• Green Bay Packers fans have sights set on safety Tyler Nubin: The Minnesota product is the 25th-ranked player on the PFF big board and the preferred pick for the Packers with both of their second-round selections.
• The class’ wide receiver depth is evident: Eleven selections in the third round in PFF’s Mock Draft Simulator are wide receivers.
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PFF’s Mock Draft Simulator provides a look into how most fans are drafting for their favorite NFL teams. There is still a ways to go until the 2024 NFL Draft, but some fanbases are already planting their flag in specific positions and players.
Here, we look at four takeaways from the PFF Mock Draft Simulator data, along with every team’s most-picked player in Rounds 1 and 2 and their most-drafted position in Round 3.
Olu Fashanu and Terrion Arnold are missing team fits in Round 1
Three names you won’t find on the list below are Penn State offensive tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Texas interior defender Byron Murphy II and Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold. This doesn’t mean these players won’t be drafted in the first round — it would be stunning for any of them to fall into Round 2.
What it does tell us, though, is where they are viewed among similarly ranked prospects by fans. Tennessee Titans fans would rather draft Notre Dame’s Joe Alt over Fashanu, Las Vegas Raiders fans would rather draft Toledo’s Quinyon Mitchell over Arnold, and multiple fanbases prefer Illinois’ Jer’Zhan Newton over Murphy.
Green Bay Packers fans are set on Tyler Nubin
Packers fans most frequently select Duke offensive lineman Graham Barton with the 25th overall pick, but when he is not available, they usually opt for Minnesota safety Tyler Nubin. The 25th-ranked player on the PFF big board, and one of only two safeties in the top 50, is their preferred pick with both of their second-rounders, too, so it’s clear that Packers fans would love to add the player who recorded a career-high 89.2 PFF grade in 2023.
Pittsburgh Steelers fans are eyeing a center
One of the most common pairings in media mock drafts is the Steelers with Oregon center Jackson Powers-Johnson in the first round, and that is mirrored in PFF’s Mock Draft Simulator 34.7% of the time. When they miss out on him in Round 1, they target West Virginia’s Zach Frazier at the position in Round 2. It’s very possible that both could be gone by the Steelers’ picks in those rounds, though, so this could be a situation where we see the team draft Frazier with the 20th overall selection.
11 teams would take a WR in Round 3, 10 would select a DI
The 2024 NFL Draft features a deep wide receiver class, which is reflected in how often fans are drafting the position in the third round in PFF’s Mock Draft Simulator. The position is the top pick for 11 selections in Round 3. That should be an indication that wide receivers are going to fly off the board.
The other position with double-digit selections in the third round is interior defender. Fans of teams with a need up front are hoping players like Oregon’s Brandon Dorlus and Texas’ T’Vondre Sweat fall down the order.
Round 1
- Chicago Bears (from Carolina Panthers): QB Caleb Williams, USC
- Washington Commanders: QB Drake Maye, North Carolina
- New England Patriots: QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
- Arizona Cardinals: WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
- Los Angeles Chargers: WR Malik Nabers, LSU
- New York Giants: WR Rome Odunze, Washington
- Tennessee Titans: T Joe Alt, Notre Dame
- Atlanta Falcons: EDGE Dallas Turner, Alabama
- Chicago Bears: WR Rome Odunze, Washington
- New York Jets: T Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
- Minnesota Vikings: QB J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
- Denver Broncos: QB Bo Nix, Oregon
- Las Vegas Raiders: CB Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo
- New Orleans Saints: OL Troy Fautanu, Washington
- Indianapolis Colts: CB Quinyon Mitchell, Toledo
- Seattle Seahawks: EDGE Jared Verse, Florida State
- Jacksonville Jaguars: CB Nate Wiggins, Clemson
- Cincinnati Bengals: OL Troy Fautanu, Washington
- Los Angeles Rams: DI Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
- Pittsburgh Steelers: C Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
- Miami Dolphins: T JC Latham, Alabama
- Philadelphia Eagles: CB Cooper DeJean, Iowa
