We're two weeks into SB Nation's annual NFL Writers Mock Draft, hosted once again at Mocking the Draft. In the 2011 version, we've posted three picks per day on weekdays, meaning that pick Nos. 1-30 have already been posted. Who will join LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson as a member of the Buffalo Bills in this mock? Take a look at the results thus far, and leave your guesses in the comments section.
| NO. | TEAM | PLAYER | POS. | COLLEGE |
| 1 | Carolina Panthers | Blaine Gabbert | QB | Missouri |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Von Miller | OLB | Texas A&M |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | Patrick Peterson | CB | LSU |
| 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | A.J. Green | WR | Georgia |
| 5 | Arizona Cardinals | Cam Newton | QB | Auburn |
| 6 | Cleveland Browns | Marcell Dareus | DT | Alabama |
| 7 | San Francisco 49ers | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska |
| 8 | Tennessee Titans | Nick Fairley | DT | Auburn |
| 9 | Dallas Cowboys | Tyron Smith | OT | USC |
| 10 | Washington Redskins | Robert Quinn | DE | North Carolina |
| 11 | Houston Texans | Julio Jones | WR | Alabama |
| 12 | Minnesota Vikings | J.J. Watt | DE | Wisconsin |
| 13 | Detroit Lions | Da'Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| 14 | St. Louis Rams | Corey Liuget | DT | Illinois |
| 15 | Miami Dolphins | Mark Ingram | RB | Alabama |
| 16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Christian Ponder | QB | Florida State |
| 17 | New England Patriots | Gabe Carimi | OT | Wisconsin |
| 18 | San Diego Chargers | Cameron Jordan | DE | California |
| 19 | New York Giants | Mike Pouncey | OG | Florida |
| 20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ryan Kerrigan | DE | Purdue |
| 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | Phil Taylor | DT | Baylor |
| 22 | Indianapolis Colts | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College |
| 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jimmy Smith | CB | Colorado |
| 24 | New Orleans Saints | Muhammad Wilkerson | DT | Temple |
| 25 | Seattle Seahawks | Ryan Mallett | QB | Arkansas |
| 26 | Baltimore Ravens | Aldon Smith | DE | Missouri |
| 27 | Atlanta Falcons | Justin Houston | OLB | Georgia |
| 28 | New England Patriots | Cameron Heyward | DE | Ohio State |
| 29 | Chicago Bears | Stephen Paea | DT | Oregon State |
| 30 | New York Jets | Akeem Ayers | OLB | UCLA |
| 31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | |||
| 32 | Green Bay Packers | |||
| 33 | New England Patriots | |||
| 34 | Buffalo Bills |
To make things a little easier to view, he's a breakdown by position of who has already been selected.
- QB (4): Gabbert, Newton, Ponder, Mallett
- RB (1): Ingram
- WR (2): Green, Jones
- OT (3): T. Smith, Carimi, Castonzo
- OG (1): Pouncey
- DE (7): Quinn, Watt, Bowers, Jordan, Kerrigan, A. Smith, Heyward
- DT (6): Dareus, Fairley, Liuget, Taylor, Wilkerson, Paea
- OLB (3): Miller, Houston, Ayers
- CB (3): Peterson, Amukamara, J. Smith
I'll tell you this much about the No. 34 pick (which I actually submitted last Wednesday): like last year, after the Bills addressed a secondary need at the top of the draft, I focused solely on positions of critical need - like the Bills did when they passed on guys like Rob Gronkowski for Torell Troup. The four need positions I focused on: quarterback, offensive tackle, defensive end and outside linebacker. Let's take a quick look at some of the notable names on the board at each of those positions.
- QB: Jake Locker, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Ricky Stanzi
- OT: Nate Solder, Derek Sherrod, Ben Ijalana, Orlando Franklin, Marcus Gilbert
- DE: Adrian Clayborn, Allen Bailey, Christian Ballard
- OLB: Brooks Reed, Jabaal Sheard, Martez Wilson
I'll also confirm that, yes, one of those 15 names is the guy we'll end up with when the pick is announced at 9AM ET on Tuesday. (I also told my Twitter followers last week which four players were on my short list for the pick, so anyone who follows me there will be able to narrow it down here.) Anyone care to guess who joins Peterson on the Fake Bills?