1.01: Colt (via Brad)- Jeremiah Love, RB, Notre Dame, Arizona Cardinals
No change from previous mock draft. Love is a CMC or Bijan level prospect. No need to overthink it. Henry and Barkley were solid even with bad offensive lines and terrible QB play. You get the pure bred and then pray for them to figure out OL and QB. Kubiak is good. This season Love should be a solid RB2 while he splits time with Allgeier and James Conner. Then after Conner fades into the sunset after this season Love will go nuclear in 2027 and beyond.
1.02: Ollie (via Oscar)- Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State, Tennessee Titans
Derrick Henry for an Ohio State stud Wide Receiver? Epic. Carnell Tate was the 4th overall pick in the NFL draft and has 10.25 inch hands. Throwing him the football is Cam Ward, 2025’s 1st overall pick who just got Brian Daboll as his OC. Daboll helped in Josh Allen’s development and helped a little bit with Jaxon Dart last season. Bullish on the Titans and Tate.
1.03: Ollie- Jordan Tyson, WR, Arizona State, New Orleans Saints
It doesn’t matter what order Ollie takes these two WRs in he can just grab both of them. This would solidify his young WR core of Luther Burden-Jordan Tyson-Carnell Tate to compliment his ppr veterans like Jacobi Meyers and Khalil Shakir. Tyson is a jump ball specialist. Olave is a concussion away from retirement and is on the last year of his contract. Would it be crazy if Olave walks and Tyson is the #1 in 2027?
1.04: Dan- Malachi Lemon, WR, USC, Philly Eagles
Why Lemon over Price when Dan has an obvious need at RB? His lust for Amon-Ra St. Brown, that’s why. Lemon is being comped to Amon-Ra and Dan was never able to get his hands on Amon-Ra from Adam. Plus he would love nothing more than to have Lemon ruin Devonta Smith’s “New Alpha” Party to be able to talk shit with Adam at bowling.
1.05: Cuz- Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana, Las Vegas Raiders
Cuz considers Jadarian Price here, but since he has Tony Pollard, who has rushed for over 1000 yards for four consecutive seasons like just Derrick Henry, there’s no need to address the RB room. Cuz understands value. He drafted Cam Ward last year and he was able to ship him out this offseason for a nice profit. This year he snags Mendoza and he can do the same next year.
1.06: Colt- Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame, Seattle Seahawks
Colt was preparing to go Kenyon Sadiq, but when Jadarian Price falls to him he double taps Notre Dame RBs. This builds up his young RB room nicely as he would have Love, Price, Henderson, and Harvey. Four Dynamo 1st round RBs to build around. Price might start out in a time share, but Charbonnet is going to take awhile to get healthy.
1.07: Cuz (via Wesley)- Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon, New York Jets
George Kittle is 32 and coming off of an Achilles injury. Will Dissly isn’t on an NFL roster. Which leaves Cade Otton in Cuz’s TE room to start the season. Bring in the physical freak Sadiq. Jets are a mess. Last season they drafted Mason Taylor, but he was banged up a good chunk of last season. Geno Smith should be an upgrade over Justin Fields. And if he isn’t, they bring in 2027 QB like Arch Manning or Dante Moore.
1.08: Ollie (via Dickinson)- KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M, Cleveland Browns
After seeing Price, Sadiq, and Mendoza go right before him he decides to go for the hat trick in the first round selecting KC Concepcion. KC has garnered a lot of positive attention amongst beat writers. Establish the Run is so high on Concepcion they have him ranked higher than Lemon! Ollie having Luther Burden, Carnell Tate, Jordan Tyson, and KC Concepcion would be nasty.
1.09: Wesley (via Adam)- Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt, Philly Eagles
Here’s where the mock gets tricky. The Top 8 are pretty standard. The next 15 picks are not. He can do anything with this pick. Looking at his roster backup Tight End is an opportunity. With Sadiq going to the Jets that hurts Mason Taylor’s value. Noah Fant signed with the Saints who have Juwan Johnson and Oscar Delp. Stowers was very productive in college. Hurts loves to throw to Tight Ends and Dallas Goedert is on a one year deal.
