2015 NFL Mock Draft (5.0 – first fifty picks) by James Fedewa
4/29/2015 – James Fedewa
| 2015 NFL MOCK DRAFT | |||
| # | TEAM | PLAYER | NOTES: |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State | Winston has maturity issues, but he is young which is fine. He is done with the freshman antics and he is worthy of a #1 overall selection. Winston can lead a team to a championship and has leader qualities. If Jameis can continue to grow, and stay out of trouble, he will have a very long career in the NFL (throwing to a dangerous group of Tampa receivers). |
| 2 | Tennessee Titans | Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon | The Titans could go defense here (Williams), but Mariota is a premium QB prospect and fits the new-age of flex NFL QB, and can be an All Pro within a couple of years. Mariota should be be better than Cam Newton, Russell Wilson and Kaepernick. |
| 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Leonard Williams, DT, USC | Williams is the best defender in this years class, and could potentially go #1 overall. Williams can line up at DT and DE in HC Gus Bradley’s system and will flourish. |
| 4 | Oakland Raiders | Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama | Cooper is the complete receiver. He can catch everything, run every route, has great footwork and can run away with it. Cooper is and has has always been the top WR in this draft. |
| 5 | Washington Redskins | Dante Fowler Jr., OLB, Florida | Mega Motor Speed Pass Rusher. You can’t teach speed or heart, Fowler has both (with pure talent). A great compliment to Kerrigan (bye bye Orakpo) |
| 6 | New York Jets | Vic Beasley, OLB/DE, Clemson | Beasley will can fit very well in the OLB rotation in Chicago, and can bring some much needed pressure on opposing QB’s. Vic isn’t ready to be an every down OLB yet, but can come in on passing downs immediately (until he can put on some weight and help with run support). He’s a specialty pass rusher at this point… |
| 7 | Chicago Bears | Kevin White, WR, West Virginia | The Bears are shocked that White falls to the 7th pick. Looking for defense, Chicago can’t pass on such a talented play=maker and arguably the best WR in this draft. |
| 8 | Atlanta Falcons | Brandon Scherff, OT, Iowa | Scherff has the potential to be a Pro Bowl guard, or a very good right tackle. Maybe, just maybe, Scherff can be a good left tackle, which is what you’re hoping for (with the first OL taken in a draft). ATL is looking for pass rushers, but with problems with S.Ray and R.Gregory, it’s safer to get the best OL prospect in the draft to protect Matt Ryan. Start him at RT day one. |
| 9 | New York Giants | La’el Collins, OT, LSU | La’el Collins projects inside at the next level, but Collin’s has the skills to play left tackle. Protecting Eli is a primary NEED for the Giants and this is a very SAFE pick. |
| 10 | St. Louis Rams | DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville | St. Louis has been looking for a WR1 for many years, and Parker fits that projection. With a new QB in town, Foles will be given a good opportunity to succeed as the long term future for St. Louis (or Los Angeles) |
| 11 | Minnesota Vikings | Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State | The best CB prospect with the 11th pick? WOW! Minnesota is lucky to find Waynes this late… |
| 12 | Cleveland Browns | Danny Shelton, DT, WA | Cleveland’s rush defense is terrible and their biggest need is DL. Shelton can play anywhere in a 3-4 D line, which is extremely valuable. However, Shelton maybe only a 2 down run stuffer, which may make him slide a bit in this draft. |
| 13 | New Orleans Saints | Alvin Dupree, DE, Kentucky | Jimmy Graham (and Stills) are gone, but Brees should be able to adapt with what the Saints currently has on offense. Dupree is a freekish athlete and can start day one at OLB. |
| 14 | Miami Dolphins | Marcus Peters CB Washington | The Dolphins need to find some play-makers at WR, but with the new arrivals Stills and Jennings, they can hold off for now. Finding a ball hawk CB is more important at the moment (especially with opposing QB feeling the heat from Suh). |
| 15 | San Francisco 49ers | Malcom Brown, DT, Texas | The 49ers want to draft the Best Player Available, regardless of team-need (which may lead to OLB Randy Gregory). CB and WR are probably the most glaring need, but Brown is extremely talented and can fill Justin Smith’s DE spot now. |
| 16 | Houston Texans | Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford | Building a good offensive line is the smart move and Houston usually drafts very “safe”. With Peat’s versatility (inside or outside), he is a very safe pick |
| 17 | San Diego Chargers | Randy Gregory, DE/OLB, Nebraska | The fall of Gregory is San Diego’s jackpot. Gregory failed a drug test at the combine (pot), weighed in underweight (blamed on illness) so some GM’s might want to avoid Mr. Excuses. The Chargers lose 2 OLB’s this off season and Gregory can be included with a young trio of outside pass rushers (w/ Ingram and Attaochu). Gregory is BPA and just too good to pass up. Imagine Ingram, Attaouchu and Gregory all on the field at the same time! Good Night Payton, sleep well… |
| 18 | Kansas City Chiefs | Breshad Perriman, WR, Central Florida | With the top three WR’s already taken, KC can’t wait till round two to find a receiver that they need now. Perriman is a quick riser and Reid likes fast-speed recivers (4.25 forty with good length and size). A good compliment to Maclin. The Chiefs could go TE here, but it’s a little too early for Maxx Williams. OL is an option, but WR is a more pressing need… |
