Mock Draft Average Draft Position - 4/20/2009

Click to enlarge the 4/20/2009 average draft positions.

Once again we see a lot of shuffling thanks to the numerous updates and change of picks (Eagles/Bills). Some names are on the rise while others start to fall. Couldn't be a worse time for that!

So using those nine mocks, what is the consensus Top 32 "big board"?

1. Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
2. Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
3. Aaron Curry, ILB/OLB, Wake Forest
4. Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
5. Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
6. Brian Orakpo, DE/OLB, Texas
7. Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
8. Andre Smith, OT, Alabama
9. B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
10. Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
11. Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB, Penn State
12. Robert Ayers, DE/OLB, Tennessee
13. Michael Johnson, DE/OLB, Georgia Tech
14. Malcolm Jenkins, CB/S, Ohio State
15. Everette Brown, DE/OLB, Florida State
16. Brian Cushing, ILB/OLB, USC
17. Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss
18. Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
19. Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas State
20. Rey Maualuga, ILB, USC
21. Clay Matthews, DE/OLB, USC
22. Chris Wells, RB, Ohio State
23. Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland
24. Brandon Pettigrew, ILB, Oklahoma State
25. Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
26. Peria Jerry, DT/DE, Ole Miss
27. Eben Britton, OT, Arizona
28. Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
29. Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois
30. Evander Hood, DT/DE, Missouri
31. William Beatty, OT, Connecticut
32. Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers

Definitely be on the lookout for those names this Saturday! Check out my 10th mock draft just below this post (or click here).

Mock Draft Update - 4/20/2009

Well folks the draft is Saturday. Time really does fly when your making mocks every week. Let's get right to it, my FINAL 2009 mock.

My 2009 NFL Mock Draft - FINAL
I started my mock way back in September. Only about half of those listed in my first round in Version 1 remain in the first round in Version 10. Of course way back then we didn't know what underclassmen would make the jump so players like Brandon Spikes and Taylor Mays, two big talents returning to school, appear there as well. We've come a long way in the last 7 months.

This final update includes the recent Buffalo/Philadelphia trade, obviously. This week marks the return of the "Will Also Consider" and commentary columns (available in the PDF version). Through my first 9 mocks I strayed away from Matt Stafford, knowing he was being overvalued because of his position and the Lions' needs. Well I still feel that way but evidence certainly points to Stafford being the pick. Most likely a mistake but I chose to put him atop my mock because I want to be as accurate as I can be. Check out my final 2009 mock draft below and don't forget to download the PDF for all the extras!

