First Mock Draft- Quick First Rd.

[Th@Bird$]

Here's a quick mock draft I put together. It's the first one I've ever posted on here. While I'm not too familiar with the exact order of each team's prioritized needs, I put together what I thought might satisfy/help each team. My knowledge of this year's class isn't too strong and I admit I let a few guys slip (Jones & Jordan) in which I've seen in other drafts and totally disagreed. Also, a few positions such as WR and DT, the top 1 & 2 rated prospects could be flopped where they're selected (For example: Floyd w/ Lotulelei, Patterson w/ Allen). Also, if I had the time/effort to predict trades, many QB's including Geno would be drafted much higher. It's much harder to predict FA so teams such as Tampa could easily sign/trade for a CB and draft another postion so w/o free agency included, here it is:


Kansas City- Luke Joeckel OT
Jacksonville- Barkevious Mingo DE/OLB
Oakland- Shariff Floyd DT
Philadelphia- Star LotuLelei DT
Detroit- Bojoern Werner DE
Cleveland- Damontre Moore DE/OLB
Arizona- Eric Fisher OT
Buffalo- Geno Smith QB
NY Jets- Kenny Vaccaro S
Tennessee- Chance Warmack OG
San Diego- Lane Johnson OT
Miami- Dee Milliner CB
Tampa Bay- Xavier Rhodes CB
Carolina- Cordarrelle Patterson WR
New Orleans- Jarvis Jones OLB
St. Louis- Keenan Allen WR
Pittsburgh- Ezekiel Ansah DE/OLB
Dallas- Jonathan Cooper OG
NY Giants- Datone Jones DE
Chicago- Manti Te'o LB
Cincinatti- Alec Ogletree LB
St. Louis- D.J. Fluker OT
Minnesota- Terrance Williams WR
Indianapolis- Dion Jordan DE/OLB
Seattle- Jonathan Hankins DT
Green Bay- Barrett Jones OG
Houston- DeAndre Hopkins WR
Denver- Jonathan Banks CB
New England- Tavon Austin WR
Atlanta- Sam Montgomery DE
San Francisco- Sheldon Richardson DT
Baltimore- Kevin Minter LB

If you need an explanation, I'll gladly explain each selection.
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[Robbroy45]

I'd much rather have Sheldon Richardson for the Vikings, he would be great value and he would fill a need. if they stick with a receiver at 23 I'd rather see DeAndre Hopkins
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[Th@Bird$]

Yeah it was between Richardson and a WR. I admit it was a toss up and wasn't quite sure if Williams or Hopkins fit your offense better but the two could easily be switched selections in my mock.
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[CriminalMind]

[Trentwannabe]

Any draft that has Geno Smith to the Bills is an A+ for me.
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[theindianstud12]

A++++ Bears pick

[The Gnat]

Richardson fills a position of need and is BPA in my mind. WR isn't bad though.
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[Silver&Black88]

Floyd? Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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[PatriotBeast]

I would hate it if the pats went Austin in the 1st... we have Edalmen to replace Welker in the slot if he leaves..

IMO
1.Jesse Williams/best DT available-4 words About. 600. Lb. Bench.
2.Best WR/Wheaton,Hunter- Tall fast vertical threat guy.
3.Best safety available/ Cyprien(if he falls),Swearinger, Duke Williams,Rambo-
Competition for Wilson

[Th@Bird$]

-Thought Bears fans might like the Te'o pick, I think he could be a good replacement for Urlacher and step in day one and produce.

-Glad a Bills fan appreciates the Geno pick, wasn't sure how Buffalo fans would take it. People are on edge with Geno haha


-Floyd is quickly rising up the boards and I can see a top 5 team such as the Raiders snagging him especially if it feels as big of a need as it does for the Raiders.


-As for Austin to the Pats, yeah I was hesitant with the Patriots pick. I was thinking of giving New England an Outside threat at WR but was quick to jump on a replacement for Welker. Cyprien was a close 2nd/3rd option that I was debating on too.
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[Silver&Black88]

[Th@Bird$]

With the departure of Seymour and potentially Kelly, I would say DT is a need at some point in the draft. Grant it, the Raiders may prefer another DT such as LotuLelei or one later in the draft but I think an interior pass rusher is just as important of a need at this point as an outside rusher is.
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[jerseyboy257]

Absolutely no reason why Richardson should fall to 31. I even know scouts who view him as a potential #1 pick. He possesses an extremely rare combination of strength, effort, and productivity, and is just an athletic freak who has a terrific burst off the line. I would like to know why you have him ranked so low, it's bewildering me to be honest. I think he's valued as a top 10 pick now, and his stock should even explode with the upcoming combine that he will demolish. I can't see him falling out of the top 10 in any way and I would be beyond furious if the Giants selected Datone Jones over him.

[Th@Bird$]

Where Richardson is selected doesn't define his value in my opinion, it's one of the many questionable moves that happens year in year out. Personally I didn't do my due diligence in researching and evaluating each position equally such as defensive tackle but from what I do know and have researched I see him as being a top 3 DT of this class behind Floyd and Star. The reason why he slipped past DT needy teams was bc I thought those teams needed to address other positions first. I've yet to see a scout/analyst mock/rank Richardson as the #1 overall prospect. I could see teams like the Titans, Panthers, Giants, and possibly Vikings (as people mentioned above) take Richardson but like I said they have other needs. The Giants seem to re-load and stock up on their outside pass rushers annually a year or two before they lose a current DE to Free agency. I can see Datone Jones replacing J. Tuck, or at the least provide competition for him to produce this year inside and out of the D-line. Jones can come in and start if need be and deffinitely help produce day one.
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[Th@Bird$]

Other teams such as Seattle who may be DT needy, must fill that role through a different prospect at DT. A bigger body is needed to replace someone like Alan Branch who was an anchor for that front 7 rather than a pass rushing specialist.
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