I’ve been putting this off for a while. I’ve been writing this blog since 2008 and I’ve never found it harder to craft a mock draft. A lot of this just feels… wrong. And a lot of it will be wrong. It’s a mock draft, after all. Yet the distinct lack of obvious first round prospects this year make it even more of a guessing game than usual. I think testing is going to have an even bigger impact than ever. Players with the potential to test brilliantly at the combine will fly up boards. I also think we could see multiple first round picks traded for veteran players. I think teams will view 2022 draft stock as more disposable than in previous years because the value simply isn’t there in the first frame.