We're less than one week away from the 2010 NFL draft. Is Tebow still a first-rounder? How far will Dez Bryant fall? Find out in the NFP's Mock Draft 6.0. Wes Bunting
With the Dolphins dealing for Brandon Marshall this week and quarterback Jimmy Clausen’s strong workout last Friday at Notre Dame, there are plenty of new options for teams in the National Football Post’s newest mock draft.
1. St. Louis Rams: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma
After his brilliant pro day performance, Bradford now looks like a lock for the No. 1 overall pick.
2. Detroit Lions: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
Even with all the upgrades the Lions have made along their defensive line, Suh still offers the kind of potential blue-chipper they can’t pass up.
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma
The Buccaneers are a team with needs across the board, so expect them to settle for the best player at pick three.
4. Washington Redskins: Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State
With the quarterback position now set, look for the ‘Skins to try to fix up their offensive line.
5. Kansas City Chiefs: Eric Berry, FS, Tennessee
The Chiefs have needs all over their secondary; getting an elite talent at this stage in the draft is still an absolute steal.
6. Seattle Seahawks: Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa
Besides Okung, Bulaga looks like the draft’s safest offensive tackle prospect and should instantly fill a major void in Seattle.
7. Cleveland Browns: Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame
The Browns are in desperate need of a future signal-caller, and Clausen might have had the kind of workout needed to work his way into Cleveland.
8. Oakland Raiders: Taylor Mays, S, USC
It’s hard to imagine owner Al Davis not having considerable interest in the 6-3, 230-pound speed demon.
9. Buffalo Bills: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida
The Bills have had nothing but glowing remarks for Tebow concerning his overall athleticism and leadership capabilities. He seems to be everything Buffalo wants in a quarterback and could be their guy at No. 9.
10. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida
Even with the addition of Aaron Kampman, the Jaguars need to add more speed to their pass rush. Pierre-Paul seems like the guy who could be over-drafted in 2010.
11. Denver Broncos: Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State
Denver has to find someone to replace the recently departed Brandon Marshall, and Bryant is the best option in this year’s draft.
12. Miami Dolphins: Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech
Morgan possesses the type of size needed to fit the prototype in Miami.
13. San Francisco 49ers: Joe Haden, CB, Florida
The 49ers still have needs at cornerback; Haden looks like a real value at this point.
14. Seattle Seahawks: C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
D-line could be the pick here, but with the overall depth of the defensive line group, the Seahawks may opt for one of the draft’s most dynamic weapons.
15. New York Giants: Rolando McClain, ILB, Alabama
The draft plays out perfectly for the Giants and allows them to get the middle linebacker they desperately need.
16. Tennessee Titans: Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan
Graham is the kind of pass rusher who can come in quickly and make an impact on third downs.
17. San Francisco 49ers: Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma
The 49ers strike gold by getting a top-tier corner at No. 13 and now a right tackle to fill a big void on their O-line.
18. Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Iupati, OG, Idaho
Iupati gives the Steelers a potential dominating interior presence in both the run and pass games.
19. Atlanta Falcons: Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State
The Falcons are thin at cornerback, and Wilson projects as a guy who should be able to come in and compete for a starting job from day one.
20. Houston Texans: Earl Thomas, DB, Texas
Houston has holes all over its secondary. Thomas provides the versatility to play corner or safety.
21. Cincinnati Bengals: Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma
Defensive line is an option here, however, with the gapping void at the tight end spot, it might be hard for the Bengals to pass on Gresham at No. 21.
22. New England Patriots: Jared Odrick, DL, Penn State
He’s versatile, can play in both a 4-3 or 3-4 front and is the kind of solid first-round pick the Patriots seem to make every year.
23. Green Bay Packers: Charles Brown, OT, USC
Brown isn’t just the best tackle still on the board at this stage, he’s also a perfect fit in the Packers’ zone-blocking scheme.
24. Philadelphia Eagles: Everson Griffen, DE, USC
The Eagles still have questions along their defensive line. Griffen gives them an explosive, powerful lineman who can rush off the edge.
25. Baltimore Ravens: Chris Cook, CB, Virginia
This might be a little high for Cook, but the Ravens need to add talent and size to their cornerback position, and no one has more in this year’s draft than him.
26. Arizona Cardinals: Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland
Campbell offers the Cardinals a major upgrade at the left tackle position and has the kind of skill set needed to be as good as he wants at the next level.
27. Dallas Cowboys: Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers
Davis is a prospect who could easily fall on draft day because of concerns about his immaturity, but he’s the type of big, powerful offensive lineman the Cowboys covet.
28. San Diego Chargers: Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee
Williams isn’t quite the space eater of a guy like Terrence Cody, but he gives the Chargers more athleticism and playmaking skills inside.
