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Eli wrote: Do conversations that begin with "Who is this guy? I've never heard of him before. He's fast, but has he done anything on the field?" make someone a "hot" name?

Mock drafts are usually prepared by one person, maybe a couple. They may contain the views of one (often very smart/researched) individual, but still the views of one. I decided to look at a variety of mock drafts, available on a number of sites including nfl.com, cbssports.com, and ESPN. I ultimately found 20 different mocks that had 32 selections or player rankings for this draft, most updated in the last week. I then used a random order generator to select the draft order of the twenty mocks, and assigned the top listed remaining pick when the turn came up.

This, then, is a second order mock of the mock drafts, combining different viewpoints. What this is not is an attempt to assign specific needs to teams when they were on the clock; some of the individual picks may not make sense for a particular team. Look at it more for the range, and keep in mind that the real draft consists of trades and 32 different views, not just 20.

This exercise reveals a couple of things. The primary thing is how diverse the views are and how deep the late first round and second round is perceived to be. Sixty-one different players appear in at least one of the mock drafts used. I also list the ranking that the particular selector had on that player, so we can see where tiers take off.

big deli Vike wrote:Anyone else think that Gerhart may be a piece in a trade in this years draft? maybe him and a pick for a 2nd round?

hibbingviking wrote:Vikings should draft glennon. he is a more athletic ryan mallet. if ponder fails this year which might happen at least the Vikings would have a plan B.

fiestavike wrote:He's rubbish and Asiata is a superior RB, but nobody would give us anything for Toby Gerhart. I won't be surprised if he is out of the NFL once his rookie deal is up. But sure, I'd take a 7th rounder for him and use it on another RB if a team was willing.

fiestavike wrote: He's rubbish and Asiata is a superior RB, but nobody would give us anything for Toby Gerhart. I won't be surprised if he is out of the NFL once his rookie deal is up. But sure, I'd take a 7th rounder for him and use it on another RB if a team was willing.

fiestavike wrote:I'm not sure how you have ascertained that he "would" rush for 1,000 yards as a full time player. I suspect he would not finish the season. He has no wiggle and essentially no upside from where he is. In today's NFL with inexpensive rookie contracts who wants to bring in a toby gerhart to take snaps from younger players with the potential to actually develop into starters. You can see how this league is going for players who have plateaued. A player like Asiata has better skills as a runner and much greater upside for much less $. Don't be surprised to see Toby given his walking papers before this season starts, especially if the vikings draft a rb in the mid to late rounds.