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Wanted to make a thread for people to throw out their mock draft and simulation results for discussion without spamming up the other threads too much. Didn't really see a thread this would fit, but if Mods disagree and want to merge it by all means
One of my favorite things to do each year is fantasy football mock drafts, but a few years ago I started to do mocks/simulations for the NFL draft as a way to learn about upcoming college players, and its really helped me build a better understanding for a lot of the upcoming prospects, which really makes the Patriots draft all that much more exciting for me when I can follow along and play armchair GM, seeing whos available and who they pick next
I'm a novice draft analyst, but I've just found these exercises to be both fun and informative. I also understand that these are simulations based on computer AI, and player draft rankings from different sources, all of which are subjective. I do dozens (possibly hundreds) of mock draft simulations using different settings, player rankings, perceived needs rankings, etc so that I can create a variety of different results/scenarios... "Situational Drafting" clever, aye???
One thing you can definitely notice when doing these is the massive gap between our 2nd round pick and our 3rd round compensatory pick. You have to sit there and watch really good players go off the board for quite awhile before you get to pick again, so I would think BB might want to trade up into the 3rd round to address that gap.. so much value in that 3rd and 4th round, i'll be pretty ticked off if he just sits there and gets some bum in the 6th or 7th round that wont make the roster, rather than using those later picks to move up into the juicy rounds 1-4
These are 3 of the primary sites I use for the mock draft simulations:
1. 2021 NFL Mock Draft | Fanspeak On The Clock Simulator (probly my favorite one, since you can load different player rankings, but need premium subscription for trading)
2. Our Mock NFL Draft Results | The Draft Network (this one has great writeups on the players which helps get background on them, and is fairly easy to do trades)
3. 2021 NFL Mock Draft Simulator | PFF (can do trades with this one, but they don't give you summary of players you drafted. Drafting experience isnt as good, they dont provide as much info at your fingertips, but good for trade simulations)
One of my latest mocks that I wouldn't be upset if the Pats hit on a bunch of these;
Site: FanSpeak
Player Ranking Source: NFL Draft Diamonds
I really don't know how accurate some of these simulations are, everyone has players rated differently, so that's why i use a variety of different player rankings just to see all of the different scenarios that could play out at Pick #15 if we stay put. I don't do a lot of trading, just because those are so hard to predict and also because I really don't know if they trades are following the point value system for draft picks, etc (example: i was able to trade up to i think pick #7 by trading 2021 1st rounder, 2021 2nd rounder and 2022 2nd rounder... which seems fairly cheap for a move into the top 10) but its still fun to toss in some trades once in awhile on the 2 other sites (i find Fanspeak to be the best draft simulation experience, but i dont do trading on it since im not premium subscriber)
Anyways, I've been finding these mock draft simulators to be quite fun and wanted to share with everyone in case someone else may find enjoyment in it as well. It really does make a difference in understanding the types of players that will be available in those early rounds and what types of players they are (height, weight, style, strengths, etc) and i think the DraftNetwork site also notes what type of pro style offense/defense they project them to be in at NFL level
One of my favorite things to do each year is fantasy football mock drafts, but a few years ago I started to do mocks/simulations for the NFL draft as a way to learn about upcoming college players, and its really helped me build a better understanding for a lot of the upcoming prospects, which really makes the Patriots draft all that much more exciting for me when I can follow along and play armchair GM, seeing whos available and who they pick next
I'm a novice draft analyst, but I've just found these exercises to be both fun and informative. I also understand that these are simulations based on computer AI, and player draft rankings from different sources, all of which are subjective. I do dozens (possibly hundreds) of mock draft simulations using different settings, player rankings, perceived needs rankings, etc so that I can create a variety of different results/scenarios... "Situational Drafting" clever, aye???
One thing you can definitely notice when doing these is the massive gap between our 2nd round pick and our 3rd round compensatory pick. You have to sit there and watch really good players go off the board for quite awhile before you get to pick again, so I would think BB might want to trade up into the 3rd round to address that gap.. so much value in that 3rd and 4th round, i'll be pretty ticked off if he just sits there and gets some bum in the 6th or 7th round that wont make the roster, rather than using those later picks to move up into the juicy rounds 1-4
These are 3 of the primary sites I use for the mock draft simulations:
1. 2021 NFL Mock Draft | Fanspeak On The Clock Simulator (probly my favorite one, since you can load different player rankings, but need premium subscription for trading)
2. Our Mock NFL Draft Results | The Draft Network (this one has great writeups on the players which helps get background on them, and is fairly easy to do trades)
3. 2021 NFL Mock Draft Simulator | PFF (can do trades with this one, but they don't give you summary of players you drafted. Drafting experience isnt as good, they dont provide as much info at your fingertips, but good for trade simulations)
One of my latest mocks that I wouldn't be upset if the Pats hit on a bunch of these;
Site: FanSpeak
Player Ranking Source: NFL Draft Diamonds
I really don't know how accurate some of these simulations are, everyone has players rated differently, so that's why i use a variety of different player rankings just to see all of the different scenarios that could play out at Pick #15 if we stay put. I don't do a lot of trading, just because those are so hard to predict and also because I really don't know if they trades are following the point value system for draft picks, etc (example: i was able to trade up to i think pick #7 by trading 2021 1st rounder, 2021 2nd rounder and 2022 2nd rounder... which seems fairly cheap for a move into the top 10) but its still fun to toss in some trades once in awhile on the 2 other sites (i find Fanspeak to be the best draft simulation experience, but i dont do trading on it since im not premium subscriber)
Anyways, I've been finding these mock draft simulators to be quite fun and wanted to share with everyone in case someone else may find enjoyment in it as well. It really does make a difference in understanding the types of players that will be available in those early rounds and what types of players they are (height, weight, style, strengths, etc) and i think the DraftNetwork site also notes what type of pro style offense/defense they project them to be in at NFL level
