Tedthompson's Mock Draft v.2 (Round 1)

1 - KC: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
With most their major needs filled in FA KC can take the best player. I think Joeckel just beats out Werner, Floyd, & Lotulelei

2 - JAX: Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon

3 - OAK: Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida
OAK will be the 1st team to take a hard look at Geno Smith. Ultimately I think they pass on him.

4 - PHI: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan
PHI QB were harrased all season, fortunately Chip Kelly gets a super athletic OT to anchor his new offensive scheme

5 - DET: Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama
Miliner is by far the best DB in this year's draft and will go to a bad pass defense in a division of strong pass offenses.

6 - CLE: Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah

7 - ARI: Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma
ARI needs a QB, but whoever starts under center likley won't last 16 games behind this offensive line. Johnson will start the overhaul this unit badly needs

8 - BUF: Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
This move is almost mandatory. Tavaris Jackson is in line to start right now and he would not win more than 5 games for this team. Geno is probably the only QB in this class that can be a week 1 starter. I don't think he is the 8th best player in this draft but there are too many QB hungry teams that will try to trade back into the 1st round to draft him

9 - NYJ: Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia
The Jets have fallen on hard times. In the past when things looked bleak they relied on their staunch defense to get them through. With no QB or WR worthy of a selection here, its time to get back to that dominate defense with a player that a couple months ago was thought to be fighting to be the 1st overall selection

10 - TEN: Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU
There are a couple places TEN could go here, such as Warmack (G) or Patterson (WR) to help their young QB.

11 - SD: Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama

12 - MIA: Barkevious Mingo, OLB, LSU
MIA took care of their offensive needs in FA and can now focus on their defense. Mingo give the team a 2nd pass rusher so they don't have to rely only on Wake

13 - TB: Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
Corner is a bigger need but the value just isn't there. This pick may be traded for Revis, but if not i think TB looks for a replacement for Bennett on the DL

14 - CAR: Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
CAR will be tempted by Vaccaro, Richardson, and Rhodes to help their defense as well as UNC's own Johnathan Cooper, who is probably the best overall player available here. Ultimately the number 1 WR in this year's draft is too tough to pass up. Steve Smith is still good but getting older; Patterson will give Cam a 2nd quality target and a receiver with some size

15 - NO: Kenny Vaccaro, SS, Texas
There is no question that NO's need is on defense. There isn't any value pick in the front 7 that fits their 3-4 here and NO is looking to address CB through FA. A playmaking safety like Vaccaro makes perfect sense here.

16 - STL: Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
Losing Amendola and Jackson have left huge holes on this offense. RB can typically be found later in the draft and there are a couple teams looking for WR help before the Rams pick again. Add in the fact that STL didn't have a good receiving core before Amendola left and its clear that a playmaking, dynamic receiver is the smart pick here

17 - PIT: Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina
Typical Steeler pick here. While their defense and receiving core could use reinforcements, Cooper is better than the 17th best player in this draft and will go a long way in getting a running game back in PIT

18 - DAL: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
The Cowboys may look to patch their offensive line here in the way of D.J. Flucker, but Richardson is a better value here and will help reallign their defense to the new 4-3 scheme they will be running

19 - NYG: Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia

20 - CHI: Arthur Brown, ILB, Kansas State
Brown can play in the middle if Urlacher leaves or step in for Roach until Urlacher retires.

21 - CIN: Keenan Allen, WR, California
I was torn between Allen and Rhodes (CB) here. They have some depth at both CB and WR but could use another standout player at either position

22 - STL: Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama
See, I told you. STL gets their WR with their 1st pick and still takes the top RB in this year's class with the 22 pick to replace the departed Steven Jackson

23 - MIN: Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
MIN will look for a complimentary WR here, but there will still be tallent available in the 2nd round. Despite stealing Jennings from GB the division is still loaded with top flight WR. Cutting Winfield only makes CB a more perfect fit for this pick

24 - IND: Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M
IND is switching to a 3-4 and get the most impacful position on that defense here with outside rush linebacker. Moore did not impress at the combine, but a decent pro day and his incredible production at Texas A&M won't let him slide out of the 1st round

25 - MIN: Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina
It pains me to do this because, as the more astute readers may have guessed, I'm a GB fan and I would love to see Sly Williams in green and gold. That being said, Williams provides new life to an aging line, keeping them stout against the run and adding an inside pass rush to compliment their edge pressure

26 - GB: Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
There are needs on defense and after concidering Datone Jones and Johnathan Cyprien, Eifert is too tempting to pass up. GB lost Jennings this year and will likely lose Finley next year, so Eifert helps transition the offense away from those two playmakers without skipping a beat. Also keep and eye out for 1 of the top 10 teams trading back into the 1st round to get their choice of the remaining QBs in 1 of these spot. GB is known for trading back and i would not be surprised to see it again

27 - HOU: Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
Could also go safety here, but the secondary is clearly the position of need. The only way i could see them going elsewhere is if there is still a dynamic WR on the board.

28 - DEN: Datone Jones, DE, UCLA
A great offseason was marred at the last minute (literally) by the Dumervil fiasco. They get a stout DE here that can privide pressue in Dumervil's old spot

29 - NE: Jonathan Cyprien, SS, Florida International
As always NE's offense is fine, despite losing Welker. Their defense has improved but a ball hawk like Cyprien can help, even with the addition of Wilson at SS. If they feel Wilson is enough they could go for a DL like Jesse Williams

30 - ATL: Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford
Poyer (CB) Elam (S) and Okeafor (DE) are all options here, but Ertz can be the hier apparent to Gonzales. It is clear that TE is a big part of this offense, it just depends on how long ATL thinks Gonzales will stick around

31 - SF: Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State
With such a complete team and so many draft picks SF can go anywhere with this pick. Currently, CB is there biggest need

32 - BAL: Kevin Minter, ILB, LSU
Bal won it all and lost half their defense. There are a lot of places they can go here, expect them to takt the top defensive player on their board or possible even a receiver