29. New York Jets: Nate Allen, FS, South Florida
Safety is one of the few spots on the Jets’ roster that still has some questions. Bringing in a talent like Allen could be a real gem at the end of round one.
30. Minnesota Vikings: Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers
McCourty is a physical kid who possesses the instincts and ball skills to fit into the Vikings’ Cover 2 scheme.
31. Indianapolis Colts: Maurkice Pouncey, OL, Florida
With the struggles of their O-line in last season’s Super Bowl, getting a talent like Pouncey at this stage is a steal.
32. New Orleans Saints: Daryl Washington, OLB, TCU
Washington offers the kind of speed and instincts needed to excel on the speedy Superdome turf.
Just missed the cut
Terrence Cody, NT, Alabama
Ryan Mathews, RB, Fresno State
Demaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech
Rodger Saffold, OL, Indiana
Brian Price, DT, UCLA
Jerry Hughes, OLB/DE, TCU
Jahvid Best, RB, California
Rob Gronkowski, TE, Arizona
Arrelious Benn, WR, Illinois
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Truly shocked you think Trent Williams will last that long. Rest of it seems fairly reasonable, even the Tebow pick. The Texas should be so lucky Thomas falls to 20. Finally someone not putting a Center in the top 20. Mays seems like a major reach, and Kindle is going in the first round, that's a lock.
Truly shocked you think Trent Williams will last that long. Rest of it seems fairly reasonable, even the Tebow pick. The Texas should be so lucky Thomas falls to 20. Finally someone not putting a Center in the top 20. Mays seems like a major reach, and Kindle is going in the first round, that's a lock.
sorry for double post. also: no way Dan Williams falls to 28. I doubt he even falls past Miami
Boy would I love to see three more non-OT's go in the top 10 like you've projected in Mays, Clausen and Tebow. That drops a premier OT to my Niners who definitely would not take Haden before Williams.
Williams at 13 and then hopefully Kyle Wilson at 17. Let slow-Joe Haden go somewhere else.
If Trent Williams is there @ #8, the Raiders take him.
The shock for you will be when the Lions pick Okung, the Redskins pick Trent Williams, Suh drops to #3, the Browns pick McCoy, and the Raiders pick Sergio Kindle. You read it here first.
I think McClain would be DROY in NY.
Hard to pick an OROY, maybe he will be a 2nd rd pick?
I just dont understand going for shock value with Tebow at 9. A few people start a rumor and now everyone buys into it. The entire staff would need to be fired it they take him at 9. They want to get better, not worse.
Come on Wes!
No Weatherspoon?
Where's Weatherspoon? He'll be perfect for th Saints at #32, If he is available the Saint woul bust there a_ _ and scrape there knees to get to the podium to pu there card in for Weatherspoon.
all you Weatherspoon fans miss the point that he misses tackles, is slow to diagnose plays, goes for the big hit instead of wrapping up, and is a motormouth. He's a talent, and a force on blitzes because of his speed, but he's not a first-round caliber PLAYER yet. Tools, yes.
as for Washington over him, I'd agree with all of you. Washington gets washed out by TE blocks, let alone pulling OGs, and Hughes would be a FAR better NFL player than him in nearly every facet of the game.
Wes, some of your early mocks were fairly good, overall...this one stinks. No way the Falcons pick Wilson that high with a DEEP draft for speedy, 5'10"+ CBs for their two third round picks.
Wes, don't you think Jared Odrick is a little overrated?
I'm not a scout, but almost every tape I watch him, he seems to be dominated by blockers.
How about Aulua? He seems a better player in the tape.
1.) The Bills will take Tebow at #9 and not trade back 10 picks at least? Hmmm. Puzzling.
2.) Witherspoon isn't even drafted in this mock?!?!? Man, you are delusional.
3.) Jerry Hughes not going in the 1st?!?!?!? Hahahaha....he'll be gone by #25.
4.) Chris cook in the 1st?!?!?!? Are you ALREADY a comedian?
Everybody says Bradford with the number 1 pick, but what St. Louis needs is another Kurt Warner. The former grocery store clerk was the best QB in franchise history. I see St. Louis attempting to recreate that success by drafting Tracy Orbison, a grocery clerk from the same Iowa grocery Kurt Warner worked at.
Why would the Raiders take a safety in round 1 with Branch, Huff and Mitchell (last years 2nd round pick) all in the fold.
The cliche Raider pick is redundant. Use some logic. Tebow at 9? You obviously are deserving of your job at NFP. Just a ridiculously unlikely draft and mindless waste of time to post.
This mock is almost as good as the Top 30 list. Not quite, but almost.
This mock is almost as good as the Top 30 list. Not quite, but almost.
