I cannot believe tonight is the night. NFL Draft 2013 is finally here. I'm not going to go into one of my long spiels here, just focus on the draft. Not much commentary for much of the picks. Enjoy the draft all!
1.) Kansas City Chiefs: Eric Fisher OT/Central Michigan
2.) Jacksonville Jaguars: Dion Jordan OLB/Oregon
**Trade**The Oakland Raiders trade the 3rd overall pick to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for the 11th overall pick, the 45th overall pick, and the 110th overall pick this year and a 3rd round pick next year. The Raiders also trade their 5th round pick next year.
3.) San Diego Chargers: Luke Joeckel OT/Texas A&M
**Trade**The Philadelphia Eagles trade the 4th overall pick to the New York Jets in exchange for the 9th overall pick, the 39th overall pick and the 141st overall pick in this year's draft and a 2nd round pick next year. The Eagles also trade their 4th round pick next season.
4.) New York Jets: Dee Milliner CB/Alabama Has to be done. Losing Revis leaves this team with a depleted secondary. Now they have ammunition to go get the best player available at this point.
5.) Detroit Lions: Ziggy Ansah DE/OLB/BYU
**Trade**The Cleveland Browns trade the 6th overall pick to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the 16th overall pick, the 46th overall pick, and the 78th overall pick in this year's draft. The Browns also trade their 5th round pick this year.
6.) St. Louis Rams: Tavon Austin WR/West Virginia I've had the Rams trading up for Austin for awhile now and I get the hunch the Browns will be the dance partner.
7.) Arizona Cardinals: Lane Johnson OT/Oklahoma If it falls this way, this pick will last about 10 seconds.
**Trade**The Buffalo Bills trade the 8th overall pick to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 31st overall pick, the 34th overall pick and the 128th overall pick in this year's draft and their 1st round pick next year. The Bills trade their 5th round pick next year.
8.) San Francisco 49ers: Sharrif Floyd DT/Florida The 49ers are rumored to be interested in moving up in the draft. The Bills, I believe, would prefer to move back. With Justin Smith getting up there in age, the Niners want to find his eventual replacement. The Bills move back and acquire necessary picks and manage to get a first next season because of the large disparity in picks.
9.) Philadelphia Eagles (from NYJ): Geno Smith QB/West Virginia
10.) Tennessee Titans: Star Lotulelei DT/Utah
11.) Oakland Raiders (from SD): Sylvester Williams DT/North Carolina
**Trade**The Miami Dolphins trade the 12th overall pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for the 17th overall pick, the 79th overall pick and the 186th overall pick in this year's draft. The Dolphins also trade a 4th round pick next season.
12.) Pittsburgh Steelers: Barkevious Mingo OLB/LSU The Steelers could not afford to wait with the Jets looming and very interested in Mingo. They had to make a move to get in front of the Jets.
13.) New York Jets (from TB): Chance Warmack G/Alabama I think the Jets are all talk when it comes to QB interest.
14.) Carolina Panthers: Kenny Vaccaro S/Texas
15.) New Orleans Saints: Jarvis Jones OLB/Georgia
16.) Cleveland Browns (from STL): Margus Hunt DE/SMU Might be a reach but I think this will be the Bruce Irvin of this year, an out of nowhere pick.
17.) Miami Dolphins (from PIT): D.J. Hayden CB/Houston
**Trade**The Dallas Cowboys trade the 18th overall pick to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for the 32nd overall pick, the 62nd overall pick, and the 200th overall pick in this year's draft. The Ravens also trade a 3rd round pick next year and the Cowboys send their 4th round pick next year to the Ravens.
18.) Baltimore Ravens: Manti Te'o LB/Notre Dame Had to do it. What a story it would be to have a guy fall from grace and have the World Champs surprise everyone and move up to take Te'o.
19.) New York Giants: Jonathan Cooper G/North Carolina
20.) Chicago Bears: Sheldon Richardson DT/Missouri
21.) Cincinnati Bengals: Eddie Lacy RB/Alabama If they want their guy at RB, they have to make a move now.
22.) St. Louis Rams: Jonathan Cyprien S/Florida International
**Trade**The Minnesota Vikings trade the 23rd overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for the 33rd overall pick, the 98th overall pick in this year's draft and a 3rd round pick next year.
23.) Jacksonville Jaguars: E.J. Manuel QB/Florida State The Jags don't wait and take a chance, they move up to get their guy.
