This mock draft features five Longhorns in the first 23 picks. Really looking like it could be an all time Texas class:
https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/mock-d...-jaguars-browns-travis-hunter-shedeur-sanders
7. Miami Dolphins: OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
Father time has struck Terron Armstead. And despite recently extending Austin Jackson on the other side of the line, the Dolphins have a massive issue along their offensive line. Enter Texas' Kelvin Banks Jr. While there may be some athletic questions about Banks entering the NFL level. he has proven to be an anchor from this left tackle post. He has even shown exponential growth in his strike placement and hand usage as a pass protector.
12. Baltimore Ravens: WR Isaiah Bond, Texas
A big riser thus far in the early season has been Texas receiver and Alabama transfer Isaiah Bond. He is as quick as anyone in the nation laterally, then has the speed to kill over the top as well. For the Ravens, a team that desperately needs help in their wide receiver room, this is a breath of fresh air. Lamar Jackson gets a lethal weapon to play with.
14. Los Angeles Rams: OT Cameron Williams, Texas
One of the biggest risers in the early part of the 2024 season has been Texas
right tackle Cameron Williams. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 335 pounds, Williams is a mammoth of a man who moves like a guy half his size. In his first year as a full-time starter, he is finding great success already. For the Rams, a team with holes all over their roster, he slides right in as an upgrade to their offensive line.
19. Las Vegas Raiders: QB Quinn Ewers, Texas
First Shedeur Sanders, then Carson Beck, and now Quinn Ewers comes off the board in this mock draft. The Raiders have already benched Gardner Minshew once, and it probably won't be the last time this season. He's under contract next season too, so if the Raiders need to give Ewers a year to learn an NFL playbook (which will take some time given the current offense that he runs), they have that luxury.
23. New York Jets: TE Gunnar Helm, Texas
Get to know the name now. While many have Michigan's Colston Loveland locked in as TE1 in this draft class, Texas' Gunnar Helm will give him a run for his money. The Daft on Draft Podcast (
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