Draft Order as of 11/22/06 1. Detroit Lions- QB Brady Quinn, Notre Dame The days of Joey Harrington are finally over, but now what? This disgusting offense needs a lift, and they’ll get one from a promising young QB that will likely compete with Kitna for the starting job right away. 2. Arizona Cardinals- OT Joe Thomas, Wisconsin This offense has a ton of talent at the skill positions and at QB, but the OL gives them absolutely no time to do anything. Joe Thomas is as good of a prospect as Robert Gallery was a few years ago, and he’s going to the desert. 3. Oakland Raiders- WR Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech Randy Moss may be a step over the hill, Jerry Porter will likely been in another uniform in 2007, and this WR core all of a sudden looks very bare. They have bigger needs, but Calvin Johnson is too much value to even think about passing up on. 4. Houston Texans- HB Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma Dominack Davis is good, but also very injury prone and can’t be depended on anymore. Adrian Peterson is drawing comparisons to Eric Dickerson, and yea he was pretty good. His only question mark is he is a tad injury prone – but with Davis and Peterson taking the load off of each other they’ll be an unstoppable duo. All they need is a little bit of depth behind Andre Johnson (who has done virtually everything for this offense in the passing game) and they’ll be an offense to be reckoned with. 5. Washington Redskins- DE Gaines Adams, Clemson After falling flat on its face, it’s time for this team to rebuild. Through Week 11, Washington is dead last in the NFL with 13 sacks. To generate some more pass rush, they’ll pick up Gaines Adams, who is a pass rushing machine. 6. Cleveland Browns- WR Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio State They’ll give Brohm serious consideration, and then determine that this is still Charlie Frye’s show. Edwards and Winslow are both great targets, but they have no one else able to catch the ball. So to give Frye another tool to work with, they’ll take the dynamic and blazing fast Ted Ginn Jr., who will also assist their below average kick return game. 7. Tampa Bay Bucs- QB Brian Brohm, Louisville Gradkowski is not the answer, and Simms really wasn’t either before his injury. Brian Brohm has guided one of the best NCAA offenses for a few years now, and he’ll have an opportunity to be the best QB in franchise history very quickly. 8. Tennessee Titans- DE Quentin Moses, Georgia Kyle Vanden Bosch is a very good player at one end, but there is air at the other end. Moses is very good in the run supporting game as well as the pass rushing, and will likely start from Day 1. 9. Minnesota Vikings- OT Sam Baker, USC The ride side of this offensive line is very bad, and they decide to go the super unit route with Baker. 10. St. Louis Rams- OLB/ILB Paul Posluszny, Penn State This linebacker core is decent as best, and the addition of Posluszny gives them options. They can either start him outside or bring him inside, moving Witherspoon back outside. 11. Green Bay Packers- CB Leon Hall, Michigan There’s absolutely nothing after Charles Woodson and Al Harris, who are both on the wrong side of 30. Leon Hall is a legitimate #1 corner. 12. Miami Dolphins- S LaRon Landry, LSU Renaldo Hill and Yeremiah Bell are starting for the Dolphins at safety. Enough said. Landry would have probably been taken at #8 instead of Whitner had he declared last year, and he draws comparisons to Ed Reed. 13. Pittsburgh Steelers- HB Kenny Irons, Auburn Willie Parker is very small and cannot take 20-25 carries a game for too long. After losing Bettis last year, the Steelers will now acquire a big bruising back to replace him. Irons is not the best running back left on the board, but he is a perfect compliment to Parker and is a much better overall fit. 14. Buffalo Bills- OT Jake Long, Michigan There is little to no talent at the LT position, although Jason Peters is a special player on the right side. They’ll get Jake Long to be their left tackle for a long, long time. 15. Atlanta Falcons- WR Dwayne Jarrett, USC Vick needs a true #1 option to get the ball to, and Jarrett is very talented and drawing comparisons to Chris Carter 16. New York Jets- HB Marshawn Lynch, California After overhauling the OL in last year’s draft, the Jets replace Curtis Martin with Marshawn Lynch, a dynamic, playmaking player that the Jets desperately lack. 17. San Francisco 49ers- DT Alan Branch, Michigan There are a few holes on this defense, and a 3-4 DT leads the way 18. Philadelphia Eagles- CB Marcus McCauley A position that lacks depth for the Eagles, and McCauley is a slightly better prospect then former teammate Richard Marshall was a year ago. 19. Cincinnati Bengals- DE Victor Abiamiri, Notre Dame The Bengals defense has been very bad in the 2006 season, mostly caused by the lack of pass rush that allows the team to be picked apart. Abiamiri may be a little bit of a reach, but he’ll be a fantastic player on the other side of Justin Smith. 