Final 2015 Two Round Mock Draft

Well here we are I switched this one up a bit and combined a new mock with a mock the way I think it should happen with my grades and views on players. The first player seen is how I think it will happen and the second are mine. Enjoy.

First Round

1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State | I can't see this not happening, the Bucs seem to be at peace and I think Winston is the most NFL ready of the two quarterbacks and agree with the pick if you have come to terms with what he has been off the field.

2) Tennessee Titans | Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon | This pick has been shopped to multiple teams and Tennessee isn't getting the value they want out of it so this pick is going to be Mariota. I'm not as disappointed in that as the Titans and think it's the pick that needs to be made.

My first trade, it was first suggested on the Draft Savages podcast and has been discussed in many place but it makes sense. I have Atlanta getting 3 &180 from Jacksonville for 8, 73 & 161.

3) Atlanta Falcons (from Jacksonville) Dante Fowler Jr, Edge, Florida | Washington lost Orakpo this off-season to Tennessee and needs at OLB and CB. I'm not as high on Fowler and don't think he will be fully utilized by the Redskins, but I don't hate the pick. I would take Beasley.

4) Oakland Raiders | Leonard Williams, DL, USC | I've had WR going here in most of my previous mocks but with TEN taking QB and the Jags looking for a pass rusher that leaves the Raiders with the best player in the draft and a very versatile defensive lineman.

5) Washington Redskins | | Bud Dupree, Edge, Kentucky | This is going to be an edge player to fill the Leo role in the Jaguars defense. I personally think this pick should be Beasley who is my highest rated edge player but I think this pick comes down to Dupree and Fowler.

Final 2015 NFL Draft Big Board (Top100)

With one week to go 'til the NFL Draft in Chicago, this is where I'll plant my evaluation flag on the draft. My second and last top 100 prospects. Some are known, some are wild cards, and most will make me look stupid. Read, enjoy, and please tell me where I'm being stupid.

1) Leonard Williams, DT, USC, Starter

2) Vic Beasley, Edge, Clemson, Starter

3) Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama, Starter

4) Kevin White, WR, West Virginia, Starter

5) Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State, Starter

6) Marcus Peters, CB, Washington, Starter

7) Bud Dupree, Edge, Kentucky, Starter

8) Malcolm Brown, DT, Texas, Starter

9) Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia, Starter

10) Jake Fisher, OT, Oregon, Starter

11) Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Missouri, Starter

12) Brandon Scherff, OT, Iowa, Starter

13) Eric Rowe, CB, Utah, Starter

14) Danny Shelton, DT, Washington, Starter

15) Landon Collins, FS, Alabama, Starter

16) Jalen Collins, CB, LSU, Starter

17) Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State, Starter

18) Cameron Erving, C, Florida State, Starter

19) Carl Davis, DT, Iowa, Starter

20) DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville, Starter

21) Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon, Eventual Starter

22) Byron Jones, CB, UCONN, Starter

23) Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest, Starter

24) Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford, Eventual Starter

25) Eric Kendricks, OBLB, UCLA, Starter

(This is the about the point where I start to get weary of taking a prospect in the first round.)

