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Shake's Final Mock Draft

By shake n bake

It's Draft time so time I set my best guesses in stone.

Round 1
1 St Louis Sam Bradford
 QB Oklahoma Not the pick I'd make, but what the Rams appear set to do.
2 Detroit Ndamukong Suh DT Nebraska
 The top player in the draft at the position of the Lions biggest need, Lions fans rejoice. The Lions passed on Oher for Pettigrew last year, they shouldn't have any qualms about passing Okung for Suh.
3 Tampa Bay
 Gerald McCoy
 DT Oklahoma Elite player at a major need position.
4 Washington Trent Williams OT Oklahoma Word is Shanahan loves Williams' athleticism for their zone blocking scheme. The pick would be reminiscent of the Branden Albert pick. Williams isn't very LT ready, but he has the tools or else he wouldn't have been picked this high. Interestingly the very next pick could be a major endorsement or indictment of the Albert depending on whether the Chiefs pick or pass on Russell Okung.
5 Kansas City Eric Berry S Tennessee And I think it'll be an endorsement. The ugly sack total falls partly on Cassel who had issues with pocket presence in his year starting in NE and partly on the OL which has upgraded a guard spot and improved it's protection late in the year. There's no pick in the draft that I feel is more likely to be traded than this one. Safeties and ILBs are rare this early and Dan Williams is a serious reach. If the pick is made by KC, Eric Berry is the rare talent to justify the rare pick of a safety in the top 5.
6 Seattle Russel Okung LT Oklahoma St. Rumors are swirling that Pete Carroll could generate some head scratchers this weekend, but with Okung there I can't imagine them passing.
7 Cleveland Joe Haden CB Florida The Browns added Sheldon Brown, but Brown is over 30 and knocking Eric Wright and Brandon McDonald to nickel and dime would make for a very nice group of CBs
8 Oakland Taylor Mays S/LB USC As shown by the firesale price level tenders put on the Raiders RFA linebackers, Al Davis isn't happy with the current corps. A 4-3 WILL is one of the roles that Mays could succeed in (the other being as a Adrian Wilson type box safety).
9 Buffalo Jimmy Clausen QB Notre Dame The Bills have a long list of needs to address but this is their only chance to address Franchise QB  (NO Tebow in the 2nd does not count).
10 Jacksonville Rolando McClain MLB Alabama Earl Thomas to replace Reggie Nelson is the other major option here, but McClain is one of the top handful of players in the draft, falling only because of the relative rarity of LBs picked very early in the draft.
11 Denver Dez Bryant WR Oklahoma St. Not all character concerns are created equal. Marshall was a malcontent. Dez seems to just be flakey and uncomfortable under media/NCAA investigator attention.
12 Miami Earl Thomas S Texas The Dolphins safety play caused major struggles in pass D last year. Earl Thomas along with Sean Smith and Vontae Davis will give the Phins a nice young DB corps.
13 San Francisco Bryan Bulaga OT Iowa Questions about Bulaga being a cornerstone LT will be moot in SF with Joey Staley in the position. Bulaga can excel at RT and slide over to LT if/as needed in a pinch.
14 Seattle Derrick Morgan DE Georgia Tech If Okung and Morgan fall I don't think even Pete Carroll could screw it up. Top OT and top DE in the draft class.
15 NY Giants C.J. Spiller RB Clemson It didn't seem like too long ago the Giants had an elite 3 back system. Now they, and the Chargers who were in similar shoes are both in the market for another back early in the draft.
16 Tennessee Jason Pierre-Paul DE South Florida Wishful thinking that a division rival will pass up Brandon Graham and Jerry Hughes along with some good CB prospects for a roll of the dice on JPP? Probably.
Round 1
17 San Francisco Mike Iupati
 G Idaho The Niners OL is set to roll with Bulaga and Iupati on the right side.
