TheFinisher's New York State of Mind Mock (3 Rounds)

[TheFinisher]

Round 1

1. Carolina Panthers- A.J. Green, WR, Georgia

2. Denver Broncos- Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn

3. Buffalo Bills- Robert Quinn, DE/OLB, North Carolina

4. Cincinnati Bengals- Da’Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson

5. Arizona Cardinals- Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU

6. Cleveland Browns- Julio Jones, WR, Alabama

7. San Francisco 49er’s- Jake Locker, QB, Washington

8. Tennessee Titans- Marcell Dareus, DE/DT, Alabama

9. Dallas Cowboys – Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska

10. Washington Redskins- Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri

11. Houston Texans- Von Miller, OLB, Texas A&M

12. Minnesota Vikings- Cameron Newton, QB, Auburn

13. Detroit Lions- Tyron Smith, OL, USC

14. St. Louis Rams- Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon St.

15. Miami Dolphins- Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas

16. Jacksonville Jaguars- Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri

17. New England Patriots(F/Oakland)- Cameron Jordan, DE, Cal

18. San Diego SuperChargers- J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin

19. New York Giants- Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi St.

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Brandon Harris, CB, Miami

21. Kansas City Cheifs- Ryan Kerrigan, DE/OLB, Purdue

22. Indianapolis Colts- Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin

23. Philadephia Eagles- Marcus Cannon, OG, TCU

24. New Orleans Saints- Akeem Ayers, OLB, UCLA

25. Seattle Seahawks- Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado

26. Baltimore Ravens- Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa

27. Atlanta Falcons- Justin Houston, OLB/DE, Georgia

28. New England Patriots- Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama

29. Green Bay Packers- Nate Solder, OT, Colorado

30. New York Jets- Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio St.

31. Chicago Bears- Corey Luiget, DT, Illinois

32. Pittsburgh Steelers- Mike Pouncey, G, Florida


Round 2

33. New England(F/Carolina)- Stefen Wisneiwski, C, Penn St.

34. Denver Broncos- Aaron Williams, CB, Texas

35. Buffalo Bills- Allen Bailey, DE, Miami

36. Cincinnati Bengals- Rahim Moore, S, UCLA

37. Arizona Cardinals- Ben Ijalana, G, Villanova

38. Cleveland Browns- Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina

39. San Francisco 49er’s- Brandon Burton, CB, Utah

40. Tennessee Titans- Christian Ponder, QB, Florida St.

41. Dallas Cowboys- Ras-I Dowling, CB/S, Virginia

42. Washington Redskins- Phil Taylor, NT, Baylor

43. Houston Texans- Deunta Williams, S, North Carolina

44. Minnesota Vikings- Rodney Hudson, G, Florida St.

45. Detroit Lions- Greg Jones, ILB, Michigan St.

46. St. Louis Rams- Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pitt

47. Denver Broncos(F/Miami)- Drake Nevis, DT, LSU

48. Jacksonville Jaguars- Leonard Hankerson, WR, Miami

49. Oakland Raiders- Kris O’Dowd, C, USC

50. San Diego Chargers- Jeremy Beal, OLB, Oklahoma

51. New York Giants- Quan Sturdivant, MLB, North Carolina

52. Tampa Bay Bucaneers- Casey Matthews, LB, Oregon

53. Kansas City Cheifs- Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame

54. Indianapolis Colts- Demarcus Love, OG, Arkansas

55. Philadelphia Eagles- Curtis Brown, CB, Texas

56. New Orleans Saints- Jarvis Jenkins, DT, Clemson

57. Seattle Seahawks- Mason Foster, OLB, Washington

58. Baltimore Ravens- Marcus Gilbert, OT, Florida

59. Atlanta Falcons- D.J. Williams, TE, Arkansas

60. New England Patriots- Brooks Reed, OLB, Arizona

61. Green Bay Packers- Mikel Leshore, RB, Illinois

62. San Diego Chargers(F/NYJ)- Quinton Carter, S, Oklahoma

63. Chicago Bears- Orlando Franklin, OG, Miami

64. Pittsburgh Steelers- Shane Vereen, RB, Cal


Round 3


65. Carolina Panthers- Lance Kendricks, TE, Wisconsin

66. Denver Broncos- DeAndre McDaniel, S, Clemson

67. Buffalo Bills- Jerell Jernigan, WR, Troy

68. Cincinnati Bengals- Torey Smith, WR, Maryland

69. Arizona Cardinals- Martez Wilson, ILB, Illinois

70. Cleveland Browns- Ryan Williams, RB, Virginia Tech

71. San Francisco 49er’s- Christian Ballard, DE/DT, Iowa

72. Tennessee Titans- Nate Irving, OLB, NC State

73. Dallas Cowboys- Jerrell Powe, NT, Ole Miss

74. New Orleans Saints(F/Washington)- Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh

75. Houston Texans- Johnny Patrick, CB, Louisville

76. New England Patriots(F/Minnesota)- Pat Devlin, QB, Delaware

77. Detroit Lions- Greg Little, WR, North Carolina

78. St. Louis Rams- Luke Stocker, TE, Tennessee

79. Miami Dolphins- Muhammad Wilkerson, DE, Temple

80. Jacksonville Jaguars- Robert Sands, S, West Virginia

81. Oakland Raiders- Dontay Moch, OLB, Nevada

82. San Diego Chargers- Devon House, CB, New Mexico

83. New York Giants- Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina

84. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Greg Romeus, DE, Pittsburgh

