Jared's Draft Day Mock

[Yoshinator]

Going to put out what I think will happen the next three days of the draft for us hopefully. This is a mixture of what I want to happen, and what I think could happen. Hopefully, the draft can look something like this. There are no trades, as they can't be predicted with reasonable accuracy.

 

Round 1: Andrew Billings, DT. This has been one of my standard picks throughout the last month or two, and it's now my official 1st round pick for us on draft day. I don't think he fills the biggest position of need, but I think he may be the BPA and improve our defense against the run by a lot. Very solid player that is worth the pick unless someone falls unexpectedly tonight.

 

Round 2: Karl Joseph, FS/SS. A lot of people here probably don't think he'll fall this far, but the big knee injury he had will force him to fall to the 2nd round, IMO, where we will scoop him up. He is a 1st round talent, and this will be our steal of the draft that Grigson is so good at getting in the round 2-3 range.

 

Round 3: Christian Westerman, OG. This is the point where we start to fill the O-Line. Westerman may or may not fall here, but there's a decent chance he will, and I think he'll be the best Guard available. Very athletic and has great technique, he is on the light side at 298 pounds, but should be able to fill out easily before the season starts.

 

Round 4: Jack Allen, C. Allen is a Center that should be a very solid pick that can compete for the starters job in round 4, which is exactly something we need with just 6 picks. Very strong and gives full effort, he is an anchor that the team could use. 

 

Round 5: Eric Murray, CB. An excellent later round CB that can play slot in the NFL. Has excellent technique and IMO, has the ability to be a shutdown corner in time. Is physical, and will do his best to get to the ball. Nice effort player that will benefit the team. He is small at 5'11, but is still a very good football player.

 

Round 7: Curt Maggitt, OLB. This is a Ryan Grigson football player through and through. A very high character guy that will give his full effort on every play. He chipped a bone in his hip, but he is an excellent football player that can do well on an NFL defense. He plays with reckless abandon and is a leader on defense. A guy that could make the team in the 7th round if he proves healthy. 

 

I avoided pass rushers until the 7th round because I don't think the value is there. Floyd will be gone by our first pick, and spence isn't worth it at 18. If Kamalei Correa is there in the 2nd it is worth it though. I think this would be a great draft and would give us 4 starters in the first 4 rounds, with 2 more players that should make the team. All you can really hope for out of a draft with six picks. Not sure this would put us in SB contention, but it would give Luck protection on the interior line, and give a big boost to our defense.

 

Tell me what you think, and lets have some last minute discussion before the draft today!

[Defjamz26]

I think they want a more zone friendly center so I think they may look at Seumalo or Blythe in that spot. Someone with good athleticism.