Bosiacki: 2014 final draft rankings with a mock draft

All right, time to draw up a mock draft for tomorrow night’s first round. Admittedly, I had some fun putting this together and wanted to involve some trades, which most people tend to avoid. Who knows if any of these trades will actually happen.

Quarterback Rankings Pro Comparison
1. Johnny Manziel — Texas A&M = Fran Tarkenton
2. Blake Bortles — Central Florida = Big Ben
3. Derek Carr — Fresno St. = Matthew Stafford
4. AJ McCarron — Alabama = Matt Schaub
5. Teddy Bridgewater — Louisville = Mark Brunell
6. Aaron Murray — Georgia = Jon Kitna
7. Jimmy Garoppolo— Eastern Illinois = Jay Cutler
8. Tom Savage — Pittsburgh = Kerry Collins
9. Tajh Boyd — Clemson = Jake Locker
10. Zach Mettenberger — LSU = Carson Palmer
11. Keith Wenning — Ball St.
12. David Fales — San Jose St. = Colt Brennan
13. Stephen Morris — Miami = Rex Grossman
14. Connor Shaw — South Carolina = Jeff Garcia
15. Logan Thomas — Virginia Tech
16. Brett Smith — Wyoming
17. Keith Price — Washington
18. Jeff Matthews — Cornell

Running Back Rankings
1. Carlos Hyde — Ohio St. = Ronnie Brown
2. Tre Mason — Auburn = Ray Rice
3. Bishop Sankey — Washington = Doug Martin
4. Jeremy Hill — LSU = Jamal Lewis
5. Lache Seastrunk — Baylor = Jamaal Charles
6. Storm Johnson — Central Florida
7. Andre Williams — Boston College
8. Charles Sims — W. Virginia
9. Ka’Deem Carey — Arizona
10. Terrance West — Towson
11. Devonta Freeman — Florida St.
12. Kapri Bibbs — Colorado St.
13. Henry Josey — Missouri
14. James White — Wisconsin
15. Isaiah Crowell — Alabama St.
16. James Wilder Jr. — Florida St.
17. Tyler Gaffney — Stanford
18. Marion Grice — Arizona St.
19. Jerrick McKinnon — Georgia Southern
20. Ben Malena — Texas A&M
21. Ladarius Perkins — Mississippi St.
22. Antonio Andrews — W. Kentucky

Wide Receiver Rankings
1. Sammy Watkins — Clemson = A more rounded Pierre Garcon
2. Mike Evans — Texas A&M = Vincent Jackson
3. Brandin Cooks — Oregon St. = Steve Smith
4. Marqise Lee — USC = Jeremy Maclin
5. Jordan Matthews — Vanderbilt = Eric Decker
6. Martavis Bryant — Clemson = Plaxico Burress
7. Kelvin Benjamin — Florida St. = A bigger Sidney Rice
8. Odell Beckham Jr. — LSU = Golden Tate
9. Cody Latimer — Indiana = Miles Austin
10. Davante Adams — Fresno St. = Michael Crabtree
11. Jarvis Landry — LSU = Marques Colston
12. Allen Robinson — Penn St. = T.J. Houshmandzadeh
13. Jared Abbrederis — Wisconsin = Austin Collie
14. Paul Richardson — Colorado = Mike Sims-Walker
15. Jalen Saunders — Oklahoma
16. Bruce Ellington — South Carolina
17. Donte Moncrief — Mississippi
18. Josh Huff — Oregon
19. TJ Jones — Notre Dame
20. Brandon Coleman — Rutgers
21. Rob Herron — Wyoming
22. Shaquelle Evans — UCLA
23. Kevin Norwood — Alabama
24. Mike Davis — Texas
25. Devin Street — Pittsburgh
26. L’Damian Washington — Missouri
27. Cody Hoffman — BYU
28. Tevin Reese — Baylor
29. Ryan Grant — Tulane
30. Matt Hazel — Coastal Carolina
31. Chandler Jones — San. Jose St.
32. John Brown — Pittsbug St.
33. Jeremy Gallon — Michigan
34. Willie Snead — Ball St.
35. Michael Campanaro — Wake Forest
36. Quincy Enunwa — Nebraska
37. Noel Grisby — San Jose St.

