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The NFL season is heading into its stretch run here in Mid-December as playoff races in both conferences are tight. For college football, it's officially bowl season as the next few weeks will be filled with entertaining games leading into the College Football Playoff semifinals on New Year's Eve and the title game on January 10th. With bowl season here and the NFL regular season winding down, I figured this would a great time to release a new mock draft which is my fourth since the 2021 draft concluded. This mock takes a focus on the last month or so of the season and the players and teams going into bowl season. For a lot of these players, they have the chance to up their stock even more with strong performances. As it stands now, the Detroit Lions are set to have the top pick in the draft with Jacksonville and Houston right behind them with two wins a piece. The New York Jets have three wins but they also hold Seattle's pick as the Seahawks' pick sits in the Top 10 as well. Then there's the New York Giants. At 4-9, they have the 6th pick but also have Chicago's pick going back to the Justin Fields trade last year. Right now, the Giants are set to have picks No. 5 and No. 6 which could me grounds for a trade back to acquire more capital.