Well this will be my third mock of the offseason. I plan to do one more and post it either Friday or Saturday. This one has a few twists and surprises. Look for my "shocker" pick in the 1st round. Don't forget to also read the other teams' drafts past the 1st round since I normally only get feedback on the Jets draft and the NFL first round. So before I leave, I'll post it so that when I return I'll have some feedback hopefully... 1. Houston Texans: Reggie Bush HB USC 2. New Orleans Saints: D’Brickashaw Ferguson OT Virginia 3. Tennessee Titans: Matt Leinart QB USC 4. New York Jets: Mario Williams DE NC State 5. Green Bay Packers: AJ Hawk OLB Ohio State 6. San Francisco 49ers: Vernon Davis TE Maryland 7. Oakland Raiders: Vince Young QB Texas 8. Buffalo Bills: Michael Huff S/CB Texas 9. Detroit Lions: Ernie Sims OLB Florida State 10. Arizona Cardinals: Winston Justice OT USC 11. St. Louis Rams: Jimmy Williams CB/S Virginia Tech 12. Cleveland Browns: Kamerion Wimbley OLB/DE Florida State 13. Baltimore Ravens: Brodrick Bunkley DT Florida State 14. Philadelphia Eagles: Chad Greenway OLB Iowa 15. Denver Broncos: Chad Jackson WR Florida 16. Miami Dolphins: Donte Whitner S Ohio State 17. Minnesota Vikings: Jay Cutler QB Vanderbilt 18. Dallas Cowboys: Jason Allen S/CB Tennessee 19. San Diego Chargers: Santonio Holmes WR Florida State 20. Kansas City Chiefs: Antonio Cromartie CB Florida State 21. New England Patriots: Tye Hill CB Clemson 22. San Francisco 49ers: Manny Lawson OLB/DE NC State 23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Richard Marshall CB Fresno State 24. Cincinnati Bengals: Leonard Pope TE Georgia 25. New York Giants: Bobby Carpenter OLB Ohio State 26. Chicago Bears: Jonathan Joseph CB South Carolina 27. Carolina Panthers: Demeco Ryans OLB Alabama 28. Jacksonville Jaguars: DeAngelo Williams RB Memphis 29. New York Jets: Marcus McNeil OT Auburn 30. Indianapolis Colts: Laurence Maroney RB Minnesota 31. Seattle Seahawks: Kelly Jennings CB Miami 32. Pittsburgh Steelers: Daniel Bullocks S Nebraska ROUND II 33. Houston Texans: Eric Winston OT Miami 34. New Orleans Saints: Thomas Howard OLB UTEP 35. New York Jets: Nick Mangold C Ohio State 36. Green Bay Packers: Davin Joseph OG Oklahoma 37. Denver Broncos: Tamba Hali DE Penn State 38. Oakland Raiders: Gabe Watson DT Michigan 39. Tennessee Titans: D’Qwell Jackson ILB Maryland 40. Detroit Lions: Darnell Bing S USC 41. Arizona Cardinals: Roger McIntosh OLB Miami 42. Buffalo Bills: John McCargo DT NC State 43. Cleveland Browns: Claude Wroten DE/DT LSU 44. Baltimore Ravens: Ko Simpson S South Carolina 45. Philadelphia Eagles: Sinorice Moss WR Miami 46. St. Louis Rams: Marcedes Lewis TE UCLA 47. Atlanta Falcons: Joseph Addai RB LSU 48. Minnesota Vikings: Max-Jean Gilles OG Georgia 49. Dallas Cowboys: Charlie Whitehurst QB Clemson 50. San Diego Chargers: Jonathan Scott OT Texas 51. Minnesota Vikings: Ashton Youboty CB Ohio State 52. New England Patriots: Maurice Stovall WR Notre Dame 53. Washington Redskins: Cedric Griffin CB/S Texas 54. Kansas City Chiefs: Mathias Kiwanuka DE Boston College 55. Cincinnati Bengals: Danieal Manning CB/S Abeleine Christian 56. New York Giants: Orien Harris DT Miami 57. Chicago Bears: Anthony Fasano TE Notre Dame 58. Carolina Panthers: Terna Nande OLB Miami (Ohio) 59. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Darryn Colledge OT Boise State 60. Jacksonville Jaguars: Taitusi Lutui OG USC 61. Denver Broncos: Joe Klopfenstien TE Colorado 62. Indianapolis Colts: Jonathan Lewis DT Virginia Tech 63. Seattle Seahawks: Victor Adeyanju DE Indiana 64. Pittsburgh Steelers: LenDale White RB USC ROUND III 65. Houston Texans: Jon Alston OLB/S Stanford 66. Houston Texans: Ray Edwards DE Purdue 67. Green Bay Packers: Chris Chester C Oklahoma 68. Denver Broncos: Roman Harper S Alabama 69. Oakland Raiders: Gerris Wilkinson ILB/OLB Georgia Tech 70. Buffalo Bills: DeMario Minter CB Georgia 71. New York Jets: Kellen Clemens QB Oregon 72. Arizona Cardinals: Omar Jacobs QB Bowling Green 73. Buffalo Bills: Charles Spencer OG Pittsburgh 74. Detroit Lions: Andrew Whitworth OT LSU 75. New England Patriots: Darryl Tapp OLB/DE Virginia Tech 76. Philadelphia Eagles: Kyle Williams DT LSU 77. St. Louis Rams: Mark Anderson DE/OLB Alabama 78. Cleveland Browns: Rodrique Wright DE/DT Texas 79. Atlanta Falcons: Alan Zemaitis CB/S Penn State 80. Dallas Cowboys: Demetrius Williams WR Oregon 81. San Diego Chargers: Pat Watkins S Florida State 82. Miami Dolphins: Spencer Havner OLB UCLA 83. Minnesota Vikings: Jeremy Trueblood OT Boston College 84. San Francisco 49ers: Martin Nance WR Miami (Ohio) 85. Kansas City Chiefs: Brodie Croyle QB Alabama 86. New England Patriots: Bernard Pollard S Purdue 87. New York Giants: Derek Hagan WR Arizona State 88. Chicago Bears: Jason Avant WR Michigan 89. Carolina Panthers: Dominique Byrd TE USC 90. