Much like Dune 4’s prescient man/worm emperor Leto II, at this point in draft season we gladly welcome any surprises we can get. Luckily, in our latest league-wide mock draft we were treated to a couple of them in the top five. After USC’s Caleb Williams and North Carolina’s Drake Maye came off the board at No. 1 and No. 2 overall respectively we expected the pattern of at least four QBs being taken in the top five picks to continue.
However, the Patriots and Cardinals both went in a different direction and we didn’t see another quarterback get drafted until LSU’s Jayden Daniels fell to the Vikings at No. 11. Then Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy went to the Broncos at 13, followed by a long gap between QB picks. Eventually, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. fell to the Patriots and the Raiders in Round 2, respectively.
Here’s how our full three-round, 100-pick mock draft played out.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 18: Caleb Williams #13 of the USC Trojans walks off the…Nov 18, 2023; Clemson, South Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Drake Maye (10) throws…Michigan defensive back Will Johnson defends Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. during the second half…Oct 28, 2023; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman Joe Alt (76)…Malik Nabers 8 as the LSU Tigers take on Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium in Baton…Penn State offensive lineman Olumuyiwa FashanuOct 8, 2022; Stanford, California, USA; Oregon State Beavers offensive lineman Taliese Fuaga (75) blocks Stanford…Oct 14, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Dallas Turner (15) reacts after holding…Sep 16, 2023; Pasadena, California, USA; UCLA Bruins defensive lineman Laiatu Latu (15) celebrates after intercepting…Dec 29, 2022; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Rome Odunze (1) attempts to…Nov 26, 2022; College Station, Texas, USA; LSU Tigers offensive lineman Anthony Bradford (75) and offensive…Mar 1, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Toledo defensive back Quinyon Mitchell (DB27) works out during the…Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy looks to pass against Ohio State during the first half at Michigan…Georgia offensive lineman Amarius Mims (65) looks on during Georgia football's Pro Day in Athens, Ga.,…Georgia Bulldogs tight end Brock Bowers (19) runs after a catch during the third quarter as…Nov 4, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman JC Latham (65) stretches on…Jan 1, 2024; Pasadena, CA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Terrion Arnold (3) celebrates after…Feb 29, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Penn State defensive lineman Chop Robinson (DL45) works out during…Nov 11, 2023; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Florida State Seminoles defensive end Jared Verse (5) before the…Oct 21, 2023; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Cooper DeJean (3) looks on…CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 21: Braedyn Locke #18 of the Wisconsin Badgers fumbles the ball as…Brian Thomas Jr 11 runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on Texas A&M in…Nov 11, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils offensive lineman Graham Barton (62)…Sep 2, 2023; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Tyler Guyton (60) before the game…Nov 25, 2023; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Clemson Tigers cornerback Nate Wiggins (2) smiles after breaking…Texas Longhorns wide receiver Xavier Worthy (1) celebrates a play in the fourth quarter of the…Feb 29, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Texas defensive lineman Byron Murphy (DL18) works out during the…Jan 1, 2024; New Orleans, LA, USA; Texas Longhorns wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (5) catches a…Alabama defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry (1) gestures in celebration after Tennessee failed to convert a 4th…Nov 25, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Arizona Wildcats offensive lineman Jordan Morgan (77) against the Arizona…SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Troy Fautanu #55 of the Washington Huskies looks on during the…Dec 2, 2023; Charlotte, NC, USA; Florida State Seminoles wide receiver Keon Coleman (4) makes a…Oregon offensive linemen Steven Jones, left, and Jackson Powers-Johnson run drills during Oregon Pro Day Tuesday,…Jan 1, 2024; Glendale, AZ, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Bo Nix (10) scrambles with the football…Oct 21, 2023; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars offensive lineman Kingsley Suamataia (78) prepares to…Feb 1, 2024; Mobile, AL, USA; American offensive lineman Christian Haynes of UConn (63) battles with…Nov 11, 2023; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights defensive back Max Melton (16) and…Dec 29, 2023; Arlington, TX, USA; Missouri Tigers defensive lineman Darius Robinson (6) and Missouri Tigers…Jan 31, 2024; Mobile, AL, USA; National offensive lineman Taliese Fuaga of Oregon State (72) shifts…Iowa State Cyclones' defensive back T.J. Tampa (2) warms up during the university's Spring Football game…Nov 4, 2023; Clemson, South Carolina, USA; Clemson Tigers defensive tackle Ruke Orhorhoro (33) celebrates after…Nov 25, 2023; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Xavier Legette (17) runs…Georgia wide receiver Ladd McConkey (84) celebrate with his teammates after scoring a touchdown during the…The ball is thrown past Tennessee wide receiver Squirrel White (10) while covered by Missouri defensive…Mar 2, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Washington quarterback Michael Penix (QB08) during the 2024 NFL Combine…Sep 16, 2023; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Kansas State Wildcats tight end Ben Sinnott (34) celebrates after…Nov 24, 2023; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks wide receiver Troy Franklin (11) celebrates after catching…Oct 