Dustin James' NFL Draft Guide: 6th 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

6th Edition

Final List Of Underclassmen Who Have Declared For The Draft:

-Nelson Agholor: WR (USC)
-Jay Ayaji: RB (Boise State)
-Kwon Alexander: LB (LSU)
-Javorius Allen: RB (USC)
-Arik Armstead: DE (Oregon)

-Delon Barnes: DE (Penn State)
-Malcolm Brown: DT (Texas)
-Alex Carter: CB (Stanford)
-Sammie Coates: WR (Auburn)
-Tevin Coleman: RB (Indiana)
-Jalen Collins: CB (LSU)
-Landon Collins: S (Alabama)
-Amari Cooper: WR (Alabama)
-Xavier Cooper: DE (Washington State)
-Christian Covington: DT (Rice)
-Ronald Darby: CB (Florida State)
-Mike Davis: RB (South Carolina)
-Stefon Diggs: WR (Maryland)
-Lorenzo Doss: CB (Tulane)
-Lemar Durant: WR (Simon Fraser)
-Mario Edwards Jr.: DE (Florida State)
-Durrell Eskridge: FS (Syracuse)
-George Farmer: WR (USC)
-Ereck Flowers: OT (Miami)
-Dante Fowler: DE (Florida)
-Devin Funchess: WR/TE (Michigan)
-Jacoby Glenn: CB (Central Florida)
-Eddie Goldman: DT (Florida State)
-Melvin Gordon: RB (Wisconsin)
-Dorial Green-Beckham: WR (Oklahoma)
-Deontay Greenberry: WR (Houston)
-Randy Gregory: DE (Nebraska)
-Todd Gurley: RB (Georgia)
-Chris Hackett: S (TCU)
-Eli Harold: DE (Virginia)
-Chris Harper: WR (California)
-Dee Hart: RB (Colorado State)
-Braylon Heard: RB (Kentucky)
-Gerod Holliman: S (Louisville)
-D.J. Humphries: OT (Florida)
-Brett Hundley: QB (UCLA)
-Danielle Hunter: DE (LSU)
-David Irving: DT (Iowa State)
-Jesse James: TE (Penn State)
-Duke Johnson: RB (Miami)
-Matt Jones: RB (Florida)
-Nigel King: WR (Kansas)
-Tyler Kroft: TE (Rutgers)
-Marcus Mariota: QB (Oregon)
-Ellis McCarthy: DT (UCLA)
-Benardrick McKinney: OLB (Mississippi State)
-Patrick Miller: OT (Auburn)
-Tyler Moore: G (Florida)
-Rakeem Nunez-Roches: DT (Southern Mississippi)
-Andrus Peat: OT (Stanford)
-Breshad Perriman: WR (Central Florida)
-Marcus Peters: CB (Washington)
-Jordan Phillips: DT (Oklahoma)
-Darius Philon: DT (Arkansas)
-Bradley Pinion: P (Clemson)
-Jeremiah Poutasi: OT (Utah)
-Shane Ray: DE (Missouri)
-Josh Robinson: RB (Mississippi State)
-Shaq Roland: WR (South Carolina)
-James Sample: S (Louisville)
-Jeff Sifrin: TE (UMass)
-Noah Spence: DE (Ohio State)
-Donovan Smith: OT (Penn State)
-Jaelen Strong: WR (Arizona State)
-Shaq Thompson: LB (Washington)
-Max Valles: LB (Virginia)
-Trae Waynes: CB (Michigan State)
-Leonard Williams: DL (USC)
-Maxx Williams: TE (Minnesota)
-P.J. Williams: CB (Florida State)
-Trey Williams: RB (Texas A&M)
-Jameis Winston: QB (Florida State)
-T.J. Yeldon: RB (Alabama)

Final NFL Draft Order:

This is the final order for the NFL Draft that will be held this Spring)

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

2. Tennessee Titans 

3. Jacksonville Jaguars 

4. Oakland Raiders

5. Washington Redskins

6. New York Jets

7. Chicago Bears

8. Atlanta Falcons

9. New York Giants

10. St. Louis Rams

11. Minnesota Vikings

12. Cleveland Browns

13. New Orleans Saints

14. Miami Dolphins

15. San Francisco 49ers

16. Houston Texans

17. San Diego Chargers

18. Kansas City Chiefs

19. Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo)

