Saturday, May 3, 2014

Mock draft-a-palooza!

With 5 days to go until the 2014 draft starts, here's a mass listing of various "expert"'s projections for the Rams' early picks:

ESPN.com:
Mel Kiper: #2, Greg Robinson; #13, Hasean Clinton-Dix
Todd McShay: #2, Greg Robinson; #13, Hasean Clinton-Dix 

NFL.com:

Charles Davis: Robinson and Johnny Manziel. Pass that bowl my way!
Daniel Jeremiah: guess who, Robinson and Clinton-Dix
Brian Baldinger: Jake Matthews and Calvin Pryor. Go Baldy! 

Bucky Brooks' 4-round projection:
1 - Robinson and Clinton-Dix
2 - Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State
3 - Phillip Gaines, CB, Rice
4 - Jimmy Garoppalo, QB, Eastern Illinois

CBSSports.com:
Pat Kirwan projects a first round I particularly like: Rams trade down to #4, still get Robinson, take Pryor at 13. Kirwan, interestingly, has Cleveland trading up for Sammy Watkins. 
Rob Rang: Robinson and Pryor, the conventional way
Pete Prisco: Robinson and Bradley Roby, the troubled Ohio State CB. I can see that happening.

FoxSports.com (Peter Schrager):
1 - Robinson and Pryor
2 - Davante Adams, WR, Fresno State

Ourlads: 
1 - Matthews and WHOA! Deone Bucannan?
2 - Jace Amaro, troubled TE, Texas Tech
Not the greatest mock draft there.


Sports Illustrated Draft Preview Issue: Matthews and Clinton-Dix

Draftcountdown.com (Scott Wright):
Texans take Blake Bortles, Rams trade down to #6, still get Robinson
#13, of course, Clinton-Dix
2nd round, they get Jason Verrett with Atlanta's pick and take Kyle Van Noy (WHAAA?) with the #44 pick
Aaron Murray in round 3, because you can never have enough QBs on your roster coming off torn ACLs. Let's just say I hate this mock and move on.

Walter Football 6-round draft:
2 - Khalil Mack. Hoo boy.
13 - Clinton-Dix
44 - Jawuan James, T, Tennessee
75 - Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State
110 - Brandon Linder, G, Texas
153 - Kelcy Quarles, DT, South Carolina
188 - A.C. Leonard, TE, Tennessee State
214 - Denicos Allen, LB, Michigan State

OK, that's a terrible draft. Next?

DraftTek 7-round draft:
2 - Robinson
13 - Justin Gilbert. Hooray, someone besides Clinton-Dix!
44 - David Yankey, G, Stanford
75 - Paul Richardson, WR, Colorado
110 - Tom Savage, QB, Pitt
153 - Marqueston Huff, FS, Wyoming
188 - Caraun Reid, DT, Princeton
214 - Cassius Marsh, DE, UCLA
226 - Colt Lyerla, TE, Oregon. Well, we were doing great up to here.
241 - Khairi Fortt, OLB, California.
249 - Jerrick McKinnon, RB, Georgia Southern.
250 - Antonio Andrews, RB, Western Kentucky.

The best draft I've seen anyone project for the Rams so far.

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