Since the draft is tomorrow and I'll be gone most of the day. I've decided to post my final mock draft. I was hoping some of the major trades would have happened by now to clear things up, but apparently that won't happen until the draft starts. Anyway, I have changed things quite a bit as some players have risen and others have fallen. Here it is. 



Round 1

1. Cleveland- Sam Darnold, QB, USC**
2. New York Giants- Bradley Chubb, DE, N.C. State
3. New York Jets (Via Indianapolis)- Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
4. Cleveland (Via Houston)- Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State**
5. Denver- Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA**  
6. Indianapolis (Via New York Jets)- Quenton Nelson, OG, Notre Dame**
7. Tampa Bay- Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State**
8. Chicago- Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia**
9. San Francisco- Derwin James, S, Florida State**
10. Oakland- Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech**
11. Miami- Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming**
12. Buffalo (Via Cincinnati)- Minkah Fitzpatrick, CB/S, Alabama**
13. Washington- Vita Vea, DT, Washington
14. Green Bay- Marcus Davenport, DE/OLB, UTSA
15. Arizona- Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville**
16. Baltimore- D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland**
17. L.A. Chargers- Da’Ron Payne, DT, Alabama**
18. Seattle- Mike McGlinchey, OG/OT, Notre Dame
19. Dallas- Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama**
20. Detroit- Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama
21. Cincinnati (Via Buffalo)- Frank Ragnow, C/OG, Arkansas
22. Buffalo (Via Kansas City)- Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
23. New England (Via L.A. Rams)- Harold Landry, DE/OLB, Boston College
24. Carolina- Will Hernandez, OG, UTEP
25. Tennessee- Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville**
26. Atlanta- James Daniels, OG/C, Iowa**
27. New Orleans- Tavon Bryan, DT, Florida**
28. Pittsburgh- Leighton Vander Esch, ILB, Boise State**
29. Jacksonville- Isaiah Wynn, OG/OT, Georgia
30. Minnesota- Justin Reid, S, Stanford**
31. New England- Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA**
32. Philadelphia- Connor Williams, OT, Texas**

Round 2

33. Cleveland- Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State**
34. New York Giants- Derrius Guice, RB, LSU**
35. Cleveland (Via Houston)- Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama**
36. Indianapolis- Sony Michel, RB, Georgia
37. Indianapolis (Via New York Jets)- D.J. Chark, WR, LSU
38. Tampa Bay- Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa**
39. Chicago- Billy Price, C/OG, Ohio State
40. Denver- Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado**
41. Oakland- Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina**
42. Miami- Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan
43. New England (Via San Francisco)- Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State
44. Washington- Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU**
45. Green Bay- Jessie Bates lll, S, Wake Forest**
46. Cincinnati- Harrison Phillips, DT, Stanford**
47. Arizona- Mike Hughes, CB, UCF**
48. L.A. Chargers- Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M**
49. Indianapolis (Via New York Jets Via Seattle)- Rasheem Green, DE, USC**
50. Dallas- Shaquem Griffin, LB, UCF
51. Detroit- Rashaad Penny, RB, SDSU
52. Baltimore- Kemoko Turay, DE/OLB, Rutgers
53. Buffalo- Malik Jefferson, LB, Texas**
54. Kansas City- Marcus Allen, S, Penn State
55. Buffalo (Via L.A. Rams)- Ronald Jones II, RB, USC**
56. Carolina- James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
57. Tennessee- Arden Key, DE/OLB, LSU**
58. Atlanta- Anthony Miller, WR, Memphis
59. San Francisco (Via New Orleans)- Carlton Davis, CB, Auburn**
60. Pittsburgh- Derrick Nnadi, DT, Florida State
61. Jacksonville- Mike White, QB, Western Kentucky
62. Minnesota- Uchenna Nwosu, LB, USC
63. New England- [font=Arial]Kyle Lauletta, QB, Richmond[/font] 
64. Cleveland (Via Philadelphia)- Brian O’Neill, OT, Pitt**

Round 3

65. Buffalo (Via Cleveland)- Braden Smith, OG/OT, Auburn
66. New York Giants- Tyrell Crosby, OG/OT, Oregon
67. Indianapolis- Jerome Baker, LB, Ohio State**
68. Houston- Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma**
69. New York Giants (Via Tampa Bay)- [font=Arial]Donte Jackson, CB, LSU**  [/font]
70. San Francisco (Via Chicago)- Michael Gallup, WR, Colorado State
71. Denver- Austin Corbett, OG/OT, Nevada
72. New York Jets- Jeff Holland, OLB, Auburn**
73. Miami- Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame**
74. San Francisco- Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, DE/OLB, Oklahoma
75. Oakland- Anthony Avertt, CB, Alabama
76. Green Bay- [font=Arial]Tavarus McFadden, CB, Florida State**  [/font]
77. Cincinnati- Dante Pettis, WR/KR, Washington
78. Kansas City (Via Washington)- Micah Kiser, LB, Virginia
79. Arizona- Jamarco Jones, OT, Ohio State
80. Houston (Via Seattle)- Mike Gesicki, TE, Penn State
81. Dallas- Tim Settle Jr., DT, Virginia Tech**
82. Detroit- Josh Sweat, DE, Florida State**
83. Baltimore- Mark Andrews, TE, Oklahoma**
84. L.A. Chargers- Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M
85. Carolina (Via Buffalo)- Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia
86. Kansas City- [font=Arial]J.C. Jackson, CB, Maryland** [/font]
87. L.A. Rams- Lorenzo Carter, DE/OLB, Georgia
88. Carolina- Dorance Armstrong, DE, Kansas**
89. Tennessee- Andrew Brown, DE/DT, Virginia
90. Atlanta- Nathan Shepherd, DT, Fort Hays State
91. New Orleans- Deon Cain, WR, Clemson**
92. Pittsburgh- Jordan Whitehead, S, Pittsburgh**
93. Jacksonville- Ian Thomas, TE, Indiana
94. Minnesota- Martinas Rankin, OT, Mississippi State
95. New England- [font=Arial]Quenton Meeks, CB, Stanford** [/font]  
96. Buffalo (Via Philadelphia)- Keke Coutee, WR, Texas Tech**
97. Arizona- DaeSean Hamilton, WR, Penn State
98. Houston- Josey Jewell, ILB, Iowa
99. Denver- Jaylen Samuels, RB/FB/TE, North Carolina State
100. Cincinnati- Duke Ejiofor, DE, Wake Forest  

Round 4

101. Green Bay (Via Cleveland)- J’Mon Moore, WR, Missouri
102. Tampa Bay- Tre’Quan Smith, WR, UCF**
103. Houston- Breeleand Speaks, DE, Mississippi**
104. Indianapolis- P.J. Hall, DT, Sam Houston State
105. Chicago- Duke Dawson, CB, Florida
106. Denver- Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State
107. New York Jets- Mark Walton, RB, Miami (Fla.)**
108. New York Giants- Mason Cole, C/OT/OG, Michigan
109. Washington (Via Denver Via San Francisco)- M.J. Stewart, CB, North Carolina
110. Oakland- Chukwuma Okorofar, OT, Western Michigan
111. L.A. Rams (Via Miami)- Geron Christian, OT, Louisville**
112. Cincinnati- Darius Leonard, LB, South Carolina State
113. Denver (Via Washington)- Fred Warner, LB, BYU
114. Cleveland (Via Green Bay)- Nyheim Hines, RB, North Carolina State**
115. Chicago (Via Arizona)- Allen Lazard, WR, Iowa State
116. Dallas- Chad Thomas, DE, Miami
117. Detroit- Deadrin Senat, DT, South Florida
118. Baltimore- Da’Shawn Hand, DE, Alabama
119. L.A. Chargers- Daniel Carlson, K, Auburn
120. Seattle- Holton Hill, CB, Texas**
121. Buffalo- Hercules Mata’afa, DE, Washington State**
122. Kansas City- R.J. McIntosh, DE/DT, Miami**
123. Miami (Via Cleveland Via Carolina)- Troy Fumagalli, TE, Wisconsin
124. Kansas City (Via L.A. Rams)- Marcell Ateman, WR, Oklahoma State
125. Tennessee- Folorunso Fatukasi, DT, UConn.
126. Atlanta- DeShon Elliott, S, Texas**
127. New Orleans- Dalton Schultz, TE, Stanford**
128. San Francisco (Via Pittsburgh)- Brandon Parker, OT, North Carolina A&T
129. Jacksonville- Joel Iyiegbuniwe LB Western Kentucky
130. Philadelphia (Via Minnesota)- Christian Sam, LB, Arizona State**
131. Miami (Via Philadelphia)- Tarvarius Moore, S, Southern Mississippi
132. Philadelphia (Via New England)- B.J. Hill, DT, North Carolina State
133. Green Bay- Wyatt Teller, OG, Virginia Tech
134. Arizona- Jeremy Reaves, S, South Alabama
135. L.A. Rams (Via New York Giants)- Mike McCray, ILB, Michigan
136. L.A. Rams (Via New England)- Will Clapp, C/OG, LSU**
137. Dallas- Durham Smythe, TE, Notre Dame


