Eagles 2026 Mock Draft 1.0: Offense Only Edition

So today I dropped Mach Draft 1.0, an offensive only Mach Draft. First look at some players Eagles could take on offense throughout the whole draft. No defensive players. So we'll talk about that on the pod. But slight issue with it. I recorded this before. They traded for the Dontevian Wicks. So I really like the Dontevian Wicks trade. I do think he'll be a starting receiver for them this year. I do think it means AJ Brown will be traded. I don't think it means they won't take a receiver in round one. If you look at how they're set up, Devonte obviously here for the long haul. Outside of that, Dontevian Wicks under contract for 2027 at 12 million. We don't know how much of that is guaranteed. But it does seem he'll be on the roster in 2027. Outside of that, Hollywood Brown one-year deal. Elijah Moore one-year deal. Therese Cooper one-year deal. Johnny Wilson might not be here. They still have a long-term need for a receiver. Well, I think the trade for Dontevian Wicks might make them more likely to take an offensive tackle in round one. And it certainly probably would have made me do it. But I think wide receiver is still a big possibility. I still think they want to find the AJ replacement in the long term. And so I don't think it changes too much for it. But I can also understand the silliness of you turning on a mock draft, hearing me take them, having them take a receiver in the first round and not mentioning the Dontevian Wicks trade. So appreciate you guys listening. I think it's still a good pot. I really like how the draft turned out at certain points at other points. I hated myself and thought I'd be a terrible general manager. So just wanted to give that caveat before you listen. But thank you for listening and excited to keep talking draft with you guys. So, dun-dun-dun-dun. What's going on, everybody? Let's go. Let's get into it. Let's get on the clock with another edition of the Go Birds on the clock 2026 draft series. And today, today is a special day. Today is a day that has not happened yet in our draft series. It is a day that has not happened yet online. It had, or on my Twitter, I guess I should say, it's not happened on the regular pod. It hasn't happened anywhere. Go Birds radio. Today, we do our first mock draft of the 2026 season. And it's so funny. I feel like within the last 10 years, I've really changed on mock drafts. Like initially, if you've been following me for a while and shout out to you, if you have, from all the day one people, I used to do like 10, 11 mock drafts during the draft season. And I don't know if maybe because the team is better now and they're constantly making deep playoff runs and free agencies a bigger deal than it used to be. Maybe that's why. Maybe it's because they just don't seem as prevalent as they used to among Eagles' beatwriters. I feel like even other Eagles beatwriters don't do as many as they used to. I don't know what it is, but I've not been doing as many mock drafts as I have in the past. But I will say, when I did this one, kind of missed it. To everyone out there that's been doing mock drafts, doing all types of mock draft simulators, kind of jealous. You guys have been having a good time. So today, we're going to do mock draft 1.0. And we're going to go up to 3.0. I'm going to release one on the day of the next weekend as well, and then the day of the draft as we all get excited for that day, less than two weeks away now, which is really crazy. So what I did for this mock draft was I used a mock draft simulator. That's also been a cool thing that's happened over the past few years. I feel like when I used to do mock drafts way back in the day, I used to have to just guess where these guys would be. Now I can use a mock draft simulator, and I thought it was pretty cool. So I used the NFL mock draft database and had them simulate it up until the Eagles picks and then I made some decisions. So here's what we're going to do. We're going to go through all seven rounds, talk about who was on the board, who I could have taken, who I did take, why I took them, and then we'll look at the draft overall. And I'll say this going into it. There was definitely a moment where I thought to myself, man, Howie Roseman's job way harder than maybe we give it credit for. And obviously it's a hard job. We know that. But when I got to like the fourth round, I was thinking to myself, I can't imagine the actual pressure of making these picks. I know he has scouts around him giving him all types of information. I felt like I kind of needed Corey from Columbus and Justin from Tennessee around me, Drew from Westchester, Justin from Richmond. I needed all my guys around me to help me make these picks. But this is the draft I came out with. I really liked the beginning of it and it progressively gets worse where I became so frustrated. I almost restarted. But I didn't do that. So just some information going into this. As we know, the Eagles going into the draft have picked 23 in the first round, 54 in the second round, two third round picks, number 68, number 98, two fourth round picks, number 