ESPN NFL Mock Draft Simulator

Ran this one thru today on ESPN new simulator - Traded down twice from #31. First with Patriots sending #31 in exchange for #34 and #103. Then at #34, sent that pick to Falcons for #43 and #79. All other picks are Niners original picks.

#43 Patrick Paul OT
#63 Dominic Puni OG
#79 Javon Baker WR
#94 Elijah Jones CB
#103 Hunter Nourzad OC
#124 Tanner McLachlan TE
#132 Leonard Taylor III DT
#135 Isaac Guerendo RB
#176 Evan Williams S
#211 Caedan Wallace OT
#215 Jaylen Harrell EDGE
#251 Devin Leary QB

Rebuilt & upgraded the O-Line. Now this of course would all change if the Niners traded Aiyuk to Steelers For #20 (plus added pick/player)

Ran a second mock selecting Xavier Leggett at #37 as Deebo's replacement in 2025, assuming Niners resign Aiyuk.
Traded down twice from #31 - first with Patriots to get #34 and #103, then turned #34 over to Chargers for #37 and #110. Rest of picks are Niners original picks.

#37 Xavier Leggett WR
#63 Roger Rosengarten OT
#94 Hunter Nourzad OC
#103 Zak Zinter OG
#110 Elijah Jones CB
#124 Tanner McLachlan TE
#132 Leonard Taylor III DT
#135 Isaac Guerendo RB
#176 Evan Williams S
#211 Caedan Wallace OT
#215 Jaylen Harrell EDGE
#251 Devin Leary QB

I like the UI and overall rankings of players, but their algorithm needs a major overhaul. I consistently get a draft where AZ, Baltimore, and the Chargers all take a QB in round 1 lol.

Originally posted by adrianlesnar:
I like the UI and overall rankings of players, but their algorithm needs a major overhaul. I consistently get a draft where AZ, Baltimore, and the Chargers all take a QB in round 1 lol.

I agree, one of the better simulators as far as rankings and UI, but gets a little strange with where players go at certain times. I saw Christian Haynes falling out of the top 100 and Roger Rosengarten falling into the high 30's. On the other hand when I was doing a Niners mock with no trades or just a small trade down from #31 to #35, Xavier Leggette was always there between those numbers.

Originally posted by crew:
Ran a second mock selecting Xavier Leggett at #37 as Deebo's replacement in 2025, assuming Niners resign Aiyuk.
Traded down twice from #31 - first with Patriots to get #34 and #103, then turned #34 over to Chargers for #37 and #110. Rest of picks are Niners original picks.

#37 Xavier Leggett WR
#63 Roger Rosengarten OT
#94 Hunter Nourzad OC
#103 Zak Zinter OG
#110 Elijah Jones CB
#124 Tanner McLachlan TE
#132 Leonard Taylor III DT
#135 Isaac Guerendo RB
#176 Evan Williams S
#211 Caedan Wallace OT
#215 Jaylen Harrell EDGE
#251 Devin Leary QB

Here is my last mock to post on this with Niners taking Xavier Leggette at #31 with no trades in the draft:

#37 Xavier Leggett WR
#63 Dominic Puni OG
#94 Hunter Nourzad OC
#124 Elijah Jones CB
#132 Tanner McLachlan TE
#135 Isaac Guerendo RB
#176 Caedan Wallace OT
#211 Evan Williams S
#215 Jaylen Harrell EDGE
#251 Evan Anderson DT

Originally posted by crew:
Here is my last mock to post on this with Niners taking Xavier Leggette at #31 with no trades in the draft:

#37 Xavier Leggett WR
#63 Dominic Puni OG
#94 Hunter Nourzad OC
#124 Elijah Jones CB
#132 Tanner McLachlan TE
#135 Isaac Guerendo RB
#176 Caedan Wallace OT
#211 Evan Williams S
#215 Jaylen Harrell EDGE
#251 Evan Anderson DT

Would be a very nice haul, for sure.

how about this?

R1 Newton
R2 Melton
R3 Jaylen Wright

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
how about this?

R1 Newton
R2 Melton
R3 Jaylen Wright

If Newton fell to #31, I could see Niners going DT and Melton would be a good CB pick with #63. Niners I feel would go O-line with #94 and wait until their 4th RD picks to select a RB. Caedan Wallace OT from Penn St. is moving up the draft boards (ESPN updated his overall ranking just recently from #195 to now #103). Niners could take an OG like Zinter or McCormick or OC like Limmer or Nourzad at #94 and select Wallace OT at #124 in the 4th Rd.