bosox's NFL Mock Draft: Updated 3/30

[bosoxlover12]

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1. OT Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M​

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2. DE Dion Jordan, Oregon​

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3. DT Sharrif Floyd, Florida​

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4. OT Eric Fisher, Central Michigan​

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5. DE Ezekiel Ansah, BYU​

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6. CB Dee Milliner, Alabama​

7. OT Lane Johnson, Oklahoma​

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8. QB Geno Smith, West Virginia​

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9. OLB Barkevious Mingo, LSU​

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10. DT Sheldon Richardson, Missouri​

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11. G Johnathan Cooper, North Carolina​

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12. DE Bjoern Werner, Florida State​

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13. CB Xavier Rhodes, Florida State​

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14. WR Tavon Austin, West Virginia​

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15. DT Star Lotulelei, Utah​

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16. G Chance Warmack, Alabama​

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17. OLB Jamie Collins, Southern Mississippi​

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18. S Kenny Vaccaro, Texas​

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19. OLB Jarvis Jones, Georgia​

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20. OT DJ Fluker, Alabama​

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21. LB Kevin Minter, LSU​

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22. LB Alec Ogletree, Georgia​

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23. WR Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee​

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24. OT Menelik Watson, Florida State​

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25. LB Arthur Brown, Kansas State​

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26. DE Datone Jones, UCLA​

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27. CB Desmond Trufant, Washington​

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28. DE Cornellius Carradine, Florida State​

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29. DT Sylvester Williams, North Carolina​

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30. CB Jamar Taylor, Boise State​

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31. S Johnathan Cyprien, Florida International​

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32. WR DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson​

 

[Elite]

DeAndre Hopkins went to Clemson, not Baylor

 

[elcheato]

Does Werner fit the 3-4?

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Has Keke's stock raised that much?

 

[bosoxlover12]

DeAndre Hopkins went to Clemson, not Baylor

Thanks, my bad. Was thinking Nuke Hopkins and Terrence Williams at the same time

 

[bosoxlover12]

Has Keke's stock raised that much?

He's a guy who fits the personel more than the selection

The Jags are switching to the LEO defense, the one Seattle ran last year. It almost takes Werner off the board for them, because he does not fit that line well.

The guys the Jags are looking at are Mingo, Star, Moore, and Sheldon.

Star is the 3 gap DT, and would go to JAC only because he's the BAP. They have Alualu and Terrence still, so I don't love the pick of Lotulelei, although he could play the DE spot.

That DE spot (opposing the LEO spot) is Richardson. He would play DE, the same role Red Bryant played in for the Seahawks. He could also rotate in to DT, but he fits that DE spot better than anyone in the Draft. I believe the Jags end up trading down so they can take Richardson, but in a trade w/out mocks, I won't pick him

And that leaves Mingo and Moore for the LEO position. I don't love Damontre as a LEO; he's far better as a prototypical 4-3 DE, and I'm not sure he will be as successful as a LEO. Mingo is the perfect LEO for his size and speed that he has. That's why he goes #2 to JAC

 

[bosoxlover12]

Does Werner fit the 3-4?

He's definitely better suited for the 4-3, but he can play 3-4 JACK quite well. He's a pass rusher, and in the JACK position, he will be. Also, I heard that while they will play 3-4 base, they will run some hybrid defenses and play some 4-3 too, so Bjoern will play RDE there.

 

[bosoxlover12]

[font=Gotham Narrow SSm A']The problem is, Moore doesn’t fit in the defense if Bradley runs what he ran in Seattle. He’s a traditional 4-3 end and they don’t really use that. If you’re drafting him to be a [/font][font=Gotham Narrow SSm A']LEO[/font][font=Gotham Narrow SSm A'], he’s not going to be as good at it as Mingo. Werner fits in the role lining up in the wide-9, but again he’s not nearly as athletic or explosive as Mingo is. So really you’re forcing yourself to take a lesser player (athleticism/speed/explosive-wise) just because.[/font]

 

[youngguru]

The Giants are probably going to take a OT or LB 1st round. (Hopefully)

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

I'd be fine with Alec Ogletree. Need to upgrade the linebackers. Rey M must go. Lawson can go, too.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I'm kinda starting to want to go secondary in round 1.

 

[bosoxlover12]

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[RipCity32]

Hope we do end up with Werner.

 

[Falcons11497]

Im gonna name my kid "Barkevious" when I get older

 

[Pugz]

Im gonna name my kid "Barkevious" when I get older

why wait until youre older? have one now, boy or girl, name them that.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Floyd makes zero sense for the Saints

 

[bosoxlover12]

lol nola you're ridiculous


you're switching to the 3-4, and have NOBODY to run the NT position because Ellis is a FA. Sharrif is RISING up boards, and might even go Top 10. They aren't drafting a corner; the value isn't there. And there isnt a rush OLB either, unless you want to reach a round early for Alex Okafor.


Floyd is the right pick. Plus he can play NT, unlike Richardson

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Neither Floyd nor Ellis are NT's. I was actually referring to Floyd as a 34 DE makes zero sense.

 

[Hurricane Season]

Floyd's best fit in any defense would be as a one-gap player. I guess it depends on which version of the 34 the Saints use. I can't see him ever being an effective 2-gap defender.

 

[bosoxlover12]

I can see him playing A gap, even though he is definitely more effective as a 1 tech