The problem with draft season is that it’s entirely too long. By February 1 we have already seen a dozen different versions of how the first round might play out, and seeing the same five prospects come off the board over and over gets a bit redundant. In fact, in our last twoleague-wide mocks the top five picks were exactly the same. So, this week we decided to change things up by throwing a chaos grenade into our 2024 mock draft simulation.
To guarantee a fresh scenario, we screwed with the sliders for positional vaue and randomness until the model finally broke and came out with something different. When our turn came to pick for the Seahawks, we traded down from the No. 16 overall spot with the Texans, picking up pick Nos. 23 and 59 in the process and sending a seventh-rounder back.
Our goal was to focus exclusively on premier positions and in the end we hit them all, selecting one offensive tackle, one defensive lineman, one wide receiver and one quarterback.
Here’s how all 100 picks went down in our three-round mock.
Oct 28, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman Joe Alt (76)…Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers (19) runs after a catch during the third quarter as…Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Kenny Dillingham congratulates USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams (13) on…Nov 18, 2023; Clemson, South Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Drake Maye (10) throws…Michigan defensive back Will Johnson defends Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. during the second half…Dec 29, 2022; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Rome Odunze (1) attempts to…Sep 16, 2023; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) reacts after a play…Nov 4, 2023; College Park, Maryland, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions offensive lineman Olumuyiwa Fashanu (74)…Malik Nabers 8 as the LSU Tigers take on Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium in Baton…PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 19: Laiatu Latu #15 of the UCLA Bruins celebrates after sacking Caleb…Oct 21, 2023; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini defensive tackle Jer'Zhan Newton (4) tackles Wisconsin…Dec 31, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry (1) blocks…Oct 7, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies wide receiver Moose Muhammad III (7)…Sep 2, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) celebrates with offensive…Dec 2, 2023; Charlotte, NC, USA; Florida State Seminoles wide receiver Keon Coleman (4) makes a…Oct 1, 2022; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Florida State Seminoles defensive end Jared Verse (5) reacts to…Oct 14, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Dallas Turner (15) reacts after holding…Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson (44) celebrates after sacking Massachusetts quarterback Taisun Phommachanh in the…Oct 28, 2023; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Tyler Guyton (60) at the line…Nov 18, 2023; Corvallis, Oregon, USA; Oregon State Beavers head coach Jonathan Smith greets offensive lineman…Nov 25, 2023; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Clemson Tigers cornerback Nate Wiggins (2) smiles after breaking…Iowa defensive back Cooper DeJean (3) catches a punt at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, October 21,…Dec 1, 2023; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Washington Huskies offensive lineman Troy Fautanu (55) celebrates after…Nov 11, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils offensive lineman Graham Barton (62)…Oregon quarterback Bo Nix throws a pass.Syndication The Register GuardMichigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy looks to pass against Ohio State during the first half at Michigan…Dec 2, 2023; Detroit, MI, USA; Toledo Rockets cornerback Quinyon Mitchell (27) breaks up a pass…Nov 4, 2023; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Kamari Lassiter (3) prepares to cover…Brian Thomas Jr 11 runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on Texas A&M in…Nov 11, 2023; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Ladd McConkey (84) celebrates after a…Nov 25, 2023; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Xavier Legette (17) runs…Oct 21, 2023; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars offensive lineman Kingsley Suamataia (78) prepares to…Texas Longhorns defensive lineman Byron Murphy II (90) celebrates sacking Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht (3)…Jan 1, 2024; New Orleans, LA, USA; Texas Longhorns wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (5) catches a…Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin celebrates a touchdown as the No. 6 Oregon Ducks take on…The ball is thrown past Tennessee wide receiver Squirrel White (10) while covered by Missouri defensive…Nov 25, 2023; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats quarterback Will Howard (18) pushes away Iowa…Sep 17, 2022; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks defensive end Brandon Dorlus (3) celebrates after a…Nov 18, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Oregon Ducks offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson (58) against the Arizona…Texas Longhorns linebacker Jaylan Ford (41) looks to the sideline during the Sugar Bowl College Football…Texas Longhorns defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat (93) celebrates a defensive stop during the Big 12 Championship…Oct 21, 2023; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes safety Kamren Kinchens (5) celebrates with teammates…Nov 4, 2023; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers offensive lineman Zach Frazier (54) celebrates…Sep 23, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman Leonard Taylor III (56) celebrates his…Dec 30, 2023; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Ladd McConkey (84) makes