23, 2021; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats offensive tackle Cooper Beebe (50) blocks Texas…Minnesota Golden Gophers linebacker Ryan Selig (33) and Minnesota Golden Gophers defensive back Tyler Nubin (27)…Oct 28, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack linebacker Payton Wilson (11) celebrates…Nov 4, 2023; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Kamari Lassiter (3) prepares to cover…Sep 30, 2023; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars offensive tackle Patrick Paul (76) blocks Texas Tech…Dec 2, 2023; Charlotte, NC, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Trey Benson (3) fends off…WKU's Malachi Corley runs in for a touchdown against UTEP on Nov. 4, 2023 at the…Feb 29, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Wake Forest defensive back Caelen Carson (DB04) talks to the…Nov 4, 2023; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers offensive lineman Zach Frazier (54) celebrates…LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 04: Bralen Trice #8 of the Washington Huskies at United Airlines…Jan 8, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Jalen McMillan (11) reacts after a…Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (45) sacks Auburn…Oct 21, 2023; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes safety Kamren Kinchens (5) celebrates with teammates…Jan 8, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk (2) against the Michigan…Sep 17, 2022; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks defensive end Brandon Dorlus (3) celebrates after a…Nov 25, 2023; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. (51)…Sep 23, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman Leonard Taylor III (56) celebrates his…Texas Longhorns running back Jonathon Brooks (24) jumps over Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Reggie Pearson (21)…Dec 2, 2023; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Chris Braswell (41) reacts in the…Michigan linebacker Junior Colson (25) runs a drill during open practice at NRG Stadium in Houston,…Nov 3, 2023; Syracuse, New York, USA; Boston College Eagles quarterback Thomas Castellanos (1) celebrates his…Jan 8, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; Michigan Wolverines defensive lineman Kris Jenkins (94) against the Washington…Jan 30, 2024; Mobile, AL, USA; American defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine of Missouri (7) works through…Feb 29, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Western Michigan defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland (DL41) works out during…Dec 2, 2023; Charlotte, NC, USA; Florida State Seminoles defensive lineman Braden Fiske (55) reacts after…Nov 4, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Campbell Fighting Camels running back Tai Goode (3)…Florida Gators wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (1) makes a one-handed catch for a first down during…Michigan wide receiver Roman Wilson (1) runs the ball around Washington cornerback Dominique Hampton (7) during…Oct 7, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Maryland Terrapins defensive back Beau Brade (2) makes the catch…SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 23: Roger Rosengarten #73 of the Washington Huskies in action against the…Former University of Georgia safety Javon Bullard (2) speaks during the Reese's Senior Bowl in Mobile,…Nov 18, 2023; Clemson, South Carolina, USA; Clemson Tigers linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (54) celebrates after…Nov 18, 2023; Clemson, South Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels wide receiver Devontez Walker (9)…Dec 30, 2023; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Georgia Bulldogs offensive lineman Sedrick Van Pran (63) reacts…Dec 29, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. (17) catches a…Kentucky’s Trevin Wallace recovers the fumble and moves the ball against Florida Saturday afternoon.Sept. 30, 2023Mar 1, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Utah defensive back Cole Bishop (DB44) works out during the…Oct 14, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Washington Huskies defensive end Bralen Trice (8) tackles Oregon Ducks…Sep 30, 2023; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Wildcats defensive back Andru Phillips (23) celebrates an incomplete…Mar 1, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil (DB35) works out during the…Clemson running back Will Shipley (1) runs during the fourth quarter of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl…Texas Longhorns tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders (0) hypes up the crowd as he takes the field…HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 08: Blake Corum #2 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates after defeating the…Kansas redshirt senior offensive lineman Dominick Puni (67) hikes the ball during practice Thursday.Penn State cornerback Kalen King (4) celebrates with safety Jaylen Reed (1) after Reed intercepted a…Dec 2, 2023; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jermaine Burton (3) celebrates after…Nov 4, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; USC Trojans safety Calen Bullock (7) gestures before a…Oct 16, 2021; East Hartford, Connecticut, USA; Yale Bulldogs offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie (72) blocks Connecticut…Oct 28, 2023; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers cornerback D.J. James (4) against the Mississippi State…Nov 18, 2023; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers defensive tackle Maason Smith (0) pressures Georgia…Nov 25, 2023; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) drops back…TCU Horned Frogs cornerback Josh Newton (2) celebrates a thread down stop against Texas Longhorns running…Texas Longhorns defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat (93) celebrates a defensive stop during the Big 12 Championship…
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