Saturday, December 20, 2014

Dustin James' NFL Draft Guide: 2nd Edition

It's officially draft season here at the Ultimate Football Blog and here is all the information you need to keep you up-to-date on all the latest happenings in the NFL.......








The Ultimate Football Blog: 

NFL Draft Guide

2nd Edition



Underclassmen Who Have Declared For The Draft:


-QB Brett Hundley (UCLA)  

-RB Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin)

-RB Todd Gurley (Georgia)

-RB Matt Jones (Florida)

-WR Devin Funchess (Michigan)

-WR Lemar Durant (Simon Fraser)

-OL Tyler Moore (Florida)

-DE Eli Harold (Virginia)

-OLB Dante Fowler (Florida)

-OLB Noah Spence (Ohio State)

-CB Lorenzo Doss (Tulane)

-S Durell Eskridge (Syracuse)

-WR Sammie Coates (Auburn)

-OT T.J. Humphries (Florida)

-S Gerrod Holliman (Louisville)



Current NFL Draft Order:

This would be the current order if the NFL Draft was held today....


1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

2. Tennessee Titans 

3. Jacksonville Jaguars 

4. Oakland Raiders 

5. Washington Redskins 

6. New York Jets 

7. Atlanta Falcons

8. New York Giants 

9. Chicago Bears

10. Carolina Panthers

11. Minnesota Vikings

12. St. Louis Rams 

13. Houston Texans 

14. Cleveland Browns

15. Miami Dolphins 

16. San Francisco 49ers 

17. San Diego Chargers 

18. Kansas City Chiefs 

19. Cleveland Browns 

20. Philadelphia Eagles

21. New Orleans Saints 

22. Pittsburgh Steelers 

23. Baltimore Ravens

24. Cincinnati Bengals

25. Dallas Cowboys

26. Indianapolis Colts

27. Detroit Lions

28. Green Bay Packers

29. Seattle Seahawks

30. New England Patriots

31. Arizona Cardinals

32. Denver Broncos







It's Mock Draft Time!

(In this space, you will find a full blown mock draft. For the time being, I will be featuring an expert's mock draft until the end of the football season when mine will be officially released. Contain your excitement.....)



This week's mock draft is brought to you by ESPN's own Todd McShay:



1. Tampa Bay Bucccaneers: Marcus Mariota - QB (Oregon)

2. Tennessee Titans: Jameis Winston - QB (Florida State)

3. Jacksonville Jaguars: Leonard Williams - DE (USC)

4. Oakland Raiders: Randy Gregory - DE (Nebraska)

5. Washington Redskins: Shane Ray - DE (Missouri)

6. New York Jets: Amari Cooper - WR (Alabama)

7. Atlanta Falcons: Dante Fowler - DE (Florida)

8. New York Giants: Vic Beasley - DE (Clemson)

9. Chicago Bears: Landon Collins - S (Alabama)

10. Carolina Panthers: Brandon Scherff - OT (Iowa)

11. Minnesota Vikings: Cedric Ogbuehi - OT (Texas A&M)

12. St. Louis Rams: Ereck Flowers - OT (Miami)

13. Houston Texans: Devante Parker - WR (Louisville)

14. Cleveland Browns: Danny Shelton - DT (Washington)

15. San Francisco 49ers: Devin Funchess - WR (Michigan)

16. Miami Dolphins: Shaq Thompson - LB (Washington)

17. Kansas City Chiefs: Kevin White - WR (West Virginia)

18. San Diego Chargers: Eddie Goldman - DT (Florida State)

19. Cleveland Browns: Jaelen Strong - WR (Arizona State)

20. Philadelphia Eagles: Trae Waynes - CB (Michigan State)

21. New Orleans Saints: T.J. Clemmings - OT (Pittsburgh)

22. Pittsburgh Steelers: Malcolm Brown - DT (Texas)

23. Baltimore Ravens: Melvin Gordon - RB (Wisconsin)

24. Cincinnati Bengals: Andrus Peat - OT (Stanford)

25. Dallas Cowboys: Kevin Johnson - CB (Wake Forest)

26. Detroit Lions: Marcus Peters - CB (Washington)

27. Indianapolis Colts: La'El Collins - OT (LSU)

28. Green Bay Packers: Benardrick McKinney - LB (Mississippi State)

29. Seattle Seahawks: Todd Gurley - RB (Georgia)

30. Arizona Cardinals: Bud Dupree - LB (Kentucky)

31. New England Patriots: A.J. Cann - OG (South Carolina)

32. Denver Broncos: Denzel Perryman - LB (Miami)



ESPN.com/Scout Inc's Current Top 32 Players In Draft (underclassmen who haven't declared yet are not listed)


