Draft thoughts

[Risen Star]

I post this every year for my own reference. I like to check back years later and go wow.

Top 50
1. Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
2. Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M
3. Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
4. Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
5. Jamal Adams S LSU

6. O.J. Howard TE Alabama
7. Dalvin Cook RB Florida St.
8. Corey Davis WR Western Michigan
9. Leonard Fournette RB LSU
10. Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky

11. Derek Barnett DE Tennessee
12. Budda Baker S Washington
13. Mike Williams WR Clemson
14. Haason Reddick OLB Temple
15. Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio St.

16. Takkarist McKinley DE UCLA
17. Tre'Davious White CB LSU
18. David Njoku TE Miami
19. Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
20. John Ross WR Washington

21. Ryan Ramczyk T Wisconsin
22. Marlon Humphrey CB Alabama
23. Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
24. Taco Charlton DE Michigan
25. Garett Bolles T Utah

26. Gareon Conley CB Ohio St.
27. T.J. Watt OLB Wisconsin
28. Cam Robinson T Alabama
29. Charles Harris DE Missouri
30. Jabrill Peppers S Michigan

31. Joe Mixon RB Oklahoma
32. Carl Lawson DE Auburn
33. Malik McDowell DT Michigan St.
34. Alvin Kamara RB Tennessee
35. Sidney Jones CB Washington

36. Dion Dawkins G Temple
37. Evan Engram TE Mississippi
38. Curtis Samuel WR Ohio St.
39. Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
40. Mitch Trubisky QB North Carolina

41. Fabian Moreau CB UCLA
42. Duke Riley OLB LSU
43. Christian McCaffrey RB Stanford
44. Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
45. Patrick Mahomes QB Texas Tech

46. Quincy Wilson CB Florida
47. Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
48. Zay Jones WR East Carolina
49. Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
50. Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado

Just Missed: Dan Feeney G Indiana, Tim Williams DE Alabama, Josh Jones S North Carolina St., Gerald Everett TE South Alabama, Zach Cunningham ILB Vanderbilt.

* Caleb Brantley DT Florida was originally ranked 45th but was taken off the board. He responded by superman punching my sister.

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Pet Cats
Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
O.J. Howard TE Alabama
Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky
Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
Sidney Jones CB Washington
Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
Budda Baker S Washington
Marcus Williams S Utah
Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
Josh Jones S North Carolina St.
Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado
Gerald Everett TE South Alabama
Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
Duke Riley OLB LSU
Jaleel Johnson DT Iowa
D.J. Jones DT Mississippi
Kyle Fuller C Baylor
Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia

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Mock Draft

I tried to keep this as realistic as possible in terms of what will be available at these picks. Basically if I've seen the player near the spot elsewhere, he's available to me. Trades are not an option because I'm not going to negotiate with myself. I'm not on speaking terms.

1(28) Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Had to edit this mock late with the rumblings that Foster is sliding out of the 1st round. Not with me selecting he's not. Simply the best overall player in this draft. Would bring leadership and nasty to the defense. Budda Baker was the original selection. Too much value at 28 to pass up.

2(60) Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
I don't know how realistic it is that he's still on the board but several have him here and that's fits my criteria for making the pick. Not the popular choice. Slides in at RT for 2018. Very underrated player.

3(92) Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
The best pure cover corner in the draft. Will take over Scandrick's role. Don't want to talk anymore about this.

4(133) Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia
Gives the team the speed dynamic they've lacked on offense for quite some time and could help in the return game. Home run hitter with a ridiculous 22.6 yards per catch average with the Mountaineers.

6(211) Ifeadi Odenigbo DE Northwestern
Athletic pass rush specialist with the tools to develop. Can give Tapper a blow when he gets tired of sacking everybody all the time.

7(228) DeAngelo Brown DT Louisville
Has a shot as a block eating 1 tech keeping the linebackers clean to make plays.

7(246) David Jones S Richmond
Super sleeper has slid through the cracks based off an injury riddled 2016. 9 INTs in 2015. Special teams gunner buys him time to develop.

