5 things Mel Kiper got wrong in his most recent NFL mock draft

Biggest mistakes in Mel Kiper’s latest NFL Mock Draft: 4. Jalin Hyatt isn’t falling to No. 55

This year’s wide receiver class isn’t chocked full of future All-Pros. Kiper is right to hold off on projecting any wideouts to go off the board until Zay Flowers at No. 17. That doesn’t mean teams won’t be interested in selecting a talent like Jalin Hyatt early in Round 2.

The idea that he’ll tumble all the way to the Lions at No. 55 ignores the one elite skill Hyatt has at his disposal. He’s got the sort of top-class speed that every NFL offensive coach wants to use to threaten opposing secondaries. That, combined with his elite production last year at Tennessee gives him a chance to go off the board late in Round 1.

A more reasonable assessment of Hyatt’s draft stock would be to project him to hear his name called early in Round 2. He’s receiving too many Top 30 visits to fall to where Kiper has him projected in his latest mock.

Admittedly, it’s tough to pin down exactly where Hyatt will go given the number of wide receivers who will likely be second-round picks this season. Kiper has him towards the bottom of that group though and that’s not going to happen to a player with top-end speed. Hyatt has a better chance of sneaking into the end of Round 1 than he does of falling all the way to 55.