Since the news broke that Aaron Donald is retiring this year, mock drafts everywhere have shifted focus from Cooper DeJean or some cornerback to Johnny Newton or some defensive tackle. That is what you can expect from the “original ideas” that are typical NFL mock drafts between January and April: “We swear this is the player your team will NEED! Until something happens tomorrow that makes someone else the player your team definitely needs.”
Recently, mock after mock has gone with Illinois defensive tackle Johnny Newton as L.