Draft Grade: A+ Nailed it.

No impact pass rusher in the early rounds. Oxygen masks will now be deployed.

----

- I didn't plan to go heavy on defense. I'd have liked to have addressed TE and maybe with that 4th round pick but Gibson's speed is too enticing there.

- Mock drafts are meaningless. The truth is you, I and everyone else. including the teams. don't know how these players are going to come off the board. Yet we conduct mocks thinking we do. Your true mock draft will be when we go on the clock with those selections. I expect to pick a better player than the Cowboys every time when that happens. Just like last year.

- If the rumors are BS and Philadelphia lands Reuben Foster put me on suicide watch.

- I really hope I'm wrong but I think we're setting up for a real stinker draft class. All signs point to the team being fixated on a couple of positions. That's bad news, man. Fans are for it of course. They want instant impact. Draftniks aren't. Team building is the way to go in the draft and you don't do that force feeding picks at current needs. So if you want to break all ties with a defensive player I can live with it but you've lost me if you're playing the "we can go DE in round 1, CB in round 2, S in round 3" game. It's a terrible failure of a philosophy.

Best. Sports. Event. Of. The. Year. I can't wait to buckle down on Thursday with all the answers and a Do Not Disturb sign on the basement door.

Go Cowboys.

 

[WillieBeamen]

Good Job Risen!


Unlike most on here, I would love to get Foster at 28. Sadly, I see this team skipping on him bc of Jaylon, which i think is a mistake...

 

[StarBoyz83]

Good Job Risen!


Unlike most on here, I would love to get Foster at 28. Sadly, I see this team skipping on him bc of Jaylon, which i think is a mistake...

I don't think foster will fall that far down.

 

[waving monkey]

Foster is a bad man. Moton is a solid pick.
I'm not crazy abou the fourth selection but its not bad either.\
I expect the actual draft have have this kinda results.

 

[Gaede]

Coming away with Foster and Lewis would go a long way to making this defense formidable.

I agree with the way things are setting up--heavy on two positions and that's it. I really hope that they don't approach this draft like that.

 

[Killerinstinct]

I really like your draft. I think you managed to grab one of the premier players in the draft at 28, resolved any o-line issues at 60, nailed the most underrated cb in the 3rd, and grabbed the type of weapon we need in the 4th. I also absolutely love David Jones in the 7th. The only thing that would have made it better is grabbing one of the RB's with one of the other picks. The one thing you questioned TE is the one position I think we should wait another year to address.

 

[Alexander]

Man, you hate McCaffrey.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I post this every year for my own reference. I like to check back years later and go wow.

Top 50
1. Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
2. Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M
3. Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
4. Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
5. Jamal Adams S LSU

6. O.J. Howard TE Alabama
7. Dalvin Cook RB Florida St.
8. Corey Davis WR Western Michigan
9. Leonard Fournette RB LSU
10. Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky

11. Derek Barnett DE Tennessee
12. Budda Baker S Washington
13. Mike Williams WR Clemson
14. Haason Reddick OLB Temple
15. Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio St.

16. Takkarist McKinley DE UCLA
17. Tre'Davious White CB LSU
18. David Njoku TE Miami
19. Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
20. John Ross WR Washington

21. Ryan Ramczyk T Wisconsin
22. Marlon Humphrey CB Alabama
23. Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
24. Taco Charlton DE Michigan
25. Garett Bolles T Utah

26. Gareon Conley CB Ohio St.
27. T.J. Watt OLB Wisconsin
28. Cam Robinson T Alabama
29. Charles Harris DE Missouri
30. Jabrill Peppers S Michigan

31. Joe Mixon RB Oklahoma
32. Carl Lawson DE Auburn
33. Malik McDowell DT Michigan St.
34. Alvin Kamara RB Tennessee
35. Sidney Jones CB Washington

36. Dion Dawkins G Temple
37. Evan Engram TE Mississippi
38. Curtis Samuel WR Ohio St.
39. Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
40. Mitch Trubisky QB North Carolina

41. Fabian Moreau CB UCLA
42. Duke Riley OLB LSU
43. Christian McCaffrey RB Stanford
44. Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
45. Patrick Mahomes QB Texas Tech

46. Quincy Wilson CB Florida
47. Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
48. Zay Jones WR East Carolina
49. Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
50. Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado

Just Missed: Dan Feeney G Indiana, Tim Williams DE Alabama, Josh Jones S North Carolina St., Gerald Everett TE South Alabama, Zach Cunningham ILB Vanderbilt.