Tight End Rankings
1. Austin Seferian-Jenkins — Washington = Marcedes Lewis
2. Eric Ebron — North Carolina = Dallas Clark
3. Jace Amaro — Texas Tech = Greg Olsen
4. Troy Niklas — Notre Dame = John Carlson
5. Arthur Lynch — Georgia = James Casey
6. CJ Fiedorowicz — Iowa = Scott Chandler
7. Colt Lyerla — Oregon = Aaron Hernandez
8. Jake Murphy — Utah
9. A.C. Leonard — Tennessee St.
10. Jacob Pedersen — Wisconsin = Allen Reisner
11. Joe Don Duncan — Dixie St

Offensive Tackle Rankings
1. Greg Robinson — Auburn
2. Jake Matthews — Texas A&M
3. Taylor Lewan — Michigan
4. Zack Martin — Notre Dame
5. Cyrus Kuoandjio — Alabama
6. Morgan Moses — Virginia
7. JaWuan James — Tennessee
8. Cameron Fleming — Stanford
9. Antonio Richardson — Tennessee = Demarcus Love
10. Jack Mewhort — Ohio St.
11. Michael Schofield — Michigan
12. Seantrel Henderson — Miami
13. James Hurst — North Carolina
14. Cornelius Lucas — Kansas St.

Offensive Guard Rankings
1. Xavier Su’a-Filo — UCLA
2. Joel Bitonio — Nevada
3. David Yankey — Stanford
4. Gabe Jackson — Mississippi St.
5. Trai Turner — LSU
6. Cyril Richardson — Baylor
7. Billy Turner — North Dakota St.
8. Brandon Thomas — Clemson
9. Dakota Dozier — Furman
10. Chris Watt — Notre Dame
11. Anthony Steen — Alabama
12. Spencer Long — Nebraska
13. Ryan Groy — Wisconsin
14. Kenarious Gates — Georgia
15. Brandon Linder — Miami
16. Antwan Lowery — Rutgers

Center Rankings
1. Marcus Martin — USC
2. Weston Richburg ¬— Colorado St.
3. Travis Swanson — Arkansas
4. Russell Bodine — North Carolina
5. Bryan Stork — Florida St.

Defensive End Rankings
1. Jadeveon Clowney — South Carolina = Simeon Rice
2. Dee Ford — Auburn = John Abraham
3. Kony Ealy — Missouri = Trent Cole
4. Trent Murphy — Stanford = Ryan Kerrigan
5. Stephon Tuitt — Notre Dame = Richard Seymour
6. Kareem Martin — North Carolina = Michael Johnson
7. Scott Crichton — Oregon St. = Cliff Avril
8. Demarcus Lawrence — Boise St. = Lawrence Jackson
9. Jackson Jeffcoat — Texas
10. Ben Gardner — Stanford
11. Zach Moore — Concordia (MN)
12. Michael Sam — Missouri
13. Chris Smith — Arkansas
14. Larry Webster — Bloomsburg
15. Will Clarke — W. Virginia
16. Morgan Breslin — USC
17. Aaron Lynch — S. Florida

Defensive Tackle Rankings
1. Aaron Donald — Pittsburgh = Geno Atkins
2. Louis Nix III — Notre Dame = Pat Williams
3. Timmy Jernigan — Florida St. = Glen Dorsey
4. Ra’Shede Hageman — Minnesota = Lamarr Houston
5. Will Sutton — Arizona St.
6. Dominique Easley — Florida
7. Kelcy Quarles — South Carolina
8. Daniel McCullers — Tennessee
9. Anthony Johnson — LSU
10. Shamar Stephen — UConn
11. Daquan Jones — Penn St.
12. Ego Ferguson — LSU
13. Brent Urban — Virginia
14. Caraun Reid — Princeton
15. Justin Ellis — Louisiana Tech
16. Bruce Gaston — Purdue
17. Deandre Coleman — California
18. Ryan Carrethers — Arkansas St.
19. Chris Whaley — Texas
20. George Uko — USC
21. Calvin Barnett — Oregon St.
22. Beau Allen — Wisconsin

Outside Linebacker Rankings
1. Khalil Mack — Buffalo = Demarcus Ware
2. Ryan Shazier — Ohio St. = Lavonte David
3. Anthony Barr — UCLA = Clay Matthews
4. Jeremiah Attaochu — Georgia Tech = Jabaal Sheard
5. Marcus Smith — Louisville = Justin Houston
6. Kyle Van Noy — BYU = Sean Weatherspoon
7. Christian Jones — Florida St.
8. Carl Bradford — Arizona St.
9. Telvin Smith — Florida St.
10. Christian Kirksey — Iowa
11. Jonathan Brown — Illinois
12. Howard Jones — Shepherd
13. Trevor Riley — Utah
14. Tyler Starr — South Dakota
15. Adrian Hubbard — Alabama
16. Jordan Tripp — Montana
17. Kevin Pierre-Louis — Boston College
18. Prince Shembo — Notre Dame
19. Devon Kennard — USC
20. Marquis Flowers — Arizona
21. Anthony Hitchens — Iowa

Middle Linebacker Rankings
1. C.J. Mosely — Alabama = Karlos Dansby
2. Chris Borland — Wisconsin = Zach Thomas
3. Shayne Skov — Stanford
4. Avery Williamson — Kentucky
5. Yawin Smallwood — UConn
6. James Morris — Iowa
7. Preston Brown — Louisville
8. Andrew Jackson — W. Kentucky
9. Lamin Barrow — LSU
10. Jordan Zumwalt — UCLA
11. Max Bullough — Michigan St.
12. Andrew Wilson — Missouri
13. Khairi Fortt — UCLA
14. Dede Lattimore — S. Florida

