Mock Draft 2011 – First Draft

Now that we finally have a draft order, at least for the first twenty picks, looks like it’s time again to see who goes where. This will change 547 times in the next three months, but the first pick already looks like it is set in stone.

1. Carolina Panthers - Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

Perhaps the biggest no-brainer #1 overall pick since Reggie Bush. Which is to say, it’s early yet, people. We still have to go through the Combine and the Cam Newton Hype Train to contend with, not to mention that Luck could pull a Leinart on us all and return to college. The Charlotte Observer has already reported the Panthers as saying Luck will be their pick if he declares, and since they really won’t benefit anything by blowing smoke, who am I to disbelieve them?

Luck is a red shirt sophomore, but already appears to have the arm, mobility, and brains to make it big in the NFL. If he slumps back to Stanford, he stands to lose a good chunk of change if he injures himself or regresses, and on top of that he’s very likely to have a coach other than Jim Harbaugh to guide him. No brainer? Sure. For now.

2. Denver Broncos - Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU

Other than being able to leap tall buildings in a single bound and stopping the underground fire in Centralia, PA, there doesn’t seem to be much that Patrick Peterson cannot do. He’s big (6’ 1”, 222 lbs.), has 4.3 speed, returns kicks and punts, and is the highest-ranked cover corner in the draft. Since Josh McDaniels isn’t around anymore to trade this pick to Bill Belichick for an extra third rounder, the rights to Maurice Clarett and a handful of dust, the Broncos will just have to settle for a guy who will invade Phillip Rivers’ nightmares for years to come.

(Yes, unfair. Shanahan was responsible for drafting Clarett. And in case you were wondering, no, New England doesn’t have the rights to him.)

3. Buffalo Bills – Cam Newton, QB, Auburn

Do I agree with this pick? No. But do I see it coming? Yes.

No question that Cam Newton is the most gifted physical specimen in this draft, just as Vince Young was, just as JaMarcus Russell was, but sheer talent can sometimes be a curse. Ask Michael Vick, who breezed through his first couple of years thanks to every blessed piece of talent God can provide, but never really put it all together until he was humbled and learned to work for it. The Newton story sounds remarkably similar to these others. Sooner rather than later some team is going to toss laurels at Newton before he figures out what he’s doing, and then it may be too late.

Buffalo is the first likely candidate to hop on the Cam Newton Hype Train. He’s going to wow them at personal workouts. He’ll rest on his Heisman. He could probably just stand there and get picked first overall for crying out loud. And clearly Buffalo has no idea what they are doing, considering they went in to 2010 with Ryan Fitzpatrick under center. No offense, Ryan.

4. Cincinnati Bengals - A. J. Green, WR, Georgia

Ochocinco and Owens will take their reality show elsewhere, leaving no one for Carson Palmer to overthrow, other than Jerome Simpson, who suddenly and mystifyingly appeared to be an NFL receiver at the end of this year, and Jordan Shipley, who is best served in the slot/Welker role.

Green put up career numbers in receptions despite missing the first four games with a bad case of the NCAAs, and at 6’4” with 4.38 speed, Green would be foolish to pass up. Plus, he has that hint of wrongdoing that the Bengals just love.

5. Arizona Cardinals – Nick Fairley, DE, Auburn

The Cardinals clearly need a lot of things. A QB who knows better than to laugh when on the sidelines when his team is getting blown out in a nationally televised game, for instance. A better ownership group would be good, too, but since it’s not possible for longsuffering Cardinal fans to storm the Bastille and overthrow their Bidwill oppressors, the best we can do for them is to give them a rampaging d-end who can rip through an offensive line like buttah.

Fortunately for the Cards, one of their greatest areas of need is perhaps this drafts greatest strength: big, hulking, athletic defensive ends. Fairley, at 6’5” and 298 lbs., passes the Sheer Bigness test that the Cardinals seem to employ (see Branch, Alan or Watson, Gabe), plus he has been clocked at a sub-4.9 in the 40. He tore through the SEC this year and is almost certain to go early.

Be warned, however, gentle Cardinal fan: you know as well as I do your team’s reputation for turning good moves into bad ones.