114 and number 137, two fifth round picks, number 153 and 178 and one sixth round pick at number 197. But what I think is kind of interesting is of all those picks, only two of them are their original picks, number 23 and number 54. You look at the two third round picks, ones from the Jets, ones a comp pick, two fourth round picks, ones from the Sydney Brown trade where they swap picks. They didn't get a fourth for Sydney Brown. And the other is a comp pick, the fifth round pick also from the Falcons and then a comp pick and the sixth round pick as a result of the Sydney Brown trade. So with all these picks they have, they only ended up with two that are actually their own. So what does that tell you? There will be lots of wheeling and dealing from Howie Roseman in the draft when it gets there. And we've seen that over the past few years. He moves up, he moves down, he trades picks for previous years to acquire picks from previous years. He doesn't often actually trade picks like from previous years. I feel like he more acquires them than gives them out. But regardless, let's get into it and let's get this mock draft started. So first round went and hit start, it got going. And let me tell you, I got scared because there was a run all wide receivers that I'd be shocked if it happens in this draft. But man, if it does, if I'm Howie, I'm sitting there very conflicted because on one hand, I think they definitely want to leave the draft with a receiver in the first two rounds. AJ is going to be traded. They need an AJ replacement. They need young skill players on offense. And they certainly end up with that a little preview in this draft for me. But Mackay Lemon, number six to the Browns. Tyson Jordan, number seven to Washington. Omar Cooper, number 11 to the Dolphins. Cornell Tate, number 13 to the Rams. Casey Concepcion, number 16 to the Jets. I mean, it was wild watching this run. Now, here's a problem with using a mock draft simulator. I think we would all agree it's not going to play out like that, right? Like it's just not. Mackay Lemon, Tyson Cooper, all going before Tate seems very unlikely. Casey Concepcion going number 16 to the Jets would be a disastrous pick for them. That seems very unlikely. And then Kenyan Sadiq, what number 19 to the to the Panthers. So a lot of skill players were off the board. And then in terms of offensive linemen, Spencer Fanot at a Utah wet number 17 to the Lions. And if you haven't checked it out yet, did an awesome pod on Friday with Devin Jackson from the Inquirer breaking down all the offensive tackles. It's a must listen. He did a way better job than I can breaking down the offensive tackles. I'm really happy I got to record with him and you guys get to hear his takes. On the offensive tackle. So just from a perspective of who the Eagles could take, you look at that there. Four for five receivers off the board, two offensive tackles, Kenyan Sadiq's off the board. And the Eagles are sitting there probably and going, what in the world are we going to do? Right. Now, maybe if they see this run on receivers, they try to trade up. Maybe they go up to get Kenyan Sadiq. Maybe if Spencer Fanot falls down 17, they try to get to 16 to the Jets and jump in front of the Lions who are an offensive lineman team that should attack that position. But bottom line, I couldn't make trades in this one. So I'm sitting there at number 23 watching all these receivers go and wondering what I'm going to do. So number 23 comes up and I get four trade offers. Didn't really consider any of them, but the trade offers were number 30 and number 90 from the Dolphins. I'll come back to that one in a second. Number 41. So a second round pick, a third round pick in two, six from the Bengals didn't consider that. Number 23 for number 47, 78, 156. And then a fourth and a fifth from the Colts in 2027. Getting picks in the future was a little intriguing. This one, I thought was pretty interesting. Number 23 for number 81, number 88, number 124 and two thirds in 2027. So you're talking four third round picks and a fourth, but you're not picking then in the first round at all. And with the money situation for the Eagles, the fact that they need to get young talent on cheap deals, how much that fifth year option matters, especially at expensive, offensive positions, I didn't want to drop out of the first round. So the only one I considered was number 30 and number 90 from the Dolphins. I bumped back seven spots. I get number 90 as well. I still get a first round pick. I strongly considered it. So left on the board right here, there were a few guys I was interested in. And one thing how he's, how he always says is basically how they look at trading back is if they're moving back five spots, there has to be five players. They're comfortable taking. And if four of them go, then they take that fifth one. So the guys I was interested in taking Denzel Boston, the wide receiver out of Washington, Kate and Proctor, the offensive linemen, I mean, tackle out of Alabama, Caleb Lomu out of Utah, the offensive tackle, the offensive guard out of Penn State, Jer, Jerrod McCoy at a cornerback out