Mock Draft Update - 3/27/2009

My 2009 NFL Mock Draft
Version 7 has been completed! This revision had a huge mix up as I reevaluated each of the prospects fighting for selection in the first round as well as reevaluating each teams needs. I think this may be the best one I've made this year. Jacksonville, Buffalo, Chicago, and Minnesota throw me a bit but there will always be a handful of teams that have needs that may not fit whats available or a team with so many needs you have no idea which way they'll go. The bare text of the mock can be found just below. If you'd like more in depth analysis, a lock at who I had picked for each team in the last version, plus a few other options the teams will consider, check the PDF download immediately below this sentence.

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RD.	OVERALL PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	POS.	COLLEGE
ROUND 1
1	1	Lions	Jason Smith	OT	Baylor
1	2	Rams	Eugene Monroe	OT	Virginia
1	3	Chiefs	B.J. Raji	DT	Boston College
1	4	Seahawks	Aaron Curry	ILB/OLB	Wake Forest
1	5	Browns	Everrette Brown	DE/OLB	Florida State
1	6	Bengals	Michael Oher	OT	Ole Miss
1	7	Raiders	Michael Crabtree	WR	Texas Tech
1	8	Jaguars	Jeremy Maclin	WR	Missouri
1	9	Packers	Aaron Maybin	DE/OLB	Penn State
1	10	49ers	Brian Orakpo	DE/OLB	Texas
1	11	Bills	Brandon Pettigrew	TE	Oklahoma State
1	12	Broncos	Rey Maualuga	ILB	USC
1	13	Redskins	Andre Smith	OT	Alabama
1	14	Saints	Chris Wells	RB	Ohio State
1	15	Texans	Brian Cushing	ILB/OLB	USC
1	16	Chargers	Tyson Jackson	DE	LSU
1	17	Jets	Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR	Maryland
1	18	Bears	Matthew Stafford	QB	Georgia
1	19	Buccaneers	Vontae Davis	CB	Illinois
1	20	Lions	Mark Sanchez	QB	USC
1	21	Eagles	Malcolm Jenkins	CB/S	Ohio State
1	22	Vikings	Peria Jerry	DT	Ole Miss
1	23	Patriots	Clay Matthews	DE/OLB	USC
1	24	Falcons	Darius Butler	CB	Connecticut
1	25	Dolphins	Kenny Britt	WR	Rutgers
1	26	Ravens	Percy Harvin	WR	Florida
1	27	Colts	Evander Hood	DT/DE	Missouri
1	28	Eagles	Eben Britton	OT	Arizona
1	29	Giants	Hakeem Nicks	WR	North Carolina
1	30	Titans	Alphonso Smith	CB	Wake Forest
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	James Laurinaitis	ILB	Ohio State
2	35	Rams	Josh Freeman	QB	Kansas State
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	Jarron Gilbert	DE/DT	San Jose State
2	42	Bills	Robert Ayers	DE/OLB	Tennessee
2	43	49ers	Louis Delmas	FS	Western Michigan
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	Michael Johnson	DE/OLB	Georgia Tech
2	49	Bears	Larry English	DE/OLB	Northern Illinois
2	50	Browns	Phil Loadholt	OT	Oklahoma
2	51	Cowboys	Jairus Byrd	CB	Oregon
2	52	Jets	Alex Magee	DE/DT	Purdue
2	53	Eagles	Donald Brown	RB	Connecticut
2	54	Vikings	Eric Wood	OC	Louisville
2	55	Falcons	Sherrod Martin	CB	Troy
2	56	Dolphins	Connor Barwin	DE/OLB	Cincinnati
2	57	Ravens	Darry Beckwith	ILB	LSU
2	58	Patriots	LeSean McCoy	RB	Pittsburgh
2	59	Panthers	Lawrence Sidbury	DE/OLB	Richmond
2	60	Giants	Jared Cook	TE	South Carolina
2	61	Colts	Brian Robiskie	WR	Ohio State
2	62	Titans	Juaquin Iglesias	WR	Oklahoma
2	63	Cardinals	Rashad Jennings	RB	Liberty
2	64	Steelers	Herman Johnson	OG	LSU

MOCK COMPARISONS

Only two sites updated over the last week: Draft Tek and Walter Football. I have included the most up-to-date expert mocks in my comparisons image below. Nothing too out of the ordinary to make a note of. For the second straight week no new prospects have made it into consideration for round one. I expect that to change in the next week or two. Look out for Jarron Gilbert (San Jose State)!

Click to enlarge comparisons for 3/27/2009.

PROSPECT UPDATES

• Former Rutgers WR Kenny Britt ran 4.40 second 40-yard dash at his Pro Day last week and is now a legitimate late-first round prospect. 27 teams were present at the Rutgers workout and all paid attention to his performance. The Ravens, who hold the 26th pick, are holding a private workout with the 6' 3", 210 pound receiver sometime next week. Experts expect Britt to go between picks 25 and 40.
  
• Former Pittsburgh RB LeSean McCoy has had private workouts with the Broncos, Eagles, and Bengals. He had a so-so Pro Day and may be losing the battle for 3rd RB taken to Connecticut's Donald Brown, who was on fire at his recent workout, and...
  
• Andre Brown, the shifty but big N.C. State back. The Chargers, 49ers, Titans, Texans, Patriots, and Jaguars all have a visit scheduled with him. Expect Brown to creep into the middle or end of round two, with McCoy and the other Brown.
  
• Penn State's Rich Ohrneberger is starting to get more interest after he was impressive at his Pro Day last Wednesday. Ohrnberger was a third team All-American but was not invited to the combine. Teams said to be interested are the Eagles, Bears, Giants, Jets, Falcons, and Patriots.
• Ole Miss OT Michael Oher had a solid Pro Day workout this week and his cemented his status as a Top 15 pick. He improved both his 40-yard dash and bench press events from what they were at the combine.
• Despite missing all of the 2008 season due to a torn ACL, Florida TE Cornelius Ingram is expected to be taken in the second round. He has visits scheduled with the Ravens, Dolphins, Eagles, and Seahawks. Ingram blazed a 4.50 second 40 and did not drop a pass at his Pro Day workout.
• Western Michigan FS Louis Delmas, who worked out at his Pro Day more than two weeks ago, has visits schedule with multiple teams, including the Ravens, Falcons, Jets, Saints, Broncos, Dolphins, Browns, Patriots, and Cowboys. The Browns, Eagles, and Dolphins also have a private workout for him soon. Delmas is expected to be the first safety taken, most likely at the beginning of round two.
• Connecticut CB Darius Butler is said to be visiting at least six teams (Bills, Jets, Titans, Vikings, Saints, and Rams) over the next two weeks and has at least five private workouts scheduled. Those most interested in the CB are the Cleveland, Denver, Miami, Atlanta, and St. Louis.