18 Pittsburgh Kyle Wilson CB Boise St. The Steelers could make the blockbuster move with a Big Ben trade, but if Ben stays around the Steelers will be looking for DB help.
19 Atlanta Sean Weatherspoon OLB Missouri Weatherspoon moved up the board nicely with a good senior bowl and combine. He won't make it out of the 1st round.
20 Houston Dan Williams DT Tennessee With the demand for NTs there's a good chance Dan goes even earlier despite concerns about him coming from a 4-3 and only having one big season. The Texans would be thrilled to get a big plugger in the middle of their 4-3.
21 Cincinnati Jermaine Gresham TE Oklahoma Cincy hasn't used the TE much recently, but they've shown interest in Gresham who would be a great weapon for them.
22 New England Jared Odrick DE Penn St. The front 7 rebuild starts on the line with the stout Odrick.
23 Green Bay Anthony Davis OT Rutgers Anthony Davis can take the Tarik Glenn (another 1st round LT talent with weight issues) route, beginning his career at guard and kicking outside in the near future.
24 Philadelphia Devin McCourty CB Rutgers The Eagles secondary is extremely thin right now. They'll need to devote several draft picks to DBs.
25 Baltimore Brandon Graham DE/OLB Michigan Ravens grab value on a fantastic defensive talent.
26 Arizona Sergio Kindle
 OLB Texas Joey Porter was signed, but he's on in years and Kindle can really get after the passer.
27 Dallas Maurkice Pouncey C/G Florida Dallas would like OT ideally, but Pouncey would provide some much needed OL help.
28 San Diego Ryan Mathews RB Fresno St. Mathews' solid build compliments Sproles pretty nicely
29 NY Jets Everson Griffen
 OLB USC With Jason Taylor in the fold the Jets can take a project rusher.
30 Minnesota Kareem Jackson CB Alabama Jackson's a sleeper for the 1st round and fits a team that likes the Tampa-2 well. Lito Shepard couldn't cover Collie or Garçon last year, he's no real solution.
31 Indianapolis Charles Brown OT USC Brown upgrades the LT and a guard spot for the Colts, filling two glaring needs.
32 New Orleans Brian Price DT UCLA Price fits the Saints attack attack attack style of D.
Round 2
33 St Louis Carlos Dunlap
 DE Florida
 The Rams get a talented edge rusher to place opposite Chris Long over the aged Leonard Little
34 Detroit Javhid Best RB Cal The Lions O should be a potent one with Megatron, Bryant Johnson, Brandon Pettigrew, Tony Sheffler and a thunder/lightning RB combo of Kevin Smith and Best supporting Matt Stafford
35 Tampa Bay Golden Tate WR Notre Dame The WR poor Bucs get to turn the tables on their division rivals with the player since as the 2nd coming of Steve Smith.
36 Kansas City Terrence Cody NT Alabama Pick does the double duty of finishing out the Chiefs 3 man front and keeping NT talent out of their division rival, the desperately NT needing, Chargers
37 Philadelphia Nate Allen S South Florida Eagles get a very talented safety who sneaks into the 1st in some mocks
38 Cleveland Colt McCoy QB Texas No one can really think Jake Delhomme backed by Senneca Wallace is a long term solution.
39 Oakland Bruce Campbell OT Maryland Freak athlete at a need position.
40 San Diego Brandon Spikes ILB Florida Timed speed has become a major issue of discussion, but any issues with his game speed where rarely noticed or mentioned.
41 Buffalo Rodger Saffold OT Indiana With the Franchise QB in place defensive needs take a backseat to protecting the top 10 investment.
42 Tampa Bay Jerry Hughes
 DE Clemson Bucs get a nice athletic pass rusher, as is vital to a Tampa-2 D.
43 Denver Tim Tebow
 QB Florida I think it's dumb, but someone is going to do it.
44 New England Koa Misi
 OLB Utah Pats get their edge rusher now that he's protected by Odrick.
