Monday, April 24, 2017

TPSG 2017 NFL Mock Draft 2.0

The NFL Draft starts on Thursday so it seems like a great time to post my updated NFL mock draft.

Here goes:
  1. Cleveland Browns - Myles Garrett - DE - Texas A&M
  2. San Francisco 49ers - Solomon Thomas - DE - Stanford 
  3. Chicago Bears - Jamal Adams - DB - LSU
  4. Jacksonville Jaguars - Leonard Fournette - RB - LSU 
  5. Tennessee Titans - Marshon Lattimore - CB - Ohio State
  6. New York Jets - Mitchell Trubisky - QB - North Carolina 
  7. Los Angeles Chargers - Malik Hooker - CB - Ohio State 
  8. Carolina Panthers - Christian McCaffrey - RB - Stanford  
  9. Cincinnati Bengals - Jonathan Allen - DE - Alabama 
  10. Buffalo Bills - O.J. Howard - TE - Alabama 
  11. New Orleans Saints - Haason Reddick - LB - Temple 
  12. Cleveland Browns - Deshaun Watson - QB - Clemson 
  13. Arizona Cardinals - Corey Davis - WR - Western Michigan 
  14. Philadelphia Eagles - Tre'Davious White - CB - LSU 
  15. Indianapolis Colts - Reuben Foster - LB - Alabama
  16. Baltimore Ravens - Derek Barnett - DE - Tennessee 
  17. Washington Redskins - Dalvin Cook - RB - Florida State 
  18. Tennessee Titans - Mike Williams - WR - Clemson 
  19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Budda Baker - DB - Washington 
  20. Denver Broncos - Ryan Ramczyk - OT - Wisconsin 
  21. Detroit Lions - Taco Charlton - DE - Michigan 
  22. Miami Dolphins - Forrest Lamp - OT - Western Kentucky 
  23. New York Giants - David Njoku - TE - Miami 
  24. Oakland Raiders - Gareon Conley - CB - Ohio State 
  25. Houston Texans - Patrick Mahomes - QB - Texas Tech 
  26. Seattle Seahawks - Garett Bolles - OT - Utah 
  27. Kansas City Chiefs - Zach Cunningham - LB - Vanderbilt
  28. Dallas Cowboys - Charles Harris - DE - Missouri 
  29. Green Bay Packers - T.J. Watt - DE - Wisconsin 
  30. Pittsburgh Steelers - Marlon Humphrey - CB - Alabama 
  31. Atlanta Falcons - Takkarist McKinley - OLB - UCLA 
  32. New Orleans Saints - Adoree Jackson - CB - USC 
I think there is a lot of subterfuge going on by the Browns regarding their interest in selecting Mitch Trubisky at the number 1 overall pick.  More likely, they are trying to entice someone into giving up a bundle to move into that number 1 spot.  I doubt that anyone bites and I fully expect that Myles Garrett will go the Browns at number 1 and that the Browns will select a QB at the number 12 slot, or maybe trade up from that number 12 slot to get a QB.

I think the Cardinals may also be playing that same gambit.  I know they'd love to pick up their QB of the future in this draft, I'm just not convinced that they feel any of the QB's are worth the number 13 pick of the draft.  Down here in AZ, I keep hearing a lot of steam around Haason Riddick.  I think Corey Davis or Mike Williams would make a lot of sense for them too.  Gareon Conley is another name to keep an eye on.  If Rueben Foster falls to them too, that would give them something else to think about, although personally I think I'd pass on him given all the red flags popping up on him.

The Vikings still don't own a number 1 draft pick and I don't expect them to trade up.  If they were to trade up though, I suspect they'd be targeting an interior OL like Forrest Lamp.  In round 2, I'm thinking they look at DT's like Caleb Brantley or Malik McDowell.  If Cam Robinson falls to them he'd be an interesting possibility too.  Pat Elflein is another player I like a lot for the Vikings (although possibly in round 3 not 2).  I suspect they pick a mid round RB too (watch for Joe Mixon, Kareem Hunt or Samajae Perine).  

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