NFL Draft Post Combine: The Risers, The Fallers, The Mock

The Super Bowl is wrapped up. The Senior Bowl has come and gone. And we finally got to see how these prospects fared at the NFL combine. This year was as entertaining as I can remember with a ton of impressive times. Naturally, this led to a ton of movement on boards and mocks. Time to jump in and see how things got shaken up!!

The Risers:📈📈📈📈📈

• Travon Walker may be the biggest riser we have seen this draft season. He dominated the NFL combine and put his name out there with the other top EDGE prospects. Previously, there were many mocks without him on it at all. Now? He is being mentioned as a potential top 5 pick. We will see how things shake up, but it looks like he planted his flag firmly in the top 10. 
• Sauce Gardner was slowly working his way up draft boards ever since the CFB season ended. Now, it appears he will be the top corner off the board barring something surprising. The other thing to note, he could find himself as high as the top 5! Many teams that were looking at Stingley in the top 5 may now shift their focus to Gardner. That is still a bit too rich for me, but don’t be shocked if it happens! 

The Fallers: 📉📉📉📉📉

• Running backs seem to have been tossed to the side in lieu of these other top prospects. Some mocks had a running back, or two, sneak into the back half of the first. Now it is tough to imagine that happening. This class doesn’t seem as strong as many hoped, and I wouldn’t even be shocked to see them slip down the board in round 2 as well. 

The Mock:

1. Jacksonville Jaguars- Evan Neal, OT, Alabama
2. Detroit Lions- Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE, Michigan
3. Houston Texans-  Travon Walker, EDGE, Georgia
4. New York Jets- Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon
5. New York Giants- Ikem Ekwonu, OL, NC State
6. Carolina Panthers- Charles Cross, OL, Mississippi State
7. New York Giants(via CHI)- Tyler Linderbau, OL, Iowa
8. Atlanta Falcons- Malik Willis, QB, Liberty
9. Seattle Seahawks(via DEN)- Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati
10. NY Jets(via Seattle)- Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame
11. Washington Commanders- Derek Stingley Jr, CB, LSU
12. Minnesota Vikings- Jermaine Johnson, EDGE, Florida State
13. Houston Texans(via CLE)- Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State
14. Baltimore Ravens-  David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan
15. Philadelphia Eagles(via MIA)- Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia
16. Philadelphia Eagles(via IND)- Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia
17. Los Angeles Chargers- Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah
18. New Orleans Saints- Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh
19. Philadelphia Eagles(via IND)- Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
20. Pittsburgh Steelers- Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss
21. New England Patriots- Andrew Booth, CB, Clemson
22. Green Bay Packers(via LV)- Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
23. Arizona Cardinals- Drake London, WR, USC
24. Dallas Cowboys- DeMarvin Leal, DT, Texas A&M
25. Buffalo Bills- Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington
26. Tennessee Titans- Kenyon Green, OL, Texas A&M 
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Zion Johnson, OL, Boston College
28. Green Bay Packers- Trevor Penning, OL, Northern Iowa
29. Kansas City Chiefs(via MIA via SF)- Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama
30. Kansas City Chiefs- George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue
31. Cincinnati Bengals- Kaair Elam, CB, Florida
32. Detroit Lions(via LAR)- Sam Howell, QB, UNC