four round mock draft

[Big_Pete]

Here is my current four round mock draft (7 March)

Let me know what you think. Bare in mind I expect some needs to be filled in free agenty



Round 1

1. Carolina: CB Patrick Peterson, LSU
2. Denver: WR AJ Green, Georgia
3. Buffalo: DT/DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama
4. Cincinnati: DE D'Quan Bowers, Clemson
5. Arizona: OLB Von Miller, Texas A&M
6. Cleveland: DT Nick Fairley, Auburn
7. San Francisco: CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
8. Tennessee: DE Robert Quinn, North Carolina

9. Dallas: CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
10. Washington: WR Julio Jones, Alabama
11. Houston: OLB Aldon Smith, Missouri
12. Minnesota: QB Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
13. Detroit: T Tyron Smith, USC
14. St. Louis: DE Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
15. Miami: QB Cam Newton, Auburn
16. Jacksonville: DE Cameron Jordan, California

17. New England (from Oakland): RB Mark Ingram, Alabama
18. San Diego: LB Akeem Ayers, UCLA
19. New York Giants: DT JJ Watt, Wisconsin
20. Tampa Bay: DE Justin Houston, Georgia
21. Kansas City: WR Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh
22. Indianapolis: T Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
23. Philadelphia: CB Brandon Harris, Miami
24. New Orleans: DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State

25. Seattle: QB Jake Locker, Washington
26. Baltimore: DE Adrian Clayton, Iowa
27. Atlanta: WR Torrey Smith, Maryland
28. New England: T Nate Solder, Colorado
29. Chicago: C/G Mike Pouncey, Florida
30. New York Jets: DE Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple
31. Pittsburgh: CB Aaron Williams, Texas
32. Green Bay: T Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin


 
Round 2

1. New England (from Carolina): LB Martez Wilson, Illinois
2. Buffalo: T Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
3. Cincinnati: WR Titus Young, Boise State
4. Denver: TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
5. Cleveland: WR Leonard Hankerson, Miami
6. Arizona: G Danny Watkins, Baylor
7. Tennessee: NT Phil Taylor, Baylor
8. Dallas: G/T Marcus Cannon, TCU

9. Washington: RB Mikel Leshoure, Illinois
10. Houston: S Rahim Moore, UCLA
11. Minnesota: DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
12. Detroit: OLB Mason Foster, Washington
13. San Francisco: RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
14. Denver (from Miami): DT Christian Ballard, Iowa
15. St. Louis: DT Stephen Paea, Oregon
16. Oakland: CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia

17. Jacksonville: S Quinton Carter, Oklahoma
18. San Diego: DE Allen Bailey, Miami
19. Tampa Bay: CB Curtis Brown, Texas
20. New York Giants: C/G Stefan Wisniewski, Penn State
21. Indianapolis: C/G Rodney Hudson, Florida State
22. Philadelphia: OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
23. Kansas City: OLB Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh
24. New Orleans: SLB/DE Brooks Reed, Arizona

25. Seattle: CB Brandon Burton, Utah
26. Baltimore: LB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
27. Atlanta: T Orlando Franklin, Miami
28. New England: WR Randall Cobb, Kentucky
29. San Diego (from New York Jets): CB Davon House, New Mexico State
30. Chicago: DT Corey Luiget, Illinois
31. Pittsburgh: ILB Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina
32. Green Bay: OLB Sam Acho, Texas

 

Round 3

1. Carolina: WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
2. Cincinnati: RB Demarco Murray, Oklahoma
3. Denver: DE Drake Nevis, LSU
4. Buffalo: TE DJ Williams, Arkansas
5. Arizona: OLB Dontay Moch, Nevada
6. Cleveland: TE Luke Stocker, Tennessee
7. Dallas: DE/NT Kendrick Ellis, Hampton
8. New Orleans (from Washington): DT Jurrell Casey, USC

9. Houston: NT Jerrell Powe, Mississippi
10. New England (from Minnesota): LB Greg Jones, Michigan State
11. Detroit: CB Johnny Patrick, Louisville
12. San Francisco: QB Ryan Mallet, Arkansas
13. Tennessee: QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
14. St. Louis: WR Greg Little, North Carolina
15. Miami: RB Jordan Todman, Connecticut
16. Jacksonville: OLB KJ Wright, Mississippi State

