MOCK DRAFT: S.A.C. on the Clock
Jesuit Sports Analysis Club’s Official Mock Draft — Top 10 Selections
Jesuit Sports Analysis Club’s Official Mock Draft — Top 10 Selections
With the NFL Draft coming up, the question on everyone’s mind is who will be drafted to what team. And while we don’t have an answer for every team, we can at least give you a reasonable guess for the top 10. Without further ado, let’s get into it.
1. Raiders: Fernando Mendoza — This is the pick that everyone has had written in stone since the order was announced. Mendoza will kick off a new era of the Raiders with new head coach Klint Kubiak. Hopefully this goes better than the last few Raiders first-round picks (Henry Ruggs, Darius Heyward-Bay, and JaMarcus Russell, to name a few).
2. Jets: Arvell Reese — It’s really between him and David Bailey — ceiling vs. production. I think the Jets lean toward Reese because they can develop him into a premier pass rusher and will take the risk of inconsistency.
3. Cardinals: David Bailey — With Reese off the board, Bailey goes to the Cardinals. It’s very tempting to go with Jeremiyah Love, but the Cardinals ranked near the bottom in sack production last year. New head coach Mike LaFleur can definitely fix that with this pick.
4. Titans: Jeremiyah Love — Cam Ward had almost no star WRs/RBs besides Tony Pollard and Calvin Ridley (who didn’t even play for the whole year) and Chimere Dike. They choose between Carnell Tate and Love, but end up taking Love in an effort to ensure that Cam Ward has at least one viable go-to player on offense.
5. Giants: Caleb Downs — New head coach John Harbaugh coached Hall of Famers Ed Reed and Ray Lewis. He tries to replicate that success by picking Caleb Downs and then someone else later down the line. Downs is a very talented player, but it is a risk to take a safety at #5 overall. The Giants take that risk in hopes of developing a franchise safety.
6. Browns: Francis Mauigoa — The Browns need all the help they can get on offense. I see them either taking Carnell Tate or Mauigoa. Mauigoa becomes the move and gives Pro Bowler Shedeur Sanders more blocking help.
7. Commanders: Carnell Tate — Much like the Browns, the Commanders also need offensive help. They end up taking Tate to go along with Terry McLaurin and give Jayden Daniels another go-to wide receiver.
8. Saints: Mansoor Delane — Alontae Taylor left in free agency, so the Saints pick his replacement. Delane was arguably the best CB in the nation last year, so the Saints snag him and place him next to Kool-Aid McKinstry to shore up that secondary.
9. Chiefs: Ruben Bain Jr. — The Chiefs! What are they doing here? They go with Bain and add to a D-line that already has Chris Jones. He will work under DC Steve Spagnuolo and develop into a productive pass rusher.
10. Giants: Sonny Styles — When we originally did this mock, the Bengals had this pick. Now that the trade happened, the Giants are here, and as mentioned before, they take another talented linebacker in Styles. He exploded at the combine, and Harbaugh will try to develop him into a Ray Lewis-type player. The Giants now have Downs and Styles in their defensive scheme — watch out, NFL.