Mock Draft
Everyone else gets to have a mock draft, so I get to have one too, right? In the age of the Internet, everyone gets to make their opinion known.
1. MIA – Jake Long – Michigan
The draft is just no fun if we know the first draft pick on Tuesday.
2. STL – Chris Long – UVA
This will go down as the draft of the offensive linemen. In other words, no one will remember it in 10 years.
3. ATL – Matt Ryan – BC
Putting the final coffin in the Mike Vick ‘experiment’
4. OAK – Darren McFadden – ARK
Could be an interesting young team next year with Russell and McFadden
5. KC – Glenn Dorsey – LSU
They will be thrilled if he falls this far.
6. NYJ – Vernon Gholston – OSU
Can play and contribute immediately
7. NE – Keith Rivers – USC
A big help to this aging LB core. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them trade down and take someone else with this pick though.
8. BAL – Ryan Clady – Boise State
This year, picking o-linemen will be stylish. It’s the new black.
9. CIN – Sedrick Ellis – USC
Quietly almost as good as Dorsey
10. NO – Leodis McKelvin – Troy
Could pick Mike Jenkins here, I think McKelvin is the better player long term and fits better on this team.
11. BUF – Devin Thomas – MSU
12. DEN – Derrick Harvey – FLA
13. CAR – Brandon Albert – UVA
14. CHI – Rasheed Mendenhall – ILL
15. DET – Felix Jones – ARK – Overrated, typical DET pick
16. ARI – Mike Jenkins – SFU – Could spurn run on CBs
17. KC – Jeff Otah – PITT – need to address both lines with draft
18. HOU – Dominque Rodgers – TENN ST
19. PHL – Chris Williams – VAND
20. TAM – Philip Merling – CLEM
21. WAS – Malcolm Kelly – OK –
22. DAL – Jon Stewart – ORE – will get lucky to get him here
23. PIT – Gosder Cherilus – BC
24. TENN – Limas Sweed – TX – the perfect compliment for Young, already familiar
25. SEA – Dustin Keller – PUR
26. JAC – Kentwan Balmer – UNC
27. SD – Aquib Talib – KAN
28. DAL – Antoine Cason – ARI – Typical pick that Jerry Jones trades away
29. SFO – Brandon Flowers – VT
30. GB – Kenny Philips – MIA
31. Pick removed from NE – They should make them sit there in silence, while Mel Kiper and Berman repeat, “I hope they learned their lesson”.
31. NYG – DeSean Jackson – CAL