6. Cleveland Browns – Julio Jones, WR, Alabama

It seems a shame, with all the Browns need, to go all Wide-Receivery on them, but no doubt this was a huge area of need this last season. Holmgren has probably seen enough moxie from Colt McCoy to keep slinging him out there, and if that’s so, he’ll need a #1 to throw to instead of a mixed bag of #3’s and #4’s.

It will be a toss-up who will ultimately be the better pro: Green or Jones. Both are 6’4”. Green has the faster timed speed to date. Jones has had some issues with drops in college. However, he has all the makings of an all-Pro receiver for years to come, and although on the surface he seems very like a player that the Browns may have selected a few years ago, (what was that guy’s name? Brandon? Braymon? LeBron? Something like that.) that was another time and another place and another front office, so that couldn’t possibly happen again.

Heh.

7. San Francisco 49ers – Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas

I thought long and hard about this one. When you have an organization like the 49ers which raises losing to an art form, you have to come up with a draft pick for them that requires no logical sense. A new broom has swept clean (again) and with it comes a new QB (again). The Niners are a prime candidate for Cam Newton, but since I have an equally foolish organization selecting him earlier, the best I can do is Ryan Mallett.

Mallett strikes me as fitting in somewhere on the QB scale as somewhere between Ryan Leaf and Jay Cutler. Not quite as immature as Leaf (and who is?) and not quite as polished as Cutler. Jeff George, in other words. Can throw through the wall of a bank vault and probably will someday because some guy in a bar bet him he couldn’t. Probably jump to a few teams along the way, teasing them with unbelievable touchdown passes thrown with pinpoint accuracy, followed by impossibly ridiculous interceptions thrown into quadruple coverage. That guy.

To be fair, Niner fans, I would love to hand Mallett off to the Redskins, but you need a QB and he’s the best available (or so says Conventional Wisdom) available.

8. Tennessee Titans - Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama

The Titans were a mystery all season long. Jeff Fisher was at odds with his quarterback. Bud Adams was at odds with Jeff Fisher about being at odds with his quarterback. Randy Moss arrived and sat on the bench. Players grumbled. Cortland Finnegan got punched repeatedly in the head. And now, Fisher will be retained for another year, Vince Young is looking for work, and Cortland Finnegan will continue to get punched in the head, if there’s any justice in this naughty world.

Enter Marcell Dareus. This pick makes absolutely no sense on the surface, but dig deeper, and it doesn’t make any sense there either. The Titans pass defense was mauled last season, Chris Johnson was kept relatively in check, the offense was stagnant with Kerry Collins under center, and about all that went well was the Titans’ ability on run defense. So why bring in Dareus, a d-tackle to wreak havoc up the middle, when that seemed to be the only thing they could do well last year?

Because he’s the best available player, that’s why. And as far as having a blue-chip DT, ask the Lions if they have any regrets swiping up Ndamukong Suh. Or the Ravens when they took Haloti Ngata. Or the Titans themselves when they took Albert Haynesworth. A great tackle can change the entire look of a defense and Jeff Fisher knows that. Dareus won’t (and shouldn’t) escape the top 10.

9. Dallas Cowboys - Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska

The Cowboys are in the incredibly enviable position of being able to draft either Robert Quinn, Da’Quan Bowers, or Prince Amukamara. Bowers doesn’t really fit their scheme. Quinn will most likely have to transition to 3-4 rush linebacker, and whereas the thought of Quinn and DeMarcus Ware rushing the QB at the same time just made Jerry Jones drop his whiskey-and-soda, the smart play is Amukamara.

Big-12 quarterbacks routinely avoided Amukamara’s side. He’s as tall as Patrick Peterson, not as stout, and perhaps as fast. The stats aren’t necessarily there, but look at the quarterbacks in this very draft and their lines against Nebraska this season: Blaine Gabbert went 18 for 42 with a pick. Jake Locker’s line in the two games against Nebraska? 4 for 20, 71 yards and 2 picks in game 1, 5 for 16 and 56 yards in the bowl game.

Jerry dropped his whiskey again.

10. Washington Redskins - Jake Locker, QB, Washington

Sometimes I think you need two drafts: the one that you would do yourself if you had the choice, and the one with the choices you know each individual team is going to make. By no means do I agree with this pick, but the Redskins are the perfect storm of how-I-would-not-draft. Mike Shanahan frequently makes moves that make me shake my head, and so did the Redskins organization before Shanahan got there, so it would make perfect sense for them to take someone I wouldn’t draft in this position.

