ESPN Mock Draft

[Bobby Burton]

The latest ESPN mock draft is out.

Some interesting names and slots for three Longhorns.

5. Kelvin Banks - Commanders

10. Quinn Ewers - Saints

25. Isaiah Bond - Bengals

* Also of note, Texas will play 9 other players mocked in the first round, including No. 1 overall Carson Beck, the Georgia QB.

- Carson Beck, Georgia

- Mykel Williams, Georgia

- Malaki Starks, Georgia

- Deon Walker, Kentucky

- Connor Weigman, Texas A&M

- Nic Scourton, Texas A&M

- Will Johnson, Michigan

- Mason Graham, Michigan

- Colston Loveland, Michigan

* Texas is one of five teams with at least three anticipated first-rounders:

Ohio State - 4

Texas - 3

Georgia - 3

LSU - 3

Michigan - 3

Oregon, Texas A&M, Colorado, Notre Dame and Arizona have two each.

 

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[HTXHorn]

Which QBs are projected and in which order? Besides Beck?

[Bobby Burton]

1 (1) Carson Beck - Georgia

2 (2) Shaduer Sanders - Colorado

3 (10) Quinn Ewers - Texas

4 (19) Connor Weigman - A&M

5 (20) Riley Leonard - Notre Dame

[Bobby Burton]

SEC with 15 of the 32 projected first round picks. 

[Daniel Lovell]

U left Michigan out the 3 in first round 

[NothinButDaHorns34]

Shaduer is NOT better than quinn and is a HUGE reach for the first round. I felt the same way about JJ McCarthy this past year going in the first round. 

Edited July 2, 2024 by NothinButDaHorns34

[Bobby Burton]

Here’s another stat:

Only 8 of 32 are transfer portal guys. There were 9 in 2024. 

[Bobby Burton]

5 minutes ago, Daniel Lovell said:

U left Michigan out the 3 in first round 

Thanks. Corrected. 

[Daniel Lovell]

7 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

Here’s another stat:

Only 8 of 32 are transfer portal guys. There were 9 in 2024. 

Sorry misread that

Edited July 2, 2024 by Daniel Lovell

[TarrantCoHorn]

Weigman in the first round?!

[horns96]

Weigman in the first round strains credulity, but that doesn’t preclude some dumb NFL exec from actually making that pick.

[Bobby Burton]

5 minutes ago, horns96 said:

Weigman in the first round strains credulity, but that doesn’t preclude some dumb NFL exec from actually making that pick.

Weigman is very talented IMO. His issue is health.

[cmk4pres]

Connor Weigman is first round is laughable 

[Daniel Lovell]

This years qb class definitely not close to last years class 

[FrostedHorn]

Riley Leonard is going to fly up draft boards this year as long as he performs this year against better comp. I think he goes 1-1!

[Tuco Ramirez]

Shaduer number 2 is laughable. Weigman - well we’ll have to see if he completes the season. 

[Texas fan in Georgia]

I don’t buy sheduer being better at ANYTHING. (Including rapping) than Quinn

[horns96]

7 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

Weigman is very talented IMO. His issue is health.

I agree, but is one healthy year enough to vault him into the first round? 

[Daniel Lovell]

4 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

I don’t buy sheduer being better at ANYTHING. (Including rapping) than Quinn

 

[Randy Fistfighter]

18 minutes ago, cmk4pres said:

Connor Weigman is first round is laughable 

Exactly, how is he getting graded so high? He's played in 9 games... I don't get it.

[Texas fan in Georgia]

12 minutes ago, Daniel Lovell said:

 

I remember when that first got leaked 😂😂

[David Latiolais]

1 hour ago, Daniel Lovell said:

This years qb class definitely not close to last years class 

You have to let it play out, there will be guys that have a great year and jump into the 1st round. Just like this last group. 

[Hank Kingsley]

1 hour ago, Bobby Burton said:

Weigman is very talented IMO. His issue is health.

Yes, he'll actually need to play in meaningful conference games to really know where he stands. Some trash OOC games are doing a lot of heavy lifting for his stats so far. 

 

That said, Ewers will need another big leap this year to get drafted in the 1st round IMO. 

 

[WestlakeLonghorn]

3 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

1 (1) Carson Beck - Georgia

2 (2) Shaduer Sanders - Colorado

3 (10) Quinn Ewers - Texas

4 (19) Connor Weigman - A&M

5 (20) Riley Leonard - Notre Dame

Sanders and Weigman - lost all credibility with those picks.  I'll take Leonard over both of them. 

[Glass Joe]

3 hours ago, cmk4pres said:

Connor Weigman is first round is laughable 

Maybe the author thought he was mocking the MLB draft?