Mock Draft Update - 4/6/2009

My 2009 NFL Mock Draft
The 8th iteration of my mock draft has been completed and can be found below. For in depth analysis - including my commentary and what other players a team may consider - please download the PDF. A stripped down text version is posted here.

After not updating my mock for 10 days a lot has changed. Rumors swirl on combine drug tests and a big trade between Denver and Chicago has mixed things up. For once I have all three top QBs in the first round as well as both of the highly ranked RBs. Plus this week I have expanded to three rounds! That's right, all of the first 100 picks have been predicted. Check out how your team did below.

**MOCK AVAILABLE HERE**
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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	Aaron Curry	ILB/OLB	Wake Forest
1	4	Seahawks	Mark Sanchez	QB	USC
1	5	Browns	Everrette Brown	DE/OLB	Florida State
1	6	Bengals	Andre Smith	OT	Alabama
1	7	Raiders	Michael Crabtree	WR	Texas Tech
1	8	Jaguars	Jeremy Maclin	WR	Missouri
1	9	Packers	B.J. Raji	DT	Boston College
1	10	49ers	Aaron Maybin	DE/OLB	Penn State
1	11	Bills	Brian Orakpo	DE/OLB	Texas
1	12	Broncos	Matthew Stafford	QB	Georgia
1	13	Redskins	Michael Oher	OT	Ole Miss
1	14	Saints	Chris Wells	RB	Ohio State
1	15	Texans	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Georgia
1	16	Chargers	Tyson Jackson	DE	LSU
1	17	Jets	Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR	Maryland
1	18	Broncos	Rey Maualuga	ILB	USC
1	19	Buccaneers	Josh Freeman	QB	Kansas State
1	20	Lions	Brandon Pettigrew	TE	Oklahoma State
1	21	Eagles	Malcolm Jenkins	CB/S	Ohio State
1	22	Vikings	Peria Jerry	DT	Ole Miss
1	23	Patriots	Darius Butler	CB	Connecticut
1	24	Falcons	Brian Cushing	ILB/OLB	USC
1	25	Dolphins	Vontae Davis	CB	Illinois
1	26	Ravens	Kenny Britt	WR	Rutgers
1	27	Colts	Evander Hood	DT/DE	Missouri
1	28	Eagles	Eben Britton	OT	Arizona
1	29	Giants	Clay Matthews	DE/OLB	USC
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	Donald Brown	RB	Connecticut
2	35	Rams	Hakeem Nicks	WR	North Carolina
2	36	Browns	Alphonso Smith	CB	Wake Forest
2	37	Seahawks	Alex Mack	OC	California
2	38	Bengals	Max Unger	OC	Oregon
2	39	Jaguars	William Beatty	OT	Connecticut
2	40	Raiders	Michael Johnson	DE/OLB	Georgia Tech
2	41	Packers	Jarron Gilbert	DT/DE	San Jose State
2	42	Bills	Jared Cook	TE	South Carolina
2	43	49ers	Louis Delmas	FS	Western Michigan
2	44	Dolphins	Ron Brace	DT	Boston College
2	45	Giants	Brian Robiskie	WR	Ohio State
2	46	Texans	Marcus Freeman	ILB/OLB	Ohio State
2	47	Patriots	Jamon Meredith	OT	South Carolina
2	48	Broncos	Connor Barwin	DE/OLB	Cincinnati
2	49	Bears	Robert Ayers	DE/OLB	Tennessee
2	50	Browns	Juaquin Iglesias	WR	Oklahoma
2	51	Cowboys	D.J. Moore	CB	Vanderbilt
2	52	Jets	Fili Moala	DT/DE	USC
2	53	Eagles	LeSean McCoy	RB	Pittsburgh
2	54	Vikings	Eric Wood	OC	Louisville
2	55	Falcons	Patrick Chung	SS	Oregon
2	56	Dolphins	Asher Allen	CB	Georgia
2	57	Ravens	James Laurinaitis	ILB	Ohio State
2	58	Patriots	Larry English	DE/OLB	Northern Illinois
2	59	Panthers	Lawrence Sidbury	DE/OLB	Richmond
2	60	Giants	Rashad Johnson	FS	Alabama
2	61	Colts	Andre Brown	RB	North Carolina State
2	62	Titans	Mike Mickens	CB	Cincinnati
2	63	Cardinals	Shonn Greene	RB	Iowa
2	64	Steelers	Sen'Derrick Marks	DT/DE	Auburn
ROUND 3
3	65	Lions	Jonathan Luigs	OC	Arkansas
3	66	Rams	Darry Beckwith	ILB	LSU
3	67	Chiefs	Dorell Scott	DT	Clemson
3	68	Seahawks	Phil Loadholt	OT	Oklahoma
3	69	Cowboys	Herman Johnson	OG	LSU
3	70	Bengals	Paul Kruger	DE/OLB	Utah
3	71	Raiders	Darcel McBath	FS	Texas Tech
3	72	Jaguars	Jairus Byrd	CB	Oregon
3	73	Packers	William Moore	SS	Missouri
3	74	Bills	Louis Murphy	WR	Florida
3	75	49ers	Tyrone McKenzie	OLB	South Florida
3	76	Texans	Rashad Jennings	RB	Liberty
3	77	Jets	Chip Vaughn	SS	Wake Forest
3	78	Chargers	Troy Kropog	OT	Tulane
3	79	Broncos	Alex Magee	DT/DE	Purdue
3	80	Redskins	David Veikune	DE/OLB	Hawaii
3	81	Buccaneers	Sherrod Martin	CB	Troy
3	82	Lions	Rhett Bomar	QB	Sam Houston State
3	83	Packers	Gerald Cadogan	OT	Penn State
3	84	Broncos	Mike Thomas	WR	Arizona
3	85	Eagles	James Casey	TE	Rice
3	86	Vikings	Pat White	QB/WR	West Virginia
3	87	Dolphins	Mohamed Massaquoi	WR	Georgia
3	88	Ravens	Victor Harris	CB	Virginia Tech
3	89	Patriots	Chase Coffman	TE	Missouri
3	90	Falcons	Mitch King	DT/DE	Iowa
3	91	Giants	Shawn Nelson	TE	Southern Miss.
3	92	Colts	Derrick Williams	WR	Penn State
3	93	Panthers	Ricky Jean-Francois	DT	LSU
3	94	Titans	Stephen McGee	QB	Texas A&M
3	95	Cardinals	Cornelius Ingram	TE	Florida
3	96	Steelers	Kraig Urbik	OG	Wisconsin
3	97	Patriots	David Bruton	FS	Notre Dame
3	98	Bengals	Dannell Ellerbe	ILB	Georgia
3	99	Bears	Kevin Barnes	CB	Maryland
3	100	Giants	Andy Levitre	OG	Oregon State

