Pre-Super Bowl Mock Draft

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1.       Indianapolis:  Andrew Luck  QB  Stanford...What  a fortunate franchise to go from Manning to Luck now they just need to add some weapons for Andrew.

2.       Cleveland (from Rams):  Robert Griffin III  QB  Baylor...City of Cleveland has their new hero/savior and ask Lebron who?

3.       Minnesota:  Matt Kalil   OT  USC …..Have to protect the franchise QB and fill the whole when they got rid of Mt. McKinnie.

4.       Rams (from Browns):  Morris Claiborne  CB  LSU…Could go WR here but WR is deeper than corner and they need a shutdown corner for the defense to have any chance.

5.       Buccaneers:  Trent Richardson  RB  Alabama….Coach Schiano likes a balanced attack and the explosive Richardson will get the tough yards as well as the big plays.

6.       Redskins:  Justin Blackmon   WR  Oklahoma State…No QB instead they grab the franchise WR this offense needs.

7.       Jaguars:  Dre’ Kirkpatrick  CB  Alabama….Hopefully off-field stuff is a onetime thing if so he’s the corner answer to Calvin Johnson.

8.       Panthers:  Quinton Coples  DE North Carolina….Need to add their cornerstone defensive player like they did last year with adding Newton.   

9.       Miami:  Riley Reiff  OT  Iowa…..Can’t have a successful offense if your QB is on the ground.  Reiff will help reduce that significantly.

10.   Buffalo:   Jonathan Martin  OT  Stanford…Smart, athletic and now the body guard for Fitzpatrick or whoever is under center.

11.   Kansas City:  Devon Still  DT  Penn State…This defense needs a guy who can create problems in the middle of the offense line.  Fundamentally sound with a high ceiling.  Romeo’s type of defensive player.

12.   Seattle:  Nick Perry   DE/OLB  USC….Coach Carroll needs a better pass rush and he knows Perry.

13.   Arizona: Courtney Upshaw  OLB  Alabama…As the Cardinals replace older players on their defense Upshaw is a talented player who brings a winning attitude.   Will fit well in the Ray Horton system. 

14.   Dallas: David DeCastro  OG  Stanford…Everyone knows they need help in their secondary but  DeCastro next to Tyron Smith for the next 12-15 years is way too tempting plus DeCastro is significantly better as a guard than any corner left on the board.

15.   Philadelphia:  Luke Kuechly  ILB  Boston College…Special player who will immediately upgrade the Eagles defense and likely become the leader of it next year.

16.   NY Jets:  Mark Barron  S  Alabama….An obvious need is filled and Barron starts day 1.

17.   Cincinnati (Raiders) :  Alfonzo Dennard  CB  Nebraska….With two first round picks the Bengals can help both sides of the ball and Dennard has that edge to his style that Marvin loves.

18.   San Diego:  Melvin Ingram  DE/OLB  South Carolina….still never replaced what Merriman was to the team.   Ingram should answer that finally.

19.   Chicago:  Michael Floyd  WR  Notre Dame….Cutler needs better weapons…well he just got one.

20.   Tennessee: Michael Brockers  DT  LSU…Big force in the middle who helps the defense immensely.

21.   Cincinnati: Cordy Glenn  OG  Georgia…Pencil him in as a starter from day one and you can forget about him.

22.   Rams (from Cleveland via Atlanta):  Alshon Jeffery  WR  South Carolina…Big target that Bradford needs.

23.   Lions:  Zach Brown  OLB  North Carolina…..depending on what is true about Best this might be a RB here but likely Brown is too hard to pass up.   Another day 1 starter.

24.   Pittsburgh:  Donta Hightower  ILB  Alabama…Great defenses just reload.  Hightower takes over and could be defensive ROY.

25.   Denver: Jerel Worthy  DT  Michigan State..Big cog in the middle that Coach Fox loves.

26.   Houston:  Kendall Wright  WR  Baylor….Losing Andre Johnson for a time exposed the fact that the Texans needs another consistent HR threat at wide receiver.

27.   New England (from Saints):  Andre Branch  DE  Clemson..Patriots draft should be defense, defense, and a little more defense.

28.   Green Bay:  Whitney Mercilus  DE  Illinois…Packers draft should be defense, defense and a little more defense.  

29.   Baltimore:  Peter Konz   C  Wisconsin..Drafting Ray Lewis eventually might be tempting but Konz is NFL ready starter who will allow them to get better and cheaper at center.

30.   Washington (from San Francisco):  Ryan Tannehill  QB  Texas A&M..Perfect QB for the Shanny system.

31.   NY Giants:  Coby Fleener  TE  Stanford….Fleener is the perfect type of player for a Tom Coughlin team, smart, athletic, coachable and great work ethic.  

32.   New England:  Fletcher Cox   DT  Mississippi State ….More defense.