2022 TPB Members and Pundits Mock Draft Thread

[Topcat]

My latest mock via the Fanspeak sim. A little unrealistic considering the last 4 picks will be way gone by then.
But what the hell.

13: R1 P13 CB Patrick Surtain - Alabama
47: R2 P15 OT Walker Little - Stanford
77: R3 P13 G Quinn Meinerz - Wisconsin-Whitewater
97: R3 P33 DL Alim McNeill - North Carolina State
118: R4 P13 EDGE Elerson Smith - Northern Iowa
160: R5 P15 S Talanoa Hufanga - USC
200: R6 P14 DL Osa Odighizuwa - UCLA
206: R6 P20 CB Trill Williams - Syracuse
239: R7 P13 WR Simi Fehoko - Stanford

Meinerz might be there in round 3...

[Maniaque 6]

My latest mock via the Fanspeak sim. A little unrealistic considering the last 4 picks will be way gone by then.
But what the hell.

13: R1 P13 CB Patrick Surtain - Alabama
47: R2 P15 OT Walker Little - Stanford
77: R3 P13 G Quinn Meinerz - Wisconsin-Whitewater
97: R3 P33 DL Alim McNeill - North Carolina State
118: R4 P13 EDGE Elerson Smith - Northern Iowa
160: R5 P15 S Talanoa Hufanga - USC
200: R6 P14 DL Osa Odighizuwa - UCLA
206: R6 P20 CB Trill Williams - Syracuse
239: R7 P13 WR Simi Fehoko - Stanford

I think I would like it !

[Bolt Dude]

I think I would like it !

Thanks. Yeah, me too. The first 4 picks could become immediate starters IMO. Everyone else is development, depth, rotational, and/or special teams.

Add a few FA pieces (Corey Lindsley, Matt Feiler, another edge?) and I think we’re in business.

[Boltjolt]

I have mocked Meinerz to us as well but I think it would be a tall order for him to jump from Div III and start in the NFL as a rookie.
But I like his potential after learning and getting acclimated for a year.

[AK47]

I have mocked Meinerz to us as well but I think it would be a tall order for him to jump from Div III and start in the NFL as a rookie.
But I like his potential after learning and getting acclimated for a year.

That Hufanga kid in your mock looks intriguing. Slower than ideal 40-time may allow him to drop to us. For a safety he's pretty good against the run but will likely not be the INT/Pass deflection machine he was in college due to the NFL being much faster than the PAC-10.

[TexanBeerlover]

Best to name your big board source, for reference purposes and props. Also most current and aligned with your own values when running these simulators to get your most accurate results.

[Panamamike]

The basis of Bahktiari's technique is using arm length to keep defenders at bay.

People like Slater and Eichenberg must have consistently good technique.

1" ... 33" vs 34" can make a big difference.

I am not a big proponent of pro football Focus, however this data analysis is the only one I could find quickly. Keep in mind there , the best laugh tackle in a generation did not have 34 in arms Joe Thomas. I kind of put that measurement right up there with 40 yd dash times. Technique balance.amd footwork are way more important than arm length.

https://www.pff.com/news/does-arm-length-affect-ot-play

[wu-dai clan]

I am not a big proponent of pro football Focus, however this data analysis is the only one I could find quickly. Keep in mind there , the best laugh tackle in a generation did not have 34 in arms Joe Thomas. I kind of put that measurement right up there with 40 yd dash times. Technique balance.amd footwork are way more important than arm length.

https://www.pff.com/news/does-arm-length-affect-ot-play

Agreed.
With regard to Slater, he is like a machine with consistency of technique.
Let's just say arm length can be beneficial,
especially when trying to block, say Jason Pierre Paul...or Joey Bosa.

[Topcat]

I am not a big proponent of pro football Focus, however this data analysis is the only one I could find quickly. Keep in mind there , the best laugh tackle in a generation did not have 34 in arms Joe Thomas. I kind of put that measurement right up there with 40 yd dash times. Technique balance.amd footwork are way more important than arm length.

https://www.pff.com/news/does-arm-length-affect-ot-play

Their bottom line conclusion is, "Any way I break it down, there doesn’t seem to be any correlation between arm length and performance."

In other words, there's a LOT of T-REX linemen in the pros who are getting the job done...

[Bolt Dude]

I have mocked Meinerz to us as well but I think it would be a tall order for him to jump from Div III and start in the NFL as a rookie.
But I like his potential after learning and getting acclimated for a year.

A tall order but not impossible. The best player comp for Meinerz is Ali Marpet and Marpet was a starter from day 1.

[Bolt Dude]

I’ve noticed that the NFL Mock Draft Database mock sim is a lot better now that they’ve added all the comp picks.

[wu-dai clan]

I’ve noticed that the NFL Mock Draft Database mock sim is a lot better now that they’ve added all the comp picks.

LOL.
All the machines have their own personalities.