Tuck’s Final Mock Draft Just Hours From The Draft
Usually most of us, if we’ve been paying attention, are pretty accurate in making picks while the draft goes on. We used to host these parties with fans of the radio station and winning teams typically would get 10-15 picks correct, with 80% of that coming early, when the number of prospects to guess was fewer. This year though, there just aren’t any gimmies.
The 49ers could select up to 5 different players. Usually we either know who’s going 2nd, or we can 50/50 it. Not this year. The Bears at 3? Same story. That same contest run this year, you might get the winner with only 8-10 correct picks. And that’s live as the draft is going on! What chance do I have?
Forget the odds. I’ll push forward anyway.
MOCK DRAFT 4.0 (4/26/17)
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PICK NO.3DE Solomon Thomas, StanfordThe great news for the Bears is they could trade down a few spots and still fill a pressing need. They’re one of a few teams whose biggest needs are available in the best players on the board. I had Allen here, but Peter King of SI reports they prefer Thomas. Adams and Marshon Lattimore have to be possibilities too.
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PICK NO.8QB Mitchell Trubisky, North CarolinaPanthers would love to get their hands on a running back, but the opportunity is presented when teams are calling to move up, and the Browns do just what we expect they might.
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OL Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky
The Ravens pick will be announced by a Make-A-Wish kid, and I noted Lamp’s agent said the young man won’t have trouble with the pronunciation. Baltimore also needs to rebuild it’s O-line.
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LB Jarrad Davis, Florida
Should step in and start right away for Oakland.
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QB Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech
It’ll be interesting if the Texans are forced to move up as others may lobby teams higher for a trade up to acquire Mahomes.Â
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WR Mike Williams, ClemsonIt’s obvious to everyone that the Chiefs need more weapons on offense if the Alex Smith experience is to improve.Â
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CB Tre’Davius White, LSU
Falcons could use a corner, a tight end (don’t sleep on Evan Engram), or more depth at defensive end. Plenty of chatter about 7 corners going in the first round which leads me to believe if Atlanta can’t move up for a pass-rusher they covet, they’ll settle on a corner.
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WR John Ross, Washington                                                How about this for a Brandon Cooks replacement?