sdobbers First round mock

[sdobbers]

ROUND ONE
~ St. Louis Rams trade #1 to Tampa Bay for #3, #42~
1. *TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Ndamukong Suh DT Nebraska
2. DETROIT LIONS Gerald McCoy DT Oklahoma
3. *ST. LOUIS RAMS Jimmy Clausen QB Notre Dame
4. WASHINGTON REDSKINS Anthony Davis OT Rutgers
5. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Russell Okung OT Oklahoma State
6. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Eric Berry S Tennessee
7. CLEVELAND BROWNS Rolando McClain ILB Alabama
8. OAKLAND RAIDERS Joe Haden CB Florida
9. BUFFALO BILLS Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma
10. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Derrick Morgan DE Georgia Tech
11. DENVER BRONCOS Dez Bryant WR Oklahoma State
12. MIAMI DOLPHINS Jason Pierre-Paul DE South Florida
13. SAN FRANCISCO ***** Trent Williams OT Oklahoma
14. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS C.J. Spiller RB Clemson
15. NEW YORK GIANTS Brian Price DT UCLA
16. TENNESSEE TITANS Everson Griffen DE USC
17. SAN FRANCISCO ***** Earl Thomas S Texas
18. PITTSBURGH STEELERS Bryan Bulaga OT Iowa
19. ATLANTA FALCONS Sean Weatherspoon OLB Missouri
20. HOUSTON TEXANS Kyle Wilson CB Boise State
21. CINCINNATI BENGALS Mardy Gilyard WR Cincinnati
22. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Jermaine Gresham TE Oklahoma
23. GREEN BAY PACKERS Bruce Campbell OT Maryland
24. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Taylor Mays S USC
25. BALTIMORE RAVENS Damian Williams WR USC
26. ARIZONA CARDINALS Jerry Hughes OLB TCU
27. DALLAS COWBOYS Mike Iupati OG Idaho
28. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Jonathan Dwyer RB Georgia Tech
29. NEW YORK JETS Arrelious Benn WR Illinois
30. MINNESOTA VIKINGS Dan Williams DT Tennessee
31. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Brandon Graham OLB Michigan
32. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Jared Odrick DT Penn State

[01d 0rd3r]

If we are gonna trade down I would also want a 3rd round pick. Regardless of that if we did trade down Claussen would be my pick then. Good mock, looks like Weatherspoon is still available, big plus with me

[RockyRam]

weatherspoon was taken by the falcons in this draft.....

[Nick]

Overall, pretty good mock! A couple of comments...

~ St. Louis Rams trade #1 to Tampa Bay for #3, #42~

If the Rams are trading down and only getting one additional pick in return, I'd do it for 35, but probably not 42. Just seems like too low a return.

5. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Russell Okung OT Oklahoma State

Wouldn't be surprised to see the Chiefs take Berry over Okung.

7. CLEVELAND BROWNS Rolando McClain ILB Alabama

McClain paired with Jackson would be a nice inside duo for the Browns, but do they really pass on Haden given their secondary?

21. CINCINNATI BENGALS Mardy Gilyard WR Cincinnati

I was thinking about this pick for my post-Senior Bowl mock as well. Gilyard's stock could be rising after the Senior Bowl, but I'm not sure it's this high quite yet. Still, I think the spot for the second best receiver in this class behind Bryant is wide open right now.

31. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Brandon Graham OLB Michigan

Graham as a 4-3 OLB?

[01d 0rd3r]

weatherspoon was taken by the falcons in this draft.....

My bad didnt see that, this draft now make me sad

[RockyRam]

I just dont see him going that high...I think we place more on players we like...Don't see a falcons team who needs a WHOLE lot on defense like Linemen and defensive backs...

[sosa39rams]

I think Weatherspoon will slip to the 2nd. Seems like the falcons have more needs to fill rather than OLB. Especially because there linebackers are Curtis Lofton and Mike Peterson. There secondary is terrible.

[Bralidore(RAMMODE)]

either weatherspoon or graham slipping will make my day. If they both get taken ill be upset no doubt. Would ultimately force me to look at jermaine gresham as my main target at that point. Ideally we could trade down to the number 3 spot, get tampa's SECOND pick, get clausen, then in the second get weatherspoon AND graham. Id have to change my pants afterwards....

[tomahawk247]

Thing is, if Weatherspoon, Graham and Gilyard do rise, it means some other top quality player will fall to the top of the second round. We are in a position to grab that guy like we did with Laurinaitis in the last draft.

However, im still not sure on passing up on Suh in favour of grabbing a QB. Id personally take the best guy available at No. 1, and thats Suh

[sdobbers]

If the Rams are trading down and only getting one additional pick in return, I'd do it for 35, but probably not 42. Just seems like too low a return.

Yeah, originally I had us giving up the #1 pick, and TB giving up the #3, #42, and a 2011 3rd rounder. But then I got rid of the 3rd rounder...and forgot to change the #42 to #35...whoops!!

Wouldn't be surprised to see the Chiefs take Berry over Okung.

Most of the mocks I've been working out I had them taking either Berry or McClain, but I guess I just felt that their line was so bad this year that they needed an upgrade to protect Cassel.

McClain paired with Jackson would be a nice inside duo for the Browns, but do they really pass on Haden given their secondary?

For me it was a toss up between Haden and McClain (since KC passed on him in this mock). Usually I mock Haden to the Browns though.

Graham as a 4-3 OLB?

Yeeeeaaah bout that, should have probably given them Kindle or Bowman.

[shower beers]

This is certainly an interesting mock, with a lot of picks going against popular opinion right now. That said, Davis going over Okung is interesting, but I don't think it will happen.

I also agree with Nick about Joe Haden not being passed up by the Browns, and I definitely think the Raiders will look in a direction other than DB with their first pick.

I like the Giants pick. I think they're getting ready to dump Rocky Bernard, and will address his absence in the first round.

I think the Pats will go defense with their first pick, but if they do go offense, I can definitely see them taking Gresham.

I think Taylor Mays switches to LB and falls out of the first round at this point. I also think Brandon Graham's stock is going way up and will definitely be picked before no. 31.

Any reason why you didn't project any other trades? Overall, a nice mock, and a refreshing one to read!

[sdobbers]

I wanted to complete this mock first...then in version 2 I'll probably add more trades, along with a round 2. Wanted to get feedback on this first though

Which teams do you think would be most interested in Graham?

ALSO...I don't know other teams needs as well as the Rams, so it's harder for me to predict trades =/