Bleacher Nation

● By Andy Molitor
The first (published) NFL mock draft of the year is always a tough one. I don’t have all the information I need yet, but I still want to go through the entire process and continue to tighten up the team needs, consensus big boards, and how I think this draft will flow. One of the biggest things I’m seeing in other mocks is a willingness to just kind of let the good fits fall to teams that make sense. I tried to avoid this and have at least 4-5 picks that are clearly a better fit for the team right after the “pick” but still make sense where they are.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 32 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.