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[NashvilleNinja]

I don't want to spam the main discussions over on the main forum with this and I didn't think it was importanr enough to have a thread over there, so I made it here.

 

This is just a thread to learn about other potentially available prospects and rate where they might realistically go in the draft. 

 

This first one is just a straight up no-trade mock. Stick n pick need/BPA.

 

 

As for why I picked Rogers at the end, it's the 7th round and he'd be a developmental prospect. I've only watched a couple highlight videos of him.

[ctm]

Not enough help for the DL 

[NashvilleNinja]

7 hours ago, ctm said:

Not enough help for the DL 

 

I did this one earlier. It's more of the trade down fantasy/Brinker's wet dream scenario. Idk how good/better it is though. Also don't know how realistic it is that both Sampson and Etienne would fall that far or that the Titans would take both of them if they did. Just BPAing it there, as far as I know.

 

 

[IowaOiler]

On 1/26/2025 at 1:40 AM, NashvilleNinja said:

I don't want to spam the main discussions over on the main forum with this and I didn't think it was importanr enough to have a thread over there, so I made it here.

 

This is just a thread to learn about other potentially available prospects and rate where they might realistically go in the draft. 

 

This first one is just a straight up no-trade mock. Stick n pick need/BPA.

 

 

As for why I picked Rogers at the end, it's the 7th round and he'd be a developmental prospect. I've only watched a couple highlight videos of him.

 

Restrepo at 35 I'm not big on depending on who else was available.  I also think Stutsman is overrated (as I've said before), but not a bad pick at 133.  I really like Rogers personally, and if he's there in the 7th, we should take him.  Wouldn't be surprised if you see him taken in the 6th by a team like the Rams, Niners, or Vikings.

[charleytolar]

Trade with Giants:

 

3. Abdul Carter EDGE Penn State

34. Aireontae Ersery OT Minnesota

35. Jaxson Dart QB Ole Miss

65. Ajani Cornelius OT Oregon

102. Elijah Arroyo TE Miami (FL)

104.Ricky White WR UNLV

119. Darius Alexander DT Toledo

132. Brashard Smith RB SMU

142. Malachi Moore S Alabama

180. Aeneas Peebles DT Virginia Tech

241. Trevor Etienne RB Georgia

 

2026 NYG 2nd

[charleytolar]

Trade with Cleveland. Later small move with Raiders

 

2. Cameron Ward QB Miami (FL)

33. Aireontae Ersery OT Minnesota

35. Mike Green EDGE Marshall

68. TreVeyon Henderson RB Ohio State

94. Gunnar Helm TE Texas

102. Jordan Burch EDGE Oregon

119. David Walker EDGE Central Arkansas

133. Nick Nash WR San Jose State

142. Jack Kiser LB Notre Dame

180. Tonka Hemingway DT South Carolina

198. Andres Borregales K Miami (FL)

 

2026 CLE 2nd

2026 LV 5th

[Grizz]

2 hours ago, charleytolar said:

Trade with Cleveland. Later small move with Raiders

 

2. Cameron Ward QB Miami (FL)

33. Aireontae Ersery OT Minnesota

35. Mike Green EDGE Marshall

68. TreVeyon Henderson RB Ohio State

94. Gunnar Helm TE Texas

102. Jordan Burch EDGE Oregon

119. David Walker EDGE Central Arkansas

133. Nick Nash WR San Jose State

142. Jack Kiser LB Notre Dame

180. Tonka Hemingway DT South Carolina

198. Andres Borregales K Miami (FL)

 

2026 CLE 2nd

2026 LV 5th

 

This would be about as good as a top four prospects we could possibly land if we are not taking Carter. I am assuming the only way this scenario plays out is if Cleveland loves one of the two QBs or is deadset on a Carter replacement. I really don't see them making the move and actually think Jets and Raiders are the much more likely move up, with Giants being in the mix too on an outside shot if they are really desperate for a QB. 

