vixticator and I occasionally like to do a “dueling mock” draft where we alternate picks. We think it gives us a more accurate picture of how we actually value players, since its’ easy to have some psychological bias to “let” players try to fall to a particular position or team when doing a mock by yourself. With someone else also picking, you can’t do that, so the goal has to be closer to getting the best player possible. Thus, we discover where we actually value players, as opposed to where we think we value them.

I won’t be doing writeups for these picks, since half of them aren’t mine and also this is a five round mock. We alternated back and forth; vix won the coin toss, so he gets odds and I get evens.

ROUND 1

1. Cleveland Browns – Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
2. San Francisco 49ers – Myles Garrett, EDGE, Texas A&M
3. Chicago Bears – Malik McDowell, DL/ED, Michigan State
4. Jacksonville Jaguars – Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State
5. Tennessee Titans (from LA Rams) – O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama
6. New York Jets – Patrick Mahomes II, QB, Texas Tech
7. Los Angeles Chargers – Solomon Thomas, DL/ED, Stanford
8. Carolina Panthers – Jamal Adams, S, LSU
9. Cincinnati Bengals – Zach Cunningham, LB, Vanderbilt
10. Buffalo Bills – Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State
11. New Orleans Saints – Tim Williams, EDGE, Alabama
12. Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia) – Jonathan Allen, DL/ED, Alabama
13. Arizona Cardinals – Mike Williams, WR, Clemson
14. Philadelphia Eagles (from Minnesota) – Teez Tabor, CB, Florida
15. Indianapolis Colts – Roderick Johnson, OT, Florida State
16. Baltimore Ravens – DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame
17. Washington Potatoes – Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU
18. Tennessee Titans – Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Derek Barnett, EDGE, Tennessee
20. Denver Broncos – Reuben Foster, LB, Alabama
21. Detroit Lions – Forrest Lamp, OL, Western Kentucky
22. Miami Dolphins – Takkarist McKinley, EDGE, UCLA
23. New York Giants – Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
24. Oakland Raiders – Carl Lawson, EDGE, Auburn
25. Houston Texans – Mitch Trubisky, QB, North Carolina
26. Seattle Seahawks – Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama
27. Kansas City Chiefs – Sidney Jones, CB, Washington
28. Dallas Cowboys – Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan
29. Green Bay Packers – Jabrill Peppers, LB/S, Michigan
30. Pittsburgh Steelers – John Ross, WR, Washington
31. Atlanta Falcons – Montravius Adams, DL, Auburn
32. New England Patriots – Charles Harris, EDGE, Missouri

The most interesting thing for me here is the slide of Leonard Fournette. I think Fournette is a tremendous talent, one of the most talented players in the entire draft, but finding a proper fit for him might be difficult. I considered him with Carolina at 8– and if I had picked for Cincinnati at 9, I think I would have taken Fournette there– but he really needs a team that wants him to be the centerpiece of a power running game, and many of the teams in between there and where he finally went, to Washington at 17, have bigger needs or have invested significantly at the running back position recently.

ROUND 2

33. CLE – Dion Dawkins, OL, Temple
34. SF – Taylor Moton, OL, Western Michigan
35. JAX – Brad Kaaya, QB, Miami-FL
36. CHI – Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama
37. LAR – David Njoku, TE, Miami-FL
38. LAC – Ryan Ramczyk, OT, Wisconsin
39. NYJ – Lorenzo Jerome, S, St. Francis
40. CAR – Garett Bolles, OT, Utah
41. CIN – Tanoh Kpassagnon, EDGE, Villanova
42. PHI – Cordrea Tankersley, CB, Clemson
43. BUF – Kareem Hunt, RB, Toledo
44. NO – TreDavious White, CB, LSU
45. ARI – Caleb Brantley, DL, Florida
46. BAL – Taco Charlton, EDGE, Michigan
47. IND – Joe Mixon, RB, Oklahoma
48. MIN – Dan Feeney, OL, Indiana
49. WAS – Raekwon McMillan, LB, Ohio State
50. TB – Jaleel Johnson, DL, Iowa
51. DEN – Zay Jones, WR, East Carolina
52. CLE (from TEN) – Budda Baker, S, Washington
53. DET – Cameron Sutton, CB, Tennessee
54. MIA – Evan Engram, TE, Ole Miss
55. NYG – Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida
56. OAK – Taywan Taylor, WR, Western Kentucky
57. HOU – Antonio Garcia, OT, Troy
58. SEA – Haason Reddick, LB/ED, Temple
59. KC – Jarron Jones, DL, Notre Dame
60. DAL – Ryan Anderson, EDGE, Alabama
61. GB – James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh
62. PIT – Dawuane Smoot, EDGE, Illinois
63. ATL – Josh Reynolds, WR, Texas A&M
64. NE – Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State

vix thinks it’s time for the Jaguars to move on from Blake Bortles. He’s probably right, but I’m mostly annoyed because I was planning to have the Bears take Brad Kaaya next.

