NFL Mock Draft 1.0
With the regular season over and the postseason beginning this weekend, it’s time to take the initial look at the NFL Draft. In Seattle it should be a fun time, as the hapless Seahawks enter April’s event with three of the first 38 selections, which bodes well for a team with so many holes to fill.
We can thank the departed Tim Ruskell for the No. 14 overall pick, acquired from Denver on draft day 2009 for the Hawks’ second rounder.
Chicago and Carolina are the only two teams without first-round picks, with San Francisco sitting pretty with the Seahawks, as they also own two firsts this year.
At the top, there’s little doubt who the top prospect is, and it sounds like St. Louis, who need a quarterback in the worst way, aren’t likely to stretch for one with the best player in the draft sitting there waiting for them.
Chris Crawford chimed in solo on this one, but we’ll collaborate and update weekly until draft day comes.
| 2010 NFL Draft — Mock 1.0 |
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| No. | Team | Player, Pos. |
College |
Skinny |
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| 1 | St. Louis |
NDamukong Suh, DT |
Nebraska | Unless Bradford comes in and just wows, Suh is the pick | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Detroit |
Gerald McCoy, DT |
Oklahoma | They have enough holes to simply take the No. 2 prospect | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tampa Bay |
Eric Berry, S |
Tennessee | Berry is the best safety prospect since Ed Reed | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Washington |
Sam Bradford, QB | Oklahoma | Bradford’s skills make him ideal for the Shanahan | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kansas City |
Anthony Davis, OT |
Rutgers | Measurables are going to be tough to turn down | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Seattle |
Russell Okung, OT |
Oklahoma State | Addresses a need and allows Locklear to stay at RT | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cleveland |
Derrick Morgan , DE |
Georgia Tech | Morgan is the best pass rusher in the draft | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Oakland |
CJ Spiller, RB, | Clemson | Yes, it’s too high for Spiller, but it’s Al Davis |
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| 9 | Buffalo |
Trent Williams, OT | Oklahoma | Could see a QB here, but a RT fits, too |
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| 10 | Jacksonville |
Rolando McClain, LB | Alabama | Sure looked good in the title game, didn’t he? |
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| 11 | Denver |
Colt McCoy, QB | Texas | Too high for us, but tough to ignore the athleticism |
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| 12 | Miami | Carlos Dunlap, DE | Florida | Speed to ball and pass-rush skills grade high |
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| 13 | San Francisco |
Joe Haden, CB | Florida | Top cover corner in draft, needs to add strength |
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| 14 | Seattle |
Jason Pierre Paul, DE | South Florida | More explosive than Morgan, still raw but oozes talent | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | N.Y. Giants |
Navario Bowman, LB | Penn State | Character issues but play maker with top-end speed | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Tennessee |
Brian Price, DT | UCLA | Titans need a tackle to replace Phat Albert |
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| 17 | San Francisco |
Sergio Kindle, LB | Texas | Singletary’s influence could make Kindle a star |
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| 18 | Pittsburgh | Earl Thomas, S | Texas | They need CBs, but they do well with LBs, so… |
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| 19 | Atlanta | Patrick Robinson, CB | Florida State | Falcons could go for line help here, too | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Houston | Dez Bryant, WR | Oklahoma State | Bryant and Johnson could be dream for Schaub | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Baltimore | Golden Tate, WR | Notre Dame | Much needed play maker for Flacco | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | N.Y. Jets |
Brandon Spikes, LB | Florida | Could be a steal here for the Jets |
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| 23 | Arizona |
Bruce Campbell, OT | Maryland | Inconsistent, poor hands but good speed-size combo | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | Cincinnati |
Jermaine Gresham, TE | Oklahoma | With new scheme, a TE might be Palmer’s best friend |
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| 25 | Dallas |
Taylor Mays, S | USC | Could Mays be the next Darren Woodson? |
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| 26 | Philadelphia |
Bruce Carter, OLB | Maryland | Solid rush skills; could rise with better coverage | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Green Bay | Brian Beluga, OT | Iowa | At worst is a top guard prospect, but can play RT | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | New England | Perish Cox, CB | Oklahoma State | Has some size to go with good speed, ball skills | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | San Diego |
Terrance Cody, DT |
Alabama | Chargers need youth at OL, RB, too |
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| 30 | Minnesota |
Jimmy Clausen, QB | Notre Dame | Could swap places with McCoy, or even Bradford | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | New Orleans | Vladimir Ducasse, OT | UMass | Saints could also go defense here — CB or LB | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Indianapolis | Everson Griffen, DE | USC | Griffen on one side, Freeney on the other | |||||||||||||||
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