First, the Redskins are once again in the market for a quarterback. Second, look at the last quarterback Shanahan drafted, Jay Cutler. Tall, rocket arm. So, Ryan Mallett, right? Wrong. This year promises to be a quarterback feeding frenzy, but don’t think in terms of the ‘83 draft or even the ‘04 draft. Think more ‘99. The Akili Smith, Tim Couch, Cade McNown draft. The one where the Eagles lucked out and swiped Donovan McNabb in all that mess.

I had to mention McNabb, and there it was.

Anyway.

For sure, Locker passes the eye test: 6’3” and 230. The arm is there and he’s very mobile. But after an underwhelming senior season, he’s clearly the guy on the tail end, the guy leading the second pack of runners. This pick may come down to Locker or Blaine Gabbert, who is a little taller and has an arguably better arm, but frankly I’m not sold on either one.

11. Houston Texans - Da’Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson

Is there any team in the NFL that has any more glaring weakness than the Houston Texans? The Texans need to take every pick they have and drop them all on defenders. Fortunately for them, this draft is knee-deep in talent on that side of the ball.

Bowers, after a junior season that fulfilled every promise, really should be a top-10 pick. Maybe top-5. He rolled through the ACC and registered 16 sacks in 2010. If selected here, the Texans would have bookends of Mario Williams and Bowers. Jerry Jones spilled his drink again, but this time it was just a coincidence.

If the draft falls this way, the Texans will have a choice of Bowers, Robert Quinn, Ryan Kerrigan of Purdue, Allen Bailey of Miami, and perhaps J.J. Watt if he leaves school early. That’s a pretty nice spot to sit in.

12. Minnesota Vikings - Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina

It would be very easy to mock a quarterback to the Vikings, but even though new regimes often mean new quarterbacks, all indications are the Vikings will look for a veteran guy not named Favre. The only viable first-round QB left at this point would be Blaine Gabbert, and I have a sneaking suspicion he’s going to fall off the table once the individual workouts and Combine roll around. I could be wrong, but someone does this every year.

That said, the Vikings are getting old along the defensive front that used to eat running backs for breakfast. Quinn is a bit of a wild-card after sitting out a season with a terminal case of the NCAAs, but he showed great pass-rush ability in 2009 and at 6’5” and 270 lbs. he should be right at home as D-end in the 4-3 across from Jared Allen.

13. Detroit Lions - Janoris Jenkins, CB, Florida

It’s amazing what a team can do when it doesn’t have Matt Millen clouding up its front office. The Lions finished on a four-game win streak, and might have finished with a winning record had it not been for a) Matthew Stafford’s injuries and b) one of the worst calls in NFL history when Calvin Johnson’s game-winning touchdown against the Bears in week 1 was called back for reason of insanity. Que sera, sera.

That said, the Lions still have a few weaknesses to address. Their linebacking corps could use a big boost this off-season. As of this moment, Akeem Ayers and Von Miller look like the most likely candidates, but to take either one in this position seems a bit of a reach.

Jenkins should be the last corner taken in the first round, depending on how much Ras-I Dowling can recover from an injury-plagued senior season. He has rare speed and the underwhelming stats of a corner that quarterbacks are wise to avoid, but lacks the size of the other two top-flight corners in the draft. The Lions could stand an upgrade at the position.

14. St. Louis Rams - Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

By losing the NFC West’s Lets-See-Who-Sucks-the-Least Bowl, the Rams benefit by jumping up at least seven spots in the draft. In that game, it seemed pretty obvious what the Rams need: someone Sam Bradford can throw the ball to and feel good about himself in the morning. That would be  Justin Blackmon.

A red shirt sophomore, Blackmon lit up the Big-12 all year, temporarily making Cowboy fans forget that rotten Bryant fellow who refused to carry poor, delusional Roy Williams’ pads. In 11 games, Blackmon caught over 100 passes and 18 touchdowns. This, coupled with Steven Jackson, a healthy Donnie Avery, and a young QB who jumped right into the NFL and seemed completely unfazed, should give the Rams a potent attack for years to come.