MOCK COMPARISONS

I have expanded the comparisons to nine. The newest addition is Scouting the Sports. In addition to the normal updates (Draft Tek, Abromowitz, Warren), McShay has a new mock up too. And with the addition of Scouting the Sports, some names have been added for the first time. We're well over a possible 50 prospects for 1st round consideration now. See why the draft is so exciting?

Click to enlarge comparisons for 4/6/2009.

PROSPECT UPDATES

• There have been rumors that multiple players tested positive for marijuana, including Boston College DT B.J. Raji, Illinois CB Vontae Davis, and Florida WR Percy Harvin. Davis' group has denied the reports but Raji's and Harvin's people have said nothing. No matter, marijuana is not seen as a big character flaw despite its illegality. These players shouldn't drop much, if at all.
• However steroids are a big issue. NFL Draft Bible came out last week that USC LBs Clay Matthews and Brian Cushing tested positive for the performance enhancing drugs. Each players agent has denied the reports. If these allegations turn out to be true in the end, expect them to plummet to as late as the third or fourth round.
  
• Oregon State CB Brandon Hughes - a four year starter - is starting to draw attention from numerous teams, including Miami, Baltimore, Cleveland, and the NY Jets.
• Alabama safety Rashad Johnson, expected to be drafted in the second round, is visiting with the Broncos and Eagles.
• Connecticut, more known for their basketball, is likely to place at least four players in the first two rounds of the draft. RB Donald Brown is a fringe first round pick, as is OT William Beatty and CB Darius Butler. The recent Huskies riser is OLB Cody Brown. Brown is scheduled for workouts or has done private interviews with the Patriots, Giants, Broncos, Dolphins, Panthers, Ravens, 49ers, and Cardinals.

ADP will be up shortly.