This is my mock draft of what I think will happen tonight. A few trades, few surprises, and a few guesses.
Team | Selection | Sleeper | 10 Word or Less Analysis |
Houston Texans | Jadeveown Clowney | Khalil Mack"]">Khalil Mack | Common sense |
St. Louis Rams | Greg Robinson"]">Greg Robinson | Jake Matthews"]">Jake Matthews | Have to get better up front. |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Khalil Mack | Sammy Watkins | "Safe" pick. Coin flip over Sammy Watkins. |
Cleveland Browns | Sammy Watkins | Mike Evans"]">Mike Evans | Best WR in the class, |
Oakland Raiders | Mike Evans | Aaron Donald"]">Aaron Donald | Reach, IMO, but it's Oakland, so duh. |
Atlanta Falcons | Jake Matthews | Taylor Lewan"]">Taylor Lewan | I expect them to take the best tackle available |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Zack Martin"]">Zack Martin | Aaron Donald | 1st real surprise pick of the draft |
Minnesota Vikings | Aaron Donald | Kyle Fuller"]">Kyle Fuller | Geno Atkins"]">Zimmer gets his baby Geno Atkins |
Buffalo Bills | Taylor Lewan | Odell Beckham | Bills get immediate help up front |
Detroit Lions | Odell Beckham Jr."]">Odell Beckham Jr. | Ra'Shede Hageman | No brainer. Expect a lot of points in Detroit |
Tennessee Titans | Kyle Fuller | Zack Martin | Alterraun Verner with the top DB"]">Titans look to replace Alterraun Verner with the top DB |
New York Giants | Eric Ebron | Odell Beckham | Gaints add a weapon for Eli Manning |
Philadelphia Eagles* | Anthony Barr"]">Anthony Barr | 1st trade catches everyone off guard | |
Chicago Bears | Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix | Justin Gilbert"]">Justin Gilbert | Think the Bears go secondary, easy upgrade |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Darqueze Dennard"]">Darqueze Dennard | Hageman | Steelers get a good cover corner that's so Pittsburgh |
Dallas Cowboys | Ra'Shede Hageman | Ryan Shazier"]">Ryan Shazier | Dallas misses out on Barr, takes another top athlete |
San Francisco 49ers** | Justin Gilbert | 2nd trade. 49ers move up, but not for a WR. | |
New York Jets | Brandin Cooks | Jace Amaro | Jets need weapons, they get the speedy Cooks |
Miami Dolphins | Ju'Juan James | Morgan Moses"]">Morgan Moses | Just feel like Miami is taking an OT here |
Arizona Cardinals | Blake Bortles"]">Blake Bortles | Shazier | Think Arizona takes a QB they can groom |
Green Bay Packers | Ryan Shazier | Jordan Matthews"]">Jordan Matthews | Packers get faster on defense while getting adding a need |
St. Louis Rams* | Calvin Pryor | I have concerns about Pryor, but he's so Rams | |
Kansas City Chiefs | Xavier Su'a-Filo | Deone Bucannon"]">Deone Bucannon | This should be a no brainer for Kansas City |
Cincinnati Bengals | Bradley Roby"]">Bradley Roby | Teddy Bridgewater | This has to be a lock, right? |
Houston Texans*** | Johnny Manziel | Texans trade back in to get their QB | |
Cleveland Browns | Teddy Bridgewater | C.J. Mosley"]">C.J. Mosley | Brown get their QB. The media is stupid. |
New Orleans Saints | Marcus Martin | Kelvin Benjamin | Saints get a future star |
Carolina Panthers | Joel Bitonio"]">Joel Bitonio | Cody Latimer | While WR is popular, Panthers HAVE to get an OL |
Oakland Raiders**** | Derek Carr"]">Derek Carr | Raiders trade back in for their QB | |
Baltimore Ravens** | Cyrus Kouandijo | SEC! SEC! SEC! | |
Denver Broncos | Morgan Moses | Jason Verrett | Moses upgrades Denver at RT & plays LT when Clady leaves |
Seattle Seahawks | Marcus Smith"]">Marcus Smith | Jeremiah Attaochu"]">Jeremiah Attaochu | Seattle goes off the grid as usual |
*Traded up with St. Louis
**Traded up with Baltimore
***Traded up with San Diego
****Traded up with New England