 

I also think Henderson and Green are both going higher in this draft, but you never know. If we traded down, though, I am more coming around to the idea of a RB in the third IF it is the right player. It is a strength in this class. 

[charleytolar]

6 hours ago, Grizz said:

 

This would be about as good as a top four prospects we could possibly land if we are not taking Carter.

If I recall, the Browns took Shedeur so we could have taken Carter or Hunter.

 

I wanted to play one out after taking a QB at 1-2. I took Jaxson Dart at 2-35 in the first one.

 

Love to say that one of these QBs is the real deal but that is above my pay grade.

[charleytolar]

Trade with Raiders

 

6. Mason Graham DT Michigan

35. Aireontae Ersery OT Minnesota

37. Jaxson Dart QB Ole Miss

68. Jaylin Noel WR Iowa State

76. Omarr Norman-Lott DT Tennessee

102. Ajani Cornelius OT Oregon

119. Ozzy Trapilo OT Boston College

132. Darius Alexander DT Toledo

142. Danny Stutsman LB Oklahoma

150. Malachi Moore S Alabama

180. Brashard Smith RB SMU

 

Lots of OTs but if you don't have a capable starter you don't have a capable backup either

 

2026 LV 2nd

Edited March 5 by charleytolar

[charleytolar]

Trade with NY Giants

 

3. Travis Hunter CB Colorado

34. Cameron Williams OT Texas

35. Kenneth Grant DT Michigan

65. Marcus Mbow OT Purdue

103. Andrew Mukuba S Texas

104. Jack Bech WR TCU

127. Darius Alexander DT Toledo

132. Bhayshul Tuten RB Virginia Tech

142. Jake Briningstool TE Clemson

167. Jack Kiser LB Notre Dame

180. Jack Nelson OT Wisconsin

193. Aeneas Peebles DT Virginia Tech

 

Lots ot OTs, but if you don't have a capable starter you don't have a capable backup either...

 

2026 NYG 2nd

[charleytolar]

Big trade back with MIN and lesser trades with PITT and HOU

 

24. Colston Loveland TE Michigan

35. Aireontae Ersery OT Minnesota

58. Jonah Savaiinaea OT Arizona

83. TreVeyon Henderson RB Ohio State

102. Ajani Cornelius OT Oregon

119. Charles Grant OT William & Mary

136. Tyler Shough QB Louisville

180. Oluwafemi Oladejo EDGE UCLA

198. Hunter Wohler S Wisconsin

205. Tim Smith DT Alabama

 

2026 MIN 2nd

2026 PIT 2nd

2026 HOU 3rd

2026 PIT 3rd

[Grizz]

On 3/5/2025 at 11:14 AM, charleytolar said:

Big trade back with MIN and lesser trades with PITT and HOU

 

24. Colston Loveland TE Michigan

35. Aireontae Ersery OT Minnesota

58. Jonah Savaiinaea OT Arizona

83. TreVeyon Henderson RB Ohio State

102. Ajani Cornelius OT Oregon

119. Charles Grant OT William & Mary

136. Tyler Shough QB Louisville

180. Oluwafemi Oladejo EDGE UCLA

198. Hunter Wohler S Wisconsin

205. Tim Smith DT Alabama

 

2026 MIN 2nd

2026 PIT 2nd

2026 HOU 3rd

2026 PIT 3rd

 

For the previous mock, Mason Graham is not a player we should be targeting. Some of your other picks are solid. 

 

For this one, if we dropped all the way down to 24 and did not come away with multiple firsts in a future draft it would be a horrendous failure. I see what you are doing--if you are using PFN for the players and slots, just lie about the draft compensation so it is more realistic. 

[charleytolar]

8 hours ago, Grizz said:

 

For the previous mock, Mason Graham is not a player we should be targeting. Some of your other picks are solid. 