Round 5

138. Green Bay (Via Cleveland)- Jalyn Holmes, DE, Ohio State
139. New York Giants- Dorian O’ Daniel, LB, Clemson
140. Indianapolis- Will Richardson, OT, North Carolina State**
141. Seattle (Via Houston)- Jordan Lasley, WR, UCLA**
142. Washington (Via Denver)- Terrell Edmunds, S, Virginia Tech**
143. San Francisco (Via New York Jets)- Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon
144. Tampa Bay- Kyzir White, S, West Virginia  
145. Chicago- Christian LaCouture, DE, LSU
146. Seattle (Via Oakland)- Christopher Herndon IV, TE, Miami (Fla.)
147. New Orleans (Via Miami)- Luke Falk, QB, Washington State
148. Pittsburgh (Via San Francisco)- Marquis Haynes, DE/OLB, Mississippi  
149. Denver (Via Washington)- Simmie Cobbs Jr., WR, Indiana**  
150. Cleveland (Via Green Bay)- Tony Adams, OG, N.C. State
151. Cincinnati- Quin Blanding, S, Virginia
152. Arizona- Genard Avery, LB, Memphis
153. Detroit- Jordan Akins, TE, UCF**
154. Baltimore- Joseph Noteboom, OT, TCU
155. L.A. Chargers- Cole Madison, OT, Washington State
156. Seattle- Godwin Igwebuike, S, Northwestern
157. New York Jets (Via Dallas)- Tyler Conklin, TE, Central Michigan
158. Cincinnati (Via Buffalo)- Parry Nickerson, CB, Tulane
159. New England (Via Cleveland Via Kansas City)- Darius Phillips, CB, Western Michigan
160. Denver (Via L.A. Rams)- Rashaan Gaulden, S, Tennessee**
161. Carolina- Isaac Yiadom, S/CB, Boston College
162. Tennessee- Scott Quessenberry, C/OG, UCLA**
163. Washington (Via Denver Via Atlanta)- John Kelly, RB, Tennessee**
164. New Orleans- Siran Neal, S, Jacksonville State
165. Pittsburgh- Chase Litton, QB, Marshall**
166. Buffalo (Via Jacksonville)- Sean Welsh, C/OG, Iowa
167. Minnesota- Colby Gossett, OG/OT, Appalachian State
168. Seattle (Via New England)- Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, DE/OLB, Arkansas State
169. Philadelphia- Auden Tate, WR, Florida State**
170. Cincinnati- Skyler Phillips, OG, Idaho State
171. Dallas- Taylor Hearn, OG, Clemson**
172. Green Bay- Desmond Harrison, OT, West Georgia
173. Dallas- Nick Nelson, CB, Wisconsin**
174. Green Bay- Dmitri Flowers, FB, Oklahoma

Round 6   

175. Cleveland- Jack Cichy, LB, Wisconsin
176. L.A. Rams (Via New York Giants)- Will Dissly, TE, Washington
177. Houston- Tony Brown, CB, Alabama
178. Indianapolis- Leon Jacobs, LB, Wisconsin
179. New York Jets- Sam Jones, OG, ASU**
180. Tampa Bay- Greg Gilmore, DT, LSU
181. Chicago- Anthony Winbush, DE/OLB, Ball State
182. Arizona (Via Denver)- Nick Gates, OG/OT, Nebraska**
183. L.A. Rams (Via Miami)- Garrett Dooley, DE/OLB, Wisconsin
184. San Francisco- Oren Burks, LB, Vanderbilt
185. Oakland- Daurice Fountain, WR, Northern Iowa
186. Green Bay- Shaun Dion Hamilton, ILB, Alabama
187. Buffalo (Via Cincinnati)- Timon Parris, OT, Stony Brook
188. Cleveland (Via Washington)- Bilal Nichols, DT, Delaware
189. New Orleans (Via Arizona)- Marcell Frazier, DE, Missouri
190. Baltimore- Riley Ferguson, QB, Memphis
191. L.A. Chargers- Logan Woodside, QB, Toledo
192. Oakland (Via Seattle)- Kerryon Johnson, RB, Auburn**
193. Dallas- Kalen Ballage, RB, Arizona State
194. L.A. Rams (Via Detroit)- Nick DeLuca, ILB, North Dakota State
195. L.A. Rams (Via Buffalo)- Justin Jackson, RB, Northwestern
196. Kansas City- Kendrick Norton, DT, Miami**
197. Carolina- D.J. Reed, CB, Kansas State**  
198. New England (Via L.A. Rams)- Tegray Scales, LB, Indiana
199. Tennessee- Secdrick Cooper, S, La. Tech
200. Atlanta- Davontae Harris, CB, Illinois State
201. New Orleans- Kevin Toliver, CB, LSU**
202. Tampa Bay (Via Pittsburgh)- Skai Moore, LB, South Carolina
203. Jacksonville- Tremon Smith, CB, Central Arkansas
204. Minnesota- Jaleel Scott, WR, New Mexico State
205. Washington (Via Cleveland via New England)- Toby Weathersby, OT, LSU**
206. Philadelphia- Tray Matthews, S, Auburn
207. Green Bay- Chucky Williams, S, Louisville
208. Dallas- Ike Boettger, OT/OG, Iowa
209. Miami (Via L.A. Rams (via Kansas City)- Matt Pryor, OT/OG, TCU
210. Oakland- Joe Ostman, DE, Central Michigan
211. Houston- Josh Adams, RB, Notre Dame**
212. Oakland- JoJo Wicker, DT, Arizona State**
213. Minnesota- Brandon Facyson, CB, Virginia Tech
214. Houston- Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, DE/OLB, Toledo**
215. Baltimore- Deontay Burnett, WR, USC**
216. Oakland- Michael Dickson, P, Texas
217. Oakland- Jamil Demby, OG/OT, Maine
218. Minnesota- Ryan Izzo, TE, Florida State**

Round 7

219. New England (Via Cleveland)- Byron Pringle, WR, Kansas State**
220. Pittsburgh (Via New York Giants)- Bo Scarbrough, RB, Alabama**
221. Indianapolis- Mike Ford, CB, Southeast Missouri
222. Houston- Kurt Benkert, QB, Virginia
223. San Francisco (Via Miami Via Tampa Bay)- Maea Teuhema, OG, Southeast Louisiana**
224. Chicago- Damon Gibson, TE, Minnesota State Moorhead
225. Denver- Poona Ford, DT, Texas
226. Seattle (Via New York Jets)- Matt Gono, OG/OT, Wesley
227. Miami (Via San Francisco)- Justin Lawler, DE, SMU
228. Oakland- Trey Walker, S, La. Lafayette
229. Miami- Frank Ginda, LB, San Jose State**
230. Jacksonville (Via Cincinnati)- Javon Wims, WR, Georgia
231. Washington- Cody O’Connell, OG, Washington State
232. Green Bay- Christian Campbell, CB, Penn State
233. Kansas City (Via Arizona)- Brian Allen, C/OG, Michigan State
234. Carolina (Via Buffalo Via L.A. Chargers)- Zach Crabtree, OT, Oklahoma State
235. New York Jets (Via Seattle)- James Looney, DE, California
236. Dallas- Dane Cruikshank, S, Arizona
237. Detroit- Brendan Mahon, OG, Penn State
238. Baltimore- Bradley Bozeman, C/OG, Alabama  
239. Green Bay (Via Buffalo)- Justin Jones, DT, N.C. State
240. San Francisco (Via Kansas City)- Darius Jackson, DE/OLB, Jacksonville State
241. Washington (Via L.A. Rams)- James Hearns, DE/OLB, Louisville
242. Carolina- Bruce Hector, DT, South Florida
243. Kansas City (Via Tennessee)- Peter Kalambayi, DE/OLB, Stanford
244. Atlanta- Mat Boesen, DE/OLB, TCU
245. New Orleans- Aaron Stinnie, OT, James Madison
246. Pittsburgh- Alex Cappa, OG/OT, Humboldt State
247. Jacksonville- Elijah Nkansah, OT, Toledo
248. Seattle (Via Minnesota)- J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State
249. Cincinnati (Via New England)- Nic Shimonek, QB, Texas Tech
250. Philadelphia- Cam Serigne, TE, Wake Forest
251. L.A. Chargers- Andre Smith, LB, North Carolina**
252. Cincinnati- Deon Yelder, TE, Western Kentucky
253. Cincinnati- David Bright, OT/OG, Stanford
254. Arizona- Quinton Flowers, RB/QB/WR, South Florida
255. Tampa Bay- Tyrone Crowder, OG, Clemson
254. Atlanta- Bunmi Rotimi, DE, Old Dominion  




After remaking the first round of the draft and now believing there will be a run on interior linemen, I now believe we would be best served to take one in the first round, (as long as Rudolph is gone.) With this in mind and seeing the depth at the TE position, I believe this is the smartest plan. 