17. Oakland: S Tyler Sash, Iowa
18. San Diego: S DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson
19. New York Giants: G/T Ben Ijalana, Villanova
20. Tampa Bay: ILB Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
21. Philadelphia: G Clint Boling, Georgia
22. Kansas City: RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State
23. Indianapolis: WR Edmond Gates, Abeliene Christian
24. New Orleans: OLB Chris Carter, Fresno State

25. San Diego (from Seattle): T Marcus Gilbert, Florida
26. Baltimore: CB Chimidi Chekwa, Ohio State
27. Atlanta: TE Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
28. New England: CB Rashad Carmichael, Virginia Tech
29. Chicago: T Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh
30. New York Jets: OLB Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma
31. Pittsburgh: DE/NT Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson
32. Green Bay: CB Jalil Brown, Colorado



Round 4

1. Carolina: DE Greg Romeus Pittsburgh
2. Seattle (from New England via Denver): S Robert Sands, West Virginia
3. Buffalo: WR Niles Paul, Nebraska
4. Cincinnati: G/T Demarcus Love
5. Cleveland: OLB Colin McCarthy, Miami
6. Arizona: QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
7. Philadelphia (from Washington): CB Kendric Burney, North Carolina
8. Houston: CB Chykia Brown, Texas

9. Minnesota: LB Casey Matthews, Oregon
10. Detroit: S Deunta Williams, North Carolina
11. San Francisco: FB Owen Marecic, Stanford
12. Tennessee: LB Ross Homan, Ohio State
13. Dallas: G/T Lee Ziemba, Auburn
14. Miami: WR Ronald Johnson, USC
15. St. Louis: RB Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
16. Oakland: TE Julius Thomas, Portland State

17. Jacksonville: WR Tandon Doss, Indiana
18. San Francisco (from San Diego): OLB Bruce Miller, Central Florida
19. Tampa Bay: OLB Thomas Keiser, Stanford
20. New York Giants: RB Shane Vereen California
21. Kansas City: ILB Nate Irving, North Carolina State
22. Indianapolis: DE Pernell McPhee, Mississippi State
23. Philadelphia: CB Brandon Hogan West Virginia
24. Jacksonville (from New Orleans): S Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple

25. Buffalo (from Seattle): RB Roy Helu, Nebraska
26. Baltimore: WR Austin Pettis, Boise State
27. Atlanta: RB Jaquizz Rogers, Oregon State
28. New England: CB Curtis Marsh, Utah State
29. New York Jets: WR Dwayne Harris, East Carolina
30. Chicago: CB Shareece Wright, USC
31. Pittsburgh: QB Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
32. Green Bay: RB Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington

[49erNation85]

Almost awesome draft for SF!Mallet in the third,wow what a steal!I don't think he will last that long tho.RB is not a need in our early rounds.I we need more defense.I like the FB pick as well. Re unit the players and coaches!Overall a solid B grade for SF.One last thing.SF won't need two QB in this draft either a WR there or RB is fine.

[the_legend_killer]

I'd be happy with this draft for the Vikings. Gabbert at 12 is nice and Austin is a great talent that would benefit from playing alongside Allen and Williams.

[Heisman]

You have Deunta Wiliiams going both 10 and 24 in the 4th round yo! Just looking out for ya ;)

[TitansFTW]

I like the Quinn pick, but I would not pass up Gabbert if he's still on the board at 8.

[Big_Pete]

Almost awesome draft for SF!Mallet in the third,wow what a steal!I don't think he will last that long tho.RB is not a need in our early rounds.I we need more defense.I like the FB pick as well. Re unit the players and coaches!Overall a solid B grade for SF.One last thing.SF won't need two QB in this draft either a WR there or RB is fine.

I missed the second QB, that has been fixed (OLB now), thanks for pointing it out.

Harbaugh likes to run a power west coast offense; a power running game is a big part of that, I think Ryan Williams behind Frank Gore gives SF an excellent 1-2 punch, which will also help to keep Gore healthy. Gore will be 28 before this season and he has had injury problems, Grooming a 20 year old RB behind Gore for the future makes sense to me.

I do think Mallet could well slide to the third, there is a lot of depth at some positions much of which "should" go earlier.

[Big_Pete]

You have Deunta Wiliiams going both 10 and 24 in the 4th round yo! Just looking out for ya ;)

Doh! will correct that

[GB12]

Watkins over Carimi or Sherrod doesn't make sense.

