Sunday, March 29, 2009

Five Tier Draft Board

Tier 1 Prospects

Aaron Curry, LB - Wake Forest
Jason Smith, OT - Baylor
Michael Crabtree, WR - Texas Tech
Eugene Monroe, OT - Virginia
Matthew Stafford, QB - Georgia

Tier 2 Prospects

BJ Raji, DT - Boston College
Brian Orakpo, DE/LB - Texas
Jeremy Maclin, WR/KS - Missouri
Mark Sanchez, QB - USC
Malcolm Jenkins, CB/S - Ohio State
Rey Maualuga, LB - USC
Vontae Davis, CB - Illinois
Andre Smith, OT - Alabama
Brandon Pettigrew, TE - Oklahoma State
Michael Oher, OT - Mississippi
Everette Brown, DE - Florida State
Tyson Jackson, DE - LSU
Aaron Maybin, DE/LB - Penn State
Knoshown Moreno, RB - Georgia
Chris 'Beanie' Wells, RB - Ohio State

Tier 3 Prospects

Brian Cushing, LB - USC
James Laurinaitis, LB - Ohio State
Clay Matthews, LB - USC
Larry English, DE - No. Illinois
Michael Johnson, DE - Georgia Tech
Percy Harvin, WR - Florida
Peria Jerry, DT - Mississippi
Darius Heyward-Bey, WR - Maryland
Kenny Britt, WR - Rutgers
Hakeem Nicks, WR - North Carolina
Alex Mack, C - California
DJ Moore, CB - Vanderbilt
Eben Britton, OT - Arizona
Lesean McCoy, RB - Pittsburgh
Donald Brown, RB - Connecticut
Jared Cook, TE - South Carolina
Robert Ayers, DE - Tennessee
Josh Freeman, QB - Kansas State
Darius Butler, CB - Connecticut
Louis Delmas, S - Western Michigan
Alphonso Smith, CB - Wake Forest
Clint Sintim, LB - Virginia
William Beatty, OT - Connecticut

Tier 4 Prospects

Shawn Nelson, TE - So. Mississippi
Connor Barwin, LB - Cincinnati
Evander 'Ziggy' Hood, DT - Missouri
Brian Robiskie, WR - Ohio State
Sean Smith, CB - Utah
Jamon Meredith, OG/OT - South Carolina
Max Unger, C - Oregon

Tier 5 Prospects

Ron Brace, DT - Boston College
William Moore, S - Maryland
Patrick Chung, S - Oregon
Phil Loadholt, OT - Oklahoma
Cornelius Ingram, TE - Florida
Chase Coffman, TE - Missouri
Eric Wood, OG/C - Louisville
Paul Kruger, DE - Utah
Brandon Tate, WR - North Carolina

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Mock Draft Ver. 1.0

Well, we are forty-eight days away from the start of the 2009 NFL Draft and free agency is well underway, so with that, let's tackle the first round of the upcoming Draft. At this time, I will not consider possible trades that could be made, and in this economy, I expect there to be a good bit of movement of 1st Round picks. So, with the first pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions select.....


1. Detroit Lions - Matthew Stafford, QB - Georgia

2. St. Louis Rams - Jason Smith, OT - Baylor

3. Kansas City Chiefs - Aaron Curry, LB - Wake Forest

4. Seattle Seahawks - Eugene Monroe, OT - Virginia

5. Cleveland Browns - Brian Orakpo, DE/OLB - Texas

6. Cincinnati Bengals - BJ Raji, DT - Boston College

7. Oakland Raiders - Michael Crabtree, WR - Texas Tech

8. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jeremy Maclin, WR - Missouri

9. Green Bay Packers - Everette Brown, DE/OLB - Florida State

10. San Francisco 49ers - Malcolm Jenkins, CB/S - Ohio State

11. Buffalo Bills - Brandon Pettigrew, TE - Oklahoma State

12. Denver Broncos - Mark Sanchez, QB - USC

13. Washington Redskins - Andre Smith, OT - Alabama

14. New Orleans Saints - Vontae Davis, CB - Illinois

15. Houston Texans - Chris 'Beanie' Wells, RB - Ohio State

16. San Diego Charges - Tyson Jackson, DE - LSU

17. New York Jets - Rey Maualuga, ILB - USC

18. Chicago Bears - Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR - Maryland

19. Tampa Bay Bucaneers - Peria Jerry, DT - Mississippi

20. Detroit Lions (from Dallas) - Aaron Maybin, DE - Penn State

21. Philadelphia Eagles - Knoshown Moreno, RB - Georgia

22. Minnesota Vikings - Percy Harvin, WR - Florida

23. New England Patriots - Clay Matthews, Jr., OLB - USC

24. Atlanta Falcons - Brian Cushing, OLB - USC

25. Miami Dolphins - Michael Oher, OT - Mississippi

26. Baltimore Ravens - James Laurinaitis, ILB - Ohio State

27. Indianapolis - DJ Moore, CB - Vanderbilt

28. Philadelphia Eagles (from Carolina) - Eben Britton, OT - Arizona

29. New York Giants - Hakeem Nicks, WR - North Carolina

30. Tennessee Titans - Robert Ayers, DE - Tennessee

31. Arizona Cardinals - LeSean McCoy, RB - Pittsburgh

32. Pittsburgh Steelers - Alex Mack, C - California

Team-by-team analysis, including assessments of needs and recent free agent acquisitions, will slowly be posted over the next month as well as a Mock 2nd Round. My Big Board should be up by the end of the month. Time to get ready, it's Draft season!