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Devin Aromashau WR Auburn 91. Cincinnati Bengals: Stanley McClover DE/OLB Auburn 92. Jacksonville Jaguars: AJ Nicholson OLB Florida State 93. Atlanta Falcons: Rashad Butler OT Miami 94. Indianapolis Colts: Abdul Hodge ILB Iowa 95. Minnesota Vikings: Brian Calhoun HB Wisconsin 96. Pittsburgh Steelers: Greg Jennings WR Western Michigan 97. New York Jets: Babatunde Oshinowo DT Stanford 103. New York Jets: Parys Haralson DE/OLB Tennessee 117. New York Jets: Hank Baskett WR New Mexico 138. New York Jets: Rob Sims OG Ohio State 211. New York Jets: Pierre Woods OLB/DE Michigan 217. New York Jets: Leon Washinton HB Florida State - Well my shocker pick is made by the team somewhat known for surprising picks... It does fill a major need though. - Jay Cutler to #17? Possible I suppose. Arizona does need to give Edgerrin James something to run behind though. - Jets go with 2 Offensive Lineman in first 3 picks? Why not? Clement and Teague are 1 year hold-the-fort players and we might as well build up a great offensive line for the future... - Lendale White to 64? Well he did show up somewhat out of shape in terms of weight, his body itself and the fact that Jay Cutler did 8/9 more reps of 225 Ibs than a "strong power back." You never know... - No secondary for the Jets? Youth is not the problem in the secondary. Both of the starting Safties have had just 1 and 2 years of starting experience. Miller has half a year and Strait just played the Nickel. Dyson and Barrett are both under 28. A veteran Safety could help out though. - No playmaking WR? I liked Hank Baskett a lot. He has great size and decent speed. I saw him play a little sometime last season and he made a couple circus catches in the little time I was watching... Check out his review. Looks like a potential steal/sleeper to me. http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/scoutingreports/wr/hankbaskett.html -Feedback appreciated, thanks for reading... And I'm out!
-I think NO is set with Mario Williams at #2... I understand and agree that Ferg would be the smarter pick but it seems that everyone, including him (as I heard in an interview today), believes they're going Mario at 2 -No chance Cutler or White fall the far... if Cutler somehow gets past Arizona he won't fall past the Ravens. White is a top 10 talent when healthy and the injury is a minor one so teams in Rd. 2 like the Jets, Broncos, Titans, Eagles, Falcons, Patsies will be all over him. -Ernie Sims at 9 isn't a "shocker pick." If Huff as gone when the Bills pick they have a choice from a pool of defensive players such as Sims, Bunkley, Williams, Hill, etc. -Loving the Jets draft; no DBs is great we don't need any (unless there's one late that can PR). What's your plan after drafting 2 DE/LB type guys? -I use the Broncos in all my GM mock draft and I really don't like their draft... Bing would be the much better pick at 37 and Hali doesn't really fit in a 4-3, and doesn't have the killer speed to make himself survive like Lawson and Wimbley have. Then you get Darryl Tapp at 68 (huge steal btw he'll go in the 2nd round) and their set. Their draft would be much better and much smarter with Jackson, Bing, Klopfenstein, and Tapp. -Is it just me or did you completely forget Haloti Ngata?
I could see Lendale falling out of round 1, but I can't see him falling quite that far. I think the Jets and Pats would strongly consider him there. Also for teams such as Denver, Philly and Atlanta he would be a great compliment to the finesse backs they currently have. I'd also add Baltimore to the list of potential places since Jamal Lewis is signed for only 1 year and Mike Anderson is 33.
Ngata is one of the guys I look for in every mock draft because I like to see how people rank him... If we trade down I'd be thrilled to have him or Bunkley for our 3-4 NT.
Yeah I sure won't forget him in my final mock, which should come out Thursday/Friday. Any more criticsm/comments for me anyone?
Mario will go #2. Whitehurst as the #4 QB in the draft, with Croyle 7th? Wroten round 2? Fasano over Klopfenstein? I don't know anything about McCargo, but he's in early-mid round 2. Unless I've just missed him as an early round pick or if he's flown up boards lately, that's high.