20. Philadelphia Eagles

21. Cincinnati Bengals

22. Pittsburgh Steelers

23. Detroit Lions

24. Arizona Cardinals

25. Carolina Panthers

26. Baltimore Ravens

27. Dallas Cowboys

28. Denver Broncos

29. Indianapolis Colts

30. Green Bay Packers

31. New England Patriots

32. Seattle Seahawks

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 that head of hair on ESPN known as Mel Kiper:

1. Tampa Bay Bucccaneers: Jameis Winston - QB (Florida State)

2. Tennessee Titans: Marcus Mariota - QB (Oregon)

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

4. Oakland Raiders: Amari Cooper - WR (Alabama)

5. Washington Redskins: Randy Gregory - DE (Nebraska)

6. New York Jets: Shane Ray - DE (Missouri)

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

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

9. New York Giants: Brandon Scherff - OT (Iowa)

10. St. Louis Rams: T.J. Clemmings - OT (Pittsburgh)

11. Minnesota Vikings: Devante Parker - WR (Louisville)

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

13. New Orleans Saints: Vic Beasley - DE (Clemson)

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

15. San Francisco 49ers - Kevin White - WR (West Virginia)

16. Houston Texans: Trae Waynes - CB (Michigan State)

17. San Diego Chargers: Arik Armstead - DE (Oregon)

18. Kansas City Chiefs: Dorial Green-Beckham - WR (Missouri)

19. Cleveland Browns: Ereck Flowers - OT (Miami)

20. Philadelphia Eagles: Marcus Peters - CB (Washington)

21. Cincinnati Bengals: Alvin Dupree - DE (Kentucky)

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

23. Detroit Lions: Malcolm Brown - DT (Texas)

24. Arizona Cardinals: Melvin Gordon - RB (Wisconsin)

25. Carolina Panthers: Andrus Peat - OT (Stanford)

26. Baltimore Ravens: Devin Funchess - WR (Michigan)

27. Dallas Cowboys: Jordan Phillips - DT (Oklahoma)

28. Denver Broncos: Benardrick McKinney - ILB (Mississippi State)

29. Indianapolis Colts: Jaelen Strong - WR (Arizona State)

30. Green Bay Packers: Eddie Goldman - DT (Florida State)

31. New England Patriots: Sammie Coates - WR (Auburn)

32. Seattle Seahawks: Devin Smith - WR (Ohio State)

In the weeks leading up to the NFL Draft, you will see a certain selected prospect a week here (mainly the top recruits in the draft) with my personal scouting report on that prospect. I took professional scouting classes at the Scouting Academy, so this is my way of giving back.....

This week's prospect:

Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon)

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 220 pounds

Strenghts: Makes quick decisions. Runs the ball extremely well. Has great pocket presence. Is a student of the game. Loves the game of football. Great teammate. Strong arm with a quick release. Throws good on the run. Avoids turnovers. 

Weaknesses: Struggles with accuracy on deep throws. Doesn't get asked to make a lot of NFL-type throws in Oregon's offense. Has had injury problems in college. Needs better ball placement. Needs to work on fumbling issues. Could use 10+ more pounds on his body. 

Pro Comparision: Russell Wilson

Brief Synopsis: Everyone knows I'm a huge fan of Marcus Mariota's. I'm an Oregon football fan and Mariota is arguably the greatest player to ever put on an Oregon uniform. While I may be looking at Mariota's pro prospects through biased lenses, I'm doing my best to watch him work with a clear mind. With that said, I do believe Mariota is worth a top pick in the draft due to his potential. I wouldn't take him if I was an NFL team that needed a starter immediately. Mariota is not the type of quarterback who can come in and start damaging the league from the moment he steps on the field. There is going to be growing pains with Marcus and the perfect situation for him would be to get drafted by a team that has a decent starter in place that he could learn behind. If a team takes Mariota in the first-round and puts him into traffic right away, Mariota is going to get ran over and that can cause irreconcilable blows to his self esteem. Mariota has things that you can't teach in kids (intelligence, good decision-making skills, and the ability to read the field quickly) and most of his weaknesses are something that NFL coaches can work on. While I would hesitate to call Mariota a "sure thing" in this draft, I think he's much more ready to play than guys like Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, and Johnny Manziel were. Anyway you slice the pie, people are going to be talking about Marcus Mariota and how he will do in the NFL for the next 1-2 years. Are you ready for it people?