of Tennessee and then Dylan Thieman out of Oregon. So the two players it came down to for me were Denzel Boston and Kate and Proctor. And the reason I decided, the reason Earl and Caleb Lomu, I thought about as well, but I like Proctor better, right? So didn't decide, I decided to go with the top tackle prospect and talk about top wide receiver prospect. Didn't want to go defense, although taking a corner, you know, really not a ton of consideration there with Tariq Wollin, Quinn Yon and Cooper. And then as much as they need a safety, I'm not using a first round pick on a safety. So I knew I wanted to go offense. And ultimately I decided to take Denzel Boston out of Washington. So why did I decide to take Denzel Washington Washington or sorry, Denzel Boston? Well, to start, he's the number one receiver on my draft big board. I love him as a player. Just over 22 years old, six four, 209 pounds. Awesome. The last two seasons with 20 touchdowns, not super fast, about to run in the four fivus reins. But I just thought he has, I think he has wide receiver one potential. And with all the other wide receivers off the board, I was afraid that I would miss out. So if you told me I could take any receiver number 23, it would have been Denzel Boston. If you told me there was going to be a run on receivers and that I was going to sit there having to pick, I might take there were other receivers further down my board, Ted Hurst, those type of guys. I wouldn't consider it 23, but I think like I would assume that's what I was looking at. So I get Denzel Boston at number 23, a six emoji player for me. He gets a star. He's a number one receiver. Tall at six, four, you know, young at just 22 years old, great hands and he can block. And I think he is a guy that I feel comfortable pairing with Devonte for years to come. He has the body and strength to be a number one receiver. He makes contested catches. He's awesome after the catch. He just reminded me actually of AJ a little bit. He can be a great red zone target because of his size and ability to win 50, 50 passes. So I went with Denzel Boston, Denzel Boston. I was close to taking Caden Proctor. I really, really considered it. And I said to myself, Elliot, don't just do the exciting thing and take the receiver, think about the offensive line. And I did, but I also thought about this, the Caden Proctor, while he is a special prospect, he's probably not going to play this year. Like maybe you can put him at guard, but I don't know if he can play guard. Right. So I decided to go with a stud wide receiver prospect. He gets on the field next year. He starts opposite AJ, opposite Devonte. You put him with, you know, Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore in the slot. You still have Darius Cooper. I'm feeling really good about adding Denzel Boston to this team. And let's be honest, like it does help soften the blow of losing AJ. So at number 23, I go with Denzel Boston out of Washington. All right. So now I'm in the second round, number 54, right? And I got one offer that I kind of considered from the Browns again. So Andrew Barry, just calling Howie and me nonstop. I don't get any picks in this year's draft, but I get a third next year, a fourth and three fifths. So I get four picks or five picks, sorry, for number 54. And this is where I just, I kind of started to regret taking Denzel, Denzel Boston to be completely clear. So I'm looking at the board. Chris Brazel out of Tennessee is there. Chris Bell out of Louisville is there. And then Eli Stowers out of Vanderbilt is there. Didn't love any of the offensive line options that were available, which made me even regret more not taking Caden Proctor in that first round. But I said to myself, you know what? The top player on my board right here, a position of need. I took Eli Stowers out of Vanderbilt. So in the first two picks, I'm adding Denzel Boston and Eli Stowers to this offense. There were so many times last year where I thought the Eagles offense looks sluggish and slow, especially against the Lions, right? That prime time game, you just look at how like fresh and young their offense look, they're not even much younger, but like they just looked so much more electric. Well, now I'm adding two guys that are going to change the tone of the offense. And in Eli Stowers, he almost was my tight end one. I would have considered him at 23, depending how the board could have played out otherwise. And I think he can end up being a special tight end for them. So Eli Stowers, a five emoji player for me, the hand emoji, great hands, like more of a receiver in some ways than a tight end ultra fast, a four, five, one. It was the third fastest combine, third fastest 40 at the combine among the tight ends gets a star emoji because I love him as a player, tall, six, four, 239 pounds. And I think he has upside because he's only played the position for a few years. So here's a scouting report on Eli Stowers, according to NFL.com. Quote, Stowers is an explosive quarterback convert, which has three years at the tight end position. He's an excellent athlete with long arms, but needs to keep filling out his