Mock Draft

Night before the draft, thought maybe I'd give a mock a try.  I, however don't know enough to do a whole first round so I figured why not try the first 10.  Here we

1. Indianapolis Colts-Andrew Luck QB Stanford.  This is already done according to sources and Luck himself.  Good fit for the Colts hard to pass on John Elway 2.0.  I love Luck and was hoping RG 3 would wow the Colts and they'd fall in love with him letting Luck fall to 2.

2. Washington Redskins (From Rams)-Robert Griffin III QB Baylor.  This also is already done.  The Redskins told the world when they gave up 3 1's and 2 to move up 4 spots in the draft.  I'm not the worlds biggest fan of RG3 but if the Redskins think he's the guy than so be it.  Question though is this what weapons to the Skins have?  We have 2 young RB's and signed Pierre Garcon this offseason so maybe we got weapons but who knows.  5 years from now when Rams win the Super Bowl they can thank the Skins, but since when have the Rams been good at drafting?

3. Minnesota Vikings-Morris Claiborne DB LSU.  Everyone thinks Matt Kalil here but a guy at work (Vikings Fan) said he'd rather have Claiborne which got me thinking.  Your the Vikings you play inside you have Megatron, Green Bay, and now Brandon Marshall in your division maybe getting a shutdown corner isn't the worst idea.  Claiborne is a stud and playing opposite Tyron Mathieau at LSU, he played better than the Honey Badger just didn't make the big plays in the big games like he did (or have a sweet nickname.)

4. Cleveland Browns-Trent Richardson RB Alabama.  I'm not a huge fan of RB's I claim they're a dime a dozen.  However, everyone love Richardson and he's better than Mark Ingram who came out last year.  Cleveland has a lot of problems but LT isn't one of them so picking Kalil would be a mistake however someone could trade for this IF the Vikings don't pounce on him.

5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Matt Kalil OT USC.  This is highly unlikely and will probably be Claiborne here, but Tampa could use a cornerstone tackle and really aren't that far away.  As I said Kalil probably won't fall but stranger things have happened.  If he doesn't fall could be a hard choice for Tampa between Claiborne and Justin Blackmon.

6. St. Louis Rams (from Washington)-Justin Blackmon WR Oklahoma St.  The trade with Skins couldn't have worked out better.  The Rams are gonna get the game changing WR they need in the offense and they'll get him at 6 instead of 2 (not to mention 3 other picks).  Blackmon screams Terrell Owens to me, not the fastest but big, strong, great route runner.  Everything you need to be a possestion guy in this league.

7. Jacksonville Jaguars-Riley Reiff OT Iowa.  Lots of talk about Jacksonville moving off this pick if someone wants Ryan Tannehill.  If they stay they need to build up front on both sides of the ball and to me Reiff seems like a logical choice.  He protects the QB, run blocks and doesn't have a ton of penalties.  If they go defensive front look for Melvin Ingram or Quinton Coples.

8. Miami Dolphins-Micheal Floyd WR Notre Dame.  I know this is a reach but if Miami takes who everyone thinks they are (Tannehill) that would be the most terrible reach since Ted Ginn Jr.  Miami just traded Brandon Marshall getting a game changer on the outside seems like a great fit.  They could also go with a pass rusher but their the Dolphins so they'll screw this up take Tannehill and set the franchise back 4 more years.  Matt Moore isn't a terrible QB and he's better than Tannehill who's better suited to be a WR than QB.

9. Carolina Panthers-Quinton Coples DE North Carolina.  Carolina once drafted a DE out of UNC, his name is Julieus Peppers it worked out for them, go back to the well Carolina, go back.

10. Buffalo Bills-Melvin Ingram DE South Carolina.  Buffalo is gonna pray Reiff falls to them at 10, if he doesn't getting pass rusher opposite Mario Williams would be a great idea.  Most dominant pass rushers need a guy opposite them.  Clay Mathews was a different player 2 years ago than last year b/c he had a good player opposite of him.  Think of Mathis and Freeney in Indy, better together than apart.

Well that's all I have the energy for be sure to check out my diary of the first round tomorrow night.  In the meantime follow me on twitter @derekbredeson.