- Minnesota Vikings (from Houston Texans via Cleveland Browns): DI Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
- Dallas Cowboys: C Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
- Green Bay Packers: OL Graham Barton, Duke
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: EDGE Laiatu Latu, UCLA
- Arizona Cardinals (from Houston Texans): DI Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
- Buffalo Bills: WR Adonai Mitchell, Texas
- Detroit Lions: CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
- Baltimore Ravens: WR Adonai Mitchell, Texas
- San Francisco 49ers: T Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
- Kansas City Chiefs: WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia
Round 2
- Carolina Panthers: WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia
- New England Patriots: WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia
- Arizona Cardinals: S Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
- Washington Commanders: LB Payton Wilson, NC State
- Los Angeles Chargers: C Zach Frazier, West Virginia
- Tennessee Titans: OL Jordan Morgan, Arizona
- Carolina Panthers (from New York Giants): LB Payton Wilson, NC State
- Washington Commanders (from Chicago Bears): OL Jordan Morgan, Arizona
- Green Bay Packers (from New York Jets): S Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
- Houston Texans (from Minnesota Vikings): DI Braden Fiske, Florida State
- Atlanta Falcons: CB T.J. Tampa, Iowa State
- Las Vegas Raiders: QB Bo Nix, Oregon
- New Orleans Saints: QB Bo Nix, Oregon
- Indianapolis Colts: S Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
- New York Giants (from Seattle Seahawks): QB Michael Penix Jr., Washington
- Jacksonville Jaguars: CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
- Cincinnati Bengals: DI Braden Fiske, Florida State
- Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans Saints): CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
- Pittsburgh Steelers: C Zach Frazier, West Virginia
- Los Angeles Rams: S Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
- Philadelphia Eagles: S Javon Bullard, Georgia
- Cleveland Browns: DI Kris Jenkins, Michigan
- Miami Dolphins: DI Braden Fiske, Florida State
- Dallas Cowboys: C Zach Frazier, West Virginia
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: C Zach Frazier, West Virginia
- Green Bay Packers: S Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
- Houston Texans: WR Xavier Legette, South Carolina
- Buffalo Bills: DI Braden Fiske, Florida State
- Detroit Lions: C Zach Frazier, West Virginia
- Baltimore Ravens: OL Jordan Morgan, Arizona
- San Francisco 49ers: OL Jordan Morgan, Arizona
- Kansas City Chiefs: DI Braden Fiske, Florida State
Round 3
- Carolina Panthers: Wide Receiver
- Arizona Cardinals: Wide Receiver
- Washington Commanders: Linebacker
- New England Patriots: Cornerback
- Los Angeles Chargers: Defensive Interior
- New York Giants: Wide Receiver
- Arizona Cardinals (from Tennessee Titans): Wide Receiver
- New York Jets: Wide Receiver
- Detroit Lions (from Minnesota Vikings): Defensive Interior
- Atlanta Falcons: Wide Receiver
- Chicago Bears: Edge Defender
- Denver Broncos: Wide Receiver
- Las Vegas Raiders: Linebacker
- Washington Commanders (from Seattle Seahawks): Offensive Tackle
- Atlanta Falcons (from Jacksonville Jaguars): Edge Defender
- Cincinnati Bengals: Defensive Interior
- Seattle Seahawks (from New Orleans Saints): Quarterback
- Indianapolis Colts: Linebacker
- Los Angeles Rams: Linebacker
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Safety
- Cleveland Browns: Wide Receiver
- Houston Texans (from Philadelphia Eagles): Defensive Interior
- Dallas Cowboys: Defensive Interior
- Green Bay Packers: Wide Receiver
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Running Back
- Arizona Cardinals (from Houston Texans): Defensive Interior
- Green Bay Packers (from Buffalo Bills): Linebacker
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Detroit Lions): Linebacker
- Baltimore Ravens: Defensive Interior
- San Francisco 49ers: Offensive Tackle
- Kansas City Chiefs: Defensive Interior
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Cornerback
- Cincinnati Bengals: Defensive Interior
- Pittsburgh Steelers (from Philadelphia Eagles): Wide Receiver
- Los Angeles Rams: Defensive Interior
- Washington Commanders (from San Francisco 49ers): Wide Receiver