1. Isaiah Wynn, OG/OT, Georgia: My personal favorite interior lineman in the draft. He played LT in college, but with shorter arms and a squatty frame, he would fit perfectly kicking inside to OG. He is arguably one of the top 5 run blockers in this class of O-Linemen and displays excellent pass protection skills, footwork and technique as well. My only concern is whether he will be able to adjust to the switch to the right side of the line. If he can, I believe he can be a valuable starter on our O-line for the next 10 years.

2. Mike White, QB, Western Kentucky: As I have stated on many occasions, I believe it is imperative that we find a QB who can push Bortles for the starting job. I don't believe we will be in position to get one of the top 4 (Darnold, Mayfield, Rosen or Rudolph.) Outside of those guys, Mike White is the only player I believe can push Bortles by the 2019 season. He has a strong, accurate arm. A high football I.Q. and is able to make quick reads and consistently puts the ball where it needs to be. He won't last to our 3rd round pick and outside of him or possibly Lauletta, I would be totally against wasting a draft pick on one of the lower end QB's. I don't see any of the other low round guys even beating out Kessler for the backup job. 

3. Ian Thomas, TE, Indiana: Thomas is a very intriguing prospect. He is basically a one year wonder, but suffered from poor QB play. He flashes big play ability and shows solid route running and very good hands. I especially like his abilities that he shows after the catch. He isn't the best blocker in the world, but if we run a lot of two TE sets, he would probably be used as the main target. I believe he can be a much better pro than he was a college player. 

4. Joel IyieBuniwe, LB, Western Kentucky: I did not mean for us to select two players from the same school, but that is how it worked out. Iyiebuniwe is a athletic, speedy, tackling machine who racked up 117 tackles in 2017 with 11 tackles for loss and 2 sacks. He shows excellent range and great coverage ability, which is something that he will definitely need playing the strong side role in this defense. I really like this kid and believe he can be a valuable addition to the defense. 

6. Tremon Smith, CB, Central Arkansas: Smith is a small school ballhawk who is starting to attract a lot of attention from NFL teams. He was a first team all conference pick for the last two years and pulled in 5 interceptions in 2017 and has 15 for his college career. He has good size, excellent speed at 4.32/40 and solid coverage ability. I believe he would be ideal for a Nickle role on our defense and he can also double as a return man since he was pretty successful at it in college. 

7. Javon Wims, WR, Georgia: Again, I didn't mean to draft two players from the same school, but that's just how it works out. Wims is a big WR with excellent body control, very good hands and a solid route runner. He was the #1 receiver for the Bulldogs and would have had much better stats on a team that wasn't so completely run oriented. I believe he would make an excellent redzone target for this offense. 

7. Elijah Nkansah, OT, Toledo: First Team All-MAC selection in 2017 after moving to LT, from the RT position. He is an aggressive blocker with good length and solid technique. He was a key run blocker for Kareem Hunt in 2016 and displays the ability to run block and pass protect. His ability to play either OT position would be greatly needed. I believe he could challenge for the Swing Tackle position immediately and possibly kick to the starting RT position by 2019. 

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Going to copy all of the picks for our "make the Pick" League

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Going to copy all of the picks for our "make the Pick" League

These are the picks I am using for the league. 

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I'd be fairly happy with this draft. The positional value for each round makes a ton of sense.

Thomas is a guy I'd really like to have in that 3rd round. I think at worst he becomes Lewis 2.0 and is primarily used as a run blocker, but has the upside to develop as a catcher. Either way he could contribute immediately

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Since the draft is tomorrow and I'll be gone most of the day. I've decided to post my final mock draft. I was hoping some of the major trades would have happened by now to clear things up, but apparently that won't happen until the draft starts. Anyway, I have changed things quite a bit as some players have risen and others have fallen. Here it is. 



Round 1

1. Cleveland- Sam Darnold, QB, USC**
2. New York Giants- Bradley Chubb, DE, N.C. State
3. New York Jets (Via Indianapolis)- Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
4. Cleveland (Via Houston)- Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State**
5. Denver- Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA**  
6. Indianapolis (Via New York Jets)- Quenton Nelson, OG, Notre Dame**
7. Tampa Bay- Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State**
8. Chicago- Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia**
9. San Francisco- Derwin James, S, Florida State**
10. Oakland- Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech**
11. Miami- Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming**
12. Buffalo (Via Cincinnati)- Minkah Fitzpatrick, CB/S, Alabama**
13. Washington- Vita Vea, DT, Washington
14. Green Bay- Marcus Davenport, DE/OLB, UTSA
15. Arizona- Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville**
16. Baltimore- D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland**
17. L.A. Chargers- Da’Ron Payne, DT, Alabama**
18. Seattle- Mike McGlinchey, OG/OT, Notre Dame
19. Dallas- Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama**
20. Detroit- Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama
21. Cincinnati (Via Buffalo)- Frank Ragnow, C/OG, Arkansas
22. Buffalo (Via Kansas City)- Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
23. New England (Via L.A. Rams)- Harold Landry, DE/OLB, Boston College
24. Carolina- Will Hernandez, OG, UTEP
25. Tennessee- Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville**
26. Atlanta- James Daniels, OG/C, Iowa**
27. New Orleans- Tavon Bryan, DT, Florida**
28. Pittsburgh- Leighton Vander Esch, ILB, Boise State**
29. Jacksonville- Isaiah Wynn, OG/OT, Georgia
30. Minnesota- Justin Reid, S, Stanford**
31. New England- Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA**
32. Philadelphia- Connor Williams, OT, Texas**

Round 2

33. Cleveland- Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State**
34. New York Giants- Derrius Guice, RB, LSU**
35. Cleveland (Via Houston)- Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama**
36. Indianapolis- Sony Michel, RB, Georgia
37. Indianapolis (Via New York Jets)- D.J. Chark, WR, LSU
38. Tampa Bay- Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa**
39. Chicago- Billy Price, C/OG, Ohio State
40. Denver- Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado**
41. Oakland- Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina**
42. Miami- Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan
43. New England (Via San Francisco)- Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State
44. Washington- Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU**
45. Green Bay- Jessie Bates lll, S, Wake Forest**
46. Cincinnati- Harrison Phillips, DT, Stanford**
47. Arizona- Mike Hughes, CB, UCF**
48. L.A. Chargers- Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M**
49. Indianapolis (Via New York Jets Via Seattle)- Rasheem Green, DE, USC**
50. Dallas- Shaquem Griffin, LB, UCF
51. Detroit- Rashaad Penny, RB, SDSU
52. Baltimore- Kemoko Turay, DE/OLB, Rutgers
53. Buffalo- Malik Jefferson, LB, Texas**
54. Kansas City- Marcus Allen, S, Penn State
55. Buffalo (Via L.A. Rams)- Ronald Jones II, RB, USC**
56. Carolina- James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
57. Tennessee- Arden Key, DE/OLB, LSU**
58. Atlanta- Anthony Miller, WR, Memphis
59. San Francisco (Via New Orleans)- Carlton Davis, CB, Auburn**
60. Pittsburgh- Derrick Nnadi, DT, Florida State
61. Jacksonville- Mike White, QB, Western Kentucky
62. Minnesota- Uchenna Nwosu, LB, USC
63. New England- [font=Arial]Kyle Lauletta, QB, Richmond[/font] 
64. Cleveland (Via Philadelphia)- Brian O’Neill, OT, Pitt**

Round 3

65. Buffalo (Via Cleveland)- Braden Smith, OG/OT, Auburn
66. New York Giants- Tyrell Crosby, OG/OT, Oregon
67. Indianapolis- Jerome Baker, LB, Ohio State**
68. Houston- Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma**
69. New York Giants (Via Tampa Bay)- [font=Arial]Donte Jackson, CB, LSU**  [/font]
70. San Francisco (Via Chicago)- Michael Gallup, WR, Colorado State
71. Denver- Austin Corbett, OG/OT, Nevada
72. New York Jets- Jeff Holland, OLB, Auburn**
73. Miami- Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame**
74. San Francisco- Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, DE/OLB, Oklahoma
75. Oakland- Anthony Avertt, CB, Alabama
76. Green Bay- [font=Arial]Tavarus McFadden, CB, Florida State**  [/font]
77. Cincinnati- Dante Pettis, WR/KR, Washington
78. Kansas City (Via Washington)- Micah Kiser, LB, Virginia
79. Arizona- Jamarco Jones, OT, Ohio State
80. Houston (Via Seattle)- Mike Gesicki, TE, Penn State
81. Dallas- Tim Settle Jr., DT, Virginia Tech**
82. Detroit- Josh Sweat, DE, Florida State**
83. Baltimore- Mark Andrews, TE, Oklahoma**
84. L.A. Chargers- Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M
85. Carolina (Via Buffalo)- Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia
86. Kansas City- [font=Arial]J.C. Jackson, CB, Maryland** [/font]
87. L.A. Rams- Lorenzo Carter, DE/OLB, Georgia
88. Carolina- Dorance Armstrong, DE, Kansas**
89. Tennessee- Andrew Brown, DE/DT, Virginia
90. Atlanta- Nathan Shepherd, DT, Fort Hays State
91. New Orleans- Deon Cain, WR, Clemson**
92. Pittsburgh- Jordan Whitehead, S, Pittsburgh**
93. Jacksonville- Ian Thomas, TE, Indiana
94. Minnesota- Martinas Rankin, OT, Mississippi State
95. New England- [font=Arial]Quenton Meeks, CB, Stanford** [/font]  
96. Buffalo (Via Philadelphia)- Keke Coutee, WR, Texas Tech**
97. Arizona- DaeSean Hamilton, WR, Penn State
98. Houston- Josey Jewell, ILB, Iowa
99. Denver- Jaylen Samuels, RB/FB/TE, North Carolina State
100. Cincinnati- Duke Ejiofor, DE, Wake Forest  

