Mock Draft
In the days leading up to the first NFL Draft in Chicago since 1964, various Vivid Seats staff members attempted to predict how the first round would shake out. Participants were scored using the following criteria:
1 Point – Correct First-Round Draft Pick
2 Points – Matched with Correct Team
3 Points – Predicted Trade
The top 3 for Vivid Seats were Sagar S. (46 points), Tyler H. (40), and Sam B. (38). Check out their first 15 picks and see how they stacked up to the actual results and analyst projections.
| Round |
Sagar |
Tyler |
Sam |
Actual |
NFL Analysts |
| 1 |
Jameis Winston |
Jameis Winston |
Jameis Winston |
Jameis Winston |
Jameis Winston |
| 2 |
Marcus Mariota |
Marcus Mariota |
Marcus Mariota |
Marcus Mariota |
Marcus Mariota |
| 3 |
Dante Fowler Jr. |
Leonard Williams |
Dante Fowler Jr. |
Dante Fowler Jr. |
Leonard Williams |
| 4 |
Amari Cooper |
Amari Cooper |
Amari Cooper |
Amari Cooper |
Amari Cooper |
| 5 |
Leonard Williams |
Dante Fowler Jr. |
Shane Ray |
Brandon Scherff |
Dante Fowler Jr. |
| 6 |
Bud Dupree |
Vic Beasley |
Todd Gurley |
Leonard Williams |
Vic Beasley |
| 7 |
Kevin White |
Danny Shelton |
Leonard Williams |
Kevin White |
Kevin White |
| 8 |
Vic Beasley |
Bud Dupree |
Randy Gregory |
Vic Beasley |
Bud Dupree |
| 9 |
Brandon Scherff |
Brandon Scherff |
Brandon Scherff |
Ereck Flowers |
Brandon Scherff |
| 10 |
Andrus Peat |
Kevin White |
Kevin White |
Todd Gurley |
Ereck Flowers |
| 11 |
Trae Waynes |
Trae Waynes |
Trae Waynes |
Trae Waynes |
Trae Waynes |
| 12 |
Danny Shelton |
DeVante Parker |
DeVante Parker |
Danny Shelton |
Danny Shelton |
| 13 |
Randy Gregory |
Arik Armstead |
Vic Beasley |
Andrus Peat |
Vic Beasley |
| 14 |
Todd Gurley |
Todd Gurley |
Breshad Perriman |
DeVante Parker |
Todd Gurley, Trae Waynes, DeVante Parker |
| 15 |
Arik Armstead |
Ereck Flowers |
Arik Armstead |
Melvin Gordon |
Arik Armstead |