NFL Draft 2017: Latest Mock Draft and Biggest Stock Winners from Recent Pro Days

It's finally April, which means the month of the 2017 NFL draft has arrived. While the draft is only a three-day event starting on the 27th, teams hoping not to look like fools in the draft's aftermath will be relying heavily on the information they've been gathering for more than a year.

Of course, this isn't to say that the last couple of months haven't been important for this year's prospects. While the game film that players have produced can be the most important factor, the NFL Scouting Combine and pro days definitely serve a purpose.

For example, we knew that Washington wideout John Ross was fast before the combine, but now we know his 4.22-second speed in the 40-yard dash will potentially make him faster than every other player in the league. We knew Christian McCaffrey was a versatile running back at Stanford, but he showed at his pro day that he looks just as good as a wide receiver.

Let's add what we've learned during pro-day season and apply it to our latest mock draft. We'll run down the current draft order and make projections based on factors like team needs, team fits, player potential and prospect stock. We'll also examine some of the biggest winners from recent pro days.

2017 NFL Mock Draft

Pick	NFL Team	Proj. Selection
1	Cleveland Browns	Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M
2	San Francisco 49ers	Jamal Adams, S, LSU
3	Chicago Bears	Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU
5	Tennessee Titans (from LAR)	Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan
6	New York Jets	Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State
7	Los Angeles Chargers	Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State
8	Carolina Panthers	Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabama
9	Cincinnati Bengals	Haason Reddick, LB, Temple
10	Buffalo Bills	Mike Williams, WR, Clemson
11	New Orleans Saints	Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee
12	Cleveland Browns (from PHI)	Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina
13	Arizona Cardinals	Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
14	Philadelphia Eagles (from MIN)	Tre'Davious White, CB, LSU
15	Indianapolis Colts	Reuben Foster, LB, Alabama
16	Baltimore Ravens	O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama
17	Washington Redskins	Malik McDowell, DT, Michigan State
18	Tennessee Titans	Jabrill Peppers, LB, Michigan
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
20	Denver Broncos	Forrest Lamp, OL, Western Kentucky
21	Detroit Lions	Takkarist McKinley, LB, UCLA
22	Miami Dolphins	Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State
23	New York Giants	David Njoku, TE, Miami
24	Oakland Raiders	Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State
25	Houston Texans	Davis Webb, QB, Cal
26	Seattle Seahawks	Ryan Ramczyk, OT, Wisconsin
27	Kansas City Chiefs	John Ross, WR, Washington
28	Dallas Cowboys	Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan
29	Green Bay Packers	Charles Harris, DE, Missouri
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tim Williams, LB, Alabama
31	Atlanta Falcons	Dan Feeney, OG, Indiana
32	New Orleans Saints (from NE)	Kevin King, CB, Washington

Pro-Day Winners

Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech

Right now, Clemson's Deshaun Watson and North Carolina's Mitchell Trubisky appear to be the only quarterbacks who are locks for the first round (if even they can be considered locks). However, one or two other signal-callers could easily slide into the opening round thanks to the lack of quality quarterbacks circulating the NFL.

Former Texas Tech gunslinger Patrick Mahomes could be one of those quarterbacks. He certainly brings some eye-opening production to the proverbial table. Just last season, he ripped off 5,052 yards passing with 41 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

Pro Football Focus rated Mahomes fifth overall among college quarterbacks in 2016.

Mahomes further increased his stock at Texas Tech's pro day, showing off his arm strength and ability to make the difficult throws.

"The big-arm throws that most quarterbacks don't like to make—20-yard comeback, Cover 2, throw in between the corner and the safety—he threw both of those beautifully," NFL Media draft analyst Mike Mayock said, per Chase Goodbread of NFL.com. "The deep, outbreaking routes where you really got to drive it—he was outstanding."

Mahomes will likely still be a project as he learns to improve his footwork, play under center and adapt to the pro game. However, teams looking for a future starter are going to love the fact that he can already make the throws only the elite passers usually make.

From a physical standpoint, Mahomes showed he is a top prospect at his pro day.

Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M

It's hard to believe that former Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett could improve his stock anymore after his impressive college career, but it appears he has. Already widely considered to be the top prospect in this draft class, Garrett cemented his status as the combine and his pro day.

At the combine, Garrett measured in at a ripped 6'4"' and 272 pounds. He then produced a 4.63 40 and an impressive 41-inch vertical.

What Garrett then showed at his pro day is a competitive nature that contradicts the notion that he might not be a competitive player.

"They said they didn't see it much last year, and that's understandable," said Garrett, per Sam Khan Jr. of ESPN.com. "But that's who I am, and that's where I made a name for myself at first. So I'm going to go back to my roots."

Unsatisfied with his combine time, Garrett set out to prove that he could run even faster. According to NFL Media's Gil Brandt, Garrett succeeded by running the 40 in 4.57 and 4.62 seconds.

"If he's not the first pick in the draft, folks I really don't know who is," Mayock said, per Goodbread.

D'Onta Foreman, RB, Texas

This draft class is expected to be deep at the running back position. Guys like Leonard Fournette, Dalvin Cook and McCaffrey could all end up in the first round. Thanks to some increased stock from a stellar pro day, former Texas runner D'Onta Foreman could be right behind those guys.

Foreman isn't much of a receiver out of the backfield, but he is a hard-nosed, physical runner. He racked up 2,028 yards on the ground just last season and was rated 23rd overall among college running backs by Pro Football Focus for the season.

Foreman didn't get a chance to showcase his skills at the combine because of a stress fracture in his foot, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media:

"

.@NFL docs saw a slight stress fracture in Texas RB D'Onta Foreman's foot. Won't work out here for precautionary reasons, will at UT pro day

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 3, 2017"

This is why Texas' pro day was extremely important for the 6'0", 233-pound back. He definitely came out a winner. According to Brent Zwerneman of the Houston Chronicle, Foreman clocked a 4.45-second 40-yard dash. At 233 pounds, that's pretty impressive, according to Brandt.

"I feel like I shocked some people, and that was my whole goal," Foreman said, per Zwerneman. "This was big for me, since I couldn't work out at the combine."

While Foreman's pro day may not have catapulted the back into the first round, it definitely has made teams take notice. if he isn't selected on the opening night of the draft, he'll definitely be off the board early on Day 2.