2010 NFL Mock Draft: Jimmy Clausen Still No. 1

The NFL Season is drawing to a close and it’s beginning to shape up a little better as to where and how teams will be drafting next April. 

As I see it right now, most teams will be looking to draft players in the 1st Round who can start immediately, which may dictate a leaning towards defensive players, particularly  D-Linemen and Linebackers. 

There are only four quarterbacks that I see who could be chosen in round one: Jimmy Clausen, Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy, and Ryan Mallett, if he declares. 

There are also a number of quality Offensive Line players available in this draft worthy of a 1st Round selection.  At this point it is still pure speculation, but it’s still fun to try and get inside the heads of the various managers. 

Anyways, here’s my latest efforts for Rounds 1-3.  As always, all comments and criticisms (as long as it’s constructive) are gratefully accepted.

2010 NFL Mock Draft

Round 1

1. St. Louis (1-15)—Jimmy Clausen, Quarterback,  Notre Dame

2. Detroit (2-14) -Ndamukong Suh, Defensive Tackle, Nebraska

3. Tampa Bay (3-13)—Gerald McCoy, Defensive Tackle, Oklahoma

4. Washington (4-12)—Sam Bradford, Quarterback, Oklahoma

5. Kansas City (4-12)—Russell Okung, Offensive Tackle, Oklahoma State

6. Seattle (5-11)—Derrick Morgan, Defensive End, Georgia Tech

7. Cleveland (5-11)—Eric Berry, Safety, Tennessee

8. Oakland (5-11)—Ryan Mallett, Quarterback, Arkansas

9. Buffalo (6-10)—Colt McCoy, Quarterback, Texas

10. Jacksonville^ (7-9)—Tim Tebow, Quarterback, Florida

11. Denver—from Chicago^ (7-9)—Rolando McClain, Inside Linebacker, Alabama

12. Miami (7-9)—Dan Williams, Defensive Tackle, Tennessee

13. San Francisco (8-8)—Joe Haden, Cornerback, Florida

14. Seattle—from Denver (8-8)—Anthony Davis, Offensive Tackle, Rutgers

15. New York Giants (8-8)—C.J. Spiller, Running Back, Clemson

16. Tennessee^ (8-8)—Greg Hardy, Defensive End, Ole Miss

17. San Francisco—from Carolina^ (8-8)—Bruce Campbell, Offensive Tackle, Maryland

18. Pittsburgh (9-7)  - Taylor Mays, Safety, USC 

19. Atlanta^ (9-7)—Everson Griffen, Defensive End, USC

20. Houston^ (9-7)—Earl Thomas, Safety, Texas

21. New York Jets* (9-7)—Dez Bryant, Wide Receiver, Oklahoma State

22. Baltimore* (9-7)—Damian Williams, Wide Receiver, USC

23. Arizona* (10-6)—Jermaine Gresham, Tight End, Oklahoma

24. Green Bay* (11-5)—Donovan Warren, Cornerback, Michigan

25. Cincinnati* (10-6)  - Brandon LaFell, Wide Receiver, LSU

26. New England* (10-6)—Jerry Hughes, Defensive End/Outside Linebacker, TCU

27. Philadelphia* (11-5)—Mike Iaputi, Offensive Guard, Idaho

28. Dallas* (11-5)—Golden Tate, Wide Receiver, Notre Dame

29. Minnesota* (12-4)—Travis Lewis, Outside Linebacker, Oklahoma

30. San Diego* (13-3)  - Terrence Cody, Defensive Tackle, Alabalma

31. New Orleans* (13-3)—Sean Weatherspoon, Outside Linebacker, Missouri

32. Indianapolis* (14-2)—Charles Brown, Offensive Tackle, USC

Round 2

1. St. Louis (1-15) –  Brian Bulaga, Offensive Tackle, Iowa

2. Detroit (2-14)—Ciron Black, Offensive Tackle, LSU

3. Tampa Bay (3-13)—Arrelious Benn, Wide Receiver, Illinois

4. Kansas City (4-12)—Allen Bailey, Defensive Tackle, Miami

5. Washington (4-12)—Jahvid Best, Running Back, Cal-Berkley

6. Cleveland (5-11)—Mike Johnson, Offensive Guard, Alabama

7. Oakland (5-11)—Greg Romeus, Defensive End, Pittsburgh

