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It’s time to get out the darts for the 5th round of the 2012 NFL Draft

Blogged under The NFL Draft, Bloglockers, Football, Front Page, General by admin on Saturday 14 April 2012 at 1:22 pm

The fifth round is where teams start trying to find special teams players and players they can develop over time.  Here is a look at how I see the round playing out:

1. (136) Indianapolis Colts - Ryan Miller, OG, Colorado

2. (137) Denver Broncos - Audie Cole, ILB, North Carolina State

3. (138) Minnesota Vikings - Vontaze Burfict, ILB, Arizona State

4. (139) Cleveland Browns - Ronnie Hillman, RB, San Diego State

5. (140) Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Jerry Franklin, ILB, Arkansas

6. (141) Washington Redskins - Chris Rainey, RB, Florida

7. (142) Jacksonville Jaguars - Jarius Wright, WR, Arkansas

8. (143) Carolina Panthers - A.J. Jenkins, WR, Illinois

9. (144) Buffalo Bills - Jeff Fuller, WR, Texas A&M

10. (145) Miami Dolphins - Trevor Guyton, DE, California

11. (146) Kansas City Chiefs - Orson Charles, TE, Georgia

12. (147) Buffalo Bills - Tommy Streeter, WR, Miami (FL)

13. (148) Oakland Raiders - Vick Ballard, RB, Mississippi State

14. (149) San Diego Chargers - Nick Foles, QB, Arizona

15. (150) Chicago Bears - Ryan Steed, CB, Furman

16. (151) Arizona Cardinals - Michael Egnew, TE, Missouri

17. (152) Dallas Cowboys - Edwin Baker, RB, Michigan State

18. (153) Philadelphia Eagles - Najee Good, ILB, West Virginia

19. (154) New York Jets - Janzen Jackson, FS, McNeese State

20. (155) Tennessee Titans - Coryell Judie, CB, Texas A&M

21. (156) Cincinnati Bengals - Tauren Poole, RB, Tennessee

22. (157) Atlanta Falcons - Marvin McNutt, WR, Iowa

23. (158) Detroit Lions - Desmond Wynn, OG, Rutgers

24. (159) Pittsburgh Steeelers - Asa Jackson, CB, Cal Poly

25. (160) Cleveland Browns - Chris Greenwood, CB, Albion

26. (161) Houston Texans - Duke Ihenachio, SS, San Jose State

27. (162) New Orleans Saints - Danny Coale, WR, Virginia Tech

28. (163) Green Bay Packers - Mike Harris, WR, Florida State

29. (164) Baltimore Ravens - Justin Bethel, FS, Presbyterian

30. (165) San Francisco 49ers - DeVier Posey, WR, Ohio State

31. (166) Cincinnati Bengals - Dan Herron, RB, Ohio State

32. (167) Cincinnati Bengals - Jaymes Brooks, CB, Virginia Tech

33. (168) Oakland Raiders - Derek Dennis, OG, Temple

34. (169) Baltimore Ravens - Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State

35. (170) Indianapolis Colts - Terrance Ganaway, RB, Baylor

The 4th round of the 2012 NFL Draft is going to produce some nice nuggets

Blogged under The NFL Draft, Bloglockers, Football, Front Page, General by admin on Friday 13 April 2012 at 9:25 pm

This is like the last round to sift for gold before teams start throwing darts at their draft boards.  Here’s how I see things going in the 4th round:

