Bleacher Report's Official 2008 NFL Mock Draft: Picks 1-16

Sean Crowe by Senior Writer Written on April 19, 2008
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Pick No. 9, Cincinnati Bengals. Picking for the Bengals, Rob C.

The Pick: Trevor Laws, DT, Notre Dame

 

Rob C:  I think it's probably too early for this pick, but they need to make it. Trevor Laws (perfect name) from Notre Dame DT.

John F:  Never too early...nice pick.

Scott S:  What?

David W:  Ummm, he's projected as a second/third rounder.

Andrew K: I didn't have Laws going in the first round.

James C:  What about Balmer?

Rob C:  I like Balmer, but he's a little too light to man the middle.

Kevan L:  Didn't the Bengals reach on Levi Jones a few years ago? Seems to have worked out.

SeanMC:  You're all acting like the Bengals wouldn't take a second/third rounder with the 9th pick.

Andrew K:  You got a point...

 

Pick No. 10, New Orleans Saints. Picking for the Saints, David W.

The Pick: Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas

 

David W:  Saints pick Aqub Talib, Kansas CB.

SeanMC:  I was rooting for Talib to end up in New England somehow.

James C:  Not picking on you David, but I think Talib is awful.  Just pop in tape of the KU vs. KSU game.

Scott S:  Talib is a player.

Rob C:  I would've taken Cromartie.

 

Pick No. 11, Buffalo Bills. Picking for the Bills, Scott S.

The Pick: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State

 

Scott S:  With Clady falling the Bills can't pass him up. The Bills pick Ryan Clady at No. 11.

Rob C:  The Bills don't need him, though.

Kevan L:  You can never have enough good linemen.

Scott S:  They start Jason Peters and Langston Walker.

Rob C:  True.

David W:  Both are average tackles who get paid lots of money.

Rob C:  Yeah, but they allowed their fewest sacks since 1988 last year.

Andrew K:  Good pick. The Bills need almost anything but offensive tackle, but drafting the best player available isn't a bad choice.

Scott S:  I was going to take Jenkins from South Florida, but couldn’t pass up Clady.

Rob C:  Nobody blocks the run better than Walker...just threw up in my mouth typing that.

James C:  Can Walker play guard?

John F:  Security guard at WalMart.

James C:  I wouldn't steal from that 370-pound guy.

John F:  Of course not, he'll hold you.

 

Pick No. 12, Denver Broncos. Picking for the Broncos, Sean C.

The Pick: Keith Rivers, LB, USC

 

SeanMC:  With the No. 12 pick, the Broncos select Keith Rivers, LB, USC.  Their defense against the run is an abomination. They need defensive playmakers.

Rob C:  They want Clady, but they need linebackers too.

Scott S:  He'll be a 10-year NFL pro.

Andrew K:  I don't know...they need offensive tackles badly. I might have gone with Chris Williams here.  But knowing Shanahan, they won't draft an offensive lineman.

Kevan L:  Knowing Shanahan, they'll draft a QB.  Rivers is a steal here.

 

Pick No. 13, Carolina Panthers. Picking for the Panthers, Rob C.

The Pick:  DeSean Jackson, WR, California

 

Rob C:  I thought long and hard about this pick last night, I just finished up my mock draft over at MVN.com/nfl-raiders, and I had them taking a guy who slid to them...a RB. So instead, the Panthers will select DeSean Jackson, WR, Cal.

John F:  No way.  Don't like it.

Scott S:  Huh?  Steve Smith?

Kevan L:  Couldn't you take Mendenhall?

Andrew K:  Jackson? I don't think so...

Rob C: 

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