Road to the Draft – Part 7
March 2, 2021
By Noonefromtampa
Welcome to the latest edition of The Hog Sty’s mock draft tracker column.
Although multiple sources are reporting that the Washington Football Team will release Alex Smith, no formal announcements of any moves to free up cap space in advance of the impending free agency have been made yet.
The Mocks
This week the number of published mock drafts went from 131 to 146 as more analysts published their new or revised mocks. The position distribution for Washington is now:
| Position | Picked Count | Picked % |
| QB | 44 | 30.14% |
| OT | 35 | 23.97% |
| WR | 28 | 19.18% |
| LB | 15 | 10.27% |
| IOL | 12 | 8.22% |
| CB | 6 | 4.11% |
| TE | 4 | 2.74% |
| S | 2 | 1.37% |
| Grand Total | 146 | 100.00% |
The selection of quarterback as the pick at 19 for the Washington Football Team was down 0.4% this week to 30.14%. Offensive tackle was up about 2.5%, wide receiver was up 0.8%, interior offensive line was up 1%, and linebacker was up about 1%.
The players mock picked to WFT at nineteen in descending frequency are:
| Player | Position | School | Picked Count | Picked % |
| Mac Jones | QB | Alabama | 30 | 20.55% |
| Christian Darrisaw | OT | Virginia Tech | 19 | 13.01% |
| Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | LB | Notre Dame | 12 | 8.22% |
| Samuel Cosmi | OT | Texas | 10 | 6.85% |
| Trey Lance | QB | North Dakota State | 9 | 6.16% |
| Rashod Bateman | WR | Minnesota | 8 | 5.48% |
| Alijah Vera-Tucker | IOL | USC | 8 | 5.48% |
| Kadarius Toney | WR | Florida | 8 | 5.48% |
| Jaycee Horn | CB | South Carolina | 5 | 3.42% |
| Jaylen Waddle | WR | Alabama | 4 | 2.74% |
| Kyle Pitts | TE | Florida | 4 | 2.74% |
| Teven Jenkins | IOL | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2.74% |
| Kyle Trask | QB | Florida | 3 | 2.05% |
| Rondale Moore | WR | Purdue | 3 | 2.05% |
| Terrace Marshall Jr | WR | LSU | 3 | 2.05% |
| Alex Leatherwood | OT | Alabama | 2 | 1.37% |
| Micah Parsons | LB | Penn State | 1 | 0.68% |
| Jaylen Mayfield | OT | Michigan | 1 | 0.68% |
| Tua Tagovailoa | QB | (blank) | 1 | 0.68% |
| Jevon Holland | S | Oregon | 1 | 0.68% |
| Liam Eichenberg | OT | Notre Dame | 1 | 0.68% |
| Rashawn Slater | OT | Northwestern | 1 | 0.68% |
| Zaven Collins | LB | Tulsa | 1 | 0.68% |
| Andre Cisco | S | Syracuse | 1 | 0.68% |
| Nick Bolton | LB | Missouri | 1 | 0.68% |
| DeVonta Smith | WR | Alabama | 1 | 0.68% |
| Tyson Campbell | CB | Georgia | 1 | 0.68% |
| Elijah Moore | WR | Mississippi | 1 | 0.68% |
| Dillon Radunz | OT | North Dakota State | 1 | 0.68% |
| Zack Wilson | QB | BYU | 1 | 0.68% |
Two of the biggest gainers this week on a percentage basis were Mac Jones (up 2%) and Christian Darrisaw (up 2.5%). Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah moved up into third place on the list.
A breakdown of the percentage picked within each position group for the top five positions is as follows:
- Quarterback – Mac Jones (68.2% of QB picks), Trey Lance (20.4%), Kyle Trask (6.8%)
- Offensive tackle – Christian Darrisaw (54.3% of OT picks), Samuel Cosmi (28.6%), Alex Leatherwood (5.7%)
- Wide receiver – Rashod Bateman (28.6% of WR picks), Kadarius Toney (28.6%), Jaylen Waddle (14.3%), Terrace Marshall Jr. (10.7%), Rondale Moore (10.7%)
- Linebacker – Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (80%), Zaven Collins (6.7%), Nick Bolton (6.7%), Micah Parsons (6.7%)
- Interior Offensive Line – Alijah Vera-Tucker (67%), Teven Jenkins (33%)
The most interesting trade that was new this week was a trade up to #11 (New York Giants) for WFT to take Devonta Smith. I do not think that trade is realistic between two NFC East rivals.
If you have any draft questions, post them in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @noonefromtampa.
Source: nflmockdraftdatabase.com