2014 NFL Draft: Quick 2-Round Updated Mock Draft

If you are new to the NFL draft, this time of year must seem like utter chaos. Everyone with an opinion just can’t wait to share it.

However, for draft fans, this is our favorite time of the year.

Mary Ann Chastain

Hours of reviewing games, breaking down prospects and conducting analysis is building toward May 8 when we find out where we stand compared to the 32 NFL franchises. If you are trying to find consensus, you are in the wrong place.

The one position that is always among the most contested is quarterback. 2014 is no different, as there are four quarterbacks vying for the top spot. And depending upon whom you ask, every analyst or expert has a strong opinion about which quarterback should be drafted when.

The NFL put out this tweet showing that one of their insiders, Daniel Jeremiah believes Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is going to slide to the end of the first round to the Cleveland Browns.

For much of the season Bridgewater was lauded as the top prospect at the position. However, as the offseason has progressed, it has become paralysis by analysis, and Bridgewater is this year’s victim. 

Michael Conroy

But what will happen with these quarterbacks? It’s anyone’s guess at this point. Most teams play it close to the vest this late in the draft season, and most anything out there could be construed as subterfuge. This makes any sort of mock draft a real challenge. Where and when these four young men are taken will have ripples throughout the rest of the first and second rounds.

Nevertheless, with only a few weeks to go, it is time for another projection: this time two rounds of draft goodness. Obviously, the biggest difference between this and what we will all see in May has to do with trades. With so many teams hoarding later picks, there will be some teams trading up. The key will be to find a seller who is prepared to move back.

ROUND 1 

Pick	Overall	Team	Player	Position	School
1	1	Houston Texans	Blake Bortles	Quarterback	UCF
2	2	St. Louis Rams (from Washington)	Jadeveon Clowney	Defensive End	South Carolina
3	3	Jacksonville Jaguars	Derek Carr	Quarterback	Fresno State
4	4	Cleveland Browns	Teddy Bridgewater	Quarterback	Louisville
5	5	Oakland Raiders	Greg Robinson	Offensive Tackle	Auburn
6	6	Atlanta Falcons	Eric Ebron	Tight End	North Carolina
7	7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sammy Watkins	Wide Receiver	Clemson
8	8	Minnesota Vikings	Johnny Manziel	Quarterback	Texas A&M
9	9	Buffalo Bills	Mike Evans	Wide Receiver	Texas A&M
10	10	Detroit Lions	Khalil Mack	Linebacker	Buffalo
11	11	Tennessee Titans	Justin Gilbert	Cornerback	Oklahoma State
12	12	New York Giants	Anthony Barr	Linebacker	UCLA
13	13	St. Louis Rams	Jake Matthews	Offensive Tackle	Texas A&M
14	14	Chicago Bears	Aaron Donald	Defensive Tackle	Pittsburgh
15	15	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bradley Roby	Cornerback	Ohio State
16	16	Dallas Cowboys	Kony Ealy	Defensive End	Missouri
17	17	Baltimore Ravens	Taylor Lewan	Offensive Tackle	Michigan
18	18	New York Jets	Odell Beckham Jr.	Wide Receiver	LSU
19	19	Miami Dolphins	Zack Martin	Offensive Tackle	Virginia
20	20	Arizona Cardinals	Dee Ford	Defensive End	Auburn
21	21	Green Bay Packers	C.J. Mosley	Linebacker	Alabama
22	22	Philadelphia Eagles	Brandin Cooks	Wide Receiver	Oregon State
23	23	Kansas City Chiefs	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	Safety	Alabama
24	24	Cincinnati Bengals	Ryan Shazier	Outside Linebacker	Ohio State
25	25	San Diego Chargers	Jason Verrett	Cornerback	TCU
26	26	Cleveland Browns (from Indianapolis)	Kelvin Benjamin	Wide Receiver	FSU
27	27	New Orleans Saints	Morgan Moses	Offense Tackle	Virginia
28	28	Carolina Panthers	Davante Adams	Wide Receiver	Fresno State
29	29	New England Patriots	Louis Nix III	Defensive Tackle	Notre Dame
30	30	San Francisco 49ers	Kyle Fuller	Cornerback	Virginia Tech
31	31	Denver Broncos	Darqueze Dennard	Cornerback	Michigan State
32	32	Seattle Seahawks	Ra'Shede Hageman	Defensive Tackle	Minnesota

ROUND 2

Pick	Overall	Team
1	33	Houston Texans	Marcus Smith	Defensive End	Louisville
2	34	Washington Redskins	Stephon Tuitt	Defensive End	Notre Dame
3	35	Cleveland Browns	Xavier Su'a-Filo	Guard	UCLA
4	36	Oakland Raiders	Marqise Lee	Wide Receiver	USC
5	37	Atlanta Falcons	Scott Crichton	Defensive End	Oregon State
6	38	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Lamarcus Joyner	Cornerback	Florida State
7	39	Jacksonville Jaguars	Carlos Hyde	Running Back	Ohio State
8	40	Minnesota Vikings	Calvin Pryor	Safety	Louisville
9	41	Buffalo Bills	Cyrus Kouandjio	Offensive Tackle	Alabama
10	42	Tennessee Titans	Timmy Jernigan	Defensive Tackle	FSU
11	43	New York Giants	Jimmie Ward	Safety	Northern Illinois
12	44	St. Louis Rams	Allen Robinson	Wide Receiver	Penn State
13	45	Detroit Lions	Jordan Matthews	Wide Receiver	Vanderbilt
14	46	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jace Amaro	Tight End	Texas Tech
15	47	Dallas Cowboys	Dominique Easley	Defensive Tackle	Florida
16	48	Baltimore Ravens	Marcus Martin	Center	Southern California
17	49	New York Jets	Jaylen Watkins	Cornerback	Florida
18	50	Miami Dolphins	Joel Bitonio	Offensive Tackle	Nevada
19	51	Chicago Bears	Pierre Desir	Cornerback	Lindenwood
20	52	Arizona Cardinals	Jimmy Garoppolo	Quarterback	Eastern Illinois
21	53	Green Bay Packers	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	Tight End	Washington
22	54	Philadelphia Eagles	Kyle Van Noy	Outside Linebacker	Brigham Young
23	55	Cincinnati Bengals	AJ McCarron	Quarterback	Alabama
24	56	San Francisco 49ers (from Kansas City)	Cody Latimer	Wide Receiver	Indiana
25	57	San Diego Chargers	Jarvis Landry	Wide Receiver	LSU
26	58	New Orleans Saints	Jeremiah Attaochu	Outside Linebacker	Georgia Tech
27	59	Indianapolis Colts	David Yankey	Guard	Stanford
28	60	Carolina Panthers	Antonio Richardson	Offensive Tackle	Tennessee
29	61	San Francisco 49ers	Chris Borland	Inside Linebacker	Wisconsin
30	62	New England Patriots	Trent Murphy	Defensive End	Stanford
31	63	Denver Broncos	Trevor Reilly	Outside Linebacker	Utah
32	64	Seattle Seahawks	Gabe Jackson	Guard	Mississippi State