[Big_Pete]

I like the Quinn pick, but I would not pass up Gabbert if he's still on the board at 8.

It was almost a coin flip at that point. I am not as keen on Gabbert as some and think Quinn is a much better prospect.

In the end I expect the Titans will bring in a solid veteran (maybe someone like Orton or Kolb). I think Collins is pretty much just a backup at this point of his career and I don't think either Gabbert or Newton is anywhere near being ready to start yet, which means they will need a veteran of some kind.

[Big_Pete]

Watkins over Carimi or Sherrod doesn't make sense.

I see Carimi and Sherrod as more right tackles, whereas Green Bay's biggest need is at left guard. Watkins is a guy who can be plugged in immediately as a starter, and he is a better guard than either of the other two.

[thebow305]

Great Phins draft! Nice work!

If I'm being picky, I'd prefer a combo of Ed Gates and Kendall Hunter in the 3rd and 4th. But Todman and Johnson wouldn't be bad either.

[TitansFTW]

It was almost a coin flip at that point. I am not as keen on Gabbert as some and think Quinn is a much better prospect.

In the end I expect the Titans will bring in a solid veteran (maybe someone like Orton or Kolb). I think Collins is pretty much just a backup at this point of his career and I don't think either Gabbert or Newton is anywhere near being ready to start yet, which means they will need a veteran of some kind.

What I'd like to see personally (if the CBA is done before the draft) trade for Palmer and draft Gabbert to develop behind Carson. That would be great imo.

[wicket]

a whole draft of saints picks that arent terrible but are just off the mark iyam. I dont think Martez should be a first rounder, I have trouble with nevis over liuget, I think Sash could happen if there was noone fitting a need available and even though he does fill a need I just dont like Colin McCarthey as a prospect.

Give the Saints:
1 Cameron Heyward
2 Brooks Reed
3a Jurrell Casey
3b Chris Carter

[GB12]

I see Carimi and Sherrod as more right tackles, whereas Green Bay's biggest need is at left guard. Watkins is a guy who can be plugged in immediately as a starter, and he is a better guard than either of the other two.

We don't need a guard. Colledge will likely be back yet. If he's not that means that Thompson and McCarthy are comfortable with TJ Lang starting(yikes). We need another tackle for when Clifton retires.

[Big_Pete]

What I'd like to see personally (if the CBA is done before the draft) trade for Palmer and draft Gabbert to develop behind Carson. That would be great imo.

Something like that would be a good move.

Unfortunately we have no concrete idea of the CBA/FA situation; hopefully that is resolved by friday.

[Big_Pete]

We don't need a guard. Colledge will likely be back yet. If he's not that means that Thompson and McCarthy are comfortable with TJ Lang starting(yikes). We need another tackle for when Clifton retires.

Fair comment, I will flip Watkins and Carimi

[Big_Pete]

a whole draft of saints picks that arent terrible but are just off the mark iyam. I dont think Martez should be a first rounder, I have trouble with nevis over liuget, I think Sash could happen if there was noone fitting a need available and even though he does fill a need I just dont like Colin McCarthey as a prospect.

Give the Saints:
1 Cameron Heyward
2 Brooks Reed
3a Jurrell Casey
3b Chris Carter

Fair call, I wasn't sure about that one. I will make some adjustments

[Abaddon]

Wrists = Slit

[TonyGfortheTD]

That Chiefs mock makes my head hurt

[STsACE]

Browns Mock = B-

Fairley in the first is good. Big position of need.
Hankerson in second is alright (can't comment on a whole as I know little about him)
TE in third is horrble decision. TE is a strong point for us. I could see a late round TE or UDFA pickup, but needs are too big to pick one in 3rd. Either trade down and grab best projected RT or reach a bit based on where you got them.
LB is pretty good in 4th. Although it needs switched to Matthews.

Overall, not too bad. Guess I'll have to check up on Hankerson, since I've seen him mocked to us quite a bit lately.