Round 4

101. Green Bay (Via Cleveland)- J’Mon Moore, WR, Missouri
102. Tampa Bay- Tre’Quan Smith, WR, UCF**
103. Houston- Breeleand Speaks, DE, Mississippi**
104. Indianapolis- P.J. Hall, DT, Sam Houston State
105. Chicago- Duke Dawson, CB, Florida
106. Denver- Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State
107. New York Jets- Mark Walton, RB, Miami (Fla.)**
108. New York Giants- Mason Cole, C/OT/OG, Michigan
109. Washington (Via Denver Via San Francisco)- M.J. Stewart, CB, North Carolina
110. Oakland- Chukwuma Okorofar, OT, Western Michigan
111. L.A. Rams (Via Miami)- Geron Christian, OT, Louisville**
112. Cincinnati- Darius Leonard, LB, South Carolina State
113. Denver (Via Washington)- Fred Warner, LB, BYU
114. Cleveland (Via Green Bay)- Nyheim Hines, RB, North Carolina State**
115. Chicago (Via Arizona)- Allen Lazard, WR, Iowa State
116. Dallas- Chad Thomas, DE, Miami
117. Detroit- Deadrin Senat, DT, South Florida
118. Baltimore- Da’Shawn Hand, DE, Alabama
119. L.A. Chargers- Daniel Carlson, K, Auburn
120. Seattle- Holton Hill, CB, Texas**
121. Buffalo- Hercules Mata’afa, DE, Washington State**
122. Kansas City- R.J. McIntosh, DE/DT, Miami**
123. Miami (Via Cleveland Via Carolina)- Troy Fumagalli, TE, Wisconsin
124. Kansas City (Via L.A. Rams)- Marcell Ateman, WR, Oklahoma State
125. Tennessee- Folorunso Fatukasi, DT, UConn.
126. Atlanta- DeShon Elliott, S, Texas**
127. New Orleans- Dalton Schultz, TE, Stanford**
128. San Francisco (Via Pittsburgh)- Brandon Parker, OT, North Carolina A&T
129. Jacksonville- Joel Iyiegbuniwe LB Western Kentucky
130. Philadelphia (Via Minnesota)- Christian Sam, LB, Arizona State**
131. Miami (Via Philadelphia)- Tarvarius Moore, S, Southern Mississippi
132. Philadelphia (Via New England)- B.J. Hill, DT, North Carolina State
133. Green Bay- Wyatt Teller, OG, Virginia Tech
134. Arizona- Jeremy Reaves, S, South Alabama
135. L.A. Rams (Via New York Giants)- Mike McCray, ILB, Michigan
136. L.A. Rams (Via New England)- Will Clapp, C/OG, LSU**
137. Dallas- Durham Smythe, TE, Notre Dame


Round 5

138. Green Bay (Via Cleveland)- Jalyn Holmes, DE, Ohio State
139. New York Giants- Dorian O’ Daniel, LB, Clemson
140. Indianapolis- Will Richardson, OT, North Carolina State**
141. Seattle (Via Houston)- Jordan Lasley, WR, UCLA**
142. Washington (Via Denver)- Terrell Edmunds, S, Virginia Tech**
143. San Francisco (Via New York Jets)- Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon
144. Tampa Bay- Kyzir White, S, West Virginia  
145. Chicago- Christian LaCouture, DE, LSU
146. Seattle (Via Oakland)- Christopher Herndon IV, TE, Miami (Fla.)
147. New Orleans (Via Miami)- Luke Falk, QB, Washington State
148. Pittsburgh (Via San Francisco)- Marquis Haynes, DE/OLB, Mississippi  
149. Denver (Via Washington)- Simmie Cobbs Jr., WR, Indiana**  
150. Cleveland (Via Green Bay)- Tony Adams, OG, N.C. State
151. Cincinnati- Quin Blanding, S, Virginia
152. Arizona- Genard Avery, LB, Memphis
153. Detroit- Jordan Akins, TE, UCF**
154. Baltimore- Joseph Noteboom, OT, TCU
155. L.A. Chargers- Cole Madison, OT, Washington State
156. Seattle- Godwin Igwebuike, S, Northwestern
157. New York Jets (Via Dallas)- Tyler Conklin, TE, Central Michigan
158. Cincinnati (Via Buffalo)- Parry Nickerson, CB, Tulane
159. New England (Via Cleveland Via Kansas City)- Darius Phillips, CB, Western Michigan
160. Denver (Via L.A. Rams)- Rashaan Gaulden, S, Tennessee**
161. Carolina- Isaac Yiadom, S/CB, Boston College
162. Tennessee- Scott Quessenberry, C/OG, UCLA**
163. Washington (Via Denver Via Atlanta)- John Kelly, RB, Tennessee**
164. New Orleans- Siran Neal, S, Jacksonville State
165. Pittsburgh- Chase Litton, QB, Marshall**
166. Buffalo (Via Jacksonville)- Sean Welsh, C/OG, Iowa
167. Minnesota- Colby Gossett, OG/OT, Appalachian State
168. Seattle (Via New England)- Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, DE/OLB, Arkansas State
169. Philadelphia- Auden Tate, WR, Florida State**
170. Cincinnati- Skyler Phillips, OG, Idaho State
171. Dallas- Taylor Hearn, OG, Clemson**
172. Green Bay- Desmond Harrison, OT, West Georgia
173. Dallas- Nick Nelson, CB, Wisconsin**
174. Green Bay- Dmitri Flowers, FB, Oklahoma

Round 6   

175. Cleveland- Jack Cichy, LB, Wisconsin
176. L.A. Rams (Via New York Giants)- Will Dissly, TE, Washington
177. Houston- Tony Brown, CB, Alabama
178. Indianapolis- Leon Jacobs, LB, Wisconsin
179. New York Jets- Sam Jones, OG, ASU**
180. Tampa Bay- Greg Gilmore, DT, LSU
181. Chicago- Anthony Winbush, DE/OLB, Ball State
182. Arizona (Via Denver)- Nick Gates, OG/OT, Nebraska**
183. L.A. Rams (Via Miami)- Garrett Dooley, DE/OLB, Wisconsin
184. San Francisco- Oren Burks, LB, Vanderbilt
185. Oakland- Daurice Fountain, WR, Northern Iowa
186. Green Bay- Shaun Dion Hamilton, ILB, Alabama
187. Buffalo (Via Cincinnati)- Timon Parris, OT, Stony Brook
188. Cleveland (Via Washington)- Bilal Nichols, DT, Delaware
189. New Orleans (Via Arizona)- Marcell Frazier, DE, Missouri
190. Baltimore- Riley Ferguson, QB, Memphis
191. L.A. Chargers- Logan Woodside, QB, Toledo
192. Oakland (Via Seattle)- Kerryon Johnson, RB, Auburn**
193. Dallas- Kalen Ballage, RB, Arizona State
194. L.A. Rams (Via Detroit)- Nick DeLuca, ILB, North Dakota State
195. L.A. Rams (Via Buffalo)- Justin Jackson, RB, Northwestern
196. Kansas City- Kendrick Norton, DT, Miami**
197. Carolina- D.J. Reed, CB, Kansas State**  
198. New England (Via L.A. Rams)- Tegray Scales, LB, Indiana
199. Tennessee- Secdrick Cooper, S, La. Tech
200. Atlanta- Davontae Harris, CB, Illinois State
201. New Orleans- Kevin Toliver, CB, LSU**
202. Tampa Bay (Via Pittsburgh)- Skai Moore, LB, South Carolina
203. Jacksonville- Tremon Smith, CB, Central Arkansas
204. Minnesota- Jaleel Scott, WR, New Mexico State
205. Washington (Via Cleveland via New England)- Toby Weathersby, OT, LSU**
206. Philadelphia- Tray Matthews, S, Auburn
207. Green Bay- Chucky Williams, S, Louisville
208. Dallas- Ike Boettger, OT/OG, Iowa
209. Miami (Via L.A. Rams (via Kansas City)- Matt Pryor, OT/OG, TCU
210. Oakland- Joe Ostman, DE, Central Michigan
211. Houston- Josh Adams, RB, Notre Dame**
212. Oakland- JoJo Wicker, DT, Arizona State**
213. Minnesota- Brandon Facyson, CB, Virginia Tech
214. Houston- Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, DE/OLB, Toledo**
215. Baltimore- Deontay Burnett, WR, USC**
216. Oakland- Michael Dickson, P, Texas
217. Oakland- Jamil Demby, OG/OT, Maine
218. Minnesota- Ryan Izzo, TE, Florida State**