 

For this one, if we dropped all the way down to 24 and did not come away with multiple firsts in a future draft it would be a horrendous failure. I see what you are doing--if you are using PFN for the players and slots, just lie about the draft compensation so it is more realistic. 

Yeah, the Mason Graham selection is a bit of an outlier but then I remembered how much we got run on at times. The PFN system proposes trades and you accept and reject them. One can propose trades (I did a few times) and the PFN system rejected them so I figure it will come out about the same.

 

In the 1-24 draft, I think we came out with three 2nds and two 3rds (albeit mostly futures). Yeah, this was my least favorite. I just like to play around with it. I'm not a slave to the rankings but I might range down 10 spots to target a position...

Edited March 7 by charleytolar

[charleytolar]

Trade with Cleveland

 

I tried to trade back from 1-2 to 1-3 to pick up extra selections but got rejected. In this software, the Giants must not be in on Shedeur Sanders because he was available. I think one of the deals only included an extra 3rd or 4th.

 

2. Abdul Carter EDGE Penn State

33. Nick Emmanwori S South Carolina

35. Aireontae Ersery OT Minnesota

67. Isaiah Bond WR Texas

94. T.J. Sanders DT South Carolina

102. Quinn Ewers QB Texas

119. Bhayshul Tuten RB Virginia Tech

137. Shemar Turner DT Texas A&M

142. Fadil Diggs EDGE Syracuse

173. Jack Kiser LB Notre Dame

180. Jack Nelson OT Wisconsin

 

2026 CLE 2nd

 

 

Edited March 7 by charleytolar

[Grizz]

Here's one for you, charley, ninja, others. 

 

 

 

All the evidence right now seems to be pointing to the team staying put and taking Cam Ward. I don't hate it. He's got all the tools and could be a special player that (if given time, protection, and weapons) can elevate the team. Or at least let's hope that's the case. 

 

Taking Ward, and failing to trade down, does mean we are limited in our ability to get an impact player at multiple positions of need (a trade down for example could get us an additional second and third at the least). This means one of EDGE, OL, and WR gets left out. It also means we don't really have enough capital to chase the strength of this draft, a high end RB. 

 

So here this mock has to assume we at least get one quality Offensive Lineman in free agency, as well as another quality DE. A fair assumption. 

 

The draft then: 

 

35: Donovan Ezeiruaku: there is something poetic about replacing an ultra productive pass rusher from Boston College with an ultra productive pass rusher from Boston College. In fact, it was Ezeiruaku who broke Landry's single season sack record at BC. Seriously, go look at the wiki for these guys, the measurables and the combine. That office meme about it "being the same picture" applies here.

 

I suppose the knock on him is that he is undersized and might be ineffective in the run. Like Landry, maybe he slips to round 2. 

 

Now we are out  of true impact players, and for me it is all about finding gems. Latham Ransom produced for the best team in the country and is from a team with a track record of producing NFL caliber DBs. We also tend to do well with mid-round DBs and need safety. Pierce is a massive lad, who could be molded into a mauler by Daddy Cally. Dellinger similarly is a solid guard prospect and developmental option. 

 

Sampson slips in this draft given he is a product of TN system and has to compete with an all-time great RB class. Vols Homers rejoice--this means he falls to us and replaces Julius Chestnut (side note, I hate to fade Chestnut...an all time great name). But Sampson will provide something different as an aggressive and productive physical runner in the Redzone with Pollard and Spears remaining 1A and 1B. 

 

On the back end, Dumas-Johnson is a quality LB with decent speed and production, a steal this late, and Mac McWilliams is a shorter armed overly productive DB that is exactly the kind of guy we hit on late. Also...Mac McWilliams, with a a name like that how can you miss?

 

This is an example of the draft I am expecting. Glaring needs we cannot meet with a high end pick, so we will have to be selective. Also, there is a need we out right did not address here in WR. But I am not sold on this draft class in the 4th and later, and would rather get talent over need.