* Caleb Brantley DT Florida was originally ranked 45th but was taken off the board. He responded by superman punching my sister.

-

Pet Cats
Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
O.J. Howard TE Alabama
Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky
Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
Sidney Jones CB Washington
Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
Budda Baker S Washington
Marcus Williams S Utah
Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
Josh Jones S North Carolina St.
Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado
Gerald Everett TE South Alabama
Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
Duke Riley OLB LSU
Jaleel Johnson DT Iowa
D.J. Jones DT Mississippi
Kyle Fuller C Baylor
Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia

-

Mock Draft

I tried to keep this as realistic as possible in terms of what will be available at these picks. Basically if I've seen the player near the spot elsewhere, he's available to me. Trades are not an option because I'm not going to negotiate with myself. I'm not on speaking terms.

1(28) Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Had to edit this mock late with the rumblings that Foster is sliding out of the 1st round. Not with me selecting he's not. Simply the best overall player in this draft. Would bring leadership and nasty to the defense. Budda Baker was the original selection. Too much value at 28 to pass up.

2(60) Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
I don't know how realistic it is that he's still on the board but several have him here and that's fits my criteria for making the pick. Not the popular choice. Slides in at RT for 2018. Very underrated player.

3(92) Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
The best pure cover corner in the draft. Will take over Scandrick's role. Don't want to talk anymore about this.

4(133) Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia
Gives the team the speed dynamic they've lacked on offense for quite some time and could help in the return game. Home run hitter with a ridiculous 22.6 yards per catch average with the Mountaineers.

6(211) Ifeadi Odenigbo DE Northwestern
Athletic pass rush specialist with the tools to develop. Can give Tapper a blow when he gets tired of sacking everybody all the time.

7(228) DeAngelo Brown DT Louisville
Has a shot as a block eating 1 tech keeping the linebackers clean to make plays.

7(246) David Jones S Richmond
Super sleeper has slid through the cracks based off an injury riddled 2016. 9 INTs in 2015. Special teams gunner buys him time to develop.

Draft Grade: A+ Nailed it.

No impact pass rusher in the early rounds. Oxygen masks will now be deployed.

----

- I didn't plan to go heavy on defense. I'd have liked to have addressed TE and maybe with that 4th round pick but Gibson's speed is too enticing there.

- Mock drafts are meaningless. The truth is you, I and everyone else. including the teams. don't know how these players are going to come off the board. Yet we conduct mocks thinking we do. Your true mock draft will be when we go on the clock with those selections. I expect to pick a better player than the Cowboys every time when that happens. Just like last year.

- If the rumors are BS and Philadelphia lands Reuben Foster put me on suicide watch.

- I really hope I'm wrong but I think we're setting up for a real stinker draft class. All signs point to the team being fixated on a couple of positions. That's bad news, man. Fans are for it of course. They want instant impact. Draftniks aren't. Team building is the way to go in the draft and you don't do that force feeding picks at current needs. So if you want to break all ties with a defensive player I can live with it but you've lost me if you're playing the "we can go DE in round 1, CB in round 2, S in round 3" game. It's a terrible failure of a philosophy.

Best. Sports. Event. Of. The. Year. I can't wait to buckle down on Thursday with all the answers and a Do Not Disturb sign on the basement door.

Go Cowboys.