24.) Indianapolis Colts: Bjoern Werner DE/Florida State
25.) Minnesota Vikings (from SEA): Justin Hunter WR/Tennessee
26.) Green Bay Packers: Desmond Trufant CB/Washington
27.) Houston Texans: Robert Woods WR/USC
28.) Denver Broncos: Datone Jones DE/UCLA
**Trade**The New England Patriots trade the 29th overall pick to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the 38th overall pick, the 69th overall pick, and the 174th overall pick in this year's draft. The Cardinals also trade their 4th round pick next year while the Pats trade the 235th overall pick this year.
29.) Arizona Cardinals: Tyler Bray QB/Tennessee Might be a surprise but I have heard rumors that the Cards are very high on Bray and many teams believe he has the best arm talent out of any QB in this year's draft.
30.) Atlanta Falcons: Xavier Rhodes CB/Florida State
31.) Buffalo Bills (from SF): Ryan Nassib QB/Syracuse By trading back in this scenario, the Bills get the guy they have been targeting and get extra picks in the process. This would be a monumental thing to have happen to this franchise that has seen one too many dark days. Nassib is the future and this marriage between the two just makes too much sense. If teams are skeptical on the Qbs this year there is no reason to believe this scenario would workout.
32.) Dallas Cowboys (from BAL): D.J. Fluker OT/Alabama
Round 2
33.) Minnesota Vikings (from JAX): Jamar Taylor CB/Boise State
34.) Buffalo Bills (from SF): Tyler Eifert TE/Notre Dame If Eifert were to get to this spot in the draft, it should be a no brainer. A game changing TE could help Nassib's development move quicker than anticipated, not to mention another pick in a few spots here.
35.) Philadelphia Eagles: Menelik Watson OT/Florida State
36.) Detroit Lions: Justin Pugh OT/Syracuse
37.) Cincinnati Bengals (from OAK): Alec Ogletree LB/Georgia
38.) New England Patriots (from ARZ): Matt Elam S/Florida
39.) Philadelphia Eagles (from NYJ): Johnthan Banks CB/Mississippi State
40.) Tennessee Titans: Kevin Minter LB/LSU
41.) Buffalo Bills: DeAndre Hopkins WR/Clemson Same situation with Eifert, if he falls to this spot which is very likely, I think the Bills should be running to the podium. Nassib will now have two big options to throw to as a young QB.
42.) Miami Dolphins: Terron Armstead OT/Arkansas Pine-Bluff
43.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jesse Williams DT/Alabama
44.) Carolina Panthers: Johnathan Hankins DT/Ohio State
45.) Oakland Raiders (from SD): Matt Barkley QB/USC
46.) Cleveland Browns (from STL): Cordarrelle Patterson WR/Tennessee
47.) Dallas Cowboys: Tank Carradine DE/Florida State
48.) Pittsburgh Steelers: Eric Reid S/LSU
49.) New York Giants: Montee Ball RB/Wisconsin
50.) Chicago Bears: Alex Okafor DE/Texas
51.) Washington Redskins: Arthur Brown OLB/Kansas State
52.) Minnesota Vikings: Kawann Short DT/Purdue
53.) Cincinnati Bengals: Phillip Thomas S/Fresno State
54.) Miami Dolphins (from IND): Damontre Moore DE/Texas A&M
55.) Green Bay Packers: Zach Ertz TE/Stanford
56.) Seattle Seahawks: Keenan Allen WR/California
57.) Houston Texans: Blidi Wreh-Wilson CB/UConn
58.) Denver Broncos: Kyle Long OT/Oregon
59.) New England Patriots: Tyrann Mathieu CB/LSU
60.) Atlanta Falcons: Sio Moore OLB/UConn
61.) San Francisco 49ers: Sam Montgomery DE/LSU
62.) Dallas Cowboys (from BAL): Vance McDonald TE/Rice
Round 3
63.) Kansas City Chiefs: Tyler Wilson QB/Arkansas
64.) Jacksonville Jaguars: Giovani Bernard RB/North Carolina
65.) Detroit Lions: Quinton Patton WR/Louisiana Tech
66.) Oakland Raiders: Darius Slay CB/Mississippi State
67.) Philadelphia Eagles: D.J. Swearinger S/South Carolina
68.) Cleveland Browns: David Amerson CB/North Carolina State
69.) New England Patriots (from ARZ): Terrance Williams WR/Baylor
70.) Tennessee Titans: Stedman Bailey WR/West Virginia
71.) Buffalo Bills: Barrett Jones C/Alabama Much like Eric Wood, Jones is a Center by trade but can play anywhere on the offensive line. This would be a great pick to fill the void at guard and in the (hopefully) unlikely event Wood does not resign, Jones can slide right into the center position.