85. Kansas City Chiefs- Kenrick Ellis, NT, Hampton

86. Indianapolis Colts- Jurrell Casey, DT, USC

87. Philadelphia Eagles- Demarco Murray, RB, Oklahoma

88. New Orleans Saints- Jordan Todman, RB UConn

89. San Diego Chargers(F/Seattle)- Titus Young, WR, Boise St.

90. Baltimore Ravens- Mark Herzlich, OLB, Boston College

91. Atlanta Falcons- Randall Cobb, WR, Kentucky

92. New England Patriots- Ahmad Black, CB/S, Florida

93. Green Bay Packers- Lawrence Wilson, OLB, UConn

94. New York Jets- Jeron Johnson, S, Boise St.

95. Chicago Bears- James Brewer, OT, Indiana

96. Pittsburgh Steelers- Jason Pinkston, OT, Pittsburgh

[RaiderNation]

Solid Raiders draft

[RealityCheck]

Good Pats mock, not sure about the value on Brooks Reed though.

[Nalej]

For the Pats

Kerrigan > Jordan
Ballard > Reed
Moch > Devlin

and the rest of the picks the same and I'd love it

[Master Exploder]

I think this is a great draft for the Atlanta Falcons; however, I'm not as sold on Justin Houston as most others are, but I'll take him. Honestly though, I like Allen Bailey as a DE more than Houston, but that's just a personal preference. Aside from that I love D.J. Williams and Randall Cobb.

Great draft!

[SimonRath]

27. Atlanta Falcons- Justin Houston, OLB/DE, Georgia

59. Atlanta Falcons- D.J. Williams, TE, Arkansas


90. Atlanta Falcons- Randall Cobb, WR, Kentucky


i LOVE this draft!
Cobb is one of my favorite prospects in the entire draft!

[ChicagoBearsVet23]

Give the Bears Wisniewski in the 1st, Torrey Smith in the 2nd, and BPA DT or CB in the 3rd.

[Seasonticketholder]

I like Ayers but I do not like this draft at all for the Saints. Draft is somewhat deep at LB. You could get a guy like Bruce Carter, for instance, later. I cannot see the Saints passing on Mark Ingram or Adrian Clayborn here.

[Chidi29]

Don't like the Steelers taking a RB in the 2nd round. Curious to hear your reasoning.

[jCut]

Denver draft is good, but we desperately need a linebacker. Bruce Carter or Greg Jones in the second round would do the trick.

[thebow305]

Mallett is a great pick in the 1st, but DeMarco Murray in the 3rd would be much better, we don't need a DE.

[wicket]

I like Ayers but I do not like this draft at all for the Saints. Draft is somewhat deep at LB. You could get a guy like Bruce Carter, for instance, later. I cannot see the Saints passing on Mark Ingram or Adrian Clayborn here.

disagreed, Im fine with ayers. Might prefer Clayborn slightly but if the pick would be Ingram I would rage very very hard. From the 2nd onwards the picks were also pretty solid although black is just a flat safety, not a hybrid safety corner, hell, black is more of a strong safety than a free safety.

[derza222]

Rock solid Jets draft.

[EstablishTheRun]

No way the Pats take a RB in the 1st round, I think they learned their lesson when Maroney did nothing and now Green-Ellis and Woodhead are doing great.

Why would the Chiefs take Rudolph in the 2nd? They have Moeaki and have much bigger needs than a backup TE.

[bored of education]

where is KC's 3rd round pick

[Smooth Criminal]

I like the first Steelers pick a lot, but not the next two. I don't think Rb is a 2nd round need. Definitely more interested in picking up depth along the DL, OL, CB, and LB.

If I'm running this draft I'm looking for a guard in the first, Pouncey ideally, and a corner, ilb, or NT in the 2nd and 3rd.

[TheFinisher]

where is KC's 3rd round pick

Wow, totally blanked on that. Just fixed it.

[TheFinisher]

disagreed, Im fine with ayers. Might prefer Clayborn slightly but if the pick would be Ingram I would rage very very hard. From the 2nd onwards the picks were also pretty solid although black is just a flat safety, not a hybrid safety corner, hell, black is more of a strong safety than a free safety.

I could see Black playing slot receivers in certain packages, that's why i put CB/S. But as far as a fulltime position, definitely safety.

[ChicagoBearsVet23]

Steelers would take Ballard over Vareen any day

[TheFinisher]

Don't like the Steelers taking a RB in the 2nd round. Curious to hear your reasoning.

