Monday, April 17, 2023

A Look At Last Year’s Final Flea Flicker Mock Draft

Here’s the Final Flea Flicker Mock Draft of the 2022 NFL Draft. 

1.   Jacksonville Jaguars: Aidan Hutchinson, Edge, Michigan
2.   Detroit Lions: Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia
3.   Houston Texans: Ikem Ekwonu, OT, North Carolina State
4.   New York Jets: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon
5.   New York Giants: Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
6.   Carolina Panthers: Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh
7.   New York Giants: Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati
8.   Atlanta Falcons: Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
9.   Seattle Seahawks: Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
10. New York Jets: Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama
11. Washington Commanders: Kyle Hamilton, S, Norte Dame
12. Minnesota Vikings: Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU
13. Houston Texans: Jermaine Johnson II, Edge, Florida State
14. Baltimore Ravens: Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington
15. Philadelphia Eagles: Devin Loyd, LB, Utah
16. New Orleans Saints: Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa
17. Los Angeles Chargers: Tyler Smith, OT, Tulsa
18. Philadelphia Eagles: Drake London, WR, USC
19. New Orleans Saints: Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Malik Willis, QB, Liberty
21. New England Patriots: Dax Hill, S, Michigan
22. Green Bay Packers: Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
23. Arizona Cardinals: George Karlaftis, Edge, Purdue
24. Dallas Cowboys: Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
25. Buffalo Bills: Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State
26. Tennessee Titans: Boye Mafe, Edge, Minnesota 
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kenyon Green, OG, Texas A&M
28. Green Bay Packers: Devonte Wyatt, DT, Georgia
29. Kansas City Chiefs: Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State
30. Kansas City Chiefs: Andrew Booth, CB, Clemson
31. Cincinnati Bengals: Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa
32. Detroit Lions: Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati

As a reminder, here’s the actual draft.

1.   Jacksonville Jaguars: Travon Walker, Edge, Georgia
2.   Detroit Lions: Aidan Hutchinson, Edge, Michigan
3.   Houston Texans: Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU
4.   New York Jets: Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati
5.   New York Giants: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Edge, Oregon
6.   Carolina Panthers: Ikem Ekonwu, OT, North Carolina State
7.   New York Giants: Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
8.   Atlanta Falcons: Drake London, WR, USC
9.   Seattle Seahawks: Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
10. New York Jets: Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
11. New Orleans Saints: Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
12. Detroit Lions: Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama
13. Philadelphia Eagles: Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia
14. Baltimore Ravens: Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame
15. Houston Texans: Kenyon Green, OG, Texas A&M
16. Washington Commanders: Jahan Dotson, WR, Penn State
17. Los Angeles Chargers: Zion Johnson, OG, Boston College
18. Tennessee Titans: Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas 
19. New Orleans Saints: Trevor Penning, OT, Northern Iowa
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh
21. Kansas City Chiefs: Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington
22. Green Bay Packers: Quay Walker, LB, Georgia
23. Buffalo Bills: Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida
24. Dallas Cowboys: Tyler Smith, OT, Tulsa
25. Baltimore Ravens: Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa
26. New York Jets: Jermaine Johnson II, Edge, Florida State
27. Jacksonville Jaguars: Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah
28. Green Bay Packers: Devonte Wyatt, DT, Georgia
29. New England Patriots: Cole Strange, OG, Tennessee-Chattanooga 
30. Kansas City Chiefs: George Karlaftis, Edge, Purdue
31. Cincinnati Bengals: Dax Hill, S, Michigan
32. Minnesota Vikings: Lewis Cine, S, Georgia

Over the years, I’ve had a lot of poor mock draft performances. This may have been my worst. Only twice did I have right player, right team, right pick. 

9.   New York Giants: Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State
28. Green Bay Packers: Devonte Wyatt, DT, Georgia

I did get right player, right team, wrong pick with the New Orleans Saints selection of Trevor Penning. 

I didn’t get any of the first few picks correct. Those are usually the easiest to get right. I was going with the assumption that the Jacksonville Jaguars would use the first pick on the best edge player in the draft. That was Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson. He showed during his rookie season that he was and is a better player than Travon Walker. 

My mock draft was terrible mostly for the players that I had in the first round that weren’t selected in the first round. 

Malik Willis, QB, Liberty
Boye Mafe, Edge, Minnesota
Andrew Booth Jr., CB, Clemson
Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati

My mock draft downfall was really with the quarterbacks. I really thought that a couple QB-needy teams would radically reach for Malik Willis and Desmond Ridder. I wasn’t too far off on Boye Mafe and Andrew Booth Jr. Each was selected at the top half of the second round. 

I didn’t have Zion Johnson, Quay Walker, Kaiir Elam, Cole Strange, and Lewis Cine being selected in the first round. 
 


 

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