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Cote: Our live NFL Draft analysis & ongoing Mock Draft report card -- right here, tonight at 8!

COUNTDOWN! CHECK BACK HERE JUST BEFORE 8 P.M. FOR THE KICKOFF OF OUR 'NFL DRAFT NIGHT LIVE!' OUR FULL 34TH ANNUAL OFFICIAL MIAMI HERALD MOCK DRAFT Welcome to our online-only NFL Draft-night analysis, live and as it-happens, updated within seconds of every pick in the first round of Thursday night's talent show in Green Bay. You heard it talked about on today's Dan Le Batard Show and discussed by The Athletic's NFL insider Diana Russini -- now experience it for yourself. We'll have a reaction to every selection and give you an ongoing MDRC (Mock Draft Report Card) on how my 34th annual Miami Herald mock is faring (just for laughs) vs. that of ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr., arguably the king of mock drafts ... or at least the most noted. Last year I scored a whopping nine Exactos a.k.a. Zagacktos a.k.a perfect bull's-eye picks: Exact player to exact team or in exact draft order. That beat Kiper. Can I do it again? We differ on 22 of 32 1R picks, so it's anybody's game. Couple of quick notes: I do one and only one mock draft per year, first round only, do not attempt to predict 1R-related trades, and do not change what first appears online. I have a personal disdain for mockers who do multiple drafts, (Mock 7.0!), pick all seven rounds or try to predict trades. It's asinine. The past eight years my mock drafts have totaled 49 Exactos. Overall last year I correctly had 26 of 32 first-round selections. Explaining the three symbols you'll see below tonight: The red bull's-eye is an Exacto -- a perfect pick. The green check mark is a correct first-round player, but not to the right team. A black X mark indicates a player drafted who was not in my first round. I'll be on the clock all night and hope you'll join us for the fun ride or check back in frequently. Almost time... ▪ 1. Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward, QB, Miami — Ward almost certainly will be the Miami Hurricanes' third-ever overall No. 1 selection, joining QB Vinny Testaverde in 1987 and DT Russell Maryland in 1991. ▪ 2. Cleveland Browns: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado — ▪ 3. New York Giants: Abdul Carter, Edge, Penn State — ▪ 4. New England Patriots: Will Campbell, OT, LSU — ▪ 5. Jacksonville Jaguars: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan — ▪ 6. Las Vegas Raiders: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State — ▪ 7. New York Jets: Armand Membou, OT, Missouri — ▪ 8. Carolina Panthers: Jalon Walker, LB/Edge, Georgia — ▪ 9. New Orleans Saints: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado — ▪ 10. Chicago Bears: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan — ▪ 11. San Francisco 49ers: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT/G, Texas — ▪ 12. Dallas Cowboys: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona — ▪ 13. MIAMI DOLPHINS: WILL JOHNSON, CB, MICHIGAN — Mentioned as other possibilities if they are available and if Fins stay at No. 13: Texas OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Alabama OG Tyler Booker, South Carolina S Nick Emmanwori, Texas CB Jahdae Barron and Ole Miss D-lineman Walter Nolen. However a trade-down looms possible, a hint Miami does not love its likely options here in an overall down-year draft. ▪ 14. Indianapolis Colts: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State — ▪ 15. Atlanta Falcons: Mike Green, Edge, Marshall — ▪ 16. Arizona Cardinals: Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas — ▪ 17. Cincinnati Bengals: Mykel Williams, Edge, Georgia -- ▪ 18. Seattle Seahawks: Tyler Booker, OG, Alabama — ▪ 19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama — ▪ 20. Denver Broncos: Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina — ▪ 21. Pittsburgh Steelers: Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss — ▪ 22. Los Angeles Chargers: Matthew Golden, WR, Texas — ▪ 23. Green Bay Packers: James Pearce Jr., Edge, Tennessee — ▪ 24. Minnesota Vikings: Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss — ▪ 25. Houston Texans: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State — ▪ 26. Los Angeles Rams: Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky — ▪ 27. Baltimore Ravens: Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina — ▪ 28. Detroit Lions: Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M — ▪ 29. Washington Commanders: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M — ▪ 30. Buffalo Bills: Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss — ▪ 31. Kansas City Chiefs: Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri — ▪ 32. Philadelphia Eagles: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia —