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Thursday, April 19, 2012

My Eleventh NFL Mock Draft

Welcome to my eleventh 2012 NFL mock draft. This is my sixth three round mock draft. I predict trades in my mock drafts, because that’s what makes this so much fun!
1) Colts- Andrew Luck QB Stanford: DUH! NEXT!

2) Redskins- Robert Griffin III QB Baylor: DUH! NEXT!

3) Vikings- Matt Kalil OT USC: The Vikings are looking to trade down but if they can’t Kalil will be the pick.

4) Browns- Justin Blackmon WR Okla St: SURPRISE!! The general idea is that the Browns will take Trent Richardson but reports are the Browns are deciding between Blackmon and Ryan Tannehill. With the Browns being the only team to work out Brandon Weeden I think they will take Blackmon at four.

5) Buccaneers- Trent Richardson RB Bama: The Bucs want Richardson, when the Browns select Blackmon the Buccaneers run to turn in their card with Richardson’s name written on it.

TRADE ALERT!!! The Rams trade the #6 overall pick to the Panthers for the #9, #40 overall picks and 2013 second round pick.

Explanation: The Rams will look to trade back if Blackmon isn’t available at number six. The Panthers trade up to grab Claiborne and make him a franchise piece of their team.

6) Panthers- Morris Claiborne CB LSU: The Panthers move up to grab Claiborne and pair him with Chris Gamble at corner giving a big boost to their defense.

TRADE ALERT!!! The Jaguars trade the #7 overall pick to the Chiefs for the #11, #44 overall picks and a 2013 first round pick.

Explanation: The Chiefs are the dark horse team to get Tannehill, if he makes it past the Browns at four look for the Chiefs to trade up to number seven and grab Tannehill.

7) Chiefs- Ryan Tannehill QB Texas A&M: The Chiefs trade up and grab their QB of the future and let him sit behind Matt Cassel for a year and develop.

8) Dolphins- Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame: The Dolphins add Floyd to replace Brandon Marshall as their number one wide receiver.

9) Rams- Fletcher Cox DT Miss St: The Rams would have liked to get Michael Floyd but take Cox as plan B and add him to former first round picks DEs Chris Long and Robert Quinn.

10) Bills- Riley Reiff OT Iowa: The Bills need a left tackle and the only way they will pass on Reiff is if Michael Floyd is still available.

11) Jaguars- Melvin Ingram DE South Carolina: The Panthers need to address their pass rush as they haven’t had any good consistent pass rush in years. While Ingram has short arms, he can line up anywhere in the front seven.

12) Seahawks- Luke Kuechly MLB Boston College: The Seahawks could go DE here but with Kuechly still available they grab him and give them a force at MLB for years to come.

TRADE ALERT!!! The Cardinals trade the #13 overall pick to the Patriots for the #27, #48, #93 overall picks and a 2013 third round pick.

Explanation: The Patriots have swung and missed on many safety prospects over the years but Nick Saban called Bill Belichick and promised him Baron is the real deal.

13) Patriots- Mark Baron S Bama: The Patriots have Patrick Chung and want to pair him with another star potential safety.

14) Cowboys- Courtney Upshaw OLB Bama: The Cowboys are very interested in three defense Bama players. Baron, Upshaw and Dre Kirkpatrick. With Baron, their first choice, gone they look to add more pass rushers to their fast defense.

15) Eagles- Michael Brockers DT LSU: The Eagles want Baron, like everyone else. But take Brockers to be the big body DT they need for their “wide-9” defensive line scheme.

16) Jets- Chandler Jones OLB Syracuse: The Jets are looking to add a pass rushing OLB early in the draft and Jones’ stock has been going up over the last month and he is likely to go in the top 20.

17) Bengals- Stephon Gilmore CB South Carolina: The Bengals did just sign former Cowboy Terrance Newman but he isn’t the long term answer so the Bengals add Gilmore to pair with Leon Hall.