[Poz51]

3. Buffalo: DT/DE Marcell Dareus, Alabama
2. Buffalo: T Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State

4. Buffalo: TE DJ Williams, Arkansas
6. Cleveland: TE Luke Stocker, Tennessee
19. New York Giants: G/T Ben Ijalana, Villanova
20. Tampa Bay: ILB Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
24. New Orleans: OLB Chris Carter, Fresno State[/list]

3. Buffalo: WR Niles Paul, Nebraska
6. Arizona: QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
9. Minnesota: LB Casey Matthews, Oregon

25. Buffalo (from Seattle): RB Roy Helu, Nebraska
28. New England: CB Curtis Marsh, Utah State
30. Chicago: CB Shareece Wright, USC
31. Pittsburgh: QB Ricky Stanzi, Iowa

Great first two picks for the Bills, I love getting Sherrod in the second.
IMO there are better overall players, and better players in need postions than D.J. Williams in the third, although TE is a need I believe. Stocker is a better overall TE IMO and would be a better pick, Ijalana is a guy I like alot and would have outstanding value in the third, Shepard makes a ton of sense and fits the "getting bigger" at LB statements they have made. Chris Carter is one of, if not my most under-rated player in the draft and in the third would provide some nice insurance behind Merriman.
The one postion I cant see Buffalo taking early if at all in this draft is WR. Evans still commanded double teams and drew coverage last year despite having a down year, and despite what people who do not watch the Bills games assume, Johnson had a break out year, Parrish was finally utilized correctly before his injury, Nelson, Jones and Roosevelt all made plays when they saw the field as rookies last year, they drafted Easley in the 4th last year and loved him before the injury, and they have Paul Hubbard on the roster who is very similar to Niles Paul as a reciever. The Bills have already stated that they will need to add a QB at some point in this draft, and their first pick in the 4th is a appropriate spot for them to take a shot on Kaepernick IMO, and even Matthews would be tough to pass up there.
Helu is not a bad pick with their second in the fourth, I have Marsh as a second round value, and they need a corner, I also have Wright and Stanzi higher, and depending on the previous picks would work better IMO as well.
My .02...

[Del1sle]

I'd love this draft for the Cowboys.
I noticed AJ Green for Denver. I'd don't think they'd take him because they just spent a first on Demaryius Thomas and Brandon Lloyd just had a great season.

[Jakey]

Steelers mock...eh?

Sturdivant and Stanzi? Eh?

[txparkes49x]

If we keep Lawson or get a another pass rusher i can see that honestly happening.

[rawdawg]

Liuget falling to 62 would make April 22nd the greatest day in my life.

[prock]

This wouldn't be a terrible Vikings mock, but Paea is definitely a better fit than Austin and I would rather have Deunta than Casey Matthews.

[StrikeAnywhere]

There is absolutely zero chance of AJ Green going to Denver at #2. WR is the strongest position on the team.

They drafted Thomas in the first round last year as well as Eric Decker in the 3rd round, both of whom are good players and fit Denvers offense nicely. Lloyd just went to the pro bowl, they still have Eddie Royal. Deckers recent injury does make the position mildly thin - but all that does is ensure that Gaffney sticks around until they can be sure that he heals properly.

Denver picks Defense at #2, no ands ifs or buts about it. IMO Peterson, Quinn or Dareus are the only three valid options. Anything else is a wasted pick.

Rudolph is a good pick in the 2nd, but I honestly don't see them taking him unless he's still available at 46. Paea, Rahim Moore, and Allen Bailey all have to go before Denver falls back to selecting a TE.

They have the worst defence the league has seen in years, maybe decades. They are switching scheme and they are old at key positions, so they need youth and talent. They have no viable 4-3 DT's on their roster either, so drafting more than one DT high isn't far fetched.

[njx9]

i can't imagine a worse possible draft for denver. you addressed no needs, and took two players at positions denver has no business addressing in the draft at all, let alone with it's first two picks. if the draft fell out that way, i would renounce my fanship entirely, and actively start working for the broncos to move to los angeles as quickly as possible, because it would be abundantly clear that they no longer had any interest whatsoever in ever being competitive again.

[Heisman]

Liuget falling to 62 would make April 22nd the greatest day in my life.

Hate to be the stickler in this thread, but the draft is April 28th this year haha

[GatorsBullsFan]

Why do Jaguars and Raiders keep switching between 16 and 17....if Jaguars have pick 16 in the second round and Dowling is still there he is ours and Jaguars in the 3rd round and Andy Dalton is still on the board he is ours

[Bengals78]

Not a fan of all 4 picks.

[jCut]

As a Broncos' fan, this mock would make me suicidal.

-There is no way Denver goes offense with their first two picks.

-Nevis and Ballard are both solid players, but they are both UTs.

