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Saccopoo Memorial Draft Forum>*** 2022 Mock Draft Megathread ***
duncan_idaho 12:45 PM 11-23-2021
Got a mock? Pop it in this thread. Include a picture if you want. Explain your reasoning if you want. Talk about your crushes... if you want.

See a good "pro" mock? Link it up in here and I'll add it to the OP.

Duncan's latest mock

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The Draft Network This mock seems to be the most accurate site right now, so I go with this one. I don't pay for it, so no trades here. The plan is for this to be my last mock. I'm going to do it differently, though. I'm running 3 scenarios, and eschewing the 7th round picks, which I would use on a big swings on athleticism and potential. Lotto tickets. James Houston IV is one of them. Note: I used PFF to simulate the trade action, then manually backed up in the 2 "trade" drafts to make selections. Laborious, but gives you best of both worlds, IMO. I think PFF's trade tool is the best, but its board is whack.

Draft slot: 29

Scenario 1: The Chiefs sit pat with their picks and don't make any moves at all. Seems the least likely, but hey...
1.29 | George Karlaftis, DE, Purdue.
1.30 | Boye Mafe, DE, Minnesota.
2.50 | George Pickens, WR, Georgia.
2.62 | Travis Jones, DT, UConn.
3.94 | Zyon McCollum, CB, Sam Houston State.
3.103(Comp for Poles) | Troy Andersen, LB, Montana State.
4.121 | Coby Bryant, CB, Cincinnati.
4.135 | Velus Jones, Jr., Tennessee

Scenario 1 Debrief:
So, sitting and waiting to see what comes to me was pretty successful here. The Chiefs FLOOD the defensive line with reinforcements, including at least 1 ready-made starter and two guys who should - at minimum - be in 50/50 rotations at their spots by year end. The Chiefs still get a big outside WR with tantalizing potential. They add some crazy athletic small-school guys, and a mid-round corner who just fits in the system, and a dynamo return man who might be more at WR.

This looks pretty good. Though I have a hard time believing Karlaftis just falls to 29...

Scenario 2: The Chiefs get aggressive and trade up. But for what? In this case, let's go wide receiver. In this run, Kansas City trades picks 29, 62, and a 2023 3rd to Houston for pick 13 and a 2023 4th, because they ARE as obsessed with a WR as people expect and are aggressive to go get him when the board falls right. They then trade BACK from 30 to 35 with the Jets, also including pick 94 in order to get 69 back. Then, last but not least, KC gets aggressive one more time and moves 103 and 121 for 85 from New England, leaving the Chiefs with 6 picks in the first four rounds.
1.13 | Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama.
2.35 | Cam Thomas, DE, San Diego State.
2.50 | Jalen Pitre, S, Baylor.
3.69 | Zachary Carter, DT, Florida.
3.85 | Sam Williams, DE, Ole Miss.
4.135 | Jaylen Watson, CB, Washington State

Scenario 2 Debrief:
I'm not saying KC should do this or even that I think they will (more on that in a few minutes). I'm just saying, man, what will it look like if the Chiefs get aggressive a few times AND are doing the big move for a WR? In this scenario, KC obviously believes Williams is a game-changer at the NFL level and is taking a small 2022 hit to make 2023+ better. The defensive line still gets reinforced, but the reinforcements are all a shade worse than the sit-pat draft option. If you like Kingsley Enagbare or Josh PAscal more than Thomas, I get it and wouldn't quibble at one of those guys instead. Logan Hall, too. Pitre is such a screaming perfect fit for KC's D. Carter is a great physical talent you can dream about coaching up. Williams' utility is known and gives them a true RE option to pair against their higher-drafted bigger guy. Watson is a developmental corner.

I don't love it. I think Pitre makes the secondary a lot better and makes it easier to move on from Thornhill after 22. They have improved the defensive rotation, though one of the DEs would need to outperform expectations in Year 1 to get it to the same level as Scenario 1. In all, giving up the 2 extra selections in the top 4 rounds hurts the depth you can build, but I think it's more like what KC will do.

Scenario 3: Same movements as #2
1.13 | Jermaine Johnson II, DE, Florida State.
2.35 | Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State.
2.50 | Sam Williams, DE, Ole Miss.
3.69 | Bryan Cook, S, Cincinnati.
3.85 | Martin Emerson, CB, Miss. State.
4.135 | Braxton Jones, T, Southern Utah

Scenario 3 Debrief:
This is the type of situation where I see KC paying the price to move up... if Johnson falls this far, I'd be shocked if KC isn't aggressively moving up. With this run, I take a risky but high upside WR in Watson (but you could sub in Pickens or Jahan Dotson or Tolbert or Metchie or Skyy Moore or really any of those tier 2 guys here if you prefer). The secondary reinforcements aren't flashy but are good fits.

In this one, I think the plan has to become adding either another safety or corner in free agency before the season. Ideally, it's someone who can handle the slot and let Sneed thriver on the outside. The DL gets a major boost and some potential star power in Johnson and Williams, and the OL gets another T option and potential long-term starter to develop.

