Go Mock Yourself! 99% of 130 Mocks project Bradford No. 1

The new Weekly Mock Munch is complete and as the NFL Mock Draft Database grows, so does the pain in the butt munching we have to do.  So here you go, Go Mock Yourself!  In fact, for the first time, the Database went over 400 total mock drafts!

So to start if off, here are your Database stats:

For the actual Mock Munch, we munched together all mock drafts updated over the past 7 days, that is, mocks updated between 3/31/10 and 4/7/10.  It is our biggest Mock Munch to date, a total of 130 Mock Draft munched together for our Top 9 leaders.

Commentary:  We now have 4 picks, the Top 4 picks in the NFL Draft, that are now CONSENSUS picks, meaning that at least 65% of the 130 mocks are projecting them at that position.    As for No. 1 overall, Sam Bradford is now the pick tot he St. Louis Rams by 99% of mock drafts, that is, 129 of the 130 mocks updated this week are projecting Bradford to go first overall.  We have one hold out!

Second, Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy seem to be solidifying spots 2 and3 again.  The Lions will just find it too hard to pass up Suh.  He is the best defensive player in this draft, period.   The biggest gainer this week was OT Russell Okung at No. 4 and biggest loser was CB Joe Haden, who fell out of Top 9 leaders for the first time in a few months.

Mentioned less frequently in Top 9:  LB Rolando McClain, S Taylor Mays, CB Joe Haden, WR Dez Bryant.

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Popping up all of the sudden:  S Earl Thomas, OL Marcus Pouncey, and DL Jared Odrick

One thing is clear.  Mock draft writers, draft sites, and media sites are becoming more comfortable with theTop 4 picks.  The trade of QB Donovan McNabb from Philadelphia to Washington, if anything, solidified the Top 4 even more so, instead of messing up and changing the draft.  Mcnabb essentially takes QB out of #4 with Washington, unless of course, the Rams stun by not taking Sam Bradford.

Here are your Top 9 leaders

When looking at other projections at each spot, pretty much after the Top 4 picks, the mock writers are a little moreover the board, particularly with picks 5 through 7.   Let’s take a look at what other players are being projected.

1st Pick:  None substantial after Bradford

2nd Pick:  OT Russell Okung with 19%

3rd Pick:  DT Ndamukong Suh with 24%.  That means 95% of mocks are projecting Suh in the Top 3.

4th Pick:  QB Jimmy Clausen with 20% and OT Bryan Bulaga with 5%.  Clausen will diminish as mocks older than 4/5 begin updates.

5th Pick:  OT Bryan Bulaga with 34%.  he only trails Berry by just 3 mocks.  OT Trent Williams gets 13% and OT Russell Okung gets 10%.

6th Pick:  OT Trent Williamshas 22%, just one mock behind Bulaga.  Eric Berry has 18%, DT Gerald McCoy has 12%, and RB CJ Spiller has 11%.

7th Pick:  CB Joe Haden falls out of the leader spot here for the first time in a few months with 27%.  8% of the mocks are projecting QB Jimmy Clausen.

8th Pick:  OT Trent Williams has 13%, OT Anthony Davis has 7%, and DE Jason-Pierre Paul has 8%

9th Pick:  OT Trent Williams has 15%, OT Bryan Bulaga has 14%, DT Dan Williams has 12%, and OT Bruce Campbell has 8.  37% of mocks project Bills to take an OT.

Look for next week’s Weekly Mock Munch, likely out on Wednesday or Thursday.  Until then, follow Mock Database updates on our Twitter.