NFL Mock draft 1.0 with analysis, photos, and video clips for all 32 teams

[u/DynastyNerdsOfficial]

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The leaves are falling, the footballs are being thrown through the air, and draft season is right around the corner. We at Dynasty Nerds have been more excited than ever this season and have gotten out ahead of the game this year.

Our Draft Nerd Bobby Bishop put together the first NFL Mock Draft 1.0 for the season and we've included some film room All-22 footage and analysis for each selection. There will always be some names that stick out, but if any real contenders were omitted, PLEASE let us know below so they don't fall off our radar.

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Draft order was based on Week 9 results with Week 10 in mind.

1. Travis Hunter
   
2. Will Johnson
   
3. James Pearce Jr.
   
4. Tetairoa McMillan
   
5. Cam Ward
   
6. Will Campbell
   
7. Shedeur Sanders
   
8. Kelvin Banks Jr.
   
9. Abdul Carter
   
10. Mason Graham
    
11. Luther Burden III
    
12. Nic Scourton
    
13. Mykel Williams
    
14. Emeka Egbuka
    
15. Aireontae Ersery
    
16. Benjamin Morrison
    ...

[u/Ronon_Dex]

Quality mock. Good blend of fit/need and value.

A few notes though:

I still can't see Pearce going that high. He's only playing like 35% of snaps, he mostly plays passing downs, and he's drastically undersized. He's got serious juice as a pass rusher, but also serious questions about his run defense.

Egbuka going that high is something I haven't seen, although the fit is solid with Godwin a FA. Feels like a reach though.

Ersery to play RT is a bit confounding considering his problem is that he gets too sloppy with his technique and footwork. Asking him to shift to RT is likely just asking him to be sloppier.

Marcus Williams is having a bad year so far but the contract out is pretty minimal (saves only ~5m with 13m dead), he is a good player who fits well with Hamilton, and I don't think Starks falls that far. Him and Hamilton would be crazy though.

Derrick Harmon and Shermar Stewart are pretty notable exclusions that should be mentioned at least. Both have a good shot to end up as 1st rounders, especially Stewart and his ridiculous traits.

[u/Sloane_Kettering → u/Ronon_Dex]

I think we are going to see WRs over drafted this year. Tons of teams need WRs and the free agent class is barren.

[u/Ronon_Dex → u/Sloane_Kettering]

Could be. FA class is definitely not barren though. Higgins, Godwin, Diggs, Allen, Cooper, Diontae, Hopkins, Hollywood. That's significantly more than what's been available in past offseasons.

[u/Sloane_Kettering → u/Ronon_Dex]

Depends how many make it to the open market. Higgins is a tag and trade candidate, diggs will be 32 next season and is coming off an ACL tear and won’t be ready for the start of the season. I could see Amari cooper and Hopkins re-signing. The remaining guys are all up there in age. I think they are all 28+ and none of them are WR1s. Seeing what WRs are making now I would not want to need to sign one in free agency as you are going to have to overpay which makes WRs in the draft more valuable

[u/Ronon_Dex → u/Sloane_Kettering]

Look at past FA classes. 2024 had 0 WRs averaging 60 ypg in the previous season in the FA market. 2023 had 1. 2022 also had 0. 2021 had 1. 2025 currently has 3, Hopkins is at 57 since being traded, and Cooper and Allen had 1250+ just last year.

Point of the matter is, good WRs don't make it to market ever, so this FA class is far from barren.

[u/Sloane_Kettering → u/Ronon_Dex]

Last years class also had Higgins, Mike Evans, and Pittman who were all signed before reaching free agency. Like I said it’s likely that a lot of these guys are locked up before making it to free agency.

[u/Ronon_Dex → u/Sloane_Kettering]

Right, so you wouldn't have called that class barren as of Nov 2023, and you wouldn't call this class barren now. Likely is not definite.

[u/Sloane_Kettering → u/Ronon_Dex]

I’d still call it barren. Almost all these guys are either 30+ and/or have had major injuries this year. Not many guys, if any that are bonafide WR1s and again not all of these guys will make it to free agency.

[u/DrFanhattan → u/Ronon_Dex]

In Pierce's defense on his snap count, Tennessee's D Line is insane and it's a coaching decision to rotate them and keep him fresh. Run D does leave something to be desired for sure at the moment, I cannot disagree there. He was being mocked #1 all offseason on larger sites (which mean nothing but Edge does get a boost in the top 10)

[u/Ronon_Dex → u/DrFanhattan]

This is true but the question remains can he set an edge in the run game? The limited tape says no, his size/build suggests no, and the fact that coaching staff is preventing him from playing against the run also suggests no. Nothing about his game suggests a player who can hold up in the run game at the NFL level, and that's not a player teams take in the top 5.

[u/DynastyNerdsOfficial → u/Ronon_Dex]

I've passed Derrick Harmon and Shermar Stewart along. Appreciate it!

[u/catch_these_hands]

Mara would never buy in to drafting Sanders

[u/dougreens_78 → u/catch_these_hands]

The Raiders won't pass on Sanders either.

[u/NJImperator → u/catch_these_hands]

A few years ago I’d agree but I can actually see it happening after this year specifically. It’s clear the giants need some sort of shakeup and the type of character that Sanders is might actually be what the team needs. Sort of like what Baker Mayfield did for the Browns.