Just a terrible draft for Denver.

[Big_Pete]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I will be reviewing it soon and take on board the feedback from here

any suggestions or advice are appreciated

[Nalej]

Pats mock isn't very good.
RB in the first round makes no sense since he'll just be part of a three headed RBBC
I can dig Solder. He has potential. He and Vollmer would be our eventual bookends
Wilson has no place in a 34. Bad pick.
Cobb, I can see NE taking WR but I think the DE is a bigger need here
Jones, see Wilson
With Butler and Wilhite disappointing, I could see a cb
Marsh, 2 cb's, I can't see

I'd prefer a mock like this:

1- J.Houston OLB
1- N.Solder OT
2-S.Wisnieski OG
2-C.Luiget DE
3-D.Thomas RB
3-R.Carmichael CB
4-J.Kirkpatrick C

[J-Mike88]

So-so for the Packers.
The Cheeseheads will be thrilled to get Carimi, but I don't see him as a good LT or RT in the NFL.

+rep for 4 rounds.
When is someone going to fire up the full, 7-round mocks?

[wonderbredd24]

Fairley is good
Hankerson is conceivable... I'd personally prefer Ballard to play strong side end and then move inside to tackle on passing downs
Stocker is possible I guess if they really like the value... the Browns don't need a tight end really... would much, much rather take Ijalana to play right guard or preferably right tackle.
McCarthy is pretty good, though I'd personally prefer Nate Irving or Kendall Hunter

[K Train]

first 3 are sex for the steelers.....stanzi is just baffling though, ill take ahmad black there

[GoRavens]

holy mother of zeus that's a down right awful ravens mock.
I puke on you

[xpmar9x]

Love the Titans draft, other than the 2nd rounder... would rather have Paea.

[SickwithIt1010]

So....why exactly did we take 3 corners?

[Go_Eagles77]

So....why exactly did we take 3 corners?
We're bound to hit on one of them, haha.

[bengalbuck]

I think you're way, way undervaluing the QBs in this draft. You're absolutely crazy to think Mallett's going to fall to the 3rd.

With 2/3s of the teams drafting in the top 15 are desperate for QBs, they aren't going to fall like that.

I can pretty much guarantee that if either of Newton/Gabbert is still there at #4, the Bengals will pull the trigger.

[thenewfeature06]

See Abaddon.

[Monomach]

F for that Bears draft.

[Jakey]

first 3 are sex for the steelers.....stanzi is just baffling though, ill take ahmad black there

This ^^^^

Although i dont think Sturdivant is great value there, i may be wrong.

[Bearsfan123]

F for that Bears draft.

I disagree, yeah Carimi would have made more sense in the first, but Pouncey wouldn't be bad. Liuget in the second is a dream. Pinkston is a tackle, im not too sure on how good, but a position of need. And Corner in the 4th seems appropriate.

[FlyingElvis]

Even if Wilson & Jones could be solid ILBs, neither are likely to supplant Mayo / Spikes . . . that's pretty awful.

Ingram could be in a Pats uniform when all is said and done, but I'd be pretty surprised if it were at 17.

There are too many talented OLB/DE/WR/OL options available for the draft to shake out the way you have it for NE. If it works out this way SWDC will be a Pats-fan free place b/c we'd all kill ourselves.

[BaLLiN]

wow i would jizz myself if the giants could get that, and bruce carter instead of wisenewski would put icing on the cake

[StrikeAnywhere]

Why do Jaguars and Raiders keep switching between 16 and 17....if Jaguars have pick 16 in the second round and Dowling is still there he is ours and Jaguars in the 3rd round and Andy Dalton is still on the board he is ours

Because that's how the draft works. Teams tied for record go through all the tie breakers to find initial draft position for the 1st round. Then whoever selects highest in the first round falls to the last spot while everyone else with the same record climbs one step up the ladder. This is why San Fran picks 7th and Tennessee 8th in the first round, then Tennessee picks 7th in the second round while San Fran falls all the way to Detroit's 13th spot - lowest spot on the ladder for 6-10 teams.

[Dam8610]

There's not a chance the Colts take Pernell McPhee, he's FAR too slow for that to work, but Ahmad Black or Jaiquawn Jarrett there instead. Gates is iffy, and I'd rather have Gilbert there. The other two picks are okay, though Castonzo is one of my least favorite OTs in this draft.