Raiders, Vikings both trade up for QB in our NFL mock draft, plus breaking down Steelers’ wild weekend

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!

After a crazy first week of free agency, I thought for sure that things would slow down over the weekend, but I was wrong. The Steelers pulled off the most surprising trade of free agency so far by acquiring Justin Fields in a deal with the Bears. 

We’ll be breaking down that trade in today’s newsletter, plus, we’ll be taking a look at Ryan Wilson’s latest mock draft and we’ll be going over the biggest remaining needs for all 32 teams. 

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1. Mock Draft Monday: Vikings and Raiders both trade up for a quarterback

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It’s time for another edition of Mock Draft Monday, which is where we hunt down one of our NFL Draft gurus and force them to give you a new mock draft since there’s no better way to start the week than with a fresh mock draft. 

This week’s mock is coming from NFL senior draft analyst Ryan Wilson, who has some wild trades going down in the first round. Not only does he have the Vikings trading into the top five for a QB, but he also has the Raiders making a trade to land a QB near the end of the first round. Also, the fact that the Bears traded away Justin Fields over the weekend made Wilson’s life slightly easier, because it’s now pretty clear that Chicago will be using the first overall pick on a quarterback. 

With that in mind, here are the top-10 picks from his mock: 

1. Bears: QB Caleb Wiliams (USC)
2. Commanders: QB Jayden Daniels (LSU) 
3. Patriots: QB Drake Maye (UNC) 
4. Cardinals: WR Marvin Harrison, Jr. (Ohio State)
5. Vikings (via mock…

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Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2024-03-18 16:59:16

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