| 19 | Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo Bills) | Jaelen Strong WR Arizona St. | The Browns got their beef on the DL earlier (Shelton), now they need a red-zone WR. Strong isn’t flashy, but he get the job done. Is tape is mediocre, but he did light it up with a 4.4 forty at the combine (and is a big body WR). With some time and development, he could be a very good WR1. He’s a better prospect than Josh Gordon was… |
| 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | Byron Jones, CB, Uconn | Assuming Philly doesn’t go QB or DL here, Jones can play CB or FS. He’s a wild card that had an amazing combine workout, just like Chip likes. A Perfect fit. (UCLA’s QB Brett Hundley might be a sleeper pick here, as Hundley is just as talented as coveted Mariota). |
| 21 | Cincinnati Bengals | D.J. Humphries, OT, Florida | Cincy doesn’t have a lot of “needs” but getting younger on the OL is a very safe route. Humphries can start at Left Tackle immediately, shifting the OL around. Moving Andrew Whitworth inside will upgrade the whole OL. |
| 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Shane Ray, DE, Missouri | Ray is a top 10 prospect and a great pass rusher, but an untimely drug possession snafu causes him to slide (right into Pitt’s lap). |
| 23 | Detroit Lions | Ereck Flowers, OT, Miami | With Fairly and Suh gone, Detroit needs new big bodies on the D-Line. But a massive O lineman to project franchise QB Stafford is the safer pick. Some very good DT prospects will be available in the 2nd round. |
| 24 | Arizona Cardinals | Arik Armstead DE Oregon | CB, RB and OLB might be bigger priorities with this pick, but the BPA is Armstead. Gurly (or Gordon) might be the pick here, but this draft his loaded with RB’s and HC Arians can wait to find a 2 down back. |
| 25 | Carolina Panthers | Landon Collins, SS, Alabama | Panthers need a OT’s, badly but with Martin and Oher brought in, they can wait. Collins can thump and can fill a positional NEED now. Great pick! |
| 26 | Baltimore Ravens | Nelson Agholor, WR, USC | If you are paying your QB mega bucks, you better find him someone to throw the ball to. The Ravens will be drafting at least 2 WR this year. Agholor is a quality slot WR prospect and can take over returning kickoffs too (replacing Jacoby Jones) |
| 27 | Dallas Cowboys | Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia | Plug and play! Exit the NFL’s leading rusher (DeMarco Murray), enter the top rated RB in the 2015 draft. Gurly is a game changer, but an ACL tear last season causes him to slide to a late 1st round pick. Gurly has not participated in a pro day or the combine so we don’t know his exact measurables. |
| 28 | Denver Broncos | Cameron Erving, OL, Florida State | Broncos lost LG Franklin, and they need to replace him for one last SB run for Manning. Erving can play left guard now, but may project as a center later in his career. |
| 29 | Indianapolis Colts | Eli Harold, OLB, Virginia | OL might be a safe pick here and there are some good ones available. Luck does take some big hits, and protecting Luck is a priority. A bigger need is pass rusher and a talented OLB/DE is a need need need, and Bjorn Werner just has not turned into a compliment to Robert Mathis. |
| 30 | Green Bay Packers | Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest | Green Bay should draft more OL protection, but the offense is loaded. The D Line needs attention too, but they have some stop-gaps this year. The Packers need DB’s and Johnson is a quick zone CB that the Packers are hungry for. ILB is a possibility too… |
| 31 | New Orleans Saints (via Seattle) | T.J. Clemmings, OT, Pittsburgh | Clemmings is a massive force and would upgrade any O-line. Brees need protection more than he needs targets, as he’s made average targets into pro bowl receivers (as long as he’s protected well). Clemmings stock is rising quick he can go in the 10 to 20 spot, but a story leaked about him having a stress fracture in his foot (more untimely BAD news, especially for a large man), but it might just be a bad rumor. |
| 32 | New England Patriots | Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin | Almost slipping out of the 1st round, Gordon gets picked up by the rich Pats. Gordon is a home run threat and New England fans get a bonus with a very explosive and dynamic runner. |
| ROUND TWO | |||
| 2.01 (33) | Tennessee Titans | Phillip Dorsett, WR, Miami | |
| 2.02 (34) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jake Fisher OT Oregon | |
| 2.03 (35) | Oakland Raiders | Eddie Goldman DT Florida St. | |
| 2.04 (36) | Jacksonville Jaguars | Devin Smith WR OSU | |
| 2.05 (37) | New York Jets | Cedric Ogbuehi OT Texas A&M | |
| 2.06 (38) | Washington Redskins | Donovan Smith OT, Penn State | |
| 2.07 (39) | Chicago Bears | Owamagbe Odighizuwa, DE, UCLA | |
| 2.08 (40) | New York Giants | Eric Kendricks, ILB, UCLA | |
| 2.09 (41) | St. Louis Rams | Eric Rowe CB Utah | |
| 2.10 (42) | Atlanta Falcons | Shaq Thompson OLB Washington | |
| 2.11 (43) | Cleveland Browns | Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota | |
| 2.12 (44) | New Orleans Saints | Laken Tomlinson, OG, Duke | |
| 2.13 (45) | Minnesota Vikings | Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Oklahoma | |
| 2.14 (46) | San Francisco 49ers | Jalen Collins CB LSU | |
| 2.15 (47) | Miami Dolphins | Stephone Anthony ILB Clemson | |
| 2.16 (48) | San Diego Chargers | Jordan Phillips DT Oklahoma | |
| 2.17 (49) | Kansas City Chiefs | Denzel Perryman ILB Miami | |
| 2.18 (50) | Buffalo Bills | Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA | |
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