1. (96) St. Louis Rams - Nate Potter, OT, Boise State

2. (97) Indianapolis Colts - Rishard Matthews, WR, Nevada

3. (98) Minnesota Vikings - Joe Adams, WR, Arkansas

4. (99) Houston Texans - Casey Hayward, CB, Vanderbilt

5. (100) Cleveland Browns - Brandon Boykin, CB, Georgia

6. (101) Jacksonville Jaguars - Cam Johnson, DE, Virginia

7. (102) Washington Redskins - Michael Brewster, C, Ohio State

8. (103) Miami Dolphins - Nigel Bradham, OLB, Florida State

9. (104) Carolina Panthers - Josh Kaddu, OLB, Oregon

10. (105) Buffalo Bills - Juron Criner, WR, Arizona

11. (106) Seattle Seahawks - Demario Davis, OLB, Arkansas State

12. (107) Kansas City Chiefs - Trevin Wade, CB, Arizona

13. (108) Denver Broncos - Kirk Cousins, QB, Michigan State

14. (109) Washington Redskins - Tank Carder, ILB, TCU

15. (110) San Diego Chargers - Ron Brooks, CB, LSU

16. (111) Chicago Bears - Dwight Bentley, CB, Louisiana Lafayette

17. (112) Arizona Cardinals - Alameda Ta’aimu, DT, Washington

18. (113) Dallas Cowboys - Chase Minnifield, CB, Virginia

19. (114) Philadelphia Eagles - Omar Bolden, CB, Arizona State

20. (115) Tennessee Titans - Kheeston Randall, DT, Texas

21. (116) Cincinnati Bengals - Dwight Jones, WR, North Carolina

22. (117) Detroit Lions - Robert Turbin, RB, Utah State

23. (118) Cleveland Browns - T.Y. Hilton, WR, Florida International

24. (119) Pittsburgh Steelers - Josh LeRibeus, OG, SMU

25. (120) Denver Broncos - Antonio Allen, SS, South Carolina

26. (121) Houston Texans - Marcus Fortson, DT, Miami (FL)

27. (122) New Orleans Saints - Leonard Johnson, CB, Iowa State

28. (123) Green Bay Packers - Cyrus Gray, RB, Texas A&M

29. (124) Buffalo Bills - Josh Norman, CB, Coastal Carolina

30. (125) San Francisco 49ers - Lucas Nix, OG, Pittsburgh

31. (126) New England Patriots - Malik Jackson, DE, Tennessee

32. (127) New York Giants - Aaron Henry, FS, Wisconsin

33. (128) Minnesota Vikings - DeQuan Menzie, CB, Alabama

34. (129) Oakland Raiders - Devon Wylie, WR, Fresno State

35. (130) Baltimore Ravens - Rishaw Johnson, OG, California (PA)

36. (131) New York Giants - Russell Wilson, QB, Wisconsin

37. (132) Green Bay Packers - Ryan Lindley, QB, San Diego State

38. (133) Green Bay Packers - Shaun Prater, CB, Iowa

39. (134) Minnesota Vikings - Christian Thompson, S, South Carolina State

40. (135) Dallas Cowboys - Brandon Hardin, S, Oregon State

Here goes my projections for the 3rd round of the 2012 NFL Draft

Blogged under The NFL Draft, Bloglockers, Football, Front Page, General by admin on Friday 13 April 2012 at 8:39 pm

A lot of big time players are going to come off the board in the 3rd round and here is how I see it going down:

1. (64) Indianapolis Colts - Trumaine Johnson, CB, Montana

2. (65) St. Louis Rams - Dwayne Allen, TE, Clemson

3. (66) Minnesota Vikings - Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers

4. (67) Cleveland Browns - Bernard Pierce, RB, Temple

5. (68) Tampa Bay Bucs - Mychal Kendricks, ILB, California

6. (69) Washington Redskins - Kelechi Osemele, OG, Iowa State

7. (70) Jacksonville Jaguars - Mitchell Schwartz, OT, California

8. (71) Buffalo Bills - Brock Osweiler, QB, Arizona State

9. (72) Miami Dolphins - Greg Childs, WR, Arkansas

10. (73) Miami Dolphins - Brandon Mosley, OT, Auburn

11. (74)  Kansas City Chiefs - Billy Winn, DE, Boise State

12. (75) Seattle Seahawks - James-Michael Johnson, ILB, Nevada

13. (76) Houston Texans - James Brown, OG, Troy

14. (77) New York Jets - Matt McCants, OT, UAB

15. (78) San Diego Chargers - LaMichael James, RB, Oregon

16. (79) Chicago Bears - Tony Bergstrom, OT, Utah

17. (80) Arizona Cardinals - Brandon Washington, OG, Miami (FL)

18. (81) Dallas Cowboys - Ben Jones, C, Georgia

19. (82) Tennessee Titans - Brian Quick, WR, Appalachian State

20. (83) Cincinnati Bengals - George Iloka, FS, Boise State

21. (84) Atlanta Falcons -  Senio Kelemete, OG, Washington

22. (85) Detroit Lions - Markelle Martin, FS, Oklahoma State

23. (86) Pittsburgh Steelers - Jeff Allen, OT, Illinois

24. (87) Denver Broncos - Josh Chapman, DT, Alabama

25. (88) Philadelphia Eagles - Marvin Jones, WR, California

26. (89) New Orleans Saints - Tyrone Crawford, DE, Boise State

27. (90) Green Bay Packers - Sean Spence, OLB, Miami (FL)

28. (91) Baltimore Ravens - Nick Toon, WR, Wisconsin

29. (92) San Francisco 49ers - Jamell Fleming, CB, Oklahoma

30. (93) New England Patriots - Trenton Robinson, S, Michigan State

31. (94) New York Giants - Mike Martin, DT, Michigan

32. (95) Oakland Raiders - Ladarius Green, TE, Louisiana-Lafayette

Here is my mock 2nd round of the 2012 NFL Draft

Blogged under The NFL Draft, Bloglockers, Football, Front Page, General by admin on Friday 13 April 2012 at 8:02 pm