26) Randy Gregory, Edge, Nebraska, Eventual Starter

27) Michael Bennett, DT, Ohio State, Starter

28) P.J. Williams, CB, Florida State, Eventual Starter

29) Nelson Agholor, WR, USC, Starter

30) Owa Odighizuwa, Edge, UCLA, Eventual Starter

31) T.J. Clemmings, OT, Pittsburgh, Eventual Starter

32) La'el Collins, OT, LSU, Eventual Starter

33) Grady Jarrett, DT, Clemson, Eventual Starter

34) Dante Fowler Jr, Edge, Florida, Eventual Starter

35) Ellis McCarthy, DT, UCLA, Eventual Starter

36) Laken Tomlinson, G, Duke, Starter

37) Doran Grant, CB, Ohio State, Eventual Starter

38) A.J. Cann, G, South Carolina, Starter

39) Ronald Darby, CB, Florida State, Eventual Starter

40) Arik Armstead, DT, Oregon, Eventual Starter

41) Alex Carter, CB, Stanford, Eventual Starter

42) Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota, Starter

43) Shaq Mason, G, Georgia Tech, Starter

44) Ereck Flowers, OT, Miami (FL), Eventual Starter

45) Shaq Thompson, OBLB, Washington, Eventual Starter

46) Rashad Greene, WR, Florida State, Eventual Starter

47) Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin, Eventual Starter

48) Jordan Hicks, OBLB, Texas, Eventual Starter

49) Jasquiski Tartt, SS, Samford, Eventual Starter

50) Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State, Eventual Starter

51) Taiwan Jones, Michigan State, Eventual Starter

52) Mario Edwards Jr., DT, Florida State, Eventual Starter

53) Donovan Smith, OT, Penn State Eventual Starter

54) Stephone Anthony, OBLB, Miami (FL), Eventual Starter

55) Tevin Coleman, RB, Indiana, Eventual Starter

56) Duke Johnson, RB, Miami (FL), Eventual Starter

57) Paul Dawson, OBLB, TCU, Eventual Starter

58) Benardrick McKinney, OBLB, Mississippi State, Eventual Starter

59) Preston Smith, Edge, Mississippi State, Eventual Starter

60) Mark Glowinski, G, West Virginia, Eventual Starter

61) Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska, Eventual Starter

62) Tyeler Davison, DL, Fresno State, Eventual Starter

63) Trey Flowers, Edge, Arkansas, Eventual Starter

64) Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise State, Eventual Starter

65) Malcolm Brown, RB, Texas, Eventual Starter

66) Denzel Perryman, OBLB, Miami (FL), Eventual Starter

67) Jordan Phillips, DT, Oklahoma, Eventual Starter

68) T.J. Yeldon, RB, Alabama, Eventual Starter

69) Trenton Brown, OT, Florida, Eventual Starter

70) Ali Marpet, OT, Hobart, Eventual Starter

(This is my next line of demarcation along which late day two will start to wind down) 

71) Jarvis Harrison, G, Texas A&M, Eventual Starter

72) Sammie Coates, WR, Auburn, Eventual Starter

73) Devin Smith, WR, Ohio State, Eventual Starter

74) Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DT, Eventual Starter

75) Clive Walford, TE, Miami (FL), Starter

76) Tayo Fabuluje, OT, TCU, Eventual Starter

77) D.J. Humphries, OT, Florida, Eventual Starter

78) Hroniss Grasu, C, Oregon, Eventual Starter

79) Frank Clark, Edge, Michigan, Eventual Starter

80) Tre McBride, WR, William & Mary, Eventual Starter

 81) Shane Ray, Edge, Missouri, Eventual Starter

82) Jamon Brown, G, Louisville, Eventual Starter

83) David Johnson, RB, Northern Iowa, Eventual Starter

84) Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State, Eventual Starter

85) Nick O'Leary, TE, Florida State, Eventual Starter

86) Josue Matias, G, Florida State, Eventual Starter

87) Phillip Dorsett, WR, Miami (FL), Eventual Starter

88) Mike Davis, RB, South Carolina, Eventual Starter

89) Chris Conley, WR, Georgia, Eventual Starter

90) Danielle Hunter, LB, LSU, Potential Starter

91) Breshad Perriman, WR, UCF, Eventual Starter

92) Craig Mager, CB, Texas State, Eventual Starter

93) Quandre Diggs, CB, Texas, Eventual Starter

94) Justin Hardy, WR, East Carolina, Eventual Starter

95) Adrian Amos, S, Penn State, Eventual Starter

96) Ibraheim Campbell, SS, Northwestern, Eventual Starter

97) Cameron Artis-Payne, RB, Auburn, Eventual Starter

98) David Cobb, RB, Minnesota, Eventual Starter

99) Kenny Bell, WR, Nebraska, Potential Starter

100) Tavaris Barnes, DL, Clemson, Potential Starter

3rd Mock Draft + How I'd Do It

Well here we are I switched this one up a bit and combined a new mock with a mock the way I think it should happen with my grades and views on players. The first player seen is how I think it will happen and the second are mine. Enjoy.