frame. He's a natural pass catcher with an outstanding catch radius and massive run after catch talent. While his route running and contested catchability need work, he excels at moving the chains on screens slash short catches. He has the speed to threaten downhill against linebackers. His run blocking ceiling might be low, but his traits create above average potential as a pass catching F tight end, fitting the growing trend of utilizing two and three tight end sets more heavily. And quote, so I add Stowers to the tight end room. He's my tight end of the future. It hurts to see Goddard go, which is going to happen after the season based off my mock draft. But man, I get a guide that I think not only can be one of the best receiving tight ends in the league, I think I could split him out a wide receiver too, if I needed to. And you hear some of the stuff being reported about how some teams do view him as a wide receiver. But now I've added Stowers. I've added Denzel Boston. I feel really good about adding talent to my offense. So next up, the third round, I've been number 68 and I get some trade offers to move back. Number 68, I get an offer for number 89. So I'm bumping back 21 spots. I get a seventh in this year's draft and then a fourth and a fifth in 2021. So I thought about it like at this point, I was really mad at myself that I did not take Kaden Proctor. It was a mistake. I should have taken Kaden Proctor. I love Denzel Boston. I can talk myself into it. But man, you just look at all the skill players that fell in this mock draft after a run on receivers. And I think I wish I would have addressed the offensive line early. But at this point, I'm feeling like I have to, right? To be completely honest, I debated cheating and restarting the draft. But at this point, I'm saying to myself, I have to go for the offensive line. I have to go for the offensive line. So at this pick, I take Mark Hill Bell, the offensive tackle out of the offensive tackle out of Miami. So why do I take Bell? Well, I think there's a lot to like about him as a prospect. So what I really like about him, first of all, is that when I did the pod with Devon Jackson, he said that Mark Hill Bell reminded him of Jordan Milotta just in terms of the size, right? And it's easy to see why he's 69, 346 pounds, just under 22 years old. So still in his, you know, still 21, which, you know, he want to go with the young prospect here on the offensive line. I think one key when they're drafting an offensive lineman this year is he's got to have a special unique trait physically. Mark Hill Bell has that. He has to be young because he, A, might not play this year and he's someone you want to develop. And then ideally he has to have position versatility. Mark Hill Bell doesn't have that, right? Kate and Proctor, I would have felt comfortable putting in at guard. You know, you don't know if he can play it, but I would have felt comfortable trying Mark Hill Bell at six, nine is pretty big, right? And he's only ever played left tackle in college. He's never bumped inside. So the scouting report on Mark Hill Bell, according to NFL.com, quote, mountainous tackle with rare physical attributes that work both in his favor and against him, depending on the situation. There's no, there's no escaping a high center of gravity, which will impact his ability to change direction and protection and create consistent engagement as a run blocker. Bell must play in a gap, gap scheme attack to minimize his limitations. He has exceptional length that he puts to good use in finding static pack pass rushers and offering shade to the pocket. NFL edge speed and sun and inside moves could be an evergreen issue for Bell, but with coaching, he could learn to mitigate those issues with his length. His day three value, he has day three value, but might have a firm ceiling on his upside. So obviously it's not day three. I'm taking him at the end of day two. And I, one thing I like about him is this, too. I mean, there's a lot of things like about him, like I said, six, nine, compared to Jordan Milada. And I think that's an important note right there because one thing the Eagles have had a lot of success with is having players that are, that are young come to the roster and learn from players already on the roster. And there's no, no better player for Mark Elbel to learn from than Jordan Milada. I can't tell you how many times I'm talking to Nick Seriani and he says, the ability to say to a player, here's how you should do it. And he puts on a clip of a player and that player is sitting next to the player. He's trying to teach, um, you know, like that, that's, that's huge. And so Mark Elbel comes to Philadelphia. He can learn from Jordan Milada. Some of the issues that are mentioned in that scouting report, like not being able to get low potentially, because he's so big for speed and edge and all that stuff. Like those are problems Jordan Milada has dealt with in his career. And those are problems he's been able to get past. So I love the idea of Mark Elbel learning from Jordan Milada. I love the idea of adding a 21 year old, six, nine, 346 pound tackle