Round 7

219. New England (Via Cleveland)- Byron Pringle, WR, Kansas State**
220. Pittsburgh (Via New York Giants)- Bo Scarbrough, RB, Alabama**
221. Indianapolis- Mike Ford, CB, Southeast Missouri
222. Houston- Kurt Benkert, QB, Virginia
223. San Francisco (Via Miami Via Tampa Bay)- Maea Teuhema, OG, Southeast Louisiana**
224. Chicago- Damon Gibson, TE, Minnesota State Moorhead
225. Denver- Poona Ford, DT, Texas
226. Seattle (Via New York Jets)- Matt Gono, OG/OT, Wesley
227. Miami (Via San Francisco)- Justin Lawler, DE, SMU
228. Oakland- Trey Walker, S, La. Lafayette
229. Miami- Frank Ginda, LB, San Jose State**
230. Jacksonville (Via Cincinnati)- Javon Wims, WR, Georgia
231. Washington- Cody O’Connell, OG, Washington State
232. Green Bay- Christian Campbell, CB, Penn State
233. Kansas City (Via Arizona)- Brian Allen, C/OG, Michigan State
234. Carolina (Via Buffalo Via L.A. Chargers)- Zach Crabtree, OT, Oklahoma State
235. New York Jets (Via Seattle)- James Looney, DE, California
236. Dallas- Dane Cruikshank, S, Arizona
237. Detroit- Brendan Mahon, OG, Penn State
238. Baltimore- Bradley Bozeman, C/OG, Alabama  
239. Green Bay (Via Buffalo)- Justin Jones, DT, N.C. State
240. San Francisco (Via Kansas City)- Darius Jackson, DE/OLB, Jacksonville State
241. Washington (Via L.A. Rams)- James Hearns, DE/OLB, Louisville
242. Carolina- Bruce Hector, DT, South Florida
243. Kansas City (Via Tennessee)- Peter Kalambayi, DE/OLB, Stanford
244. Atlanta- Mat Boesen, DE/OLB, TCU
245. New Orleans- Aaron Stinnie, OT, James Madison
246. Pittsburgh- Alex Cappa, OG/OT, Humboldt State
247. Jacksonville- Elijah Nkansah, OT, Toledo
248. Seattle (Via Minnesota)- J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State
249. Cincinnati (Via New England)- Nic Shimonek, QB, Texas Tech
250. Philadelphia- Cam Serigne, TE, Wake Forest
251. L.A. Chargers- Andre Smith, LB, North Carolina**
252. Cincinnati- Deon Yelder, TE, Western Kentucky
253. Cincinnati- David Bright, OT/OG, Stanford
254. Arizona- Quinton Flowers, RB/QB/WR, South Florida
255. Tampa Bay- Tyrone Crowder, OG, Clemson
254. Atlanta- Bunmi Rotimi, DE, Old Dominion  




After remaking the first round of the draft and now believing there will be a run on interior linemen, I now believe we would be best served to take one in the first round, (as long as Rudolph is gone.) With this in mind and seeing the depth at the TE position, I believe this is the smartest plan. 


1. Isaiah Wynn, OG/OT, Georgia: My personal favorite interior lineman in the draft. He played LT in college, but with shorter arms and a squatty frame, he would fit perfectly kicking inside to OG. He is arguably one of the top 5 run blockers in this class of O-Linemen and displays excellent pass protection skills, footwork and technique as well. My only concern is whether he will be able to adjust to the switch to the right side of the line. If he can, I believe he can be a valuable starter on our O-line for the next 10 years.

2. Mike White, QB, Western Kentucky: As I have stated on many occasions, I believe it is imperative that we find a QB who can push Bortles for the starting job. I don't believe we will be in position to get one of the top 4 (Darnold, Mayfield, Rosen or Rudolph.) Outside of those guys, Mike White is the only player I believe can push Bortles by the 2019 season. He has a strong, accurate arm. A high football I.Q. and is able to make quick reads and consistently puts the ball where it needs to be. He won't last to our 3rd round pick and outside of him or possibly Lauletta, I would be totally against wasting a draft pick on one of the lower end QB's. I don't see any of the other low round guys even beating out Kessler for the backup job. 

3. Ian Thomas, TE, Indiana: Thomas is a very intriguing prospect. He is basically a one year wonder, but suffered from poor QB play. He flashes big play ability and shows solid route running and very good hands. I especially like his abilities that he shows after the catch. He isn't the best blocker in the world, but if we run a lot of two TE sets, he would probably be used as the main target. I believe he can be a much better pro than he was a college player. 

4. Joel IyieBuniwe, LB, Western Kentucky: I did not mean for us to select two players from the same school, but that is how it worked out. Iyiebuniwe is a athletic, speedy, tackling machine who racked up 117 tackles in 2017 with 11 tackles for loss and 2 sacks. He shows excellent range and great coverage ability, which is something that he will definitely need playing the strong side role in this defense. I really like this kid and believe he can be a valuable addition to the defense. 

6. Tremon Smith, CB, Central Arkansas: Smith is a small school ballhawk who is starting to attract a lot of attention from NFL teams. He was a first team all conference pick for the last two years and pulled in 5 interceptions in 2017 and has 15 for his college career. He has good size, excellent speed at 4.32/40 and solid coverage ability. I believe he would be ideal for a Nickle role on our defense and he can also double as a return man since he was pretty successful at it in college. 

7. Javon Wims, WR, Georgia: Again, I didn't mean to draft two players from the same school, but that's just how it works out. Wims is a big WR with excellent body control, very good hands and a solid route runner. He was the #1 receiver for the Bulldogs and would have had much better stats on a team that wasn't so completely run oriented. I believe he would make an excellent redzone target for this offense. 

7. Elijah Nkansah, OT, Toledo: First Team All-MAC selection in 2017 after moving to LT, from the RT position. He is an aggressive blocker with good length and solid technique. He was a key run blocker for Kareem Hunt in 2016 and displays the ability to run block and pass protect. His ability to play either OT position would be greatly needed. I believe he could challenge for the Swing Tackle position immediately and possibly kick to the starting RT position by 2019. 

First, thanks again for your effort n constructing these mocks.  I know from first hand experience it isn't easy to do, even if you love the subject matter.  Kudos for your efforts.

I still think you have Crosby too low.

I think I could be very happy with Wynn if I were sold on his power in run blocking and holding up at the point of attack against bigger, more powerful NTs.  At his best, he could be another Leon Searcy, who was drafted as a G out of Miami by Pittsburgh, but played RT for us.

Not sure about Mike White in the 2nd, though I liked what I saw of him in the Senior Bowl.

Typically I dislike Indiana players, but I like what I have seen of Ian Thomas to the point where I would wholly endorse this pick in the 3rd round.

My inclination is to think Marquis Haynes would be preferred over your second W KY guy and your 6th rounder, because Caldwell prefers guys from big schools.

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Worst to 1st.  Curse Reversed!

I'd be fairly happy with this draft. The positional value for each round makes a ton of sense.

Thomas is a guy I'd really like to have in that 3rd round. I think at worst he becomes Lewis 2.0 and is primarily used as a run blocker, but has the upside to develop as a catcher. Either way he could contribute immediately

Agreed. Although his run blocking isn't nearly as good as Marcedes.

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I still have a feeling the Jags take a RB somewhere between rounds 3 and 4 but otherwise good mock.

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"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."

Since the draft is tomorrow and I'll be gone most of the day. I've decided to post my final mock draft. I was hoping some of the major trades would have happened by now to clear things up, but apparently that won't happen until the draft starts. Anyway, I have changed things quite a bit as some players have risen and others have fallen. Here it is. 