Congratulations this is the most laughable mock draft I've seen this year, and at least that's an accomplishment. Were you just trying to be different Wes? Brutal. You're better than this.
Always going to be some "shock" picks (Raiders at #8?) and some trades that are hard to account for. Love it! I do think Jerry Hughes is going to sneak his way into round 1, and for some reason I think that JPP is going to slide. And Tebow will laugh all the way to the bank! Awwww yeah
@Bob
If you're gonna mock someone for apparently getting a player's position wrong, at least correctly spell the said player's name so you yourself don't look like a doof. It's WEATHERspoon. WITHERspoon played for the Iggles last year.
Taylor Mays to the Raiders. That's pretty funny. Did you post this from the local watering hole after work, or what?
Taylor Mays to the Raiders. That's pretty funny. Did you post this from the local watering hole after work, or what?
I realize that there are smoke screens all the time at this time of the year, but I believe Holmgren was being fairly honest with the media a few weeks ago when he said he wasn't that high on Clausen. The Browns' front office has had credibility issues with the fans and media so I think Holmgren was trying to establish a positive image with the media early in his tenure. I am sure he now regrets saying those things about Clausen and is now trying to back peddle, but I don't think they are high on Clausen.
I also can't see KC taking Berry at #5, since Pioli's big on positional value over best available athlete (he took Jackson over Curry, who was everyone's #1 rated player last year). They also definatly need a LT.
Like everyone else, I can't see Buffalo taking Tebow at #9; maybe goofy Al Davis taking him at #8, but not Buffalo. If they wanted him that bad, they'd trade down.
If the Ravens take Cook at 25, with Cody, Williams and McCourtey on the board I will be surprised. Obviously the Bills would trade down ten spots and grab Tebow and get themselves another pick. It is impossible to make a mock this season because I believe there will be five of the top ten picks traded away. I'd hate to be the Rams in two seasons when first overall picks are capped and they're paying Bradford double that amount. He's the last $50million #1.
Mitchell was the Mays of last season's draft. We would have Atkins/Tatum reborn. Huff has been disappoiting, but the team has capital invested there, so he's doing his best impersonation of Derrick Gibson at this time.
So amatuerish to jump on the Bryant bandwagon just because the Broncos dealth BMarsh. If the Broncos wouldn't pay $50 mil to a proven WR, why would they pay a huge sum for a guy like Bryant?
The Broncos sit at #43 and #45...look at Damian Williams or Benn at that position.
I like Weatherspooon or Pouncey in the first...but #11 is a little early. Perhaps the Broncos can find a trading partner...someone desperate come Thursday. Hopefully someone like Clausen or CJ Spiller fall to #11.....
Dez Bryant at #11...what a knee-jerk reaction here. lol Gotta love McD's smoke screen though.
everytime i start to have faith in bunting because of the work he puts into his scouting, he kills it with one of his mock drafts....tim tebow at 9....idiotic
awful mock
Sergio Kindle not only drops out of the entire 1st round but well out of the top 10 in the second?
I can understand if you're lower on a player than others, but shouldn't a "mock" be realistic? I mean, do you thinkTyaylor mays is really the 8th best player on the board or are you anticipating the Raiders to do something boneheaded like that?
What happened to Kindle? Do you think that the Packers would draft Brown over Kindle? Thompson has never drafted for need but bpa... So you would have Brown rated higher than Kindle, McCourty,Hughes...seriously Wes
Thompson has never drafted for need? How do you explain picking Justin Harrell 16th in 2007? Do you really believe he was BPA?
Kindle is too linear of an athlete. I don't think the Packers take him 23.
Also, OT is a much bigger need for the Packers than CB. The CB class is deep enough to be addressed in the 2nd round and doesn't need to be a 1st round priority.
Charles Brown is a perfect fit in the ZBS. With his talent and Mark Tauscher and Chad Clifton aging, an OT for the future is a must.
I think you got it right Wes.
If the Broncos go BPA wit all their picks, I'd be happy. They could upgrade a lot of their positions and therfore use this deep draft to take advantage of this
I don't get the whole "Mock Draft" thing. Like there is a "good Mock" vs. "bad Mock". History shows NO mock drafted get even 30% of the picks right, so who cares?
Is Wes creating a Mock Draft as if he was each teams' General Manager? Is he saying "Knowing team needs, this is who I think they should pick".
Or are Wes trying to guess what each GM out there will do? Believe me, there are a lot of idiot GM's and Owner's in the world. Trying to guess what they do using logic doesn't work.
People complain because Weatherspoon isn't on the list, but last year if Wes had ignored Maualuga, you'd have called him an idiot for that too. Or Alphonso Smith or Everette Brown or Darius Butler (and believe me, I remember guys talking about them like they were lock first rounders all last April).