ROUND 3

65. CLE – JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, USC
66. SF – Cooper Kupp, WR, Eastern Washington
67. CHI – Marquez White, CB, Florida State
68. JAX – Jordan Leggett, TE, Clemson
69. TEN (from LAR) – Ethan Pocic, C, LSU
70. NYJ – Jourdan Lewis, CB, Michigan
71. LAC – Jalen Robinette, WR, Air Force
72. CAR – Wayne Gallman, RB, Clemson
73. CIN – Joshua Dobbs, QB, Tennessee
74. NO – Pat Elflein, OL, Ohio State
75. PHI – Carlos Watkins, DL, Clemson
76. BUF – Amara Darboh, WR, Michigan
77. ARI – Trey Hendrickson, EDGE, Florida Atlantic
78. MIN – Alvin Kamara, RB, Tennessee
79. BAL – Deatrich Wise Jr., EDGE, Arkansas
80. IND – Daeshon Hall, EDGE, Texas A&M
81. WAS – Isaiah Ford, WR, Virginia Tech
82. TB – Curtis Samuel, WR+, Ohio State
83. DEN – Obi Melifonwu, S, Connecticu
84. TEN – Rasul Douglas, CB, West Virginia
85. DET – Chad Williams, WR, Grambling State
86. MIN (from MIA) – Travis Rudolph, WR, Florida State
87. NYG – Conor McDermott, OT, UCLA
88. OAK – Adoree’ Jackson, CB, USC
89. HOU – T.J. Watt, EDGE, Wisconsin
90. SEA – Eddie Jackson, S, Alabama
91. KC – Jamaal Williams, RB, BYU
92. DAL – Dalvin Tomlinson, DL, Alabama
93. GB – Damontae Kazee, CB, San Diego State
94. PIT – Marcus Williams, S, Utah
95. ATL – Danny Isidora, OL, Miami-FL
96. NE – Jarrad Davis, LB, Florida

I really like the Wayne Gallman fit for Carolina, as his time at Clemson showed he could function well in an offense with read-option elements. Plus, he’s just a good player.

ROUND 4

97. CLE – Corn Elder, CB, Miami-FL
98. SF – Desmond King, CB/S, Iowa
99. JAX – Karel Hamilton, WR, Samford
100. CHI – Nathan Peterman, QB, Pittsburgh
101. LAR – Donnel Pumphrey, RB, San Diego State
102. LAC – T.J. Logan, RB, North Carolina
103. SD – Victor Salako, OT, Oklahoma State
104. CAR – Derek Rivers, EDGE, Appalachian State
105. CIN – Jon Toth, C, Kentucky
106. CHI (from BUF) – ArDarius Stewart, WR, Alabama
107. NO – Duke Riley, LB, LSU
108. PHI – Dorian Johnson, G, Pittsburgh
109. ARI – Jordan Willis, EDGE, Kansas State
110. IND – Justin Evans, S, Texas A&M
111. MIN – Davis Webb, QB, California
112. BAL – Elijah Qualls, DL, Washington
113. WAS – Eddie Vanderdoes, DL, UCLA
114. TEN – Chad Hansen, WR, California
115. TB – Taquan Mizzell, RB, Virginia
116. DEN – Joe Mathis, EDGE, Washington
117. DET – Keionta Davis, EDGE, Chattanooga
118. MIN (from MIA) – Bucky Hodges, TE, Virginia Tech
119. OAK – Devonte Fields, EDGE, Louisville
120. HOU – D’Onta Foreman, RB, Texas
121. NE – Malachi Dupre, WR, LSU
122. KC – Alex Anzalone, LB, Florida
123. DAL – Dan Skipper, OL, Arkansas
124. GB – Jake Butt, TE, Michigan
125. PIT – David Sharpe, OL, Florida
126. ATL – Ejuan Price, LB/ED, Pittsburgh
127. NYG – Julie’n Davenport, OL, Bucknell

(note: At this point Saturday night we stopped; we resumed Friday, and vix started again, so for round 5 he has even numbered picks starting with #128 and I have odd-numbered picks.)

ROUND 5

128. CLE – Ryan Glasgow, DL, Michigan
129. SF – Marlon Mack, RB, South Florida
130. CHI – Avery Gennesy, OL, Texas A&M
131. JAX – Kevin King, CB, Washington
132. LAR – Josh Carraway, EDGE, TCU
133. NYJ – Jeremy Sprinkle, TE, Arkansas
134. LAC – De’Veon Smith, RB, Michigan
135. CAR – Ricky Seals-Jones, WR, Texas A&M
136. CIN – Andreas Knappe, OL, Connecticut
137. PHI – Carlos Henderson, WR, Louisiana Tech
138. BUF – Trent Taylor, WR, Louisiana Tech
139. WAS (from NO) – Dede Westbrook, WR, Oklahoma
140. ARI – Justin Senior, OL, Mississippi State
141. BAL – Tyler Orlosky, C, West Virginia
142. MIN – Bryan Cox Jr., EDGE, Florida
143. IND – Davon Godchaux, DL, LSU
144. WAS – Erik Magnuson, OL, Michigan
145. NE (from DEN) – Chris Wormley, DL, Michigan
146. TEN – Tanzel Smart, DL, Tulane
147. TB – Kyle Fuller, C, Baylor
148. DET – Elijah McGuire, RB, Louisiana-Lafayette
149. MIA – Vince Biegel, LB/ED, Wisconsin
150. NYG – Larry Ogunjobi, DL, Charlotte
151. OAK – Jeremy McNichols, RB, Boise State
152. HOU – Ryan Switzer, WR, North Carolina
153. KC – Chad Wheeler, OL, USC
154. BUF (from DAL) – Fabian Moreau, CB, UCLA
155. GB – Nico SIragusa, G, San Diego State
156. PIT – Artavis Scott, WR, Clemson
157. ATL – Marcus Maye, S, Florida
158. CLE (from NE) – Rayshawn Jenkins, S, Miami-FL

Notes:

• Indianapolis and Minnesota have the same strength of schedule, so a coin flip will be used at the combine to determine who drafts first. Our mock assumes Philadelphia won the coin flip.
• Round 4: The Giants’ pick is moved to the end of the round as a penalty, and the Patriots’ pick is forefeited.
• Round 5: Seattle’s pick is forfeited.