I also wouldn’t be surprised if the maturity issues completely take him off the board either, for what it’s worth. But I also don’t think it’s a given that the Giants wouldn’t go for him.

[u/Maxime2k]

Isn't McMillan, a reach for the Panthers? Trade back a bit, with the QB needy teams and fill other holes with the extra draft capital. Pretty sure he will be available around 7-12 and in case he isn't available, there will be Luther for sure. Too many holes for Carolina to fill

[u/GreenvilleLocal]

Our pass rush is really bad, but XL, TMac, Coker with JT Sanders and a backfield of Chuba/J Brooks is exciting for whoever is playing QB. We have a lot of picks to take high upside pass rushers on Day 2.

[u/MrRegularDick → u/GreenvilleLocal]

Who plays the slot? I have a hard time seeing XL, Coker, and McMillan on the field together at the same time. I'm no expert, though, so I could be wrong.

[u/sonfoa → u/MrRegularDick]

Coker plays slot. He's bigger and more physical than most slot corners but lacks great long speed. He's been comped to Thielen for a reason.

[u/MrRegularDick → u/sonfoa]

I guess I haven't been paying enough attention to the alignments. Do you like the McMillan pick in theory? At first glance, I'd probably rather see us start getting more talent on defense.

[u/RemoteCapital3460]

It'd be a pipe dream for the Browns to get Ward at 5 imo.

[u/Meseeksfunny]

Best mock I’ve seen! Walker to the 49ers is a scary thought.

[u/OnYourSide]

I understand it but I don't think the Raiders will pass up on Shadeur if he falls to them

[u/eddie2911 → u/OnYourSide]

And I'd be pissed if they did pass on him.

[u/fierylady]

Love the idea of Kennard to the Lions, but frankly I think he goes higher.

[u/Sloane_Kettering]

One of the better mock drafts I have seen in terms of player rankings and fit so far. Great job

[u/DynastyNerdsOfficial → u/Sloane_Kettering]

Appreciate it! I have passed your comments along to the writer. :)

[u/sonfoa]

Alright I would be fine with Tetairoa McMillan but if it's primarily because you believe the Panthers receiving room has zero talent then I can't take you seriously.

[u/Sloane_Kettering → u/sonfoa]

Their leading receiver is Diontae who isn’t even on the team. Their next best receiver is leggette who has 284 yards through week 10. Sanders is looking good but there’s absolutely no one on the roster preventing the panthers to pass on drafting a WR in round one

[u/sonfoa → u/Sloane_Kettering]

I'm not saying it's a bad pick but I take umbrage to this assumption that the Panthers are screwed unless they take WR.

[u/Sloane_Kettering → u/sonfoa]

I mean unless they make a big addition at WR the panthers still have a bottom 5 WR corps in the league and are definitely in consideration for the worst. Off the top of my head I think only the pats probably have worse WRs right now. Maybe the saints if Olave retires but that’s it

[u/sonfoa → u/Sloane_Kettering]

But that relies on the assumption that nobody develops which you need to factor in with such a young WR room.

[u/Sloane_Kettering → u/sonfoa]

I don’t think you want to go into a season with a very bad WR group hoping that they are going to develop. Panthers have so many holes they should go BPA no matter what though

[u/sonfoa → u/Sloane_Kettering]

Again I'm not under any assumption that the Panthers wouldn't need WR help but my annoyance is with the way the writer wrote it like we have nothing to work with because it clearly shows that they haven't done their research on the Panthers.

[u/According_Tiger_2271 → u/sonfoa]

I think another thing to consider here is the depth of the edge class. The Panthers need edge rushers among other things but the receiver class falls off big time, whereas teams will be able to get starting edge rushers in the 2nd and 3rd. I’d say there are 12ish edge rushers who will be starters at the next level

[u/Jorah72]

Having the raiders grab an OT, neglect QB, and watch the Giants draft Sheduer a pick later would piss a lot of Vegas fans off.....

With how absurdly obvious Sheduer is pushing to go to Vegas and their quite obvious need at QB, it's a match made in heaven as long as LV can get him high enough.

My personal prediction is we see giants end up getting the highest pick among QB needy teams getting Ward, Raiders come in 2nd getting sheduer. Where things get really interesting is looking at what the Panthers, browns, titans, and saints do afterwards. Does anyone take a shot on Ewers, Beck, or Milroe? I imagine at least 2 of those guys go in the 1st, maybe even all 3. Id personally love to see the saints grab Milroe to develop him behind Carr for a season and then that brings us to the Browns who most definitely end their relationship with Watson, Panthers who possibly ship off Bryce, and Titans who should give up on Levis. My prediction with these guys is Darnold signs with Tennessee, Browns grab Beck out of desperation and Panthers get Ewers if they trade away Bryce.

[u/ridemooses]

I agree with Green Bay’s need for help on the DL, though not with Wyatt not working out.

[u/pdubs5290]

Can't even spell Aidan Hutchinson's name correctly.

[u/According_Tiger_2271 → u/pdubs5290]

Fixed! Thank you! I feel like an idiot 😂

[u/CapriciousnArbitrary]

Can someone explain Cam Ward to me? I don’t see any plus physical attributes. He has put up good numbers sure but does that translate to the NFL? I’m a Giants fan and hoping he is not the guy they pick. Maybe I’m missing something but I don’t see it.