Friday, March 20, 2009

Mock Draft Update - 3/20/2009


My 2009 NFL Mock Draft
Here is the 6th version of my 2009 NFL mock draft. There were some minor changes in rounds one and two. There remain a few teams that I am up in the air about, primarily Jacksonville, Buffalo, Houston, and Minnesota. Again, my "previous mock", "also will consider", and "commentary" columns are only available via PDF download (link below). A plain text version is below.

**MOCK AVAILABLE**
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RD.

OVERALL PICK

TEAM

PLAYER

POS.

COLLEGE

ROUND 1

1

1

Lions

Eugene Monroe

OT

Virginia

1

2

Rams

Jason Smith

OT

Baylor

1

3

Chiefs

Aaron Curry

ILB/OLB

Wake Forest

1

4

Seahawks

Matthew Stafford

QB

Georgia

1

5

Browns

Everrette Brown

DE/OLB

Florida State

1

6

Bengals

Brian Orakpo

DE/OLB

Texas

1

7

Raiders

Michael Crabtree

WR

Texas Tech

1

8

Jaguars

Vontae Davis

CB

Illinois

1

9

Packers

B.J. Raji

DT

Boston College

1

10

49ers

Aaron Maybin

DE/OLB

Penn State

1

11

Bills

Brian Cushing

ILB/OLB

USC

1

12

Broncos

Rey Maualuga

ILB

USC

1

13

Redskins

Michael Oher

OT

Ole Miss

1

14

Saints

Clay Matthews

DE/OLB

USC

1

15

Texans

Peria Jerry

DT

Ole Miss

1

16

Chargers

Tyson Jackson

DE

LSU

1

17

Jets

Darrius Heyward-Bey

WR

Maryland

1

18

Bears

Andre Smith

OT

Alabama

1

19

Buccaneers

Mark Sanchez

QB

USC

1

20

Lions

Evander Hood

DT/DE

Missouri

1

21

Eagles

Malcolm Jenkins

CB/S

Ohio State

1

22

Vikings

Jeremy Maclin

WR

Missouri

1

23

Patriots

Larry English

DE/OLB

Northern Illinois

1

24

Falcons

Brandon Pettigrew

TE

Oklahoma State

1

25

Dolphins

Darius Butler

CB

Connecticut

1

26

Ravens

Alphonso Smith

CB

Wake Forest

1

27

Colts

Chris Wells

RB

Ohio State

1

28

Eagles

Eben Britton

OT

Arizona

1

29

Giants

James Laurinaitis

ILB

Ohio State

1

30

Titans

Percy Harvin

WR

Florida

1

31

Cardinals

Clint Sintim

OLB

Virginia

1

32

Steelers

Sean Smith

CB/S

Utah

ROUND 2

2

33

Lions

Duke Robinson

OG

Oklahoma

2

34

Patriots

Louis Delmas

FS

Western Michigan

2

35

Rams

Kenny Britt

WR

Rutgers

2

36

Browns

D.J. Moore

CB

Vanderbilt

2

37

Seahawks

William Beatty

OT

Connecticut

2

38

Bengals

Alex Mack

OC

California

2

39

Jaguars

Knowshon Moreno

RB

Georgia

2

40

Raiders

Max Unger

OC

Oregon

2

41

Packers

Connor Barwin

DE/OLB

Cincinnati

2

42

Bills

Jared Cook

TE

South Carolina

2

43

49ers

Hakeem Nicks

WR

North Carolina

2

44

Dolphins

Ron Brace

DT

Boston College

2

45

Giants

Rashad Johnson

FS

Alabama

2

46

Texans

Patrick Chung

SS

Oregon

2

47

Patriots

Jamon Meredith

OT

South Carolina

2

48

Broncos

Robert Ayers

DE/OLB

Tennessee

2

49

Bears

Michael Johnson

DE/OLB

Georgia Tech

2

50

Browns

Phil Loadholt

OT

Oklahoma

2

51

Cowboys

Coye Francies

CB

San Jose State

2

52

Jets

Josh Freeman

QB

Kansas State

2

53

Eagles

Donald Brown

RB

Connecticut

2

54

Vikings

Eric Wood

OC

Louisville

2

55

Falcons

Jairus Byrd

CB

Oregon

2

56

Dolphins

Brian Robiskie

WR

Utah

2

57

Ravens

Juaquin Iglesias

WR

Oklahoma

2

58

Patriots

LeSean McCoy

RB

Pittsburgh

2

59

Panthers

Lawrence Sidbury

DE/OLB

Richmond

2

60

Giants

Shawn Nelson

TE

Southern Miss.

2

61

Colts

Fili Moala

DT

USC

2

62

Titans

Victor Harris

CB

Virginia Tech

2

63

Cardinals

Rashad Jennings

RB

Liberty

2

64

Steelers

Herman Johnson

OG

LSU



MOCK COMPARISONS
The "usual suspects" have updated again but so did Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk. For the first time this year, no new prospects were added to any of the eight mocks I compare. ADP, as usual, will be out a little later. There have been some changes! The comparisons image is below. Let me know if anyone would be interested in those in PDF format.

Click to enlarge comparisons for 3/20/2009.

PROSPECT UPDATES
  • Penn State's Pro Day seems to have done wonders for their prospects. DE/OLB Aaron Maybin, WR Derrick Williams, OC A.Q. Shipley, WR Deon Butler, and CB Tony Davis all had great workouts. Each improved in tests and drills and their stock has risen. Sporting News Today's Russ Lande believes Maybin is a Top 15 prospect, Williams is a late 2nd/early 3rd rounder, Butler could actually leapfrog him, and Davis is definitely in the cross hairs of all 32 teams now. Shipley remains a 4th or 5th round option at center.
  • Though West Virginia QB Pat White had no requests to participate in WR drills at the Mountaineers Pro Day, the Patriots and Broncos each had him workout privately at the position. According to NFL.com, only two teams consider White a possible QB. Whit has been impressive at positional drills but apparently teams aren't sold yet.
  • RB Chris Wells is in a close race with Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno to be the first back taken. Wells has interest from Cincinnati and Denver but it is unlikely they take him at 6 or 12, respectively. They may be looking to trade back into the 1st to take him between 18 and 28.
  • Though he won't be taken by the Lions at #1, Oklahoma State TE Brandon Pettigrew is an option at 33 if he falls out of the first round. Pettigrew's stock took a slight hit when he was underwhelming at the combine. However he seems to have steadies himself and should go between picks 21 and 28. Detroit may also be interested in other TEs, such as Jared Cook (South Carolina), James Casey (Rice), Chase Coffman (Missouri), and Cornelius Ingram (Florida).
  • Upcoming Pro Days of Note: Arizona State (today), Rutgers & Wake Forest (Monday, March 23), Clemson (Tuesday, March 24), South Carolina, Texas, & Connecticut (Wednesday, March 25), and Ole Miss & USC (Wednesday, April 1)

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