***MOCK AVAILABLE HERE***
(click for PDF)

RD.	OVERALL PICK	TEAM	PLAYER	POS.	COLLEGE
ROUND 1
1	1	Lions	Matthew Stafford	QB	Georgia
1	2	Rams	Jason Smith	OT	Baylor
1	3	Chiefs	B.J. Raji	DT	Boston College
1	4	Seahawks	Aaron Curry	ILB/OLB	Wake Forest
1	5	Browns	Michael Crabtree	WR	Texas Tech
1	6	Bengals	Eugene Monroe	OT	Virginia
1	7	Raiders	Brian Orakpo	DE/OLB	Texas
1	8	Jaguars	Andre Smith	OT	Alabama
1	9	Packers	Aaron Maybin	DE/OLB	Penn State
1	10	49ers	Mark Sanchez	QB	USC
1	11	Bills	Everette Brown	DE/OLB	Florida State
1	12	Broncos	Tyson Jackson	DE	LSU
1	13	Redskins	Michael Oher	OT	Ole Miss
1	14	Saints	Malcolm Jenkins	CB/S	Ohio State
1	15	Texans	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Georgia
1	16	Chargers	Peria Jerry	DT/DE	Ole Miss
1	17	Jets	Jeremy Maclin	WR	Missouri
1	18	Broncos	Rey Maualuga	ILB	USC
1	19	Buccaneers	Michael Johnson	DE/OLB	Georgia Tech
1	20	Lions	Robert Ayers	DE/OLB	Tennessee
1	21	Eagles	Brandon Pettigrew	TE	Oklahoma State
1	22	Vikings	Eben Britton	OT	Arizona
1	23	Patriots	Clay Matthews	DE/OLB	USC
1	24	Falcons	Brian Cushing	ILB/OLB	USC
1	25	Dolphins	Vontae Davis	CB	Illinois
1	26	Ravens	Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR	Maryland
1	27	Colts	Evander Hood	DT/DE	Missouri
1	28	Bills	Duke Robinson	OG	Oklahoma
1	29	Giants	Kenny Britt	WR	Rutgers
1	30	Titans	Darius Butler	CB	Connecticut
1	31	Cardinals	Chris Wells	RB	Ohio State
1	32	Steelers	Jarron Gilbert	DT/DE	San Jose State
ROUND 2
2	33	Lions	William Beatty	OT	Connecticut
2	34	Patriots	Connor Barwin	DE/OLB	Cincinnati
2	35	Rams	Hakeem Nicks	WR	North Carolina
2	36	Browns	Sean Smith	CB/S	Utah
2	37	Seahawks	Josh Freeman	QB	Kansas State
2	38	Bengals	Alex Mack	OC	California
2	39	Jaguars	Donald Brown	RB	Connecticut
2	40	Raiders	Percy Harvin	WR	Florida
2	41	Packers	Jamon Meredith	OT	South Carolina
2	42	Bills	Max Unger	OC	Oregon
2	43	49ers	Clint Sintim	OLB	Virginia
2	44	Dolphins	Ron Brace	DT	Boston College
2	45	Giants	Marcus Freeman	ILB/OLB	Ohio State
2	46	Texans	Alphonso Smith	CB	Wake Forest
2	47	Patriots	Louis Delmas	FS	Western Michigan
2	48	Broncos	D.J. Moore	CB	Vanderbilt
2	49	Bears	Brian Robiskie	WR	Ohio State
2	50	Browns	Larry English	DE/OLB	Northern Illinois
2	51	Cowboys	Juaquin Iglesias	WR	Oklahoma
2	52	Jets	Fili Moala	DT/DE	USC
2	53	Eagles	Andre Brown	RB	North Carolina State
2	54	Vikings	Eric Wood	OC	Louisville
2	55	Falcons	Patrick Chung	SS	Oregon
2	56	Dolphins	Mike Mickens	CB	Cincinnati
2	57	Ravens	James Laurinaitis	ILB	Ohio State
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	Shonn Greene	RB	Iowa
2	62	Titans	Sen'Derrick Marks	DT/DE	Auburn
2	63	Cardinals	Cody Brown	DE/OLB	Connecticut
2	64	Steelers	Phil Loadholt	OT	Oklahoma
ROUND 3
3	65	Lions	Jonathan Luigs	OC	Arkansas
3	66	Rams	Darry Beckwith	ILB	LSU
3	67	Chiefs	Paul Kruger	DE/OLB	Utah
3	68	Seahawks	Rashad Johnson	FS	Alabama
3	69	Cowboys	Herman Johnson	OG	LSU
3	70	Bengals	Louis Murphy	WR	Florida
3	71	Raiders	William Moore	SS	Missouri
3	72	Jaguars	Jairus Byrd	CB	Oregon
3	73	Packers	Dorell Scott	DT	Clemson
3	74	Bills	Troy Kropog	OT	Tulane
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	Asher Allen	CB	Georgia
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	Darcel McBath	FS	Texas Tech
3	83	Packers	Victor Harris	CB	Virginia Tech
3	84	Broncos	Mike Thomas	WR	Arizona
3	85	Eagles	Mohamed Massaquoi	WR	Georgia
3	86	Vikings	Pat White	QB/WR	West Virginia
3	87	Dolphins	Jasper Brinkley	ILB	South Carolina
3	88	Ravens	Gerald Cadogan	OT	Penn State
3	89	Patriots	James Casey	TE	Rice
3	90	Falcons	Mitch King	DT/DE	Iowa
3	91	Giants	Kevin Barnes	CB	Maryland
3	92	Colts	Derrick Williams	WR	Penn State
3	93	Panthers	Ricky Jean-Francois	DT	LSU
3	94	Titans	Rhett Bomar	QB	Sam Houston State
3	95	Cardinals	Cornelius Ingram	TE	Florida
3	96	Steelers	Kraig Urbik	OG	Wisconsin
3	97	Patriots	Shawn Nelson	TE	Southern Miss.
3	98	Bengals	Chase Coffman	TE	Missouri
3	99	Bears	Bradley Fletcher	CB	Iowa
3	100	Giants	Andy Levitre	OG	Oregon State

MOCK COMPARISONS
It's crunch time, 5 days prior to the draft, so most of the "big boys" updated. Click the image below to see a wide variety of mocks from around the interwebs. Oddly enough, Scouting the Sports has Demetrius Byrd in their latest 1st round and today it was revealed he was in a car accident. I never felt Byrd was a Day 1 prospect, let a lone a first rounder, but they have him in the last few picks.

Click to enlarge comparisons for 4/20/2009.

PROSPECT UPDATES

• Rumors are swirling that both RB Chris Wells and OT Eugene Monroe have some medical concerns that could drop their stock.
• The positive substance test results have been released and there were fewer than 10 players on it. The list excluded USC LBs Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews as well as Boston College DT B.J. Raji and Illinois CB Vontae Davis, all of who had been linked to marijuana or steroids. Those stories have been proven erroneous.
• One player who was named, Percy Harvin, has not spoke out against the accusation of marijuana usage. It's been whispered that Harvin has some character concerns that will drop him to round 2.
• I truly believe we'll see many trades this year, starting with Jacksonville at #8. Denver, Buffalo, Washington, Houston, NY Jets, New England, Miami, and the Giants could all look to move around in the 1st, some up and some down.

So that's that. I hope you have enjoyed my mock drafts this year. I'll be back this fall with an early look at the Class of 2010. Be sure to tune in Saturday at 4pm for the first and second round of the 2009 draft. Head on over to Draft Tek during the event for up-to-date simulations and live commentary.

*ADP will be up later.