I get the Foster logic, but Im not taking a player who failed a combine drug test at any point in any draft no matter how talented they are. If the Eagles draft him, you will be on suicide watch. Of the Cowboys draft him, I will be on suspension watch. Im not putting any trust in any player who couldnt pass the one drug test they HAD to pass

 

[darthseinfeld]

I post this every year for my own reference. I like to check back years later and go wow.

Top 50
1. Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
2. Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M
3. Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
4. Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
5. Jamal Adams S LSU

6. O.J. Howard TE Alabama
7. Dalvin Cook RB Florida St.
8. Corey Davis WR Western Michigan
9. Leonard Fournette RB LSU
10. Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky

11. Derek Barnett DE Tennessee
12. Budda Baker S Washington
13. Mike Williams WR Clemson
14. Haason Reddick OLB Temple
15. Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio St.

16. Takkarist McKinley DE UCLA
17. Tre'Davious White CB LSU
18. David Njoku TE Miami
19. Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
20. John Ross WR Washington

21. Ryan Ramczyk T Wisconsin
22. Marlon Humphrey CB Alabama
23. Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
24. Taco Charlton DE Michigan
25. Garett Bolles T Utah

26. Gareon Conley CB Ohio St.
27. T.J. Watt OLB Wisconsin
28. Cam Robinson T Alabama
29. Charles Harris DE Missouri
30. Jabrill Peppers S Michigan

31. Joe Mixon RB Oklahoma
32. Carl Lawson DE Auburn
33. Malik McDowell DT Michigan St.
34. Alvin Kamara RB Tennessee
35. Sidney Jones CB Washington

36. Dion Dawkins G Temple
37. Evan Engram TE Mississippi
38. Curtis Samuel WR Ohio St.
39. Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
40. Mitch Trubisky QB North Carolina

41. Fabian Moreau CB UCLA
42. Duke Riley OLB LSU
43. Christian McCaffrey RB Stanford
44. Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
45. Patrick Mahomes QB Texas Tech

46. Quincy Wilson CB Florida
47. Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
48. Zay Jones WR East Carolina
49. Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
50. Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado

Just Missed: Dan Feeney G Indiana, Tim Williams DE Alabama, Josh Jones S North Carolina St., Gerald Everett TE South Alabama, Zach Cunningham ILB Vanderbilt.

* Caleb Brantley DT Florida was originally ranked 45th but was taken off the board. He responded by superman punching my sister.

-

Pet Cats
Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
O.J. Howard TE Alabama
Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky
Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
Sidney Jones CB Washington
Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
Budda Baker S Washington
Marcus Williams S Utah
Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
Josh Jones S North Carolina St.
Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado
Gerald Everett TE South Alabama
Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
Duke Riley OLB LSU
Jaleel Johnson DT Iowa
D.J. Jones DT Mississippi
Kyle Fuller C Baylor
Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia

-

Mock Draft

I tried to keep this as realistic as possible in terms of what will be available at these picks. Basically if I've seen the player near the spot elsewhere, he's available to me. Trades are not an option because I'm not going to negotiate with myself. I'm not on speaking terms.

1(28) Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Had to edit this mock late with the rumblings that Foster is sliding out of the 1st round. Not with me selecting he's not. Simply the best overall player in this draft. Would bring leadership and nasty to the defense. Budda Baker was the original selection. Too much value at 28 to pass up.

2(60) Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
I don't know how realistic it is that he's still on the board but several have him here and that's fits my criteria for making the pick. Not the popular choice. Slides in at RT for 2018. Very underrated player.

3(92) Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
The best pure cover corner in the draft. Will take over Scandrick's role. Don't want to talk anymore about this.

4(133) Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia
Gives the team the speed dynamic they've lacked on offense for quite some time and could help in the return game. Home run hitter with a ridiculous 22.6 yards per catch average with the Mountaineers.

6(211) Ifeadi Odenigbo DE Northwestern
Athletic pass rush specialist with the tools to develop. Can give Tapper a blow when he gets tired of sacking everybody all the time.

7(228) DeAngelo Brown DT Louisville
Has a shot as a block eating 1 tech keeping the linebackers clean to make plays.

