Nos' SportsHoopla N.F.L. Mock Draft

[Nosferatu]

Thanks baller, I didn't wanna lose out on Gaines, he had a pretty good combine and i'm happy to get him at the end of round 3.

 

[Nosferatu]

Carolina Panthers are on the Clock.


New England is in the hole.

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm starting to like the Vikes draft now.




Minnesota
1.08 : Anthony Barr - OLB - UCLA
2.25 : Gabe Jackson - OG - Mississippi St.
3.21 : Ego Ferguson - DT - LSU
3.25 : Yawin Smallwood - ILB - Connecticut
3.26 : Phillip Gaines - CB - Rice

 

[Ritzarmy]

I'm starting to like the Vikes draft now.




Minnesota
1.08 : Anthony Barr - OLB - UCLA
2.25 : Gabe Jackson - OG - Mississippi St.
3.21 : Ego Ferguson - DT - LSU
3.25 : Yawin Smallwood - ILB - Connecticut
3.26 : Phillip Gaines - CB - Rice

I'm not a fan of that trade. Not that it wasn't fair but feel you could have waited a few more rounds for the 29th best CB. Also Smallwood doesn't impress me but decent value late in 3rd round. The first 3 picks are good selections I feel. Overall I grade it a C+ draft.

 

[FlyerFinFan]

still offerin' a 4th - 6th - 7th

Carolina I could do my 4th and 5th for your pick if you are interested?

 

[randymon]

Am I up yet...... weekend drafting sucks. However I did learn that I could fly to Virginia from Florida, spend 4 day showing off the kid and having a baptism today and my pick only came up once.

You think thats bad? my dog had puppies (twice) had a career change and grew a ponytail!!!

 

[FlyerFinFan]

Well if Carolina wants to do a trade I can pick instantly and speed this draft up for you guys!

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm not a fan of that trade. Not that it wasn't fair but feel you could have waited a few more rounds for the 29th best CB. Also Smallwood doesn't impress me but decent value late in 3rd round. The first 3 picks are good selections I feel. Overall I grade it a C+ draft.

29th ranked CB? Where the hell did you come up with that?. Why doesn't Smallwood impress you? Hopefully you aren't saying that based on whatever info you got that showed Gaines as the 29th ranked CB.

 

[Nosferatu]

Phillip Gaines


Gaines was another star of the Combine who used the opportunity to really help his draft stock. He blistered the 40-yard dash and did well in the field drills, so he used the Combine to his advantage to command more attention from teams. The senior recorded 36 tackles with four interceptions and nine passes broken up in 2013. In 2012, he had 33 tackles with 18 passes defended. Gaines clearly has a nice combination of size and speed. It isn't surprising that his stock has climbed in the lead up to the 2014 NFL Draft.

Good work ethic and a team-first guy with the right priorities.
two-year team captain. Four-year starter (45 career starts) with experience in both man and zone coverage and holds the school record for career passes defended (42).

 

[Ritzarmy]

29th ranked CB? Where the hell did you come up with that?. Why doesn't Smallwood impress you? Hopefully you aren't saying that based on whatever info you got that showed Gaines as the 29th ranked CB.

I miss counted on my excel sheet. ESPN has Gaines #16. Also I have seen some UCONN games (TV) and I remember seeing Smallwood not wrap up some defenders. It could have been just the games I saw and not a full evaluation of his true ability.

 

[Ritzarmy]

So we had a few picks today. Not bad.

 

[FlyerFinFan]

What happened to Carolina? If he's not interested I may offer my 4th and 5th to anyone in the 3rd until my guy is gone.

 

[Nosferatu]

I miss counted on my excel sheet. ESPN has Gaines #16. Also I have seen some UCONN games (TV) and I remember seeing Smallwood not wrap up some defenders. It could have been just the games I saw and not a full evaluation of his true ability.

Miscounted? 29th to 16th, quite the miscount. Both WalterFootball and cBS have him goin anywhere from the 2nd round to the 4th. And after his combine his stock is on the rise.

Smallwood will be a good player, he's ranked the 3rd best ILB on cBS and 7th on WF.

Smallwood was a consistent force for Connecticut over the past three seasons. In 2013, he was one of the nation's leaders in tackles with 111. Smallwood also picked up 7.5 tackles for a loss, eight passes broken up, two sacks, one interception and two forced fumbles. Against Michigan, he almost led an upset win with 13 tackles, one sack, another tackle for a loss and a forced fumble.

With the NFL increasingly turning towards the pass, inside linebackers generally drop on draft day. Smallwood's intriguing traits, however, could make him an exception to the rule.


