My first early stab at 2012's Rd 1 Mock Draft. Comments appreciated!!! 1) Washington Redskins - Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford 2) Cincinnati Bengals - Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford 3) Buffalo Bills - Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma 4) Carolina Panathers - Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina 5) Seattle Seahawks - Matt Barkley, QB, USC 6) Tennessee Titans - Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State 7) Cleveland Browns - Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina 8) Denver Broncos - Jerel Worthy, DL, Michigan State 9 ) Minnesota Vikings - Matt Kalil, OT, USC 10) San Francisco 49ers - Dre' Kirkpatrick, CB, Bama 11) Oakland Raiders - Marcus Forston, DL, Miami 12) Arizona Cardinals - Vontaze Burfict, LB, Arizona State 13) Jacksonville Jaguars - Stephon Gillmore, CB, South Carolina 14) Miami Dolphins - Nick Foles, QB, Arizona 15) Kansas City Chiefs - Donte Paige-Moss, DE/OLB, North Carolina 16) Chicago Bears - Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa 17) NY Giants - Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College 18) Detriot Lions - Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame 19) Houston Texans - Jeff Fuller, WR, Texas A&M 20) Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Trent Richardson, RB, Bama PLAYOFF TEAMS 21) Dallas Cowboys - Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska 22) New England Patriots - Devin Taylor, DE/OLB, South Carolina 23) New Englnad Patriots (from N.O.) - Mike Brewster, C, Ohio State 24) Pittsburgh Steelers - Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers 25) St Louis Rams - Jayron Hosley, CB, Virginia Tech 26) Indianapolis Colts - Ryan Broyles, WR, Oklahoma 27) Green Bay Packers - Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame 28) Baltimore Ravens - Robert Lester, S, Bama 29) San Diego Chargers - Courtney Upshaw, DE/OLB, Bama 30) Philadelphia Eagles - Travis Lewis, OLB, Oklahoma 31) New York Jets - Brandon Jenkins, DE/OLB, Florida State 32) Cleveland Browns (from Atl) - Jared Crick, DL, Nebraska
I love Jenkins for us. But I think he will probably go in the first half of the first round. Also I don't think Burfict is a top 15 pick.
One thing that jumps out 6 WRs in the first round thats alot but it just might happen this year, WR is crazy deep
We lose in the superbowl :/ Also love the Jenkins pick he's a beast and would be an excellent pass rusher, I see his stock booming during the combine because of his intangibles.
I'm not so sure that he he belongs up there with Patrick Willis who was taken 11th. plus he has A lot of off the field issues. Still a first rounder.
BTW, I know I went heavy on DL with the Browns, especially picking Phil Taylor & Sheard in 2011. I think both Coples and Crick would be great additions to make the Browns defense much improved. I think Greg Little is eventually going be a force. The Browns can give Colt another weapon in rd 2.
In fairness, Willis should have been drafted higher, but ILBs generally don't get drafted too high. Burfict should be a Mid-Rd 1 pick, if he doesn't play totally out of control leading with his helmet......he's going to kill someone and it won't be tolerated in the NFL.
Few things: 1) No Cliff Harris? 2) With Richardson going to Tampa, are you one of the people viewing him as a versatile back ala Reggie Bush, although more powerful? 3) You have Jeff Fuller going to Texans, who I believe has one of the deeper WR Corps in the league. Are you expecting a drop off with Johnson? 4) Why so high on Robert Lester? I'd just like to know what people see when they watch him... That said, it's a great attempt even this early, good job!
I love Cliff Harris, great returner too, just didn't make Rd 1. Richardson just continued to fall, and I believe he would be a good fit in Tampa, they could use some RB help. I guess I'm not as high on the Texan's secondary receivers as you ...Fuller would be a nice player opposite AJ. The Texans have really added to defense and could use another playmaker. I would have liked to get them another DB, but it didn't work out. You know Lester better than me, I have him rated the highest Safety in this class and B-more could use the help.
Now they aren't great, but they locked up Jacoby Jones for 3 more years and Walter has caught at least 50 balls for the last 4 years. Granted, I did not know Walter was 30. After looking over their roster, they don't exactly have debilitating needs, a lot depends on this season. So I guess I could see them cutting Walter if his production drops, I doubt he's there for his entire contract. It wasn't a loaded question regarding Lester, I just like to know what others think. I do get to see him more than most here, so I've formed my own opinion on him, but that doesn't mean it's the correct one...
I have some doubts about Nick Foles being a first round talent. He could be, but right now I think he is a round two prospect. Though I could see some team reaching for him in the first. I don't know if I entirely agree with the way some of the corners fall. Though at this point there are several guys you could make a case for being first round. Love the Jenkins pick, hope he is available
Any chance that Marcus Lattimore comes out this year? If he has another bigt year at SC I don't see him having a big reason to come back and he's the only other RB with first round potential at the moment. The position seems to have lost a ton of value league wide in the past few years.