that played big time college football. Um, I love all of it. So again, do wish I could have taken Caden Proctor. Cause there were so many good receiver options and there still are. And I'm going to take another receiver, a little, little, uh, spoiler there, but leaving with Mark Elbel as an offensive tackle prospect. I do feel happy about. So Mark Elbel is my first pick in the third round. So now I get to the second pick of the third round. And this is where you're either going to start to love my draft or absolutely hate it. But I told myself, I wanted to go in this draft, trying to add young players on offense that can be on cheap deals that can contribute. So I'm sitting there and I'm looking at all the options. And one name keeps coming out to me. Like I'm looking at some edges, but I don't love any of the edges. I'm looking at safety saying you need to add a safety, but one name is just staring at me and staring at me and staring at me. So I take Oscar Delp, the tight end out of Georgia. And you're saying Elliot, you've already taken a receiver. You already took Eli Stowers, but guess what? They got no tight ends under contract beyond this year. They're going to want to run two tight end sets. They're going to want to run three tight end sets. Imagine a three tight end set of Eli Stowers, Oscar Delp, Dallas Goddard out on the field. Goddard can block and receive stowers and electric receiving tight end and Oscar Delp, a blocking tight end that is upside as a pass catching tight end. He's six, five, two hundred and forty five pounds a bit on the older side turns twenty three in August. But I love my tight end room this year. Like, yes, I'll just cut Grant, Grant Calcuttaire and Johnny Munt. I don't care. Or I'll keep Johnny Munt. But my top three guys, a they get to learn from Goddard. So I got two tight ends of the future and Oscar Delp and Eli Stowers. I know tight ends going to be an important position me in the offense that they are trying to run. So I'm going to need two good tight ends. Now I have a tight end room where you are adding so much. You're adding a ton of upside to it. You're adding a ton of skill to it. You're adding a ton of receiving ability. You're adding a ton of blocking ability with Oscar Delp. Like I'm loving my tight end room. How he said in Nick said they didn't have one want to have one trick ponies. Well, I think Oscar Delp is a true two trick pony that he can both block and he can receive. So here's a scouting report on Delp, according to NFL dot com. Quote, Delp is a fluid athlete with the forward lean, short area, quickness and pure speed to beat linebackers on an intermediate route. His soft hands and smooth catch skills show up on the move, though his short arms and inconsistent finish through contact limit his reliability. He has enough toughness and technique to help in the run game as he improves his strength. Delp projects as a day three prospect with three down potential and untapped upside as a pass catcher. So again, NFL dot com views him as a day three guy. I'm taking him a little early. So I have Delp, I have Eli Stowers, I have Denzel Boston and I have Mark Hale Bell. So I've added all offense at this point. I've gotten three past catching options to add to the offense. My offense is feeling younger. It is feeling more explosive and I'm adding an offensive tackle prospect I feel good about. So again, I do wish I would have taken Kate and Proctor in the first round because I think, you know, we'll see further on that there are some receiver options that I like, but man, for an offense that was slow and old last year, I've certainly added a bunch of skill to it. So on the other side, we'll keep this thing going with the fourth round. And if you hate the draft so far, you should just turn it off because I'm telling you right now, I focused on the offensive side of the ball. So on the other side, we'll keep going with that fourth round. But first, a word from our sponsors. OK, so like I said, so far we have Denzel Boston in the first round, Eli Stowers in the second round, Mark Hale Bell in the third round. And then I went back to the tight end position. It took another tight end with Oscar Delp out of Georgia. So I got four offensive players. And at this point, I'm sitting there and I'm going, Elliott, you've got to go to the defensive side of the ball. And this is where I think how we will be potentially presented with a tough decision, right? He wants to go offense in this in this draft. He wants to add young offensive skill players to the draft, to the team via the draft. Will he just do it just to do it? And it's tough not to. And I'm sitting here at number one 14 and I'm looking around and I'm saying, like, you got to take a safety, you got to take an edge, maybe a defensive tackle. But you know what? I'm doing this draft my way. And I said, I want to add young players. So who do I go with? Get ready for it. Bryce Lance, wide receiver out of North Dakota State. Another receiver. Sure. Why not? Unbelievable speed of 434 40 6 3 209 pounds. He's a young guy that I can now have two young receivers and hope one hits or develop. But in