NFL Mock Draft

NFL 2014 Mock Draft 1–Updated April 1, 2014
by Jeff Ellis

First Round
Houston Texans	Blake Bortles QB UCF	This is going to stay constant baring a tragic tractor accident
St. Louis Rams	Jadeveon Clowney DE SC	Take the BPA, look to trade Long next year as contract gets expensive
Jacksonville Jaguars	Teddy Bridgewater QB Louisville	Want to run a safe offense, Teddy would fit well in it
Cleveland Browns	Johnny Manziel QB TAM	Am I the only one who thinks the negative Manziel talk is a smoke screen? Shannon figured out how to use Griffin, could do the same here. Browns might punt on a quarterback but seems unlikely.
Oakland Raiders	Greg Robinson OT Auburn	They have a need on the left side, talk the BPA here
Atlanta Falcons	Jake Matthews OT TAM	Every pick has been about Matt Ryan early, get him a blindside protector
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Khalil Mack DE/OLB	Take the BPA, Mack could be a force at linebacker
Minnesota Vikings	Sammy Watkins WR Clemson	Jennings might be done they take the BPA, and add Watkins
Buffalo Bills	HaHa Clinton Dix S	Dix could replace Byrd, Bills have had an affinity for ACC and SEC players early
Detroit Lions	Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma UM	Gilbert will help in special teams and at corner, he is an elite athlete and has great size
Tennessee Titans	Anthony Barr DE/OLB	Need to help the pass rush, Barr could be a monster in Horton’s system
New York Giants	Eric Ebron TE UNC	Giants take athletes, have a need at TE, seems like a natural fit
St. Louis Rams	Mike Evans WR TAM	Maybe the best WR to pair with Austin, get a red zone weapon for Bradford
Chicago Bears	Aaron Donald DT Pittsburgh	Need a Melton replacement, Donald has plus everything but size, should be an excellent pro
Pittsburgh Steelers	CJ Mosley ILB Bama	Have needed a replacement for Foote for a while
Dallas Cowboys	Calvin Pryor S Louisville	With addition of Melton could use safety, has been a weakness since Woodson retired,
Baltimore Ravens	Taylor Lewan OT Michigan	Ravens have no trouble drafting red flag guys, could use a new RT, top talent but lots of character flags
NY Jets	Brandon Cooks WR Oregon St	Cooks would give Jets a playmaker the offense lacks, explosive speed
Miami Dolphins	Zak Martin OT/G ND	Need a ton of line help, even with the addition of Albert
Arizona Cardinals	Ryan Shazier ILB OSU	Need to replace Dansby, Shazier can play inside, top 34 defenses are built inside out, elite speed for backer
Green Bay Packers	Dee Ford DE/OLB Auburn	Perry can’t stay healthy, need to add another pass rusher, Ford has great tools needs to stay healthy
Philadelphia Eagles	Marquise Lee WR USC	Jackson is on the way out, and Kelly loves to draft guys who excelled against him at Oregon
Kansas City Chiefs	Odell Beckham Jr WR LSU	Reid type of receiver, small and fast, good complement to Bowe
Cincinnati Bengals	Bradley Roby CB OSU	Hall is never healthy, need to get younger at corner, love OSU players over the years
San Diego Chargers	Darqueze Dennard CB MSU	Horrible secondary need to add players, if Dennard was faster he would be a top ten player
Cleveland Browns	Xavier Su’a Filo OG UCLA	Have had no interest in free agency looking at line help, here they grab Filo rated as the top guard. He played left tackle all year, was voted the best lineman in the Pac 12. Could play inside or at right tackle for the Browns.
New Orleans Saints	Kyle Fuller CB VA Tech	Added Byrd but could use more help in the secondary
Carolina Panthers	Moses Morgan OT Virgina	Need so much help after FA, have to find line help first as it is harder to find left tackle types later
New England	Louis Nix DT ND	Wilfork was cut, need to find a big body replacement huge need for system (edit–has since been re-signed 4/1)
San Francisco	Timmy Jernigan DT FSU	49ers are so deep they can draft and red shirt, Jernigan would be the BPA on the board, and could play NT he is bigger than Dorsey
Denver Broncos	Cyrus Koundjio OT Bama	Adding Koundjio allows them to move Franklin inside and replace Beadles and upgrade two positions
Seattle Seahawks	Stephen Tuitt DE ND	Tuitt has the size to be a natural fit in the Seahawks system as a run stuffing end, perfect player to take Bryant’s place
Second Round
Houston Texans	Jace Amaro TE TAM	New QB means new weapons, after cutting Daniels need a new TE
Washington Redskins	Jimmie Ward S Northern Illinois	Need help in the secondary, Ward is a rising name
Cleveland Browns	Jason Verrett CB TCU	Verrett has everything but size, tough, fast, strong, fits Pettine mold
Oakland Raiders	David Carr QB Fresno	Big time arm, if molded correctly could be a starter in the league
Atlanta Falcons	Kony Ealy DE/OLB Mizzu	Take the best pass rusher, and a first round talent
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chris Borland ILB Wisconsin	Need an upgrade at ILB, As teams watch Borland’s tapes he is rising
Jacksonville Jaguars	Kelvin Benjamin WR FSU	Rolle the dice on the giant receiver with questionable hands