So there it is, my final mock draft for the 2013 season. I really enjoy doing this and appreciate all the reads I am getting. I will be back next year with my first mock draft being released the week after the BCS Title game. Thanks and enjoy draft night!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Mock Draft #6 - Draft Week
Although I am incredibly excited that it is Draft Week, there is also a sadness that sets in. I have been looking forward to Thursday since the end of the brutal BCS Title Game which saw the Crimson Tide roll over the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. No college player (outside of some select seniors in Mobile, AL) have played a football game since then and somehow their stocks have gone up and down or remained consistent. Such is the life of an NFL Prospect.
With so much anticipation comes disappointment. I am talking to you Bills fan. We have gone down this path before, we all build up our emotions and expectations for what we would do but fail to remember that we arn't the ones making the actual picks. Remember when Brian Orakpo was on the board and the brain trust at One Bills Drive went with...sigh...Aaron Maybin? Try not to get too fed up because at the end of the day, we won't know how good a player is until Sundays this fall and even then we might not know. Don't listen to what Kiper says on Draft Day. How often has he been right with a "sleeper" pick? He always gets the no doubters right but never quite gets the off the radar guys. I think I was one of the few people who loved Buddy Nix's first pick in CJ Spiller. Luxury pick it was, how does it look now? Give things a chance and don't assume that just because the likes of Mel Kiper and Todd McShay don't care for a prospect does not mean he won't be at least a productive NFL player.
With Revis being traded, the outlook on this draft somewhat changes. I think the Jets could have gotten more and Tampa is really not too connected to Revis. They came out victorious on that deal. (For the record, I had a paragraph here saying Revis would get traded but not until draft day so there's that.)
Only one left after this!
With so much anticipation comes disappointment. I am talking to you Bills fan. We have gone down this path before, we all build up our emotions and expectations for what we would do but fail to remember that we arn't the ones making the actual picks. Remember when Brian Orakpo was on the board and the brain trust at One Bills Drive went with...sigh...Aaron Maybin? Try not to get too fed up because at the end of the day, we won't know how good a player is until Sundays this fall and even then we might not know. Don't listen to what Kiper says on Draft Day. How often has he been right with a "sleeper" pick? He always gets the no doubters right but never quite gets the off the radar guys. I think I was one of the few people who loved Buddy Nix's first pick in CJ Spiller. Luxury pick it was, how does it look now? Give things a chance and don't assume that just because the likes of Mel Kiper and Todd McShay don't care for a prospect does not mean he won't be at least a productive NFL player.
With Revis being traded, the outlook on this draft somewhat changes. I think the Jets could have gotten more and Tampa is really not too connected to Revis. They came out victorious on that deal. (For the record, I had a paragraph here saying Revis would get traded but not until draft day so there's that.)
Only one left after this!
2.) Jacksonville Jaguars: Dion Jordan OLB/DE/Oregon
**Trade**The Oakland Raiders trade the 3rd overall pick to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the 7th overall pick and the Cardinals second round pick this year and their third round pick next season.
3.) Arizona Cardinals: Luke Joeckel OT/Texas A&M The Cardinals don't mess around and begin to solidify their offensive line which is arguably the worst in the NFL.
4.) Philadelphia Eagles: Dee Milliner CB/Alabama
**Trade**The Detroit Lions trade the 5th overall pick to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the 12th overall pick the Dolphins original second round pick, and a 5th round pick this season and a fourth round pick next season. The Dolphins also get the Lions 7th round pick.
5.) Miami Dolphins: Lane Johnson OT/Oklahoma The Dolphins major offseason continues by adding their next franchise LT. I think one way or another Miami looks to use their ammunition and get one of these top tackles this season.
**Trade**The Cleveland Browns trade the 6th overall pick to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the 16th overall pick, the Rams second and third round picks in this year's draft and a 5th round pick next season. The Rams recieve the Browns 4th round pick next season.
