2013 Mel Kiper Jr. Invitational....

[Risen Star]

Welcome to the "Mel Kiper Jr. Invitational" Mock Draft. Risen Star is the commissioner of this mock. Let's make it the best any of us have ever participated in. With that goal in mind, let's get you up to date on the particulars and the rules. These rules were chosen to try and combat how most mocks get screwed up.

The draft begins Friday, February 15 2012, at 6:00pm Eastern Time and will conclude for the day at 11:00pm EST. It will continue at 8:00am to 11:00pm each day for the remainder of the draft. In the 1st round, teams have 40 minutes on the clock to make their pick. The 2nd round will be 30 minutes. Rounds 3 and 4 will be 20 minutes.

The teams were selected by a blind lottery. No one got to choose their team.

The Mel Kiper Jr. Invitational is a four round mock draft.

1. Drafts tend to bog down because time limits aren't enforced. Here's what we are going to do to try and keep this draft moving. We are going to ask each team to give us a list of at least 3 picks they are considering in order of preference. We are going to ask for these picks two teams ahead of their time to pick. Let's use some players from last year as an example.

You are team 5. When team 3 is on the clock we ask that you send in at least a three player list if there's even a chance of you not being online when you're on the clock. It would look something like this....

1. Chance Warmack
2. Kenny Vaccaro
3. Sheldon Richardson

We will make your pick from this list unless you specify not to. If after your 45 minutes (In the first round...times in other rounds are shorter and noted in this thread) are up, and you haven't been online to see that and make your pick, we will give you your highest option. One of the three players will always be there because only two could have gone ahead of you. This will keep the draft moving.

If a team does not contact us and their time has run out, the pick will be made by either commissioner. If this were to occur, we will not purposely give you a bad pick. Any teams with absent GMs in the first round will be run by a group vote when they are on the clock, unless a replacement GM is willing to take over. Or the absent GM shows up to finish the mock.

NOTE: Many GM's leave lists to pick from as soon as they are on the clock. This is preferred if you're not going to be around. No reason to hold up the draft for the full duration of your clock if you won't be available anyway. If you want the full time allotted before the pick is made from your list, be sure to specify to the commissioner.

Also, if a GM hasn't been around and it looks like they are not going to participate, we will not wait the entire time each time that team is on the clock. The pick will be made by a consensus.

TIP: Check the draft status when you first get up and see if the time affects you. If you don't have PC access at work and you think the draft may catch up to you, make sure we know that and go ahead and make your selections known to us via PM.

One way or the other the mock draft will move on. We prefer it be with less activity by us and more by you.

2. No trading veteran players. These trades just get silly. You can trade picks in this year's draft, and in the 2014 draft. Be sure to check your teams allotment of picks in the team by team picks chart below. You can PM that team's GM to talk trade by simply clicking on the team name.

3. No asking other people what you should do. This is your chance to be a GM. Do your homework. Know your team's needs. Know the players in the draft. We strongly suggest no "I can't believe so and so is still on the board" type talk during the draft. This is a fun competition. We'll have plenty of time to talk about it after the draft and grading takes place.

4. We want to keep this mock confined to one thread and we would like to keep the thread clean. To that end we are going to sticky it so it stays up top. We ask that you notify us of your picks via PM rather than posting them in the thread. We will edit the draft board for all to see. We would like this thread to be one post for the rules, draft order and selections, team by team draft choice chart and then the pick announcements there after.

Again, all picks are sent to a commissioner. If a trade is involved, both GMs are to contact the same commissioner.

If posts are being added to this thread they will be deleted. Keep the spirit of the draft intact.

5. If you are interested in trading out of your pick, post a new thread to that end before you are on the clock. If you know a particular team you want to target in a trade, send them a private message.

This thread will be constantly updated as trades occur and picks are made.