First Round

1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State | I still have an urge to put Mariota here as I like him more long term than Winston but every time I think about Mariota's future I think about how great it would be if he got a year or two to work on his skills a la Aaron Rodgers. So my pick matches the mock pick and sends the former Seminole to Tampa. | Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State

2) Tennessee Titans | Leonard Williams, DT, USC | Williams is a perfect fit in Tennessee's defense and would be an anchor and a force for that defense. That won't mean much for the current regime if they don't find a quarterback to take the team to a new level. Mariota is the second best quarterback in the class and is a ways above Grayson and Hundley and for me he can be your franchise. | Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon

3) Jacksonville Jaguars | Dante Fowler Jr., Edge, Florida | Jacksonville is looking for a LEO (weak side LB) in their defense and an edge player. Fowler was good but limited at Florida and his workout numbers match up. Beasley has put on some weight and was very productive at Clemson and is my best top rated Edge player. | Vic Beasley, Edge, Clemson

2015 NFL Draft Big Board (Top 100)

After putting the tiers together I put grades on the players and tweaked to create a big board that represents both positional value and what I think the value of the player is. Some players I am much higher on than the consensus and some I am lower on but overall I think I have a pretty good list and will assuredly be made a fool of in the end. Enjoy, discuss and as always let me know why I'm an idiot.

Big Board

2015 NFL Draft Positional Top Tens

I put the players into type tiers based on this piece Phil Savage the director of the Senior Bowl and it was a very fruitful process and a better way to think about players. RB, WR, OT, DT, Edge (Pass Rushers), Off Ball Linebackers (OBLB) and CB have 15 listed because of the amount of prospects. These tiers and prospects inform my top 50 big board and is a great place to start looking at the prospects.

QB (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Jameis Winston, Florida State (6’4”/231/Starter)

2)      Marcus Mariota, Oregon (6’4”/222/Eventual Starter)

3)      Garrett Grayson, Colorado State (6’2”/213/Potential Starter)

4)      Brett Hundley, UCLA (6’3”/226/Potential Starter)

5)      Bryce Petty, Baylor (6’2”/230/Potential Starter)

6)      Blake Sims, Alabama (5’11”/218/Back-up)

7)      Sean Mannion, Oregon State (6’5”/229/Back-up)

8)      Shane Carden, East Carolina (6’1”/218/Back-up)

9)      Brandon Bridge, South Alabama (6’4”/229/Back-up)

10)   Bryan Bennett, SE Louisiana (6’3”/11/Back-up)

RB (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Todd Gurley, Georgia (6’1”/222/Starter)

2)      Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin (6’1”/215/Eventual Starter)

3)      Tevin Coleman, Indiana (5’11”/206/Eventual Starter)

4)      Duke Johnson, Duke (5’9”/207/Eventual Starter)

5)      Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska (5’8”/205/Eventual Starter)

6)      Jay Ajayi, Boise State (6’0”/221/Eventual Starter)

7)      Malcolm Brown, Texas (5’11”/224/Eventual Starter)

8)      T.J. Yeldon, Alabama (6’1”/226/Eventual Starter)

9)      David Johnson, Northern Iowa (6’0”/224/Eventual Starter)

10)   Mike Davis, South Carolina (5’9”/217/Eventual Starter)

11)   Cameron Artis-Payne, Auburn (5’9”/212/Potential Starter)

12)   David Cobb, Minnesota (5’10”/229/Potential Starter)