6.) St. Louis Rams: Tavon Austin WR/West Virginia It is all or nothing for the Rams. Have to get a dynamic playmaker for Sam Bradford and still retain thier second first round pick.
7.) Oakland Raiders (from ARZ): Sharrif Floyd DT/Florida
**Trade**The Buffalo Bills trade the 8th overall pick to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for the 18th overall pick, the Cowboys second round pick and 7th round pick in this year's draft and a 4th round pick in next year's draft. The Cowboys will get the Bills 4th round pick in next year's draft.
8.) Dallas Cowboys: Chance Warmack G/Alabama Well Buddy, the phone rang and you answered and got your seventh round pick back. This trade makes sense for both sides. While this team needs a QB there would be greater value at pick 18 and accumulating extra picks always helps. The Cowboys need O-Line help in a bad way so why not go after the most pro ready player.
9.) New York Jets: Barkevious Mingo OLB/DE/LSU
11.) San Diego Chargers: D.J. Fluker OT/Alabama
12.) Detroit Lions (from MIA): Desmond Trufant CB/Washington
13.) New York Jets (from TB): Ryan Nassib QB/Syracuse Whoa Nassib first QB taken? Yup. The Jets have the benefit of picking whoever they want with their additional first rounder in the Revis trade and go with who I believe is the top QB in this class for Sanchez's replacement.
16.) Cleveland Browns (from STL): DeAndre Hopkins WR/Clemson Perhaps a surprise, but the Browns need playmakers.
17.) Pittsburgh Steelers: Jarvis Jones OLB/Georgia
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**Trade**The New York Giants trade the 19th overall pick to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for the 30th overall pick and a third and 5th round pick in this year's draft and a fourth round pick next year. The Giants trade their 6th this year.
19.) Atlanta Falcons: Ziggy Ansah DE/OLB/BYU With the recent issues surrounding Ansah he falls a bit in this mock. The Falcons are rumored to want to move up and are in desperate need for a pass rusher. Ansha's potential is no where near met to this point.
20.) Chicago Bears: Manti Te'o LB/Notre Dame
21.) New Orleans Saints (from CIN): Star Lotulelei DT/Utah
22.) St. Louis Rams (from WSH): Jonathan Cooper G/North Carolina
23.)Minnesota Vikings: Kevin Minter LB/LSU Would like Te'o here but division rival Chicago already picked him.
24.) Indianapolis Colts: Sheldon Richardson DT/Missouri
25.) Minnesota Vikings (from SEA): Cordarrelle Patterson WR/Tennessee Patterson is slipping down boards because of his one year playing at the D1 level. Also he disappears often on film.
**Trade**The Green Bay Packers trade the 26th overall pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for their 2nd round pick this year and their 4th and 5th round picks. The Eagles also send their second round pick to Green Bay next year and the Packers give Philly their 5th next year.
26.) Philadelphia Eagles: Geno Smith QB/West Virginia The free fall ends with a trade back into the first round. I think Chip Kelly will love if Geno is still on the board at this point.
27.) Houston Texans: Robert Woods WR/USC
28.) Denver Broncos: Bjoern Werner DE/Florida State Another free fall ends here. The Broncos need to replace Dumervil.
**Trade**The New England Patriots trade the 29th overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in excahnge for the 33rd overall pick their third and 7th round picks this year and a 5th round pick next year. The Pats send their 6th round pick this year to the Jags. 29.) Jacksonville Jaguars: E.J. Manuel QB/Florida State The Jags don't risk it any longer and take their franchise (or so they hope) QB.
30.) New York Giants (from ATL): Menelik Watson OT/Florida State Three Seminoles in a row...interesting.
31.) San Francisco 49ers: Zach Ertz TE/Stanford
32.) Baltimore Ravens: Alec Ogletree LB/Georgia
Onto Round 2:
33.) New England Patriots (from JAX): Xavier Rhodes CB/Florida State
34.) San Francisco 49ers (from KC): Keenan Allen WR/California
35.) Green Bay Packers (from PHI): Margus Hunt DE/SMU
34.) San Francisco 49ers (from KC): Keenan Allen WR/California
35.) Green Bay Packers (from PHI): Margus Hunt DE/SMU
36.) Detroit Lions: Kyle Long OT/Oregon
37.) Cincinnati Bengals (from OAK): Justin Pugh OT/Syracuse
38.) Oakland Raiders (from ARZ): Tyler Wilson QB/Arkansas
39.) New York Jets: Terrance Williams WR/Baylor
40.) Tennessee Titans: Jesse Williams DT/Alabama
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41.) Buffalo Bills: Justin Hunter WR/Tennessee I think the Bills are really targeting this player. He has tremendous size and his a very consistent player. In my opinion, I think he is better than his Volunteer counterpart, Cordarrelle Patterson. Hunter is the big time reciever the Bills are coveting in this draft. Give Barkley another player to throw to opposite of Stevie Johnson. I think this will be one of two WRs taken by the Bills in this draft.
