Disclaimer: This week's Database was cobbled together on Friday afternoon (Central time) rather than the early hours of Saturday morning, which is when I usually do it. So if any of these sites updated their mocks between about 3 PM Central time on Friday and 5 AM Central on Saturday, those updates are not included in this Database.
We are just five days away from the opening night of the 2016 NFL Draft, folks. Our long national nightmare is almost over. This may or may not be the final version of this year's Mock Draft Database. . .I'm going to see if I can't get one final one pieces together on Thursday, but since we're going to have a ton of stuff going on that day I'm not about to make any promises.
Once again, we have a list of 100 Mock Drafts from across the internet and their projections of what the Minnesota Vikings will be doing in Chicago next weekend. As far as recency for this update, if a site's most recent mock didn't have an April date on it, they got booted out of the Database. As a result, 56 of our 100 mocks have a date after last week's update, and things have shifted a little bit as a result.
Here are the 100 mocks that make up our Mock Draft Database this time around:
Site | Name | Date | Round 1 (23) | Round 2 (54) | Round 3 (86) |
Alpha Football | Staff | 22-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | Joshua Perry, LB, Ohio State | Sheldon Day, DT, Notre Dame |
Draft Preview | Staff | 22-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
DraftTek | Consensus | 22-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | Su'a Cravens, LB, Southern California | John Theus, OT, Georgia |
Mock Draft Central | Nick | 22-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
NFL Draft Geek | Staff | 22-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Jeremy Cash, S, Duke | Jihad Ward, DT, Illinois |
Pro Football Focus | Cris Collinsworth | 22-Apr | Chris Jones, DT, Mississippi State | ||
The Sports Bank | Paul Banks | 22-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | ||
Walter Football | Walter Cherepinsky | 22-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | Su'a Cravens, LB, Southern California | Maurice Canaday, CB, Virginia |
CBS Sports | Jared Dubin | 21-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | ||
CBS Sports | Dane Brugler | 21-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
CBS Sports | Rob Rang | 21-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Chicago Now | Tab Bamford | 21-Apr | Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson | Landon Turner, G, North Carolina | Jayron Kearse, S, Clemson |
Draft Ace | Ryan McCrystal | 21-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Vonn Bell, S, Ohio State | Jordan Howard, RB, Indiana |
Draft Site | D.J. Boyer | 21-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple | Zach Sanchez, CB, Oklahoma |
Draft Utopia | Chris Ransom | 21-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Jonathan Bullard, DE, Florida | Jordan Payton, WR, UCLA |
EDS Football | Kevin Hanson | 21-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State | Joshua Garnett, G, Stanford | |
ESPN | Todd McShay | 21-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
Football Draft Analysis | Staff | 21-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Vonn Bell, S, Ohio State | |
Great Blue North | Staff | 21-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Kendall Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech | Caleb Benenoch, OT, UCLA |
New NFL Draft | Staff | 21-Apr | Reggie Ragland, LB, Alabama | ||
NFL.com | Chad Reuter | 21-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
NFL.com | Charley Casserley | 21-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
Roto Professor | Eric Stashin | 21-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | ||
Sleeper U | Staff | 21-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Sporting News | Eric Galko | 21-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
SportSmasher | Staff | 21-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | ||
Walter Football | Charlie Campbell | 21-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State | K.J. Dillon, S, West Virginia |
With The First Pick | Carl Cockerham | 21-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
Bigfoot Sports | Staff | 20-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
CBS Sports | Will Brinson | 20-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | ||
CBS Sports | Pete Prisco | 20-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
Draft King | Lou Pickney | 20-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Five Foot Nothing Sports | Coach K | 20-Apr | Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor | Austin Johnson, DE, Penn State | |
Fox Sports | Peter Schrager | 20-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | Le'Raven Clark, G, Texas Tech | |
NESN | Nicholas Goss | 20-Apr | Tyler Boyd, WR, Pittsburgh | ||
NFL.com | Curtis Conway | 20-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
NFL.com | Charles Davis | 20-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
NFL's Future | Brad | 20-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | Le'Raven Clark, G, Texas Tech | |
SI.com | Chris Burke | 20-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Darian Thompson, S, Boise State | Kentrell Brothers, LB, Missouri |
The Viking Age | Zach | 20-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Arizona Republic | Bob McManaman | 19-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
ESPN | Mel Kiper | 19-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | Jalen Mills, S, Louisiana State | Nick Martin, C, Notre Dame |
Fanspeak | Steve Shoup | 19-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Get Football News | Ryan Jensen | 19-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
