Sporting News

● By Vinnie Iyer

Accuracy: 2.16%1020th Place
The NFL playoffs are almost here with two weeks left in the regular season. While some teams are looking forward to playing in the tournament toward Super Bowl 56, more teams' next big event is the 2022 draft. At the same time, major college football is near the end of bowl season and set to play its much-anticipated latest four-team playoff. With the some prominent prospects rising to the occasion and the updated draft order in flux, that fine intersection of pro future and college present makes it a great time for a new Sporting News first-round mock. There's no doubt the big shakeup in how teams are picking in the top 18 have ripple effects for every pick through 32:

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 32 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.