45 Denver Ricky Sapp
 OLB Clemson Sapp is a good pass rusher with great athleticism for the 3-4 OLB spot and even some cover skill.
46 NY Giants Daryl Washington LB TCU Washington gives a great cover LB at WILL or in the middle if the Giants want to run T-2.
47 New England Montario Hardesty
 RB Tennessee The Pats inject a RB sleeper into their RBBC.
48 Carolina Demaryious "BeyBey" Thomas WR Georgia Tech BeyBey is a nice fit for a run heavy team. He can really contribute run blocking and going deep on PA while he learns the rest of the pro WR skills.
49 San Francisco Chad Jones
 S LSU Jones gives Singletary's D a thumper at SS.
50 Kansas City Arellious Benn WR Illinois Benn, Bowe and Chambers would be a nice trio for Matt Cassell
51 Houston Toby Gerhart RB Stanford Gerhart gives them a compliment to the speedy shifty Slaton.
52 Pittsburgh Damian Williams WR USC Damian is one of the best route runners available, making it likely he can help fill the void left by Holmes early.
53 New England Brandon Ghee
 CB Wake Forest More young CBs to push out the aging vets.
54 Cincinnati Tyson Alualu DT Cal Alualu is considered a boardline first rounder by some. Good value for a Bengals front that could use some boost.
55 Philadelphia Jermaine Cunningham DE Florida Cunningham can give the Eagles a nice edge rusher opposite Trent Cole
56 Green Bay Jason Worilds
 OLB Virginia Tech
 Worilds can really get after the passer, though some question how well he can transition to OLB.
57 Baltimore Rob Gronkowski
 TE Arizona Gronk can take over TE receiving duties since Todd Heap is morphing into an offensive tackle.
58 Arizona Navarro Bowman ILB Penn State Bowman fills the hole left by Dansby's exit. Bowman has fantastic talent if he can keep his head on straight.
59 Dallas Brandon LaFell
 WR LSU Another Roy Williams is a bust in Dallas.
60 Seattle Lamarr Houston DT Texas With Morgan and Houston added to the DL the Seahawks should have a much easier time disrupting the pocket.
61 NY Jets Vlad Ducasse
 OL Massachusetts A young project for an OL that's getting on in years in places.
62 Minnesota Linval Joseph
 DT East Carolina
 Big successor to Big Pat Williams.
63 Indianapolis Corey Wootton DE/DT Northwestern Wootton can contribute right away in the Raheem Brock role and if his explosiveness rebounds another year removed from ACL injury the Colts have a massive steal.
64 New Orleans Jonathan Dwyer RB Georgia Tech Dwyer is a project in the passing game, but he can run the football and the Saints are in the market for a power back.
Round 3
65 St. Louis Geno Atkins DT Georgia
66 Detroit Jared Veldheer
 OT Hillsdale
67 Tampa Bay A.J. Edds OLB Iowa
68 Kansas City Sean Lee ILB Penn State
XX Washington Forfeit 3rd round supplemental bid
69 Oakland Mitch Petrus G Arkansas Need position player that lit up the combine.
70 Philadelphia Patrick Robinson CB Florida State Philly gets great value on the last piece of their secondary overhaul. Robinson is 1st round caliber according to some.
71 Cleveland Morgan Burnett S Georgia Tech
72 Buffalo Arthur Jones DE Syracuse
73 Miami Cam Thomas
 NT North Carolina
74 Jacksonville Dominque Franks CB Oklahoma
75 Chicago Mike Johnson
 G Alabama Sorry NotJay, no word on any sisters.
76 NY Giants Matt Tennant
 G/C Boston College
77 Tennessee Perrish Cox CB/KR Oklahoma St. Fills the CB and returner need in Tennessee
78 Carolina Alex Carrington DE/DT Arkansas St. With needs an addressed at DE and DT the Panthers snag a tweener to hold the edge at DE and get after the passer from the 3-tech.