NFL.com | Daniel Jeremiah | 19-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
BFLO360 | BFLO | 18-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
Breaking the Shield | Staff | 18-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Vadal Alexander, G, Louisiana State | Joshua Garnett, G, Stanford |
College Football Metrics | Xavier Cromartie | 18-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson | Hassan Ridgeway, DT, Texas |
Riggo's Rag | Maurice Barksdale | 18-Apr | Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor | ||
SB Nation | Dan Kadar | 18-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
SI.com | Don Banks | 18-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
Vikings Territory | Austin Belisle | 18-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
Fantasy Football Auction | Staff | 17-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
NFL Outsiders | Ryan Wright | 17-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
NFL Spin Zone | Gil Alcaraz IV | 16-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Baltimore Sun | Mark Selig | 15-Apr | William Jackson III, CB, Houston | ||
Campus Insiders | Pete Fiutak | 15-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
Detroit Free Press | Dave Birkett | 15-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Forbes | Michael Schottey | 15-Apr | Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State | ||
NFL.com | Bucky Brooks | 15-Apr | Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State | ||
The Game Haus | Joey Heisman | 15-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Vikings Territory | Carl Knowles | 15-Apr | Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State | ||
24/7 Sports | Luke Rogers | 14-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Black Sports Online | Kel Dansby | 14-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
NFL.com | Lance Zierlein | 14-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Ourlads | Staff | 14-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
Read American Football | David Howell | 14-Apr | Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State | ||
San Diego Union-Tribune | Eddie Brown | 14-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Vadal Alexander, G, Louisiana State | John Theus, OT, Georgia |
The Score | Dan Wilkins | 14-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | ||
Tony's Take | Staff | 14-Apr | Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State | ||
USA Today | Nate Davis | 14-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Vikings Territory | Brett Anderson | 14-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
We Talk Fantasy Sports | Michael Lott | 14-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | ||
Draft Season | Lupagus | 13-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Su'a Cravens, LB, Southern California | |
Sports Unbiased | Adam Solowiei | 13-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | ||
Draft Examiner | Staff | 12-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Huddle Report | Drew Boylhart | 12-Apr | Andrew Billings, DT, Baylor | ||
New York Post | Steve Serby | 12-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
The Big Lead | Jason McIntyre | 12-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | Su'a Cravens, LB, Southern California | |
Detroit Jock City | Austin Smith | 11-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Music City Miracles | Terry Lambert | 11-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | Jeremy Cash, S, Duke | |
National Fanatic | James Fedewa | 9-Apr | Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State | Karl Joseph, S, West Virginia | David Perkins, DE, Illinois State |
Guy's NFL Draft Locker Room | Guy Pritchard | 8-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | ||
Mac's Sports and Suds | Doc | 8-Apr | Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor | ||
Draft Board Guru | Doug Martz | 7-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Football Insiders | John Owning | 7-Apr | Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State | ||
Huddle Report | Robbie Esch | 7-Apr | Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State | Chris Jones, DT, Mississippi State | Vadal Alexander, G, Louisiana State |
Draft Season | Ultimate | 6-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Darian Thompson, S, Boise State | |
Draft Wire | Jonah Tuls | 6-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Christian Westerman, G, Arizona State | |
Football Fan Spot | Staff | 6-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Joshua Perry, LB, Ohio State | T.J. Green, S, Clemson |
Pro Football Focus | Steve Palazzolo | 6-Apr | Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State | Jeremy Cash, S, Duke | C.J. Prosise, RB, Notre Dame |
Vikings Territory | Adam Warwas | 6-Apr | Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame | ||
Draft Season | Onebar | 5-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Oklahoma State | |
My NFL Draft | Staff | 5-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
DC Pro Sports Report | Thomas Threlkeld | 4-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Skyscraper Sports | A.J. Milack | 3-Apr | William Jackson III, CB, Houston | ||
Chicago Tribune | Brad Biggs | 2-Apr | Cody Whitehair, G, Kansas State | ||
Houston Chronicle | Aaron Wilson | 2-Apr | Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State | ||
Houston Chronicle | John McClain | 2-Apr | Josh Doctson, WR, Texas Christian | ||
Yahoo! Shutdown Corner | Eric Edholm | 1-Apr | Laquon Treadwell, WR, Mississippi | Germain Ifedi, OT, Texas A&M |
Yes, the wide receiver position continues to dominate things. As a matter of fact, no non-wide receiver in this week's update has garnered more than 2% of the vote for themselves.
