Lee Hacksaw Hamilton – Ourlads Mock Draft 1.0

Ourlads Mock Draft 1.0 – Dan Shonka, Draft Editor

Posted by Lee Hacksaw Hamilton on February 24th, 2015 • 0 Comments • Full article

Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	School	HT	WT	40 Time
Round 1
1	Tampa Bay	Jameis Winston*	QB	Florida State	6040	235	4.75
Winston has a series of off-field issues that need due diligence, but nobody can argue against his tool set and on field presence.
2	Tennessee	Leonard Williams*	DT/DE	USC	6050	298	4.80
The Titans can go in several different directions – quarterback, linebacker, wide receiver or defensive back. They go best player available.
3	Jacksonville	Shane Ray*	DE	Missouri	6030	245	4.75
Gus Bradley is from the Pete Carroll school of “you can’t have too many pass rushers.”
4	Oakland	Amari Cooper*	WR	Alabama	6010	210	4.50
You can almost see the late Al Davis give two thumbs up for another David Carr weapon.
5	Washington	Andrus Peat*	OT	Stanford	6070	312	5.30
The Redskins have more holes than the Titanic, but Peat will stabilize the right tackle position, especially with new offensive line coach Bill Callahan manning the rudder.
6	New York	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia	6030	210	4.50
One way the Jets can help stifle the Geno Smith exit strategy is to continue to add weapons to his arsenal.
7	Chicago	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington	6020	332	5.20
The Monsters of the Midway are no more, but Shelton is needed if the Bears implement Vic Fangio’s 3-4 defense.
8	Atlanta	Randy Gregory*	DE	Nebraska	6060	245	4.65
Gregory is a hand to glove fit for a team that needs a pass rusher and some youth on defense.
9	New York	Ereck Flowers*	OT	Miami	6050	324	5.25
The offensive line needs a lot of attention to run the ball better and to protect Eli Manning.
10	St. Louis	La’el Collins	OT	LSU	6050	321	5.00
Joe Barksdale is an unrestricted free agent. The Rams may consider Marcus Mariota, but they have already had problems with a durability questionable quarterback.
11	Minnesota	DeVante Parker	WR	Louisville	6030	209	4.55
If Adrian Peterson returns, the wide receiver position will be addressed with Teddy Bridgewater’s former star receiver.
12	Cleveland	Maxx Williams*	TE	Minnesota	6050	250	4.65
The Browns need a big time impact receiver who can catch. The former Golden Gopher is a multiple alignment pass catcher that Cleveland would love at 19, so why not at 12?
13	New Orleans	Dante Fowler Jr.*	DE/OB	Florida	6020	261	4.85
The Saints could draft a corner or a future Pro Bowl guard like Brandon Scherff, but they opt for a quick twitch edge pass rusher to complement Junior Gallette.
14	Miami	Brandon Scherff	OG	Iowa	6050	320	5.10
Blood is thicker than water. Former Iowa assistant coach, Joe Philbin, knows how well Scherff has been coached. For now, Scherff is a plug and play left guard.
15	San Francisco	Mario Edwards Jr.*	DE/DT	Florida State	6030	294	4.75
Trent Baalke, the 49ers general manager, likes versatile players and Edwards is all of that and has NFL bloodlines.
16	Houston	Trae Waynes*	CB	Michigan State	6010	183	4.53
The Texans’ front seven has elite talent, but the back end needs help. Waynes is a first day starter at left corner if Kareem Jackson is not re-signed.
17	San Diego	Cameron Erving	OC/OT	Florida State	6050	308	5.20
Five offensive linemen on the Chargers’ two deep are unrestricted free agents. A versatile athlete like Erving will claim one of the many “help wanted” positions up front.
18	Kansas City	Jaelen Strong*	WR	Arizona State	6030	215	4.50
It’s hard to believe, but the Chiefs went an entire season without completing one touchdown pass to a receiver. Strong offers superb size and ball skills in addition to sneaky quickness and speed after catch.
19	Cleveland f/BUF	Malcom Brown*	DT	Texas	6040	320	5.20
Ahtyba Rubin is an unrestricted free agent and Jordan Phillips is inconsistent. The top receivers are off the board so Brown is the pick.
20	Philadelphia	Marcus Mariota*	QB	Oregon	6040	215	4.65
We are unclear how Mariota makes it to the City of Brotherly Love, but the high tech quarterback exchanges one green uniform for another and rejoins his old coach, Chip Kelly.
21	Cincinnati	Shaq Thompson*	OB	Washington	6020	231	4.55
The versatile and speedy Thompson brings a lot of athleticism to the banged up Bengal linebacker corps.
22	Pittsburgh	PJ Williams*	CB	Florida State	6000	196	4.45
The defensive backfield, particularly at cornerback, is the weakest part of the depth chart at this point. Marcus Peters is an option. The Steelers decide on Williams.
23	Detroit	Eddie Goldman*	DT	Florida State	6030	320	5.20
Three of the four defensive interior linemen are unrestricted free agents, including Ndamukong Suh. Goldman will help shore up one of the tackle spots.
24	Arizona	Benardrick McKinney*	IB	Mississippi State	6040	249	4.60
Linebackers John Abraham and Larry Foote are both long in the tooth and a versatile linebacking presence will help upgrade an already formidable defense.
25	Carolina	Jake Fisher	OT	Oregon	6060	299	5.25
For Cam Newton ever to realize his full potential there needs to be a sense of protection in front of him. Fisher is not underrated in the NFL scouting circles and projects to be a long time starter.
26	Baltimore	Melvin Gordon*	RB	Wisconsin	6010	207	4.45
The Ravens may look to corner, a big outside receiver, or Maxx Williams at tight end if he’s still there. Todd Gurley is also an option, but will be out of action in 2015 rehabbing an ACL injury.
27	Dallas	Landon Collins*	SS	Alabama	6000	222	4.55
The Cowboys have been trying to upgrade Barry Church for years. His backup CJ Spillman is an unrestricted free agent. Collins plays best when he’s close to the line of scrimmage.
28	Denver	Carl Davis	DT	Iowa	6050	315	5.10
The Broncos have two interior defenders they need to re-sign. If they don’t, Davis is a viable option as is tight end Maxx Williams if he’s available. Offensive line help is also a priority.
29	Indianapolis	Marcus Peters*	CB	Washington	6000	198	4.52
Corners Josh Gordy and Darius Butler are both unrestricted free agents. Peters arguably could be the best cornerback in this class, but had off the field run-ins with Head Coach Chris Peterson that caused him to be removed from the team.
30	Green Bay	Jordan Phillips*	NT	Oklahoma	6060	335	5.30
The Packers had a tough time controlling the point of attack. BJ Raji is an unrestricted free agent and unproductive. Letroy Guion is unrestricted and has off field problems. Phillips is a wide load to move.
31	Seattle	Todd Gurley*	RB	Georgia	6010	226	4.55
How do you replace a beast if he retires? Replace him with another beast. If Marshawn Lynch returns, Gurley looks forward to 2016.
32	New England	Nate Orchard	DE/OB	Utah	6040	255	4.75
The rich get richer. Bill Belichick is looking at a minimum of four pass rushers at 32. He selects Orchard.