1.10: JO- Omar Cooper, WR, Indiana, New York Jets
JO’s roster is a bit of a mess. He could elect a RB here to help build up the depth of that room. But the next RB in terms of ADP is Jonah Coleman, who was a fourth round pick. JO had bad luck with Pittman’s trade to Pitt when he has DK Metcalf. Now he pairs Omar Cooper with Garret Wilson. He also has Christian Watson and Matthew Golden. Omar Cooper was taken in the 1st round. We typically want to take 1st round WRs over 4th round RBs right?
1.11: Andy- Denzel Boston, WR, Washington, Cleveland Browns
Andy was jerking off to Quinshon Judkins highlights at OTAs when he noticed some big boy plays by Denzel Boston. So he selects him here. Big play ability and while Concepcion is the PPR slice and dice guy, Boston will be the alpha TD grabber for the Browns.
1.12: Andy (via Dickinson via Wesley via Mike Bellocq)- Jonah Coleman, RB, Washington, Denver Broncos
Andy traded away Marvin Harrison Jr for Devon Achane this offseason to shore up his RB room, but he wants to continue to build depth behind his competitive roster. Insert Jonah Coleman who will compete with often injured JK Dobbins and RJ Harvey who failed to impress mightily in his rookie campaign. Andy goes back to back Washington players.
Round 2
2.01: Wesley (via Mike B via Cuz via Brad)- Chris Bell, WR, Louisville, Miami Dolphins
Chris Bell would have been drafted higher if healthy. Miami selected Caleb Douglas at pick 75 and Bell at pick 94. But Bell is a beast. The Dolphins WR room is a mess. There’s opportunity there and Bell is the type of guy you take a flyer on.
2.02: Wesley (via Mike B via Cuz via Oscar)- Nicholas Singleton, RB, Penn State, Tennessee Titans
Wesley’s team is loaded and deep. He doesn’t need anyone with this pick and may look to ship it out, but since Singleton was highly touted a couple years ago and heads to the Titans where Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears are entering the last years of their contract. Penn State was a disaster last season and all their prospects dropped in the draft, but the talent is real.
2.03: Ollie- Emmett Johnson, RB, Nebraska, KC Chiefs
After loading up on WR in round one Ollie takes best RB available and that’s Emmett Johnson. Andy Reid threw out “LeSean McCoy” comps talking about his agility to cut. Kenneth Walker III just won MVP and got the bag from KC, but they let Pacheco and Kareem Hunt walk and KW hasn’t necessarily been the beacon of health over his career. Walker will be the lead dog, but KC’s two minute drill, 3rd down back and handcuff value makes this pick worth it.
2.04: Dan- Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama, Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan gets another great value at pick 2.04 selecting Alabama’s Germie Bernard. He was the 47th overall player who played football in the SEC. He’ll start out as the Steeler’s WR3 behind Metcalf and Pittman. But he’ll be the short yardage slice and dice type of guy out of the slot. 42 year old Aaron Rodgers checks down a lot. He’s old and wants to get rid of the ball quickly. Bernard has the talent to quickly make people regret not taking him sooner.
2.05: Cuz- Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia, Atlanta Falcons
After getting the #1 QB and #1 TE drafted in the NFL draft Cuz takes the Georgia Bulldog who was selected 79th overall. Cuz has no weaknesses, but when he sees a player who has proven to be able to catch the football. A Wan’Dale Robinson type player who will be a ppr king. Branch will likely have Tua as his QB to start the season. Tua hates throwing deep. Insert PPR king Branch.
