Monday, May 2, 2011

2012 Mock Draft (Way Too Early Edition)

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Yeah it's way too early for this. Oh Well! Draft order based on my post draft power rankings.

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1. Washington Redskins- Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

The Redskins win the Andrew Luck sweepstakes. Why? They didn't take a QB this year and really didn't do much to improve themselves in my opinion.

2010 1st Round Pick: Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue

2. Carolina Panthers: Alshon Jeffrey, WR, South Carolina

The Panthers will need to get Cam Newton some weapons on the outside if they want to give him any chance to succeed at all. Jeffrey will be an underclassmen but should come out as talented as he is.

2010 1st Round Pick: Cam Newton, QB, Auburn

3. Denver Broncos- Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

I think Champ Bailey is going to be moving to Safety. Kirkpatrick is 6-3 and agile. He could be the top player on the board in next year's draft a la Patrick Peterson.

2010 1st Round Pick: Von Miller, DE/OLB, Texas A&M

4. Arizona Cardinals- Matt Barkley, QB, USC

I think the Cardinals get McNabb or Bulger in free agency this year. That doesn't work out and Wisenhunt gets fired. A new coach comes in and wants his guy at QB.

2010 1st Round Pick: Patrick Peterson

5. Tennessee Titans- Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina

The Titans have needed CB help across from Cortland Finnegan for years. Even Finnegan is shaky and the Titans have to play pass happy Indianapolis and Houston twice a year.

2010 1st Round Pick: Jake Locker, QB, Washington

6. Buffalo Bills- Matt Kalil, OT, USC

The Bills had a pretty good defensive draft this year. Next year they'll try to beef up that offensive line. The Bills are still in rebuilding mode and doing it the right way, building a team before taking a rookie QB to throw to the wolves with no help around him.

2010 1st Round Pick: Marcell Dareus, DT/DE, Alabama

7. Seattle Seahawks- Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

The Seahawks had the worst draft in the league in my opinion. Their picks were reaches and they didn't take care of their needs. They need some playmakers on that offense.

2010 1st Round Pick: James Carpenter, OG, Alabama

8. Minnesota Vikings- Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina

The Vikings are very talented but their QB issues will have them picking this high. They will give Ponder a few years to prove himself though. They could use some pass rush help across from Jared Allen and Coples would be the best player on the board at this point.

2010 1st Round Pick: Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State

9. Cleveland Browns- Micheal Floyd, WR, Notre Dame

The Browns passed on Julio Jones, but acquired a lot of high draft picks. They still are lacking that big time playmaker on the outside though.

2010 1st Round Pick: Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor

10. Miami Dolphins- Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma

If Chad Henne doesn't show anything again this year, and I doubt he will he wasn't even good at Michigan, he will be done in Miami.

2010 1st Round Pick: Mike Pouncey, OC, Florida

11. San Francisco 49ers- Janoris Jenkins, CB, Florida

The Niners were probably hoping that Peterson would fall to them this year. He didn't but I think they made a good pick in Aldon Smith. That said they still need CB help.

2010 1st Round Pick: Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri

12. Jacksonville Jaguars- Jeff Fuller, WR, Texas A&M

The Jaguars went out and got their QB of the future, now they have to get some playmakers so he can succeed.

2010 1st Round Pick: Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri

13. Oakland Raiders- Alfonzo Denard, CB, Nebraska

The Raiders are going to need some CB help after losing Nmandi Asomoagh. This is a good draft for that as CB is loaded.

2010 1st Round Pick: None

14. Cincinnati Bengals- Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama

Richardson has a rare blend of speed and power and is one of the more talented backs to come into the NFL since Adrian Peterson. Benson will be getting up there in age and who knows if he'll even be back this year. If the Bengals are picking around this area this is the right pick. As there will be a lot of offensive and defensive lineman available in the 2nd and 3rd rounds that are talented as those position groups are deeper than RB in this draft class.

2010 1st Round Pick: AJ Green, WR, Georgia

15. New York Giants- Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State

The Giants needed offensive line help as they're getting a little long in the tooth on the line. Prince Amukamara was sitting there for them though and they made the right pick. That said they still need a big time OT.

1st Round Pick: Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska

16. St. Louis Rams- Courtney Upshaw, DE/OLB, Alabama

The Rams could use help at SAM LB. Upshaw could play either DE or LB positions and that versatility will make him a top 20 pick. They still need that number one WR so if they're picking this low they may need to move up to get one of the big 4 WR's.