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Mel Kiper Jr. Invitational

Round One
1.. Kansas City Chiefs - windward - Luke Joeckel T Texas A&M
2.. Jacksonville Jaguars - Dash28 - Bjoern Werner DE Florida St.
3.. Oakland Raiders - avery - Star Lotulelei DT Utah
4.. Philadelphia Eagles - supercowboy8 - Eric Fisher T Central Michigan
5.. Detroit Lions - sureletsrace - Chance Warmack G Alabama
6.. Cleveland Browns - robert70X7 - Dee Milliner CB Alabama
7.. Arizona Cardinals - Double Wing - Geno Smith QB West Virginia
8.. Buffalo Bills - DFWJC - Damontre Moore DE Texas A&M
9.. New York Jets - garrett316 - Dion Jordan DE Oregon
10. Tennessee Titans - MichaelWinicki - Jarvis Jones OLB Georgia
11. San Diego Chargers - ABQcowboyJR - Lane Johnson T Oklahoma
12. Miami Dolphins - tko112204 -Cordarrelle Patterson WR Tennessee
13. New York Giants (Tampa Bay) - tm1119 - Barkevious Mingo DE LSU
14. Carolina Panthers - JonJon - Kenny Vaccaro S Texas
15. New Orleans Saints - Teague31 - Sharrif Floyd DT Florida
16. St. Louis Rams - silver - Keenan Allen WR California
17. Pittsburgh Steelers - dez_for_prez - Xavier Rhodes CB Florida St.
18. Houston Texans (Dallas) - Questfor6 - Alec Ogletree ILB Georgia
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (N.Y. Giants) - Risen Star - Sheldon Richardson DT Missouri
20. Chicago Bears - Zordon - Jonathan Cooper G North Carolina
21. Cincinnati Bengals - TheKey - Ezekiel Ansah DE BYU
22. St. Louis Rams (Wash.) - silver - Eddie Lacy RB Alabama
23. Philadelphia Eagles (Minnesota) - supercowboy8 - Datone Jones DE UCLA
24. Indianapolis Colts - TheCount - Sam Montgomery DE LSU
25. Seattle Seahawks - xwalker - Manti Te'o ILB Notre Dame
26. Baltimore Ravens (Green Bay) - Tezz - DeAndre Hopkins WR Clemson
27. Dallas Cowboys (Houston) - Sifillest - Johnathan Hankins DT Ohio St.
28. Denver Broncos - Boys122 - Sylvester Williams DT North Carolina
29. New England Patriots - Encore - Tavon Austin WR West Virginia
30. Atlanta Falcons - cowboysooner - D.J. Fluker T Alabama
31. San Francisco 49ers - Oh_Canada - Johnathan Jenkins DT Georgia
32. Kansas City Chiefs (Balt. thru G.B.) - windward - Matt Barkley QB USC


Round Two
33. Jacksonville Jaguars - Dash28 - Matt Elam S Florida
34. Green Bay Packers (Kansas City) - Chris In Arizona - Johnthan Banks CB Mississippi St.
35. Minnesota Vikings (Philadelphia) - ABQCOWBOY - Jesse Williams DT Alabama
36. Detroit Lions - sureletsrace - Kevin Minter ILB LSU
37. Cincinnati Bengals (Oakland) - TheKey - Montee Ball RB Wisconsin
38. Arizona Cardinals - Double Wing - Dallas Thomas T Tennessee
39. New York Jets - garrett316 - Tyler Wilson QB Arkansas
40. Tennessee Titans - MichaelWinicki - Zach Ertz TE Stanford
41. Buffalo Bills - DFWJC - Mike Glennon QB North Carolina St.
42. Miami Dolphins - tko112204 - Kawann Short DT Purdue
43. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Risen Star - Tyler Eifert TE Notre Dame
44. Carolina Panthers - JonJon - Desmond Trufant CB Washington
45. San Diego Chargers - ABQcowboyJR - Alex Okafor DE Texas
46. St. Louis Rams - silver - Larry Warford G Kentucky
47. Dallas Cowboys - Sifillest - Cornellius Carradine DE Florida St.
48. Pittsburgh Steelers - dez_for_prez - Jonathan Cyprien S Florida International
49. Denver Broncos (N.Y. Giants) - Boys122 - Barrett Jones C Alabama
50. Chicago Bears - Zordon - Kevin Reddick ILB North Carolina
51. Washington Redskins - NeonDeion21 - Markus Wheaton WR Oregon St.
52. Minnesota Vikings - ABQCOWBOY - Chase Thomas OLB Stanford
53. Cincinnati Bengals - TheKey - Arthur Brown ILB Kansas St.
54. Miami Dolphins (Ind.) - tko112204 - Corey Lemonier DE Auburn
55. Green Bay Packers - Chris In Arizona - Travis Frederick C Wisconsin
56. Seattle Seahawks - xwalker - Robert Woods WR USC
57. Houston Texans - Questfor6 - Terrance Williams WR Baylor
58. New York Giants (Denver) - tm1119 - Menelik Watson T Florida St.
59. New England Patriots - Encore - Jordan Poyer CB Oregon St.
60. Cleveland Browns (Atlanta) - robert70X7 - Justin Hunter WR Tennessee
61. San Francisco 49ers - Oh_Canada - Eric Reid S LSU
62. Baltimore Ravens - Tezz - D.J. Swearinger S South Carolina