1. Devante Parker - WR (Louisville)

2. Brandon Scherff - OT (Iowa)

3. Danny Shelton - DT (Washington)

4. Cedric Ogbuehi - OT (Texas A&M)

5. Dante Fowler - DE (Florida)

6. Melvin Gordon - RB (Wisconsin)

7. Kevin White - WR (West Virginia)

8. Vic Beasley - DE (Clemson)

9. T.J. Clemmings - OT (Pittsburgh)

10. Devin Funchess - WR (Michigan)

11. Todd Gurley - RB (Georgia)

12. Malcolm Brown - DT (Texas)

13. La'El Collins - OT (LSU)

14. Kevin Johnson - CB (Wake Forest)

15. A.J. Cann - OG (South Carolina)

16. Bud Dupree - LB (Kentucky)

17. Denzel Perryman - LB (Miami)

18. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu - CB (Oregon)



Underclassmen Who Are Ranked, But Have Yet To Declare:


1. Leonard Williams - DE (USC)

2. Marcus Mariota - QB (Oregon)

3. Shane Ray - DE (Missouri)

4. Amari Cooper - WR (Alabama)

5. Randy Gregory - DE (Missouri)

6. Jameis Winston - QB (Florida State)

7. Landon Collins - S (Alabama)

8. Eddie Goldman - DT (Florida State)

9. Ereck Flowers - OT (Miami)

10. Shaq Thompson - LB (Washington)

11. Trae Waynes - CB (Michigan State)

12. Jaelen Strong - WR (Arizona State)

13. Andrus Peat - OT (Stanford)

14. Marcus Peters - CB (Washington)






-You would think the news of Jay Cutler being benched in Chicago wouldn't exactly be "good news" for anyone, but it is good news for teams like St. Louis, Washington, and the New York Jets. The Rams, Redskins, and Jets will all likely be in the market for a quarterback and there's a good chance they won't be drafting high enough to take either Marcus Mariota or Jameis Winston. That leaves Cutler as the best available QB on the market. Love him or hate him, Cutler is a decent NFL quarterback who (FOR THE MOST PART) gets a bad rap. He's actually not having as bad a season as the Bears upper management would lead you to believe (that whole team is a mess, especially on the defensive side of the ball), and a change of scenery to a team like the Rams would probably be a great move for both sides.


-There is said to be mutual interest in NFL teams and Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly. According to Albert Breer of NFL.com, Kelly is reportedly growing frustrated with Notre Dame's administration and could be looking to move on from the team. He could be a name to watch if the San Francisco 49ers job becomes open.


-Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports mentioned that if the Atlanta Falcons do decide to move on from head coach Mike Smith this season, the team could take a long hard look at current New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan as a potential replacement. The Falcons are reportedly looking to make a huge turnaround on the defensive side of the ball.


-Oregon Duck cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu tore his ACL in practice this week and will miss the remainder of the season. Ekpre-Olomu is considered a "first-round to second-round" NFL talent, but this injury will cause him to slide in the draft. He'll probably fall somewhere in the third-round now.


-Georgia's Leonard Floyd announced that he will be returning to school for his senior season. Not a real shocking move as the draft is loaded with pass rusher's this year and Floyd could see his stock rise to a potential top-10 pick next season if he returns to school and has an outstanding year.


-Florida State kicker Roberto Aguayo is getting a lot of hype heading into the draft. Most experts think he could be a third-round pick (that's REALLY high for a kicker) because "kickers like that don't come around very often" according to one NFL scout.

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