2010 1st Round Pick: Robert Quinn, DE/OLB, North Carolina

17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Chase Minnifield, CB, Virginia

The Bucs now have the most talented young defensive line in the NFL with them using thier first two picks the last two years on the D line. They got an absolute steal in talent with Bowers and if his knee checks out they are going to be impossible to stop up front. With Talib getting in trouble they need another CB and with that D line a couple good CB's will make them hard to throw on.

2010 1st Round Pick: Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa

18. Dallas Cowboys- Donte Paige-Moss, DE/OLB, North Carolina

The Cowboys ignored their pass rush in this year's draft. They still have Demarcus Ware but need to get him some help.

2010 1st Round Pick: Tyron Smith, OT, USC

19. Chicago Bears- Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa

Even though the Bears got a good player with Carimi to help the line they need more help on that line. I thought Carimi was a steal a 29, he's the most NFL ready player in the draft.

2010 1st Round Pick: Gabe Carimi

20. San Diego Chargers- Devin Taylor, DE/OLB, South Carolina

The Chargers got an absolute steal with Luiget at number 17, but that still left them needing that elite pass rusher.

2010 1st Round Pick: Corey Luiget, DT, Illinois

21. Detroit Lions- Cliff Harris, CB, Oregon

The Lions had an excellent draft and are poised to make the playoffs if there's a season this year. That said they still play in a division with Aaron Rodgers and need upgrades at CB.

2010 1st Round Pick: Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn

22. Baltimore Ravens- Micheal Brewster, OC, Ohio State

The Ravens have been good at Center for years, but Matt Birk is 37 years old and will likely be retiring soon.

2010 1st Round Pick: Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado

23. Houston Texans- Ryan Broyles, WR, Oklahoma

Broyles would be a perfect compliment to Andre Johnson and give the Texans a WR threat to take some pressure off Johnson. Houston had a great draft adressing that horrible defense.

2010 1st Round Pick: JJ Watt, DE, Wisconsin

24. Cleveland Browns- LaMicheal James, RB, Oregon

James would be a perfect compliment to Payton Hillis with his speed and pass catching ability. The Browns have a lot of young talent coming in with all these early picks acquired from Atlanta.

2010 1st Round Pick: Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor

25. Philadelphia Eagles- Omar Bolden, CB, Arizona State

The Eagles didn't get their CB that they needed until the 3rd round and he's a project. They're going to need to take one earlier next year.

2010 1st Round Pick: Danny Watkins, OG, Baylor

26. Indianapolis Colts- Vontaze Burflickt, LB, Arizona State

The Colts did a good job getting two offensive lineman that can contribute immediately. Now they need to work on that front seven on defense and stopping the run.

2010 1st Round Pick: Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College

27. Kansas City Chiefs- Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame

The Chiefs had another phenomenol draft other than they reached a bit in the 1st for Baldwin. They could use a leader in the middle of that defense, like Pioli had with Teddy Bruschi in NE.

2010 1st Round Pick: Jonathon Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh

28. New York Jets- Andre Branch, DE/OLB, Clemson

The Jets could use a pass rusher to come off the edge and Branch would be one of the best players available at this point. They did do a good job adressing that aging D line in this year's draft.

2010 1st Round Pick: Muhammad Wilkerson, DE, Temple

29. Pittsburgh Steelers- Marcus Forston, DT, Miami

Casey Hampton is getting old and the Steelers need to find his replacement. I hate that the Steelers got Heyward this year, but the rest of their draft wasn't that good.

2010 1st Round Pick: Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State

30. New England Patriots- Tydreke Powell, DE/DT, North Carolina

This is a pick where the Pats get the five technique they've been missing since Richard Seymour. I'm really suprised they passed on Cameron Jordan or Cameron Heyward this year.

2010 1st Round Pick: Nate Solder, OT, Colorado

31. New England Patriots- Brandon Jenkins, DE/OLB, Florida State

This will be the pick the Patriots finally address that pass rush. I don't understand why they didn't take one this year with that pass rush being mediocre.

2010 1st Round Pick: Nate Solder, OT, Colorado

32. Green Bay Packers- Knile Davis, RB, Arkansas

The Packers won the Super Bowl despite losing all those players to injury. Now they get all those players back. Plus got another playmaker in Randall Cobb in the 2nd round this year and upgraded on the O line again.

2010 1st Round Pick: Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State


If the Bengals go Trent Richardson in the first round they should go OT and DT in the next two rounds depending on who's available when they pick.

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