NFL Mock Draft

For the past two weeks, I have been fortunate enough to represent my favorite NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, in a 32-person mock draft over at Front Office Football Central. With each team represented by their own general manager, the draft had a strong dose of realism, with each GM working for their own best interests.

We had a handful of trades, including a big one between the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers, a few head-scratchers, some highly regarded prospects sliding, and, overall, a good time rebuilding our respective franchises.

First Round:
1 Oakland Raiders - WR Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
2 Detroit Lions - QB JaMarcus Russell, LSU
3 Cleveland Browns OT Joe Thomas, Wisconsin
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DT Amobi Okoye, Louisville
5 Green Bay Packers (from AZ) RB Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma
6 Washington Redskins FS Laron Landry, LSU
7 Minnesota Vikings DE Gaines Adams, Clemson
8 Atlanta Falcons OT Levi Brown, Penn State
9 Miami Dolphins QB Brady Quinn, Notre Dame
10 Carolina (from HOU) LB Patrick Willis, Ole Miss
11 San Francisco 49ers DE Adam Carriker, Nebraska
12 Buffalo Bills DT Alan Branch, Michigan
13 St. Louis Rams DE Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas
14 Houston Texans DB Leon Hall, Michigan
15 Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Paul Posluszny, Penn State
16 Arizona Cardinals (From GB) OT Joe Staley, Central Michigan
17 Jacksonville Jaguars WR Ted Ginn Jr, Ohio State
18 Cincinnati Bengals FS Reggie Nelson, Florida
19 Tennessee Titans WR Robert Meachem, Tennessee
20 New York Giants OLB Lawrence Timmons, Florida State University
21 Denver Broncos LB Jon Beason, Miami
22 Dallas Cowboys CB Darrelle Revis, Pittsburgh
23 Kansas City Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe, LSU
24 New England Patriots RB Marshawn Lynch, Cal
25 New York Jets CB Aaron Ross, Texas
26 Philadelphia Eagles S Michael Griffin, Texas
27 New Orleans Saints DT Justin Harrell, Tennessee
28 New England Patriots S Brandon Meriweather, Miami
29 Baltimore Ravens OG Justin Blalock, Texas
30 San Diego Chargers WR Dwayne Jarrett, USC
31 Chicago Bears OT Tony Ugoh, Arkansas
32 Arizona Cardinals (From IND) DE Anthony Spencer, Purdue

Second Round:
33. Oakland TE Greg Olsen, Miami
34. Detroit CB Chris Houston, Arkansas
35. Tampa Bay DE Jarvis Moss, Florida
36. Cleveland OG Ben Grubbs, Auburn
37. Chicago WR Sydney Rice, South Carolina
38. Indianapolis WR Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio State
39. Atlanta DE Charles Johnson, Georiga
40. San Francisco (from Miami) - ILB, David Harris, Michigan
41. Minnesota - DE, Lamarr Woodley, Michigan
42. Miami (from San Francisco) - CB, Daymeion Hughes, California
43. Buffalo - FB, Brian Leonard, Rutgers
44. Atlanta - CB, Marcus McCauley, Fresno State
45. Carolina - C, Ryan Kalil, USC
46. Pittsburgh - DE, Quentin Moses, Georgia
47. Arizona (from Green Bay) - DT, Tank Tyler, NC State
48. Jacksonville - S, Aaron Rouse, Virginia Tech
49. Cincinnati - DE, Ikaika Alama-Francis, Hawaii
50. Tennessee - CB, Eric Wright, UNLV
51. New York Giants - OT,Ryan Harris, Notre Dame
52. St. Louis QB Drew Stanton, Michigan State
53. Dallas WR Steve Smith, USC
54. Kansas City Aaron Sears, Tennessee
55. Seattle TE Zach Miller, Arizona State
56. Denver DE Tim Crowder, Texas
57. Philadelphia DT Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State
58. New Orleans S/CB Eric Weddle, Utah
59. New York Jets DE Victor Abiamiri, Notre Dame
60. Miami (from New England) DT Ray McDonald, Florida
61. Baltimore LB Brandon Siller, Florida
62. San Diego LB H.B. Blades, Pittsburgh
63. New York Jets (from Chicago) OT James Marten, Boston College
64. Tampa Bay (from Indianapolis) WR Aundrae Allison, East Carolina

Third Round:
65. Oakland QB Trent Edwards, Stanford
66. Detroit LB Buster Davis, Florida State
67. Cleveland RB Antonio Pittman, Ohio State
68. Tampa Bay RB Lorenzo Booker, Florida State
69. Arizona OT Alan Barbre, Missouri Southern State
70. Denver (from Washington)WR Jason Hill, Washington State
71. Miami OT Doug Free, Northern Illinois
72. Minnesota DB Tanard Jackson, Syracuse
73. Houston WR David Clowney, Virginia Tech
74. Buffalo TE Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
75. Atlanta RB Kenny Irons, Auburn
76. San Francisco WR Craig Davis, LSU
77. Pittsburgh RB Michael Bush, Louisville
78. Green Bay S Sabby Piscitelli, Oregon State
79. Jacksonville OG Manuel Ramirez, Texas Tech
80. Tennessee RB Chris Henry, Arizona
81. New York Giants K Mason Crosby, Colorado
82. St. Louis RB Brandon Jackson, Nebraska
83. Houston (From Carolina) OT Marshal Yanda, Iowa
84. Kansas City CB Fred Bennett, South Carolina
85. Seattle OG Andy Allman, Pittsburgh
86. Denver S Josh Gattis, Wake Forest
87. Dallas C Samson Satele, Hawaii
88. New Orleans CB Josh Wilson, Maryland
89. New York Jets NT Paul Soliai, Utah
90. Philadelphia LB Justin Durant, Hampton
91. New England DB Jonathan Wade, Tennesse
92. Buffalo (from Baltimore) QB Troy Smith, Ohio State
93. San Diego DL Brandon Mebane, California
94. Chicago OG Josh Beekman, Boston College
95. Indianapolis LB Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma
96. San Diego (compensatory) DB Gerald Alexander, Boise State
97. San Francisco (compensatory) LB Stephan Nicholes, South Florida
98. Indianapolis (compensatory) DT Jay Alford, Penn State
99. Oakland RB Tony Hunt, Penn State

Trades:
*Green Bay acquires pick 1(5) from Arizona in exchange for 1(16), 2(47), 4(112), and their 2008 3rd round choice.
*Carolina acquires pick 1(10) from Houston in exchange for 1(14), 2(83), and 6(191).
*Arizona acquires pick 1(32) from Indianapolis in exchange for 2(38) and 4(105).
*San Francisco acquires pick 2(40) from Miami in exchange for 2(42) and 6(181).

Please feel free to leave feedback in the comments section. We would love to receive team grades, if anyone is up for it.

by Charlie Swager

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