42.) Detroit Lions (from MIA): Tank Carradine DE/Florida State
43.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kawann Short DT/Purdue
**Trade**The Carolina Panthers trade the 44th overall pick to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the 54th overall pick and the Dolphins 3rd round pick this year and their 6th next season.
45.) San Diego Chargers: Quinton Patton WR/Louisiana Tech
46.) Cleveland Browns (from STL): D.J. Hayden CB/Houston
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47.) Buffalo Bills (from DAL): Matt Elam S/Florida If Elam is still on the board at this point, the Bills should be jumping for joy. Elam paired with Jairus Byrd would be a dynamic safety pair.
48.) Pittsburgh Steelers: Johnathan Hankins DT/Ohio State
49.) New York Giants: Damontre Moore DE/Texas A&M
50.) Chicago Bears: Eric Reid S/LSU
51.) Washington Redskins: Datone Jones DE/UCLA
52.) Minnesota Vikings: Johnthan Banks CB/Mississippi State
53.) New Orleans (from CIN): Arthur Brown OLB/Kansas State
54.) Carolina Panthers (from MIA via IND): Jonathan Cyprien S/Florida International
55.) Green Bay Packers: Vance McDonald TE/Rice
56.) Seattle Seahawks: Brandon Williams DT/Missouri Southern State
57.) Houston Texans: Sio Moore OLB/UConn
58.) Denver Broncos: Jamar Taylor CB/Boise State
**Trade**The New Enlagnd Patriots trade the 59th overall pick to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the 69th overall pick their 4th round pick this season and their 2nd round pick next season.
59.) Arizona Cardinals: Mike Glennon QB/North Carolina State In true Patriots form that Pats continue to stock pile picks while the Cards can't wait to select their QB of the future. Although the Cardinals have given up a lot in this draft, having a franchise LT and potential franchise QB now on the roster can only be a positive for this team.
60.) Atlanta Falcons: John Jenkins DT/Georgia
61.) San Francisco 49ers: Phillip Thomas S/Fresno State
62.) Baltimore Ravens: Ryan Swope WR/Texas A&M
Round 3:
63.) Kansas City Chiefs: Alex Okafor DE/Texas
64.) New England Patriots (from JAX): Stedman Bailey WR/West Virginia
65.) Detroit Lions: Markus Wheaton WR/Oregon State
66.) Oakland Raiders: Sam Montgomery DE/LSU
67.) Philadelphia Eagles: Barrett Jones C/Alabama
68.) Cleveland Browns: Khaseem Greene OLB/Rutgers
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69.) New England Patriots (from ARZ): Larry Warford G/Kentucky
70.) Tennessee Titans: Kiko Alonso LB/Oregon
71.) Buffalo Bills: Gavin Escobar TE/San Diego State Arguably the most athletic TE in this draft, Escobar must improve is blocking but is a tremendous pass catcher. Could provide an immediate impact for the Bills on offense.
So 3 out of the 4 picks here for the Bills are dedicated to offense for good reason. This is my second last mock with the last coming the morning of draft day this Thursday. Can't wait for that. Thanks for reading!
Friday, April 12, 2013
Mock Draft #5: 2 Weeks Away!
April is here and the NFL Draft is a mere 2 weeks away. All the time and preparation that goes into the draft for the players, coaches, and other staff personnel comes to a screaching halt in a matter of a few weeks. With all the movement at the Quarterback position in recent weeks by Quarterback needy teams, it leads me to believe that most if not all NFL teams are not confident there is a franchise QB in this class. Of course, it has been said countless times that there are no Andrew Luck's or RGIII's but there are guys like a Tannehill or Andy Dalton. Which leads to the biggest question on every draft enthusiast's mind: When will a QB be drafted? My answer: I'm glad I'm not a GM. I don't know. It is so difficult to evaluate this class because of the lack of success. All have really good qualities but all of them have a plethora of negative qualities. Only those most closely associated with the draft process will get a handle on who or who won't be a successful NFL QB.