13)   Jeremy Langford, Michigan State (5’11”/208/Potential Starter)

14)   Karlos Williams, Florida State (6’1”/230/Potential Starter)

15)   Tyler Varga, Yale (5’10”/227/Potential Starter)

WR (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Amari Cooper, Alabama (6’1”/211/Starter)

2)      Kevin White, West Virginia (6’3”/215/Starter)

3)      Dorial Green-Beckham, Oklahoma (6’5”/237/Starter)

4)      DeVante Parker, Louisville (6’3”/209/Starter)

5)      Nelson Agholor, USC (6’0”/198/Eventual Starter)

6)      Rashad Greene, Florida State (5’11”/182/Eventual Starter)

7)      Sammie Coates, Auburn (6’1”/212/Eventual Starter)

8)      Devin Smith, Ohio State (6’0”/196/Eventual Starter)

9)      Tre McBride, William & Mary (6’0”/210/Eventual Starter)

10)   Jaelen Strong, Arizona State (6’2”/217/Eventual Starter)

11)   Phillip Dorsett, Miami (FL) (5’9”/185/Eventual Starter)

12)   Chris Conley, Georgia (6’2”/213/Eventual Starter)

13)   Breshad Perriman, UCF (6’1”/212/Eventual Starter)

14)   Justin Hardy, East Carolina (6’4”/232/Potential Starter)

15)   Kenny Bell, Nebraska (5’10”/192/Potential Starter)

TE (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Maxx Williams, Minnesota (6’4”/249/Starter)

2)      Clive Walford, Miami (FL) (6’4”/254/Starter)

3)      Nick O’Leary, Florida State (6’3”/252/Eventual Starter)

4)      MyCole Pruitt, Southern Illinois (6’2”/251/Eventual Starter)

5)      Jeff Heuermann, Ohio State (6’5”/254/Eventual Starter)

6)      Blake Bell, Oklahoma (6’6”/252/Potential Starter)

7)      Wes Saxton, South Alabama (6’3”/248/Potential Starter)

8)      Jesse James, Penn State (6’7”/261/Potential Starter)

9)      Tyler Kroft, Rutgers (6’6”/246/Potential Starter)

10)   Ben Koyak, Notre Dame (6’4”/249/Potential Starter)

OT (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Jake Fisher, Oregon (6’6”/306/Starter)

2)      Brandon Scherff, Iowa (6’5”/319/Starter)

3)      Andrus Peat, Stanford (6’7”/303/Eventual Starter)

4)      T.J. Clemmings, Pittsburgh (6’4”/309/Eventual Starter)

5)      La’el Collins, LSU (6’4/305/Eventual Starter)

6)      Ereck Flowers, Miami (FL) (6’6”/329/Eventual Starter)

7)      Donovan Smith, Penn State (6’5”/338/Eventual Starter)

8)      Ali Marpet, Hobart (6’3”/307/Eventual Starter)

9)      Trenton Brown, Florida (6’8”/355/Eventual Starter)

10)   Tayo Fabuluje, TCU (6’6”/353/Eventual Starter)

11)   D.J. Humphries, Florida (6’5”/307/Potential Starter)

12)   Cedric Ogbuehi, Texas A&M (6’5”/306/Potential Starter)

13)   Ty Sambrailo, Colorado State (6’5”/311/Potential Starter)

14)   Daryl Williams, Oklahoma (6’5”/327/Potential Starter)

15)   Jeremiah Poutasi, Penn State (6’5”/335/Potential Starter)

OG (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Brandon Scherff, Iowa (6’5”/319/Starter)

2)      Laken Tomlinson, Duke (6’3”/323/Starter)

3)      A.J. Cann, South Carolina (6’4”/313/Starter)

4)      Shaq Mason, Georgia Tech (6’1”/304/Starter)

5)      Mark Glowinski, West Virginia (6’4”/307/Eventual Starter)

