rootsports26's Mock Draft (Round 1)

1 - KC: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
Reid won't take a gamble on one of the QBs that are weren't worth picking #1 overall, so Reid goes BPA.

2 - JAX: Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
Gabbert isn't the answer at QB, but new front office won't take a gamble with the #2 overall selection. They go BPA as well.

3 - OAK: Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah
Oakland seems to pick in top three every year. Oakland needs another QB, but they also need a star on their defensive front.

4 - PHI: Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama
Chip Kelly is a wild card, even he knows he must shore up the defense because even with a QB here won't improve a defense that gave up over 25pts per game this past season. Dee is it here.

5 - DET: Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M
Detroit don't need a QB, so they go BPA.

6 - CLE: Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
CLE needs a QB, and they take a chance here with Geno Smith.

7 - ARI: Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama
Arians wants to run the ball, and throw it down field using play action. Have to get talent on the interior line for Kolb and the running game to work.

8 - BUF: Keenan Allen, WR, California
Fitzpatrick is not the answer, but with Geno Smith off the board, there are no QBs worth a top-10 pick. BUF would trade down, but no trade partner available. BUF takes best WR avail.

9 - NYJ: Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia
NYJ need a QB, but they also need help at LB. Jarvis' slide is Jets gain.

10 - TEN: Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon
Jordan's injury enables him to slide, TEN takes BPA.

11 - SD: Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame
SD needs OL help, but Te'o soap opera drama enables top-5 talent to slide to them. SD takes chance on Manti.

12 - MIA: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan
MIA needs replacement for Jake Long.

13 - TB: Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
TB needs help on the defensive side of the ball, and Banks is a perfect fit.

14 - CAR: Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State
Hankins a perfect fit along the Panthers defensive front.

15 - NO: Barkevious Mingo, OLB, LSU
NO could have really used CB help, but they need improvements along the LB corp as well.

16 - STL: Eric Reid, FS, LSU
STL would have been better served to have traded up with KC and getting Joeckel, but since they don't they need S and OL help. BPA here is Eric Reid.

17 - PIT: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
PIT would like to trade down here since their target is not available, they take best defensive player.

18 - DAL: Barrett Jones, OG, Alabama
DAL needs to upgrade their OL. A bit of a reach at #18, but they get a multi-purpose OL in Jones.

19 - NYG: Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU
NYG seem to always want to go DE/OLB in the first, this year is no different.

20 - CHI: Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
CHI need OL and TE help. Pass catching TE will help Cutler almost as much as OT will.

21 - CIN: Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina
The most logical pick for CIN.

22 - STL: D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama
STL reach for OT since the good ones will be gone when they select again in the 2nd.

23 - MIN: Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
MIN need more offensive weapons than just AP.

24 - IND: Alex Okafor, DE, Texas
Indy needs a pass rushing DE, luckily Okafor is just within reach.

25 - SEA: Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford
A pass catching TE will provide Wilson another option.

26 - GB: Jonathan Jenkins, DT, Georgia
GB's defense needs a gap filler to help stop the run.

27 - HOU: Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
HOU needs secondary help, and Rhodes can help immediately.

28 - DEN: Kenny Vaccaro, SS, Texas
DEN secondary also needs help, DT needed as well.

29 - BAL: Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia
Ogletree is no Ray, but Ogletree can play inside or outside.

30 - SF: Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU
SF is loaded up and down the roster. Depth at DE is needed.

31 - NE: Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee
Brady needs a big target to throw to.

32 - ATL: Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina
Williams bring the big bodied DT help they need.