2015 NFL Mock Draft: First Round
Throughout this year I have catered my writing specifically to college sports. College basketball and football preoccupied me for the last couple of months, but with both sports in their offseason, I had to look for other sports to cover.
With the NFL draft a day away I felt it was necessary to look at where some of the nation’s best college football prospects will be playing next season. The adjustment from the college game to the pros is tough, but there are several players in this year’s class that I see having long careers in the NFL.
So here are my 32 first round predictions.
No. 1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Needs: Quarterback, Defensive End, Offensive Tackle
Selection: Jameis Winston, Quarterback, Florida State
No. 2) Tennessee Titans
Needs: Quarterback, Outside Linebacker, Wide Receiver
Selection: Marcus Mariota, Quarterback, Oregon
No. 3) Jacksonville Jaguars
Needs: Outside Linebacker, Running Back, Safety
Selection: Dante Fowler Jr., Outside Linebacker, Florida
No. 4) Oakland Raiders
Needs: Wide Receiver, Defensive End, Safety
Selection: Leonard Williams, Defensive Tackle, USC
No. 5) Washington Redskins
Needs: Receiver, Defensive Lineman, Offensive Guard
Selection: Vic Beasley, Outside Linebacker, Clemson
No. 6) New York Jets
Needs: Outside Linebacker, Quarterback, Guard, Tackle
Selection: Bud Dupree, Outside Linebacker, Kentucky
No. 7) Chicago Bears
Needs: Safety, Nose Tackle, Pass-Rusher
Selection: Amari Cooper, Wide Receiver, Alabama
No. 8) Atlanta Falcons
Needs: Pass-Rusher, Safety/Cornerback, Tight End
Selection: Randy Gregory, Outside Linebacker, Nebraska
No. 9) New York Giants
Needs: Offensive Tackle, Defensive Tackle, Safety
Selection: Danny Shelton, Defensive Tackle, Washington
No. 10) St. Louis Rams
Needs: Offensive Line
Selection: Brandon Scherff, Offensive Guard, Iowa
No. 11) Minnesota Vikings
Needs: Receiver, Offensive Guard, Cornerback
Selection: Kevin White, Wide Receiver, West Virginia
No. 12) Cleveland Browns
Needs: Tight End, Nose Tackle, Quarterback
Selection: Shane Ray, Defensive End, Missouri
No. 13) New Orleans Saints
Needs: Tight End, Receiver, Pass-Rusher, Guard
Selection: Arik Armstead, Defensive Tackle, Oregon
No. 14) Miami Dolphins
Needs: Linebacker, Guard, Safety
Selection: DeVante Parker, Wide Receiver, Louisville
No. 15) San Francisco 49ers
Needs: Wide Receiver, Offensive Line, Defensive Line, Linebacker, Cornerback
Selection: Trae Waynes, Cornerback, Michigan State
No. 16) Houston Texans
Needs: Inside/Outside Linebacker, Quarterback
Selection: Jaelen Strong, Wide Receiver, Arizona State
No. 17) San Diego Chargers
Needs: Running Back, Offensive line, Pass-rusher
Selection: Todd Gurley, Running Back, Georgia
No. 18) Kansas City Chiefs
Needs: Cornerback, Offensive Tackle, Wide Receiver
Selection: Landon Collins, Safety, Alabama
No. 19) Cleveland Browns (via Buffalo)
Needs: Tight End, Nose Tackle, Quarterback
Selection: La’el Collins, Offensive Tackle, LSU
No. 20) Philadelphia Eagles
Needs: Wide Receiver, Safety, Offensive Guard
Selection: Jalen Collins, Cornerback, LSU
No. 21) Cincinnati Bengals
Needs: Offensive Tackle, Linebacker, Tight End
Selection: T.J. Clemmings, Offensive Tackle, Pittsburgh
No. 22) Pittsburgh Steelers
Needs: Cornerback, Safety, Outside Linebacker
Selection: Marcus Peters, Cornerback, Washington
No. 23) Detroit Lions
Needs: Offensive Line, Running Back, Defensive Tackle
Selection: Andrus Peat, Offensive Tackle, Stanford
No. 24) Arizona Cardinals
Needs: Pass-rusher, Inside Linebacker, Running Back
Selection: Melvin Gordon, Running Back, Wisconsin
No. 25) Carolina Panthers
Needs: Offensive Tackle, Cornerback, Wide Receiver
Selection: D.J. Humphries, Offensive Tackle, Florida
No. 26) Baltimore Ravens
Needs: Wide Receiver, Cornerback, Outside Linebacker
Selection: Breshad Perriman, Wide Receiver, Central Florida
No. 27) Dallas Cowboys
Needs: Running Back, Defensive End, Cornerback
Selection: Byron Jones, Cornerback, Connecticut
No. 28) Denver Broncos
Needs: Tackle, Tight End, Guard
Selection: Cedric Ogbuehi, Offensive Tackle, Texas A&M
No. 29) Indianapolis Colts
Needs: Offensive Tackle, Linebacker, Defensive Tackle
Selection: Eddie Goldman, Defensive Tackle, Florida State
No. 30) Green Bay Packers
Needs: Cornerback, Nose Tackle, Inside Linebacker
Selection: Malcolm Brown, Defensive Tackle, Texas
No. 31) New Orleans Saints (via Seattle)
Needs: Tight End, Receiver, Pass-Rusher, Guard
Selection: Phillip Dorsett, Wide Receiver, Miami
No. 32) New England Patriots
Needs: Cornerback, Nose Tackle, Inside Linebacker
Selection: Cameron Erving, Center, Florida State