18) Chargers- Dontari Poe NT Memphis: The Chargers lack a true noise tackle on their roster and with Poe’s upside and potential the Chargers snatch up the big man in a heartbeat.

19) Bears- Quinton Coples DE UNC: The former top ten pick slides all the way down to the Bears. The Bears are looking to add a pass rusher opposite of Julius Peppers.

20) Titans- Whitney Mercilus DE Illinois: The Titans are looking to find a play maker at defensive end. While Mercilus is a one year wonder he had 16 sacks last year.

21) Bengals- David DeCastro G Stanford: The Bengals get the corner at number 17 and then grab the best guard prospect in a long time at number 21.

22) Browns- Brandon Weeden QB Okla St: If the Browns past on Tannehill at number four and take Blackmon instead look for them to grab Weeden later in the first round.

23) Lions- Dre Kirkpatrick CB Bama: The Lions needed help at corner before losing Eric Wright in free agency. With one of the top three corners still on the board the Lions grab Kirkpatrick.

TRADE ALERT!!! The Steelers trade the #24, #56 and #86 overall picks to the Rams for the #33, #39, #65 overall picks and a fourth round pick.

Explanation: The Rams missed out on Floyd and Blackmon earlier so they are hell bent on not missing out on Stephen Hill. The Steelers trade back to pick up extra picks to fill as many of their holes as they can.

24) Rams- Stephen Hill WR Georgia Tech: The Rams want to give Sam Bradford a number one option at wide receiver. While Hill isn’t going to give the impact in year one that Floyd or Blackmon would he could be a superstar in a few years.

25) Broncos- Jerel Worthy DT Mich St: The Broncos could go offense here but they need a new starting defensive tackle and Worthy is the only one available with a first round grade.

26) Texans- Kendall Wright WR Baylor: By adding the speedy deep threat Wright it will lower the number of double teams on Andre Johnson.

27) Cardinals- Mike Adams OT Ohio St: The Cardinals trade back and still get the left tackle they need.

28) Packers- Shea McClellin OLB Boise St: The Packers want to find a pass rusher to play opposite of Clay Matthews.

29) Ravens- Peter Konz C/G Wisconsin: The Ravens will start Konz at left guard and move him over to center when starter Matt Birk retires.

30) 49ers- Cordy Glenn G/T Georgia: The 49ers gave up way to many sacks last year and lost guard Adam Snyder in free agency so to add Glenn would be a good thing.

TRADE ALERT!!! The Patriots trade the #31 overall pick to the Jets for the #47, #77 overall picks, a 2013 first, fifth and sixth round picks.

Explanation: The Jets pay a high price to jump ahead of the Steelers at number 33 to grab Dont’a Hightower mostly because it’s with in division.

31) Jets- Dont’a Hightower ILB Bama: The Jets are looking to find Bart Scott’s replacement at inside linebacker. Hightower is the kind of player Head Coach Rex Ryan would kill to have.

TRADE ALERT!!! The Giants trade the #32 and #94 overall picks to the Seahawks for the #43, #75 overall picks and a 2013 second round pick.

Explanation: The Seahawks need to add a defensive end early in the draft and with an USC DE still available the Seahawks trade back up into the first round and grab him.

32) Seahawks- Nick Perry DE USC: Head Coach Pete Carroll was the one who recruited Perry to USC so there’s a connection there as to why Carroll would push for a trade to get Perry.

33) Steelers- Jonathan Martin OT Stanford: The Steelers have to keep Big Ben up right this season.

34) Colts- Rueben Randle WR LSU: The Colts have their franchise QB now they have to give him so weapons.

35) Vikings- Harrison Smith S Notre Dame: The Vikings entire secondary needs to be upgraded, Smith is a borderline first round talent but the Vikings will gladly take him early in the second round.

36) Buccaneers- Janoris Jenkins CB North Alabama: While Jenkins would be the second corner back drafted if he didn’t have off the field issues the Buccaneers look past all that and take the risk on Jenkins early in the second round.

37) Browns- Doug Martin RB Boise St: The Browns got their number one WR and future at QB in round one so they draft a work horse running back in the second round.

