Mock draft

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Mock draft is a term used by sports websites and magazines in reference to a simulation of a particular league's draft. They are very popular in magazines and online, especially in reference to the NFL Draft. ESPN has run mock drafts on the front page of its website, allowing any visitor to vote towards a specific team's choice.

Mock drafts are often found to be useful to fans because they allow them to speculate on which members of the collegiate ranks will join the fan's favorite team. They are also often useful to general managers because they may help them to estimate which players will be available at a particular point in the draft.

There are several Internet and television analysts that are considered experts in this field and can give the fans the best gauge of where players are expected to go in drafts. Although mock drafts are created in nearly every sport, they are most commonplace in the NFL. Mel Kiper and Todd McShay of ESPN and Mike Mayock of the NFL Network are considered television experts on the NFL Draft. Scott Wright of [1], Walter Cherapinsky and Matt McGuire of [2], and Mark Geise of [3] are considered Internet experts in this field. Although nobody can be in the minds of a sports general manager, these analysts are often considered to have the most information and give the fans of the sports league they are covering the most accurate information relating to their field.

Chad Ford of ESPN specializes on the NBA draft. A couple of NBA mock draft websites are mynbadraft.com, draftexpress.com, nbadraft.net, fantasysportsdrafts.com.