Heading into this week, there were 436 industry mock drafts with 54 unique players since January 1st. That says a lot about this draft class. There is talent, but the disparity from picks 20-60 isn’t that much. That fact explains the multitude of players sent to the Vikings over the last 16 weeks.
In the final four days leading up to the NFL draft, there were 109 mock drafts with 21 different players selected. Here’s how it broke down.
Position breakdown
- Cornerback-4 players (33 total selections)
- Wide receiver-4 players (34 total selections)
- Edge rusher-4 players (4 selections)
- Defensive line-3 players (6 selections)
- Quarterback-3 players (26 selections)
- Center-1 player (1 selection)
- Safety-1 player (1 selection)
- Running back-1 player (1 selection)
Cornerback
- Maryland CB Deonte Banks-12 selections (62 total)
- Penn State CB Joey Porter Jr.-11 selections (30 total)
- Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes-9 selections (30 total)
- South Carolina CB Cam Smith-1 selection (28 total)
Wide receiver
- USC WR Jordan Addison-19 selections (52 total)
- TCU WR Quentin Johnston-7 selection (27 total)
- Boston College WR Zay Flowers-7 selections (25 total)
- Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba-1 selection (19 total)
Edge rusher
- Iowa EDGE Lukas Van Ness-1 selection (12 total)
- Georgia EDGE Nolan Smith-1 selection (11 total)
- Clemson EDGE Myles Murphy-1 selection (9 total)
- LSU EDGE B.J. Ojulari-1 selection (6 total)
Quarterback
- Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker-17 selections (36 total)
- Florida QB Anthony Richardson-6 selections (11 total)
- Kentucky QB Will Levis-3 selections (15 total)
Defensive line
- Pitt DT Calijah Kancey-4 selections (14 total)
- Clemson DT Byan Bresee-1 selection (14 total)
- Michigan DT Mazi Smith-1 selection (4 total)
Other positions
- Alabama S Brian Branch-4 selecions (19 total)
- Texas RB Bijan Robinson-1 selection (3 total)
- Minnesota C John Michael Schmitz-1 selelction (4 total)
