NFC Central 3 round Mock Draft 4-4-06
ROUND 1
1 (1) Texans Reggie Bush* RB USC
2 (2) Saints Matt Leinart QB USC
3 (3) Titans D'Brickashaw Ferguson T Va.
4 (4) Jets A.J. Hawk OLB Ohio St.
5 (5) Packers Mario Williams* DE NC State
Despite the re-signing of DE Aaron Kampman, the Packers would have a tough time passing on Williams' size, strength and speed. Green Bay could use him in a three-man rotation with Kampman and Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila to give the team a formidable and fresh pass rush.
6 (6) 49ers Haloti Ngata* DT Oregon
7 (7) Raiders Winston Justice* T USC
8 (8) Bills Michael Huff S Texas
9 (9) Lions Tye Hill CB Clemson
The Lions' cornerback depth behind veteran starters Dre' Bly and Fernando Bryant is awful. Hill is tough and might be the best in this draft at playing bump-and-run coverage. Hill wants NFL teams to know he is not just another speedster.
10 (10) Cardinals Vernon Davis* TE Maryland
11 (11) Rams Vince Young* QB Texas
12 (12) Browns DeMeco Ryans OLB Alabama
13 (13) Ravens Brodrick Bunkley DT Florida St.
14 (14) Eagles Chad Jackson* WR Florida
15 (15) Broncos Mathias Kiwanuka DE Boston Coll.
(from Atlanta)
16 (16) Dolphins Jimmy Williams CB Va. Tech
17 (17) Vikings Jay Cutler QB Vandy
Culpepper's trade to Miami might have secured Cutler's spot in Minnesota.
18 (18) Cowboys Marcus McNeill T Auburn
19 (19) Chargers Santonio Holmes* WR Ohio St.
20 (20) Chiefs Antonio Cromartie* CB Florida St.
21 (21) Patriots Chad Greenway OLB Iowa
22 (22) Broncos Leonard Pope* TE Georgia
(from Washington)
23 (23) Buccaneers Thomas Howard OLB UTEP
24 (24) Bengals Nick Mangold C Ohio St.
25 (25) Giants Ernie Sims* OLB Florida St.
26 (26) Bears Johnathan Joseph* CB S. Carolina
With CB Charles Tillman expected to move to safety and CB Jerry Azumah announcing his retirement, Joseph would fill a big need for the Bears.
27 (27) Panthers Laurence Maroney* RB Minnesota
28 (28) Jaguars Manny Lawson DE NC State
29 (29) Jets Davin Joseph G Oklahoma
(from Denver through Atlanta)
30 (30) Colts DeAngelo Williams RB Memphis
31 (31) Seahawks Ashton Youboty* CB Ohio St.
32 (32) Steelers Rodrique Wright DT Texas
Round 2
1 (33) Texans Eric Winston T Miami (FL)
2 (34) Saints Bobby Carpenter OLB Ohio St.
3 (35) Jets Gabe Watson DT Michigan
4 (36) Packers Max Jean-Gilles G Georgia
Jean-Gilles plays with a mean streak and is an aggressive run blocker. He would be a high-value pick at No. 36.
5 (37) Raiders Ko Simpson* S S. Carolina
6 (38) 49ers Jason Allen S Tennessee
7 (39) Titans Abdul Hodge ILB Iowa
8 (40) Lions Claude Wroten DT LSU
9 (41) Cardinals Brodie Croyle QB Alabama
10 (42) Bills Tamba Hali DE Penn State
11 (43) Browns Taitusi Lutui G USC
12 (44) Ravens Darnell Bing* S USC
13 (45) Eagles LenDale White* RB USC
14 (46) Rams Marcedes Lewis TE UCLA
15 (47) Falcons Joseph Addai RB LSU
16 (48) Vikings Kelly Jennings CB Miami (FL)
Speed is Jennings' greatest asset. He could play right away as a nickel back alongside starting CBs Antoine Winfield and Fred Smoot.
17 (49) Cowboys Pat Watkins S Florida St.
18 (50) Chargers Richard Marshall* CB Fresno St.
19 (51) Vikings D'Qwell Jackson ILB Maryland
(from Miami) E.J. Henderson hasn't been as productive as needed, so look for the new Terp to replace the old one.
20 (52) Patriots Derek Hagan WR Arizona St.
21 (53) Redskins Donte Whitner* S Ohio St.
22 (54) Chiefs Kamerion Wimbley DE Florida St.
23 (55) Bengals Orien Harris DT Miami (FL)
24 (56) Giants Alan Zemaitis CB Penn State
25 (57) Bears Sinorice Moss WR Miami (FL)
The Bears have a big possession receiver in Muhsin Muhammad but need someone to stretch the field. Moss has excellent speed and great leaping ability and will fight for jump balls.
26 (58) Panthers Daniel Bullocks S Nebraska
27 (59) Buccaneers DeMario Minter CB Georgia
28 (60) Jaguars Anthony Fasano* TE Notre Dame
29 (61) Broncos Maurice Stovall WR Notre Dame
30 (62) Colts Jon Alston OLB Stanford
31 (63) Seahawks Ray Edwards* DE Purdue
32 (64) Steelers Demetrice Webb* CB Florida
Round 3
1 (65) Texans Darryl Tapp DE Va. Tech
2 (66) Texans Joe Klopfenstein TE Colorado
(from New Orleans)
3 (67) Packers Rocky McIntosh OLB Miami (FL)
4 (68) 49ers A.J. Nicholson OLB Florida St.
5 (69) Raiders Jonathan Lewis DT Va. Tech
6 (70) Bills Dusty Dvoracek DT Oklahoma
(from Tennessee)
7 (71) Jets Ryan O'Callaghan T Cal
8 (72) Cardinals Andrew Whitworth T LSU
9 (73) Bills Jonathan Scott T Texas
10 (74) Lions Daryn Colledge T Boise St.
11 (75) Patriots Tim Jennings CB Georgia
(from Baltimore)
12 (76) Eagles John McCargo* DT NC State
13 (77) Rams Mark Anderson DE Alabama
14 (78) Browns Jesse Mahelona DT Tennessee
15 (79) Falcons Anwar Phillips CB Penn State
(from Denver)
16 (80) Cowboys Charles Spencer G Pitt
17 (81) Chargers Barry Cofield DT N'western
18 (82) Dolphins Gerris Wilkinson OLB Georgia Tech
19 (83) Vikings Tony Scheffler TE W. Michigan
20 (84) 49ers Travis Wilson WR Oklahoma
(from Washington)
21 (85) Chiefs Bernard Pollard* S Purdue
22 (86) Patriots Greg Blue S Georgia
23 (87) Giants Manaia Brown DT BYU
24 (88) Bears David Thomas TE Texas
25 (89) Panthers Dominique Byrd TE USC
26 (90) Buccaneers Michael Robinson WR Penn State
27 (91) Bengals James Wyche DE Syracuse
28 (92) Jaguars Brian Calhoun* RB Wis.
29 (93) Falcons Eric Henderson DE Georgia Tech
(from Denver)
30 (94) Colts Devin Hester* CB Miami (FL)
31 (95) Vikings Rob Sims G Ohio St.
(from Seattle)
32 (96) Steelers Anthony Smith S Syracuse
33 (97) Jets Charlie Whitehurst QB Clemson
(compensatory pick)