*The Saints pick was forfeited in bounty scandal. The Browns used their 2nd round pick in the 2012 supplemental draft for WR Josh Gordon.


Round Three
63. Kansas City Chiefs - windward - Quinton Patton WR Lousiana Tech
64. Jacksonville Jaguars - Dash28 - Ryan Nassib QB Syracuse
65. Detroit Lions - sureletsrace - Stedman Bailey WR West Virginia
66. Oakland Raiders - avery - Kyle Long T Oregon
67. Minnesota Vikings (Philadelphia) - ABQCOWBOY - Jamar Taylor CB Boise St.
68. Atlanta Falcons (Cleveland) - cowboysooner - Giovani Bernard RB North Carolina
69. Arizona Cardinals - Double Wing - Bennie Logan DT LSU
70. Tennessee Titans - MichaelWinicki - Margus Hunt DE SMU
71. Buffalo Bills - DFWJC - Phillip Thomas S Fresno St.
72. New York Jets - garrett316 - Brennan Williams DT North Carolina
73. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Risen Star - Khaseem Greene OLB Rutgers
74. San Francisco 49ers (Carolina) - Oh_Canada - Marquise Goodwin WR Texas
75. New Orleans Saints - Teague31 - Brian Schwenke C California
76. San Diego Chargers - ABQcowboyJR - Blidi Wreh-Wilson CB Connecticut
77. Miami Dolphins - tko112204 - Jordan Reed TE Florida
78. St. Louis Rams - silver - Tony Jefferson S Oklahoma
79. Pittsburgh Steelers - dez_for_prez - Da'rick Rogers WR Tennessee
80. Dallas Cowboys - Sifillest - Stepfan Taylor RB Stanford
81. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (N.Y. Giants) - Risen Star - Logan Ryan CB Rutgers
82. Miami Dolphins (Chicago) - tko112204 - Justin Pugh T Syracuse
83. Minnesota Vikings - ABQCOWBOY - Brian Winters G Kent St.
84. Cincinnati Bengals - TheKey - Cobi Hamilton WR Arkansas
85. Buffalo Bills (Washington) - DFWJC - Robert Alford CB Southeastern Lousiana
86. Indianapolis Colts - TheCount - Alvin Bailey G Arkansas
87. Seattle Seahawks - xwalker - Oday Aboushi T Virginia
88. Green Bay Packers - Chris In Arizona - Shawn Williams S Georgia
89. Dallas Cowboys (Houston) - Sifillest - Baccari Rambo S Georgia
90. Denver Broncos - Boys122 - Andre Ellington RB Clemson
91. New England Patriots - Encore - Brandon Williams DT Missouri Southern St.
92. Atlanta Falcons - cowboysooner - Sean Porter OLB Texas A&M
93. San Francisco 49ers - Oh_Canada - Joe Kruger DE Utah
94. Baltimore Ravens - Tezz - Travis Kelce TE Cincinnati

[Risen Star]

