Here it is, my one (and only) mock draft. Last year’s draft wasn’t far off. Like it? Hate it? Fire away!
Trades and other surprises will no doubt shake up this order, but it’s my best possible projection.
1. Arizona – QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma
2. San Francisco – DE/LB Nick Bosa, Ohio State
3. New York Jets – OLB Josh Allen, Kentucky
4. Oakland – DT Quinnen Williams, Alabama
5. Tampa Bay – LB Devin White, LSU
6. New York Giants – QB Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State
7. Jacksonville – T Jawaan Taylor, Florida
8. Detroit – DE/LB Montez Sweat, Mississippi State
9. Buffalo – TE TJ Hockenson, Iowa
10. Denver – QB Drew Lock, Missouri
11. Cincinnati – LB Devin Bush, Michigan
12. Green Bay – DT Ed Oliver, Houston
13. Miami – DE Rashan Gary, Michigan
14. Atlanta – G Jonah Williams, Alabama
15. Washington – WR DK Metcalf, Mississippi
16. Carolina – T Andre Dillard, Washington State
17. New York Giants (from Cleveland) – DT Christian Wilkins, Clemson
18. Minnesota – G Chris Lindstrom, Boston College
19. Tennessee – DE/LB Brian Burns, Florida State
20. Pittsburgh – CB Byron Murphy, Washington
21. Seattle – DT Jeffrey Simmons, Mississippi State
22. Baltimore – C Garrett Bradbury, North Carolina State
23. Houston – G Cody Ford, Oklahoma
24. Oakland (from Chicago) – DE Clelin Ferrell, Clemson
25. Philadelphia – RB Josh Jacobs, Alabama
26. Indianapolis – DT Dexter Lawrence, Clemson
27. Oakland (from Dallas) – CB Deandre Baker, Georgia
28. Los Angeles Chargers – CB Rock Ya-Sin, Temple
29. Kansas City – CB Greedy Williams, LSU
30. Green Bay (from New Orleans) – TE Noah Fant, Iowa
31. Los Angeles Rams – DT Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame
32. New England – QB Daniel Jones, Duke
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About Joe Platania
Veteran Ravens correspondent Joe Platania is in his 45th year in sports media (including two CFL seasons when Batlimore had a CFL team) in a career that extends across parts of six decades. Platania covers sports with insight, humor, and a highly prescient eye, and that is why he has made his mark on television, radio, print, online, and in the podcast world. He can be heard frequently on WJZ-FM’s “Vinny And Haynie” show, alongside ex-Washington general manager Vinny Cerrato and Bob Haynie. A former longtime member in good standing of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and the Pro Football Writers of America, Platania manned the CFL Stallions beat for The Avenue Newspaper Group of Essex (1994 and ’95) and the Ravens beat since the team’s inception — one of only three local writers to do so — for PressBox, The Avenue, and other local publications and radio stations. A sought-after contributor and host on talk radio and TV, he made numerous appearances on “Inside PressBox” (10:30 a.m. Sundays), and he was heard weekly for eight seasons on the “Purple Pride Report,” WQLL-AM (1370). He has also appeared on WMAR-TV’s “Good Morning Maryland” (2009), Comcast SportsNet’s “Washington Post Live” (2004-06), and WJZ-TV’s “Football Talk” postgame show — with legend Marty Bass (2002-04). Platania is the only sports journalist in Maryland history to have been a finalist for both the annual Sportscaster of the Year award (1998, which he won) and Sportswriter of the Year (2010). He is also a four-time Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Press Association award winner. Platania is a graduate of St. Joseph’s (Cockeysville), Calvert Hall College High School, and Towson University, where he earned a degree in Mass Communications. He lives in Cockeysville, MD.