7(246) David Jones S Richmond
Super sleeper has slid through the cracks based off an injury riddled 2016. 9 INTs in 2015. Special teams gunner buys him time to develop.

Draft Grade: A+ Nailed it.

No impact pass rusher in the early rounds. Oxygen masks will now be deployed.

----

- I didn't plan to go heavy on defense. I'd have liked to have addressed TE and maybe with that 4th round pick but Gibson's speed is too enticing there.

- Mock drafts are meaningless. The truth is you, I and everyone else. including the teams. don't know how these players are going to come off the board. Yet we conduct mocks thinking we do. Your true mock draft will be when we go on the clock with those selections. I expect to pick a better player than the Cowboys every time when that happens. Just like last year.

- If the rumors are BS and Philadelphia lands Reuben Foster put me on suicide watch.

- I really hope I'm wrong but I think we're setting up for a real stinker draft class. All signs point to the team being fixated on a couple of positions. That's bad news, man. Fans are for it of course. They want instant impact. Draftniks aren't. Team building is the way to go in the draft and you don't do that force feeding picks at current needs. So if you want to break all ties with a defensive player I can live with it but you've lost me if you're playing the "we can go DE in round 1, CB in round 2, S in round 3" game. It's a terrible failure of a philosophy.

Best. Sports. Event. Of. The. Year. I can't wait to buckle down on Thursday with all the answers and a Do Not Disturb sign on the basement door.

Go Cowboys.

You've been talking up Takk alot. How come he is not a "pet cat"?

 

[DFWJC]

Great stuff.

Though you say you may not take a pass rusher or corner at 28, your board actually lines up pretty well for it...assuming Foster is gone already.

One or more of Barnett (doubtful), McKinley, Tre White, Charlton, Conley, Humphrey, Watt, or Harris could be there at 28...and you would have them at very good to fair value.

Never say never, RS.
Theres a very real chance that the top remaining player on your board when we pick ends up being a "need" player as well...even if it shouldnt have to be.

In the 2nd round, theres a real chamce that the top player remaining on your board at 60 will be Alvin Kamara. I'd be a bit bummed if we took him that early.
Moton or Jordan Willis could be there though...which would be great

 

[Sasquatch]

Good read. Puzzled why more members aren't looking at ILB and OT where the team could get good value. Love the objective, unbiased draft grade and concur wholeheartedly.

 

[DFWJC]

Good read. Puzzled why more members aren't looking at ILB and OT where the team could get good value. Love the objective, unbiased draft grade and concur wholeheartedly.

Part of this is that some are so focused on need, but the other side is that usually at 28, neither ILB nor OT are the BPA anyway in this year's class.

I agree, if it falls that way,go for it.
As for Foster, unless Dallas removed him from their board (which there is a strong case they did) then theyd take him if there at 28. He'd be the best player left on their board.

 

[Tristan]

I post this every year for my own reference. I like to check back years later and go wow.

Top 50
1. Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
2. Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M
3. Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
4. Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
5. Jamal Adams S LSU

6. O.J. Howard TE Alabama
7. Dalvin Cook RB Florida St.
8. Corey Davis WR Western Michigan
9. Leonard Fournette RB LSU
10. Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky

11. Derek Barnett DE Tennessee
12. Budda Baker S Washington
13. Mike Williams WR Clemson
14. Haason Reddick OLB Temple
15. Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio St.

