It’s my annual thing. Pleased to share predictions about who will go where in this year’s NFL Draft.
ROUND 1
1. Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward (QB Miami)
Player Comp: Aaron Rodgers
Travis Hunter (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
2. Cleveland Browns: Travis Hunter (WR/CB Colorado)
Player Comp: Denzel Ward/Garrett Wilson
3. New York Giants: Abdul Carter (EDGE Penn State)
Player Comp: Myles Garrett
4. New England Patriots: Jalon Walker (LB/EDGE Georgia)
Player Comp: Josh Allen-Hynes
5. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tyler Warren (TE Penn State)
Player Comp: George Kittle
6. Las Vegas Raiders: Ashton Jeanty (RB Boise State)
Player Comp: Josh Jacobs
7. New York Jets: Armand Membou (OT Missouri)
Player Comp: Tristan Wirfs
8. Carolina Panthers: Mason Graham (DT Michigan)
Player Comp: Jalen Carter
9. New Orleans Saints: Jaxon Dart (QB Ole Miss)
Player Comp: Jordan Love
10. Chicago Bears: Will Campbell (OT LSU)
Player Comp: Laremy Tunsil
11. San Francisco 49ers: Jahdae Barron (CB Texas)
Player Comp: Cooper DeJean
Omarion Hampton (photo, CBS Sports)
12. Dallas Cowboy: Omarion Hampton (RB UNC)
Player Comp: Bijan Robinson
13. Miami Dolphins: Kelvin Banks Jr (OT Texas)
Player Comp: Laremy Tunsil
14. Indianapolis Colts: Colston Loveland (TE Michigan)
Player Comp: Trey McBride
15. Atlanta Falcons: Will Johnson (CB Michigan)
Player Comp: Byron Murphy
16. Arizona Cardinals: Matthew Golden (WR Texas)
Player Comp: Amari Cooper
17. Cincinnati Bengals: Mykel Williams (EDGE Georgia)
Player Comp: Gregory Rousseau
18. Seattle Seahawks: Greg Zabel (OL North Dakota State)
Player Comp:
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Nick Emmanwori (S South Carolina)
Player Comp: Derwin James
20. Denver Broncos: Treyveon Henderson (RB Ohio State)
Player Comp: Jahmir Gibbs
Shedeur Sanders (photo courtesy CBS Sports)
21. Pittsburgh Steelers: Shedeur Sanders (QB Colorado)
Player Comp: Jordan Love
22. Los Angeles Chargers: Tetairoa McMillan (WR Arizona)
Player Comp: Courtland Sutton
23. Green Bay Packers: Maxwell Hairston (CB Kentucky)
Player Comp: Jaire Alexander
24. Minnesota Vikings: Malaki Starks (S Georgia)
Player Comp: Kyle Hamilton
25. Houston Texans: Josh Simmons (OT Ohio State)
Player Comp: Rashawn Slater
26. Los Angeles Rams: Jihaad Campbell (LB Alabama)
Player Comp: Fred Warner
27. Baltimore Ravens: Donovan Ezeiruaku (EDGE Boston College)
Player Comp: Brian Burns
28. Detroit Lions: Shemar Stewart (EDGE Texas A&M)
Player Comp: Jadaveon Clowney
29. Washington Commanders: Nic Scourton (EDGE Texas A&M)
Player Comp: Will Anderson Jr
30. Buffalo Bills: Walter Nolen (DT Ole Miss)
Player Comp: Cam Heyward
31. Kansas City Chiefs: Tyler Booker (OG Alabama)
Player Comp: Trey Smith
32. Philadelphia Eagles: Derrick Harmon (DT Oregon)
Player Comp: Quinnen Williams
ROUND 2
Jalen Milroe (photo, Alabama Athletics)
33. Cleveland Browns: Jalen Milroe (QB Alabama)
34. New York Giants: Tyler Shough (QB Louisville)
