NFL Draft 2015: Latest Mock Draft and Biggest Stock Winners from Recent Pro Days

The final throes of NFL pro days are underway, meaning just one thing—the hypothetical becomes reality at the approaching 2015 NFL draft.

Make no mistake: Pro days are important for a small portion of prospects. For most, the workouts in a comfortable environment are a way to reaffirm numbers from the NFL Scouting Combine.

Others, though, needed major performances to reinforce shaky stocks or inflate underrated stocks. Both schools of thought have cropped up as of late, the latter more than anything as pro days have proved to be launching pads for under-the-radar names.

Let's take a look at a first-round mock and some of the biggest winners from recent pro days.

2015 NFL Mock Draft

Pick	Team	Selection
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
2	Tennessee Titans	Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
3	Jacksonville Jaguars	Dante Fowler Jr., DE, Florida
4	Oakland Raiders	Leonard Williams, DL, USC
5	Washington Redskins	Vic Beasley, OLB, Clemson
6	New York Jets	Kevin White, WR, West Virginia
7	Chicago Bears	Alvin Dupree, DE/OLB, Kentucky
8	Atlanta Falcons	Shane Ray, DE/OLB, Missouri
9	New York Giants	La'el Collins, OL, LSU
10	St. Louis Rams	Marcus Peters, CB, Washington
11	Minnesota Vikings	Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
12	Cleveland Browns	DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville
13	New Orleans Saints	Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska
14	Miami Dolphins	Danny Shelton, DT, Washington
15	San Francisco 49ers	Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State
16	Houston Texans	Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Oklahoma
17	San Diego Chargers	A.J. Cann, OG, South Carolina
18	Kansas City Chiefs	Brandon Scherff, OT, Iowa
19	Cleveland Browns (via Buffalo)	Arik Armstead, DE/OLB, Oregon
20	Philadelphia Eagles	Landon Collins, SS, Alabama
21	Cincinnati Bengals	Malcom Brown, DT, Texas
22	Pittsburgh Steelers	Owamagbe Odighizuwa, OLB, UCLA
23	Detroit Lions	Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State
24	Arizona Cardinals	Eli Harold, OLB, Virginia
25	Carolina Panthers	Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
26	Baltimore Ravens	Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State
27	Dallas Cowboys	Jalen Collins, CB, LSU
28	Denver Broncos	Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota
29	Indianapolis Colts	Breshad Perriman, WR, UCF
30	Green Bay Packers	Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest
31	New Orleans Saints (via Seattle)	Mario Edwards Jr., DE, Florida State
32	New England Patriots	Byron Jones, CB, UConn

Biggest Recent Stock Winners

Marcus Peters, CB, Washington

Of course, Marcus Peters is the hinted name with a shaky stock.

Everyone knows the cloud following Peters around by now. Kicked off the Washington team last season for squabbles with the coaching staff, the former Huskies star has been on the redemption trail through brutal honesty and hard work.

This includes on the field, where he has in predictable fashion looked like one of the best players in the class. CBS Sports' Rob Rang notes Peters looked great at Washington's pro day and added further detail about the attention the NFL continues to throw his way:

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While teams are cognizant of Peters' off-field concerns, they certainly don't seem to be too put off by them. No less than half of the league has either worked Peters out privately or scheduled him for a visit, according to a source close to the projected first round pick. Sixteen visits and workouts is an exceptionally high number but given Peters' talent and questions, perhaps it isn't surprising.

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Peters is an obvious first-round talent, although as the weeks of the offseason progressed, he continued to fall behind names such as Trae Waynes and Kevin Johnson in the stock department.

Not anymore. For one reason or another, the globe seemed to need a reminder of his sheer talent. Washington's pro day provided the opportunity, and so long as things continue to check out in interviews, Peters seems destined for a high slot on draft day.

Phillip Dorsett, WR, Miami (Florida)

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It's almost impossible for a lesser-known wideout to stand out this year.

A Heisman Trophy finalist (Amari Cooper) headlines the class with the explosive Kevin White right behind, not to mention a wild card like Dorial Green-Beckham and no fewer than 10 other names worthy of consideration in the first two rounds alone.

To his credit, Phillip Dorsett continues to chip away at his stock and help his name turn into a household commodity.

Dorsett weighed in at 5'10" and 185 pounds at the combine before blazing a 4.33-second 40-yard dash and an elite 6.7 seconds in the three-cone drill. As CBS Sports' Dane Brugler points out, Dorsett continued on his warpath at Miami's pro day, running an even better time in the dash:

Of course, wideout isn't just about wow-worthy speed. ESPN's James Walker adds more context to Dorsett's great pro day:

Dorsett might not be a first-round contender (although crazier things have happened), but he's made a point to throw himself in the conversation as one of the top 10 wideouts in the class.

This year, it's quite the feat, even more so for a guy underutilized in college and without a ton of buzz before heading to Indianapolis.

Byron Jones, CB, Connecticut

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When it comes right down to it, Connecticut's Byron Jones might be the biggest stock winner of all.

Before the combine, Jones was an unknown. There, he ranked among the best at his position in all five drills he decided to run after coming in at 6'1" and 199 pounds.

He could be just a workout warrior, right? Wrong—Bleacher Report's Matt Miller notes an injury is perhaps the lone reason the globe didn't catch on to Jones' elite skill set sooner:

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Some may think this move is reactionary, but Jones is a unique case study. He was hurt with a shoulder injury midway through his senior season, so he wasn't at the Senior Bowl and wasn't truly on my radar until a week before the combine. Then he blew up with an amazing performance there. So it might seem like Jones' rise is all workout-based, but it's truly because he was flying under the radar until word started to leak about his 2013 tape.

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ESPN’s Louis Riddick reinforces the notion that Jones is much more than a great athlete:

Again, it's no easy task to stand out in this corner class.

Jones does, though, if not for his elite physical gifts then for his great feel for the game. Call it the perfect complement, and one set to see Jones come off the board much, much earlier than anyone would have dared to predict even two months ago.

Stats courtesy of NFL.com and accurate as of April 6. All advanced metrics via Pro Football Focus.