the fourth round, I think this guy is too good to pass up. I saw Christian Watson when I when I watched him play. Good speed, good after the catch. He played bad competition at NDSU, but he made that competition look silly. And that is what you want to see out of players that play at a lower level, right? Like if he's not looking like the best athlete on the field by far, then you got to have some concern there. So I thought he did a nice job. But Justin, he catches when I walk, when I watched him seemed a bit sloppy along the sideline, but that's something I'm going to trust the coaches to work with them. Nick Siriani, former college receiver. So it's very obvious to me who he is. He's a big, fast, wide receiver. So I've added Denzel Boston, who's a big receiver, not fast, but big. And now Bryce Lance also as well. And you look at the wide receiver, depth chart and how is this going to play out? Well, you have Devontae, Denzel Boston and Bryce Lance are your big three moving forward, right? You have Hollywood Brown, Elijah Moore, who will be on the team this year. They can, I don't think Elijah Moore is like a lock to be on the team, but I think there's a good chance. So those are my five right there. And then you figure it out with, uh, with Darius Cooper. Maybe you keep them. I would keep them. You have those six receivers, but a year from now, look how your room looks, right? Hollywood Brown is gone. Elijah Moore is gone. And you got a three wide receiver set of Devontae, of Denzel Boston and of now Bryce Lance. Now, what does this mean for Devontae? I think Devontae will be a career eagle. I think they'll stick with them as long as they can. But if Bryce Lance and Denzel Boston both hit, then you don't have to give Devontae a second contract, right? Maybe Darius Cooper develops and you feel good about him as a number three. You've now gone from having two ultra expensive wide receivers to having two of your, to having your top three guys that you feel good about. I'll be on rookie deals. That's how you move money from the offense to the defense. Do I want to trade Devontae? Of course I don't want to trade Devontae. Think Devontae should be a career eagle. He's a great eagle. He's a great player. All those things are true, but you've traded AJ, which you're going to do. And now you have an option. If you want to move on from Devontae, or you have three stud receivers that you feel unbelievable about. And if they're going to try to pass the ball better, if they are going to do different things, then I like the idea of adding as much receiver depth as possible. So now I got Denzel Boston, Eli Stowers, Mark Hale Bell, Oscar Delp, and offense again with Bryce Lance. So at this point, I'm just going to keep going offense because there's just not a lot of defensive guys I like that are still on the board. Number 137, Jude Bowery, an offensive tackle out of Boston College. Just under 23 years old, I take him at number 137, 6'5", 314 pounds. He's played both sides of the tackle spot, which I like. The scouting report, quote, tools he left tackle prospect carrying both a higher ceiling and lower floor. Bowery is typically in the right place at the right time in protection. He has the feet to match edge speed, but needs to improve hand usage and punch timing to firm up his outside edge slash protect against bull rushes. He's hit or miss as a drive blocker, but the hits carry force and movement. Inconsistencies are a concern, but Bowery is a plus athlete who could be targeted as a swing tackle on the second or third day of the draft. So potentially second day, I feel like I'm getting good value with Jude Bowery. He came in, excuse me, he came in for a top 30 visit. So now my offensive tackle room looks like this. I have Markel Bell to develop. He probably doesn't play this year, but I developed him to potentially be the lane replacement. I have Jude Bowery who can be, look, he's a fourth round pick. So eventually maybe you want him to start. Maybe he beats out Markel Bell. Who knows? But I got two tackle prospects that I can develop for a year. Fred Johnson remains the top backup tackle. And I feel like at a position as big as lanes to try to, to try to replace. I got two guys I can develop for a year and see if I can find my lane replacement. So I got two offensive tackles, two receivers, two tight ends. I'm just hitting all the needs double here. Now the fifth round, I'm cranking the quarterback factory up. I take Taelin green out of Arkansas. So at this point, I do want to take a quarterback. Tanner McKee is going to be gone in a year. We know it's a big year for Jalen. I'm not looking for a Jalen replacement, but I am looking for a quarterback that I can have under contract for multiple years on his rookie deal. And maybe this is recency bias because I just watched Taelin green recently, but man, I was impressed watching him run. So Carson Beck's on the board, Colton Payton's on the board, Cade Klubnecker on the board, but I go with green. So green is 6'6", 227 pounds, almost 10 inch hands. And just one of the best rushing prospects I've seen at the quarterback position a really long