The percentage of selections for the wide receivers is basically the same as it was in last week's Database. They had 87% of the selections last week, and this week they have 88%. Josh Doctson is still doing laps around the field, but for the first time in our Database for this year, he actually lost support. Last week he had 42% of the selections, and this week he's dropped all the way down to. . .41%. The big mover this week was Mississippi star Laquon Treadwell. He had 13% of the picks last week, but jumped all the way up to 24% in this week's update. Will Fuller holds on to third place, but dropped slightly from 14% to 13%. Michael Thomas of Ohio State saw a drop this week, and he's now down to 6% of our Database selections. The biggest dropper of the week was Baylor's Corey Coleman, who has slipped to just 3% of the picks. Lastly, NESN's favorite receiver, Tyler Boyd of Pittsburgh, continues with 1% of the selections this week. Frankly, if you could guarantee that Boyd would be as consistent on the field as he's been in our Database, he wouldn't be a bad selection.
Offensive linemen continue to sit in second place, but they're now down to just 4% of the total selections in our Database. Taylor Decker of Ohio State is the only offensive lineman in this update with multiple selections, but he's at just 2% this week. Kansas State guard Cody Whitehair and Michigan State offensive tackle Jack Conklin both have just 1% of this week's selections.
Defensive linemen are tied for the third-most selections this week, as they have 3% of the donut in our Database this time around. Baylor defensive tackle Andrew Billings held on to 1% of the picks this week, and he's joined by two newcomers. Clemson defensive end Kevin Dodd and Mississippi State defensive tackle Chris Jones make their first appearances in our Database this week, each garnering one selection.
Linebackers also have a total of 3% of the selections this week. Darron Lee of Ohio State is back down once again, as he's fallen to 2% of the selections, while Reggie Ragland of Alabama holds steady with 1% of the picks.
Lastly, defensive backs have just 2% of the total selections this week, with Houston cornerback William Jackson III picking up both of those.
Debuting This Week: Kevin Dodd, Chris Jones
Dropping Out This Week: None
With the additions of Dodd and Jones, we have tracked 28 different players being projected to the Minnesota Vikings with the 23rd overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. At this point, only 15 of them are still "active," as 13 of them have dropped out of our Database after making their first appearance.
To move on to the graphics, here's what the Donut Graph for this week's selections looks like:
If the labels are too small for you to read, you can see the full-sized version of the donut graph right here.
Lastly, here are the trends for every iteration of our Mock Draft Database for 2016 in this week's Jell-o salad graph.
Again, if it's too hard to read, the full-sized trend graph for this week can be found at this link.
Once again, I'll do what I can in an effort to get a "final" version of this year's Database up here before Draft night, but I can't promise anything. Whether this is the final version for this year or not, I hope that you've enjoyed this year's Mock Draft Database, and the ability to easily find what experts around the internet are projecting our favorite football team to do in this year's draft.