Thought it would be interesting to post some draft simulations using
FanSpeak's draft simulator. Just to simplify things, I identified biggest team needs (in no particular order) as RB/LB/DL/WR/S/CB (x2) and picked the best player available at position of need using Walter Football's big board rankings. Here are some draft simulations based on those parameters:
Draft #1
R1P13 DL DA'RON PAYNE ALABAMA
R2P12 CB MIKE HUGHES CENTRAL FLORIDA
R4P13 WR KOREY ROBERTSON SOUTHERN MISS
R5P12 RB ROYCE FREEMAN OREGON
R6P14 S CHASE HANSEN UTAH
R7P13 LB DORIAN O'DANIEL CLEMSON
R7P23 CB DAVONTAE HARRIS ILLINOIS STATE
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Draft #2
R1P13 S DERWIN JAMES FLORIDA STATE
R2P12 CB ISAIAH OLIVER COLORADO
R4P13 CB KAMERON KELLY SAN DIEGO STATE
R5P12 C BRADLEY BOZEMAN ALABAMA
R6P14 WR DAURICE FOUNTAIN NORTHERN IOWA
R7P13 RB JOHN KELLY TENNESSEE
R7P23 DL JERRY TILLERY NOTRE DAME
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Draft #3
R1P13 CB JOSHUA JACKSON IOWA
R2P12 LB RASHAAN EVANS ALABAMA
R4P13 WR AUDEN TATE FLORIDA STATE
R5P12 CB KEVIN TOLIVER LSU
R6P14 S DAMON WEBB OHIO STATE
R7P13 RB JUSTIN JACKSON NEBRASKA
R7P23 DL DEADRIN SENAT SOUTH FLORIDA
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Draft #4
R1P13 CB DENZEL WARD OHIO STATE
R2P12 LB RASHAAN EVANS ALABAMA
R4P13 WR AUDEN TATE FLORIDA STATE
R5P12 RB ROYCE FREEMAN OREGON
R6P14 CB JAYLEN DUNLAP ILLINOIS
R7P13 DL CHRISTIAN LACOUTURE LSU
R7P23 S MARCUS ALLEN PENN STATE
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Draft #5
R1P13 DL VITA VEA WASHINGTON
R2P12 LB RASHAAN EVANS ALABAMA
R4P13 WR KOREY ROBERTSON SOUTHERN MISS
R5P12 RB ROYCE FREEMAN OREGON
R6P14 CB JAYLEN DUNLAP ILLINOIS
R7P13 CB D'MONTRE WADE MURRAY STATE
R7P23 S JESSIE BATES WAKE FOREST
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Thought it might be fun to do a couple where they go pure BPA.
BPA Draft #1
R1P13 DL DA'RON PAYNE ALABAMA
R2P12 G WILL HERNANDEZ UTEP
R4P13 CB JAMARCUS KING SOUTH CAROLINA
R5P12 CB KEVIN TOLIVER LSU
R6P14 WR MICHAEL GALLUP COLORADO STATE
R7P13 RB JUSTIN JACKSON NEBRASKA
R7P23 EDGE MIKE MCCRAY MICHIGAN
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BPA Draft #2
R1P13 QB SAM DARNOLD USC
R2P12 C BILLY PRICE OHIO STATE
R4P13 LB MARQUIS HAYNES OLE MISS
R5P12 TE IAN THOMAS INDIANA
R6P14 LB SHAQUEM GRIFFIN CENTRAL FLORIDA
R7P13 P MICHAEL DICKSON TEXAS
R7P23 DL ZAYCOVEN HENDERSON TEXAS A&M
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BPA Draft #3
R1P13 S MINKAH FITZPATRICK ALABAMA
R2P12 WR CALVIN RIDLEY ALABAMA
R4P13 RB ROYCE FREEMAN OREGON
R5P12 WR TREY QUINN SOUTHERN METHODIST
R6P14 WR KOREY ROBERTSON SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
R7P13 TE JORDAN AKINS UCF
R7P23 LB TRE' WILLIAMS AUBURN
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BPA Draft #4
R1P13 LB ROQUAN SMITH GEORGIA
R2P12 C BILLY PRICE OHIO STATE
R4P13 CB KEVIN TOLIVER LSU
R5P12 WR SIMMIE COBBS INDIANA
R6P14 WR KOREY ROBERTSON SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
R7P13 TE RYAN IZZO FLORIDA STATE
R7P23 LB LEON JACOBS WISCONSIN
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Interestingly enough, in many of the simulations I ran, a highly rated QB was there at 13 - sometimes Mayfield, sometimes Sam Darnold, and frequently Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. Still have to wonder if ANY of those QBs prove too irresistible at pick 13, needs aside?
Hope you enjoy looking at some of these endless possibilities