15. Miami Dolphins - Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama

‘Memba him? Heisman Trophy winner on a National Championship team? Hellooooo?

A knee injury sidelined Ingram for the first two games of 2010 and after an initial burst back on the scene, Nick Saban began to forget he was there, using more of Trent Richardson and freshman Eddie Lacy. You can’t necessarily blame him, but Ingram was not helped by it that much, despite rushing for 875 yards and 13 TD’s.

Ingram is built like Emmitt Smith. He runs like Emmitt Smith. He’s faster in timed speeds than Emmitt Smith and may be better in the passing game than Smith was. He may never have longevity of Smith, but then again, who does?

The Dolphins, long ago, had a chance to draft Emmitt Smith but had taken another Smith, Sammie Smith, in the previous year’s draft. The Dolphins will make the right move this year.

16. Jacksonville Jaguars – Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue

The one thing you could not question about Tyson Alualu, the Jaguars’ #1 pick last year, was his motor. Perhaps Alualu’s selection with the #10 was in reaction to Derrick Harvey, who was nothing but sheer disappointment after being selected with the #8 in the 2008 draft. Whatever the case, two things can be gleaned from the Jaguars’ recent draft history: they take defensive linemen early, and they’ve learned their lesson and are looking for high-motor guys.

This would seem to be Ryan Kerrigan in a nutshell. No one worked harder to get better this last year more than Ryan Kerrigan. He registered 13 sacks, including 4 in a late-season matchup with Michigan, and forced 5 fumbles in 2010. Along the way, every scout has said the same thing: athletic, hard worker.

The Jaguars had only 26 sacks in 2010, an improvement over the abysmal total they had in 2009, but still below average. This pick just makes too much sense.

17. New England Patriots (ripped untimely from Al Davis’ bosom) - Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa

I really don’t expect Bill Belichick to hang on to this pick. He will most likely wave his magic wand and turn it into 95 picks in this draft and 147 in the 2012 Draft.

If I had to make a choice for the Patriots, and bear in mind they always seem to pick someone better than the guy I think they should draft, I would see it is Clayborn. This draft has an unusually high number of defensive linemen in the 6’4”, 290 lb. range who would be perfect for the 3-4.

Clayborn flies a bit under the radar because his numbers are down from a spectacular 2009 season and because he punched a cab driver. Bear in mind, however, for an Iowa football player this year, this may be considered good behavior.

Clayborn, JJ Watt, Allen Bailey, Cameron Jordan and possibly Cameron Heyward are all first rounders who could end up starting at end for a 3-4 defense. Don’t count out Clayborn’s teammate Christian Ballard, either.

18. San Diego Chargers - J. J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin

Is it possible to draft a first round pick with special teams in mind? After all, the Chargers have the #1 offense and #1 defense already.

Jacques Cesaire is a decent player, but as I said before, this draft is full of 3-4 ends, and they don’t come around that often. Honestly, the Chargers probably need a rush linebacker more than an end right now, so they may chuck it and go with Akeem Ayers, but Watt looks to good to pass up. He had the strength and the motor and at 6’5” and 300 he can be darn near unblock able at times. A. J. Smith is no dummy.

19. New York Giants - Derrick Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State

It seems a little unfair to draft a tackle with a first round pick, considering the only thing wrong with Giants’ offensive line this year was a rash of injuries, but unless the Giants can figure out a better way to draft their way out of not turning the ball over, this is the way they have to go.

Unless someone steps up his game and makes great strides in the Combine, the offensive linemen in this draft are fairly pedestrian. Sherrod makes the most sense for the Giants because of his experience and his ability to run-block. Now, if only he could convince Eli not to throw interceptions and Ahmad Bradshaw not to fumble the ball, the Giants are set.

20. Tampa Bay Buccanneers - Allen Bailey, DE, Miami (FL)

Congratulations, Bucs! You have the distinction of being the best team that didn’t make the playoffs. Never mind the fact that you have three more wins than another team in the conference who did make the playoffs.

Your consolation prize: Allen Bailey. Bailey could shift between tackle and end, as he has experience at both positions in college. Both starters at DE for the Bucs in 2010 may be gone in 2011 and if McCoy returns healthy next year, along with Al Woods and/or Brian Price, this Bucs’ line could be very, very dangerous indeed.

