2011 NFL Mock Draft, Version 1.0

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:realgm

Jeff Risdon/RealGM -


This is insanely premature, but I get at least 10 emails a week asking for an updated mock draft, so here is my attempt to oblige.

A few notes:

-- Because of the threat of a lockout, it’s very hard to say whether underclassmen will pour into this draft or stay in school and wait it out. My guess, and I’m basing this on conversations with some agents and some NFL business types, is that they will try to get into this draft in hopes of being grandfathered into whatever the new CBA requirements for free agency might be.

-- Most of the anticipated teams in the top half of the draft have invested recent high draft picks in QBs. That means the law of supply and demand will almost certainly lower the value of the QBs in the draft, and this mock reflects that thought.

-- The draft order is based on my pure speculation of final records after just the first two weeks of the NFL season. It will change, probably dramatically, and this order is technically impossible because several teams will make the playoffs despite lesser records than teams slotted after them here. Try and look past that.

--Normally, I include the disclaimer that this is not necessarily what I would do with the given picks, but because it’s very early this one has more personal influence in the guessing process than my typical mocks.

1. Buffalo Bills: Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas.
2. Cleveland Browns: Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State
3. St. Louis Rams: Julio Jones, WR, Alabama
4. Oakland Raiders: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
5. Carolina Panthers: Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina
6. Detroit Lions: DeMarcus Love, T, Arkansas
7. Seattle Seahawks: Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU
8. Tampa Bay Bucs: Nate Solder, T, Colorado
9. San Francisco 49ers: Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State
10. Jacksonville Jaguars: Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska
11. Denver Broncos: Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue
12. Arizona Cardinals: Travis Lewis, LB, Oklahoma
13. Dallas Cowboys: Anthony Costanzo, T, Boston College
14. Kansas City Chiefs: A.J. Green, WR, Georgia
15. Tennessee Titans: Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina
16. Minnesota Vikings: Jake Locker, QB, Washington
17. New York Giants: Janoris Jenkins, CB, Florida
18. New York Jets: Matt Reynolds, T, BYU
19. Philadelphia Eagles: Rodney Hudson, C, Florida State
20. Baltimore Ravens: Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia
21. Miami Dolphins: Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
22. Cincinnati Bengals: Daniel Thomas, RB, Kansas State
23. Washington Redskins: Jon Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh
24. Chicago Bears: Da’Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
25. Atlanta Falcons: Demarco Murray, RB, Oklahoma
26. San Diego Chargers: Marcell Dareus, DE, Alabama
27. Green Bay Packers: Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State
28. Houston Texans: Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State
29. New England Patriots: Stefen Wisniewski, C, Penn State
30. New Orleans Saints: Von Miller, LB, Texas A&M
31. Indianapolis Colts: Mike Pouncey, C/G, Florida
32. Pittsburgh Steelers: Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College

 

[DannyColtsBro]

How the heck are the Colts 31 and the Steelers 32nd? They are both in the AFC they can't both play in the Super Bowl lmao.

 

[DannyColtsBro]

Ingram will go higher than 21st he reminds me of Emmitt Smith lol.

 

[playmaker7]

Christian Ponder?

ALEX SMITH MOTHER <Censored>

Ignorance is bliss

 

[JoshHoward5]

Christian Ponder?

ALEX SMITH MOTHER <Censored>

Ignorance is bliss

Ponder>>>>>>>>>>Smith. Seriously it's not even close.

 

[playmaker7]

Ponder>>>>>>>>>>Smith. Seriously it's not even close.

Man, that doesn't even matter they don't' need a QB in the first round anytime soon thats my point

 

[JoshHoward5]

Man, that doesn't even matter they don't' need a QB in the first round anytime soon thats my point

They might not, but every team that passes on Ponder is stupid.

Also I'm speculating that Aaron Williams isn't on that mock because he's an underclassman

 

[playmaker7]

They might not, but every team that passes on Ponder is stupid.

Also I'm speculating that Aaron Williams isn't on that mock because he's an underclassman

They aren't gonna take a QB unless they give up on Smith. If they weren't confident with him as a starter, they would have chosen a QB to take his place or grow in the system already.

Ponder is good but he won't go to a team that doesn't need him

 

[RipCity32]

I would love DeMarcus Love. Get rid of Backus please.

 

[WhenIRap]

I don't know any of these people.

 

[JoshHoward5]

They aren't gonna take a QB unless they give up on Smith. If they weren't confident with him as a starter, they would have chosen a QB to take his place or grow in the system already.

Ponder is good but he won't go to a team that doesn't need him

Ponder>Manning

 

[elcheato]

No Adrian Clayborn? lol

He's gonna be a top 5 pick.

And no way the Browns draft Cameron Heyward at #2, simply not good enough to go that high.

Andrew Luck > Ryan Mallett

Julio Jones isn't going to go that high either.

Anyway, I hope the Browns can get Luck in the draft.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

I surely hope the Browns don't get Luck or we'll eventually have our hands full.

 

[elcheato]

I don't know if we'll draft him if we're in position.. I hope having Colt McCoy on the roster won't stop us from taking Luck. And if we draft a QB I definitely don't want Jake Locker, and I'm not sure on Ryan Mallett.