35. Tennessee Titans: Emeka Egbuka (WR Ohio State)
36. Jacksonville Jaguars: Kenneth Grant (DT Michigan)
37. Las Vegas Raiders: Luther Burden III (WR Missouri)
38. New England Patriots: Josh Conerly Jr (OT Oregon)
39. Chicago Bears: Mike Green (EDGE Marshall)
40. New Orleans Saints: Donovan Jackson (OL Ohio State)
41. Chicago Bears: Quinshon Judkins (RB Ohio State)
42. New York Jets: Mason Taylor (TE LSU)
43. San Francisco 49ers: Aireontae Ersery (OT Minnesota)
44. Dallas Cowboys: James Pearce Jr (EDGE Tennessee)
45. Indianapolis Colts: Marcus Mbow (OL Purdue)
46. Atlanta Falcons: Landon Jackson (EDGE Arkansas)
47. Arizona Cardinals: Darius Alexander (DT Toledo)
48. Miami Dolphins: Azareye’h Thomas (CB Florida State)
49. Cincinnati Bengals: Benjamin Morrison (CB Notre Dame)
50. Seattle Seahawks: Carson Schwesinger (LB UCLA)
51. Denver Broncos: Tre Harris (WR Ole Miss)
52. Seattle Seahawks: JT Tuimoloau (EDGE Ohio State)
53. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Shavon Revel (CB East Carolina)
54. Green Bay Packers: Oluwafemi Oladejo (EDGE UCLA)
55. Los Angeles Chargers: Tyleik Williams (DT Ohio State)
56. Buffalo Bills: Trey Amos (CB Ole Miss)
57. Carolina Panthers: Jaylin Noel (WR Iowa State)
58. Houston Texans: Jalen Royals (WR Utah State)
Wyatt Milum (photo, WV News)
59. Baltimore Ravens: Wyatt Milum (OL West Virginia)
60. Detroit Lions: Xavier Watts (S Notre Dame)
61. Washington Commanders: Darien Porter (CB Iowa State)
62. Buffalo Bills: Jack Bech (WR TCU)
63. Kansas City Chiefs: Kaleb Johnson (RB Iowa)
64. Philadelphia Eagles: Harold Fannin Jr (TE Bowling Green)
ROUND 3
65. New York Giants: Jayden Higgins (WR Iowa State)
66. Kansas City Chiefs: Andrew Mukuba (S Texas)
67. Cleveland Browns: Ozzy Trapilo (OT Boston College)
68. Las Vegas Raiders: Jacob Parrish (CB Kansas State)
69. New England Patriots: Kyle Williams (WR Washington State)
70. Jacksonville Jaguars: Charles Grant (OT William & Mary)
71. New Orleans Saints: Elijah Arroyo (TE Miami)
72. Chicago Bears: Kevin Winston Jr (S Penn State)
73. New York Jets: Elic Ayomanor (WR Stanford)
74. Carolina Panthers: Jared Wilson (C Georgia)
75. San Francisco 49ers: Alfred Collins (DT Texas)
76. Dallas Cowboys: Jonah Savaiinaea (OL Arizona)
77. New England Patriots: Dylan Sampson (RB Tennessee)
78. Arizona Cardinals: Ashton Gillotte (EDGE Louisville)
79. Houston Texans: Tate Rutledge (OG Georgia)
80. Indianapolis Colts: Barrett Carter (LB Clemson)
81. Cincinnati Bengals: TJ Sanders (DT South Carolina)
82. Seattle Seahawks: Emery Jones (OL LSU)
83. Pittsburgh Steelers: Cameron Skattebo (RB Arizona State)
84. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Princely Umanmielen (EDGE Ole Miss)
85. Denver Broncos: Quincy Riley (CB Louisville)
86. Los Angeles Chargers: Gunnar Helm (TE Texas)
87. Green Bay Packers: Demetrius Knight Jr (LB South Carolina)
Denzel Burke (photo, Sports Illustrated)
88. Jacksonville Jaguars: Denzel Burke (CB Ohio State)
89. Houston Texans: Shemar Turner (DT Texas A&M)