21. Seattle Seahawks - Mikel Leshoure, RB, Illinois

Hard to say exactly what the Seahawks need. They need a new QB, but the problem is, the only guy left who could be a legitimate first rounder (Blaine Gabbert) is almost a carbon copy of the guy you already have waiting in the wings (Charlie Whitehurst).

The Seahawks already have Marshawn Lynch, but an upgrade at this position wouldn’t hurt at all, especially if the Seahawks find themselves in this position. Right now, Leshoure is considered an early second rounder, but I think this will change. Following Ingram there is a log-jam of running backs who could all go in this position: Demarco Murray, Daniel Thomas, Ryan Williams. Leshoure is the biggest of the bunch and has been steadily rising up draft boards since the beginning of the season.

22. Kansas City Chiefs - Von Miller, LB, Texas A&M

Red flag of the day: Charlie Weis leaves an offensive coordinator job in the NFL to take an offensive coordinator position in college. Remember when Mike Nolan left the d-coordinator job in Denver after turning their nonsense around in a year, and what happened to the Broncos and Josh McDaniels following that?

All that to say this: I think the Chiefs are a mirage. The AFC West was pretty flabby this year and the Chiefs caught a lot of breaks. This really has nothing to do with how they will draft this year; just don’t be surprised if they suddenly discover that their offense isn’t as good as they think it is come 2012.

Mike Vrabel will have to be replaced someday. The Chiefs play 3-4 and 4-3 so they need a linebacker who can handle it. Miller is a rare commodity, considering he has already played 3-4 in college. He ran over pretty much everything in his path in 2009 and 2010, logging 27 sacks and showing improved play in pass defense.

23. Indianapolis Colts – Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh

At second thought, I considered this to be not the smartest pick in the world, but then again, wait a minute: the only reason Peyton Manning had a “down” season this year was due to a couple of missing pieces, namely Dallas Clark and Austin Collie. Pierre Garcon is OK but his weaknesses were starting to show this last year. Blair White is Blair White. Jacob Tamme is pretty good. But without Clark and Collie, teams are just going to double-team Reggie Wayne and trust their luck.

Yes, the Colts could go offensive line, but they rarely do that: their current offensive line is all second-day choices and free agents. Stefen Wisniewski, Mike Pouncey, even Nate Solder might fit in here, but I think this makes a little more sense. Baldwin is tall (6’5”), reportedly runs a sub 4.5 40, and would be a different kind of weapon in the Colts’ arsenal.

24. Philadelphia Eagles – Mike Pouncey, C/G, Florida

Michael Vick’s season, coupled with Kevin Kolb’s stumble out of the gate, has made the Eagles jump on the Vick gravy train. What they’ll discover, if they haven’t already, is that taking on Michael Vick means building the entire stinking team around him. One man teams do well, but they hardly ever finish out with a trip to the Super Bowl. Witness Vick’s Falcon teams, the Barry Sanders-era Lions. Even Peyton Manning’s Colts could fall into this category. If you don’t think so, think of what the Colts would be this season with Curtis Painter under center.

Mike Pouncey must love what his brother Maurkice is doing for the Steelers. By making the Pro Bowl, Maurkice just raised Mike’s draft status by a good couple spots. The Eagles will want to protect the coming investment they are going to make in Michael Vick and Pouncey is their best option. He’s used to blocking for a running QB and can play either center or guard.

25. Green Bay Packers - Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA

I’m being a copycat on this one, but I don’t care. Almost every mock draft I’ve seen thus far has Ayers going to the Packers and I’m not about to break the trend, because Ayers would be a nasty addition to the Packers already-tough D. Frank Zombo, God love him, is not the answer, unless the question is: Whose name is listed last in an alphabetical list of Packers’ players?

But I kid the Zombo.

26. New Orleans Saints – Daniel Thomas, RB, Kansas State

Interesting stat: the Saints had only 9 interceptions on defense this year. I might think the Saints would go DB here if they didn’t already do that last year, and if there were any DB worthy of a first round pick still available. There isn’t as of yet, but that could change come Combine time.