6)      Jarvis Harrison, Texas A&M (6’4”/330/Eventual Starter)

7)      Jamon Brown, Louisville (6’3”/323/Eventual Starter)

8)      Josue Matias, Florida State (6’5”/309/Eventual Starter)

9)      Tre Jackson, Florida State (6’3”/330/Potential Starter)

10)   Bobby Hart, Florida State (6’5”/329/Potential Starter)

11)   Arie Kouandjio, Alabama (6’4”/310/Potential Starter)

C (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Cameron Erving, Florida State (6’5”/313/Starter)

2)      Hroniss Grasu, Oregon (6’3”/302/Eventual Starter)

3)      Reese Dismukes, Auburn (6’2”/296/Potential Starter)

4)      Max Garcia, Florida (6’4”/309/Potential Starter)

5)      B.J. Finney, Kansas State (6’4”/318/Potential Starter)

DT (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Leonard Williams, USC (6’5”/302/Starter)

2)      Malcolm Brown, Texas (6’2”/319/Starter)

3)      Danny Shelton, Washington (6’1”/343/Starter)

4)      Carl Davis, Iowa (6’4”/321/Starter)

5)      Michael Bennett, Ohio State (6’2”/293/Starter)

6)      Grady Jarrett, Clemson (6’0”/304/Eventual Starter)

7)      Ellis McCarthy, UCLA (6’5”/338/Eventual Starter)

8)      Arik Armstead, Oregon (6’7”/292/Eventual Starter)

9)      Eddie Goldman, Florida State (6’4”/336/Eventual Starter)

10)   Mario Edwards Jr., Florida State (6’3”/279/Eventual Starter)

11)   Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Southern Miss (6’2”/307/Eventual Starter)

12)   Tyeler Davison, Fresno State (6’1”/315/Eventual Starter)

13)   Jordan Phillips, Oklahoma (6’5”/329/Eventual Starter)

14)   Tavaris Barnes, Clemson (6’3”/282/Potential Starter)

15)   Louis Trinca-Pasat, Iowa (6’1”/291/Potential Starter)

Edge (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Vic Beasley, Clemson (6’3”/246/Starter)

2)      Bud Dupree, Kentucky (6’4”/257/Starter)

3)      Randy Gregory, Nebraska (6’5”/255/Eventual Starter)

4)      Owa Odighizuwa, UCLA (6’3”/266/Eventual Starter)

5)      Dante Fowler Jr, Florida (6’3”/261/Eventual Starter)

6)      Preston Smith, Mississippi State (6’4”/270/Eventual Starter)

7)      Trey Flowers, Arkansas (6’2”/268/Eventual Starter)

8)      Tyeler Davison, Fresno State (6’2”/316/Eventual Starter)

9)      Frank Clark, Michigan (6’3”/271/Eventual Starter)

10)   Shane Ray, Missouri (6’5”/245/Eventual Starter)

11)   Danielle Hunter, LSU (6’5”/252/Eventual Starter)

12)   Markus Golden, Missouri (6’2”/260/Potential Starter)

13)   Tavaris Barnes, Clemson (6’3”/282/Potential Starter)

14)   Anthony Chickillo, Miami (FL) (6’3”/267/Potential Starter)

15)   Davis Tull, UT Chattanooga (6’2”/246/Potential Starter)

OBLB (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Eric Kendricks, UCLA (6’0”/232/Starter)

2)      Shaq Thompson, Washington (6’0”/228/Eventual Starter)

3)      Jordan Hicks, Texas (6’1”/241/Eventual Starter)

4)      Taiwan Jones, Michigan State (6’2”/258/Eventual Starter)

5)      Stephone Anthony, Miami (FL) (6’3”/245/Eventual Starter)

6)      Paul Dawson, TCU (6’0”/235/Eventual Starter)

7)      Benardrick McKinney, Mississippi State (6’4”/246/Eventual Starter)

