As we trudge along in the college football offseason and start to think about the prospects of spring football on the horizon, one of the more entertaining things to look at for fans is the upcoming NFL Draft.
In late April, hundreds of college players will get to realize their dreams and be selected by one of the 32 NFL teams, getting tabbed to play on Sundays.
For the Oregon Ducks, there are a number of players who will likely get drafted or sign undrafted free-agent contracts, headlined by cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who is expected to be selected in the first round. There are also guys like LB Noah Sewell, DE D.J. Johnson, and OL Alex Forsyth, among others, who are expected to hear their names called as well.
So where will these guys end up getting drafted? That’s not always a straightforward question to answer. In the world of NFL media nowadays, there are hundreds of mock drafts to sift through, all with varying degrees of predictions for how the draft will play out. Rather than leaving you to go through all of them to get a good idea of where your favorite Ducks are going to get drafted, we did the work for you.
Here is a mock draft roundup, showing where the top Oregon players are projected to land this spring:
ESPN Mock Draft (Mel Kiper)
Player: Christian Gonzalez
Selection: Round 1 | Pick 18 (Detroit Lions)
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Explanation
Remember when I mentioned earlier that the Lions have cornerback issues? Well, hopefully at least Lions fans were reading. Jeff Okudah flashed the talent that made him the No. 3 overall pick in 2020, but he was still inconsistent, and there’s no surefire starter on the other side of the field. Gonzalez was a lockdown defender at Colorado before transferring to Oregon last year, where he picked off four passes and improved every week. He’s going to test really well at the combine in March, too. This pick makes too much sense for a Detroit defense that badly needs an…
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