NFL Mock Draft Competition

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It’s time for the NFL draft once again.  The draft is one of the most exciting weekends in all of the football season, even though it’s months away from any game. We get to sit back, play armchair GM and ridicule actual GMs and scouts for their obvious foolishness. Drafts are always very unpredictable, with surprises happening at every turn, but it seems like this is even more likely this year. Most years, the top 3 – 5 picks are almost locked in as soon as the draft order is set.  6 of the last 7 NFL drafts have also featured teams picking a quarterback first overall, but this year appears to be different.  All fall, it appeared that Kayvon Thibodeaux was the lock for the first overall pick.  Aidan Hutchinson took over that spot in the spring time and now it appears that Travon Walker will be the first player off the board this year. If the first overall pick is this volatile, the rest of the round is next to impossible to predict. 

Here at Go for Two, we like to have a little friendly competition to predict the pick for the entire first round for the first round picks. We’ve done this the past few years before Go for Two was even a twinkle in any of our eyes. The rules that we play with are pretty simple: 1 point if you pick a player in the right spot, 1 point if you pick a player to the right team, and 5 points if you predict a  correct trade. For example, if Derek correctly predicts the Saints trade up to number 12 overall to draft Chris Olave, 7 points would be awarded.  If Jonathan predicts the New York Jets to take Sauce Gardner 4th overall, but he is taken by that same team 10th overall, 1 point would be awarded.  After the draft, we’ll update you on how we did, as we clearly do not agree on every pick. 

* indicates traded pick

Derek’s Picks

1. Jacksonville Jaguars – Travon Walker – Edge
2. Detroit Lions – Aidan Hutchinson – Edge
3. Houston Texans – Ikem Ekwonu – OT
4. New York Jets – Kayvon Thibodeaux – DE
5. New York Giants – Evan Neal – OT
6. Carolina Panthers – Charles Cross – OT
7. New York Giants – Sauce Gardner – CB
8. Atlanta Falcons -Jameson Williams – WR
9. Seattle Seahawks – Derek Stingley Jr. – CB
10. New York Jets – Drake London – WR
11. Washington Commanders – Garrett Wilson – WR
12. New Orleans Saints* – Chris Olave – WR
13. Houston Texans – Kyle Hamilton – S
14. Baltimore Ravens  – Trent McDuffie – CB
15. Philadelphia Eagles – Devin Lloyd – LB
16. Minnesota Vikings* – George Karlaftis – Edge
17. Los Angeles Chargers – Bernhard Raimann – OT
18. Philadelphia Eagles – Jordan Davis – DT
19. New Orleans Saints – Malik Willis – QB
20. Pittsburgh Steelers – Kenny Pickett – QB
21. New England Patriots – Devonte Wyatt – DT
22. Green Bay Packers – Treylon Burks- WR
23. Arizona Cardinals – Tyler Linderbaum – C
24. Dallas Cowboys – Zion Johnson – G
25. Buffalo Bills – Jermaine Johnson II – ED
26. Tennessee Titans – George Pickens – WR
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Travis Jones – DT
28. Green Bay Packers – Trevor Penning – OT
29. Kansas City Chiefs – Andrew Booth Jr. – CB
30. Kansas City Chiefs – Skyy Moore – WR
31. Cincinnati Bengals – Kenyon Green – G
32. Atlanta Falcons* – Desmond Ridder – QB

Jonathan’s Picks

1. Jacksonville Jaguars – Travon Walker – Edge
2. Detroit Lions – Aidan Hutchinson – Edge
3. Houston Texans – Ikem Ekwonu – OT
4. New York Jets – Sauce Gardner – CB
5. New York Giants – Kayvon Thibodeaux – DE
6. Carolina Panthers – Evan Neal – OT
7. New York Giants – Charles Cross – OT
8. Atlanta Falcons – Jameson Williams – WR
9. Seattle Seahawks – Malik Willis – QB
10. New York Jets – Trent McDuffie – CB
11. Washington Commanders – Kyle Hamilton – S
12. Minnesota Vikings – Matt Corral – QB
13. Houston Texans – Derek Stingley Jr. – CB
14. Baltimore Ravens   – Nakobe Dean – LB
15. Philadelphia Eagles – Garrett Wilson – WR
16. New Orleans Saints – Chis Olave – WR
17. Los Angeles Chargers – George Karlaftis – Edge
18. Philadelphia Eagles – Jordan Davis – DL
19. New Orleans Saints – Kenyon Green – OL
20. Pittsburgh Steelers – Kenny Pickett – QB
21. New England Patriots – Tyler Linderbaum – C
22. Green Bay Packers – Drake London – WR
23. Arizona Cardinals – Devin LLoyd – LB
24. Dallas Cowboys – Jermaine Johnson II – DL
25. Buffalo Bills – Kaiir Elam – CB
26. Tennessee Titans – David Ojabo – Edge
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Trevor Penning – OL
28. Green Bay Packers – George Pickens – WR
29. Kansas City Chiefs – Breece Hall – RB
30. Kansas City Chiefs – Treylon Burks – WR
31. Atlanta Falcons* – Sam Howell – QB
32. Detroit Lions – Kyler Gordon – CB

Ryan’s Picks

1. Jacksonville Jaguars – Travon Walker, Edge
2. Detroit Lions – Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge
3. Houston Texans – Derek Stingley Jr , CB
4. New York Jets – Aidan Hutchinson, Edge
5. New York Giants – Ikem Ekwonu, OT
6. Carolina Panthers – Evan Neal, OT
7. New York Giants – Sauce Gardner – CB
8. Atlanta Falcons – Drake London – WR
9. Seattle Seahawks – Charles Cross, OT
10. New York Jets – Garrett Wilson – WR
11. Washington Commanders – Chris Olave – WR
12. Minnesota Vikings – Jermaine Johnson, Edge
13. Houston Texans – Kyle Hamilton – S
14. Baltimore Ravens  – Jordan Davis – DT
15. Philadelphia Eagles – Jameson Williams – WR
16. New Orleans Saints – Kenny Pickett – QB
17. Los Angeles Chargers – Trevor Penning, OT
18. Philadelphia Eagles – Trent McDuffie – CB
19. New Orleans Saints – Tyler Smith, OT, Tulsa
20. Pittsburgh Steelers – Malik Willis – QB
21. New England Patriots – Devin Lloyd – LB
22. Green Bay Packers – Logan Hall, DT, Houston
23. Arizona Cardinals – George Karlaftis, Edge
24. Dallas Cowboys – Kenyon Green, G
25. Buffalo Bills – Kaiir Elam, CB
26. Tennessee Titans – Andrew Booth Jr. , CB
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Zion Johnson, G
28. Green Bay Packers – Treylon Burks- WR
29. Kansas City Chiefs – George Pickens, WR
30. Kansas City Chiefs – Daxton Hill, S/CB
31. Cincinnati Bengals – Devonte Wyatt – DT
32. Detroit Lions – Lewis Cine, S