8)      Denzel Perryman, Miami (FL) (5’10”/242/Eventual Starter)

9)      Damien Wilson, Minnesota (6’0”/245/Potential Starter)

10)   Ben Heeney, Kansas (6’0”/226/Potential Starter)

11)   Jeff Luc, Cincinnati (5’11”/263/Potential Starter)

12)   Kwon Alexander, LSU (6’1”/227/Potential Starter)

13)   Bryce Hager, Baylor (6’1”/234/Potential Starter)

14)   Amario Herera, Georgia (6’1”/244/Potential Starter)

15)   Jake Ryan, Michigan (6’2”/240/Potential Starter)

CB (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Marcus Peters, Washington (6’0”/191/Starter)

2)      Eric Rowe, Utah (6’0”/204/Starter)

3)      Jalen Collins, LSU (6’1”/203/Starter)

4)      Trae Waynes, Michigan State (6’0”/186/Starter)

5)      Byron Jones, UCONN (6’1”/199/Starter)

6)      Kevin Johnson, Wake Forest (6’0”/188/Starter)

7)      P.J. Williams, Florida State (6’0”/194/Eventual Starter)

8)      Doran Grant, Ohio State (5’10”/199/Eventual Starter)

9)      Ronald Darby, Florida State (5’11”/193/Eventual Starter)

10)   Alex Carter, Stanford (6’0”/196/Eventual Starter)

11)   Craig Mager, Texas State (5’11”/201/Potential Starter)

12)   Quandre Diggs, Texas (5’8”/196/Potential Starter)

13)   Bobby McCain, Memphis (5’9”/195/Potential Starter)

14)   Steve Nelson, Oregon State (5’10”/199/Potential Starter)

15)   Quinten Rollins, Miami (OH) (5’11”/193/Potential Starter)

S (Ht/Wt/Type)

1)      Landon Collins, FS, Alabama (6’0”/228/Starter)

2)      Jasquiski Tartt, SS, Samford (6’1”/220/Eventual Starter)

3)      Adrian Amos, S, Penn State (6’0”/214/Eventual Starter)

4)      Ibraheim Campbell, SS, Northwestern (5’11”/210/Potential Starter)

5)      Gerod Holliman, FS, Louisville (6’0”/218/Potential Starter)

6)      Damarious Randall, FS, Arizona State (5’10”/194/Potential Starter)

7)      Jordan Richards, SS, Stanford (5’11”/211/Potential Starter)

8)      Josh Furman, S, Oklahoma State (6’1”/210/Potential Starter)

9)      Derron Smith, FS, Fresno State (5’10”/200/Potential Starter)

10) Cedric Thopmson, FS, Minnesota (5'11"/211/Back-up)

2011 NFL Draft Re-Draft

All picks are the originals as it would have looked heading into the draft. Trades made during the draft are not included. Trades made in previous years are.

1) Carolina Panthers: Actual Pick: Cam Newton QB, the Panthers have made a lot of mistakes over the past decade and in the past four to five years but Newton isn't one of them. The bigger hindrance for the Panthers were bad contracts and inability to put weapons around Newton. To me this isn't even a conundrum. New Pick: Cam Newton QB
2) Denver Broncos: Actual Pick: Von Miller LB, Miller was suspended for PEDs last season and has had some injury problems but he has been what he was suppose to be and still ranks seventh in Pro-Football-Reference career approximate value with those missed games. New Pick: Von Miller LB
3) Buffalo Bills: Actual Pick: Marcell Dareus DT, Dareus has panned out well, he's played in every game of his career and is one of the best young tackles in the game. I don't think Buffalo regrets it one  New Pick: Marcel Dareus DT
4) Cincinnati Bengals: Actual Pick: A.J. Green WR, Same for the Bengals. Green has been as good as advertised and has played 11 more games than Julio Jones to this part in their careers. New Pick: A.J. Green WR