Packer Draft Options (An Odd View)

Draft season is upon us, and I for one am completely excited.  And my friends over at the Packer Addicts forum have shown me for the second year in a row the "NFL Draft Game" over at first-pick.com.  I decided to use it as a bit of a simulator to see different ways that the draft could fall.  As much as I love the different Mock Drafts out there, they don't always see different things that could happen the way that a computer could.  The primary purpose was to see who could be available at the 21st overall pick since this is a Packers web site, and they are the best team in the world.  I did 25 simulations of the first 20 picks on there and that is where the following numbers are based from.

First things first: Who are the Texans taking at #1 overall?  The simulation came up with Bortles (8), Clowney (6), Manziel (5), Bridgewater (4), and Matthews and Barr with 1.  It's clear that the Texans could use a QB, everyone thinks they will take one, it's just whether or not they take one at #1 overall.

There were 9 players that were always off the board before the 21st pick.  They were Clowney, Bortles, Mack, Watkins, Barr, Matthews, Robinson, Evans, and Clinton-Dix.

The top 20 players taken on average are in order:

1. Clowney
2. Bortles
3. Manziel
4. Bridgewater
5. Mack
6. Watkins
7. Barr
8. Matthews
9. Greg Robinson
10. Evans
11. Clinton-Dix
12. Gilbert
13. Donald
14. Lewan
15. Ebron
16. Dennard
17. Pryor
18. Martin
19. Jernigan
20. Beckham

Obviously these players don't fit the teams they would be lining up with, but even if this is who is taken, there are still quality players on the board.  I know that CJ Mosley is a linebacker that many players are fond of.  Shazier is definitely still available.  Brandin Cooks and Allen Robinson are available at wideout.  Plus, teams are not smart enough to take the best player available and they will reach for need more often then they should.

These are the other players that were taken at least once before the 21st pick:

1. Ealy
2. Cooks
3. Crichton
4. Nix
5. Su'a-Filo
6. Kouandjio
7. Yankey
8. Mason
9. Allen Robinson
10. Shazier
11. Verrett
12. Lee
13. Bradford
14. Moses
15. Fuller
16. Ward
17. Jackson
18. Richardson
19. Carr
20. Van Noy

If you have any other questions about this just let me know I'll be happy to share more information.  Enjoy your day and Go Pack Go!!