NFL Draft 2015: Full 1st-Round Mock Draft with 1 Week Remaining

Growing weary of the NFL predraft process? A little bored with all the speculation and ready to do that thing where Roger Goodell awkwardly bro hugs a bunch of dudes he just met?

Well, you're not in luck...yet. We still have six days between now and the 2015 NFL draft kickoff bonanza, where the first 32 players will begin their professional journeys.

For now, we're still stuck in the wonderful limbo of waiting, twiddling our thumbs and hoping something big will happen to shake up the whole process. Luckily, I have some hot-off-the-presses entertainment for you all while we do said twiddling. Here is my latest look at the entire first round, followed by a few picks that are worth the old deep dive.

And by the time you're done, let's all cross our fingers and hope that big move finally comes to pass.

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/OLB, Florida
4	Oakland Raiders	Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
5	Washington	Leonard Williams, DE/DT, USC
6	New York Jets	Vic Beasley, OLB, Clemson
7	Chicago Bears	Randy Gregory, OLB/DE, Nebraska
8	Atlanta Falcons	Alvin Dupree, DE/OLB, Kentucky
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	DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville
13	New Orleans Saints	Shane Ray, OLB, Missouri
14	Miami Dolphins	Breshad Perriman, WR, UCF
15	San Francisco 49ers	Arik Armstead, DE, Oregon
16	Houston Texans	Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Oklahoma
17	San Diego Chargers	Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
18	Kansas City Chiefs	Nelson Agholor, WR, USC
19	Cleveland Browns (from BUF)	Danny Shelton, DT, Washington
20	Philadelphia Eagles	Landon Collins, S, Alabama
21	Cincinnati Bengals	La'el Collins, OT, LSU
22	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marcus Peters, CB, Washington
23	Detroit Lions	Malcom Brown, DT, Texas
24	Arizona Cardinals	Cameron Erving, C, Florida State
25	Carolina Panthers	Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
26	Baltimore Ravens	Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State
27	Dallas Cowboys	Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
28	Denver Broncos	Ereck Flowers, OT, Miami (Fla.)
29	Indianapolis Colts	T.J. Clemmings, OT, Pittsburgh
30	Green Bay Packers	Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest
31	New Orleans Saints (from SEA)	Devin Funchess, TE/WR, Michigan
32	New England Patriots	Byron Jones, CB, Connecticut

1st-Round Picks of Note

2. Tennessee Titans: QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon

I fully expect that this selection will not belong to the Titans come Thursday. The organization does not appear especially enamored with Mariota, whose skill set clashes with the prototype preferred by coach Ken Whisenhunt. If we can draw anything from Whisenhunt's past decisions, he likes big, strong-armed dudes—regardless of whether they're very good at football.

Mariota, meanwhile, is pretty clearly deserving of the No. 2 pick. I'm still unsure of the process that jettisoned him from the consensus No. 1 status he had at the end of the regular season, but he's done more than enough to lock down the No. 2 spot. Even if you're not entirely convinced he'll be able to make NFL-level reads, he has every physical tool you can ask for in a modern quarterback.

If the Titans aren't sold that Mariota's their man, trading the No. 2 pick is the only logical outcome. Some other team will be more than willing to take the plunge.

5. Washington: DE/DT Leonard Williams, USC

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This pick is highlighted because it deviates from the norm—most have Washington taking an edge-rusher—and because it's another easy trade target. Assuming this scenario holds, Washington's phone will be ringing off the hook with teams wanting to move up for Williams, perhaps the best overall player in this class.

The former USC star is a Richard Seymour clone who will make an instant impact as a 3-4 defensive end or 4-3 defensive tackle. If he's not the best player in the class, he's certainly the safest.

While Washington could certainly use a player like that—or any solid defensive talent, really—it'd be much more prudent to move back a couple of spots and select someone like Randy Gregory or Shane Ray while recouping depth elsewhere.

The owed draft pick requirements of the Robert Griffin trade may be over, but the effects are not. Washington would be wise to choose depth in this situation in hopes of replenishing its roster.

16. Houston Texans: WR Dorial Green-Beckham, Oklahoma

Green-Beckham is by far the toughest player on the board to peg. Based on talent, he's probably the best receiver in the class. No one outside of Calvin Johnson has his combination of size, athleticism and top-end speed. That he's even going to be available well into the first round speaks to how wary teams are of his off-field problems.

It's possible that we will look back at this class in a few years and see Green-Beckham as Randy Moss 2.0, the one who got away from so many teams who were afraid to pull the trigger. The Dallas Cowboys expressly selected Dez Bryant a few years ago because of lessons learned from passing on Moss. Things have gone quite well for them since.

Houston feels like the top end of Beckham's potential draft stock. There's a need to be filled after Andre Johnson's departure, and a focused DGB and DeAndre Hopkins would make one heck of a pairing for that quarterback the Texans don't have. I honestly have no clue where DGB will wind up. I just know I'm more interested in his status than a lot of players who are first-round locks.

17. San Diego Chargers: RB Todd Gurley, Georgia

Gurley's meteoric rise up draft boards is kind of amazing. He hasn't carried a football since November. He is—last I checked—still recovering from a debilitating knee injury that had some questioning whether he'd even be a second-round pick. Running back remains football's most fungible skill position, a spot where we've seen first-round failures lose their jobs to sixth-round successes. (Hi, Trent Richardson.)

Yet here we are. Todd McShay has Gurley going sixth overall in his latest mock draft. Sixth! I was almost positive Richardson's failure had once and for all ended the days of top-10 running backs. Hell, there hasn't even been a first-round running back period since 2012. 

Yet, again, here we are. Gurley feels like a top-20 lock at this point, which is amazing for someone at this position with his injury history. We all know what he can bring to the table when healthy. Whether he can stay that way is another question entirely.

31. New Orleans Saints (via Seattle): WR/TE Devin Funchess, Michigan

Funchess is not a wide receiver. I'll continue beating this drum until all parties involved, Funchess included, recognize the obvious. That said, he's a perfect fit in New Orleans, where he could step almost instantly into the role vacated by Jimmy Graham.

Funchess is a little smaller and a little less athletic than Graham, but functionally does the same things well and poorly. The Saints have done well despite their tight end being a non-blocker for years, and no team is more equipped to handle someone with Funchess' unique skill set.

Plus, I kind of like the symmetry of the pick New Orleans acquired for Graham being used to select his replacement. Sue me. 

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