Welcome everyone. With the NFL season waning, the draft season is just about to begin – for most, at least. For those that read my article a few months back, as the NFL draft has continued to grow into the enigma we see now, it has become a year-round process. In the next few months leading up to the draft, I will do my best to fill many of you in on the guys who may hear their names called early on along with many other tidbits. This may include mock drafts, draft profiles, sleeper/bust prospects, or just borderline rants.
To begin, I present to you my Pre-Senior Bowl two-round mock draft.
Round One
1. Kansas City Chiefs – Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas
2. Jacksonville Jaguars – Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M
3. Oakland Raiders – Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah
4. Philadelphia Eagles – Dion Jordan, DE/OLB, Oregon
5. Detroit Lions – Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
6. Cleveland Browns – Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama
7. Arizona Cardinals – Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
8. Buffalo Bills – Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
9. New York Jets – Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia
10. Tennessee Titans – Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama
11. San Diego Chargers – Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan
12. Miami Dolphins – Keenan Allen, WR, California
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
14. Carolina Panthers – Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
15. New Orleans Saints – Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU
16. St. Louis Rams – Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma
17. Pittsburgh Steelers – John Jenkins, NT, Georgia
18. Dallas Cowboys – Alex Okafor, DE, Texas
19. New York Giants – Manti Te’o, MLB, Notre Dame
20. Chicago Bears – Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
21. Cincinnati Bengals – Kevin Minter, MLB, LSU
22. St. Louis Rams (via Washington Redskins) – Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor
23. Minnesota Vikings – Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
24. Indianapolis Colts – Barkevious Mingo, OLB, LSU
25. Seattle Seahawks – Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee
26. Green Bay Packers – Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia
27. Houston Texans – Kawann Short, NT, Purdue
28. Denver Broncos – Kenny Vaccaro, SS, Texas
29. New England Patriots – Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
30. Atlanta Falcons – Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU
31. Baltimore Ravens – Johnathan Hankins, NT, Ohio State
32. San Francisco 49ers – Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State
Round Two
33. Jacksonville Jaguars – Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
34. Kansas City Chiefs – Oday Aboushi, OT, Virginia
35. Philadelphia Eagles – Dallas Thomas, OG/RT, Tennessee
36. Detroit Lions – DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson
37. Cincinnati Bengals (via Oakland Raiders) – Giovanni Bernard, RB, North Carolina
38. Arizona Cardinals – Barrett Jones, OL, Alabama
39. Cleveland Browns – Forfeited
40. New York Jets – Jonathan Cooper, IOL, North Carolina
41. Tennessee Titans – Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida
42. Buffalo Bills – Stedman Bailey, WR, West Virginia
43. Miami Dolphins – Larry Warford, OG, Kentucky
44. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford
45. Carolina Panthers – David Amerson, DB, NC State
46. New Orleans Saints – Forfeited
47. San Diego Chargers – Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
48. St. Louis Rams – Matt Elam, SS, Florida
49. Dallas Cowboys – D.J. Swearinger, S, South Carolina
50. Pittsburgh Steelers – Arthur Brown, ILB, Kansas State
51. New York Giants – Ricky Wagner, OT, Wisconsin
52. Chicago Bears – Chris Faulk, OT, LSU
53. Washington Redskins – Tony Jefferson, FS, Oklahoma
54. Minnesota Vikings – Shawn Williams, SS, Georgia
55. Cincinnati Bengals – Robert Lester, S, Alabama
56. Miami Dolphins – (via Indianapolis Colts) – Eric Reid, S, LSU
57. Green Bay Packers – Duke Williams, SS, Nevada
58. Seattle Seahawks – Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina
59. Houston Texans – Matt Barkley, QB, USC
60. Denver Broncos – Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State
61. New England Patriots – Phillip Thomas, SS, Fresno State
62. Atlanta Falcons – Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama
63. Baltimore Ravens – Chase Thomas, LB, Stanford
64. San Francisco 49ers – Jesse Williams, NT, Alabama