Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Super Sreepal Blog. This week I will be covering a post combine mock draft that I made and the reasoning behind each pick.
1.Cleveland Browns- Saquon Barkley(Penn State) RB
At #1 and #4 pick the Browns cannot go wrong with selecting one of the strongest most explosive athletes the NFL has ever seen with their first pick.
2.New York Giants- Bradley Chubb(NC State) DE
The Giant’s defense struggled mightily last year and adding one of the best pash rushers in college football can only help, but don’t be surprised if they pick a quarterback, Eli Manning may push for a trade or retire soon.
3.Indianapolis Colts- Minkah Fitzpatrick(Alabama) CB/S
It seems like the colts will keep Andrew Luck as their starting quarterback, so drafting the top DB in the draft seems like a good option to help strengthen a mediocre to horrible pass defense.
4.Cleveland Browns(From Texans)- Baker Mayfield(Oklahoma) QB
The Cleveland Browns have taken many gambles with off-field issues on many of their picks. Baker Mayfield seems like a much safer pick than Johny Manziel. Mayfield was also the best QB stats-wise in this draft class, though many NFL experts have had him drop down draft boards due to his size.
5.Denver Broncos- Josh Rosen(UCLA) QB
This pick is really a no brainer, with the Broncos only position of need being a QB. I think of Rosen as the third best QB prospect in this draft, and maybe he can take the Broncos to the playoffs in his first year.
6. New York Jets-Sam Darnold(USC) QB
Darnold is one of the Qbs with the most upside in this draft according to most NFL experts. Although New York’s media frenzy will not be a good environment to start his career, if he can excel through it I think he has a chance to be one of the best passers in this league.
7.Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Josh Allen(Wyoming) QB
Jameis Winston just hasn’t led the Buccaneers to a playoffs, so I would say bring him some competition to either have Winston improve his level of play or have Allen come in and take the starting role if Winston cannot win games and take this team to a playoff seed.
8.Chicago Bears- Connor Williams(Texas) OT
The Chicago Bears are working with a young quarterback and two young runningbacks in Mitch Trubisky, Jordan Howard, and Tarik Cohen. With their new addition of star Jaguars wideout Allen Robinson, this young offense looks to be explosive in every area outside of their offensive line. By adding a solid offensive tackle they can help contain this weakness and give Trubisky more time to throw the ball.
9. San Francisco 49ers – Denzel Ward(Ohio State University)
The 49ers have added many pieces and now have a great offense headed by Jimmy Garrapolo, but they need more defensive players in order to become a playoff contending team and adding the second best defensive back in the draft is a great way to strengthen a weak passing defense.
10- Oakland Raiders – Derrius Gulce(LSU)RB
You might be asking why I would have the Raiders picking a runningback when Hall of Famer Marshawn Lynch is the starting tailback of this team. It is because Marshawn is getting older(31 years old) and needs rest at times when he is on the field. Another reason is because Derrius Gulce can learn a LOT from “Beastmode”. Both of them play with a fearless trucking style of running with the ball and if Derrius can pick up Marshawn’s work ethic and knowledge of the game during his first 1-2 years in the league and then become the starting tailback, he will easily become a superstar at his position.
That is all for today’s blog, see you next time!