Round 1

1. Cleveland- Sam Darnold, QB, USC**
2. New York Giants- Bradley Chubb, DE, N.C. State
3. New York Jets (Via Indianapolis)- Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
4. Cleveland (Via Houston)- Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State**
5. Denver- Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA**  
6. Indianapolis (Via New York Jets)- Quenton Nelson, OG, Notre Dame**
7. Tampa Bay- Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State**
8. Chicago- Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia**
9. San Francisco- Derwin James, S, Florida State**
10. Oakland- Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech**
11. Miami- Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming**
12. Buffalo (Via Cincinnati)- Minkah Fitzpatrick, CB/S, Alabama**
13. Washington- Vita Vea, DT, Washington
14. Green Bay- Marcus Davenport, DE/OLB, UTSA
15. Arizona- Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville**
16. Baltimore- D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland**
17. L.A. Chargers- Da’Ron Payne, DT, Alabama**
18. Seattle- Mike McGlinchey, OG/OT, Notre Dame
19. Dallas- Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama**
20. Detroit- Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama
21. Cincinnati (Via Buffalo)- Frank Ragnow, C/OG, Arkansas
22. Buffalo (Via Kansas City)- Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
23. New England (Via L.A. Rams)- Harold Landry, DE/OLB, Boston College
24. Carolina- Will Hernandez, OG, UTEP
25. Tennessee- Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville**
26. Atlanta- James Daniels, OG/C, Iowa**
27. New Orleans- Tavon Bryan, DT, Florida**
28. Pittsburgh- Leighton Vander Esch, ILB, Boise State**
29. Jacksonville- Isaiah Wynn, OG/OT, Georgia
30. Minnesota- Justin Reid, S, Stanford**
31. New England- Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA**
32. Philadelphia- Connor Williams, OT, Texas**

Round 2

33. Cleveland- Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State**
34. New York Giants- Derrius Guice, RB, LSU**
35. Cleveland (Via Houston)- Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama**
36. Indianapolis- Sony Michel, RB, Georgia
37. Indianapolis (Via New York Jets)- D.J. Chark, WR, LSU
38. Tampa Bay- Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa**
39. Chicago- Billy Price, C/OG, Ohio State
40. Denver- Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado**
41. Oakland- Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina**
42. Miami- Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan
43. New England (Via San Francisco)- Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State
44. Washington- Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU**
45. Green Bay- Jessie Bates lll, S, Wake Forest**
46. Cincinnati- Harrison Phillips, DT, Stanford**
47. Arizona- Mike Hughes, CB, UCF**
48. L.A. Chargers- Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M**
49. Indianapolis (Via New York Jets Via Seattle)- Rasheem Green, DE, USC**
50. Dallas- Shaquem Griffin, LB, UCF
51. Detroit- Rashaad Penny, RB, SDSU
52. Baltimore- Kemoko Turay, DE/OLB, Rutgers
53. Buffalo- Malik Jefferson, LB, Texas**
54. Kansas City- Marcus Allen, S, Penn State
55. Buffalo (Via L.A. Rams)- Ronald Jones II, RB, USC**
56. Carolina- James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
57. Tennessee- Arden Key, DE/OLB, LSU**
58. Atlanta- Anthony Miller, WR, Memphis
59. San Francisco (Via New Orleans)- Carlton Davis, CB, Auburn**
60. Pittsburgh- Derrick Nnadi, DT, Florida State
61. Jacksonville- Mike White, QB, Western Kentucky
62. Minnesota- Uchenna Nwosu, LB, USC
63. New England- [font=Arial]Kyle Lauletta, QB, Richmond[/font] 
64. Cleveland (Via Philadelphia)- Brian O’Neill, OT, Pitt**

Round 3

65. Buffalo (Via Cleveland)- Braden Smith, OG/OT, Auburn
66. New York Giants- Tyrell Crosby, OG/OT, Oregon
67. Indianapolis- Jerome Baker, LB, Ohio State**
68. Houston- Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma**
69. New York Giants (Via Tampa Bay)- [font=Arial]Donte Jackson, CB, LSU**  [/font]
70. San Francisco (Via Chicago)- Michael Gallup, WR, Colorado State
71. Denver- Austin Corbett, OG/OT, Nevada
72. New York Jets- Jeff Holland, OLB, Auburn**
73. Miami- Equanimeous St. Brown, WR, Notre Dame**
74. San Francisco- Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, DE/OLB, Oklahoma
75. Oakland- Anthony Avertt, CB, Alabama
76. Green Bay- [font=Arial]Tavarus McFadden, CB, Florida State**  [/font]
77. Cincinnati- Dante Pettis, WR/KR, Washington
78. Kansas City (Via Washington)- Micah Kiser, LB, Virginia
79. Arizona- Jamarco Jones, OT, Ohio State
80. Houston (Via Seattle)- Mike Gesicki, TE, Penn State
81. Dallas- Tim Settle Jr., DT, Virginia Tech**
82. Detroit- Josh Sweat, DE, Florida State**
83. Baltimore- Mark Andrews, TE, Oklahoma**
84. L.A. Chargers- Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M
85. Carolina (Via Buffalo)- Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia
86. Kansas City- [font=Arial]J.C. Jackson, CB, Maryland** [/font]
87. L.A. Rams- Lorenzo Carter, DE/OLB, Georgia
88. Carolina- Dorance Armstrong, DE, Kansas**
89. Tennessee- Andrew Brown, DE/DT, Virginia
90. Atlanta- Nathan Shepherd, DT, Fort Hays State
91. New Orleans- Deon Cain, WR, Clemson**
92. Pittsburgh- Jordan Whitehead, S, Pittsburgh**
93. Jacksonville- Ian Thomas, TE, Indiana
94. Minnesota- Martinas Rankin, OT, Mississippi State
95. New England- [font=Arial]Quenton Meeks, CB, Stanford** [/font]  
96. Buffalo (Via Philadelphia)- Keke Coutee, WR, Texas Tech**
97. Arizona- DaeSean Hamilton, WR, Penn State
98. Houston- Josey Jewell, ILB, Iowa
99. Denver- Jaylen Samuels, RB/FB/TE, North Carolina State
100. Cincinnati- Duke Ejiofor, DE, Wake Forest  

Round 4

101. Green Bay (Via Cleveland)- J’Mon Moore, WR, Missouri
102. Tampa Bay- Tre’Quan Smith, WR, UCF**
103. Houston- Breeleand Speaks, DE, Mississippi**
104. Indianapolis- P.J. Hall, DT, Sam Houston State
105. Chicago- Duke Dawson, CB, Florida
106. Denver- Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State
107. New York Jets- Mark Walton, RB, Miami (Fla.)**
108. New York Giants- Mason Cole, C/OT/OG, Michigan
109. Washington (Via Denver Via San Francisco)- M.J. Stewart, CB, North Carolina
110. Oakland- Chukwuma Okorofar, OT, Western Michigan
111. L.A. Rams (Via Miami)- Geron Christian, OT, Louisville**
112. Cincinnati- Darius Leonard, LB, South Carolina State
113. Denver (Via Washington)- Fred Warner, LB, BYU
114. Cleveland (Via Green Bay)- Nyheim Hines, RB, North Carolina State**
115. Chicago (Via Arizona)- Allen Lazard, WR, Iowa State
116. Dallas- Chad Thomas, DE, Miami
117. Detroit- Deadrin Senat, DT, South Florida
118. Baltimore- Da’Shawn Hand, DE, Alabama
119. L.A. Chargers- Daniel Carlson, K, Auburn
120. Seattle- Holton Hill, CB, Texas**
121. Buffalo- Hercules Mata’afa, DE, Washington State**
122. Kansas City- R.J. McIntosh, DE/DT, Miami**
123. Miami (Via Cleveland Via Carolina)- Troy Fumagalli, TE, Wisconsin
124. Kansas City (Via L.A. Rams)- Marcell Ateman, WR, Oklahoma State
125. Tennessee- Folorunso Fatukasi, DT, UConn.
126. Atlanta- DeShon Elliott, S, Texas**
127. New Orleans- Dalton Schultz, TE, Stanford**
128. San Francisco (Via Pittsburgh)- Brandon Parker, OT, North Carolina A&T
129. Jacksonville- Joel Iyiegbuniwe LB Western Kentucky
130. Philadelphia (Via Minnesota)- Christian Sam, LB, Arizona State**
131. Miami (Via Philadelphia)- Tarvarius Moore, S, Southern Mississippi
132. Philadelphia (Via New England)- B.J. Hill, DT, North Carolina State
133. Green Bay- Wyatt Teller, OG, Virginia Tech
134. Arizona- Jeremy Reaves, S, South Alabama
135. L.A. Rams (Via New York Giants)- Mike McCray, ILB, Michigan
136. L.A. Rams (Via New England)- Will Clapp, C/OG, LSU**
137. Dallas- Durham Smythe, TE, Notre Dame


