE – WR – WASHINGTON – I don’t care if Daniel Jones, Kerry Collins or Fran Tarkenton back at QB, the Giants skilled positions are some of the worst in the NFL. Odunze led the NCAA in receiving yards last season.
- TITIANS – JOE ALT – OT – NOTRE DAME – The Titans were tied for fourth in the league in most sacks allowed. To truly see how Will Levis develops, they need to protect him. In steps Alt the All-American from Notre Dame.
- BRONCOS (FROM ATL) – JJ MCCARTHY- QB – MICHIGAN- The Russell Wilson era in Denver was quicker than Michael Jordan’s baseball career. The draft allows Sean Payton to pick his guy. With Mccarthy the Broncos are getting a proven winner with a lot of upside.(TRADE : DENVER SENDS 11, 76, 2025 FIRST FOR 8 AND 109)
- BEARS – DALLAS TURNER – EDGE – ALABAMA – When you think of the Bears you think defense. Well the Bears last season had the second fewest sacks in the NFL last season. Turner is the best pass rusher in the draft, and if you look at his numbers in college the only player with more sacks was Will Anderson (who played opposite Turner at Bama).
- JETS – OLUMUYIWA FASHANU – OT – PENN ST – Mekhi Becton is a free agent and really struggled last season. Unless Aaron Rodgers is going to be RFK’S VP candidate the Jets need to protect him.
- PATRIOTS – BO NIX – QB – OREGON – THE PATRIOTS SIGNED JACOBY BRISSETT TO BE THEIR QB AND ALLOW NIX TO DEVELOP. NIX RAN A CREATIVE OFFENSE AT OREGON IT MIGHT TAKE TIME FOR HIM TO DEVELOP AT THE NFL LEVEL
- FALCONS – JARED VERSE – EDGE – FLORIDA ST – THE FALCONS HAVE THEIR QB IN KIRK COUSINS, NOW THEY FOCUS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BALL. VERSE CAN BE AN EXTREMELY GOOD PASS RUSHER.
- RAIDERS – TERRION ARNOLD – CB ALABAMA – THE RAIDERS HAVE STRUCK OUT ON YOUNG CORNERS RECENTLY. WHILE THEY HAVE OTHER NEEDS, THEY NEED TO FIND A WAY TO STOP PATRICK MAHOMES AND JUSTIN HERBERT.
- SAINTS – JC LATHAM – OT ALABAMA – THE SAINTS ARE A WILDCARD TEAM. THEY HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO PROTECT DEREK CARR. LATHAM WAS EXPLOSIVE AT THE COMBINE AND CAN BE A PLUG AND PLAY GUY.
- COLTS – BROCK BOWERS – TE -GEORGIA – WHAT’S A YOUNG QB’S BEST FRIEND, A RELIABLE SAFETY VALVE. BOWERS IS A X FACTOR AND ASK GEORGIA HOW MUCH THEY’LL MISS HIM. RICHARDSON TO BOWERS MIGHT BE THE NEW FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE.
- SEAHAWKS – LAITAU LATU – EDGE – UCLA – THE SEAHAWKS WERE MIDDLE OF THE PACK WHEN IT CAME TO SACKS LAST SEASON. LATU IS THE MOST POLISHED PASS RUSHER IN THE DRAFT AND COULD BE AN EXCELLENT FIT IN MIKE MACDONALD’S SCHEME.
- JAGUARS – QUINYON MITCHELL – CB – TOLEDO – MITCHELL IS LONG, FAST AND ATHLETIC. THAT SHOULD HELP THE JAGS WHO NOW HAVE TO SLOW DOWN THE TITANS AND TEXANS PASSING GAMES.
- BENGALS – BRIAN THOMAS JR. – WR – LSU – TEE HIGGINS IS PLAYING ON THE FRANCHISE TAG AND HAS REQUESTED A TRADE, TYLER BOYD IS A FREE AGENT. JOE BURROW NEEDS ANOTHER WEAPON. THOMAS HAS SIZE AND SPEED TO HELP JA’MARR CHASE ON THE OUTSIDE.
- RAMS – TROY FAUTANU – OL- WASHINGTON – THE RAMS GOAL THIS OFFSEASON HAS BEEN WORK THE OFFENSIVE LINE. IF MATTHEW STAFFORD IS PROTECTED HE IS STILL REALLY GOOD. FAUTANU HAS UNREAL SPEED FOR A LINEMAN.
- STEELERS NATE WIGGINS – CB CLEMSON – WIGGINS IS FAST. PUTTING HIM OPPOSITE JOEY PORTER JR GIVES THE STEELERS A NICE YOUNG CORNER DUO.
- DOLPHINS – JACKSON POWERS -JOHNSON- C – OREGON – POWERS -JOHNSON IS ATHLETIC AND WOULD HELP AN OFFENSIVE LINE THAT DESPERATELY NEEDS THE HELP.
