January '13 Rookie Mock Draft

[DRS540]

Damn, I wanted in on this! I seem to like this draft more than the majority. No super studs but a lot of solid talent.

[dxw100]

If you say so...

1st Round

1.01 RavenLunatic - Giovani Bernard, RB UNC
1.02 Farmerj3 - Justin Hunter, WR Tenn
1.03 Vendetta - Keenan Allen, WR Cal
1.04 myreactor - DeAndre Hopkins, WR Clemson
1.05 AK49 -Terrance Williams, WR Baylor
1.06 dco002 - Da'rick Rogers, WR Ten Tech
1.07 henry1jg - Marcus Lattimore, RB South Carolina
1.08 the_lung - Eddie Lacy, RB Alabama
1.09 dlf_dougv - Cordarrelle Patterson, WR Tenn
1.10 Str8Cash. - Stephon Taylor, RB Staford.
1.11 dxw100 - Tavon Austin, WR WVU
1.12 g_man3333 - Robert Woods, WR USC

2nd Round

2.01 RavenLunatic - Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
2.02 Farmerj3 - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
2.03 Vendetta - Mike Gillislee, RB, Florida
2.04 myreactor - Montee Ball RB, Wisconsin
2.05 AK49 - Zach Ertz- TE, Stanford
2.06 dco002 - Marquess Wilson, WR Wash State
2.07 henry1jg - Michael Dyer - RB, Auburn
2.08 the_lung - Tyler Wilson - QB, Arkansas
2.09 dlf_dougv - Quinton Patton - WR, La Tech
2.10 Str8Cash. - Joseph Randle - RB, OK St
2.11 dxw100 - Andre Ellington - RB, Clemson
2.12 g_man3333 -

I know people are concerned about OK St's offense inflating stats, but how is he available at 2.10?

I also had no idea what he was doing at 2.10 but I was ready to take Randle too. I can "settle for" Ellington at 2.11 though.

[Midnight]

Sorry guys got stuck at work.

[DallasN1213]

Good draft. I am enjoying following it. Very good depth.

I am curios where Josh Gordon would go in this draft. Assuming we all knew what we know about him now, who is the earliest drafter that would take him over their current pick?

[Raven_Lunatics]

I think top 10 for sure. Considering he has shown success in the NFL it is no longer fair to even compare because you know he isn't a bust. Of course he had a better rookie year than Michael Floyd.

[the_lung]

I personally think that both Randle and Ellington are mediocre prospects, but I've also seen trained scouts have them as top 5 running backs in this class, so getting them at 2.10 and 2.11 respectively could end up being highway robbery.

[dco002]

As a prospect id prolly put Gordon at the 4th WR. As someone said, knowing what we know now he'd get a boost, but I like him over Rogers, Patterson, Williams, and Austin. I Prefer Allen, Hunter, and Hopkins to him. To be honest I may like Hopkins as my #2 WR. I think "Nuk" is gonna be a stud.

For some reason I am not touching Keenan Allen. I can't quite place it, but he's one of those guys to me that just makes me go "ehh..... I don't know about him". In the same boat as Floyd for me in 2012. I just had a gut feeling that told me "dudes a bust man". As a 1.1 Owner in one of my leagues, I am heavily, HEAVILY leaning Bernard unless Hunter runs like a 4.30-4.40 and Bernard tanks it. Allen is not even in the conversation for me. That's not to say I would pass him at 1.4, I recognize it's foolish to let value fall through your fingers, but I am not touching him till 1.3 at the earliest. And don't ask me to justify it, because I can't.

Anyway, to answer your question, I would take Gordon over Rogers at 1.6. In retrospect I probably reached 3-4 picks on Da'Rick, but he is a guy that I think will rise.

[Raven_Lunatics]

Combine and team that picks the players is going to be huge. The situation doesn't change talent but absolutely affects value. Regardless of how much people love Doug Martin and Alfred Morris, imagine if David Wilson ended up in Tampa and Vick Ballard in Washington? We will never know how the performances would have ended up but opportunity is very different.

[g_man3333]

Sorry guys, hving problems getting this to work from my phone. ill take lavon bell rb, Mich st.

[Raven_Lunatics]

1st Round

1.01 RavenLunatic - Giovani Bernard, RB UNC
1.02 Farmerj3 - Justin Hunter, WR Tenn
1.03 Vendetta - Keenan Allen, WR Cal
1.04 myreactor - DeAndre Hopkins, WR Clemson
1.05 AK49 -Terrance Williams, WR Baylor
1.06 dco002 - Da'rick Rogers, WR Ten Tech
1.07 henry1jg - Marcus Lattimore, RB South Carolina
1.08 the_lung - Eddie Lacy, RB Alabama
1.09 dlf_dougv - Cordarrelle Patterson, WR Tenn
1.10 Str8Cash. - Stephon Taylor, RB Staford.
1.11 dxw100 - Tavon Austin, WR WVU
1.12 g_man3333 - Robert Woods, WR USC

2nd Round

2.01 RavenLunatic - Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
2.02 Farmerj3 - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
2.03 Vendetta - Mike Gillislee, RB, Florida
2.04 myreactor - Montee Ball RB, Wisconsin
2.05 AK49 - Zach Ertz- TE, Stanford
2.06 dco002 - Marquess Wilson, WR Wash State
2.07 henry1jg - Michael Dyer - RB, Auburn
2.08 the_lung - Tyler Wilson - QB, Arkansas
2.09 dlf_dougv - Quinton Patton - WR, La Tech
2.10 Str8Cash. - Joseph Randle - RB, OK St
2.11 dxw100 - Andre Ellington - RB, Clemson
2.12 g_man3333 - Le'Veon Bell, RB, Mich St

3rd Round

3.01 RavenLunatic - Aaron Dobson, WR, Marshall

In 47 games for the Thundering Herd, Dobson registered 165 catches for 2,398 yards and 24 TDs. Not saying he is Randy Moss but that is the last WR from Marshall that I really liked for fantasy.

[harahduh2]

Did anyone PM the next guy up?

[Raven_Lunatics]

Another never hurts. I think 2 rounds was enough until the senior bowl and combine.

[Jimmy Graham Cracker]

Surprised Markus Wheaton didn't get drafted - he's going to be great.

[sweet lew89]

Surprised Markus Wheaton didn't get drafted - he's going to be great.

+1

[the_lung]

For whatever it's worth, WRs Marquise Goodwin, Markus Wheaton, and Quinton Patton were supposedly the biggest winners at the Senior Bowl.