16. Takkarist McKinley DE UCLA
17. Tre'Davious White CB LSU
18. David Njoku TE Miami
19. Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
20. John Ross WR Washington

21. Ryan Ramczyk T Wisconsin
22. Marlon Humphrey CB Alabama
23. Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
24. Taco Charlton DE Michigan
25. Garett Bolles T Utah

26. Gareon Conley CB Ohio St.
27. T.J. Watt OLB Wisconsin
28. Cam Robinson T Alabama
29. Charles Harris DE Missouri
30. Jabrill Peppers S Michigan

31. Joe Mixon RB Oklahoma
32. Carl Lawson DE Auburn
33. Malik McDowell DT Michigan St.
34. Alvin Kamara RB Tennessee
35. Sidney Jones CB Washington

36. Dion Dawkins G Temple
37. Evan Engram TE Mississippi
38. Curtis Samuel WR Ohio St.
39. Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
40. Mitch Trubisky QB North Carolina

41. Fabian Moreau CB UCLA
42. Duke Riley OLB LSU
43. Christian McCaffrey RB Stanford
44. Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
45. Patrick Mahomes QB Texas Tech

46. Quincy Wilson CB Florida
47. Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
48. Zay Jones WR East Carolina
49. Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
50. Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado

Just Missed: Dan Feeney G Indiana, Tim Williams DE Alabama, Josh Jones S North Carolina St., Gerald Everett TE South Alabama, Zach Cunningham ILB Vanderbilt.

* Caleb Brantley DT Florida was originally ranked 45th but was taken off the board. He responded by superman punching my sister.

-

Pet Cats
Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
O.J. Howard TE Alabama
Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky
Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
Sidney Jones CB Washington
Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
Budda Baker S Washington
Marcus Williams S Utah
Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
Josh Jones S North Carolina St.
Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado
Gerald Everett TE South Alabama
Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
Duke Riley OLB LSU
Jaleel Johnson DT Iowa
D.J. Jones DT Mississippi
Kyle Fuller C Baylor
Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia

-

Mock Draft

I tried to keep this as realistic as possible in terms of what will be available at these picks. Basically if I've seen the player near the spot elsewhere, he's available to me. Trades are not an option because I'm not going to negotiate with myself. I'm not on speaking terms.

1(28) Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Had to edit this mock late with the rumblings that Foster is sliding out of the 1st round. Not with me selecting he's not. Simply the best overall player in this draft. Would bring leadership and nasty to the defense. Budda Baker was the original selection. Too much value at 28 to pass up.

2(60) Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
I don't know how realistic it is that he's still on the board but several have him here and that's fits my criteria for making the pick. Not the popular choice. Slides in at RT for 2018. Very underrated player.

3(92) Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
The best pure cover corner in the draft. Will take over Scandrick's role. Don't want to talk anymore about this.

4(133) Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia
Gives the team the speed dynamic they've lacked on offense for quite some time and could help in the return game. Home run hitter with a ridiculous 22.6 yards per catch average with the Mountaineers.

6(211) Ifeadi Odenigbo DE Northwestern
Athletic pass rush specialist with the tools to develop. Can give Tapper a blow when he gets tired of sacking everybody all the time.

7(228) DeAngelo Brown DT Louisville
Has a shot as a block eating 1 tech keeping the linebackers clean to make plays.

7(246) David Jones S Richmond
Super sleeper has slid through the cracks based off an injury riddled 2016. 9 INTs in 2015. Special teams gunner buys him time to develop.

Draft Grade: A+ Nailed it.

No impact pass rusher in the early rounds. Oxygen masks will now be deployed.

----

- I didn't plan to go heavy on defense. I'd have liked to have addressed TE and maybe with that 4th round pick but Gibson's speed is too enticing there.

- Mock drafts are meaningless. The truth is you, I and everyone else. including the teams. don't know how these players are going to come off the board. Yet we conduct mocks thinking we do. Your true mock draft will be when we go on the clock with those selections. I expect to pick a better player than the Cowboys every time when that happens. Just like last year.

- If the rumors are BS and Philadelphia lands Reuben Foster put me on suicide watch.

- I really hope I'm wrong but I think we're setting up for a real stinker draft class. All signs point to the team being fixated on a couple of positions. That's bad news, man. Fans are for it of course. They want instant impact. Draftniks aren't. Team building is the way to go in the draft and you don't do that force feeding picks at current needs. So if you want to break all ties with a defensive player I can live with it but you've lost me if you're playing the "we can go DE in round 1, CB in round 2, S in round 3" game. It's a terrible failure of a philosophy.