time. He has to develop as a passer. No question about it, but you see what the Eagles have done with Jalen Hertz as a passer. You see what they've done with Tanner McKee as a passer. I trust them to develop green. So the scouting report on green, according to NFL.com, quote, a long range, a dual threat quarterback with upside greens ability to generate explosive plays as a runner and passer helped keep his offensive float. In game consistency has been a sticking point though. He has a long unorthodox delivery and tends to baby too many throws. He can generate enough velocity and distance to stress defenses over the second and third level. Green puts the ball in harm's way at an alarming rate, which will translate to greater trouble against more talented defenders and more complicated coverage reads. His ability to win with his legs on called runs or pocket breaks pushes his value beyond his passing profile. Greens upside will be tantalizing, but his ceiling will only track with his growth as a passer end quote. So no question he has to grow as a passer, a hundred and seventh and adjusted completion percentage. Um, he just, he has to improve, right? Now he has 59 touchdowns to 11 interceptions in four seasons, but he puts the ball in harm's way a lot. It was probably lucky not to have more interceptions, but six, six electric. I can maybe use them in different packages on offense as crazy as that sounds. Like just with as electric as he is in the open field and I develop them. So again, now in 2027, my backup quarterback is going to be on a rookie deal, which green can be. I don't think he'll develop into a starter. I think Jalen still got that, but I feel good about the fact that I have added, uh, a cheap backup quarterback, um, for the next few years. All right. Next two picks, number 178 still in the fifth round. I'm going back to the offensive line and I'm going the interior and I'm going Parker Brailsford out of Alabama. So he's undersized at six, two, don't love that, but he's super athletic. Uh, four, nine, five, 40, which is really good. He was a six-moth athletic offensive lineman among the interior at the NFL combine, according to NFL.com. Um, and his scouting profile quote, Brailsford has shown notable grit and consistency. He can be out leveraged and shoved around at the point of attack, but his mobility gives him a distinct advantage on the move. A lack of functional mass slash length could lead to his past protection being exposed by NFL power and rush talent. His tenacity and execution give him a chance, but he's a one position prospect with zone scheme dependency. He might need to earn a starting job to stick around in the league. So I like to football IQ. I like the mobility. I like the, the tenacity. Um, I like that he played at Alabama. Now he's a center, right? And it's possible he can maybe play guard. He did do two, two seas. He did do two games at it, but we don't know Cam Jerrigan's history. Obviously Willie Lampkin on there. They have, um, uh, the guy out of Boston college whose name I can't believe I'm forgetting right now. Um, but they have guys that they could, they could lean on, right? But adding someone out of Alabama that's ultra athletic, they're going to be doing a lot of pulling, a lot of moving for their offensive linemen in this new, uh, in this new offense. So I take my chance. Another offensive linemen out of Alabama and my final pick here, final one of the draft, I'm going back to the offensive lines at this point, you know me. I'm a bit, I like that I'm going with a lot of, uh, offensive linemen. But Enrique Cruz, the Enrique Cruz Jr. out of Kansas. So just over 22 years old, six, six, 313 pounds. What I really like about him is he's played on both sides of the line. He played left tackle. He played right tackle. Um, and he's got that position versatility. Now it's a six round pick. Doesn't have to make the roster, but he could potentially develop into a swing tackle for me. So what did I want to do going into this draft? I wanted to add cheap, offensive talent that can have a high ceiling. I feel like I have done that. Brace Brails Ford's probably the one player where there's not a huge upside there, but Enrique Cruz six, six can play both sides. Taylor Green, one of the best Russian quarterback prospects I've seen. Jude Bowery, six, five, another tackle prospect, two wide receivers in Denzel Boston, Denzel Boston. I don't know why I keep saying Boston Denzel Boston and Bryce Lance and then two tight ends in Eli Stowers and Oscar Delp. So I stick to the full offensive side of the ball. I got a bunch of like dot throws at the dartboard here and I'm hoping to have a young fast offense this year or at the very least in 20, 27, as I try to get cheap contracts on that side of the ball. So that'll do it for my first mock draft. Maybe I'll go all defense on the second one. Who knows? But when that run on receivers happened early, your boy got scared. Bottom line, how he has a tough job. So that'll do it for the first mock draft. Go out, enjoy your Sunday and I'll talk to you guys later. Until then, he's Elliott. I'm James. Talk to you guys later.