There will still be a lot of value on the board in the 2nd round of the 2012 NFL Draft and here is who I see everyone taking:

1. (33) St. Louis Rams - Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech

2. (34) Indianapolis Colts - Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford

3. (35) Minnesota Vikings -  Devon Still, DT, Penn State

4. (36) Tampa Bay Bucs - Shea McClellin, OLB, Boise State

5. (37) Cleveland Browns - Brandon Weeden, QB, Oklahoma State

6. (38) Jacksonville Jaguars - Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina

7. (39) St. Louis Rams - Zach Brown, OLB, North Carolina

8. (40) Carolina Panthers - Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama

9. (41) Buffalo Bills - Lavonte David, OLB, Nebraska

10. (42) Miami Dolphins - Chris Givens, WR, Wake Forest

11. (43) Seattle Seahawks - Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin

12. (44) Kansas City Chiefs - Kendall Reyes, DT, Connecticut

13. (45) Dallas Cowboys - Bobby Wagner, OLB, Utah State

14. (46) Philadelphia Eagles - Harrison Smith, SS, Notre Dame

15. (47) New York Jets - Chandler Jones, DE, Syracuse

16. (48) New England Patriots - David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech

17. (49) San Diego Chargers - Vinny Curry, DE, Marshall

18. (50) Chicago Bears - Brandon Thompson, DT, Clemson

19. (51) Philadelphia Eagles - Bruce Irvin, OLB, West Virginia

20. (52) Tennessee Titans - Brandon Brooks, OG, Miami (OH)

21. (53) Cincinnati Bengals - Dont’a Hightower, ILB, Alabama

22. (54) Detroit Lions - Alonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska

23. (55) Atlanta Falcons - Jayron Hosley, CB, Virginia Tech

24. (56) Pittsburgh Steelers - Lamar Miller, RB, Miami (FL)

25. (57) Denver Broncos - Chris Polk, CB, Washington

26. (58) Houston Texans - Zebrie Sanders, OT, Florida State

27. (59) Green Bay Packers - Isaiah Pead, RB, Cincinnati

28. (60) Baltimore Ravens - Ronnell Lewis, OLB, Oklahoma

29. (61) San Francisco 49ers - Jared Crick, DE, Nebraska

30. (62) New England Patriots - Josh Robinson, CB, Central Florida

31. (63) New York Giants - Bobbie Massie, OT, Mississippi

A lot of people tell me I have too much time on my hands, but here’s my mock first round of the 2012 NFL Draft

Blogged under The NFL Draft, Bloglockers, Football, Front Page, General by admin on Friday 13 April 2012 at 7:43 pm

I have decided to do a complete 7-round mock draft of the 2012 NFL Draft.  This is assuming that their isn’t going to be any trades, so it might not be too accurate, but here we go with the first round:

1.  Indianapolis Colts - Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

2. Washington Redskins - Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor

3. Minnesota Vikings - Matt Kalil, OT, USC

4. Cleveland Browns - Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

5. Tampa Bay Bucs - Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama

6. St. Louis Rams - Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU

7. Jacksonville Jaguars - Melvin Ingram, OLB, South Carolina

8. Miami Dolphins - Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M

9. Carolina Panthers - Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi State

10. Buffalo Bills - Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa

11. Kansas City Chiefs - Luke Kuechly, ILB, Boston College

12. Seattle Seahawks - Quinton Couples, DE, North Carolina

13. Arizona Cardinals - Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame

14. Dallas Cowboys - David DeCastro, OG, Stanford

15. Philadelphia Eagles - Michael Brockers, DT, LSU

16. New York Jets - Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor

17. Cincinnati Bengals - Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

18. San Diego Chargers - Mark Barron, SS, Alabama

19. Chicago Bears - Cordy Glenn, OG, Georgia

20. Tennessee Titans - Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina

21. Cincinnati Bengals - Whitney Mercilus, OLB, Illinois

22. Cleveland Browns - Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

23. Detroit Lions - Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State

24. Pittsburgh Steelers - Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis

25. Denver Broncos - Amini Sitatolu, OG, Midwestern State

26. Houston Texans - Rueben Randle, WR, LSU

27. New England Patriots - Courtney Upshaw, DE, Alabama

28. Green Bay Packers - Nick Perry, DE, USC

29. Baltimore Ravens - Andre Branch, DE, Clemson

30. San Francisco 49ers - Jerel Worthy, DE, Michigan State

31. New England Patriots - Kevin Zeitler, OG, Wisconsin

32. New York Giants - Doug Martin, RB, Boise State

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