2022 NFL Mock Draft 3.0: *extremely Aragorn voice* For Blimp • Page 7

The Kansas City Chiefs select Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida

and

Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE, Penn State

As long as Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid are together in KC, their window is wide open. The rest of the roster though? Adding Elam and Ebiketie fill the only two glaring holes they have entering this season.

 

@Joe4th Bengals.

 

if multiple of my favorite players are still on the board though, I might sit and wait then. Like why trade up to 25 for Linderbaum if more than one “premium prospect” (in my subjective opinion) is also falling and we need help everywhere? My point is I don’t want to give up a 3rd to get to Linderbaum if I can give up nothing and still get a steal.

I only trade up if only one guy from that tier is left, AND it’s not gonna cost me more than the comp pick I could get if that player walks

 

Linderbaum is the guy alone in the tier at that point. Dude is an elite prospect.

 

Yeah but a third? That’s giving up what could be a whole extra starter haha.

I understand being that bullish on Linderbaum though since this isn’t the strongest center class after he goes, and we just lost Brandon Linder. It might be worth the extra third to fill that enormous need, since Parham still needs work and Jurgens might be gone by our third round pick.

 

I've been saying a 4th, not a third.

 

I think we could maybe flip a 4th to swap with one of KC’s picks, but it would cost a 3rd to get to pick 25 and beat other teams trying to trade up / get ahead of the Titans. I just think:

1 - Ikem Ekwonu
2 - Trey McBride
3 - Logan Hall
3 - Dylan Parham

Or

1 - Aidan Hutchinson
2 - Kenyon Green
3 - Jamaree Salyer
3 - Alec Pierce

Etc there are scenarios that could happen where the fourth player is awesome enough to be glad you filled 4 holes instead of 3, and we could still do something acceptable with the line. That TE hole is hard to fill too because that drops off harshly after McBride as well

 

why would we take Green AND Salyer?

 

Green is discussed as a potential move to center. Idk I’m just spitballing. I really do wish there was another quality center haha. Jurgens is good but not pick 33 good

 

Just draft Linderbaum #1 and call it a day.

 

I mean, fuck it I'll try that. Worst case scenario is you drafted a player that's only good at playing 4 positions instead of 5 lol

 

***TRADE***

New York Jets send pick 69 + WR Braxton Berrios to Seattle Seahawks for WR Tyler Lockett


@CarpetElf

 

The new Jets offense:

QB: Zach Wilson
RB: Michael Carter, Tevin Coleman
WR: Tyler Lockett, Corey Davis, Elijah Moore
TE: CJ Uzomah, Tyler Conklin
OL: Mecton, AVT, McGovern, Tomlinson, Neal

That’s pretty good on paper.

 

Bengals select Tyler Linderbaum, C Iowa

protect Burrow at all costs

 

@whitenblue88 lions

 

Jets are open to moving down from one of their upcoming early second rounders

 

Seahawks trade picks 41 and 72 for pick 32. @CarpetElf

Seattle selects Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati

 

@Night Channels Jaguars pick for the start of Round 2

 

Jags select:

Boye Mafe - EDGE - Minnesota

 

@whitenblue88

lions up

 

Anton doing an excellent job trolling Randall

 

Haha i mean yeah I don’t like the Mafe pick… but in the same vein he might’ve talked me into being okay if the Jags take Ekwonu instead of Neal

I still prefer Neal… but I’d be ignoring the context, if I didn’t give credit to the strategic reasons why Ekwonu fits what Pederson likes to run better than most top tackle prospects. Dude has incredibly rare skills run blocking in space and I can’t say I’d complain about him making running the ball, calling RPOs, and screens easy. That’s actually a back door way to support Lawrence by taking more pressure off him on a per-down basis, even if Ikem isn’t the pass blocker that Neal is.

guy has pancaked 3 dudes in one play a few times on film, and he has HUSTLE. He’s an Andrew Whitworth-style run blocker who likes to use his speed / has the stamina and understanding of angles to get 20-30 yards downfield and still be leading the RB past the secondary.

 

Anyone wanna trade up?

 

Oh sorry I’ve been away

Detroit selects Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss

This is probably the pick the Lions should have traded away in reality (rather than 1.32), but the Lions pick up an extra pick so they can make a luxury pick in Corral and take a shot at fixing the QB position long term without using a premium pick. Corral is my guess to be QB2 off the board, so getting him as QB4 at the top of the second seems ideal for DET

 

@Swoos jets