Minnesota Vikings	Jimmy Garoppolo QB Eastern Illinois	Garoppolo is rising, could take over when Cassel falters, quick player in terms of feet and release
Buffalo Bills	Troy Niklas TE ND	Kept Chandler but they need another TE, Chandler cost them a game last year, Niklas is a complete TE who is 6’7”
Tennessee Titans	Carlos Hyde RB OSU	Need a RB with 3rd down capabilities for Whisenhut system
New York Giants	Ra’Shede Hageman DT Minn	Lost Joseph need tackle, Hageman is the type of athlete Giants love to draft
St. Louis Rams	LaMarcus Joyner CB FSU	Need help at corner, Joyner’s game tape is that of a first rounder, issue is with his measurables
Detroit Lions	Kyle Van Noy OLB BYU	Need to upgrade OLB, Van Noy has been a constent playermaker at BYU
Pittsburgh Steelers	Davante Adams WR Fresno	Need a WR, Adams isn’t the burner Wallace was but top WR on boards here, adds size
Dallas Cowboys	Scott Crichton DE Oregon St	Need help all over the line, Crichton is the best lineman on the board by a good margin
Baltimore Ravens	Marcus Martin C USC	Double dip on line and add a center they have needed since Birk retired
NY Jets	Tre Mason RB Auburn	Mason would be an upgrade for the Jets giving their young QB another weapon
Miami Dolphins	Austin Seferian Jenkins TE Washington	Need a tight end who can help out Tannehill, Jenkins caught everything throw his way, and has the size to be a red zone weapon
Chicago Bears	Terrence Brooks S FCU	Conte might have been the worst safety in football take a risk on the athlete Brooks
Arizona Cardinals	Trent Murphy DE/OLB Stanford	Need to add a pass rusher, Freeney is getting older and age is catching up
Green Bay Packers	Jack Mewhort OT	Mewhort at his pro day showed he could play any position on the line, could fill the Packers sudden void at center
Philadelphia Eagles	Deone Bucannon S Washington	Even after signing Jenkins could use another safety, plus he is another player Kelly would know
Cincinnati Bengals	Jerry Attaochu OLB GA Tech	Attaochu reminds me a bit of Harrison and could fill his role on the defense
San Francisco 49ers	Keith McGill CB Utah	Could use more help in secondary, McGill is very tall corner who they could groom
San Diego Chargers	Demarcus Lawrence DE/OLB	SD needs to find another pass rusher who can replace Freeney
New Orleans Saints	Dri Archer Kent State	Archer is to fill the void left by the Sproles trade, was a huge part of offense need someone who can step up
Indianapolis Colts	David Yankey OG	Need to keep Luck healthy, upgrade his line some more
Carolina Panthers	Marcus Roberson CB Florida	Grab a corner here, was a weak position before they lost Captain
San Francisco 49ers	Jordan Matthews WR Vandy	Big, fast, great hands, set a ton of SEC records, value pick this late
New England Patriots	Gabe Jackson OG Miss St	Could move Connelly back to center, and line up Yankey at guard, Need to protect Brady
Denver Broncos	Yawin Smallwood ILB UCON	need to replace Woodyard
Seattle Seahawks	Antonio Richardson OT Tennessee	Need a right tackle lost theirs in FA, Richardson has a lot of great tap, puzzled by his fall in others eyes
Round Three
Houston Texans	Bishop Sankey RB Washington
Washington Redskins	Martavis Bryant WR Clemson
Oakland Raiders	Dominique Easley DT Florida
Atlanta Falcons	Colt Lyerla TE Oregon
New York Jets	Loucheiz Purifoy CB Florida
Jacksonville Jaguars	Weston Richburg C Colorado State
Cleveland Browns	Allen Robinson WR PSU	The common comparison is Bolden and he is falling much like Bolden because of lack of speed.
Minnesota Vikings	Will Sutton DT ASU
Buffalo Bills	Ja’Wuan James OT Tennesse
New York Giants	Karem Martin DE UNC
St. Louis Rams	AJ McCarron QB Bama
Detroit Lions	Donte Moncrief WR Ole Miss
San Francisco 49ers	Brandon Thomas OG Clemson
Dallas Cowboys	Kelcy Quarles DT South Carolina
Baltimore Ravens	Bashaud Breeland CB Clemson
New York Jets	Stanley Jean Baptiste CB Nebraska
Miami Dolphins	Jeremy Hill LSU
Chicago Bears	Shayne Skov ILB USC
Cleveland Browns	Christian Jones ILB FSU	His best asset is his ability to drop into coverage, a developmental player but one who has some promise.
Arizona Cardinals	James Hurst OT UNC
Green Bay Packers	Jarvis Landry WR LSU
Philadelphia Eagles	Marcus Smith DE/OLB Louisville
Kansas City Chiefs	Joel Bitonio OT Nevada
Cincinnati Bengals	Travis Swanson C Arkansas
San Diego Chargers	Dakota Dozier OT Furman
Indianapolis Colts	Dion Bailey S USC
New Orleans Saints	Jackson Jeffcoat DE/OLB Texas
Carolina Panthers	Paul Richardson WR Colorado
New England Patriots	CJ Fiedorowicz TE Iowa
San Francisco 49ers	Pierre Desir CB Lindenwood
Denver Broncos	Jaylen Watkins CB Florida
Minnesota Vikings	Cyril Richardson OG Baylor
Round 4
Houston Texans	Carl Bradford OLB ASU
Washington Redskins	Bruce Ellington WR South Carolina
Atlanta Falcons	Ka’Deem Carey RB Arizona
New York Jets	Chris Watt OG ND
Jacksonville Jaguars	EJ Gaines CB Mizzou
Cleveland Browns	Brandon Coleman WR Rutgers	Coleman is 6’6”, developmental player. Browns only have two real receivers on roster I expect them to draft at least two more.