2.06: Colt- Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson, Washington Commanders
After unexpectedly going RB-RB in the 1st, Colt takes best WR available. The Commanders pass catchers are Terry McLaurin (30.7 years old and was injured all last season), Chig Okonkwo (never met potential yet), and Treylon Burks. Insert Antonio Williams drafted 71st overall. The opportunity to catch passes from Jayden Daniels is delicious. The target competition is beatable. Colt gets a solid WR in the 2nd.
2.07: Oscar (via Wesley)- Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama, LA Rams
This just makes too much sense. QB taken in the Top 15 of the 1st round. Oscar has Stafford and now he gets his heir. Slam dunk pick and one that maximizes the upside potential. I don’t know about yall, but the QB throwing to Puca and company is a good thing to have.
2.08: Oscar (via Dickinson)- Mike Washington, RB, Arkansas, LV Raiders
Kubiak had a time share to keep Kenneth Walker fresh while he was the OC with Seattle. Now he’s the head coach of the Raiders and has Ashton Jeanty. But they bring in this demon who was All SEC last year. He was selected in the 4th round, 122nd overall. Looking at Oscar’s roster construction he’s somehow older at RB than WR at this point. With young studs like Parker Washington and Jordan Addison. And with Hunt being a Free Agent and Pacheco being just a handcuff now, he can use some young blood at the RB position. (Oscar could reach for a Tight End here but he has 3 3rds and that’s where a lot of the tight end sleepers are going according to ADP)
2.09: Adam- Ja’Kobi Lane, WR, USC, Baltimore Ravens
Adam gets a steal with his 2nd round pick. Lane has the biggest hands in this draft at 10.5 inches. Lemon was able to slice and dice because Lane was opening things up for him. Last season Adam traded away Zay Flowers for Devonta Smith. Now he gets the WR to challenge Zay for WR1 duties for the Ravens. Lane was taken 80th overall. The Ravens lost Isaiah Likely to free agency and did not resign DeAndre Hopkins. Opportunity is there.
2.10: Colt (via JO)- Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana, Baltimore Ravens
Colt gets Mendoza’s TD specialist Elijah Sarratt. The Ravens double tapped WR going Lane in the 3rd and Sarratt in the 4th. Sarratt caught 15 TDs last season. Same argument as above. Ravens have vacated targets. Someone needs to fill in. Who is it going to be?
2.11: Andy- Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia, New Orleans Saints
After going WR-RB in the 1st, Andy keeps it going by snagging a TE. He gets Delp to pair with Tyler Shough. Delp was selected 73rd overall. Andy doesn’t need him with Kraft, Likely, and Pat Freiermuth. But he can afford best player available. Several people are going to be upset by this pick. Including Dan who will attempt to trade with Andy to move up one pick after Andy selects the previous Bowers backup.
2.12: Dan (via Mike B)- De’Zhaun Stribling, WR, Ole Miss, San Francisco 49ers
The D’Andre Swift pick. Dan has options here. He could elect the small school sleeper Ted Hurst who was taken 84th overall by the Bucs. This would ensure he has the monopoly on Bucs WRs as he already has Emeka Egbuka and Jalen McMillan. Brad tried this approach last year only to have Parker Washington ascend into God status and for the Jags to trade for Jacobi Meyers mid-season. For fuck’s sake. But Dan is smart. Stribling was taken 33rd overall. The 1st pick of the 2nd round. 49ers have Ricky Pearsall, then aging vets Mike Evans and Chris Kirk. Neither of which have been the healthy the past couple of seasons. Stribling is kind of a beast.
Bonus Pick:
3.01: Brad- Aaron Rodgers, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Yall forgot Free Agents are available didn’t yall! Well I didn’t. Aaron Rodgers has weapons now and no one has traded me a late pick for Tua. This leads Brad to enter a crazed sex and drugs induced trip to a sensory depravation tank. Leading him to hoard mediocre starting QBs before the season starts.
Hope yall enjoyed! Can’t wait for this draft to happen!
-Fantasy Football Brad, Co-Commish, Assistant to the Commissioner, Bad Luck Connoisseur
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