You've seen plenty of mock drafts at this point (and here are some more great ones). Most are of the one-round variety, but you've been able to dig up some that go deeper, and even a few that cover all seven rounds. But how many have you seen that go the full seven rounds and include trades throughout the entire draft?
That's what we've done here, going pick by pick to determine what teams could do with each of their picks over the three-day draft. This project combines overall prospect talent, team needs, prospect visits in some cases, and sensible trading in order for teams with enough draft capital to move around for the right guy.
First, you can find my team-by-team mock drafts, complete with analysis for each draft class. After that, you can see the full 256-pick mock, with mock trades noted by an asterisk. Finally, I've included a table with every mock trade in my draft, including which player teams moved up to select. Hat tip to the great prospect visit tracker at Walter Football for collecting all that info in one spot.
I joined Will Brinson on Saturday's episode of The Pick 6 Podcast to break down my seven-round mock draft. Among some of the topics we tackle include a Seahawks trade, the Jets grade and why the Cowboys won't go wideout in Round 1. Subscribe: via iTunes | via Stitcher | via TuneIn
Does this have any chance at being close to what actually happens on draft weekend? Of course not -- at least when it comes to specific players. However, I feel like each of these 32 draft classes represents a realistic scenario for the type of draft each team could have.
Let's go.
Note: This mock originally ran on April 20.
Team-by-team mock draft
Arizona Cardinals
| 1 | 15 | Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville | |
| 2 | 47 | Donte Jackson, CB, LSU | |
| 3 | 79 | Brian O'Neill, OT, Pittsburgh | |
| 3 | 97 | Daurice Fountain, WR, Northern Iowa | Compensatory |
| 4 | 134 | Andre Smith, ILB, North Carolina | Compensatory |
| 5 | 152 | Godwin Igwebuike, SS, Northwestern | |
| 6 | 182 | Daniel Carlson, K, Auburn | from DEN |
| 7 | 254 | Brendan Mahon, G, Penn State | Compensatory |
Lamar Jackson has as high a ceiling as any quarterback in the draft, and it would be interesting to see what offensive coordinator Mike McCoy cooks up for the run/pass weapon. McCoy is someone who will try to fit an offense to a quarterback's strengths, not the other way around.
Donte Jackson brings speed across from Patrick Peterson, and cornerback is a position the Cardinals have to address early in the draft. O'Neill adds another option at tackle, where the Cardinals have a pair of uninspiring starters. Fountain is an excellent athlete who could be special under the tutelage of Larry Fitzgerald.
Smith gives the defense a potential two-down middle linebacker, plus having two Andre Smiths on the same team should be barrels of laughs. Igwebuike brings more depth to a secondary that needs it. Carlson might be the best kicker in the class, and Phil Dawson is 43. Mahon can be developed into a potential starter down the road.
Atlanta Falcons
| 1 | 26 | Traded to Pittsburgh | |
| 1 | 28 | Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama | from PIT |
| 2 | 58 | Braden Smith, G, Auburn | |
| 3 | 90 | Da'Shawn Hand, DT, Alabama | |
| 4 | 126 | B.J. Hill, DT, NC State | |
| 5 | 148 | Kevin Toliver, CB, LSU | from PIT/SF |
| 6 | 200 | Kurt Benkert, QB, Virginia | |
| 7 | 244 | Nick Bawden, FB, San Diego State | |
| 7 | 256 | Grant Haley, CB, Penn State | Compensatory |
The Falcons make a small trade back and pick up a fifth-rounder before taking Ridley, who should be a dynamo No. 2 receiver for the offense and is a great value this late. He'd be a perfect fit for a team with an established No. 1, and if he gets out of the top 20, Ridley could make a playoff-caliber offense that much more dangerous.
Smith should be a better starting option at right guard than free-agent signing Brandon Fusco, whose salary is fine for a backup role. Hand is a nice Day 2 option at defensive tackle if the position isn't addressed in Round 1. If that's the case, doubling up at the position with Hill could make sense and give the team a nice rotation on the D-line.
With the added pick in the first-round trade, the team lands a cornerback with size in Toliver, then comes back around to get depth defending the slot and a key special-teams player in Haley. With their other two Day 3 picks, the Falcons pick up a young, developmental quarterback and a new fullback who excelled blocking for nation-leading rushers at San Diego State.
