Saturday, February 10, 2007

'Tis the season to mock

The Phanatic's own John Gottlieb offered up his first mock draft earlier this week.

Now take a look at what NFL scout Frank Coyle thinks courtesy of draftinsiders.com:

First Round Mock Draft for the NFL Draft ‘07
Before NFL Combine mid Feb.
* Underclassmen x - Final position will be determined by coin flip in March

1. Oakland - 2-14 - * Calvin Johnson WR 6-4, 235 Georgia Tech
Raiders sitting in Black Hole with top pick and Al likes the impact offensive guys.

2. Detroit - 3-13 - Joe Thomas OT 6-7, 310 Wisconsin
Lions must find a way to protect their QB whoever he will be next season.

x - 3. Cleveland - 4-12 - Brady Quinn QB 6-4, 230 Notre Dame
Browns are not 100% sold on Charlie Frye and Quinn would be almost impossible to pass on here.

x - 4. Tampa Bay - 4-12 - * JaMarcus Russell QB 6-6, 255 LSU
Bucs are hoping for big play receiver or left tackle here. Russell would be fine addition.

5. Arizona - 5-11 - * Jamaal Anderson DE 6-6, 255 Arkansas
Cardinals are always looking for DL and Anderson is a blue chip prospect.

6. Washington - 5-11 - * Ted Ginn WR 6-0, 180 Ohio St
Redskins offense needs a premier playmaker and Ginn can strike from anywhere.

7. Minnesota - 6-10 - * Alan Branch DT 6-5, 330 Michigan
Vikings will anchor their talented front four with this stud tackle if available.

8. Houston - 6-10 - * Adrian Peterson RB 6-1, 220 Oklahoma
Texans offense would love this feature back to balance their offense.

9. Miami - 6-10 - Leon Hall CB 5-11,195 Michigan
Dolphins pass defense has some holes and a top cover man would address a problem area.

10. Atlanta - 7-9 - * Lawrence Timmons LB 6-3, 230 Florida St.
Falcons defense failed over second half and speed is a premium in this draft class.

11. San Francisco - 7-9 - * Dwayne Jarrett WR 6-5, 210 USC
49ers young QB Alex Smith needs a playmaker to take the next step up.

12. Buffalo - 7-9 - Levi Brown OT 6-5, 325 Penn St.
Bills have been vulnerable on the edge for a decade.

13. St. Louis - 8-8 - * Sidney Rice WR 6-1, 190 South Carolina
Rams will probably lose veteran Kevin Curtis in free agency.

14. Carolina - 8-8 - Gaines Adams DE 6-4, 265 Clemson
Panthers look to their changing front four with replacement for Michael Rucker in this class.

15. Pittsburgh - 8-8 - Paul Posluszny LB 6-1, 235 Penn St
Steelers showing age on their backer unit in particular and Poluszny could be an early NFL starter.

16. Green Bay - 8-8 - Adam Carriker DE 6-5, 280 Nebraska
Packers defense needs a stud pass rusher and Carriker is flying up the charts.

17. Jacksonville - 8-8 - LaRon Landry FS 6-2, 205 LSU
Jaguars are looking for impact defender in secondary and Landry would be an early starter.

18. Cincinnati - 8-8 - * Zach Miller TE 6-5, 260 Arizona St
Bengals looking to give QB Carson Palmer a big play weapon in the middle.

19. Tennessee - 8-8 - * Reggie Nelson FS 6-1, 190 Florida
Titans defense looking to add a playmaker in their disappointing secondary.

20. N. Y. Giants - 8-8 - Michael Griffin SS 6-0, 200 Texas
G-Men have major problems in the secondary.

21. Denver - 9-7 - Aaron Ross CB 6-0, 195 Texas
Broncos will look to add a top corner after Darrent Williams tragedy.

22. Dallas - 9-7 - * Robert Meachem WR 6-2, 205 Tennessee
Boys must prepare for any TO meltdown and Meachem gives Tony Romo a fine deep threat.

23. Kansas City - 9-7 - Amobi Okoye DT 6-2, 290 Louisville
Chiefs are looking to this guy to light a fire on disappointing front four.

24. New Eng (Seat) - 9-7 - * Brandon Siler LB 6-1, 235 Florida
Patriots aging backer unit could be the focus of one of their two #1 picks.

25. New York Jets - 10-6 - * Greg Olsen TE 6-5. 255 Miami
Jets passing game needs some impact and Olsen has a huge upside as a pro.

26. Philadelphia - 10-6 - * Charles Johnson DE 6-2, 275 Georgia
Eagles are looking to get bigger along their front four.

27. New Orleans - 10-6 - Daymeion Hughes CB 6-2, 190 California
Saints are problems on the corner and will look to address this area early in the draft.

28. New England - 12-4 - * Chris Houston CB 5-10, 180 Arkansas
Patriots are expected to address the secondary early with possibly both their #1 picks this April.

29. Baltimore - 13-3 - * Marshawn Lynch RB 5-10, 220 California
Ravens are looking for a playmaker out of the backfield. .

30. San Diego - 14-2 - Justin Blalock OG 6-4, 330 Texas
Chargers continue to build their line to keep Tomlinson at the top of his game.

31. Chicago - 13-3 - Quinn Pitcock DT 6-2, 295 Ohio St
Bears’ overrated defense has big problems on the interior with both injuries and off the field problems.

32. Indianapolis - 12-4 - Tank Tyler DT 6-2, 320 North Carolina St
Colts need some interior defenders and Tyler is one of the best in this class

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