my attempt at a mock draft, did best i could

[bigrich88]

1. Miami Dolphins
Jake Long, OT, Michigan

2. St. Louis Rams
Chris Long, DE, Virginia

3. Atlanta Falcons
Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College

4. Oakland Raiders
Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU

5. Kansas City Chiefs
Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State

6. New York Jets
Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

7. New England Patriots(from San Francisco 49ers)
Vernan Gholston, DE/OLB, Ohio State

8. Baltimore Ravens
Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas

9. Cincinnati Bengals
Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC

10. New Orleans Saints
Keith Rivers, OLB, USC

11. Buffalo Bills
Malcom Kelly, WR, Oklahoma

12. Denver Broncos
Kenny Phillips, S, Miami(Fla)

13. Carolina Panthers
Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida

14. Chicago Bears
Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh

15. Detroit Lions
Dan Connor, MLB, Penn State

16. Arizona Cardinals
Leodis Mckelvin, CB, Troy

17. Minnesota Vikings
Calais Campbell, DE, Miami(Fla)

18. Houston Texans
Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt

19. Philadelphia Eagles
Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan State

20. Tamp Bay Buccaneers
Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois

21. Washington Redskins
Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC

22. Dallas Cowboys(from Cleveland Browns)
Dominique Rodgers- Cromartie, CB, Tennessee State

23. Pittsburgh Steelers
Branden Albert, G, Virginia

24. Tennessee Titans
Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan

25. Seattle Seahawks
Fred Davis, TE, USC

26. Jacksonville Jaguars
Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson

27. San Diego Chargers
Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina

28. Dallas Cowboys
Desean Jackson, WR, California

29. San Francisco 49ers(from Indianapolis Colts)
Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon

30. Green Bay Packers
Mike Jenkins, CB, USF

31. New York Giants
Sam Baker, OT, USC


I am very interested in seeing alot of feedback, and I am not an expert in this so if you feel need to rip it apart don't hesitate to, it won't offend me lol. Ok hope you enjoy

[NoSkyy]

Jeff Otah's stock is really dropping because of the combine, and I think the Bears are really higher on Chris Williams than him. Nothing big.

I also think the Lions would rather want a CB than a LB especially if Mcklevin is there for the picking.

[bigrich88]

Jeff Otah's stock is really dropping because of the combine, and I think the Bears are really higher on Chris Williams than him. Nothing big.

I also think the Lions would rather want a CB than a LB especially if Mcklevin is there for the picking.

I was leaning toward giving them a CB but with the trade that got them Leigh Bodden i figured they could draft a CB later on since it a strong class. If they draft Connor i than figured they could move Paris Lenon over to the other OLB spot opposite Sims where they just lost Baily.

[hermes]

i think the vikes would want merling more than campbell

edit i take it back, merling had surgery

[OAKTREE NYK1]

Very decent draft I have seen much worse. Merling is dropping like a rock after his sports hernia.

[OAKTREE NYK1]

Otah stock is not dropping. Actually some prominent draft sites have him going to the Cheifs at #5.

[NoSkyy]

Otah stock is not dropping. Actually some prominent draft sites have him going to the Cheifs at #5.

I'm going to have to call you out on that. Why don't you show me these sites?

Edit: I shouldn't of said "really dropping" but Williams is definitely rated higher than him from what I've seen.

[OAKTREE NYK1]

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I'm going to have to call you out on that. Why don't you show me these sites?

Edit: I shouldn't of said "really dropping" but Williams is definitely rated higher than him from what I've seen.

Call me out and I shall deliver my friend

nfldraftcountdown.com

Scott Wright's Mock Draft

Mike Mayock also has him at #5 to K.C on his board and the #2 overall tackle in this draft.

[bigrich88]

and i did the research after somebody said that Otah was dropping but he is actually rising, so do your research before you say something.

[Ex-hippie]

25. Seattle Seahawks
Fred Davis, TE, USC

I'm not seeing many mocks lately that still have Davis as a first-rounder... if Seattle goes TE here, I think Dustin Keller is the more trendy choice these days.

[NoSkyy]

(Sorry, my first post got deleted because my internet got cut off so this one is a lackluster redo of a post that took me well over an hour)

Here's links to him about his stock dropping(or argues against, whatever):

http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB2/v ... sc&start=0
http://sportswrap.berecruited.com/2008/ ... l-combine/

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsSt ... ry_id=4459 (Kiper's draft has the Bears picking Williams instead of Otah)

Here's some mocks where he's projected to go:
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/mockdraft. ... &year=2008 (27th, Chargers)
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/mockdraft2 ... &year=2008 (27th, Charger)
http://nfldraftguys.com/features/08_moc ... 17.php(8th, Baltimore)
http://www.scoutsnotebook.com/modules.p ... t0708(13th, Panthers)
http://www.footballsfuture.com/2008/nfl ... .html(15th, Detriot)
http://www.drafttek.com/round12008.html(14th, Chicago) but after Williams and Clady are off the board.
http://www.newerascouting.com/home/222- ... raft/(20th, Tampa)
http://nfldraftguys.com/features/lammey ... t.php(19th, Philly)
http://profootballexperts.scout.com/2/735164.html(23rd, Pitt)
http://nfldraftguys.com/features/08_moc ... 8.php(14th, after Williams and Clady)
http://condraft.com/mocks/round-1.html(14th, after Clady)
http://www.draftseason.com/Outhouse(23rd, Pitt)

As you can see, I think it's safe to say that 5th is about as high as he's projected to go and 27th being the lowest. Still I wouldn't exactly say his stock is rising, or at least not over Chris Williams.

And to quote Iceness from the combine thread(I think page 4)

2. This group of tackles is potentially outstanding and very deep. Some of the lesser-known guys (Cousins, Duane Brown, Zuttah) all looked pretty good in the agility and mirror drills and have fair chances to develop into NFL starters. The one tackle whose stock appears to be falling is Jeff Otah, who is a lot slower and fatter than a lto of us thought he was.

Bah, my original was better but trust me, I did my research.

[NoSkyy]

And I'll like to point out Mayock and Wright's draft have a lot of unconventional stuff going on in their drafts like, Jake Long/Matt Ryan first...etc. There's a bunch of stuff not many people would expect.

[catalyst]

Cowboys need big receiver, like Sweed. Not a stick figure like jackson. change that and I am in. DRC and Sweed are potential stars for a long time.