Best. Sports. Event. Of. The. Year. I can't wait to buckle down on Thursday with all the answers and a Do Not Disturb sign on the basement door.

Go Cowboys.

Where do you have Kevin King?

 

[Bigdog]

Would love to get Foster but I am concern that he failed drug test or the the results were inconclusive at the combine where everyone in the world know when it is and you will be tested. Still, I would not mind the pick. I would love to get Barnett but I just don't see him or Foster falling to us. I can't see the Giants passing on him if the Eagles do. I love the Brown pick. Anyway good job.

 

[chagus]

Good job, Risen! I'd take this draft as it fixes most problems and even a problem that could possibly arise.

 

[dstew60105]

I post this every year for my own reference. I like to check back years later and go wow.

Top 50
1. Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
2. Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M
3. Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
4. Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
5. Jamal Adams S LSU

6. O.J. Howard TE Alabama
7. Dalvin Cook RB Florida St.
8. Corey Davis WR Western Michigan
9. Leonard Fournette RB LSU
10. Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky

11. Derek Barnett DE Tennessee
12. Budda Baker S Washington
13. Mike Williams WR Clemson
14. Haason Reddick OLB Temple
15. Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio St.

16. Takkarist McKinley DE UCLA
17. Tre'Davious White CB LSU
18. David Njoku TE Miami
19. Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
20. John Ross WR Washington

21. Ryan Ramczyk T Wisconsin
22. Marlon Humphrey CB Alabama
23. Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
24. Taco Charlton DE Michigan
25. Garett Bolles T Utah

26. Gareon Conley CB Ohio St.
27. T.J. Watt OLB Wisconsin
28. Cam Robinson T Alabama
29. Charles Harris DE Missouri
30. Jabrill Peppers S Michigan

31. Joe Mixon RB Oklahoma
32. Carl Lawson DE Auburn
33. Malik McDowell DT Michigan St.
34. Alvin Kamara RB Tennessee
35. Sidney Jones CB Washington

36. Dion Dawkins G Temple
37. Evan Engram TE Mississippi
38. Curtis Samuel WR Ohio St.
39. Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
40. Mitch Trubisky QB North Carolina

41. Fabian Moreau CB UCLA
42. Duke Riley OLB LSU
43. Christian McCaffrey RB Stanford
44. Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
45. Patrick Mahomes QB Texas Tech

46. Quincy Wilson CB Florida
47. Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
48. Zay Jones WR East Carolina
49. Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
50. Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado

Just Missed: Dan Feeney G Indiana, Tim Williams DE Alabama, Josh Jones S North Carolina St., Gerald Everett TE South Alabama, Zach Cunningham ILB Vanderbilt.

* Caleb Brantley DT Florida was originally ranked 45th but was taken off the board. He responded by superman punching my sister.

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Pet Cats
Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Jonathan Allen DE Alabama
Malik Hooker S Ohio St.
O.J. Howard TE Alabama
Forrest Lamp G Western Kentucky
Jarrad Davis ILB Florida
Sidney Jones CB Washington
Tyus Bowser OLB Houston
Budda Baker S Washington
Marcus Williams S Utah
Jordan Willis DE Kansas St.
Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
Josh Jones S North Carolina St.
Chidobe Awuzie CB Colorado
Gerald Everett TE South Alabama
Dalvin Tomlinson DT Alabama
Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
Duke Riley OLB LSU
Jaleel Johnson DT Iowa
D.J. Jones DT Mississippi
Kyle Fuller C Baylor
Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia

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Mock Draft

I tried to keep this as realistic as possible in terms of what will be available at these picks. Basically if I've seen the player near the spot elsewhere, he's available to me. Trades are not an option because I'm not going to negotiate with myself. I'm not on speaking terms.

1(28) Reuben Foster ILB Alabama
Had to edit this mock late with the rumblings that Foster is sliding out of the 1st round. Not with me selecting he's not. Simply the best overall player in this draft. Would bring leadership and nasty to the defense. Budda Baker was the original selection. Too much value at 28 to pass up.