90. Los Angeles Chargers: Terrance Ferguson (TE Oregon)
91. Baltimore Ravens: Chris Paul Jr (LB Ole Miss)
92. Seattle Seahawks: Savion Williams (WR TCU)
93. New Orleans Saints: Dorian Strong (CB Virginia Tech)
94. Cleveland Browns: Omarr Norman-Lott (DT Tennessee)
95. Kansas City Chiefs: Anthony Belton (OT NC State)
96. Philadelphia Eagles: David Walker (EDGE Central Arkansas)
97. Minnesota Vikings: Nohl Williams (CB California)
98. Miami Dolphins: Jaylen Reed (S Penn State)
99. New York Giants: Dylan Fairchild (OG Georgia)
100. San Francisco 49ers: Tyler Baron (EDGE Miami)
101. Los Angeles Rams: Zy Alexander (CB LSU)
102. Detroit Lions: Miles Frazier (OL LSU)
ROUND 4
103. Tennessee Titans: Bradyn Swinson (EDGE LSU)
104. Cleveland Browns: Devin Neal (RB Kansas)
105. New York Giants: Danny Stutsman (LB Oklahoma)
106. New England Patriots: Jack Sawyer (EDGE Ohio State)
107. Jacksonville Jaguars: Lathan Ransom (S Ohio State)
108. Las Vegas Raiders: Quinn Ewers (QB Texas)
109. Buffalo Bills: Jonas Sanker (S Virginia)
110. New York Jets: Ty Robinson (DT Nebraska)
Kyle Kennard (photo courtesy The State)
111. Carolina Panthers: Kyle Kennard (EDGE South Carolina)
112. New Orleans Saints: Dont’e Thornton (WR Tennessee)
113. San Francisco 49ers: Jackson Slater (OG Sacramento State)
114. Carolina Panthers: Jordan Hancock (CB Ohio State)
115. Arizona Cardinals: Garrett Dellinger (OG LSU)
116. Miami Dolphins: Joshua Farmer (DT Florida State)
117. Indianapolis Colts: Luke Kandra (OG Cincinnati)
118. Atlanta Falcons: Tez Johnson (WR Oregon)
119. Cincinnati Bengals: Jonah Monheim (OL USC)
120. Tennessee Titans: Caleb Ransaw (CB Tulane)
121. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Smael Mondon Jr (LB Georgia)
122. Denver Broncos: Oronde Gadsden II (TE Syracuse)
123. Pittsburgh Steelers: Deone Walker (DT Kentucky)
124. Green Bay Packers: RJ Harvey (RB UCF)
125. Los Angeles Chargers: Josaiah Stewart (EDGE Michigan)
126. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tory Horton (WR Colorado State)
127. Los Angeles Rams: Logan Brown (OT Kansas)
128. Washington Commanders: Billy Bowman (S Oklahoma)
129. Baltimore Ravens: Tai Felton (WR Maryland)
130. Detroit Lions: CJ West (DT Indiana)
131. New Orleans Saints: Jordan Burch (EDGE Oregon)
132. Buffalo Bills: Fadil Diggs (EDGE Syracuse)
133. Kansas City Chiefs: Jordan Phillips (DT Maryland)
134. Philadelphia Eagles: Malachi Moore (S Alabama)
135. Miami Dolphins: Cameron Williams (OT Texas)
136. Baltimore Ravens: Cobee Bryant (CB Kansas)
137. Seattle Seahawks: RJ Mickens (S Clemson)
138. San Francisco 49ers: Cody Simon (LB Ohio State)
ROUND 5
139. Minnesota Vikings: Connor Colby (OG Iowa)
140. Carolina Panthers: Antwaun Powell-Ryland (EDGE Virginia Tech)
141. Tennessee Titans: Jeffrey Bassa (LB Oregon)
142. Jacksonville Jaguars: Ajani Cornelius (OT Oregon)
143. Las Vegas Raiders: Jake Majors (C Texas)
144. New England Patriots: Seth McLaughlin (C Ohio State)
145. New York Jets: Will Howard (QB Ohio State)
