2024 Road to the Draft – Part 5
February 16, 2023
By Noonefromtampa
Team and Other Updates
Dan Quinn is filling out his coaching ranks and it is starting to look like a pretty solid staff overall. The NFL Combine is less than two weeks away, and it will be both a bonding trip for all the staff as well as a chance for the coaches and scouts to get one-on-one time with key prospects.
Draft Data
The mock draft count is 146 this week up 13 from last week. The Commanders will have the 2nd overall pick in the first round.
Here is the freshness distribution of the mock draft data:
| Age | Age % | Age Count |
| New | 26.71% | 39 |
| 1 Week Old | 9.59% | 14 |
| 2 Weeks Old | 13.01% | 19 |
| 3 Weeks Old | 12.33% | 18 |
| 4 Weeks Old | 20.55% | 30 |
| 5 Weeks Old | 13.01% | 19 |
| 6 Weeks Old | 2.05% | 3 |
| 7 Weeks Old | 1.37% | 2 |
| 8 Weeks Old | 1.37% | 2 |
| Grand Total | 100.00% | 146 |
The position picked by descending frequency is:
| Position | Picked Count | Picked % | Last Week % | % Change |
| QB | 134 | 91.78% | 93.23% | -1.45% |
| OT | 8 | 5.48% | 4.51% | 0.97% |
| WR | 2 | 1.37% | 0.75% | 0.62% |
| Edge | 1 | 0.68% | 0.75% | -0.07% |
| TE | 1 | 0.68% | 0.75% | -0.07% |
| CB | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| IOL | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| DL | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| LB | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| RB | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| S | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Grand Total | 146 | 100% |
The players mock picked to the Commanders at the 2nd pick are, in descending frequency:
| Player | Position | School | Picked Count | Picked % |
| Drake Maye | QB | North Carolina | 81 | 55.48% |
| Caleb Williams | QB | USC | 31 | 21.23% |
| Jayden Daniels | QB | LSU | 22 | 15.07% |
| Joe Alt | OT | Notre Dame | 5 | 3.42% |
| Olumuyiwa Fashanu | OT | Penn State | 3 | 2.05% |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR | Ohio State | 2 | 1.37% |
| Brock Bowers | TE | Georgia | 1 | 0.68% |
| Laiatu Latu | Edge | UCLA | 1 | 0.68% |
| Grand Total | 146 | 100.00% |
As anticipated, Jayden Daniels is starting to move up. He picked up 5% over the last week.
Thoughts
C’mon mockers, you really think the Commanders are going OT at #2?
Here are some important dates coming up:
Feb. 20 – Mar. 5 – Period to designate franchise or transition players
Feb. 27 – Mar. 4 – NFL Combine
Mar. 11 – Mar. 12 – Legal Tampering period
Mar. 13 – At 4pm, the next NFL year starts, officially free agents can be signed and trading can resume
Sources: nflmockdraftdatabase.com, nfldraftbuzz.com, overthecap.com, sports-reference.com
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