Smallwood has a very productive resume with 36 starts and 332 total tackles the past three years and is pro-ready.

 

[FlyerFinFan]

Who would you guys say is the best ratings site?

 

[Money]

I really like Gaines and had him targeted for the Ravens with of their comp picks in the 4th round. I wasn't completely sure, but I thought he would be there. I'm missing the boat on WRs and CBs thus far.

 

[Ritzarmy]

1Justin GilbertOklahoma State6'0⅛"20210Sr2Jason VerrettTCU5'9½"18922Sr3Darqueze DennardMichigan State5'10⅞"19924Sr4Bradley RobyOhio State5'11¼"19435rJr5Kyle FullerVirginia Tech5'11¾"19055Sr6Bashaud BreelandClemson5'11⅜"19760rJr7Stanley Jean-Baptiste Nebraska6'2⅝"21862Sr8Pierre DesirLindenwood6'1"19163rSr9Marcus RobersonFlorida6'0¼"19165Jr10Lamarcus JoynerFlorida State5'8"18471Sr11Victor HamptonSouth Carolina5'9"19776rJr12Keith McGillUtah6'3⅜"21181rSr13Loucheiz PurifoyFlorida5'11½"19087Jr14Terrance MitchellOregon5'11⅛"192108rJr15E.J. GainesMissouri5'10"190112Sr16Jaylen WatkinsFlorida5'11½"194115Sr17Ross CockrellDuke6'0"191123rSr18Walt AikensLiberty6'1"205130Sr19Chris DavisAuburn5'10"203134Sr20Nevin LawsonUtah State5'9½"190139Sr21Rashaad ReynoldsOregon State5'9⅞"189145rSr22Antone ExumVirginia Tech5'11⅝"213151rSr23Deion BelueAlabama5'11"182154Sr24Aaron ColvinOklahoma5'11"177173Sr25Bennett JacksonNotre Dame5'11⅞"195176Sr26Ricardo AllenPurdue5'9⅛"187205Sr27Bene BenwikereSan Jose State5'10¾"195212Sr28Andre HalVanderbilt5'10⅜"188217Sr29Phillip GainesRice6'0⅜"193226Sr

 

[Ritzarmy]

Well my list had him at 29. So not sure how he got ranked that low. Oh well its a mock draft.

 

[Nosferatu]

Who would you guys say is the best ratings site?

I use cBS, Walterfootball and NFL.com

I have never used ESPN and probably never will. Just a personal preference.

 

[randymon]

1Justin GilbertOklahoma State6'0⅛"20210Sr2Jason VerrettTCU5'9½"18922Sr3Darqueze DennardMichigan State5'10⅞"19924Sr4Bradley RobyOhio State5'11¼"19435rJr5Kyle FullerVirginia Tech5'11¾"19055Sr6Bashaud BreelandClemson5'11⅜"19760rJr7Stanley Jean-Baptiste Nebraska6'2⅝"21862Sr8Pierre DesirLindenwood6'1"19163rSr9Marcus RobersonFlorida6'0¼"19165Jr10Lamarcus JoynerFlorida State5'8"18471Sr11Victor HamptonSouth Carolina5'9"19776rJr12Keith McGillUtah6'3⅜"21181rSr13Loucheiz PurifoyFlorida5'11½"19087Jr14Terrance MitchellOregon5'11⅛"192108rJr15E.J. GainesMissouri5'10"190112Sr16Jaylen WatkinsFlorida5'11½"194115Sr17Ross CockrellDuke6'0"191123rSr18Walt AikensLiberty6'1"205130Sr19Chris DavisAuburn5'10"203134Sr20Nevin LawsonUtah State5'9½"190139Sr21Rashaad ReynoldsOregon State5'9⅞"189145rSr22Antone ExumVirginia Tech5'11⅝"213151rSr23Deion BelueAlabama5'11"182154Sr24Aaron ColvinOklahoma5'11"177173Sr25Bennett JacksonNotre Dame5'11⅞"195176Sr26Ricardo AllenPurdue5'9⅛"187205Sr27Bene BenwikereSan Jose State5'10¾"195212Sr28Andre HalVanderbilt5'10⅜"188217Sr29Phillip GainesRice6'0⅜"193226Sr

Bleacher Report....pretty good. Walter also good IMO

 

[Nosferatu]

Well my list had him at 29. So not sure how he got ranked that low. Oh well its a mock draft.

I'm not offended or anything I just think after the combine ranking him 29th is a joke.