April 22nd, 2015 • 13:04
Mock Draft 2015!
| Order | Team | Player | Anaylsis |
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Tampa Bay | Jameis Winston (QB) | Tampa chooses the QB they feel is more NFL ready in Winston. What they really hope is his character concerns and off field issues are in the past. |
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Chargers via Trade with Tennessee | Marcus Mariota (QB) | Chargers make the decision to move on from Phillip rivers by sending him, their first round pick in 2015, and second rounder in 2016 to Tennessee for the second overall pick. They draft Mariota as a cheaper alternative with hopes of building around a the young QB. |
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Jacksonville | Dante Fowler (DE/OLB) | Gus Bradley is a defensive minded coach who sees Folwer as a puzzle piece he can move all around the field. |
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Oakland | Leonard Williams (DT) | Williams is a great addition to the Raiders defense. They hope his versatility can help bolster the D-line in Oakland for years to come. He has also expressed interest in playing for them so this is a perfect fit. |
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Washington | Vic Beasley (DE/OLB) | Washington follows with another versatile defender in sack artist Beasley. |
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New York (J) | Amari Cooper (WR) | Jets don’t have one of the QB’s available but they can at least give Geno Smith a chance to succeed by providing a spark on the outside in Cooper. |
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Chicago | Kevin White (WR) | After Sending Brandon Marshall to the Jets in the offseason the Bears fill his place opposite Alson Jeffrey. |
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Dolphins via Trade with Atlanta | Devante Parker (WR) | Miami trades up in order to make sure they get one of the three best WR’s in the draft. Ryan Tanehill has talent but needs a playmaker like parker to help get him to the playoffs. |
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New York (G) | Brandon Scherff (OT) | The Solid OT from Iowa falls nicely to the Giants who fill a void and happen to get the best player still available on the board. |
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St. Louis | Todd Gurley (RB) | Surpirse pick of the draft so far. The rams opt for a RB instead of shoring up the O-line or adding a playmaker for newly acquired Nick Foles. Gurley is Steven Jackson 2.0. |
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Minnesota | Trea Waynes (CB) | The CB really helped out his stock at the combine and will immediately start in Minnesota. This is a division where elite tall cornerbacks are a must. |
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Cleveland | Danny Shelton (NT) | This is a perfect fit and finally a smart pick from the Browns. Shelton who many feel may have stamina concerns is a load upfront and greatly improves the browns D-line who have to go up agains three strong running teams in their division. |
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New Orleans | Arik Armstead (DE) | Saints surprise many by taking Armstead. However, this pick falls inline with their promise to improve the defense and become more athletic along the lines. |
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Atlanta via Trade with Miami | Randy Gregory (DE/OLB) | This draft could not have worked out better for Atlanta. They move back 6 spots and still have their pic between Gregory and Shane Ray. Gregory is a better option and the falcons need all the pass rush help they can get. |
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San Francisco | Andrus Peat (OT) | The niners draft Peat to bolster their O-line. He could start at either tackle positions as well as potentially move in to guard. |
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Houston | Jalen Strong (WR) | Most will feel this is a bit of a reach for Houston but it fills one of their needs after releasing Andre Johnson. Strong is a super productive target with a big catch radius. Now who is going to throw it to him? |
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Tennessee via Trade with SD | Shane Ray (DE/OLB) | The titans needs pass rush help and they attempt to fill that need with Ray. Ray is a strong athlete with family ties to the NFL and is a extremely hard worker. |
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Kansas City | Dorial Green-Beckham (WR) | Many will consider this a major reach and risk for the Chiefs. Time will tell but this is a massive need for them as no receiver caught a TD last season. Green-Beckham has great WR size and potential. |
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Cleveland | La’el Collins (OT) | Cleveland has a lot of holes to fill but protecting their QB, whoever it may be, is a good place to start. |
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Philadelphia | Marcus Peters (CB) | Everyone wants to know what Chip kelly will do. He goes back out to the Pacific Northwest for a CB but not from his previous school. Peters replaces carey williams and someone the Eagles bring in to cover Dez Bryant. |
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Cincinatti | Malcom Brown (DT) | This will be a great addition to the D-line for the Bengals. They couldn’t stop Le’veon Bell costing them a shot of winning the AFC North. |
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Pittsburgh | Landon Collins (S) | The first safety off the board goes to a team in desparate need of his help. Troy Polumalu and Ike Taylor retired so Pittsburgh needs to bring in new blood in the defensive backfield. |
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Detroit | Eddie Goldman (DT) | Losing Suh was softened but the addition of Haloti Ngata. However, he is not a long term replacement so adding Goldman is a smart pick up for the Lions. |
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Arizona | Melvin Gordon (RB) | Many thought Arizona wanted to trade for Adrian Peterson. This pick will be a much cheaper option and give AZ the home run threat they lack out of the backfield. |
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Carolina | Cameron Erving (C) | This may appear like an odd pick for Carolina with Ryan Kalil on the roster and so many other holes to fill. However, Erving can slide in at guard and will be the long term replacement down the road. |
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Baltimore | Breshad Perriman (WR) | Baltimore said they wouldn’t pannick at the WR postion after losing Torrey smith. This pick feels like they are more worried than they let on. Perriman could be a great talent down the road but more valued picks are still available on the board. |
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Dallas | Byron Jones (CB) | With the top two RB’s off the board, Dallas fell in love with Jones workouts at the combine. This is a postion of need so they will have to wait until Round for their new RB. |
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Denver | D.J. Humphries (OT) | This pick will give the O-line some additional depth and also provide Denver with a potential long term right or left tackle of the future. |
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Indianapolis | Hau’Oli Kikaha (OLB) | The colts just need more overall talent on the defensive side of the ball. Kikaha is an ultra productive linebacker who will also provide some pass rush help. |
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Green Bay | Jake Fisher (OT) | This is a luxury pick but also will help Green bay avoid some injury concerns at right tackle if Bryan Bulaga cant stay on the field. |
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New Orleans | Devin Funchess (WR) | Funchess is somewhat of a hybrid WR/TE. Sound Familiar? He has a huge catch radius and ability to go up and high point jump balls. He gives Drew Brees a red zone target and a new toy. |
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New England | Kevin Johnson (CB) | No Johnson is not Darrelle Revis but he doel fill a hole in the secondary and great size and speed for the position. |
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