NFL mock draft season is officially open.
We’ve seen some of the experts around the internet projecting which top college prospects are going where in the league’s annual draft later this year, and while there’s plenty of time for names to move up and down depending on the combine, individual workouts and maybe some trades, it’s a good time to start our annual consensus mock draft, even if the NFL draft order isn’t completely set.
We take a bunch of mocks — specifically, our latest mock draft from Christian D’Andrea, Draft Wire, ESPN’s Mel Kiper, NFL.com, Pro Football Focus and CBS. Then, we look at the picks each made and average out each player’s positions and match them to each of the first 31 picks (the Dolphins forfeited their pick). Anyone left out of a first-round mock was assigned the 32rd pick.
Be sure to check out D’Andrea’s first mock draft as well as the current up-to-date official draft order through divisional round. Note that some of these picks may have quirky matches to the team given that trades are made in some mocks (hence the QB pick going to the Bears! And I don’t think the Eagles will draft a quarterback!).
1
Chicago Bears: QB Bryce Young, Alabama
Average: 2.167
2
Houston Texans: DL Jalen Carter, Georgia
Average: 2.83
3
Arizona Cardinals: DE Will Anderson, Alabama
Average: 3.0
4
Indianapolis Colts: QB CJ Stroud, Ohio State
Average: 3.17
5
Seattle Seahawks (from Denver Broncos): QB Will Levis, Kentucky
Average: 5.33
6
Detroit Lions (from Los Angeles Rams): DE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
Average: 6.17
7
Las Vegas Raiders: DE Myles Murphy, Clemson
Average: 10.5
8
Atlanta Falcons: OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
Average: 10,5
9
Carolina Panthers: OT Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
Average: 11.0
10
Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans Saints): QB Anthony Richardson, Florida
Average: 12.5
11
Tennessee Titans: CB Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
Average: 12.67
12
Houston Texans (from Cleveland Browns): DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson
Average: 13.17
13
New York Jets: CB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
Average: 15.83
14
New England Patriots: WR Quentin Johnston, TCU
Average: 16.33
15
Green Bay Packers: CB Christian Gonzalez, Oregon
Average: 16.67
16
Washington Commanders: OT Broderick Jones, Georgia
Average: 18.33
17
Pittsburgh Steelers: DE Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
Average: 18.67
18
Detroit Lions: S Brian Branch, Alabama
Average: 19.17
19
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: WR Jordan Addison, USC
Average: 19.33
20
Seattle Seahawks: TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
Average: 21.0
21
Los Angeles Chargers: CB Cam Smith, South Carolina
Average: 21.33
22
Baltimore Ravens: WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
Average: 21.83
23
Minnesota Vikings: G O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida
24
Jacksonville Jaguars: LB Trenton Simpson, Clemson
Average: 24.83
25
New York Giants: CB Kelee Ringo, Georgia
Average: 25.0
26
Dallas Cowboys: RB Bijan Robinson, Texas
Average: 27.17
27
Buffalo Bills: WR Zay Flowers, Boston College
Average: 28.17
28
Cincinnati Bengals: LB Drew Sanders, Arkansas
Average: 28.0
29
Kansas City Chiefs: CB Deonte Banks, Maryland
Average: 28.33
30
Philadelphia Eagles: WR Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
Average: 28.5
31
Denver Broncos (from San Francisco 49ers via Miami Dolphins): DT Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
Average: 28.33
