Sunday, March 1, 2015

TPSG 2015 NFL Mock Draft 2.0

With the NFL Scouting Combine having come and gone, I think it's time to update my NFL Mock Draft.  So, here goes with post combine version 2.0.  
  1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Jameis Winston - QB - Florida State
  2. Tennessee Titans - Leonard Williams - DT - USC
  3. Jacksonville Jaguars - Dante Fowler Jr - LB - Florida
  4. Oakland Raiders - Kevin White - WR - West Virginia
  5. Washington Redskins - Randy Gregory - DE - Nebraska
  6. New York Jets - Marcus Mariotta - QB - Oregon
  7. Chicago Bears - Danny Shelton - DT -  Washington 
  8. Atlanta Falcons - Vic Beasley - LB - Clemson
  9. New York Giants - Shane Ray - DE - Missouri
  10. St Louis Rams - Amari Cooper - WR - Alabama
  11. Minnesota Vikings - Brandon Scherff - OT - Iowa
  12. Cleveland Browns - DeVante Parker - WR - Louisville
  13. New Orleans Saints - Trea Waynes - CB - Michigan State
  14. Miami Dolphins - La'el Collins - OT - LSU 
  15. San Francisco 49ers - Dorial Green-Beckham - WR - Oklahoma
  16. Houston Texans - Landon Collins - DB - Alabama
  17. San Diego Chargers - Andres Peat - OT - Stanford
  18. Kansas City Chiefs - Jalen Strong - WR - Arizona State
  19. Cleveland Browns - Malcom Brown - DT - Texas
  20. Philadelphia Eagles - Marcus Peters - CB - Washington
  21. Cincinnati Bengals - Shaq Thompson - OLB - Washington
  22. Pittsburgh Steelers - Bud Dupree - OLB - Kentucky
  23. Detroit Lions - Eddie Goldman - DT - Florida State
  24. Arizona Cardinals - Eli Harold - OLB - Virginia 
  25. Carolina Panthers - T.J. Clemmings - OT - Pittsburgh 
  26. Baltimore Ravens - Melvin Gordon - RB - Wisconsin
  27. Dallas Cowboys - Todd Gurley - RB - Georgia
  28. Denver Broncos - Maxx Williams - TE - Minnesota
  29. Indianapolis Colts - Ereck Flowers - OT - Miami 
  30. Green Bay Packers - Benardrick McKinney - ILB - Mississippi State
  31. Seattle Seahawks - Sammie Coates - WR - Auburn
  32. New England Patriots - A.J. Cann - OG - South Carolina

Jameis Winston had a real good combine, there really aren't any remaining questions about his ability or football I.Q. at this point and with the Buccaneers desperate for help at QB, I think Winston to Tampa Bay seems like a lot better bet now than it did pre-combine (despite his continued red flags).

In my opinion, you can narrow the Vikings pick down to Brandon Scherff, DeVante Parker and Trea Waynes (unless someone in the Top 10 above slides of course).  The Vikings OL was horrible most of last year, you have to think they'd like to shore that up to help in Teddy Bridgewater's development.  That's where Scherff comes in, he's the highest graded OL in the draft, they could start him off at OG (replacing Charlie Johnson) and he could also swing outside to either OT position if Matt Kalil continues to struggle or if Phil Loadholt struggles to return from his injury.  At the same time though, the Vikings historically don't draft interior offensive linemen high in the draft.  A number one WR like DeVante Parker is also much needed in a Vikings offense desperate for playmakers.  Given Mike Zimmer's defensive background, more help on defense wouldn't shock me either and the chance to add a top flight corner to play opposite of Xavier Rhodes could be awfully tempting to Zimmer.

The Cardinals still have me guessing, they desperately need help with their pass rush so an edge rusher (at either DE or OLB) seems like the logical pick.  A RB like Melvin Gordon would look good in that Cardinals offense too though.

I will update my mock again after NFL free agency shakes out a bit.

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