20. Dallas Cowboys- WR Jeff Samardzija, Notre Dame Terrell Owens is… well Terrell Owens, and Terry Glenn is fantastic but getting older and older by the minute. Samardzija is a top WR prospect that will be Romo’s main target for many years. 21. New England Patriots (from Seattle)- WR Sidney Rice, South Carolina The Patriots have had many good WRs leave over the past few years, and the top target remaining, Troy Brown, is very close to reaching the hill. Sidney Rice is a gamebreaking WR that will give Tom Brady the best go-to guy he’s had. 22. Carolina Panthers- ILB Patrick Willis, Ole Miss Word is that Dan Morgan’s injury may end his career, and if it does then Willis will be able to step in right away at the MLB position. If they have good reason to think that Morgan will be fine, then expect a S, OLB, or Zach Miller instead. 23. New Orleans Saints- DT Frank Okam, Texas Interior line is beyond terrible for this team, and help is needed badly and immediately. Okam was a legit top 10 pick in everyone’s pick during the preseason, and after a mediocre senior season he’s still a top, run stuffing prospect. 24. Jacksonville Jaguars- OT/OG Justin Blalock, Texas Rumor is that Del Rio is unhappy with the play of his entire offensive line, and that everyone is playing for their jobs at this point. Since there’s no outside linebacker prospect that juts out at this point, the Jags will take a versatile OL who is good value and will play at LG, RG, or RT. 25. Kansas City Chiefs- DT Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State The KC Chiefs have a lot of duds playing DT right now, and Herman Edwards seems to love his defensive lineman. Pitcock is a guy rising up everyone’s draft board, and may go before Okam on draft day. 26. New York Giants- HB Michael Bush, Louisville This is of course pending that Tiki Barber actually retires, which becomes more likely with every Coughlin bashing. If he leaves it’s a no brainer, if he doesn’t this is another team looking for DT and CB help. 27. New England Patriots- CB Darrelle Revis, Pittsburgh New England has survived the post-Ty Law era in a limping fashion, and if it wasn’t for their fantastic front 7 this secondary would have been exposed already. But before it does, New England brings in a top corner with shutdown potential. 28. Denver Broncos- S Michael Griffin, Texas John Lynch has had a so-so year and is going to fall big time at some point, and the other safety spot has average talent. Griffin is a top playmaker that will hit very, very hard – much like the man he’ll replace. 29. San Diego Chargers- S Aaron Rouse, Virginia Tech This becomes a yearly thing – San Diego selecting a defensive back with its first round pick. They’d much rather have a WR, but since there isn’t any more top talents available they’ll take another great, hard hitting defensive back to help their mediocre secondary, and likely look to acquire a top WR through trade (Jerry Porter?) 30. Baltimore Ravens- QB Drew Stanton, Michigan State Boller is not a long term answer, and McNair is a one or two year fix. Stanton is very mobile and accurate with a pretty strong arm as well, and he’ll now be slated as Baltimore’s QB of the future. 31. Chicago Bears- TE Zach Miller, Arizona State Miller is a fantastic receiving option that will help Grossman and the Bears’s increasingly better passing game to be a little bit less inconsistent on a week to week basis. 32. Indianapolis Colts- DT DeMarcus Tyler, North Carolina St. Anthony McFarland is getting old, and they still need a big loaf next to him to help clog the middle in one of the league’s worst rushing defenses. Other Jets First Day Picks 2a. DE/OLB LaMarr Woodley, Michigan 2b. FB Brian Leonard, Rutgers 3. DE Adam Carriker, Nebraska
Couple things wrong, the Steelers would not go RB in round 1, who says Parker cant carry the load? LaMarr Woodley is a top 15 pick right now. With a good combine he is a top ten pick, he was a beast in the Michigan Ohio State game and all season, Alan Branch should be slotted much higher. I also have Dave Harris ranked ahead of Patrick Willis. You did do a good thorough job tho, nice try
Marcus McCauley isn't gonna go in the first round...he is so bad this year that Fresno State doesn't even use him in the nickel package most of the time. He has all of the physical ability in the world, but he just isn't smart.(Justin Miller)
Few tidbids on this draft - No way Woodley falls THAT far - Moses has been very poor this year, hes been a big letdown. Hes a borderline 1st round pick. - Browns should target Hall from Mich since they have no CB's and Gary Baxter's career may just be done with the last injury he got - TB doesnt need a QB IMO. They can however use a DE or a DT though. - Irons over Lynch is a no-no, no matter what the situation is. Irons isnt too big of a RB too. - I dont think any other ND player outside of Quinn is going to go in the 1st round. And I am a Irish fan too. Aside from that and a few minor things, its not a bad early mock.
