You have to start somewhere, right? So here is my starting point, before the NFL Scouting Combine. This mock is based mostly on the best players available at a position of need for each team. As always, quarterbacks get pushed up the board.
1. Cincinnati Bengals (2-14)
Needs: QB, EDGE, WR, LB
Pick: Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
2. Washington Redskins (3-13)
Needs: EDGE, OT, WR, CB
Pick: Chase Young, EDGE, Ohio State
3. Detroit Lions (3-12-1)
Needs: LB, CB, EDGE
Pick: Jeff Okudah, CB, Ohio State
4. New York Giants (4-12)
Needs: EDGE, LB, OT
Pick: Jedrick Wills, OT, Alabama
5. Miami Dolphins (5-11)
Needs: QB, EDGE, OT, IOL, RB
Pick: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
6. Los Angeles Chargers (5-11)
Needs: QB, IOL, OT, CB
Pick: Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon
7. Carolina Panthers (5-11)
Needs: IDL, QB, CB, IOL, S
Pick: Derrick Brown, DE/DT, Auburn
8. Arizona Cardinals (5-10-1)
Needs: OT, WR, IOL, IDL
Pick: Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama
9. Jacksonville Jaguars (6-10)
Needs: LB, CB, S, IDL
Pick: Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina
10 Cleveland Browns (6-10)
Needs: OT, S
Pick: Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa
11. New York Jets (7-9)
Needs: OT, IOL, EDGE, WR
Pick: Mekhi Becton, OT, Louisville
12. Las Vegas Raiders (7-9)
Needs: WR, LB, CB
Pick: Isaiah Simmons, LB/S, Clemson
13. Indianapolis Colts (7-9)
Needs: WR, QB, IDL
Pick: Jordan Love, QB, Utah State
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-9)
Needs: IDL, QB, OT
Pick: Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia
15. Denver Broncos (7-9)
Needs: WR, OT, CB, LB
Pick: CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma
16. Atlanta Falcons (7-9)
Needs: EDGE, CB
Pick: K’Lavon Chaisson, EDGE, LSU
17. Dallas Cowboys (8-8)
Needs: CB, S, IDL
Pick: Grant Delpit, S, LSU
18. Miami Dolphins via Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8)
Needs: QB, EDGE, OT, IOL, RB
Pick: A.J. Epenesa, EDGE, Iowa
19. Las Vegas Raiders via Chicago Bears (8-8)
Needs: WR, LB, CB
Pick: Henry Ruggs III, WR, Alabama
20. Jacksonville Jaguars via Los Angeles Rams (9-7)
Needs: LB, CB, S, IDL
Pick: C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida
21. Philadelphia Eagles (9-7)
Needs: CB, LB, WR
Pick: Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado
22. Buffalo Bills (10-6)
Needs: EDGE, WR, IDL
Pick: Jalen Reagor, WR, TCU
23. New England Patriots (12-4)
Needs: OT, EDGE, IOL
Pick: Austin Jackson, OT, USC
24. New Orleans Saints (13-3)
Needs: IOL, WR, LB
Pick: Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson
25. Minnesota Vikings (10-6)
Needs: CB, IOL, IDL
Pick: Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU
26. Miami Dolphins via Houston Texans (10-6)
Needs: QB, EDGE, OT, IOL, RB
Pick: Josh Jones, OT, Houston
27. Seattle Seahawks (11-5)
Needs: EDGE, WR, IOL
Pick: Yetur Gross-Matos, EDGE, Penn State
28. Baltimore Ravens (14-2)
Needs: WR, LB, EDGE
Pick: Patrick Queen, LB, LSU
29. Tennessee Titans (9-7)
Needs: EDGE, IOL, IDL
Pick: Zack Baun, EDGE, Wisconsin
30. Green Bay Packers (13-3)
Needs: OT, WR, TE
Pick: Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU
31. San Francisco 49ers (13-3)
Needs: CB, IOL, S
Pick: Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama
32. Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)
Needs: CB, IOL, RB
Pick: Jeff Gladney, CB, TCU
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