2(60) Taylor Moton T Western Michigan
I don't know how realistic it is that he's still on the board but several have him here and that's fits my criteria for making the pick. Not the popular choice. Slides in at RT for 2018. Very underrated player.

3(92) Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan
The best pure cover corner in the draft. Will take over Scandrick's role. Don't want to talk anymore about this.

4(133) Shelton Gibson WR West Virginia
Gives the team the speed dynamic they've lacked on offense for quite some time and could help in the return game. Home run hitter with a ridiculous 22.6 yards per catch average with the Mountaineers.

6(211) Ifeadi Odenigbo DE Northwestern
Athletic pass rush specialist with the tools to develop. Can give Tapper a blow when he gets tired of sacking everybody all the time.

7(228) DeAngelo Brown DT Louisville
Has a shot as a block eating 1 tech keeping the linebackers clean to make plays.

7(246) David Jones S Richmond
Super sleeper has slid through the cracks based off an injury riddled 2016. 9 INTs in 2015. Special teams gunner buys him time to develop.

Draft Grade: A+ Nailed it.

No impact pass rusher in the early rounds. Oxygen masks will now be deployed.

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- I didn't plan to go heavy on defense. I'd have liked to have addressed TE and maybe with that 4th round pick but Gibson's speed is too enticing there.

- Mock drafts are meaningless. The truth is you, I and everyone else. including the teams. don't know how these players are going to come off the board. Yet we conduct mocks thinking we do. Your true mock draft will be when we go on the clock with those selections. I expect to pick a better player than the Cowboys every time when that happens. Just like last year.

- If the rumors are BS and Philadelphia lands Reuben Foster put me on suicide watch.

- I really hope I'm wrong but I think we're setting up for a real stinker draft class. All signs point to the team being fixated on a couple of positions. That's bad news, man. Fans are for it of course. They want instant impact. Draftniks aren't. Team building is the way to go in the draft and you don't do that force feeding picks at current needs. So if you want to break all ties with a defensive player I can live with it but you've lost me if you're playing the "we can go DE in round 1, CB in round 2, S in round 3" game. It's a terrible failure of a philosophy.

Best. Sports. Event. Of. The. Year. I can't wait to buckle down on Thursday with all the answers and a Do Not Disturb sign on the basement door.

Go Cowboys.

Decent draft but no way do they take an OT in round 2. We let basically our entire secondary leave with an eye towards a very deep CB/S draft. Would be all over Foster as well if he's there.

 

[Risen Star]

Great stuff.

Though you say you may not take a pass rusher or corner at 28, your board actually lines up pretty well for it...assuming Foster is gone already.

One or more of Barnett (doubtful), McKinley, Tre White, Charlton, Conley, Humphrey, Watt, or Harris could be there at 28...and you would have them at very good to fair value.

Never say never, RS.
Theres a very real chance that the top remaining player on your board when we pick ends up being a "need" player as well...even if it shouldnt have to be.

In the 2nd round, theres a real chamce that the top player remaining on your board at 60 will be Alvin Kamara. I'd be a bit bummed if we took him that early.
Moton or Jordan Willis could be there though...which would be great

I didn't say I wouldn't take a DE or CB at 28. Just not with Foster or Baker on the board. Unless Barnett drops for whatever reason.

 

[Risen Star]

I get the Foster logic, but Im not taking a player who failed a combine drug test at any point in any draft no matter how talented they are. If the Eagles draft him, you will be on suicide watch. Of the Cowboys draft him, I will be on suspension watch. Im not putting any trust in any player who couldnt pass the one drug test they HAD to pass

Diluted sample. I wouldn't take a guy who tests positive but a diluted sample isn't definitive of anything.

 

[Risen Star]

Where do you have Kevin King?

70s. He has my vote for most overrated player.

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

Where do you have Kevin King?

If he sees the same player I do, King is solid but there are better DBs in this draft.

Beware the workout warrior.