My Mock w/Trades (no Cam for Panthers)

[Catalyst]

So I decided to shake things up a bit and give us someone other than Cam Newton this time. I still want him most of all, but Gabbert at leasts seems like an option now so I decided to shake this mock up.

I also included some trades that I think could be possible on draft day.

01. Carolina: Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri

02. Denver: Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama

03. Buffalo: Cam Newton, QB, Auburn

04. Cincinnati: Julio Jones, WR, Alabama

05. Arizona: Von Miller, OLB, Texas A&M

06. Cleveland: A.J. Green, WR, UGA

07. Dallas (f/SF): Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU

08. Tennessee: Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn

09. San Francisco (f/DAL): Prince Amakumara, CB, Nebraska

10. Washington: Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama

11. Houston: Cameron Jordan, DE, California

12. Minnesota: Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson

13. Detroit: Tyron Smith, OT, USC

14. St. Louis: Robert Quinn, DE/OLB, UNC

15. Miami: Jake Locker, QB, Washington

16. Jacksonville: Brandon Harris, CB, Miami

17. New England (f/OAK): J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin

18. San Diego: Ryan Kerrigan, DE/OLB, Purdue

19. New York Giants: Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State

20. Tampa Bay: Aldon Smith, DE, Missouri

21. Kansas City: Stefen Wisniewski, C, Penn State

22. Indianapolis: Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College

23. Philadelphia: Aaron Williams, CB, Texas

24. New Orleans: Muhammad Wilkerson, DE/DT, Temple

25. Seattle: Mike Pouncey, OL, Florida

26. Baltimore: Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado

27. Atlanta: Justin Houston, DE, UGA

28. Minnesota (f/NE): Colin Keapernick, QB, Nevada

29. Chicago: Corey Liuget, DT, Illinois

30. New York Jets: Phil Taylor, NT, Baylor

31. Pittsburgh: Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin

32. Green Bay: Dontay Moch, DE/OLB, Nevada

[JawnyBlaze]

Nice mock, I could see it going down something like this. Baltimore's jump seems pretty big, would they give up that much? Is that comparable in # of spots to how high SD jumped last year and what did they have to give up?

Gabbert is like my 6th or 7th choice for our first pick, but I've been warming up to him lately (a little...)

[Catalyst]

I can see a corner-needy team in the late 1st moving up. I don't expect any of the top corners to make it past Philly @ 23 and the Ravens really need a corner. Miami seemed like the team most likely to move down with Ingram off the board.

[Verge]

Brandon Harris is slated to go in the mid second round, why move up to get him?

[Catalyst]

Mid-2nd? What mocks have you been reading? The latest I've ever seen him in a mock is the late 1st, but mostly mid-1st.

[JawnyBlaze]

Brandon Harris is slated to go in the mid second round, why move up to get him?

How dare you insult Harris like that?! ;)

Remember, SCP has been insanely high on Harris for a while now.

[Verge]

Mid-2nd? What mocks have you been reading? The latest I've ever seen him in a mock is the late 1st, but mostly mid-1st.

I read quite a few lol, I have never seen him go in the first.

I usually see cbs go in this order

PP7

Prince

Jimmy Smith

Aaron Williams

Brandon Harris

I agree Harris is pretty good, I just think he could be had at the Ravens original spot

[DynastyRTR]

I like to see different mocks. but...i dont think there is any way Wisniewski or Moch will go in the 1st.

[Verge]

Defiantly still a good mock, I just don't think Peae, Harris, Williams, Wisniewski, or Moch will go in the first.

[Catalyst]

Defiantly still a good mock, I just don't think Peae, Harris, Williams, Wisniewski, or Moch will go in the first.

Wisniewski is borderline and could certainly slip into the 2nd, but KC needs a center badly so I figured I'd give them the best one in the draft. Moch I would have agreed with you about last month, but his stock has risen significantly since his combine performance. Though he's by no means a lock to go in the 1st.

Peae... he's either the 3rd or 4th best DT depending on who you ask after Fairley/Dareus. The Giants pick is a tough one to call, though, I admit.

As far as Harris goes... I just disagree. He's my top-rated CB in the entire draft, so yes, I am very high on him. But still, I have yet to see one of these mocks you mentioned that have him slipping into the 2nd round. Latest I've seen him go is to the Eagles at 23rd overall.

Also, something else to consider. Every year there seem to be players who get drafted a LOT higher than expected and others who slip. The Jags took Tyson Alualu 10th overall last year when the vast majority of 'experts' and mock drafters had him as a late 1st/early 2nd guy. Same goes for the Chargers drafting Larry English in '09 or the Ravens trading up for Joe Flacco in '08 when he was considered an early-mid 2nd rounder by most prior to the draft. There are many other examples as well.

I tried to take this into account. If I did a mock simply based on perceived value it'd look a lot different than this, but I wanted to try and project the type of surprise picks we tend to see every year.

[Catalyst]

Alright, so I updated it. Removed one trade, added another and changed a few picks.