| Player | Pos. | School | |
| 1. Miami | Vernon Gholston | DE | Ohio State |
| Comment: He'd move to OLB in a 3-4 scheme | |||
| 2. St. Louis | Jake Long | OT | Michigan |
| Comment: Rams QB Marc Bulger gets pummeled every week | |||
| 3. Atlanta | Glenn Dorsey | DT | LSU |
| Comment: Help arrives for NFL's 26th-ranked run defense | |||
| 4. Oakland | Chris Long | DE | Virginia |
| Comment: Long's father Howie was Raiders Hall of Famer | |||
| 5. Kansas City | Ryan Clady | OT | Boise State |
| Comment: Chiefs quarterbacks sacked AFC-high 55 times | |||
| 6. NY Jets | Darren McFadden | RB | Arkansas |
| Comment: RB Thomas Jones was good, McFadden can be great | |||
| 7. New England | Leodis McKelvin | CB | Troy |
| Comment: Departure of Asante Samuel leaves a hole | |||
| 8. Baltimore | Matt Ryan | QB | Boston College |
| Comment: Passing attack needs an overhaul | |||
| 9. Cincinnati | Keith Rivers | LB | Southern Cal |
| Comment: Leading tackler Landon Johnson left in free agency | |||
| 10. New Orleans | Sedrick Ellis | DT | Southern Cal |
| Comment: The defensive tackle board will empty out quickly | |||
| 11. Buffalo | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | CB | Tennessee State |
| Comment: Most talented coverage player on the board | |||
| 12. Denver | Rashard Mendenhall | RB | Illinois |
| Comment: Has the big-play flair of Clinton Portis | |||
| 13. Carolina | Branden Albert | G | Virginia |
| Comment: NFL's 29th-ranked offense needs better blockers | |||
| 14. Chicago | Jonathan Stewart | RB | Oregon |
| Comment: Can be a two-back complement to Cedric Benson | |||
| 15. Detroit | Derrick Harvey | DE | Florida |
| Comment: No more WRs in the first – it's time to address defense | |||
| 16. Arizona | Mike Jenkins | CB | South Florida |
| Comment: You can't have enough cover corners in NFC West | |||
| 17. Minnesota | Jeff Otah | OT | Pittsburgh |
| Comment: The holes will become wider for Adrian Peterson | |||
| 18. Houston | Chris Williams | OT | Vanderbilt |
| Comment: No. 1 draft day need – left offensive tackle | |||
| 19. Philadelphia | Devin Thomas | WR | Michigan State |
| Comment: His speed will stretch defenses for RB Brian Westbrook | |||
| 20. Tampa Bay | Jamaal Charles | RB | Texas |
| Comment: The Buccaneers are desperate for some long runs | |||
| 21. Washington | Kentwan Balmer | DE | North Carolina |
| Comment: Can't have enough defensive size up front in NFC East | |||
| 22. Dallas | DeSean Jackson | WR | California |
| Comment: His punt returns mean shorter fields for Tony Romo | |||
| 23. Pittsburgh | Jerod Mayo | LB | Tennessee |
| Comment: No one loves linebackers like the Steelers | |||
| 24. Tennessee | Felix Jones | RB | Arkansas |
| Comment: No. 1 draft day need – offensive speed | |||
| 25. Seattle | James Hardy | WR | Indiana |
| Comment: Big WR to complement all the little ones at Seattle | |||
| 26. Jacksonville | Phillip Merling | DE | Clemson |
| Comment: Jaguars must replace two starting defensive linemen | |||
| 27. San Diego | Chris Johnson | RB | East Carolina |
| Comment: Replaces Michael Turner as RB LaDainian Tomlinson's caddie | |||
| 28. Dallas | Aqib Talib | CB | Kansas |
| Comment: The Cowboys might trade this pick | |||
| 29. San Francisco | Brian Brohm | QB | Louisville |
| Comment: It doesn't appear Alex Smith is the answer | |||
| 30. Green Bay | Fred Davis | TE | Southern Cal |
| Comment: A young QB will need quality underneath receivers | |||
| 31. NY Giants | Limas Sweed | WR | Texas |
| Comment: The Giants love size on the flank | |||
FWIW, Gosselin’s mocks are the most accurate around, but I’d also check out his final effort, sometime in the next 2 wks.
Please, the 49ers don’t need a QB in the first round. Offensive Line or defense. Nothing else.
Pats won’t draft a CB at that position. They are looking for Ellis or Gholston to drop to them or they will be looking to trade down to grab Harvey or Groves and get a high second rounder to grab a CB.
KC is looking to dump one of their DEs so that will change their plans as well.
If Cincy drafts Rivers they are wasting that pick. He’s all athlete but not much upstairs. They want Ellis. Maybe they can dump Ocho Cinco for a 1st rounder?
I love mock drafts when seen in hindsight a year or 2 later after the players are pros.
Unfortunately, I rarely get to watch college ball and so I know very few players.