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Ian Hartitz and Matthew Freedman traded picks in the latest NFL Mock Draft, which happened as NFL Free Agency was winding down.
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I think Reese makes the most sense at No. 2 because of the upside and because of sort of like hybrid duality flexibility that he gives the defense.

I do think he warrants being a top five pick, particularly after having a combine performance for the ages. So, Sonny Styles, the Cardinals for me.

I think they want to continue to rebuild in the trenches and this gives them a guy who, in a class that is a little lackluster at the top has good depth, but a little lackluster at the top, a guy who I think still probably belongs in the top 5.

When I look at this team now, particularly with Wan’Dale Robinson out of the picture, that No. 2 wide receiver spot is a big-time need.

I'm going with Mauigoa, who I think has more of the size to be able to play at right tackle.

He could fall. I just don't imagine him getting past No. 12. And I don't imagine I'm getting past No. 7 in this draft because, yes, I'm going to put him on the Washington Commanders.

Given that the Saints, like they don't have like a really glaring, obvious need. Like on their team outside of wide receiver, it just still feels too early in a class that actually has pretty good wide receiver depth to reach at the position in the top 10. So going best player available, Caleb Downs.

It’s a retooling year for the Chiefs. He could slip down the board a little bit more, but this is like the range where it makes sense for him to come off the board.

They need help at edge. You have Rueben Bain. I think No. 10 is like the latest he's falling unless teams just absolutely don't want anything to do with him because of the arm length, but that gets you only so far.

I am going to go with the Utah offensive tackle, Spencer Fano to the Dolphins. Again, it’s an offensive line that needs some help as it is.

For the Cowboys here, this is just like defense all the way. At least, at least to my eye, it is.

If you drop Tyson into that offense and now you have Puka Nacua, Davante Adams and Tyson running around, that is just so many freaking problems for a defense to have to worry about.

Going with Ioane at No. 14, it’s fortifying the trenches for hopefully a bounceback year for Lamar Jackson

Go ahead and give me CJ Allen. Again, behind Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese, he's the consensus No. 3 off-ball linebacker on the board.

I think he has the size to be a legit NFL wide receiver, and it's just a question of whether that offense can maximize him.

Obviously they have Penei Sewell on the right side, but if they can add Freeling to the left side, I think that'd be a good first step for the Detroit Lions.

Thieneman is someone who, first at Purdue and then at Oregon, proved himself to be a true playmaker. And he's got great athleticism.

I think Sadiq gives them someone who really can serve the purpose of providing some nice YAC skills and also stretching the seam.

I think even though Akheem Mesidor doesn't have maybe the long-term upside of Keldrick Falk, the team can probably look at him and say pretty confidently right away, this is the caliber of player we're going to get.

Every team I feel like is trying to find this new nickelback who can really play the run well, but also still be sticky in coverage. So why not go ahead and get some NFL bloodlines here with Avieon Terrell out of Clemson?

I'm pivoting a little bit to Caleb Banks, who didn't have a fantastic final season, was injured a lot of it, but had a good combine, good size, just kind of a freak athlete.

If you want to just have Concepcion with A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith and roll with that for a few more years, that is fine and dandy as well.

If you're looking at the Browns, they just need someone. They just need another wide receiver.

Maybe you don't think he's first round-worthy because of the “lack of a pass rush move” bag. But I just think when you can get that defensive tackle who surprisingly was so productive last year in terms of what he was able to do at D-Tackle

Denzel Boston as the sixth wide receiver off the board to a team that wants to maximize its offense and has one of the best quarterbacks in the league

Kadyn Proctor, the Alabama tackle, who, depending on what you've been doing, the mock drafts, you might have been seeing him go far higher.

I think it's a question of whether you would want to go with Blake Miller, who I think has been fairly impressive, but maybe doesn't have quite the ceiling of someone like Caleb Lomu. But there's also the question of, in the NFL, which one of these guys is more likely to play left tackle versus right tackle? I'm going to go with Lomu.

The Chiefs seemingly are allergic to extending these cornerbacks and safeties that they have because DC Steve Spagnuolo just keeps on keeping on.

I'm looking at Keldric Faulk, who is just a beast of a human in terms of his athleticism and his size.

Luckily for New England, Cashius Howell is still staring at us.

I think he’s the best available defensive tackle here.
The no-brainer chalk, here.