Round 5

138. Green Bay (Via Cleveland)- Jalyn Holmes, DE, Ohio State
139. New York Giants- Dorian O’ Daniel, LB, Clemson
140. Indianapolis- Will Richardson, OT, North Carolina State**
141. Seattle (Via Houston)- Jordan Lasley, WR, UCLA**
142. Washington (Via Denver)- Terrell Edmunds, S, Virginia Tech**
143. San Francisco (Via New York Jets)- Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon
144. Tampa Bay- Kyzir White, S, West Virginia  
145. Chicago- Christian LaCouture, DE, LSU
146. Seattle (Via Oakland)- Christopher Herndon IV, TE, Miami (Fla.)
147. New Orleans (Via Miami)- Luke Falk, QB, Washington State
148. Pittsburgh (Via San Francisco)- Marquis Haynes, DE/OLB, Mississippi  
149. Denver (Via Washington)- Simmie Cobbs Jr., WR, Indiana**  
150. Cleveland (Via Green Bay)- Tony Adams, OG, N.C. State
151. Cincinnati- Quin Blanding, S, Virginia
152. Arizona- Genard Avery, LB, Memphis
153. Detroit- Jordan Akins, TE, UCF**
154. Baltimore- Joseph Noteboom, OT, TCU
155. L.A. Chargers- Cole Madison, OT, Washington State
156. Seattle- Godwin Igwebuike, S, Northwestern
157. New York Jets (Via Dallas)- Tyler Conklin, TE, Central Michigan
158. Cincinnati (Via Buffalo)- Parry Nickerson, CB, Tulane
159. New England (Via Cleveland Via Kansas City)- Darius Phillips, CB, Western Michigan
160. Denver (Via L.A. Rams)- Rashaan Gaulden, S, Tennessee**
161. Carolina- Isaac Yiadom, S/CB, Boston College
162. Tennessee- Scott Quessenberry, C/OG, UCLA**
163. Washington (Via Denver Via Atlanta)- John Kelly, RB, Tennessee**
164. New Orleans- Siran Neal, S, Jacksonville State
165. Pittsburgh- Chase Litton, QB, Marshall**
166. Buffalo (Via Jacksonville)- Sean Welsh, C/OG, Iowa
167. Minnesota- Colby Gossett, OG/OT, Appalachian State
168. Seattle (Via New England)- Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, DE/OLB, Arkansas State
169. Philadelphia- Auden Tate, WR, Florida State**
170. Cincinnati- Skyler Phillips, OG, Idaho State
171. Dallas- Taylor Hearn, OG, Clemson**
172. Green Bay- Desmond Harrison, OT, West Georgia
173. Dallas- Nick Nelson, CB, Wisconsin**
174. Green Bay- Dmitri Flowers, FB, Oklahoma

Round 6   

175. Cleveland- Jack Cichy, LB, Wisconsin
176. L.A. Rams (Via New York Giants)- Will Dissly, TE, Washington
177. Houston- Tony Brown, CB, Alabama
178. Indianapolis- Leon Jacobs, LB, Wisconsin
179. New York Jets- Sam Jones, OG, ASU**
180. Tampa Bay- Greg Gilmore, DT, LSU
181. Chicago- Anthony Winbush, DE/OLB, Ball State
182. Arizona (Via Denver)- Nick Gates, OG/OT, Nebraska**
183. L.A. Rams (Via Miami)- Garrett Dooley, DE/OLB, Wisconsin
184. San Francisco- Oren Burks, LB, Vanderbilt
185. Oakland- Daurice Fountain, WR, Northern Iowa
186. Green Bay- Shaun Dion Hamilton, ILB, Alabama
187. Buffalo (Via Cincinnati)- Timon Parris, OT, Stony Brook
188. Cleveland (Via Washington)- Bilal Nichols, DT, Delaware
189. New Orleans (Via Arizona)- Marcell Frazier, DE, Missouri
190. Baltimore- Riley Ferguson, QB, Memphis
191. L.A. Chargers- Logan Woodside, QB, Toledo
192. Oakland (Via Seattle)- Kerryon Johnson, RB, Auburn**
193. Dallas- Kalen Ballage, RB, Arizona State
194. L.A. Rams (Via Detroit)- Nick DeLuca, ILB, North Dakota State
195. L.A. Rams (Via Buffalo)- Justin Jackson, RB, Northwestern
196. Kansas City- Kendrick Norton, DT, Miami**
197. Carolina- D.J. Reed, CB, Kansas State**  
198. New England (Via L.A. Rams)- Tegray Scales, LB, Indiana
199. Tennessee- Secdrick Cooper, S, La. Tech
200. Atlanta- Davontae Harris, CB, Illinois State
201. New Orleans- Kevin Toliver, CB, LSU**
202. Tampa Bay (Via Pittsburgh)- Skai Moore, LB, South Carolina
203. Jacksonville- Tremon Smith, CB, Central Arkansas
204. Minnesota- Jaleel Scott, WR, New Mexico State
205. Washington (Via Cleveland via New England)- Toby Weathersby, OT, LSU**
206. Philadelphia- Tray Matthews, S, Auburn
207. Green Bay- Chucky Williams, S, Louisville
208. Dallas- Ike Boettger, OT/OG, Iowa
209. Miami (Via L.A. Rams (via Kansas City)- Matt Pryor, OT/OG, TCU
210. Oakland- Joe Ostman, DE, Central Michigan
211. Houston- Josh Adams, RB, Notre Dame**
212. Oakland- JoJo Wicker, DT, Arizona State**
213. Minnesota- Brandon Facyson, CB, Virginia Tech
214. Houston- Olasunkanmi Adeniyi, DE/OLB, Toledo**
215. Baltimore- Deontay Burnett, WR, USC**
216. Oakland- Michael Dickson, P, Texas
217. Oakland- Jamil Demby, OG/OT, Maine
218. Minnesota- Ryan Izzo, TE, Florida State**

Round 7

219. New England (Via Cleveland)- Byron Pringle, WR, Kansas State**
220. Pittsburgh (Via New York Giants)- Bo Scarbrough, RB, Alabama**
221. Indianapolis- Mike Ford, CB, Southeast Missouri
222. Houston- Kurt Benkert, QB, Virginia
223. San Francisco (Via Miami Via Tampa Bay)- Maea Teuhema, OG, Southeast Louisiana**
224. Chicago- Damon Gibson, TE, Minnesota State Moorhead
225. Denver- Poona Ford, DT, Texas
226. Seattle (Via New York Jets)- Matt Gono, OG/OT, Wesley
227. Miami (Via San Francisco)- Justin Lawler, DE, SMU
228. Oakland- Trey Walker, S, La. Lafayette
229. Miami- Frank Ginda, LB, San Jose State**
230. Jacksonville (Via Cincinnati)- Javon Wims, WR, Georgia
231. Washington- Cody O’Connell, OG, Washington State
232. Green Bay- Christian Campbell, CB, Penn State
233. Kansas City (Via Arizona)- Brian Allen, C/OG, Michigan State
234. Carolina (Via Buffalo Via L.A. Chargers)- Zach Crabtree, OT, Oklahoma State
235. New York Jets (Via Seattle)- James Looney, DE, California
236. Dallas- Dane Cruikshank, S, Arizona
237. Detroit- Brendan Mahon, OG, Penn State
238. Baltimore- Bradley Bozeman, C/OG, Alabama  
239. Green Bay (Via Buffalo)- Justin Jones, DT, N.C. State
240. San Francisco (Via Kansas City)- Darius Jackson, DE/OLB, Jacksonville State
241. Washington (Via L.A. Rams)- James Hearns, DE/OLB, Louisville
242. Carolina- Bruce Hector, DT, South Florida
243. Kansas City (Via Tennessee)- Peter Kalambayi, DE/OLB, Stanford
244. Atlanta- Mat Boesen, DE/OLB, TCU
245. New Orleans- Aaron Stinnie, OT, James Madison
246. Pittsburgh- Alex Cappa, OG/OT, Humboldt State
247. Jacksonville- Elijah Nkansah, OT, Toledo
248. Seattle (Via Minnesota)- J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State
249. Cincinnati (Via New England)- Nic Shimonek, QB, Texas Tech
250. Philadelphia- Cam Serigne, TE, Wake Forest
251. L.A. Chargers- Andre Smith, LB, North Carolina**
252. Cincinnati- Deon Yelder, TE, Western Kentucky
253. Cincinnati- David Bright, OT/OG, Stanford
254. Arizona- Quinton Flowers, RB/QB/WR, South Florida
255. Tampa Bay- Tyrone Crowder, OG, Clemson
254. Atlanta- Bunmi Rotimi, DE, Old Dominion  




After remaking the first round of the draft and now believing there will be a run on interior linemen, I now believe we would be best served to take one in the first round, (as long as Rudolph is gone.) With this in mind and seeing the depth at the TE position, I believe this is the smartest plan. 


1. Isaiah Wynn, OG/OT, Georgia: My personal favorite interior lineman in the draft. He played LT in college, but with shorter arms and a squatty frame, he would fit perfectly kicking inside to OG. He is arguably one of the top 5 run blockers in this class of O-Linemen and displays excellent pass protection skills, footwork and technique as well. My only concern is whether he will be able to adjust to the switch to the right side of the line. If he can, I believe he can be a valuable starter on our O-line for the next 10 years.

2. Mike White, QB, Western Kentucky: As I have stated on many occasions, I believe it is imperative that we find a QB who can push Bortles for the starting job. I don't believe we will be in position to get one of the top 4 (Darnold, Mayfield, Rosen or Rudolph.) Outside of those guys, Mike White is the only player I believe can push Bortles by the 2019 season. He has a strong, accurate arm. A high football I.Q. and is able to make quick reads and consistently puts the ball where it needs to be. He won't last to our 3rd round pick and outside of him or possibly Lauletta, I would be totally against wasting a draft pick on one of the lower end QB's. I don't see any of the other low round guys even beating out Kessler for the backup job. 