8. Seattle (5-11)—Patrick Robinson, Cornerback, Florida State

9. Buffalo (6-10)—Joseph Barksdale, OT, LSU

10. Tampa Bay—from Chicago^ (7-9)—Carlos Dunlap, Defensive End, Florida

11. Miami (7-9)—Jason Pierre Paul, Defensive End, South Florida

12. New England—from Jacksonville^ (7-9) Eric Decker, Wide Receiver, Minnesota

13. Denver (8-8)—Jared Odrick, Defensive Tackle, Penn State

14. New York Giants (8-8)—Ras-I Dowling ,Cornerback/Safety, Virginia

15. New England—from Tennessee^ (8-8) Toby Gerhart, Running Back, Stanford

16. Carolina^ (8-8)—Tony Pike, Quarterback, Cincinnati

17. San Francisco (8-8)—Von Miller, Defensive End/Outside Linebacker, TAMU

18. Kansas City—from Atlanta^ (9-7)—Sergio Kindle, Defensive End/Outside Linebacker, Texas

19. Houston^ (9-7)—Perrish Cox, Cornerback, Oklahoma

20. Pittsburgh (9-7) Brandon Spikes, Inside Linebacker, Florida

21. Baltimore* (9-7)- Kareem Jackson, Cornerback, Alabama

22. New York Jets* (9-7)—Tyson Alualu, Defensive End/ Defensive Tackle, Cal-Berkley

23. Arizona* (10-6)—Cameron Heyward, Defensive End/ Defensive Tackle, Ohio State

24. Green Bay* (11-5) Ricky Sapp, Defensive End/ Outside Linebacker, Clemson

25. New England* (10-6)—Brandon Ghee, Cornerback, Wake Forest

26. Cincinnati* (10-6)—Javier Arenas, Cornerback/Kick Returner, Alabama

27. Dallas* (11-5)—Jay Ross, Nose Tackel, East Carolina

28. Philadelphia* (11-5)—Brandon Graham, Defensive End, Michigan

29. Minnesota* (12-4)—Nate Allen, Safety, South Florida

30. San Diego* (13-3)—Jonathan Dwyer, Running Back, Georgia Tech

31. New Orleans* (13-3)—Vince Oghobaase, Defensive Tackle, Duke

32. Indianapolis* (14-2)—Darryl Washington, Inside Linebacker, TCU

Round 3

1. St. Louis (1-15)—Navorro Bowman, OLB,  Penn State

2. Detroit (2-14)—Trevard Lindley, CB, Kentucky

3. Tampa Bay (3-13)—Jerome Murphy, CB, South Florida

4. Kansas City (4-12)—Jordan Shipley, WR, Texas

5. Washington—Forfeited pick from 2009 Supplemental draft

6. Oakland (5-11)—Lamaar Houston, DT, Texas

7. Philadelphia—from Seattle (5-11)—A.J. Edds, OLB, Iowa

8. Cleveland (5-11)—Jevan Snead, QB, Ole Miss

9. Buffalo (6-10)—Pat Angerer, ILB, Iowa

10. Miami (7-9)—Ekom Udofia, NT, Stanford

11. Jacksonville^ (7-9)—Cory Wootton, DE, Northwestern

12. Chicago^ (7-9)—John Jerry, OG, Ole Miss

13. New York Giants (8-8)—Kyle Calloway, OT, Iowa

14. Tennessee^ (8-8)—Kyle Wilson, CB/KR, Boise State

15. Carolina^ (8-8)—Mike Neal, DT, Purdue

16. San Francisco (8-8)—Marshawn Gilyard, WR, Cincinnati

17. Denver (8-8)—Sean Canfield, QB, Oregon State

18. Houston^ (9-7)—Anthony Dixon, RB, Mississippi State

19. Pittsburgh (9-7)—Eric Norwood, DE/OLB, South Carolina

20. Atlanta^ (9-7)—O’Brien Schofield, DE/OLB, Wisconsin

21. Cleveland—from New York Jets* (9-7)—Blair White, WR, Ohio

22. Baltimore* (9-7)—Anthony McCoy, TE, USC

23. Arizona* (10-6)—Matt Tennant, C, Boston College

24. Green Bay* (11-5)—Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina

25. Cincinnati* (10-6)—Akwasi Owusu-Ansati, CB/KR, Indiana of Pennsylvania

26. Oakland—from New England* (10-6)—Devin McCourty, CB/KR, Rutgers

27. Philadelphia* (11-5)—Amari Spievey, CB, Iowa

28. Dallas* (11-5)—Micah Johnson, ILB, Kentucky

29. Minnesota* (12-4)—Dan Lefevour, QB, Central Michigan

30. San Diego* (13-3)—Darrel Stuckey, S, Kansas

31. New Orleans* (13-3)—Brandon Lang, DE, Troy

32. Indianapolis* (14-2)—Roddrick Muckelroy, OLB, Texas