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The first round of draft publications hit the
newsstands - along with a number of mock drafts. It's interesting to
compare these mocks - where they agree and where they differ.
They're not without their pitfalls (you can get
sucked into accepting the conventional wisdom and herd mentality of
the the draft-guru community which, in turn can lead you down blind
alleys). And early print-deadlines mean early mocks (which can
become quickly stale as new events unfold (i.e. an injury, a trade,
a Pro Day). But - because many writers (who are friendly with a
particular team or scout) have access to inside information - the
trend matching a particular player to a specific team can have some
merit.
Comparing mocks can also be helpful toward
determining which players are most or least likely to still be on
the Cardinals board when we pick at #26.
I compared 11 mocks (from 4 draft publications)
but, to save space, have consolidated the info to show the players
most frequently projected for each team/pick and - based on that
info - who'd logically be picked at each spot. Where it gets a bit
dicey is where there is little if any concensus on a specific player
- especially near the end of the first round.
Of particular interest were the number of mocks
matching Haden with Cleveland, Campbell with Oakland, Bryant with
Denver, A Davis with Buffalo, McClain with Miami, Price with the
Giants and Gresham with the Cardinals.
I took poetic license with Gresham and the Cardinals.
I don't think we'll draft him - there are
recent reports that raise concerns about his knee not healing satisfactorily. I
took the liberty instead of following the local CW and picked a
pass rusher - either Hughes or Pierre-Paul (who, the way this mock
unfolds is one of those guys who fell thru the cracks to #26).
|
Pk |
Team |
Concensus |
Proj Pick |
|
1 |
St Louis |
Suh 9 |
Bradford |
|
2 |
Detroit |
McCoy 4, Okung 4 |
Suh |
|
3 |
Tampa Bay |
Berry 6, McCoy 4 |
McCoy |
|
4 |
Washington |
Bradford 9 |
T Williams |
|
5 |
Kansas City |
Okung 6, Berry 3 |
Berry |
|
6 |
Seattle |
Clausen 3, OT3 |
Okung |
|
7 |
Cleveland |
Haden 7 |
Clausen |
|
8 |
Oakland |
Campbell 6 |
Campbell |
|
9 |
Buffalo |
A Davis 5 |
A Davis |
|
10 |
Jacksonville |
Morgan 3, Pass Rusher 6 |
Morgan |
|
11 |
Denver |
Bryant 9 |
McClain |
|
12 |
Miami |
McClain 5 |
D Williams |
|
13 |
San Francisco |
P-Paul 2, OL 5 |
Bulaga |
|
14 |
Seattle |
Spiller 6 |
Spiller |
|
15 |
Giants |
Price 5 |
Price |
|
16 |
Tennessee |
Dunlap 4, Pass Rusher 9 |
Haden |
|
17 |
San Francisco |
T Williams 4, E Thomas 2, Mays 2 |
Mays |
|
18 |
Pittsburgh |
Bulaga, D Williams, E Thomas ea 2 |
Iupati |
|
19 |
Atlanta |
B Graham 2, Pass Rusher 5 |
B Graham |
|
20 |
Houston |
Price 2, E Thomas 2 |
E Thomas |
|
21 |
Cincinnati |
G Tate 4, Benn 2, Gresham 2 |
Bryant |
|
22 |
New England |
Kindle 3 |
Kindle |
|
23 |
Green Bay |
Bulaga 5, OL 9 |
Saffold |
|
24 |
Philadelphia |
Mays 2, Dunlap 3, LB/DE 7 |
Weath'sp'n |
|
25 |
Baltimore |
Benn 3 |
Pierre-Paul |
|
26 |
Arizona |
Gresham 4, Pass Rusher 4, QB 2 |
Hughesl |
|
27 |
Dallas |
Campbell 4, Iupati 2 |
C Brown |
|
28 |
San Diego |
Dwyer 4, D Williams 2 |
K Wilson |
|
29 |
Jets |
Wootton 2 |
Griffen |
|
30 |
Minnesota |
P Robinson 3 |
McCourty |
|
31 |
Indianapolis |
Pouncey 3, Iupati 3 |
Pouncey |
|
32 |
New Orleans |
Sapp 2 |
Sapp |
7 Round Cardinal Mock
(CBSports BPA Rankings in parentheses) |
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26. |
Jerry Hughes |
DE TCU (29) |
|
|
58. |
Chris Cook |
CB Virginia (47) |
|
|
88. |
Dorin Dickerson |
WR Pitt (84) |
|
|
89 |
Jared Veldeer |
OT Hillsdale (75) |
|
|
123 |
Anthony Smith |
DT Louisiana Tech
(122) |
|
|
195 |
AJ Jeffersom |
CB Fresno St. (195) |
|
|
233 |
Daryl Sharpton |
ILB Miami (235) |
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