Having completed the exercise and looking at the scenariors, I like the first one the most. But it really does come down to how the board breaks.

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The Franchise 10:09 AM 02-16-2022
Thomas, Gordon and Pierce are A+ picks for me.
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Hammock Parties 11:28 AM 02-16-2022
Roast me!


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The Franchise 11:29 AM 02-16-2022
Is that Madden?
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Hammock Parties 12:08 PM 02-16-2022
yep
no comp picks or i would have had a RT
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Direckshun 12:14 PM 02-16-2022
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
Roast me!

You spent your first pick drafting a passrusher smaller than Dee Ford to play a Spags defensive end.

In a sentence:

what are you doing.

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kccrow 12:51 PM 02-16-2022
Fun with PFN at lunch. Traded down a couple of times. I'd shit myself (although didn't address CB as early as I wanted)...

KC
40.

Cameron Thomas
EDGE San Diego State
trade icon
KC
72.

Myjai Sanders
EDGE Cincinnati
trade icon
KC
79.

Justyn Ross
WR Clemson
trade icon
KC
94.

Damone Clark
LB LSU
KC
97.

Matthew Butler
DT Tennessee
trade icon
KC
103.

Jerome Ford
RB Cincinnati
KC
108.

Jeremy Ruckert
TE Ohio State
trade icon
KC
122.

Braxton Jones
OT Southern Utah
trade icon
KC
134.

Kerby Joseph
S Illinois
KC
231.

Jeremiah Gemmel
LB North Carolina
KC
241.

Dallis Flowers
CB Pittsburg State
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staylor26 12:56 PM 02-16-2022
Holy shit lol
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htismaqe 12:57 PM 02-16-2022
Holy crap, I'm even more convinced about trading down now. Check this one out...

KC
43.
Trent McDuffie
CB Washington
trade icon
KC

58.
Arnold Ebiketie
EDGE Penn State
trade icon
KC

62.
Jalen Pitre
S Baylor
KC

94.
Damone Clark
LB LSU
KC

103.
Jerome Ford
RB Cincinnati
KC

134.
Calvin Austin III
WR Memphis
KC

190.
Josh Paschal
EDGE Kentucky
KC

231.
Logan Bruss
OT Wisconsin
KC

241.
Chris Steele
CB USC
KC

249.
Chigoziem Okonkwo
TE Maryland
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Hammock Parties 12:58 PM 02-16-2022
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
You spent your first pick drafting a passrusher smaller than Dee Ford to play a Spags defensive end.

In a sentence:

what are you doing.
you hate spags, i'm bringing in some goddamn speed at DE
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Direckshun 01:01 PM 02-16-2022
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
you hate spags, i'm bringing in some goddamn speed at DE
I don't hate Spags at all?

I just know he prefers 6'6" 280 lbs DEs with bend.
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staylor26 01:20 PM 02-16-2022
Frank Clark is 6’3” 260.

Melvin Ingram is 6’2” 265.

Mike Danna is 6’2” 260.


Myjai Sanders is 6’5” 260. Pretty much identical to Joshua Kaindoh. Yes, like Kaindoh he needs to add some weight, but he’s absolutely a fit.

This is why I’m constantly saying that Direckshun has no clue what he is talking about.
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Hammock Parties 01:33 PM 02-16-2022
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
I just know he prefers 6'6" 280 lbs DEs with bend.
wrong :-)
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Hammock Parties 01:34 PM 02-16-2022
Originally Posted by staylor26:

Myjai Sanders is 6’5” 260.
thanks - going to edit that class
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JPH83 01:46 PM 02-16-2022
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Holy crap, I'm even more convinced about trading down now. Check this one out...

KC
43.
Trent McDuffie
CB Washington
trade icon
KC

58.
Arnold Ebiketie
EDGE Penn State
trade icon
KC

62.
Jalen Pitre
S Baylor
KC

94.
Damone Clark
LB LSU
KC

103.
Jerome Ford
RB Cincinnati
KC

134.
Calvin Austin III
WR Memphis
KC

190.
Josh Paschal
EDGE Kentucky
KC

231.
Logan Bruss
OT Wisconsin
KC

241.
Chris Steele
CB USC
KC

249.
Chigoziem Okonkwo
TE Maryland
Gotta be honest, some of these drafts are incredible. Literally, in-credible. I guess I could just about see some of these playing out. I don't think I share everyone's love of Damone Clark. I think I'd swing for a WR slightly earlier.
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htismaqe 02:41 PM 02-16-2022
Originally Posted by JPH83:
Gotta be honest, some of these drafts are incredible. Literally, in-credible. I guess I could just about see some of these playing out. I don't think I share everyone's love of Damone Clark. I think I'd swing for a WR slightly earlier.
I would have taken a WR earlier but it just didn't work out the way the board fell.
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