Two days after the 2016 NFL draft ended, the first wave of 2017 NFL mock draft posts popped up with cheeky titles like Super-Early Mock Draft or Way-too-early Mock Draft or Who-am-I Fooling mock drafts by one of the thousands of writers on Bleacher Report.

But it’s not too early to follow a 2017 NFL mock draft. One of the most exciting parts of following drafts is observing the movement of the NFL draft rankings. Who started up early, who fell during the season, and went from overrated to underrated and then fell to your team. Knowing the prospect mock draft movement adds to the thrill of the draft. For example, a year before the 2004 NFL draft, Miami Hurricanes DT Vince Wilfork was the consensus #1 pick. After an underwhelming season, he fell ALL the way to 21 to my New England Patriots. It felt like a STEAL because he was locked in my mind as a top five draft prospect. I was proven right. Sometimes those way-too-early drafts are more accurate than you think!

But there’s a lot of mock draft noise and many faux draft experts out there. Who can you trust? Who’s got the goods? When deciding which 2017 NFL mock draft website I liked best, I disqualified any mock draft that didn’t have analysis with their picks. Mock drafts without analysis are like following world news by just reading headlines. Come on NFL Draft Geek — give me some of that geek knowledge with my mock! I eliminated any site that seemed like clickbait or used the words “slide show.” I also didn’t include paywall mocks like ESPN Insider or OurLads. Then there were some mock draft diehards like Chris Ransom from DraftUtopia who update their mock regularly but just didn’t make the cut.

Here are my picks for the five very best 2017 NFL mock draft sites that you should be following right now.

This is more than a draft site. It’s a team of draft experts who constantly analyze player and team performance and then use their resources to analyze NFL draft prospects and predict draft picks. Their analysis tends to be stat-heavy. No “soft” analysis here. Just the stat story. Which is helpful when you need to quantify WHY a player is so good. Like, I know in my heart that Myles Garrett, OLB from Texas A&M, is the best prospect in the 2017 draft. But I need ProFootballFocus so that I can lay the stat smackdown in an argument and tell my ignoramus friend that Garrett as a freshman had a +49.7 pass rush grade and was second out of everyone in 2014. Then followed that up with a +42.4 in 2015.

Drafttek uses their own computer generated model to predict the 2017 NFL mock draft, and then they add their own human generated analysis. These guys know their stuff, and they pepper the analysis with some HYPE. That’s so key. I needed that YouTube link to the Deshaun Watson 2016 highlights — thanks Draftek.

What I like most about Drafttek is how neatly organized the mock is. Each pick looks like a player card. It gives you the basic prospect intel, some alternative picks, and thoughtful analysis about the team needs, draft tendencies, and analysis about each prospect’s style of play.

This 2017 mock draft doesn’t look like much. The analysis for each player is light…very light. So, why did I rank Brugler so high? Because what he lacks in mock draft analysis he makes up for in expertise. Nearly every day he is writing articles about the prospects and the NCAA programs. He’ll know when a prospect is not living up to the hype before anyone. So, if you’re looking for a mock that’s likely more accurate than others, check out Dane. But don’t expect many updates. The dude is too busy studying prospects to update his mock every week.

Another CBS Sports mock — what a ripoff??!!! I know…but everything I said about Dane applies to Rang. He’s publishing thoughtful analysis and updates about the NFL draft prospects every day. Rang gets the edge because he puts a little more thought into his mock draft. But these two mock drafts are best when packaged together. I’m sure Rang and Dane share intel. I’m keeping a close eye on how they rank star LSU RB Leonard Fournette. I believe the hype, but these two mockers will let me know when it’s for real.

The site doesn’t look like much, but don’t let Walter’s appearance fool you. This is the top mock dog right now (sorry Mel). This guy started the site when he was a senior in high school more than 15 years ago. He’s built an audience because he really takes mock drafts seriously. He’s not always right (hey, who is?), but he’s usually the rightest mock in the room. Like in 2014, when he was one of the only mock experts to predict eight draft picks exactly right. If you need just one mock, Walter’s got what you need. The mock draft goods.

Honorable mention: MockOut 2017 NFL Mock Drafts

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