- EAGLES – CHOP ROBINSON – EDGE – PENN ST – THE EAGLES HAVE GIVEN HAASON REDDICK PERMISSION TO SPEAK TO OTHER TEAMS.
- VIKINGS (VIA TEXANS) – TALIESE FUAGA – OG – OREGON ST- THE VIKINGS ALREADY MOVED UP FOR THE QB OF THE FUTURE. NOW THEY GET FUAGA, WHO SLIPS IN HERE AND CAN HELP THE OFFENSIVE LINE
- COWBOYS – TYLER GUYTON – OT -OKLAHOMA – TYRON SMITH IS STILL A FREE AGENT. GUYTON CAN SLOT RIGHT IN AND BRINGS ATHLETICISM TO A DALLAS O LINE THAT NEEDS TO PROTECT DAK.
- PACKERS – COOPER DEJEAN – CB – IOWA – AFTER THE ADDITION OF XAVIER MCKINNEY, DEJEAN WILL PLAY ACROSS FROM JAIRE ALEXANDER. DEJAN HAS GREAT INSTINCTS AND BY PLAYING AT IOWA WON’T HAVE TO ADJUST TO THE WEATHER.
- BUCS – KOOL AID MCKINSTRY – CB – ALABAMA – THE BUCS TRADED AWAY CARLTON DAVIS. MCKINSTRY IS BIG AND FAST AND COULD MATCHUP WELL AGAINST OPPOSING RECEIVERS IN THE NFC SOUTH.
- CARDINALS – KINGSLEY SUAMATIA – OT BYU – THE CARDINALS ARE STICKING TO THEIR WORD THAT KYLER MURRAY IS THEIR GUY. AT 4 THEY GET THE BEST RECEIVER FOR HIM, NOW THEY GRAB PROTECTION. SUAMATIA IS VERY ATHLETIC FOR HIS SIZE.
- BILLS – ADONAI MITCHELL – WR – TEXAS – MITCHELL PUT ON A SHOW AT THE COMBINE WITH HIS SPEED. THE BILLS HAVE A NEED AT RECEIVER AFTER GABE DAVIS LEFT AND THE CURIOUS CASE OF STEFON DIGGS CONTINUES.
- LIONS – KAMARI LASSITER – CB – GEORGIA – THE LIONS WERE SO CLOSE TO BEING IN THE SUPER BOWL, AND PART OF THE REASON THEY DIDN’T WAS THEIR SECONDARY. LASSITER WILL PAIR WITH THE NEWLY ACQUIRED CARLTON DAVIS TO HELP DETROIT.
- RAVENS – XAVIER WORTHY – WR – TEXAS – WORTHY HAD AN EXCELLENT 40 YARD DASH AT THE COMBINE. THE RAVENS HAVE A NEED AFTER CUTTING OBJ. PUTTING WORTHY WITH LAST YEAR’S FIRST RD PICK ZAY FLOWERS GIVES THE RAVENS A LOT OF SPEED.
- 49ERS – JER’ZHAN NEWTON – DT – ILLINOIS – HERE IS YOUR ARIK ARMSTEAD REPLACEMENT. NEWTON HAS GREAT VALUE HERE AT 31.
- CHIEFS – KEON COLEMAN – WR – FSU – COLEMAN GIVES MAHOMES A MAJOR WEAPON AND A TREMENDOUS REDZONE TARGET. WITH HOW RASHEE RICE DEVELOPED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR AND THE SIGNING OF HOLLYWOOD BROWN THE CHIEFS OFFENSE WILL BE BACK TO BEING DYNAMIC.
Halpern Mock Draft #2
- NE Caleb Williams(trade with Chi) Chi gets (Trade Chi gets 3, 34,103, yr,2025 1st and 3rd)
- Washington Drake Maye
- Chi Marvin Harrison JR (#3 trade with NE)
- Ari Malik Nabers
- MIN (trade with Chargers) BO Nix QB
- NYG Rome Odunze WR
- Ten Joe Alt OL
- Atlanta Dallas Turner
- Chi Jc Latham OL
- NYj Tali Fugaga
- LAC Brock Bowers (trade with MIN)TE
- Den J.J McCarthy QB
- LV Olumuyiwa Fashanu OL
- NO Byron Murphy DT
- IND Quinyon Mitchell CB
- SEA Amarius Mims OT
- JAX Jackson Powers Johnson OL
- CIN Tyler Guyton OL
- LAR Terrion Arnold CB
- PIT Adonai Mitchell WR
- MIA Graham Barton C
- PHI Chop Robinson EDGE
- LAC Cooper De Jean CB
- DALLAS Laiatu Latu DE
- GB Kool-aid McKinstry CB
- TB Kamari Lassiter CB
- ARI Keon Coleman Wr
- BUF Ladd McConkey WR
- DET Jer’Zhan Newton DT
- Balt Jordan Morgan OL
- 49ers Brian Thomas Jr. WR
- KC Xavier Worthy WR
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