As for those QB needy teams who seem to be tipping their hand, the Raiders, Cardinals, and Bills all made what I would call significant moves at the position. The Raiders were involved in two trades while the Bills picked up a former Cardinal while one of the Raider trades involved the Cardinals. Coincidence they all need QBs? Matt Flynn, the high priced free agent last year who was beat out by a third round pick, is now a Raider. Carson Palmer, who was drafted number one overall and was traded for a first and second round pick only to be traded two years later, is now a Cardinal. Kevin Kolb, who was a hot commodity after four good games in Philly then traded to Arizona where he signed a huge contract but was cut after two seasons, is now a Bill. All are deficient at their craft as evident by their career paths to this point. Will they find an answer in this year's class? Check back next year when I still probably won't have an answer.
Mock Draft #5 with two more still to come...
As for those QB needy teams who seem to be tipping their hand, the Raiders, Cardinals, and Bills all made what I would call significant moves at the position. The Raiders were involved in two trades while the Bills picked up a former Cardinal while one of the Raider trades involved the Cardinals. Coincidence they all need QBs? Matt Flynn, the high priced free agent last year who was beat out by a third round pick, is now a Raider. Carson Palmer, who was drafted number one overall and was traded for a first and second round pick only to be traded two years later, is now a Cardinal. Kevin Kolb, who was a hot commodity after four good games in Philly then traded to Arizona where he signed a huge contract but was cut after two seasons, is now a Bill. All are deficient at their craft as evident by their career paths to this point. Will they find an answer in this year's class? Check back next year when I still probably won't have an answer.
Mock Draft #5 with two more still to come...
1.) Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel OT/Texas A&M I think the Chiefs want to trade back but ultimately won't find a partner.
**Trade**The Jacksonville Jaguars trade the 2nd overall pick to the New York Jets for the 9th overall pick, 3rd and 5th round picks this year, and their 2nd round pick next year.
**Trade**The Jacksonville Jaguars trade the 2nd overall pick to the New York Jets for the 9th overall pick, 3rd and 5th round picks this year, and their 2nd round pick next year.
3.) Oakland Raiders: Eric Fisher OT/Central Michigan The Raiders throw a curveball here and begin to rebuild a subpar O-Line. Fisher could still challenge for the top overall pick.
**Trade**The Philadelphia Eagles trade the 4th overall pick to the Detroit Lions in exchange for the 5th overall pick and a 3rd and 5th round pick in this years draft.
4.) Detroit Lions: Dee Milliner CB/Alabama I know it is a trade up to one spot, but the Browns proved last year if you want a player, you must secure him. Milliner is wanted by a lot of teams and the Lions can't afford to miss yet another strong CB prospect like they did on Patrick Peterson and Stephon Gilmore. And with a much lower rookie wage scale, moves like this will be more and more common once GMs get used to it.
5.) Philadelphia Eagles (from DET): Ziggy Ansah OLB/DE/BYU Perhaps could be Dion Jordan, but Ansah is picking up steam at exactly the right time. I think he is now a lock top 5 pick. And the Eagles need pass rushers.
**Trade**The Cleveland Browns trade the 6th overall pick to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the 12th overall pick and a 2nd (pick from IND) and 6th round pick in this year's draft.
6.) Miami Dolphins: Lane Johnson OT/Oklahoma With all the offseason additions in SOuth Beach, the Dolphins are just a few pieces away from becoming an elite team. Losing Jake Long hurts but they find an immediate replacement in Johnson. Versatile and very athletic, he is a former QB. Also had to leap frog Arizona to get one of the top 3 OTs.
7.) Arizona Cardinals: Chance Warmack G/Alabama After missing out on a tackle, the Cardinals look to repair their interior O-Line. Warmack is considered the best Guard prospect in years.
**Trade**The Buffalo Bills trade the 8th overall pick to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for the 14th overall pick and a 3rd and 4th round pick in this year's draft.
8.) Carolina Panthers: Sharrif Floyd DT/Florida The Panthers see arguably the best player in the draft continue to fall and can't wait any longer. They move up to nab a stud inside for their D-Line.
