Here’s our projections for how the first round of this Saturday’s NFL Draft will go down. After the first seven picks all hell breaks loose as Matt and I very greatly on who we think goes where. Just one of the many reasons why the NFL Draft is like Christmas and Opening Day rolled into one weekend for both NFL and college football fans.
We’ll have a little further analysis and thoughts on where the other Longhorns like David Thomas and Cedric Griffin will be headed in the next couple of days.
Here’s the picks for the First Annual BevoSports Mock Draft:
| Brian | Matt | Actual Picks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Texans | Reggie Bush | Reggie Bush | Mario Williams |
| 2. Saints | D’Brickashaw Ferguson | Mario Williams | Reggie Bush |
| 3. Titans | Vince Young | Matt Leinart | Vince Young |
| 4. Jets | Matt Leinart | D’Brickashaw Ferguson | D’Brickashaw Ferguson |
| 5. Packers | Mario Williams | AJ Hawk | AJ Hawk |
| 6. 49ers | Vernon Davis | Vernon Davis | Vernon Davis |
| 7. Raiders | AJ Hawk | Vince Young | Michael Huff |
| 8. Bills | Haloti Ngata | Michael Huff | Donte Whitner |
| 9. Lions | Michael Huff | Winston Justice | Ernie Sims |
| 10. Cardinals | Jimmy Williams | Jay Cutler | Matt Leinart |
| 11. Rams | Brodrick Bunkley | Haloti Ngata | Jay Cutler |
| 12. Browns | Ernie Sims | Brodrick Bunkley | Haloti Ngata |
| 13. Ravens | Jay Cutler | Manny Lawson | Kamerion Wimbley |
| 14. Eagles | Winston Justice | Santonio Holmes | Brodrick Bunkley |
| 15. Broncos | Santonio Holmes | Chad Jackson | Tye Hill |
| 16. Dolphins | Chad Jackson | Antonio Cromartie | Jason Allen |
| 17. Vikings | Chad Greenway | Jimmy Williams | Chad Greenway |
| 18. Cowboys | Kamerion Wimbley | Ernie Sims | Bobby Carpenter |
| 19. Chargers | Donte Whitner | Tye Hill | Antonio Cromartie |
| 20. Chiefs | Johnathan Joseph | Kamerion Wimbley | Tamba Hali |
| 21. Patriots | Bobby Carpenter | Bobby Carpenter | Laurence Maroney |
| 22. 49ers | Manny Lawson | Laurence Maroney | Manny Lawson |
| 23. Bucs | Nick Mangold | Eric Winston | Davin Josephy |
| 24. Bengals | Tye Hill | Leonard Pope | Jonathan Joseph |
| 25. Giants | DeMeco Ryans | Johnathan Joseph | Santonio Holmes |
| 26. Bears | Antonio Cromartie | Marcedes Lewis | John McCargo |
| 27. Panthers | LenDale White | DeAngelo Williams | DeAngelo Williams |
| 28. Jaguars | Leonard Pope | Bobby Carpenter | Marcedes Lewis |
| 29. Jets | DeAngelo Williams | Marcus McNeill | Nick Mangold |
| 30. Colts | Laurence Maroney | LenDale White | Joseph Addai |
| 31. Seahawks | Jason Allen | Ashton Youboty | Kelly Jennings |
| 32. Steelers | Mathias Kiwanuka | Sinorice Moss | Mathias Kiwanuka |
reply to #1
Brian
April 26th, 2006 at 11:43 pm
You really think the Cowboys take Sims if Wimbley is still available? Sims is probably a better player (though I think he’s a little overrated), but i think Wimbley is more of the DE/OLB type of guy Parcells wants for the outside spot. In the DeMarcus Ware mold. I wonder if they’d take Cutler if he started to fall? I’ve seen him fall to the Vikings at 17 in some mocks.
reply to #2
Matt
April 27th, 2006 at 8:20 am
True about Wimbley, but I just feel that if Sims really is available at 18 that would be a steal. No way they take Cutler, I doubt Big Bill cares too much about the future right now. Funny how Reggie and Davis are the only two we have in common. Just goes to show you how tough a mock draft is.
reply to #3
Brian
April 27th, 2006 at 1:47 pm
That’s true about Parcells mortgaging the Cowboys’ future so he can have one final swan song. The Cowboys have to address the QB spot eventually, they’re going to be in deep trouble very soon if they don’t.