NFL Draft 2015: Breaking Down Updated Mock Draft and Deepest Positions

While the NBA and NHL playoffs rage on, the Premier League season marches toward its close, the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight beckons and the Kentucky Derby is just weeks away, the biggest topic in sports remains the NFL draft. 

We just love football, don't we? 

So to satiate that appetite, I've provided my mock draft below, broken down a few picks and focused on the deepest positions at this year's draft. All that other stuff happening in sports can take a back seat for now. It's draft season.

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

Mock Draft Notes

Jameis Winston is going to be the top overall pick. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will poke around prospective trade offers, but they aren't going to pass up the chance to select a franchise quarterback.

Marcus Mariota is going to be the No. 2 overall pick; it might just not be the Tennessee Titans who end up selecting him. I don't generally project trades, but I just can't see Mariota slipping past No. 2. The moment the Bucs declare their intention of drafting Winston, I'd expect the Titans and San Diego Chargers to finalize a deal that has them swapping first-round picks and sending Philip Rivers to Tennessee. 

If the Chargers don't make that deal, I'd expect them to nab Todd Gurley or Melvin Gordon with their No. 17 overall selection.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will have a tough choice at No. 3 with Leonard Williams on the board, but generating a pass rush is a huge need, and Dante Fowler Jr. will be a tough talent to pass on. 

An Amari Cooper-Alshon Jeffery pairing at wideout in Chicago is a scary proposition. Randy Gregory will slide some, but he won't get past an Atlanta team that desperately needs to add edge-rushers. Wide receiver isn't St. Louis' biggest need, but the team will have a hard time passing on a talent like Kevin White.

On the character-concern front, San Francisco needs to upgrade at corner, so it will take a chance on Marcus Peters. The New England Patriots can afford to take risks, so if Dorial Green-Beckham indeed drops to No. 32 given his off-field concerns, they'll gladly scoop him up.

Wide Receivers

Much like last year, the wide receiver class at the 2015 NFL draft is stacked. Probably not quite as stacked with as many future superstars as last year possessed, but in his draft rankings of the top receivers in this year's draft, B/R's Matt Miller graded 17 wideouts in this class as future starters. 

That's impressive. 

Amari Cooper and White are generally considered the top two options and top-10 picks, but the potential star power doesn't end there. DeVante Parker was a stud at Louisville, Green-Beckham has as much upside as any player in this draft but has had off-field issues and Jaelen Strong is a big, strong receiver who goes up and snares the ball in traffic. 

The list goes on. Nelson Agholor, Phillip Dorsett, Devin Funchess, Devin Smith and Breshad Perriman could all be top-50 picks. Sammie Coates has a ton of natural ability. Tyler Lockett could develop into an excellent NFL player. DeAndre Smelter's athleticism will intrigue teams.

The 2014 receiving class looks as though it could be legendary when all is said and done. The 2015 group is shaping up to be pretty darn good, too, however. 

Running Backs

For once, this year's draft has a first-round prospect at the running back position. In fact, it has two, as both Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon will likely be off the board after the first day. 

But the list goes on. Ameer Abdullah, Duke Johnson, Jay Ajayi (even if his health concerns are raising red flags), Tevin Coleman, T.J. Yeldon and Mike Davis, among others, look like talented enough backs to make a major impact at the next level as soon as their rookie seasons, and the list goes on. 

Gurley and Gordon are the highlights here, but don't be surprised if quite a few backs come off the board in the first two days of the draft. This is a deep, talented pool of players this year.

Pass-Rushers

In my mock draft, I have five edge-rushers—Folwer Jr., Vic Beasley, Shane Ray, Randy Gregory and Bud Dupree—coming off the board in the first 13 picks. But the position isn't top-heavy, folks.

I could easily see players such as Eli Harold and Owa Odighizuwa coming off the board in the first round, while Preston Smith, Nate Orchard and Danielle Hunter could be absolute gems for teams in the second round. 

And then there are the players who have the potential to play at multiple spots on the line such as Arik Armstead and Mario Edwards. Armstead will likely be utilized inside more than on the edge, but he has the athleticism to slide out and attack the passer as well. 

It's a deep group of pass-rushers for teams to select from this year, with a few players capable of playing multiple positions on the line. Expect a lot of these players to come off the board quickly.