9.) Jacksonville Jaguars (from NYJ): Barkevious Mingo DE/OLB/LSU The Jags need to build their team up with young pass rushers. Dion Jordan or Jarvis Jones are an option here but health concerns make Mingo more desirable.
8.) Carolina Panthers: Sharrif Floyd DT/Florida The Panthers see arguably the best player in the draft continue to fall and can't wait any longer. They move up to nab a stud inside for their D-Line.
9.) Jacksonville Jaguars (from NYJ): Barkevious Mingo DE/OLB/LSU The Jags need to build their team up with young pass rushers. Dion Jordan or Jarvis Jones are an option here but health concerns make Mingo more desirable.
**Trade**The Tennessee Titans trade the 10th overall pick to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the 21st and 25th overall picks and a 3rd round pick in this year's draft and a 3rd round pick in next year's draft.
10.) Minnesota Vikings: Tavon Austin WR/West Virginia The Vikings take advantage of getting another first round pick and immediately replace Percy Harvin with a player without the baggage.
11.) San Diego Chargers: Jonathan Cooper G/North Carolina The Chargers need an improved O-Line. Many believe Cooper is just as good as Warmack.
12.) Cleveland Browns (from MIA): Xavier Rhodes CB/Florida State The Browns need a compliment to Joe Haden. Rhodes could push for top CB taken but unlikely.
**Trade**The Tampa Bay Buccaneers trade the 13th overall pick to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for the 18th overal pick a 2nd and 4th round pick in this year's draft. The Bucs also send a 6th round pick to Dallas.
13.) Dallas Cowboys: Dion Jordan OLB/DE/Oregon Second year in a row that the Cowboys move up to get an impact player. Jordan easily could go top 10. Injury is a concern.
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17.) Pittsburgh Steelers: Star Lotulelei DT/Utah The Steelers need to regain their dominating form of defense that they have seemed to have lost. Lotulelei will be the NT for Dick Lebeau's defense.
18.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from DAL): Kevin Minter LB/LSU The Bucs need to find the next Derrick Brooks. The just have not had the same defense look since he retired. CB is also a major position of need.
**Trade**The New York Giants trade the 19th overall pick to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for the 32nd overall pick and a 3rd and 5th round pick this year and a 2nd round pick next year.
19.) Baltimore Ravens: Manti Te'o LB/Notre Dame After finding a replacement for Ed Reed, the focus should be to replace Ray Lewis. Te'o helped himself at his pro day and the most polarizing player in the draft finds a home with the defending champs. The Ravens have to get in fornt of Chicago if this is the direction they wish to go.
20.) Chicago Bears: Bjoern Werner DE/Florida State The Bears miss out on Te'o but still get good value at 20 by selecting Werner. His stock has fallen but in a good situation, can be a dominating player in the NFL.
21.) Cincinnati Bengals: Kenny Vaccaro S/Texas The Bengals have a good defense but adding a piece to the secondary can only make them better. They have a chance to be a top defense in the NFL next season.
22.) St. Louis Rams (from WSH): Johnathan Hankins DT/Ohio State In order to make Robert Quinn and Chris Long more effective, they need a guy to demand double teams. Hankins is very athletic for his size and has pretty good footwork for a big man.
23.) Tennessee Titans (from MIN): Sheldon Richardson DT/Missouri Need a guy to fill the gaps and take on double teams. Better as a 3-4 DE.
24.) Indianapolis Colts: Damontre Moore DE/Texas A&M The fall from grace ends here at 24. Damontre Moore easily was a top 5 pick in February, then the Combine happened. Still a first round pick but this is where he fits best.
25.) Tennessee Titans (from MIN via SEA): Tyler Eifert TE/Notre Dame They lose Jared Cook in FA so they need a threat at this position and Eifert is the best TE, in my opinion, since Vernon Davis.
25.) Tennessee Titans (from MIN via SEA): Tyler Eifert TE/Notre Dame They lose Jared Cook in FA so they need a threat at this position and Eifert is the best TE, in my opinion, since Vernon Davis.
26.) Green Bay Packers: Matt Elam S/Florida The Packers have had a porr secondary since their Super Bowl win a few years ago. Elam is not the best cover guy but he is a monster in run support, something the Packers have lacked. Has big shows to fill in Charles Woodson.