Cromartie was the 18th pick in 06 despite missing most of his last year of college football with an injury. and that was with a deep CB class. This 07 class seems to be weak of CBs, so McCauley shouldent have trouble landing in the top 25 pending on his combine results of course.
Woodley will not fall out of the first round in that draft order its more likely Marshawn Lynch falls out but that wont happen either cause Philadelphia Denver and the New York Giants would all snatch him up.I hope im wrong cause getting those 2 players we would have the best draft next year but it wont happen unless somebody gets hurt.
good mock. I agree there is no way we get woodley in second round. I would also be excited with Leonard
i dont think branch falls that far and Woodley definely wont fall to the 2nd round. We wont take lynch we have Washington and Houston as are one two punch and they are pretty good so we really dont need a RB.
Interesting draft DITK. I would have thought that the Steelers would take Lynch over Irons though. I would love Lynch to fall to us , he is so exciting to watch. If someone can tell me something hes bad at I would appreciate it , this kid looks like the full package.
Oh Lynch does look good but just keep in mind this: Lynch is in a offensive scheme program in Cal, so it will benefit the players going there. Look at all the QBs. Heck look at the last ''stud'' RB coming from there, JJ Arrington(was a 2nd rd pick for Zona). He was so good in Arizona that They needed to bring in Edge James after less than two years since Arrington was drafted. Thats the real questions on Lynch.
Hm... I don't really agree with this point. Upon second look, Victor Abiamiri and that probably should be Woodley (if he's not taken earlier) and Abiarmiri is probably more of a borderline 1st-2nd round guy. But, if Samardjiza formally declares that he'll play in the NFL I don't see why he wouldn't be a first round pick. He's a lot like Dwayne Jarrett, he just can't jump as high. As long as he has good workouts, he'll be the 4th WR taken and with the major need for them in the late first round this year (Philly, Dallas, New England, San Diego) I think he'd be drafted in the first easily.
Cromartie was hurt...McCauley is just flat out playing bad. McCauley doesn't have the same kind of athleticism Antonio Cromartie has. I just think there are 3 or 4 other corner prospects better than McCauley. He's no where near as good as Richard Marshall was for Fresno State and he ended up going in the middle of the 2nd. McCauley should go in the 2nd or 3rd round... Leon Hall MICHIGAN Daymeion Hughes CAL Darrelle Revis PITT Antoine Cason ARIZONA Fred Bennett USC All 5 of these guy's play tougher competition and I believe they'll make better NFL corners. (I'm a Fresno State fan by the way, so I've seen McCauley play numerous times, and he has gotten progressively worse as the season has gone on.)
woodley is a top 15 pick, branch a top 20. and i think carriker gets into the 2nd rd easy after the combine. i'm also skeptic about marshawn lynch. J.J. Arrington looked every bit as good and hasnt done anything until yesterday. and the PAC 10 is a bunch of teams that can put up points on eachother but not play defense. im skeptic of lynch. irons is far from a big back. TB will be going defense with their first pick. theyve failed to replace their defensive starters and now their defense's age is showing on the field and not just on paper. our first pick will be a OL/DL/LB. picking two OL last yr hardly means we can ignore addressing it early. keep in mind kendall will be gone soon and we also need to address RT. were one injury away from a very very bad lineman starting for us.
