Sunday, December 28, 2014

Dustin James' NFL Draft Guide: 3rd 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

3rd 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 Gerod Holliman (Louisville)

-RB Jay Ajayi (Boise State)

-CB Jalen Collins (LSU)

-RB Mike Davis (South Carolina)

-CB Marcus Peters (Washington)

-OT Jeremiah Poutasi (Utah)

-WR Shaq Roland (South Carolina)

-WR Jaelen Strong (Arizona State)

-TE Maxx Williams (Minnesota)



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. New York Jets

5. Oakland Raiders

6. Washington Redskins

7. Chicago Bears

8. Atlanta Falcons

9. Minnesota Vikings

10. New Orleans Saints

11. New York Giants

12. St. Louis Rams 

13. Cleveland Browns 

14. San Francisco 49ers

15. Houston Texans

16. Miami Dolphins 

17. Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo)

18. Kansas City Chiefs 

19. Baltimore Ravens

20. Philadelphia Eagles

21. Carolina Panthers 

22. San Diego Chargers

23. Pittsburgh Steelers

24. Dallas Cowboys

25. Cincinnati Bengals

26. Indianapolis Colts

27. Detroit Lions

28. Arizona Cardinals

29. Green Bay Packers

30. Denver Broncos

31. Seattle Seahawks

32. New England Patriots







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 the fine folks over at WalterFootball.com:



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

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

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

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

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

6. Washington Redskins: Ronnie Stanley - OT (Notre Dame)

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

8. Atlanta Falcons: Shane Ray - DE (Missouri)

9. Minnesota Vikings: Brandon Scherff - OT (Iowa)

10. New Orleans Saints: Dante Fowler - LB (Florida)

11. New York Giants: Ereck Flowers - OT (Miami)

12. St. Louis Rams: Kevin White - WR (West Virginia)

13. Cleveland Browns: DeVante Parker - WR (Louisville)

14. San Francisco 49ers: P.J. Williams - CB (Florida State)

15. Houston Texans: Ronald Darby - CB (Florida State)

16. Miami Dolphins: Eddie Goldman - DT (Florida State)

17. Cleveland Browns: Vic Beasley - DE (Clemson)

18. Kansas City Chiefs: Jaelen Strong - WR (Arizona State)

19. Baltimore Ravens: Shilique Calhoun - DE (Michigan State)

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

21. Carolina Panthers: Melvin Gordon - RB (Wisconsin)

22. San Diego Chargers: Todd Gurley - RB (Georgia)

23. Pittsburgh Steelers: Kevin Johnson - CB (Wake Forest)

24. Dallas Cowboys: Eli Harold - DE (Virginia)

25. Cincinnati Bengals: Bud Dupree - DE (Kentucky)

26. Indianapolis Colts: Markus Golden - DE (Missouri)

27. Detroit Lions: La'El Collins - OT (LSU)

28. Arizona Cardinals: Arik Armstead - DE (Oregon)

29. Green Bay Packers: Shaq Thompson - LB (Washington)

30. Denver Broncos: Cedric Ogbuehi - OT (Texas A&M)

31. Seattle Seahawks: Sammie Coates - WR (Auburn)

32. New England Patriots: Cameron Erving - OL (Florida State)



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. Jaelen Strong - WR (Arizona State)

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. Marcus Peters - CB (Washington)

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. Leonard Floyd - LB (Georgia)

10. Ereck Flowers - OT (Miami)

11. Shaq Thompson - LB (Washington)

12. Trae Waynes - CB (Michigan State)

13. Andrus Peat - OT (Stanford)

14. Bernardrick McKinney - LB (Mississippi State)







-A name that is picking up steam among NFL scouts is Oregon defensive lineman Arik Armstead. Reports are that the Junior is leading towards entering the NFL Draft after hearing he could potentially go as high as the mid-to-late first-round. Armstead is built like an NFL player and he definitely has the upside and pedigree to end up as a dominant force in the NFL, but the guy has been a little underwhelming at Oregon since arriving as a top recruit three years ago. Still, the promise and size is there and that has to have NFL teams extremely intrigued by what Armstead can become.


-Miami (Florida) running back Duke Johnson is reportedly leaning towards entering the NFL Draft. Johnson doesn't get the praise and accolades that Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon do, but if you're looking for a running back who could take the league by storm, it's Johnson. Bleacher Report's Matt Miller compares Johnson to Jamaal Charles and something tells me that gets NFL fans everywhere drooling. I expect Johnson to go somewhere in the second-round if he does declare.


-Potential top pick Leonard Williams is far from a lock to enter the draft this season. Rumors are that the defensive lineman is considering returning to school to polish his game and is also said to be bitter that he's 0-3 against UCLA (USC's cross town rival) since stepping on campus. Is getting a win against UCLA enough to deter Williams' draft plans this year? Stay tuned.


-Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott recently received his grade from the NFL Draft Advisory Board. Prescott hasn't revealed what the grade was, but he has said that if he doesn't think he'll be a first-round pick, he'll likely return to school next season. My guess? Prescott will be returning to school next season.


-Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook (who a lot of experts think would be the best pocket-passer in the draft if he decided to enter) is still leaning towards staying in school even though his draft stock has risen a lot lately. Cook could end up being a potential #1 overall pick next season if he returns to school and has a great year. 

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