Round Four
95.. Jacksonville Jaguars - Dash28 - Khaled Holmes C USC
96.. Kansas City Chiefs - windward - John Simon DE Ohio St.
97.. Oakland Raiders - avery - Jelani Jenkins OLB Florida
98.. Philadelphia Eagles - supercowboy8 - Jordan Hill DT Penn St.
99.. Minnesota Vikings (Detroit) - ABQCOWBOY - Chris Harper WR Kansas St.
100. Arizona Cardinals - Double Wing - Dion Sims TE Michigan St.
101. Atlanta Falcons (Cleveland) - cowboysooner - David Amerson CB North Carolina St.
102. Washington Redskins (Buffalo) - NeonDeion21 - Tyrann Mathieu CB LSU
103. New York Jets - garrett316 - Johnathan Franklin RB UCLA
104. Tennessee Titans - MichaelWinicki - Will Davis CB Utah St.
105. Carolina Panthers - JonJon - Akeem Spence DT Illinois
106. New Orleans Saints - Teague31 - Kiko Alonso OLB Oregon
107. San Diego Chargers - ABQcowboyJR - Le'Veon Bell RB Michigan St.
108. Miami Dolphins - tko112204 - Leon McFadden CB San Diego St.
109. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Risen Star - Brandon Jenkins OLB Florida St.
110. St. Louis Rams - silver - William Gholston DE Michigan St.
111. Dallas Cowboys - Sifillest - Alex Hurst T LSU
112. Pittsburgh Steelers - dez_for_prez - Marcus Lattimore RB South Carolina
113. New York Giants - tm1119 - Darius Slay CB Mississippi St.
114. Chicago Bears - Zordon - Ricky Wagner T Wisconsin
115. Cincinnati Bengals - TheKey - Hugh Thornton G Illinois
116. Washington Redskins - NeonDeion21 - Jordan Mills T Louisiana Tech
117. Philadelphia Eagles (Minnesota) - supercowboy8 - Jamie Collins OLB Southern Miss
118. Indianapolis Colts - TheCount - Nico Johnson ILB Alabama
119. Green Bay Packers - Chris In Arizona - Devin Taylor DE South Carolina
120. Seattle Seahawks - xwalker - B.W. Webb CB William & Mary
121. Houston Texans - Questfor6 - J.J. Wilcox S Georgia Southern
122. New York Giants (Denver) - tm1119 - Jon Bostic ILB Florida
123. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (N.E.) - Risen Star - Landry Jones QB Oklahoma
124. Atlanta Falcons - cowboysooner - Gavin Escobar TE San Diego St.
125. San Francisco 49ers - Oh_Canada - Chris Faulk T LSU
126. Green Bay Packers (Baltimore) - Chris In Arizona - Gerald Hodges OLB Penn St.


Note- Be sure to check the team by team list to see all available picks for your team. It is very useful when working trades. And remember, 2014 picks can be traded as well.

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Team By Team

49ers - 31, 61, 74, 93, 125, 150, 157, 170, 189, 211, 221

BEARS - 20, 50, 114, 146, 178

BENGALS - 21, 37, 53, 84, 115, 149, 180, 187

BILLS - 8, 41, 71, 85, 167

BRONCOS - 28, 49, 90, 154, 186, 218

BROWNS - 6, 60, 132, 165, 196

BUCCANEERS - 19, 43, 73, 81, 108, 123, 140, 171, 210

CARDINALS - 7, 38, 69, 100, 133, 164, 166, 179

CHARGERS - 11, 45, 76, 107, 138, 169, 205

CHIEFS - 1, 32, 63, 96, 160, 191

COLTS - 24, 86, 118, 182

COWBOYS - 27, 47, 80, 89, 111, 144, 175

DOLPHINS - 12, 42, 54, 77, 82, 108, 139, 201, 208

EAGLES - 4, 23, 98, 117, 129, 163, 194, 214

FALCONS - 30, 68, 92, 101, 124, 156, 188, 220

GIANTS - 13, 58, 113, 122, 145, 177, 209

JAGUARS - 2, 33, 64, 95, 128, 159, 192

JETS - 9, 39, 72, 103, 134, 168, 199

LIONS - 5, 36, 65, 130, 161, 195

PACKERS - 34, 55, 88, 119, 126, 127, 152, 216

PANTHERS - 14, 44, 105, 141, 172

PATRIOTS - 29, 59, 91, 202, 219

RAIDERS - 3, 66, 97, 162, 193, 203

RAMS - 16, 22, 46, 78, 110, 142, 174, 206

RAVENS - 26, 62, 94, 158, 190, 222

REDSKINS - 51, 102, 116, 136, 147, 155, 181, 213

SAINTS - 15, 75, 106, 137, 173, 204

SEAHAWKS - 25, 56, 87, 120, 131, 151, 184, 198, 215

STEELERS - 17, 48, 79, 112, 143, 176, 207

TEXANS - 18, 57, 121, 153, 185, 217

TITANS - 10, 40, 70, 104, 135, 200

VIKINGS - 35, 52, 67, 83, 99, 148, 197, 212

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Grading

Okay, when the hard part is over and the picks are in, we can all relax a little. But I always found the ending of a mock draft to be a little lacking. We all go thru this process of trying to make our teams better but no clear cut ending results. Who were the winners? The losers? Who made the biggest steal? Biggest reach?

