Reviewing 50 final mocks with The Huddle Report system, the site gave NBC Sports Boston's Phil Perry 52 points, ahead of NFL.com's Lance Zierlein on 50.
Athlon Sports' Luke Easterling led on first-round players with 30 of 32 correct, while 27 mocks met Mel Kiper's benchmark and several analysts managed only two correct player-team matches.
The exercise judged all published final mocks despite disclaimers, in a first round reshaped by 11 teams changing position and late-rising prospect Malachi Lawrence drawing heavy Cowboys trade-up speculation.
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