Way back on February 9, I, your humble narrator, attempted to prognosticate the NFL Draft a full two and a half months before it took place - not just for our beloved Buffalo Bills, but the whole kit and caboodle. Since that date, however, the NFL Combine has shaken up draft boards, and on a more community-related note, we've added three more authors. With the free agent signing period set to start at the stroke of midnight tomorrow night (or Friday morning, however you'd like to view it), it made sense for us to put together one last mock draft before player movement changes the entire outlook of the draft - just so we can say "man, were we off".
So, over the past few days, Kurupt, sireric, jri111 and myself have been throwing together a two-round mock. The results weren't perfect, in our estimation, but they're certainly worth considering. Below is our Round One results; Round Two is beyond the jump for the purposes of preserving front-page space. We urge you to ask questions about our rationale behind picks if you have them - we're ready to take any criticism our draft brings about.
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Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Drafter | |
1 | Miami Dolphins | Chris Long | DE | Virginia | jri111 | |
2 | St. Louis Rams | Jake Long | OT | Michigan | sireric | |
3 | Atlanta Falcons | Sedrick Ellis | DT | USC | Brian | |
4 | Oakland Raiders | Darren McFadden | RB | Arkansas | sireric | |
5 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ryan Clady | OT | Boise State | sireric | |
6 | New York Jets | Glenn Dorsey | DT | LSU | jri111 | |
7 | New England Patriots | Leodis McKelvin | CB | Troy State | jri111 | |
8 | Baltimore Ravens | Matt Ryan | QB | Boston College | Kurupt | |
9 | Cincinnati Bengals | Vernon Gholston | DE | Ohio State | Kurupt | |
10 | New Orleans Saints | Keith Rivers | LB | USC | Brian | |
11 | Buffalo Bills | Kentwan Balmer | DT | North Carolina | jri111 | |
12 | Denver Broncos | Kenny Phillips | S | Miami (FL) | sireric | |
13 | Carolina Panthers | Rashard Mendenhall | RB | Illinois | Brian | |
14 | Chicago Bears | Chris Williams | OT | Vanderbilt | Kurupt | |
15 | Detroit Lions | Mike Jenkins | CB | South Florida | Kurupt | |
16 | Arizona Cardinals | Jonathan Stewart | RB | Oregon | sireric | |
17 | Minnesota Vikings | Derrick Harvey | DE | Florida | Kurupt | |
18 | Houston Texans | Aqib Talib | CB | Kansas | Brian | |
19 | Philadelphia Eagles | Phillip Merling | DE | Clemson | jri111 | |
20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DeSean Jackson | WR | California | Brian | |
21 | Washington Redskins | Calais Campbell | DE | Miami (FL) | jri111 | |
22 | Dallas Cowboys | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | CB | Tennessee State | jri111 | |
23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jeff Otah | OT | Pittsburgh | Kurupt | |
24 | Tennessee Titans | Limas Sweed | WR | Texas | Brian | |
25 | Seattle Seahawks | Carl Nicks | OL | Nebraska | sireric | |
26 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Malcolm Kelly | WR | Oklahoma | Brian | |
27 | San Diego Chargers | Pat Sims | DT | Auburn | sireric | |
28 | Dallas Cowboys | Early Doucet | WR | LSU | jri111 | |
29 | San Francisco 49ers | Quentin Groves | DE | Auburn | sireric | |
30 | Green Bay Packers | Reggie Smith | CB | Oklahoma | Kurupt | |
31 | New England Patriots | *pick void - violation of NFL rules* | N/A | |||
32 | New York Giants | Brandon Flowers | CB | VA Tech | jri111 |
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Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Drafter | |
33 | Miami Dolphins | Gosder Cherilus | OT | Boston College | jri111 | |
34 | St. Louis Rams | James Hardy | WR | Indiana | sireric | |
35 | Atlanta Falcons | Joe Flacco | QB | Delaware | Brian | |
36 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dre Moore | DT | Maryland | sireric | |
37 | New York Jets | Lawrence Jackson | DE | USC | jri111 | |
38 | Oakland Raiders | Branden Albert | OG | Virginia | sireric | |
39 | Baltimore Ravens | Patrick Lee | CB | Auburn | Kurupt | |
40 | San Francisco 49ers | Dan Connor | LB | Penn State | sireric | |
41 | New Orleans Saints | Trevor Laws | DT | Notre Dame | Brian | |
42 | Buffalo Bills | Devin Thomas | WR | Michigan State | jri111 | |
43 | Denver Broncos | Fred Davis | TE | USC | sireric | |
44 | Carolina Panthers | Brian Brohm | QB | Louisville | Brian | |
45 | Chicago Bears | Andre Woodson | QB | Kentucky | Kurupt | |
46 | Detroit Lions | Sam Baker | OT | USC | Kurupt | |
47 | Cincinnati Bengals | Erin Henderson | LB | Maryland | Kurupt | |
48 | Minnesota Vikings | Mario Manningham | WR | Michigan | Kurupt | |
49 | Atlanta Falcons | Felix Jones | RB | Arkansas | Brian | |
50 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charles Godfrey | CB | Iowa | jri111 | |
51 | Arizona Cardinals | Martellus Bennett | TE | Texas A&M | sireric | |
52 | Washington Redskins | Tracy Porter | CB | Indiana | jri111 | |
53 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Marcus Harrison | DT | Arkansas | Brian | |
54 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DaJuan Morgan | S | N.C. State | Kurupt | |
55 | Tennessee Titans | Chris Johnson | RB | East Carolina | Brian | |
56 | Seattle Seahawks | Matt Forte | RB | Tulane | sireric | |
57 | Cleveland Browns | Jamaal Charles | RB | Texas | Kurupt | |
58 | Miami Dolphins | Chad Henne | QB | Michigan | jri111 | |
59 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Chris Ellis | DE | Virginia | Brian | |
60 | Indianapolis Colts | Tavares Gooden | LB | Miami (FL) | Brian | |
61 | Green Bay Packers | Xavier Adibi | LB | VA Tech | Kurupt | |
62 | Dallas Cowboys | Ray Rice | RB | Rutgers | jri111 | |
63 | New England Patriots | Phillip Wheeler | LB | GA Tech | jri111 | |
64 | New York Giants | Thomas Decoud | S | California | jri111 |