a…Texas Longhorns wide receiver Xavier Worthy (1) celebrates a play in the fourth quarter of the…Dec 2, 2023; Charlotte, NC, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Trey Benson (3) fends off…Minnesota Golden Gophers linebacker Ryan Selig (33) and Minnesota Golden Gophers defensive back Tyler Nubin (27)…Oct 14, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Washington Huskies defensive end Bralen Trice (8) tackles Oregon Ducks…Oct 23, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman McKinnley Jackson (35) and…TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - SEPTEMBER 23: Jaxson Dart #2 of the Mississippi Rebels is tackled by Chris…Oct 23, 2021; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats offensive tackle Cooper Beebe (50) blocks Texas…Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (45) sacks Auburn…Nov 25, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats offensive lineman Jordan Morgan (77) against the Arizona…Sep 30, 2023; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars offensive tackle Patrick Paul (76) blocks Texas Tech…Nov 18, 2023; Clemson, South Carolina, USA; Clemson Tigers linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (54) celebrates after…Texas Longhorns running back Jonathon Brooks (24) jumps over Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Reggie Pearson (21)…Nov 18, 2023; East Hartford, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies wide receiver Brett Buckman (10) is congratulated…Sep 17, 2022; Seattle, Washington, USA; Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) celebrates after throwing…WKU's Malachi Corley runs in for a touchdown against UTEP on Nov. 4, 2023 at the…Nov 4, 2023; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Javon Bullard (22) reacts with defensive…Penn State cornerback Kalen King (4) celebrates with safety Jaylen Reed (1) after Reed intercepted a…Pressure from Penn State's Adisa Isaac (20) and Kaleb Artis (58) force Minnesota quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis…Nov 4, 2023; Clemson, South Carolina, USA; Clemson Tigers defensive tackle Ruke Orhorhoro (33) celebrates after…Texas Longhorns tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders (0) hypes up the crowd as he takes the field…Nov 25, 2023; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. (51)…Nov 25, 2023; Stanford, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Audric Estimé (7) breaks…Nov 18, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Tobias Merriweather (5)…Nov 4, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; USC Trojans safety Calen Bullock (7) gestures before a…Jan 31, 2024; Mobile, AL, USA; National linebacker Cedric Gray of North Carolina (33) works in…Sep 23, 2023; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers defensive lineman Darius Robinson (6) reacts after…Jan 1, 2024; Glendale, AZ, USA; Oregon Ducks running back Bucky Irving (0) hurdles over Liberty…Nov 18, 2023; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) scrambles against…Jan 8, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk (2) against the Michigan…Oct 28, 2023; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers cornerback D.J. James (4) against the Mississippi State…Nov 12, 2022; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Jalen McMillan (11) catches a pass…Oct 7, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Maryland Terrapins defensive back Beau Brade (2) makes the catch…Jan 8, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; Michigan Wolverines defensive lineman Kris Jenkins (94) against the Washington…Nov 11, 2023; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack linebacker Payton Wilson (11) during…Kansas State junior tight end Ben Sinnott (34) drives through Kansas defenders during the first quarter…Dec 3, 2022; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart congratulates offensive lineman Sedrick…TCU Horned Frogs cornerback Josh Newton (2) celebrates a thread down stop against Texas Longhorns running…Oct 21, 2023; Columbia, Missouri, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) is tackled by…Nov 11, 2023; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights defensive back Max Melton (16) and…Nov 11, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels wide receiver Devontez Walker…Nov 18, 2023; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Florida State Seminoles wide receiver Johnny Wilson (14) catches the…Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil celebrates a play against Washington during the second half of the…Oct 22, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman Blake Fisher (54)…Jan 8, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; Washington Huskies offensive lineman Roger Rosengarten (73) against the Michigan…Nov 18, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes tight end Cade Stover (8) catches a…Michigan wide receiver Roman Wilson (1) runs the ball around Washington cornerback Dominique Hampton (7) during…Jan 30, 2024; Mobile, AL, USA; American defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine of Missouri (7) works through…Jan 31, 2024; Mobile, AL, USA; National tight end Theo Johnson of Penn State (84) gets…Oct 22, 2022; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes safety James Williams (0) celebrates with safety…Penn State seniors Theo Johnson, Johnny Dixon (3) and Mason Stahl (17) pose for a group…Jan 30, 2024; Mobile, AL, USA; American tight end Jaheim Bell of Florida St (6) runs…Tennessee Volunteers running back Jaylen Wright (0) dodges Kentucky Wildcats defensive back Andru Phillips (23) to…Nov 3, 2023; Syracuse, New York, USA; Boston College Eagles quarterback Thomas Castellanos (1) celebrates his…Kentucky’s Trevin Wallace recovers the fumble and moves the ball against Florida Saturday afternoon.Sept. 30, 2023Nov 4, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Jacob Conover (15)…
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