Wisconsin Football: Mock Draft Roundup 3.0
By Paul Bretl
The Wisconsin Football program has 5 players who could hear their names called on draft night. Here is where they are going in some of the latest mock drafts.
The NFL Draft is just over a week away and mock drafts are continuing to be released left and right as draft analysts put some of the finishing touches on their final predictions. And when it comes to the Wisconsin Football program, we continue to see five Badger players, in particular, pop up in these mocks. However, the predictions are a bit all over the place.
Jonathan Taylor is easily the most accomplished running back in this draft and last season he had shown that he can be a factor in the passing game as well. But with the running back position devalued a bit at the NFL level, along with concerns about Taylor’s pass-blocking ability and his past fumbling issues, we’ve seen him mocked anywhere from late in round one all the way towards the bottom of round two.
Meanwhile, Zack Baun is a bit all over the place as well as we’ve seen him mocked anywhere from the mid-20s of round one into the mid-50s of round two.
Then there is Quintez Cephus who was a late riser up draft boards but a poor 40 yard dash time at the combine set him back. And although Chris Orr had a very productive senior season, he was not invited to the combine and has been mocked as high as round four, but some also expect him to go late Day 3 or even undrafted.
The only prospect of this bunch that seems to be settled in is Tyler Biadasz, as many draft analysts have him being selected in Round 3.
So when the draft does finally arrive, it’ll certainly be difficult to pinpoint where these former Badgers are going to be selected. But for now, with a number of new mock drafts having been released in recent weeks, it’s once again time to take a peek at where the draft experts have these prospects ending up.
Ryan Wilson – CBS Sports
Round 1, Pick 28: Zack Baun – Seattle Seahawks
Round 2, Pick 37: Jonathan Taylor – Los Angeles Chargers
Todd McShay -ESPN
Round 2, Pick 37: Zack Baun – Los Angeles Chargers
Round 2, Pick 47: Jonathan Taylor – Atlanta Falcons
Round 2, Pick 59: Tyler Biadasz – Seattle Seahawks
Luke Easterling – The Draft Wire
Round 1, Pick 29: Jonathan Taylor – Tennessee Titans
Round 2, Pick 36: Zack Baun – New York Giants
Round 3, Pick 78: Tyler Biadasz – Atlanta Falcons
Round 4, Pick 109: Chris Orr – Detroit Lions
Round 4, Pick 127: Quintez Cephus – Philadelphia Eagles
Brent Sobleski – Bleacher Report
Round 1, Pick 32: Jonathan Taylor – Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Hanson – Sports Illustrated
Round 2, Pick 33: Zack Baun – Cincinnati Bengals
Round 2, Pick 37: Jonathan Taylor – Los Angeles Chargers
Round 3, Pick 70: Tyler Biadasz – Miami Dolphins
Round 4, Pick 146: Quintez Cephus – Philadelphia Eagles
Round 5, Pick 158: Chris Orr – Baltimore Ravens
Daniel Jeremiah – NFL.com
Round 1, Pick 28: Zack Baun – Baltimore Ravens
Mike Renner – Pro Football Focus
Round 2, Pick 44: Jonathan Taylor – Indianapolis Colts
Round 2, Pick 47: Zack Baun – Atlanta Falcons
Round 3, Pick 89: Tyler Biadasz – Minnesota Vikings
Joe Marino – The Draft Network
Round 2, Pick 51: Zack Baun – Dallas Cowboys
Round 2, Pick 54: Jonathan Taylor – Buffalo Bills
Trevor Sikkema – The Draft Network
Round 1, Pick 26: Zack Baun – Miami Dolphins
Round 1, Pick 32: Jonathan Taylor – Kansas City Chiefs
Charles Davis – NFL.com
Round 1, Pick 32: Zack Baun – Kansas City Chiefs
Matt De Lima – Sports Illustrated
Round 1, Pick 29: Zack Baun – Tennessee Titans
Kyle Crabbs – The Draft Network
Round 1, Pick 28: Zack Baun – Baltimore Ravens
Round 2, Pick 54: Jonathan Taylor – Buffalo Bills
Round 3, Pick 100: Tyler Biadasz – New England Patriots
Round 5, Pick 172: Quintez Cephus – New England Patriots