3. Ian Thomas, TE, Indiana: Thomas is a very intriguing prospect. He is basically a one year wonder, but suffered from poor QB play. He flashes big play ability and shows solid route running and very good hands. I especially like his abilities that he shows after the catch. He isn't the best blocker in the world, but if we run a lot of two TE sets, he would probably be used as the main target. I believe he can be a much better pro than he was a college player. 

4. Joel IyieBuniwe, LB, Western Kentucky: I did not mean for us to select two players from the same school, but that is how it worked out. Iyiebuniwe is a athletic, speedy, tackling machine who racked up 117 tackles in 2017 with 11 tackles for loss and 2 sacks. He shows excellent range and great coverage ability, which is something that he will definitely need playing the strong side role in this defense. I really like this kid and believe he can be a valuable addition to the defense. 

6. Tremon Smith, CB, Central Arkansas: Smith is a small school ballhawk who is starting to attract a lot of attention from NFL teams. He was a first team all conference pick for the last two years and pulled in 5 interceptions in 2017 and has 15 for his college career. He has good size, excellent speed at 4.32/40 and solid coverage ability. I believe he would be ideal for a Nickle role on our defense and he can also double as a return man since he was pretty successful at it in college. 

7. Javon Wims, WR, Georgia: Again, I didn't mean to draft two players from the same school, but that's just how it works out. Wims is a big WR with excellent body control, very good hands and a solid route runner. He was the #1 receiver for the Bulldogs and would have had much better stats on a team that wasn't so completely run oriented. I believe he would make an excellent redzone target for this offense. 

7. Elijah Nkansah, OT, Toledo: First Team All-MAC selection in 2017 after moving to LT, from the RT position. He is an aggressive blocker with good length and solid technique. He was a key run blocker for Kareem Hunt in 2016 and displays the ability to run block and pass protect. His ability to play either OT position would be greatly needed. I believe he could challenge for the Swing Tackle position immediately and possibly kick to the starting RT position by 2019. 

First, thanks again for your effort n constructing these mocks.  I know from first hand experience it isn't easy to do, even if you love the subject matter.  Kudos for your efforts.

I still think you have Crosby too low.

I think I could be very happy with Wynn if I were sold on his power in run blocking and holding up at the point of attack against bigger, more powerful NTs.  At his best, he could be another Leon Searcy, who was drafted as a G out of Miami by Pittsburgh, but played RT for us.

Not sure about Mike White in the 2nd, though I liked what I saw of him in the Senior Bowl.

Typically I dislike Indiana players, but I like what I have seen of Ian Thomas to the point where I would wholly endorse this pick in the 3rd round.

My inclination is to think Marquis Haynes would be preferred over your second W KY guy and your 6th rounder, because Caldwell prefers guys from big schools.

I just don't see Haynes as a OLB in a 4-3 scheme. I believe he is either a 3-4 pass rushing OLB or perhaps a DE in a 4-3 system or even a LEO in a 4-3 hybrid. He's an accomplished pass rusher, but when it comes to other skills, he needs some work. When I got to the end of the draft, I just tried to pick the BAP for our positions of need. I didn't really take notice of the schools, (which is why we doubled up twice.) That was totally unintentional. The small school corner I have us taking is extremely athletic, has a knack for getting to the football, he would probably become the fastest player on the team and he could be a valuable return man. I just thought he checked all the boxes.

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I still have a feeling the Jags take a RB somewhere between rounds 3 and 4 but otherwise good mock.

You may be right, but I just cannot justify that in my mind, unless it would be Penny (who I believe is by far the best RB in the draft.) I believe we have too much depth at the position already, to be wasting a draft pick on a RB.

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I'd be fairly happy with this draft. The positional value for each round makes a ton of sense.

Thomas is a guy I'd really like to have in that 3rd round. I think at worst he becomes Lewis 2.0 and is primarily used as a run blocker, but has the upside to develop as a catcher. Either way he could contribute immediately

Agreed. Although his run blocking isn't nearly as good as Marcedes.

No, not yet it isn't, but Marcedes coming out wasn't better than what Thomas is now. Either way, I think 3rd round is just right to take him and he would be a good fit

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Agreed. Although his run blocking isn't nearly as good as Marcedes.

No, not yet it isn't, but Marcedes coming out wasn't better than what Thomas is now. Either way, I think 3rd round is just right to take him and he would be a good fit

Agreed.

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Man. I would really dislike this draft.

I like Wynn but the rest are all drafted too high, IMO. You’re reaching way too high for Mike White.

Could have gone Wynn, Gisecki and then Dawson. That’d be better.

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Man. I would really dislike this draft.

I like Wynn but the rest are all drafted too high, IMO. You’re reaching way too high for Mike White.

Could have gone Wynn, Gisecki and then Dawson. That’d be better.

Not a fan of Gesicki at all. White would not make it to our 3rd round pick and without a good QB, this draft would make me 

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So you dont think Darious Williams or Steve Ishmeal will get drafted?

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Would take Price or Goedert in the first

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Gesicki, Smith, and Crosby and a number of other guys over White in the 2nd

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So you dont think Darious Williams or Steve Ishmeal will get drafted?

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Would take Price or Goedert in the first

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Gesicki, Smith, and Crosby and a number of other guys over White in the 2nd

Ishmael no. Williams could very well get drafted. If not, he'll be one of the first guys teams call after the draft. He's talented, but this is a fairly deep CB class and a lot of small school guys have been jumping onto the scene lately. 

I would have no problem taking Price in the first at all. His injury turned out to be a lot less serious than first thought and he should be fine by the start of the season. Goedert is a fringe first rounder for me. I like him, but I believe it's more important to fill that RG spot with an elite interior lineman. The TE position is deep enough in this draft that I believe we can find a solid player all the way into round 4. 

I am not a fan of Gesicki at all. Watching him try and block is almost laughable. He's just an oversized WR IMO and I don't want us to draft any WR in round 1. If we fill the need at OG in round 1 like I did, we would have no need for Smith or Crosby either, so having them rated higher than White wouldn't matter, because the need is already filled. I think we desperately need to draft a QB who can push Bortles. White won't last to our pick in round 3. He and possibly Lauletta are the only QB's worth drafting outside of Mayfield, Rosen, Rudolph and Barkley. With QB's, you have to overdraft a little, in order to get a good one. I'm more than willing to do that, because next year's QB class looks bad, real bad.

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Gene Smith is that you?

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Williams and Ishmael will get drafted. Wynn just doesn’t fit what we want to do in th power run game imo. Price def does he just needs work in pass pro and I feel with a former online coach as our head coach and Flaherty, the will feel they can get this kid to where he needs to be in pass pro

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Williams and Ishmael will get drafted.  Wynn just doesn’t fit what we want to do in th power run game imo.  Price def does he just needs work in pass pro and I feel with a former online coach as our head coach and Flaherty, the will feel they can get this kid to where he needs to be in pass pro

Price was better in pass protection in 2016, when he was playing RG. He reverted a bit in 2017. I believe he is a more natural OG, than he is a Center.

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First, thanks again for your effort n constructing these mocks.  I know from first hand experience it isn't easy to do, even if you love the subject matter.  Kudos for your efforts.

I still think you have Crosby too low.

I think I could be very happy with Wynn if I were sold on his power in run blocking and holding up at the point of attack against bigger, more powerful NTs.  At his best, he could be another Leon Searcy, who was drafted as a G out of Miami by Pittsburgh, but played RT for us.

Not sure about Mike White in the 2nd, though I liked what I saw of him in the Senior Bowl.

Typically I dislike Indiana players, but I like what I have seen of Ian Thomas to the point where I would wholly endorse this pick in the 3rd round.

My inclination is to think Marquis Haynes would be preferred over your second W KY guy and your 6th rounder, because Caldwell prefers guys from big schools.

I just don't see Haynes as a OLB in a 4-3 scheme. I believe he is either a 3-4 pass rushing OLB or perhaps a DE in a 4-3 system or even a LEO in a 4-3 hybrid. He's an accomplished pass rusher, but when it comes to other skills, he needs some work. When I got to the end of the draft, I just tried to pick the BAP for our positions of need. I didn't really take notice of the schools, (which is why we doubled up twice.) That was totally unintentional. The small school corner I have us taking is extremely athletic, has a knack for getting to the football, he would probably become the fastest player on the team and he could be a valuable return man. I just thought he checked all the boxes.

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Exactly.  I would rather the team draft another edge rusher than a 4-3 olb.

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Worst to 1st.  Curse Reversed!

Wouldn't surprise me to see us trade for Hackenburg or Petty for a 7th

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I understand wanting to take a QB but you’re reaching so high for a guy who could be there in the 3rd. You’re passing on tons of talent for Mike White. I’d much rather take Gesicki, a physical freak and red zone monster, and teach him to block. Mike White isn’t pushing Bortles.

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