Free agency isn’t done. NFL free agency is never really done. The initial spending fury represents the bulk of the additions. That’s about done. It’s time for a new mock draft. I usually avoid predicting trades on top of predicting player selections. There are simply too many variables. I am predicting a trade in this Flea Flicker mock draft and all future Flea Flicker mock drafts this year. After trading a couple of second-round picks to the Houston Texans for the 23rd pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, I’m certain that the Minnesota Vikings will use their two first-round picks to move into the top-5 picks to select a quarterback. I’m so certain of this that I’m ignoring my decades-long aversion of mock draft trades. I figure that there are four potential landing spots. I rank them as follows:
#2-remote
#3-hopeful
#4-probable
#5-possible
For this mock, I’m going with the hopeful possibility.
The Vikings trade #11, #23, and a 2025 first to the Patriots for #3. In reality, there are probably some later picks involved to balance things. For this fake trade, only the first round picks are significant.
1. Chicago Bears (via Carolina): Caleb Williams, QB, USC
2. Washington Commanders: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
3. Minnesota Vikings (trade w/New England): Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
4. Arizona Cardinals: Marvin Harrison Jr., QR, Ohio State
5. Los Angeles Chargers: Rome Odunze, Washington
6. New York Giants: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
7. Tennessee Titans: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
8. Atlanta Falcons: Dallas Turner, Edge, Alabama
9. Chicago Bears: Jared Verse, Edge, Florida State
10. New York Jets: Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
11. New England Patriots (trade w/Minnesota): Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State
12. Denver Broncos: J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
13. Las Vegas Raiders: Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington
14. New Orleans Saints: JC Latham, OT, Alabama
15. Indianapolis Colts: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
16. Seattle Seahawks: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State
17. Jacksonville Jaguars: Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
18. Cincinnati Bengals: Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas
19. Los Angeles Rams: Laiatu Latu, Edge, UCLA
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
21. Miami Dolphins: Johnny Newton, DT, Illinois
22. Philadelphia Eagles: Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa
23. New England Patriots (trade w/Minnesota): Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU
24. Dallas Cowboys: Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
25. Green Bay Packers: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
27. Arizona Cardinals (via Houston): Darius Robinson, Edge, Missouri
28. Buffalo Bills: Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas
29. Detroit Lions: Bralen Trice, Edge, Washington
30. Baltimore Ravens: Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona
31. San Francisco 49ers: Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon
32. Kansas City Chiefs: Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU
Until the next one.
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