2019 Mock Draft

I feel like having Turcotte that high is a little much, he's a good player but doesnt strike me as a top 5 talent. I think Ryan Suzuki could be a huge riser this year, maybe even into the top 5. Byram at 15 seems way too low.

Way too low for Byram. He's the best defenseman this draft

Broberg has 1 point in 5 Allsvenskan games with AIK, Honka has 3 points in 7 Liiga games with JYP, and Byram has 2 points in 4 WHL games with Vancouver. Cam York is also proving to be an elite defensemen, with 6 points in 3 USDP games. I believe that all three of these players have a shot at the number one defenseman of the draft, but none of them strike me as a top five player.

Suzuki's 11 points in just 4 OHL games is incredible and is one of the best points per games' of the draft, I do see him entering the top 10 of the draft very soon and possibly the top 5 as well. Turcotte is a top player for the USDP U-18 Team with 2 points in 2 games he is not falling down from a high spot. Byram at 15 does seem low, but he is not performing very well. He had no points in 3 WHL games and then just registered 2 points in his fourth game.

Also you're overrating Pelletier and Holmstrom, and underrating Podkolzin and Soderstrom by a lot. Also Lavoie is way too low and Newhook is ridiculously too high

Pelletier is a point per game player in the QMJHL, Holmstrom is currently injured but had 30 points in 28 SuperElit games last season. Podkolzin has 7 points in 10 MHL and isn't a point per game player, Soderstrom has just 3 points in 8 SuperElit games which is a points per game that is under 0.4 meanwhile defenseman like Cam York are getting 6 points in 4 USDP games. Lavoie has 4 points in 4 games which is a point per game player in the QMJHL (the exact same as Jakob Pelletier). I will admit though that Newhook is higher than on most people's list because I think that his all around game makes up for his good stats in a bad league.