38) Jaguars- Alshon Jeffery WR South Carolina: The Jaguars did just sign Lee Evans but he is on a one year deal and the Jaguars want to give QB Blaine Gabbert as many weapons as possible.

39) Steelers- Kevin Zeitler G Wisconsin: The Steelers continue to build up their offensive line to keep Big Ben up right.

40) Rams- Kendall Reyes DT UConn: The Rams add Reyes to pair with first round pick Fletcher Cox and their two former first round picks at DE.

41) Bills- Lavonte David OLB Nebraska: With the Bills switching to a 4-3 defense they need to add 4-3 linebackers. David is the best 4-3 linebacker in the draft.

42) Dolphins- Brock Osweiler QB ASU: The Dolphins go to plan B at QB and take Osweiler after missing out on Tannehill in round one.

43) Giants- David Wilson RB Virginia Tech: The Giants need to replace Ahmad Bradshaw and while Wilson isn’t the 265lb bruiser Jacobs is. Wilson is the best back left on the board.

44) Jaguars- Josh Robinson CB UCF: The Jaguars are looking to add a corner to their roster despite adding former Giant Aaron Ross in free agency.

45) Cowboys- Derek Wolfe DE Cincinnati: The Cowboys are looking to add a player to their defensive line rotation. Wolfe played DT at Cincinnati but will play DE in the Cowboys 3-4 defense.

TRADE ALERT!!! The Eagles trade the #46 overall pick to the Bears for the #50 overall pick and a fourth round pick.

Explanation: The Bear need a tight end and teams like the Chargers and Cardinals picking before they do at number 50 they give up the fourth round pick and move up.

46) Bears- Coby Fleener TE Stanford: The Bears need a starting TE, who can block and stretch the field over the middle and deep. Fleener give the Bears the play maker at tight end QB Jay Cutler has been looking for.

TRADE ALERT!!! The Patriots trade the #47 overall pick to the Redskins for the #70 overall pick, both 2012 fourth round picks (Redskins and Raiders) and both 2013 fifth round picks (Redskins and Patriots).

Explanation: The Redskins move up into the second round and give up five picks to do so in order to grab the tackle they really want. The Patriots move back and pick up more picks in this draft and the 2013 draft including their own 2013 fifth round pick they traded away for Albert Hayneswort.

47) Redskins- Bobby Massie OT Ole Miss: The Redskins have two huge needs they need to fix in this draft, QB and right tackle. They got RGIII so they trade away five picks to move up into the second round to get Massie who will start at right tackle from day one.

48) Cardinals- Andre Branch OLB Clemson: Branch played DE at Clemson but will play OLB in the Cardinals 3-4 defense. He will give the Cardinals depth at OLB they need.

49) Chargers- Amini Silatolu G Midwestern St: The Chargers lost starting guard Kris Dielman to an early retirement. A new starter is needed; Silatolu would have been a first round pick if he had played at a big time offensive line school like Wisconsin.

50) Eagles- Devon Still DT Penn St: According to Head Coach Andy Reid when you draft a linemen you are always making the right pick.

TRADE ALERT!!! The Eagles trade the #51 overall pick to the Broncos for the #57 overall pick and the fourth round pick from Jets.

Explanation: The Broncos need a new running back and with teams like the Lions, Bengals, and Rams picking before the Broncos do at number 57 they trade up to get the back they want.

51) Broncos- Lamar Miller RB Miami: The Broncos want to give Peyton Manning a real threat a RB so they draft Miller who reminds scouts of a young Clinton Portis.

52) Titans- Zach Brown OLB UNC: The Titans want to build this defense on speed. Brown is the fastest OLB prospect in many years.

53) Bengals- Mychal Kendricks MLB Cal: The Bengals traded Keith Rivers away so depth at linebacker is needed. While Kendricks is only 5-11 he is a tackling machine and should fit in well at MLB or OLB in the Bengals defense.

