Mock drafts are a a very interesting, very particular form of projection. With one writer/analyst making picks for each team you can sometimes see a pattern or method to how things go.
Not every writer/analyst goes about things this way, but there certainly are some picks in some drafts that make you scratch your head until you realize how much "easier" it was for a certain player to fall to a certain team.
In short: there are difficult picks and there are easy picks in a mock draft, and with one writer/analyst there is the chance that you run into "pick posturing" at some point or another.
Well, while we still love our regular mock drafts, Bleacher Report decided to get four of its top NFL minds together, give them control of two divisions each, and debate/project the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft in a more "realistic" fashion.
Remember, it only takes one team to fall in love with a player, and even if Mark Ingram is 95-percent (maybe sliding to about 85-percent as of late) projected to go to Miami at No. 15, the expert in control of the Dolphins could easily go in a different direction when on the clock.
Without having every player at his/her disposal during a mock draft, our experts had to respond with timely decisionmaking and thorough analysis.
The 2011 NFL Draft is getting closer and here is a look at how it could play out.
You can click through our experts to get a better feel for each of them before we begin:
Sam Westmoreland: AFC North, NFC North
Tom Kinslow: AFC South NFC South
Wes O'Donnell: AFC East, NFC East
Adam Wells: AFC West, NFC West
| 1. Carolina: Cam Newton, QB, Auburn 2. Denver: Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama 3. Buffalo: Von Miller, OLB, Texas A&M 4. Cincinnati: A.J. Green, WR, Georgia | 17. New England (via Oak): Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue 18. San Diego: Muhammad Wilkerson, DE, Temple 19. New York Giants: Anthony Castonzo, OT, BC 20. Tampa Bay: Justin Houston, DE, Georgia |
| 5. Arizona: Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri 6. Cleveland: Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU 7. San Francisco: Robert Quinn, DE/OLB, UNC 8. Tennessee: Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn | 21. Kansas City: Nate Solder, OT, Colorado 22. Indianapolis: Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin 23. Philadelphia: Tyron Smith, OT, USC 24. New Orleans: Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama |
| 9. Dallas: Cameron Jordan, DE, California 10. Washington: Julio Jones, WR, Alabama 11. Houston: Prince Amukamara, CB, Neb. 12. Minnesota: Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson | 25. Seattle: Jake Locker, QB, Washington 26. Baltimore: Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado 27. Atlanta: Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland 28. New England: Aldon Smith, DE/OLB, Missouri |
| 13. Detroit: Akeem Ayers, OLB, UCLA 14. St. Louis: Corey Liuget, DT, Illinois 15. Miami: Mike Pouncey, OG/C, Florida 16. Jacksonville: J.J. Watt, DE, Wisc. | 29. Chicago: Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State 30. New York Jets: Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor 31. Pittsburgh: Aaron Williams, CB, Texas 32. Green Bay: Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State |
As always, be sure to bookmark out 2011 NFL Draft Hub for all your draft needs.
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