27.) Houston Texans: Keenan Allen WR/California I don't think it will be any surprise if the Texans go WR in round one. They need another player oppostie Andre Johnson to make an impact. Allen would have been first WR taken had it not been for injuries.
28.) Denver Broncos: Margus Hunt DE/SMU This specimen burst onto the scene after the Combine. Explosive athlete, will replace Dumervil.
**Trade**The New England Patriots trade the 29th overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for the 33rd overall pick, their 3rd and 5th round pick this year as well as a 2nd round pick next year.29.) Jacksonville Jaguars: Matt Barkley QB/USC One of the QB needy teams could wait no longer. The Jags jump up with who else but the Patriots and get their real QB of the future, sorry Blaine, it's not happening.
31.) San Francisco 49ers: Jonathan Cyprien S/Florida International THis team is loaded and adding depth in the secondary is never a bad idea.
32.) New York Giants (from BAL): D.J. Fluker OT/Alabama An underrated player in my opinion goes to New York for depth and eventually become the franchise LT for years to come.
Onto Round 2:
33.) New England Patriots (from JAX): Eric Reid S/LSU
34.) San Francisco 49ers (from KC): Datone Jones DE/UCLA
34.) San Francisco 49ers (from KC): Datone Jones DE/UCLA
35.) Philadelphia Eagles: E.J. Manuel QB/Florida State
36.) Detroit Lions: Alex Okafor DE/Texas
37.) Cincinnati Bengals (from OAK): Arthur Brown OLB/Kansas State
38.) Arizona Cardinals: Alec Ogletree LB/Georgia
39.) New York Jets: Zach Ertz TE/Stanford
40.) Tennessee Titans: Johnthan Banks CB/Mississippi State
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| Ryan Nassib |
41.) Buffalo Bills: Ryan Nassib QB/Syracuse In the end, I went back to Nassib. It makes a lot of sense in the fact that he knows the offense. In any other year and different circumstances, Nassib is a third or fourth round pick. But because of his familiarity with Hackett's system, he has to at least be considered at this spot.
42.) Miami Dolphins: David Amerson CB/North Carolina State
43.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jamar Taylor CB/Boise State
43.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jamar Taylor CB/Boise State
44.) Carolina Panthers: Justin Pugh G/Syracuse
45.) San Diego Chargers: Robert Woods WR/USC
46.) St. Louis Rams: Eddie Lacy RB/Alabama
46.) St. Louis Rams: Eddie Lacy RB/Alabama
47.) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from DAL): Quinton Patton WR/Louisiana Tech
48.) Pittsburgh Steelers: Markus Wheaton WR/Oregon State
49.) New York Giants: Vance McDonald TE/Rice
50.) Chicago Bears: Sylvester Williams DT/North Carolina
51.) Washington Redskins: Jesse Williams DT/Alabama
52.) Minnesota Vikings: Sam Montgomery DE/LSU
53.) Cincinnati Bengals: Le'Veon Bell RB/Michigan State
54.) Cleveland Browns (from MIA via IND): Sio Moore OLB/UConn
55.) Green Bay Packers: Tank Carradine DE/Florida State
56.) Seattle Seahawks: Barrett Jones C/Alabama
57.) Houston Texans: Jordan Poyer CB/Oregon State
58.) Denver Broncos: Travis Frederick C/Wisconsin
59.) New England Patriots: Aaron Dobson WR/Marshall
60.) Atlanta Falcons: Tyrann Mathieu CB/LSU
61.) San Francisco 49ers: Terrance Williams WR/Baylor
62.) Baltimore Ravens: Kyle Long OT/Oregon
63.) Kansas City Chiefs: Justin Hunter WR/Tennessee
65.) Philadelphia Eagles (from DET): Robert Alford CB/Southeastern Louisiana
66.) Oakland Raiders: John Simon DE/Ohio State
67.) Philadelphia Eagles: Da'Rick Rogers WR/Tennessee Tech
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68.) Cleveland Browns: Mike Glennon QB/North Carolina State
69.) Arizona Cardinals: Tyler Wilson QB/Arkansas
71.) Buffalo Bills: Larry Warford G/Kentucky Need to find Levitre's replacement.
Bills Pick from Carolina: Baccari Rambo S/Georgia Need depth and help at Safety.
Like I said earlier, 2 more mock drafts still to come. One the Monday of draft week and one the morning of the First round on April 25.
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