2007 NFL Mock Draft

by Chris Clement

Okay, so everyone is talking about the playoffs, the awards chase, or the Pro Bowl selections and snubs. I’ve spent plenty of time bantering about each of these three.

But what about those lost souls who have no award-winning players, playoff aspirations and little-to-no Pro Bowl attention?

The NFL Draft, yes, that draft in April, isn’t that far away. Talk always begins before the last snap of the Super Bowl. We have a decent idea after 15 weeks where everyone ends up in the standings.

We know the Patriots own the Seahawks 1^st-round pick. The Skins might’ve owed their first-rounder to the Broncos (part of the Duckett/Lelie deal involving Atlanta as well), but that won’t be happening as the Skins are picking in the top 10.

Sure, I could wait until after Week 17, the playoffs, or even until March to get serious. But as you may know from my recent barrage of postings, I have plenty of free time during this holiday season.

On that note, let’s mock it! MOCK YEAH.

NOTE: Some players listed in this mock draft are juniors and have yet to declare for the NFL Draft.

1. Detroit Lions – Brady Quinn, QB [Notre Dame]
2. Oakland Raiders – Calvin Johnson, WR [Georgia Tech]
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Gaines Adams, DE [Clemson]
4. Arizona Cardinals – Joe Thomas, OL [Wisconsin]
5. Houston Texans – Adrian Peterson, RB [Oklahoma]
6. Cleveland Browns – Alan Branch, DT [Michigan]
7. Washington Redskins – Quinn Pitcock, DT [Clemson]
8. St. Louis Rams – Leon Hall, CB [Michigan]
9. Minnesota Vikings – Dwayne Jarrett, WR [USC]
10. San Francisco 49ers – LaRon Landry, S [LSU]
11. Carolina Panthers – Patrick Willis, LB [Mississippi]
12. Green Bay Packers – Marshawn Lynch, RB [California]
13. Miami Dolphins – Quentin Moses, DE [Georgia]
14. Atlanta Falcons – Michael Griffin, S [Texas]
15. Kansas City Chiefs – Darrelle Revis, CB [Pittsburgh]
16. Pittsburgh Steelers – Sam Baker, OL [USC]
17. New York Giants – Daymeion Hughes, CB [California]
18. Buffalo Bills – Ted Ginn Jr., WR [Ohio State]
19. Tennessee Titans – Jake Long, OT [Michigan]
20. New England Patriots (via Seattle) – Reggie Nelson, S [Florida]
21. New York Jets – LaMarr Woodley, DE/LB [Michigan]
22. Philadelphia Eagles – DeMarcus Tyler, DT [North Carolina State]
23. Denver Broncos – Charles Johnson, DE [Georgia]
24. Jacksonville Jaguars – Brian Brohm, QB [Louisville]
25. Cincinnati Bengals – Buster Davis, LB [Florida State]
26. Dallas Cowboys – Justin Blalock, OL [Texas]
27. New Orleans Saints – Paul Poslunsky, LB [Penn State]
28. New England Patriots – Levi Brown, OT [Penn State]
29. Baltimore Ravens – JaMarcus Russell, QB [LSU]
30. Indianapolis Colts – Glenn Dorsey, DT [LSU]
31. Chicago Bears – Amobe Okoye, [DT [Louisville]
32. San Diego Chargers – H.B. Blades, LB [Pittsburgh]

So, there we go. There are probably a ton of guys who are way too early and way too late. No Kenny Irons here either. No Buckeyes in the late first-round like Heisman winner Troy Smith or top target Anthony Gonzalez. Any Hurricanes? No. Any Volunteers? No. Chris Leak? No. Only Brady Quinn from Notre Dame [sans Samardzija and Zbitkowski].

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to space constraints, we have truncated the Mock Draft to just the picks. For a full description of the picks, please e-mail Chris at clementcj@vcu.edu.)