With The First Pick

Why do we need a mock draft in September? We are only two weeks into the NFL season and a ton has already changed. Suddenly, the Bears might be looking for a quarterback, the Jets have their first round pick again following Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending injury, and the Buccaneers are riding high led by Baker Mayfield. It’s been a weird start to 2023 for sure and there have been some major implications on the upcoming 2024 NFL draft. Every mock draft will change a ton between now and April, but it is a good way to get familiar with prospects and begin exploring potential team needs for NFL franchises. I did not set the draft order. It is largely based on the Super Bowl odds from Vegas Insider, tweaked slightly to make the appropriate number of teams from each conference appear in the playoffs and the resulting playoff results. If you don’t like where your team is picking, take it up with Vegas.