Many people posts Mock drafts, but not too many review where they went wrong. In my mock draft, I predicted 23 of the 31 rookies going in the first round correctly (meaning they were taken somewhere in the first round). Trades definitely change the look and feel of this draft though! The fact that no Wide Receivers went in the first round definitely sent my mock down the wrong path. I had four going in the first round! oops! I knew it was a weak WR class, but not that weak! So here is where I went right, and where I went wrong.
Right Team, Right Player:
• Miami Dolphins: Jake Long, OT, Michigan
• St. Louis Rams: Chris Long, DE/OLB, Virginia
• Oakland Raiders: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
• New York Jets: Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State
• New Orleans Saints: Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC
• Kansas City Chiefs: Branden Albert, OG, Virginia
• Dallas Cowboys: Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
• New York Giants: Kenny Phillips, FS, Miami
Right Need, Wrong Player:
Atlanta Falcons: QB Matt Ryan, Boston College
I had Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville
Jacksonville Jaguars: DE Derrick Harvey, Florida
I had Calais Campbell, DE, Miami
Chicago Bears: Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt
I had Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh
San Francisco 49ers: Kentwan Balmer, DT/DE, North Carolina
I had Quentin Groves, OLB/DE, Auburn
Predicted Trades:
Correct:
• Predicted the New England / New Orleans Saints trade
• Predicted Kansas City would move their #17 pick up
• Predicted Atlanta would move back into round 1
Incorrect:
• San Diego did not trade away their first round pick
• Detroit and not Buffalo was Kansas City’s trading partner
• There were a lot more first round trades than predicted
Coin Toss Picks (team could have gone either way based on pressing need):
New England picked Jerod Mayo, ILB, Tennessee
I picked Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, TSU
Baltimore picked Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware
I picked Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
Cincinnati picked Keith Rivers, LB, Southern Cal
I picked Ryan Clady, OT, Boise St.
Arizona picked Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, TSU
I picked Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
Tampa Bay picked Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas
I picked DeSean Jackson, WR, California
Dallas picked Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida
I picked Limas Sweed, WR, Texas
Buffalo picked Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
This still might have been Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan State had my predicted trade happened
My Predicted First Rounders that missed:
• Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan State
• DeSean Jackson, WR, California
• Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson
• Limas Sweed, WR, Texas
• James Hardy, WR, Indiana
• Calais Campbell, DE, Miami
• Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville
• Quentin Groves, OLB/DE, Auburn
Actual First Rounders in the NFL 2008 Rookie Draft:
• Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware
• Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina
• Sam Baker, OT, Southern Cal
• Duane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech
• Laurence Jackson, DE, Southern Cal*
• Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue
• Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas*
• Jerod Mayo, OLB, Tennessee*
* Only three could I see going in the first round
Miscellaneous:
I did have QB Joe Flacco going to the Baltimore Ravens, just not in the first round! I also had QB Chad Henne going to the Miami Dolphins.
My Final Mock Draft:
1 Miami Dolphins Jake Long, OT, Michigan
2 St. Louis Rams Chris Long, DE/OLB, Virginia
3 Atlanta Falcons Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
4 Oakland Raiders Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
5 Kansas City Chiefs Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
6 New York Jets Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State
7 New Orleans Saints (from New England) Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC
8 Baltimore Ravens Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
9 Cincinnati Bengals Ryan Clady, OT, Boise St.
10 New England Patriots (from New Orleans) Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, TSU
11 Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo) Branden Albert, OG, Virginia
12 Denver Broncos Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt
13 Carolina Panthers Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida
14 Chicago Bears Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh
15 Detroit Lions Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
16 Arizona Cardinals Keith Rivers, OLB, USC
17 Buffalo Bills (from Kansas City) Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan State
18 Houston Texans Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
19 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida
20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DeSean Jackson, WR, California
21 Washington Redskins Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson
22 Dallas Cowboys Limas Sweed, WR, Texas
23 Pittsburgh Steelers Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
24 Tennessee Titans James Hardy, WR, Indiana
25 Seattle Seahawks Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina
26 Jacksonville Jaguars Calais Campbell, DE, Miami
27 Atlanta Falcons (From San Diego) Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville
28 Dallas Cowboys Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
29 San Francisco 49ers Quentin Groves, OLB/DE, Auburn
30 Green Bay Packers Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
31 Patriots Forfeited
32 New York Giants Kenny Phillips, FS, Miami
That's All Folks!!!
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