146. Carolina Panthers: Que Robinson (EDGE Alabama)
147. San Francisco 49ers: Bhaysul Tuten (RB Virginia Tech)
148. Chicago Bears: Jake Briningstool (TE Clemson)
149. Dallas Cowboys: Xavier Restrepo (WR Miami)
150. Miami Dolphins: Dillon Gabriel (QB Oregon)
151. Indianapolis Colts: Kyle McCord (QB Syracuse)
152. Arizona Cardinals: Korie Black (CB Oklahoma State)
153. Cincinnati Bengals: DJ Giddens (RB Kansas State)
154. New York Giants: Damien Martinez (RB Miami)
155. Miami Dolphins: Mitchell Evans (TE Notre Dame)
156. Pittsburgh Steelers: Jaylin Smith (CB USC)
157. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Chase Lundt (OT UConn)
158. Los Angeles Chargers: Ollie Gordon II (RB Oklahoma State)
159. Green Bay Packers: Bryce Cabeldue (OG Kansas)
160. San Francisco 49ers: Isaiah Bond (WR Texas)
161. Philadelphia Eagles: Zah Frazier (CB UTSA)
162. New York Jets: Justin Walley (CB Minnesota)
163. Carolina Panthers: Jay Higgins (LB Iowa)
164. Philadelphia Eagles: Elijah Roberts (DT SMU)
Jalen Travis (photo, Bleacher Report)
165. Philadelphia Eagles: Jalen Travis (OT Iowa State)
166. Houston Texans: Kyle Monangai (RB Rutgers)
167. Tennessee Titans: Upton Stout (CB Western Kentucky)
168. Philadelphia Eagles: Kobe King (LB Penn State)
169. Buffalo Bills: Jack Kiser (LB Notre Dame)
170. Buffalo Bills: LeQuint Allen (RB Syracuse)
171. New England Patriots: Tommi Hill (CB Nebraska)
172. Seattle Seahawks: Jabbar Muhammad (CB Oregon)
173. Buffalo Bills: Jamaree Caldwell (DT Oregon)
174. Dallas Cowboys: JJ Pegues (DT Ole Miss)
175. Seattle Seahawks: Rylie Mills (DT Notre Dame)
176. Baltimore Ravens: Jaydon Blue (RB Texas)
ROUND 6
177. Buffalo Bills: Joshua Gray (OG Oregon State)
178. Tennessee Titans: Jack Nelson (OT Wisconsin)
179. Cleveland Browns: Sai’vion Jones (EDGE LSU)
180. Las Vegas Raiders: Vernon Broughton (DT Texas)
181. Los Angeles Chargers: BJ Adams (CB UCF)
182. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jordan James (RB Oregon)
183. Baltimore Ravens: Craig Woodson (S California)
184. New Orleans Saints: Simeon Barrow (DT Miami)
185. Pittsburgh Steelers: Jalen Rivers (OT Miami)
186. New York Jets: Pat Bryant (WR Illinois)
187. Minnesota Vikings: Isaac TeSlaa (WR Arkansas)
188. Tennessee Titans: Hunter Wohler (S Wisconsin)
189. Indianapolis Colts: Trevor Etienne (RB Georgia)
Nick Nash (photo, SJSU Athletics)
190. Los Angeles Rams: Nick Nash (WR San Jose State)
191. Denver Broncos: Hollin Pierce (OT Rutgers)
192. Cleveland Browns: Teddy Buchanan (LB California)
193. Cincinnati Bengals: Jared Ivey (EDGE Ole Miss)
194. Jacksonville Jaguars: Mello Dotson (CB Kansas)
195. Los Angeles Rams: Sebastian Castro (S Iowa)
196. Detroit Lions: Ricky White (WR UNLV)
197. Denver Broncos: Aeneas Peebles (DT Virginia Tech)
198. Green Bay Packers: Cam Jackson (DT Florida)
199. Los Angeles Chargers: Drew Kendall (C Boston College)
200. Cleveland Browns: Luke Lachey (TE Iowa)
201. Los Angeles Rams: Riley Leonard (QB Notre Dame)
202. Los Angeles Rams: Clay Webb (OG Jacksonville State)
