NFL mock draft season has come full circle once again, and it’s also time for the one and only mock draft I run all year. Four quarterbacks could go in the top 10 of the upcoming draft — four may even go in the top five!
The Minnesota Vikings will certainly be a team to watch in this draft, given they have the No. 11 and No. 23 picks. Minnesota is looking to position itself for a quarterback, making the Vikings a prime candidate to trade up and overdraft one. There’s an excellent chance the top three picks will be quarterbacks.
I’m always curious to see how many of these picks I actually get right. In my mock drafts, I don’t do mock trades or anything like that (hard to predict a mock trade). I just make the selection as the pick is presented at the time of publication (hence why picks can be off and why I won’t bat anywhere close to 1.000). Yes, there will be trades in the first round of the actual draft — but not mine.
Like prior mock drafts, I’m not going by positions of need with every first-round selection, but rather selecting the best player available on my board. That’s how these teams are going to draft.
This is the fifth mock draft I’ve done for CBSSports.com (only do one per year), so feel free to rip it to shreds. I’ll be criticizing myself anyway!
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Author: Jeff Kerr
April 11, 2024 | 9:10 am
