2015 NFL Mock Draft: Predictions for Overrated Prospects Who Will Disappoint

In three years or less, there will be at least three players from the 2015 NFL draft who will cause fans to wonder why their teams selected them. It's inevitable. No amount of scouting can change it. There will be busts. 

In this mock draft, we'll spotlight three players who have the highest bust potential. Those players are highlighted in the table below.

Pick	Team	Selection
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
2	Tennessee Titans	Leonard Williams, DT, USC
3	Jacksonville Jaguars	Dante Fowler, OLB, Florida
4	Oakland Raiders	Kevin White, WR, West Virginia
5	Washington Redskins	Randy Gregory, OLB, Nebraska
6	New York Jets	Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
7	Chicago Bears	Vic Beasley, OLB/DE, Clemson
8	Atlanta Falcons	Shane Ray, DE, Missouri
9	New York Giants	Brandon Scherff, OT, Iowa
10	St. Louis Rams	Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
11	Minnesota Vikings	DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville
12	Cleveland Browns	Danny Shelton, DT, Washington
13	New Orleans Saints	Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State
14	Miami Dolphins	La'el Collins, OT, LSU
15	San Francisco 49ers	Jalen Collins, CB, LSU
16	Houston Texans	Landon Collins, S, Alabama
17	San Diego Chargers	Malcom Brown, DT, Texas
18	Kansas City Chiefs	T.J. Clemmings, OT, Pittsburgh
19	Cleveland Browns (via Buffalo)	Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State
20	Philadelphia Eagles	Marcus Peters, CB, Washington
21	Cincinnati Bengals	Bud Dupree, DE, Kentucky
22	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jordan Phillips, DT, Oklahoma
23	Detroit Lions	Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State
24	Arizona Cardinals	Arik Armstead, DT, Oregon
25	Carolina Panthers	Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
26	Baltimore Ravens	Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
27	Dallas Cowboys	Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
28	Denver Broncos	Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota
29	Indianapolis Colts	Benardrick McKinney, ILB, Miss St
30	Green Bay Packers	Eric Kendricks, ILB, UCLA
31	New Orleans Saints (via Seattle Seahawks)	Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Oklahoma
32	New England Patriots	Cameron Erving, G-C, Florida State

Kevin White, WR, West Virginia Mountaineers

The 6'3" 215-pounder tore it up at the NFL combine. On the strength of his performance in Indianapolis, White leapfrogged the Alabama Crimson Tide's Amari Cooper on many draft boards. The Oakland Raiders will probably end up taking White with the No. 4 pick.

I emphatically say to people mesmerized by White's combine showing: pump your breaks. 

Is White a phenomenal athlete and physical specimen? Yes, but there's more to being a top-notch NFL wideout that that. One of the most important qualities that a wide receiver needs to have is route-running skill. In that category, Cooper has White beat.

NFL.com's Bucky Brooks' two tweets accurately depict the Cooper-White debate.

Potential is awesome, but can the Raiders really afford to chase it? The answer is: no.

White would likely find himself matched with an inexperienced quarterback in Oakland's Derek Carr, and that isn't what White needs to help hone his talent. It also isn't what Carr needs to help push himself to the next level.

White in Oakland sounds like the latest in a line of empty Raiders' draft choices. Cooper would be the better selection for Oakland. He's more polished, and that's what the team needs.

Landon Collins, S, Alabama Crimson Tide

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Collins hits like a mack truck, but he struggles to cover deep. Against athletes with blazing top-end speed, Collins could have issues limiting an opponent's deep aerial attack. 

You've heard it countless times: The NFL is a passing league. A top-level safety should be better than average against deep passes. At this point, it's unclear whether or not Collins can be that type of presence. Here's what NFL.com's Lance Zierlein said about Collins:

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Average hands. Dropped easy interceptions against Texas A&M and Arkansas. Looked much quicker in 2013 than he did in 2014. Can be beaten in a foot race. Average recovery speed. Sometimes shows too much confidence in recovery speed. Gets caught peeking into backfield and can be beaten over the top after a late jump.

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There is a thin crop of safeties in this year's draft, but that doesn't mean Collins should be a first-round pick. However, because there are teams that are in desperate need of a player at his position, Collins will be taken a little higher than if he were in a draft class with more safety talent.

Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State Seminoles

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Coming into college, Goldman was expected to dominate. He showed some flashes, but he never quite lived up to the hype. He had only six sacks in two seasons in Tallahassee and looks to be a one-dimensional space-eater who best fits as a 3-4 nose tackle.

His lack of explosiveness pigeonholes him into a specific role, and that limits his chances of being a breakout star. Goldman needs to land with a team that will put him in the perfect system, and that may not happen.

Because of that and his lack of production in college, he has some undeniable bust potential.