To give Mendenhall a counterpart so he's not carrying the ball 350 times a season. What happens if he goes down, would you be confident with Mewelde Moore?

Pittsburgh is no stranger to having 2 backs that complement each other. Vareen is good value at the end of round 2 and on top of being able to spell Mendenhall, he can step in and contribute right away as the return man.

[TheFinisher]

Steelers would take Ballard over Vareen any day

meh, Aaron Smith, Ziggy Hood and Brett Keisel is a pretty good DE rotation I don't know how much Ballard would see the field right away. Vereen offers much more instant return value.

I'm not saying they wouldn't take Ballard over Vereen, because they could, but it's not as clear cut as you're alluding to.

[fenikz]

Good Cardinals picks, would be very happy with that draft. Sheard in the 3rd would also be a good option, as OLB is a bigger need than ILB

[TheFinisher]

Mallett is a great pick in the 1st, but DeMarco Murray in the 3rd would be much better, we don't need a DE.

I actually thought about that when I was mocking that pick, and it hindsight I probably should have given you Murray.

[49erNation85]

yessss! Nice SF mock.

[STsACE]

Round 1

6. Cleveland Browns- Julio Jones, WR, Alabama-----Decent pick, I really see us reworking our D-Line going to a 4-3



Round 2


38. Cleveland Browns- Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina-----Good pick



Round 3


70. Cleveland Browns- Ryan Williams, RB, Virginia Tech-----Makes no sense. Good value in the 3rd but makes no sense



Hillis will thrive with his running and catching abilities in a WCO. We just spent a 2nd last year on Hardesty, who should be a nice compliment to Hillis. If we add any depth at RB it looks like we'll want a speedy, do it all, change of pace guy.

Give us a RT, DE or another LB in the 3rd and it looks pretty good.

[NotRickJames]

Orgasmic Raiders mock if Nmandi stays.

[prock]

This is a decent Vikings draft.

[Chidi29]

To give Mendenhall a counterpart so he's not carrying the ball 350 times a season. What happens if he goes down, would you be confident with Mewelde Moore?

Pittsburgh is no stranger to having 2 backs that complement each other. Vareen is good value at the end of round 2 and on top of being able to spell Mendenhall, he can step in and contribute right away as the return man.

Isaac Redman's role has slowly been expanding. It will probably continue to do so as he gets more and more comfortable playing at this level after coming out of a D2 school. If Mendenhall were to get hurt, you'd likely see a split between Moore and Redman. Dwyer is still hanging around too after dealing with injuires early on that set him back.

[drd23]

26. Baltimore Ravens- Adrian Clayborn, DE, IowaGood pick. Clayborn would give us someone else that could rush the passer other than Suggs and Ngata

58. Baltimore Ravens- Marcus Gilbert, OT, FloridaChange this pick to Torrey Smith please. He would give us the deep threat WR we need and also has #1 potential IMO. Would also help to upgrade our kickoff returns

90. Baltimore Ravens- Mark Herzlich, OLB, Boston CollegeGood pick

[TimmG6376]

29. Green Bay Packers- Nate Solder, OT, Colorado

61. Green Bay Packers- Mikel Leshore, RB, Illinois

93. Green Bay Packers- Lawrence Wilson, OLB, UConn



Round 1 - Understandable if he lasts that long. The big question here is what their plans are for TJ Lang. If they think he can play RT, then they look for OG/C help. If they think he is the replacement for Colledge, then they look for another OT.
Round 2 - Not convinced they sniff a RB that early. They made no personnel moves after Grant went down. While Starks may not be the long term answer he's shown enough to believe that Grant/Starks/Jackson/Kuhn will suffice as a backfield if the OL improves.
Round 3 - Wilson is listed at 6-1 226. I don't see where he fits in the 3-4.

[OneToughGame]

Seahawks drafting a LB? I mean I love Mason Foster and would love him to be in Seattle they just don't need a LB. Given he is the BPA there though... I do like Jimmy Smith though.

[Seasonticketholder]

disagreed, Im fine with ayers. Might prefer Clayborn slightly but if the pick would be Ingram I would rage very very hard. From the 2nd onwards the picks were also pretty solid although black is just a flat safety, not a hybrid safety corner, hell, black is more of a strong safety than a free safety.

Why the rage? Next to DE, RB is arguably our top need. We have backs who cannot stay healthy. We reached the Superbowl when we had a solid running attack. In other seasons, we've been very solid on offense but not enough to get to the big game. I think adding a top-flight back is key, whether you pursue Deangelo Williams in FA or draft a guy like Ingram. I think adding a pass-rusher is also key. I think DT and LB are huge needs but I think you can add some of those guys beyond round 1.

[T-RICH49]

Love the 1st and 3rd round picks but Torrey Smith in RD 2 please.WR is a major need

[Matthew Jones]

What's up with Pat Devlin? Tom Brady is signed through the 2014 season, which is probably about as long as Devlin's contract would even run. There's no need to take a guy who's going to be a backup for at least four more seasons in the top eighty picks.