Not wild in the sense that Roger Goodell will be falling asleep in his basement again, but wild in terms of the picks actually being made.
There will be quarterbacks galore and a historically offense-heavy first round, making predictions even harder than usual. There are major weak spots in this year's draft class, as well as sure-thing future Pro Bowlers. With all of that said, here's my annual mock draft for the first 32 picks:
1. Jacksonville Jaguars
Record: 1-15
Team Needs:
Pick: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
2. New York Jets
Record: 2-14
Team Needs: QB, CB, OL
Pick: Zach Wilson, QB, BYU
3. San Francisco 49ers (via Houston)
Record: 6-10
Team Needs: CB, S, WR
Pick: Mac Jones, QB, Alabama
4. Atlanta Falcons
Record: 4-12
Team Needs: CB, S, EDGE
Pick: Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
5. Cincinnati Bengals
Record: 4-11-1
Team Needs: OL, WR, EDGE
Pick: Ja'Marr Chase, WR, LSU
6. Miami Dolphins (via Philadelphia)
Record: 10-6
Team Needs: OL, DL, WR
Pick: Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon
7. Detroit Lions
Record: 5-11
Team Needs: WR, LB, QB
Pick: Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
8. Carolina Panthers
Record: 5-11
Team Needs: CB, WR, QB
Pick: Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
9. Denver Broncos
Record: 5-11
Team Needs: QB, S
Pick: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
10. Dallas Cowboys
Record: 6-10
Team Needs: CB, S, EDGE
Pick: Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama
11. New York Giants
Record: 6-10
Team Needs: CB, OL, EDGE
Pick: Alijah Vera-Tucker, OG/OT, USC
12. Philadelphia Eagles (via San Francisco)
Record: 4-11-1
Team Needs: WR, CB, LB
Pick: Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
13. Los Angeles Chargers
Record: 7-9
Team Needs: OL, CB
Pick: Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern
14. Minnesota Vikings
Record: 7-9
Team Needs: EDGE, OL, S
Pick: Jaelan Phillips, EDGE, Miami
15. New England Patriots
Record: 7-9
Team Needs: QB, WR, CB
Pick: DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
16. Arizona Cardinals
Record: 8-8
Team Needs: CB, TE, DL
Pick: Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech
17. Las Vegas Raiders
Record: 8-8
Team Needs: CB, S, OL
Pick: Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech
18. Miami Dolphins
Record: 10-6
Team Needs: OL, DL, WR
Pick: Najee Jarris, RB, Alabama
19. Washington Football Team
Record: 7-9
Team Needs: WR, LB, QB
Pick: Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
20. Chicago Bears
Record: 8-8
Team Needs: QB, CB, OL
Pick: Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State
21. Indianapolis Colts
Record: 11-5
Team Needs: OT, EDGE, WR
Pick: Liam Eichenberg, OT, Notre Dame
22. Tennessee Titans
Record: 11-5
Team Needs: WR, CB, OL
Pick: Greg Newsome II, CB, Northwestern
23. New York Jets (via Seattle)
Record: 2-14
Team Needs: QB, CB, OL
Pick: Landon Dickerson, OG, Alabama
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
Record: 12-4
Team Needs: OL, DL, QB
Pick: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame
25. Jacksonville Jaguars (via Los Angeles Rams)
Record: 1-15
Team Needs: S, TE, OT
Pick: Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU
26. Cleveland Browns
Record: 11-5
Team Needs: EDGE, LB, DL
Pick: Kwity Paye, EDGE, Michigan
27. Baltimore Ravens
Record: 11-5
Team Needs: WR, OT, EDGE
Pick: Elijah Moore, WR, Ole Miss
28. New Orleans Saints
Record: 12-4
Team Needs: CB, LB, QB
Pick: Christian Barmore, DL, Alabama
29. Green Bay Packers
Record: 13-3
Team Needs: WR, CB, LB
Pick: Asante Samuel Jr., CB, Florida State
30. Buffalo Bills
Record: 13-3
Team Needs: DL, EDGE, CB
Pick: Daviyon Nixon, DL, Iowa
31. Baltimore Ravens (via Kansas City)
Record: 11-5
Team Needs: WR, OT, EDGE
Pick: Stone Forsythe, OT, Florida
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Record: 11-5
Team Needs: DL, RB, CB
Pick: Gregory Rousseau, DE, Miami
I promise I didn't just make those picks to get DeVonta Smith on the Patriots, it's just so hard to see where the top corners and linemen will fall in a class so dominated by skill position playmakers. There were undoubtedly be a handful of surprises and reaches in a draft cycle that lacked an in-person combine and regular college season, so I'm looking forward to seeing what those will be.
So what do you think will happen this weekend? Which quarterbacks will go where? Who will be the big free fallers and who will pounce on them?
Thanks for reading and leave your thoughts and comments below!