79 San Francisco Akwasi Owusu-Ansah CB/FS Indiana (Pa.) Niners get a versatile DB to finish shoring up the D's backend.
80 Denver Jimmy Graham
 TE Miami
81 Houston Chris Cook CB Virginia
82 Pittsburgh
Reshad Jones S Georgia
83 Atlanta Anthony McCoy
 TE USC
84 Cincinnati Eric Norwood
 OLB South Carolina
85 Cleveland J.D. Walton G Baylor
86 Green Bay Trevard Lindley CB Kentucky Given a 2nd round grade by the NFL advisory committee last year, Lindley returned to school and struggled mightily with injuries. If he stays healthy the Packers will have a very nice man to man cover CB.
87 Philadelphia Jon Asamoah
 G Illinios
88 Arizona Aaron Hernandez TE Florida With the linebackers shored up and another pick coming the Cardinals can get Leinart a receiving TE.
89 Arizona Jerome Murphy CB South Florida
90 Dallas Ciron Black T/G LSU Black's stock took a massive tumble last season, but he could still become a good RT or guard with some coaching, maybe even show some of the LT skill that had him projected top 10.
91 San Diego Torrell Troup
 NT Central Florida
92 Cleveland Kyle Calloway
 RT Iowa Walton and Calloway should fix that rickety right side of the Browns OL.
93 Minnesota Dan LeFevour QB Central Michigan Miss out on Tebow? How about Tebow-lite?
94 Indianapolis Amari Spievey CB Iowa Spievey is a great fit for a Tampa-2 scheme and has the speed to run deep when needed. Run support a massive plus.
95 New Orleans Greg Hardy DE Mississippi Hardy gives NO a potentially great DE, who if his waistline keeps heading the way it's been going this offseason will instead fix their need for a beefy interior guy.
96 Cincinnati
T.J. Ward
 S Oregon
97 Tennessee Donald Butler
 MLB Washington
98 Atlanta Austen Lane
 DE Murray St.
Round4
99 St. Louis Dezmon Briscoe WR Kansas
100 Detroit Javier Arenas CB Alabama
101 Tampa Bay Ben Tate RB Auburn
102 Kansas City Dennis Pitta TE BYU
103 Washington John Jerry G Mississippi
104 Seattle Anthony Dixon RB Mississippi St.
105 Philadelphia Rodderick Muckelroy OLB Texas
106 Oakland Thad Gibson DE/OLB Ohio St.
107 Buffalo Marty Gilyard WR Cincinnati
108 Jacksonville Willie Young DE NC St.
109 Chicago Selvish Capers OT West Virgina
110 Miami Brandon Lang
 OLB Troy
111 Tennessee Jordan Shipley WR Texas
112 Carolina Jevan Snead QB Mississippi
113 San Francisco Zane Beadles G Utah
114 Denver Jeff Owens NT Georgia
115 NY Giants Pat Angerer MLB Iowa
116 Pittsburgh Jason Fox OT Miami
117 Atlanta Eric Decker WR Minnesota
118 Houston Marshall Newhouse G TCU
119 New England Carlton Mitchell WR South Florida
120 Cincinnati Shaun Lauvao G Arizona St.
121 Philadelphia Ed Dickson TE Oregon
122 Green Bay LeGarrett Blount RB Oregon
123 Arizona Clay Harbor FB Missouri St.
124 NY Jets Dexter McCluster WR Mississippi
125 Dallas Major Wright S Florida
126 San Diego Ed Wang OT Virginia Tech
127 Seattle Taylor Price WR Ohio
128 Minnesota Rennie Curran OLB Georgia
129 Indianapolis Te'o Nesheim DE Washington Colts snag a undersized but phenomenally productive edge rusher to backup their star ends.
130 New Orleans Dekota Watson OLB Florida St.
131 Cincinatti Robert Johnson SS Utah

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