Now of course we won't know who really got the most bang for their buck until these players are 3 or 4 years into their pro careers but for entertainment sake and for bragging rights, we'd like to have one consensus final report card.

To do this we are asking each GM to visit the "Team by Team Selections" thread that will be posted separate from this thread and take a few minutes to grade each class.

The rating scale will not be a letter grade but on a scale of 1 to 10. 10 being excellent, 5 being average and 1 being absolutely terrible.

We ask everybody to keep in mind the ammunition each GM had to work with when they began this process. We're not looking to crown the GM who was lucky enough to acquire two first round picks as the winner. We want to establish who got the most value with what they had to work with. Also remember to factor in any added or lost 2014 draft picks, as they will be noted with each GM's class. Any added or lost 2013 picks during this mock will also be noted within the "Remaining Selections" and "Original Selections".

Leave the bias aside, forget the usernames and give your honest evaluation of each class. Assign a number grade to each team and send your list to Risen Star.

And in a further effort to prevent bias from tainting the grading, we ask that you do not grade your own team. Let your peers tell you how you did.

Also add who you felt was the biggest steal in the first four rounds and who was the biggest reach.

Once we receive grades from all the GM's, we will average them out and post the results in a "Final Report Card" and crown a Champion.

I would appreciate if each GM takes the 10 minutes to do this. It'll be a fitting end to what we hope will be a good mock draft overall.


**** All votes will remain anonymous ****

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Now that the picks are finalized and posted, the trading period has started. When a trade occurs, we ask that both GM's PM the same commissioner (should there be more than one) and give him the details of the trade, including round and overall selection number in the draft which is posted within this thread. Only when a commissioner has both responses and they match, will the trade be finalized and updated on this thread. We do it this way to prevent miscommunication on what was involved in the trade.

Again, please keep this thread clean of any responses. If you have any questions, PM Risen Star or start a separate thread.

Barring a trade, at 6pm EST on Friday, February 15th, the Kansas City Chiefs are on the clock.

* Please do not post in this thread. It's for picks and trade announcements only.

[Risen Star]

With the 1st pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Kansas City Chiefs select, Luke Joeckel T Texas A&M.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are on the clock.

[Risen Star]

With the 2nd pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Jacksonville Jaguars select, Bjoern Werner DE Florida St.

The Oakland Raiders are on the clock.

[Risen Star]

With the 3rd pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Oakland Raiders select, Star Lotulelei DT Utah.

The Philadelphia Eagles are on the clock.

[Zordon]

Wow some interesting picks so far.

[Risen Star]

Please don't post in this thread. Makes it easier to read when you want to keep up on the picks.

With the 4th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Philadelphia Eagles select, Eric Fisher T Central Michigan.

The Detroit Lions are on the clock.

[Risen Star]

With the 5th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select, Chance Warmack G Alabama.

The Cleveland Browns are on the clock.

[Risen Star]

With the 6th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Cleveland Browns select, Dee Milliner CB Alabama.

The Arizona Cardinals are on the clock.

[Risen Star]

With the 7th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Arizona Cardinals select, Geno Smith QB West Virginia.

The Buffalo Bills are on the clock.

[Risen Star]

With the 8th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Buffalo Bills select, Damontre Moore DE Texas A&M.

The New York Jets are on the clock.

[Risen Star]

With the 9th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the New York Jets select, Dion Jordan DE Oregon.

The Tennessee Titans are on the clock.

[Risen Star]

With the 10th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Tennessee Titans select, Jarvis Jones OLB Georgia.

The San Diego Chargers are on the clock.

[Risen Star]

With the 11th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the San Diego Chargers select, Lane Johnson T Oklahoma.

The Miami Dolphins are on the clock.

[Risen Star]

With the 12th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft the Miami Dolphins select, Cordarrelle Patterson WR Tennessee.

The New York Giants are on the clock after a trade with Tampa Bay.