Football Outsiders

The draft order is based on standings entering Week 18. When teams were tied or their rankings would be determined by playoff results, I guessed. That's right: guessed. It's January 5, folks. Let's not overcomplicate things. It's early in the Walkthrough scouting process: no Senior Bowl, scouting combine, interviews, or deep data dives. I haven't even fine-combed the film yet on many of these prospects. That's why the scouting notes are very broad at this point. That said, I take both player analysis and team analysis seriously. It's the slash-fanfic element of mock drafts that Walkthrough likes to mock. Will Anderson is a great edge rusher. Many teams need an edge rusher. Insisting that Anderson will be drafted by this-or-that team, or get taken ahead of a cornerback or quarterback, is just an academic exercise. Especially on January 5, when we don't even know who will be coaching or GM'ing half of the teams in the top 10. So laugh or groan along with the gags, but rest assured that I am not goofing on the prospects.