** The OFFICIAL NFL Mock Draft Thread **

[CarlSpackler]

Adam Carriker has solidified himself as a mid 1st round, as he's been the most impressive dlineman at the senior bowl. CNNSI's mock has him going to Carolina at 14, as they expect Rucker to not return.

That Okoye kid has really been turning heads as well, and will probably be a late 1st round/early 2nd round pick. Amazing he's only 19.

The reports on Troy Smith have been mixed. Some scouts are saying he will never be a starter and sorta sux, while others are saying that he's the best qb at the seinor bowl. I don't know how much that means since Drew Stanton appears to be his main competition there.

[pirateboy]

Arron Sears is making a nice showing at the Senior Bowl at OG. He was a tackle at Tennessee, but is too compact to play LT in the NFL. A couple projections have him as a late 1st, early 2nd round.

[Needle77]

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Arron Sears is making a nice showing at the Senior Bowl at OG. He was a tackle at Tennessee, but is too compact to play LT in the NFL. A couple projections have him as a late 1st, early 2nd round.

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Yeah, watching him on NFL Network's Senior Bowl practices have been fun. Him and that Central Michigan tackle. They have really dominated when they were in there.

[pirateboy]

Ah yes, the CMU tackle is being pimped too. He's apparently light on his feet, but has the strength to do typical LT things.

[pirateboy]

Dwayne Bowe, though already known, has worked his way ahead of Sidney Rice and Robert Meachem on a lot of lists. Interesting.

USC C Ryan Kalil is also getting good reviews. We saw how Nick Mangold jumped into the late 1st round, which is possible for Kalil.

[mblax10]

I was going to post a Senior Bowl Report after Saturday's game. For now, a quick list of top risers/fallers from what I saw and read about practice.

Moving Up:
1.Dwayne Bowe, WR, LSU
2.Adam Carrriker, DE, Nebraska
3.Brandon Mebane, DT, California
4.Dan Mozes, G/C, West Virginia
5.Anthony Spencer, LB/DE, Purdue
6.David Harris, LB, Michigan
7.Josh Beekman, G, Boston College
8.Johnathon Wade, CB, Tennesse
9.Ryan Kalil, C, USC
10.Eric Weddle S, Utah

Sleeper Alert:Brandon Miles, WR, West Virginia

Moving Down:
1.Marcus McCauley, CB, Fresno St
2.Brian Leonard, FB/RB, Rutgers
3.Tank Tyler, DT, North Carolina St
4.Ryan Harris, OT, Notre Dame
5.Levi Brown, OT, Penn St
6.Earl Everett, LB, Florida
7.Leon Hall, CB, Michigan

[prohornblower]

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Capone,

Coaches love depth. It's their favorite thing to have. I don't see how having two good QB's on one team is a bad thing.

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Of course a coach would love this. But I highly doubt an owner or GM wants to pay first-round money to his back-up QB, "Peyton Manning 2", as it were.

[SuperUberBob]

I revised my mock draft a few days ago:

1. Oakland Raiders: JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU
2. Detroit Lions: Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame
3. Cleveland Browns: Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech
5. Arizona Cardinals: Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin
6. Washington Redskins: Alan Branch, DT, Michigan
7. Minnesota Vikings: Chris Leak, QB, Florida
8. Houston Texans: LaRon Landry, S, LSU
9. Miami Dolphins: Leon Hall, CB, Michigan
10. Atlanta Falcons: Reggie Nelson, S, Florida
11. San Francisco 49ers: Dwayne Jarrett, WR, USC
12. Buffalo Bills: Levi Brown, OT, Penn State
13. St. Louis Rams: Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson
14. Carolina Panthers: Patrick Willis, ILB, Ole Miss
15. Pittsburgh Steelers: Jamaal Anderson, DE, Arkansas
16. Green Bay Packers: Marshawn Lynch, RB, LSU
17. Jacksonville Jaguars: Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State
18. Cincinatti Bengals: Amobi Okoye, DT, Louisville
19. Tennessee Titans: Ted Ginn Jr., WR, Ohio State
20. New York Giants: Darelle Revis, CB, Pittsburgh
21. Denver Broncos: Marcus McCauley, CB, Fresno State
22. Dallas Cowboys: Michael Griffin, S, Texas
23. Kansas City Chiefs: Sidney Rice, WR, South Carolina
24. New England Patriots: Rhema McKnight, WR, Notre Dame
25. New York Jets: Quentin Moses, DE, Georgia
26. Philadelphia Eagles: Lawrence Timmons, OLB, Florida State
27. New Orleans Saints: Daymeion Hughes, CB, California
28. New England Patriots: LaMarr Woodley, DE/LB, Michigan
29. Baltimore Ravens: Buster Davis, ILB, Florida State
30. San Diego Chargers: Robert Meachem, WR, Tennessee
31. Chicago Bears: Zach Miller, TE, Arizona State
32. Indianapolis Colts: DeMarcus Tyler, DT, N.C. State

[duracell]

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7. Minnesota Vikings: Chris Leak, QB, Florida


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Wow.

You'd be closer if you had said the 7th round.

[SuperUberBob]

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7. Minnesota Vikings: Chris Leak, QB, Florida


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Wow.

You'd be closer if you had said the 7th round.

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Many are considering him to be first round material.

The Vikings have one of the more interesting positions in the draft for their team. They're too high in the draft to get the player they really want (Calvin Johnson), but too low to make drafting a QB worthwhile since Russell and Quinn will be gone. They're too early in the draft to get another receiver (Ginn, Jarrett) also. If they want to fix up their offensive issues, they may end up trading up in the draft to get Johnson or trade down and pick up Ginn or Jarrett there. Then hope to get a QB like Troy Smith in the second round.