54) Lions- Trumaine Johnson CB/S Montana: The Lions add another corner and continue their secondary make over. Johnson is a big long corner and he can play either corner or safety.

55) Falcons- Mitchell Schwartz OT Cal: The Falcons are going to more former left tackle Sam Baker to left guard which means they Falcons need a new left tackle.

56) Rams- Brain Cook WR App St: Cook is a lot like Stephen Hill, who the Rams took in the first round. He isn’t going to be a big time impact player this season but he and Hill could turn into a great WR duo for QB Sam Bradford.

57) Eagles- AJ Jenkins WR Illinois: The Eagles add Jenkins to provide depth at WR in case of an injury to any of their starters get hurt.

58) Texans- Vinny Curry OLB Marshall: The Texans lost Mario Williams in free agency so they add Curry for depth.

59) Packers- LaMichael James RB Oregon: The Packers want to find a true third down running back. James reminds scouts of Saints running back Darren Sproles.

60) Ravens- Brandon Thompson DL Clemson: Thompson can play either DE or NT in the Ravens 3-4 defense so he provides depth at all three defensive line spots.

61) 49ers- Jared Crick DE Nebraska: The 49ers are looking at add depth at their defensive end spots. Crick is the best pure 3-4 DE in the draft.

62) Patriots- Bruce Irvin OLB WVU: The Patriots need to add pass rushers to their roster. While Irvin isn’t big enough to play 4-3 DE he will play 3-4 OLB and be moved around a lot to put pressure on opponents QBs.

TRADE ALERT!!! The Giants trade the #63 overall pick to the Steelers for the #65 overall pick and a fifth round pick.

Explanation: The Steelers want to jump over the Colts picking at number 64 and grab a noise tackle.

63) Steelers- Alameda Ta’amu NT Washington: The Steelers walk away from the second round with three new starters at the two biggest needs, offensive line and noise tackle.

64) Colts- Dwayne Allen TE Clemson

65) Giants- Kelehi Osemele G/T Iowa St

66) Vikings- Dwight Bently CB LA-Lafayette

67) Browns- TY Hitlon WR FIU

68) Buccaneers- Brandon Taylor S LSU

69) Patriots- Billy Winn DL Boise St

70) Jaguars- Ben Jones C/G Georgia

71) Bills- Mohamed Sanu WR Rutgers

72) Dolphins- Zebrie Sanders OT Florida St

73) Dolphins- Ordson Charles TE Georgia

74) Chiefs- Bobby Wagner ILB Utah St

75) Giants- Jayron Hosley CB Virginia Tech

76) Texans- Brandon Brooks G Miami (OH)

77) Patriots- Ronell Lewis OLB Oklahoma

78) Chargers- Isaiah Pead RB Cincinnati

79) Bears- Chase Minnifield CB/S Virginia

80) Cardinals- Juron Criner WR Arizona

81) Cowboys- Ryan Broyles WR Oklahoma

82) Titans- Mike Martin DT Michigan

83) Bengals- Nick Toon WR Wisconsin

84) Falcons- Tyrone Crawford DE Boise St

85) Lions- Sean Spence OLB Miami

86) Rams- Joe Adams WR Arkansas

87) Broncos- Nick Foles QB Arizona

88) Eagles- Kirk Cousins QB Mich St

89) Saints- Alfonzo Dennard CB Nebraska

TRADE ALERT!!! The Packers trade the #90 overall pick to the Browns for QB Colt McCoy and a fifth round pick.

Explanation: The Packers are looking for a backup QB if Aaron Rodgers get hurts. McCoy is trade able after the Browns have drafted Brandon Weeden. The Browns give up McCoy and a fifth round pick to move up into the third round to get another weapon for Weeden.

90) Browns- Ladarius Green TE LA-Lafayette

91) Ravens- Casey Hayward CB Vanderbilt

92) 49ers- Brandon Boykins CB Georgia

93) Cardinals- Josh Champman NT Bama

94) Seahawks- James Brown G/T Troy

95) Raiders- Cam Johnson DE Virginia

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