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Bob McGinn's first-round NFL mock draft
By Bob McGinn of the Journal Sentinel
April 29, 2015
1. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
When the Journal Sentinel surveyed 19 NFL personnel executives this month regarding the best player in the draft, six players received votes, and Winston wasn't one of them. Coach Lovie Smith and GM Jason Licht hitch their wagon to this controversial third-year sophomore.
2. TENNESSEE TITANS: Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
Looking to trade out and gain additional choices for the reclamation project ahead, the Titans will have opportunities to deal. Can Eagles coach-GM Chip Kelly get up this high? Others certainly can and probably will.
3. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: Leonard Williams, DE, Southern California
The Jaguars nab the scouts' runaway choice as the best player in the Journal Sentinel poll. Nicknamed "Big Cat," Williams drew 10 votes to four for runner-up Amari Cooper.
4. OAKLAND RAIDERS: Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
The Raiders drafted OLB Khalil Mack No. 5 a year ago. This time, they take the wide receiver. There's not much separating Cooper from Kevin White.
5. WASHINGTON Commanders: Dante Fowler, OLB, Florida
Fowler is the type of powerful, relentless player with whom first-year GM Scot McCloughan hopes to rebuild in old D.C.
6. NEW YORK JETS: Vic Beasley, OLB, Clemson
New GM Mike Maccagnan, new coach Todd Bowles (one of Ron Wolf's college area scouts in Green Bay for seven months in 1996) seize a pass rusher when Mariota doesn't drop to them.
7. CHICAGO BEARS: Kevin White, WR, West Virginia
The Bears liked Randy Gregory more than any other pass-rushing OLB to fit their brand-spanking new 3-4 defense. Gregory's alarming off-field résumé prompts the switch to offense.
8. ATLANTA FALCONS: Bud Dupree, OLB, Kentucky
The Falcons shy away from both Gregory and pass rusher Shane Ray (turf toe, marijuana possession citation Monday) to take a safer albeit less impressive fit for new coach Dan Quinn's defense.
9. NEW YORK GIANTS: Brandon Scherff, G-T, Iowa
The Giants would love to see Beasley slip here. RB Melvin Gordon is a very real possibility, too. Settle for Scherff, a clear-cut choice in the Journal Sentinel poll as the No. 1 offensive lineman.
10. ST. LOUIS RAMS: Andrus Peat, T, Stanford
The Rams have all the defensive linemen they could possibly need. Peat will require more upper-body strength, and with it should come a more hostile approach. He'll join T-G Greg Robinson (No. 2 pick, 2014) as mainstays for a resurgent O-line.
27. DALLAS COWBOYS: Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest
If Johnson, the scouts' choice as the No. 2 cornerback in the draft, falls this far, he probably won't get past Dallas. If he's off the board, the Cowboys will consider ILBs Benardrick McKinney and Eric Kendricks.
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/pack...und-nfl-mock-draft-b99490465z1-301778881.html
By Bob McGinn of the Journal Sentinel
April 29, 2015
1. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
When the Journal Sentinel surveyed 19 NFL personnel executives this month regarding the best player in the draft, six players received votes, and Winston wasn't one of them. Coach Lovie Smith and GM Jason Licht hitch their wagon to this controversial third-year sophomore.
2. TENNESSEE TITANS: Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
Looking to trade out and gain additional choices for the reclamation project ahead, the Titans will have opportunities to deal. Can Eagles coach-GM Chip Kelly get up this high? Others certainly can and probably will.
3. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: Leonard Williams, DE, Southern California
The Jaguars nab the scouts' runaway choice as the best player in the Journal Sentinel poll. Nicknamed "Big Cat," Williams drew 10 votes to four for runner-up Amari Cooper.
4. OAKLAND RAIDERS: Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
The Raiders drafted OLB Khalil Mack No. 5 a year ago. This time, they take the wide receiver. There's not much separating Cooper from Kevin White.
5. WASHINGTON Commanders: Dante Fowler, OLB, Florida
Fowler is the type of powerful, relentless player with whom first-year GM Scot McCloughan hopes to rebuild in old D.C.
6. NEW YORK JETS: Vic Beasley, OLB, Clemson
New GM Mike Maccagnan, new coach Todd Bowles (one of Ron Wolf's college area scouts in Green Bay for seven months in 1996) seize a pass rusher when Mariota doesn't drop to them.
7. CHICAGO BEARS: Kevin White, WR, West Virginia
The Bears liked Randy Gregory more than any other pass-rushing OLB to fit their brand-spanking new 3-4 defense. Gregory's alarming off-field résumé prompts the switch to offense.
8. ATLANTA FALCONS: Bud Dupree, OLB, Kentucky
The Falcons shy away from both Gregory and pass rusher Shane Ray (turf toe, marijuana possession citation Monday) to take a safer albeit less impressive fit for new coach Dan Quinn's defense.
9. NEW YORK GIANTS: Brandon Scherff, G-T, Iowa
The Giants would love to see Beasley slip here. RB Melvin Gordon is a very real possibility, too. Settle for Scherff, a clear-cut choice in the Journal Sentinel poll as the No. 1 offensive lineman.
10. ST. LOUIS RAMS: Andrus Peat, T, Stanford
The Rams have all the defensive linemen they could possibly need. Peat will require more upper-body strength, and with it should come a more hostile approach. He'll join T-G Greg Robinson (No. 2 pick, 2014) as mainstays for a resurgent O-line.
27. DALLAS COWBOYS: Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest
If Johnson, the scouts' choice as the No. 2 cornerback in the draft, falls this far, he probably won't get past Dallas. If he's off the board, the Cowboys will consider ILBs Benardrick McKinney and Eric Kendricks.
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/pack...und-nfl-mock-draft-b99490465z1-301778881.html
