Every year, colleagues Jenny Vrentas, Albert Breer and I battle it out for mock draft supremacy. Every year, I end up going first, which is all right with me. (Technically, Albert got a head start this year with his early iteration, but he’ll have another one the week of the draft.) First is sometimes preferred, as waiting too long gets you sucked into the misinformation spiral. Last is difficult because the consensus begins to come back around, though probably not in enough time to rescue a board that looks more like a tangled Jacob’s ladder by then.
Last year and the year before were a bit of a disaster for me, as my tendency to fall hard for players (DeAndre Baker in 2019, Cole Kmet in 2020) and descramble deep position groups always comes back to bite me. This year, the receiver class will be somewhat complicated to sort out, as will the quarterbacks after the Jets’ pick at No. 2. I think offensive tackle will also be a little more difficult than the football consiglieri are suggesting right now.
Without further ado, I will start my process of losing to Jenny with best foot forward. Questions/comments/complaints? My direct messages are always open. To answer your inevitable first question: No, I’m not sure how I get paid to do this either.