203. Baltimore Ravens: Carson Vinson (OT Alabama A&M)
204. Dallas Cowboys: Trey Wedig (OT Indiana)
205. Washington Commanders: Jaylin Lane (WR Virginia Tech)
206. Buffalo Bills: Kitan Crawford (S Nevada)
207. New York Jets: Jamon Dumas-Johnson (LB Kentucky)
208. Denver Broncos: Jah Joyner (EDGE Minnesota)
209. Los Angeles Chargers: Nick Martin (LB Oklahoma State)
210. Baltimore Ravens: Kamion Rucker (EDGE UNC)
211. Dallas Cowboys: Jeremi Harris (CB Iowa)
212. Baltimore Ravens: Ty Hamilton (DT Ohio State)
213. Las Vegas Raiders: Tyler Batty (EDGE BYU)
214. Los Angeles Chargers: Tonka Hemingway (DT South Carolina)
215. Las Vegas Raiders: Kaden Prather (WR Maryland)
216. Cleveland Browns: Caleb Rogers (OT Texas Tech)
ROUND 7
217. Dallas Cowboys: Kobe Hudson (WR UCF)
218. Atlanta Falcons: Thomas Fidone (TE Nebraska)
219. New York Giants: Yahya Black (DT Iowa)
220. New England Patriots: Patrick Jenkins (DT Tulane)
221. Jacksonville Jaguars: Howard Cross III (DT Notre Dame)
222. Las Vegas Raiders: Cody Lindenberg (LB Minnesota)
223. Seattle Seahawks: Marcus Tate (OG Clemson)
224. Miami Dolphins: Jimmy Horn Jr (WR Colorado)
225. Arizona Cardinals: Collin Oliver (LB Oklahoma State)
226. Kansas City Chiefs: RJ Oben (EDGE Notre Dame)
227. San Francisco 49ers: Kurtis Rourke (QB Indiana)
228. Detroit Lions: Jason Marshall Jr (CB Florida)
229. Pittsburgh Steelers: Barryn Sorrell (EDGE Texas)
230. Carolina Panthers: Dante Trader Jr (S Maryland)
231 Miami Dolphins: Karene Reid (LB Utah)
Dan Jackson (photo, UGA Game Changers)
232. Indianapolis Colts: Dan Jackson (S Georgia)
233. Chicago Bears: Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (DT Georgia)
234. Seattle Seahawks: Brady Cook (QB Missouri)
235. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Phil Mafah (RB Clemson)
236. Houston Texans: Jacob Gideon (C Western Michigan)
237. Green Bay Packers: Dalton Cooper (OT Oklahoma State)
238. New England Patriots: Maxen Hook (S Toledo)
239. Dallas Cowboys: JJ Roberts (S Marshall)
240. Chicago Bears: Johnny Walker (EDGE Missouri)
241. Houston Texans: Jackson Woodard (LB UNLV)
242. Atlanta Falcons: Tim Smith (DT Alabama)
243. Baltimore Ravens: Ja’Corey Brooks (WR Louisville)
244. Detroit Lions: Caleb Etienne (OT BYU)
245. Washington Commanders: Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson (OT Florida)
246. New York Giants: Andrew Armstrong (WR Arkansas)
247. Dallas Cowboys: Joshua Simon (TE South Carolina)
248. New Orleans Saints: Xavier Truss (OL Georgia)
249. San Francisco 49ers: Willie Lampkin (OG UNC)
250. Green Bay Packers: Theo Wise Jr (WR Missouri)
251. Kansas City Chiefs: Nazir Stackhouse (DT Georgia)
252. San Francisco 49ers: Rayuan Lane III (S Navy)
253. Miami Dolphins: Raheim Sanders (RB South Carolina)
254. New Orleans Saints: Corey Kiner (RB Cincinnati)
255. Cleveland Browns: Elijah Ponder (EDGE Cal Poly)
256. Los Angeles Chargers: Zeek Biggers (DT Georgia Tech)
257. Kansas City Chiefs: Daniel Jackson (WR Minnesota)