But where do the Saints pick? Offensive line? Possible, but again, this is not going to be a strong year for linemen. Defensive line is another strong possibility. Alex Brown delivered all of 2 sacks and at age 31 he looks like nothing more than a stopgap measure. Cameron Jordan is a possibility here, although he played the 3-4 in college. Cameron Heyward, too, but unless he makes a late push at the Combine he looks like a sure second-rounder.

I choose running back. They’re probably done with Pierre Thomas, Reggie Bush gets injured with more regularity than a quality tester at Pepto-Bismol, and even though Chris Ivory did well coming out of nowhere in relief, he was just as injured as everyone else. Thomas is a bigger back who provides a little more stability to the position, allowing Bush to come in and do his thing for 10-15 plays before he pulls a groin muscle.

27. New York Jets - Cameron Jordan, DE, California

Just what the Jets need: another defender. Shaun Ellis is a free agent and is 33 years old, so if he gets re-signed, it’s probably not going to be for long. Vernon Gholston will not take over until the light goes on and so far it’s been pretty dim. Jordan already has experience in the 3-4 and although he is considered a second round talent right now, he could make a jump at the Combine.

28. Baltimore Ravens - Nate Solder, OT, Colorado

Joe Flacco was sacked 40 times this year. Ray Rice averaged right at 4 yards a carry after averaging 5.3 in 2009, and although he was pretty good down the stretch, you have to wonder why he only had 19 yards on 54 carries against the rotten Texan defense. Or how the Texans sacked Flacco 5 times. Without Mario Williams.

I debated between Solder and Gabe Carimi in this spot and finally concluded that Carimi was very similar to what they already have: a stiff mauler who can punish you in the run game but who will probably get beat by speed off the edge. Solder, a former tight end, is tall (6’9”) and has been timed at 4.8 in the 40.

So if Michael Oher moves back to the right (non-blind) side, how does this affect how we view Michael Lewis’s book and the movie? Just curious.

29. Chicago Bears - Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State

After cursing out the Ravens under their breath for taking the player who would probably fit the Bears style of play, Lovie Bear goes to plan B. Yes, the Bears need offensive line help in the worst way, but if there’s any chance a player like Paea falls this far, the Bears will jump over the line like Troy Polamalu to get him. Paea looks an awful lot like a young Tommie Harris: big, quick, and if he’s not double-teamed will wreak havoc all day long.

The key to a good cover-2 is always the DT’s. The Williams Wall in Minnesota is a great example, Tampa’s Sapp and McFarland, the Bears with Harris and Tank Johnson. Paea could be that kind of player. Most likely, he’ll be gone by now, but crazier things have happened.

30. Pittsburgh Steelers - Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College

Every year, the Steelers seem to wiggle their way out of not drafting an offensive lineman. They finally pulled the trigger last year, and may have found another perennial Pro Bowler in Maurkice Pouncey. Everyone believes they need help. Which is why they will probably draft another outside linebacker or wide receiver.

But just for the sake of argument, let me put another tackle on their roster. Again, Carimi’s name comes up and again I’m not sold. Maybe it’s because the Steelers took Wisconsin’s Kraig Urbik a few years ago and did absolutely nothing for them. Carimi carries with him the dreaded “waist-bender” tag

Castonzo is more of an athlete and bulked up during his senior season without having any problems. He’s probably the best player available at this point.

31. Atlanta Falcons - Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame

Tony Gonzalez, contrary to popular belief, is not going to play forever. If the Falcons manage to get all the way to the Super Bowl and win it, it’s almost a dead certainty that Gonzalez will retire on top. Even if that doesn’t happen, Gonzalez is a free agent in 2011.

Rudolph is easily the best tight end in this draft class, and has been considered the best tight end prospect in college for quite a while. At 6’6” and 265, he presents quite a target, and the 95-yard touchdown pass he received against Michigan was a decided eye-opener.

32. New England Patriots - Stefen Wisniewski, C/G, Penn State

Provided the Patriots keep the first of their first-round picks, and provided they don’t trade this pick , because they also own the next pick…

Logan Mankins looks like he’s Faneca’d his way out of New England and the Patriots will need someone to take his place. Fortunately, they have 857 draft picks in this draft to get it right. Wisniewski has the NFL bloodlines and although he’s not particularly big or strong, he is smart and knows what he’s doing out there.

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