Pro Football Focus

Predicting the NFL draft is a fruitless yet satisfying endeavor. The draft never plays out how anyone hopes or dreams, but playing general manager for all 32 NFL teams creates a unique take on the proceedings. Every draft we see top prospects fall unexpectedly; we also see players who get picked way too high. It’s a fun exercise to try to predict every pick. For this mock draft, I’ve tried to fill an immediate and specific need for the team in question, and that’s what the “key change” function is for. Every team in the league was bad in a certain area, and here’s how that changes with the new addition in this draft.