Baltimore Ravens
| 1 | 16 | Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State | |
| 2 | 52 | Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina | |
| 3 | 83 | Traded to New Orleans | |
| 3 | 91 | Deon Cain, WR, Clemson | from NO |
| 4 | 118 | Michael Dickson, P, Texas | |
| 5 | 154 | Ade Aruna, DE, Tulane | |
| 5 | 164 | Tracy Walker, FS, Louisiana-Lafayette | from NO |
| 6 | 178 | Bradley Bozeman, C, Alabama | from IND |
| 6 | 190 | Traded to Indianapolis | |
| 6 | 215 | Shaun Dion Hamilton, LB, Alabama | Compensatory |
| 7 | 238 | Traded to Indianapolis |
The Ravens are seriously considering going quarterback in the first round and high on Rudolph, per our Jason La Canfora, and here they take the plunge. Cutting Joe Flacco after the 2018 season would save the team $10.5 million against the cap, and that number shoots up to $18.5 million if he's a post-June release in 2019. Rudolph is clearly in the second-tier among QB prospects, but he has enough talent that he'll be taken in the first round.
Hurst finally stabilizes the tight end position, and he gives Rudolph a passing-game weapon to grow with along with Cain, who could quickly take over the No. 2 receiver role behind Michael Crabtree. Before taking Cain, the Ravens trade back a few spots and pick up a fifth-rounder from New Orleans.
Dickson is the best punting prospect to head to the NFL in several years, and he's an ideal fourth-round pick for a team with a lot of Day 3 selections. Aruna is a versatile piece for the defensive line. Walker is a nice third safety early who could enter the starting lineup if Eric Weddle is too expensive to keep in 2019. The Ravens sacrifice their seventh to move up for Bozeman, another quality lineman who can compete inside to start. And in Ozzie Newsome's last draft, the team follows one Alabama player with another in Hamilton, who can serve as depth inside at linebacker.
Buffalo Bills
| 1 | 4 | Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma | from CLE/HOU |
| 1 | 12 | Traded to Cleveland | from CIN |
| 1 | 22 | Isaiah Wynn, G, Georgia | from KC |
| 2 | 34 | D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland | from NYG |
| 2 | 53 | Darius Leonard, LB, South Carolina State | |
| 2 | 56 | Traded to New York Giants | from LAR |
| 3 | 65 | Traded to New York Giants | from CLE |
| 3 | 96 | Traded to Cleveland | from PHI |
| 4 | 121 | Auden Tate, WR, Florida State | |
| 5 | 166 | Kalen Ballage, RB, Arizona State | from JAC |
| 6 | 187 | Traded to Minnesota | from CIN |
| 6 | 204 | Christian Campbell, CB, Penn State | from MIN |
| 6 | 218 | Jason Cabinda, LB, Penn State | from MIN |
After quarterbacks go 1-2-3, the Bills trade up to No. 4 by giving the Browns No. 12, No. 96 and their 2019 first-rounder, a pick that I think would appeal to the Browns more than No. 22 this year. It's a similar price to what the Chiefs paid the Bills last year to move from No. 27 to No. 10 for Patrick Mahomes, and though this is a shorter jump in terms of total spots, it's more expensive to move up early in the draft. Mayfield has a sneaky-good chance to be the best QB out of this class.
By trading next year's first, the Bills are free to use No. 22 on the best guard prospect this year outside of Quenton Nelson. The Bills move up in the second round by trading No. 56 and No. 65 to the Giants to land D.J. Moore, who will be an immediate weapon out of the slot and give Mayfield a target monster out of the gate. After the two trades, the Bills are left with just one more Day 2 pick, which they use on a talented linebacker to add to a mediocre unit.
A trade-up for Moore shouldn't prevent the team from continuing to attack their lack of depth at receiver, so they come back and grab a big weapon in Tate who could be a factor in the red zone. Ballage gives depth at running back, especially someone who can spell LeSean McCoy on third down when needed, and a potential return man. In the sixth round, the Bills trade back before landing two depth pieces on defense.
Carolina Panthers
| 1 | 24 | Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville | |
| 2 | 39 | Justin Reid, FS, Stanford | from CAR |
| 2 | 55 | Traded to Chicago | |
| 3 | 85 | Traded to Chicago | from BUF |
| 3 | 88 | Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State | |
| 5 | 161 | Keke Coutee, WR, Texas Tech | |
| 6 | 197 | Marcell Frazier, DE, Missouri | |
| 7 | 234 | Taylor Hearn, G, Clemson | from LAC/BUF |
| 7 | 242 | Ryan Izzo, TE, Florida State |
The Panthers are looking for secondary help early in the draft, per our Jason La Canfora. I like them to snag Alexander, a late-riser during the draft process who should immediately slot into the starting lineup.
The Panthers are in the perfect spot to trade up for another key secondary target early in the second round, and here they trade No. 55 and No. 85 to draft Reid, who is a candidate to go in the first round. Penny improves their talent at running back and should be a great option to pair with Christian McCaffrey.
Coutee is a nice fifth-round find who brings speed to the receiver position and could take over for Torrey Smith eventually. Frazier could eventually develop into a starter at defensive end. Hearn brings depth at a position of need
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