And you would have laughed and bitched like whiny school children if he put Eric Wood in the first round.
This whole exercise is kind of worthless.
Finally a mock that puts Taylor Mays to Oakland at 8 - I like that call, Wes - I think Mays to Oakland is more likely than Tebow to Buffalo -
I think Mike Holmgren has fallen for Sam Bradford - They get a deal done with the Rams -
I believe Jared Odrick will make his way into the top 15 picks -
While everything appears to point to Miami having found an OLB that they are infatuated with - Let's not forget the only potentially relevant Dolphins draft information we have to play with thus far is from Jeff Ireland who said a week ago:
"I’m going to be a little less vague than I’d like to be. Let’s just say that just because Bill and I haven’t done it before, doesn’t mean we won’t do it."
What haven't they done before with respects to the draft? Several things come to mind here and most are sitting on the offensive side of the ball - The most extreme examples I can think of would be drafting a RB (Spiller?) or a WR (Bryant?) - We know that Bryant was brought in for a visit prior to the Marshall trade -
A couple of maybe less extreme examples would be drafting a Guard or a player who does not have the typical performance history behind him that this group covets - So how about Guard Mike Iupati? Iupati would look pretty good sandwiched between the two Jake's on the left side - And the player who doesn't have the performance history in this one is Jason Pierre-Paul - Who also currently sits at a position of need with the departure of Joey Porter and his pass rushing skills -
I don't see the draft going even close to this way. Neither Clausen and Tebow should go Top 10. I'm not sold on the love fest over McClain. I don't see Atlanta reaching for Kyle Wilson at 19 over a DE/OLB.
As an older Pats fan, I don't see Odrick at 22 as a real possibility. He's a tough projection to their 3-4 right DE need. If Brandon Graham falls, they'll be all over him as a DE/OLB. If none of their targets is there, I really see them going Pouncey at 22. Otherwise, I see Belichick trading down and going for guys like Alaulu or Sapp. As a real shocker, I can see BB going for Dunlap. I know that sounds crazy, but he has the prototypical size that BB loves at right DE and he has the ties to Florida. I think BB sees Dunlap as someone he can coach up.
I think it's clear that this draft has some major holes in it. Not a good one.
I love it when a fan of a team gets all excited because a guy not involved in his team's war room picks a player the fan watched on tv that one saturday.
I think everyone is way off on the broncos! I believe that they will trade down to the giants for their 1st and 3rd (giving den 2 2nd's and 3rd's)
that way they could go something like: puncey/benn(or gilyard)/gerhart/lee(ILB penn)/decker
that would pretty much cover bothe the BTA method and NEEDS...plus McD comes from the patriots who have a great draft philosophy that not even the experts realise. they dont really trade to get who they want, they trade their pcks to screw up everyone elses draft board.
It really does seem like you've gone crazy with the predraft hype. I don't think the Bills take Tebow, I don't think Tebow goes in the first round, honestly to draft him as a QB may be a complete waste of a roster spot, and if the Bills take him at 9, it will hurt ticket sales not help. I also don't think the Bowns take Clausen, Holmgren doesn't go for high round QBs and he traded Brady Quinn, why in the world would he draft a guy so similar. If the Browns don't get Eric Berry, I think they'll trade down or take Haden or Odrick. The Jaguars will break the trend of taking a DE in the first this year, I think they take Haden if he's there.
Wes,
It is about time someone agrees with me that Mays will go to the Raiders. Everyone thinks the Raiders are smart enough to take a lineman. I don't think Davis could pass on those elite measurables that Mays has.
I am a long time Steeler fan. As long as Big Ben is on the team. The steelers will be remembered as the team that has a jerk for Quarter Back. I think they should get a new back and get their respect back.
what will you "genius types" say when the Raiders pick an OL at #8 instead. Hmmm....
Tebow isn't going that high and Pouncey will not make it past the Eagles.
Pouncey shouldn't make it past 15.
McClain didn't burn the times like Pat Willis did, but teams still need that LB that can hold the point and find the ball through traffic. They traditionally go in the middle of round one for the position, everyone is putting him just ahead of that in most mocks. Perhaps comparing him to some of the first ILB taken in recent drafts is helping elevate the potential selection.
2 Players from USF in RD 1 - I am loving that
Fuck you in the neck, this draft is awful.
There's no way in heck that the Falcons are taking Kyle Wilson.. they already signed Dunta Robinson.. and have more needs on the defensive line.. linebacker.. and maybe another wideout.. Poor choice..
maybe you should just stick to commenting on that disgrace of a team you follow.
Moreno almost got as many yards on the ground in his rookie year as JaWalrus Russel has in the air in 3 seasons...lmao
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Apr 16, 2010
02:52 PM
Where is Weatherspoon?