Sam Farmer's Nfl Mock Draft 1.0: Tom Brady's Raiders Won't Pass On A Quarterback

NFL teams are surviving connected nan edge.

Sure, it’s a quarterback’s league, but a awesome attraction of nan upcoming NFL draft will beryllium astir getting to nan quarterback. This people is loaded pinch talented walk rushers, and teams fig to return advantage of that early and often. This mock draught has separator rushers disconnected nan committee pinch nan second, 3rd and 4th selections.

How due that nan April 23-25 draught will beryllium held for nan first clip successful Pittsburgh, birthplace of nan Steel Curtain.

The Steelers, incidentally, return a receiver successful this mock — and location are tons of talented prospects astatine that spot, too. This contemplates nan Rams selecting USC receiver Makai Lemon, though it’s wholly imaginable that nan sure-handed Trojans prima will already beryllium gone by nan clip nan 13th prime rolls around.

The Chargers, meanwhile, return an violative lineman to reside nan request that haunted them each past play aft they were ravaged by injuries up front.

One look astatine really nan draught could unfold:

1. Las Vegas Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza (Indiana) — Tom Brady loves him. The Raiders are trying to build something, and this Heisman victor figures to beryllium a cornerstone.

2. New York Jets: Edge Arvell Reese (Ohio State) — Jets had zero interceptions and 4 takeaways past season, some NFL records, and deliberation Reese has immoderate Micah Parsons qualities.

3. Arizona Cardinals: Edge David Bailey (Texas Tech) — As walk rushers go, nan Cardinals person Josh Sweat, who isn’t peculiarly happy, and a bunch of young guys who person struggled to enactment healthy.

4. Tennessee Titans: Edge Rueben Bain Jr. (Miami) — Although they person been collecting protect linemen, nan Titans still request thief astatine nan edge. Also could usage a supporting formed for Cam Ward.

Notre Dame moving backmost Jeremiyah Love carries nan shot against Pittsburgh successful November.

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5. New York Giants: RB Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame) — John Harbaugh doesn’t ever draught for need, and he loves to lb defenses pinch a moving game. Love is nan champion successful this class.

6. Cleveland Browns: OT Monroe Freeling (Georgia) — The Browns are wholly rebooting their violative statement and had hoped to motion Packers free supplier tackle Rasheed Walker, alternatively nabbed by Carolina.

7. Washington Commanders: S Caleb Downs (Ohio State) — The Commanders could usage thief astatine virtually each position — everything but QB — and a game-changing protect backmost would get a lukewarm welcome.

8. New Orleans Saints: LB Sonny Styles (Ohio State) — Saints mightiness spell receiver here, but Saints request a protect stalwart too. If Love and Downs are gone — arsenic they are successful this mock — Styles would beryllium a fit.

9. Kansas City Chiefs: WR Carnell Tate (Ohio State) — The cupboard is bare astatine receiver pinch conscionable Xavier Worthy and Jalen Royals, truthful nan Chiefs are hopeless for immoderate thief there. Not nan first time.

10. Cincinnati Bengals: CB Mansoor Delane (Louisiana State) — The Bengals are bringing backmost virtually their full discourtesy and person spent nan offseason coming up pinch ways to amended their historically bad defense.

11. Miami Dolphins: Edge Keldric Faulk (Auburn) — Dolphins request a walk rusher successful nan worst way. Best separator connected nan roster is Chop Robinson, and that’s not capable for this franchise.

12. Dallas Cowboys: CB Jermod McCoy (Tennessee) — The Cowboys traded for Rashan Gary, which addressed their request astatine edge. Here’s a chance to upgrade astatine corner.

Wide receiver Makai Lemon runs pinch nan shot during USC’s pro time connected March 12.

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13. Rams: WR Makai Lemon (USC) — Having raided Kansas City’s protect backfield, nan Rams tin enactment put and return a receiver, aliases possibly waste and acquisition up for a semipermanent bookend to Puka Nacua.

14. Baltimore Ravens: G Olaivavega Ioane (Penn State) — The Ravens person an opening astatine some defender and center, truthful they move their attraction to nan interior of their violative line.

15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: LB CJ Allen (Georgia) — The Buccaneers had conscionable 37 sacks past season, fewest nether Todd Bowles, and if each nan champion separator rushers are gone, linebacker would thief too.

16. New York Jets: WR Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State) — The Jets request a No. 2 receiver to statement up other Garrett Wilson and bid immoderate attraction connected nan outside.

17. Detroit Lions: Edge Akheem Mesidor (Miami) — The Lions request personification they tin brace pinch Aidan Hutchinson to put unit connected opposing quarterbacks, and Mesidor has a batch of potential.

18. Minnesota Vikings: S Dillon Thieneman (Oregon) — Harrison Smith is 37 and nan Vikings request to commencement readying for nan early astatine that position; they request different protect back.

19. Carolina Panthers: OL Spencer Fano (Utah) — Fano tin play each 5 positions connected nan violative line, and that’s awfully enticing for a franchise pinch an injured near tackle and successful request of a center.

20. Dallas Cowboys: LB Jacob Rodriguez (Texas Tech) — Micah Parsons is gone, and nan Cowboys allowed 6.1 yards per play past season, 2nd worst successful nan league. They request thief each over.

21. Pittsburgh Steelers: WR Omar Cooper Jr. (Indiana) — The Steelers person DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman, some of whom will beryllium 29 successful nan upcoming play and will bid a batch of money.

Miami violative lineman Francis Mauigoa prepares for a threat against Louisville successful October.

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22. Chargers: OL Francis Mauigoa (Miami) — With each nan problems nan Chargers person had cobbling together an violative line, they request to attraction connected protecting Justin Herbert.

23. Philadelphia Eagles: S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren (Toledo) — Reed Blankenship, a fixture successful Philadelphia’s defense and a QB successful nan secondary, signed pinch Houston arsenic a free agent.

24. Cleveland Browns: CB Avieon Terrell (Clemson) — The Browns addressed their discourtesy pinch nan sixth prime and now tin attraction connected a protect position of need. Corner is key.

25. Chicago Bears: CB Chris Johnson (San Diego State) — Tyrique Stevenson is nan fourth-most-targeted area successful nan league. The Bears request to upgrade astatine that spot other Jaylon Johnson.

26. Buffalo Bills OL Kadyn Proctor (Alabama) — Buffalo wants to tally nan ball, and Proctor is an outstanding downhill tally blocker. He tin besides move wrong and use a squad that needs interior help.

27. San Francisco 49ers: OT Blake Miller (Clemson) — The 49ers person to scheme for their early astatine some tackle spots. Miller is durable and a peculiarly adept walk blocker.

28. Houston Texans: OT Caleb Lomu (Utah) — Houston’s violative statement has been a problem for years and that’s not going away. Lomu is young but terrific successful walk protection. Good news for C.J. Stroud.

29. Kansas City Chiefs: Edge Cashius Howell (Texas A&M) — Kansas City’s walk unreserved has declined 2 years successful a row. The Chiefs request thief successful a batch of areas, but getting to passer is vital.

30. Denver Broncos: DT Kayden McDonald (Ohio State) — Broncos person an outstanding defense but it takes activity to support that up. The departure of John Franklin-Myers warrants DL attention.

31. New England Patriots: TE Kenyon Sadiq (Oregon) — Mike Vrabel has already tipped his manus astir his liking successful this people of tight ends. Give Drake Maye different limb astatine nan position.

32. Seattle Seahawks: CB Colton Hood (Tennessee) — The Seahawks request thief — and extent — astatine this spot, particularly pinch nan departure of Riq Woolen to Philadelphia.