First Mock Draft
Today, I had my first mock draft of the season, and likely won't share any other of my mock drafts. I had the second overall selection (which means I also had the 23rd), and I think it seemed to go very well. Granted, I was not up against stellar competition, and some people likely weren't paying the amount of attention I was, but it still provides a better insight at what the rankings are and where to select players.
To start off the draft with the number two selection, I took WR Julio Jones from Atlanta. The only player not on the board was Antonio Brown, a wide receiver from Pittsburgh, and I took him over everybody else. I believe his top receiver status combined with him not having competition around him to "take passes away from him" makes him a high value target. Here are the rest of my selections:
Second Round: RB LeSean McCoy, Buffalo
Third Round: RB Thomas Rawls, Seattle
Fourth Round: WR Amari Cooper, Oakland
Fifth Round: WR John Brown, Arizona
Sixth Round: QB Philip Rivers, San Diego
Seventh Round: TE Julius Thomas, Jacksonville
Eight Round: RB DeAngelo Williams, Pittsburgh
Ninth Round: WR Laquon Treadwell, Minnesota
Tenth Round: QB Derek Carr, Oakland
Eleventh Round: Arizona Cardinals Defense
Twelveth Round: TE Jared Cook, Green Bay
Thirteenth Round: Kansas City Defense
I did not wait around to select a kicker in the 14th round, and I have no idea who the computer chose.
I think my draft could have gone better, and perhaps taking a Todd Gurley and TY Hilton instead of Julio Jones and Thomas Rawls would have been a better option, but you never know. I went with Julio, and I think he is the right decision but you may disagree. I also chose to have two tight ends and two defenses, since I am the type who wants a backup of every position, and can use the waiver wire later when playing time solidifies to make roster changes. I took Jared Cook over many other tight end options late as well, because I believe that he may be a bigger part of the Packer offense than people realize, and some of the tight ends like Gary Barnidge might have been a one-hit wonder, so to speak.
