Today, we’re looking at Matt Miller’s seven-round mock draft at ESPN to break down landing spots for rookies. We’ve spent most of the last few months analyzing player talent, but with the NFL draft just over two weeks away, it’s time to look at some skill-position players inside the top 100 and determine how their dynasty value would be impacted with these particular landing spots.
I do want to preface this article with the warning that this mock draft is from March 27th, so some of the takes and picks may be lagging behind some of the new information that’s surfaced since then and I’ll make note of a few selections that are extremely far off of the current market.
Quarterbacks
It seems like a foregone conclusion that Ward will be selected first overall and slot in as the immediate day-one starter in Tennessee. It might not be the most appealing landing spot for a rookie quarterback, but we learned last year with Caleb Williams that appearances aren’t everything.
The Titans have enough weapons to support Ward in year one, and the draft capital will lock him in as the starter for at least the next three seasons. I’m not sure he has elite upside with his lack of rushing, but Ward should be a viable QB2 for a while in superflex leagues with spike week upside.
Everything we’ve learned over the last two weeks indicates that the Giants won’t be taking a quarterback in this spot, but since we’re operating under this mock draft, let’s roll with it.
If Shedeur gets top-three draft capital, it’s hard to rank him that much lower than Cam Ward. The one negative for Sanders is that he most likely won’t start the season under center for the Giants after their signings of Jameis Winston and Russell Wilson. With almost zero rushing upside, Sanders profiles as a low-end QB2 in dynasty similar to guys like Geno Smith and Tua Tagovailoa.