Cornerback Rankings
1. Darqueze Dennard — Michigan St. = Joe Haden
2. Justin Gilbert — Oklahoma St.= Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
3. Kyle Fuller — Virginia Tech = Devin McCourty
4. Jason Verrett — TCU = Antoine Winfield
5. Stanley Jean-Baptise — Nebraska = Byron Maxwell
6. Phillip Gaines — Rice
7. Jaylen Watkins — Florida
8. Bradley Roby — Ohio St.
9. Pierre Desir — Lidenwood
10. Keith McGill — Utah
11. Marcus Roberson — Florida
12. E.J. Gaines — Missouri
13. Ross Cockrell — Duke
14. Aaron Colvin — Oklahoma
15. Terrance Mitchell — Oregon
16. Victor Hampton — South Carolina
17. Loucheiz Purifoy — Florida
18. Marcus Williams — North Dakota St.
19. Chris Davis — Auburn
20. Robert Nelson — Arizona St.

Safeties
1. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix — Alabama = Eric Reid
2. Jimmie Ward — N. Illinois = Nick Collins
3. Calvin Pryor — Louisville = Dashon Goldson
4. Lamarcus Joyner — Florida St. = Tyrann Mathieu
5. Deone Bucannon — Washington St. = John Lynch
6. Antone Exum — Virginia Tech
7. Bashaud Breeland — Clemson
8. Terrence Brooks — Florida St.
9. Ed Reynolds — Stanford
10. Dion Bailey — USC
11. Tre Boston — North Carolina
12. Marqueston Huff — Wyoming
13. Isaiah Lewis — Michigan St.
14. Brock Vereen — Minnesota
15. Craig Loston — LSU
16. Dontae Johnson — North Carolina St.
17. Vinnie Sunseri — Alabama
18. Jemea Thomas — Georgia Tech
19. Ahmad Dixon — Baylor
20. Jonathan Dowling — W. Kentucky
21. Ty Zimmerman — Kansas St.
22. Sean Parker — Washington
23. Dezmen Southward — Wisconsin

Offenisve Specialists
1. Dri Archer — Kent St.
2. De’Anthony Thomas — Oregon

Top 100 prospects

1. Jadeveon Clowney
2. Greg Robinson
3. Jake Matthews
4. Khalil Mack
5. Johnny Manziel
6. Sammy Watkins
7. Mike Evans
8. Taylor Lewan
9. Aaron Donald
10. Blake Bortles
11. Darqueze Dennard
12. Justin Gilbert
13. Ryan Shazier
14. Anthony Barr
15. Kyle Fuller
16. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
17. Zack Martin
18. Brandin Cooks
19. C.J. Mosely
20. Dee Ford
21. Derek Carr
22. Marqise Lee
23. Austin Serferian-Jenkins
24. Jimmie Ward
25. Eric Ebron
26. Jason Verrett
27. Calvin Pryor
28. A.J. McCarron
29. Teddy Bridgewater
30. Louis Nix III
31. Carlos Hyde
32. Jordan Matthews
33. Kony Ealy
34. Cyrus Kuoandjio
35. Xavier Su’a-Filo
36. Jeremiah Attaochu
37. Jace Amaro
38. Martavis Bryant
39. Timmy Jernigan
40. Kelvin Benjamin
41. Odell Beckham Jr.
42. Trent Murphy
43. Stephon Tuitt
44. Morgan Moses
45. Ra’Shede Hageman
46. Cody Latimer
47. Lamarcus Joyner
48. Tre Mason
49. Davante Adams
50. Marcus Smith
51. Jarvis Landry
52. Joel Bitonio
53. Deone Bucannon
54. Allen Robinson
55. Marcus Martin
56. Bishop Sankey
57. Stanley Jean-Baptise
58. Kyle Van Noy
59. David Yankey
60. Jeremy Hill
61. Chris Borland
62. Gabe Jackson
63. Aaron Murray
64. Will Sutton
65. Troy Niklas
66. Weston Richburg
67. Jimmy Garoppolo
68. Phillip Gaines
69. JaWuan James
70. Jared Abbrederis
71. Jaylen Watkins
72. Shayne Skov
73. Bradley Roby
74. Kareem Martin
75. Pierre Desir
76. Paul Richardson
77. Scott Crichton
78. Keith McGill
79. Lache Seastrunk
80. Dominique Easley
81. Demarcus Lawrence
82. Dri Archer
83. Marcus Roberson
84. Trai Turner
85. Kelcy Quarles
86. Antone Exum
87. Christian Jones
88. Tom Savage
89. E.J. Gaines
90. Jackson Jeffcoat
91. Cyril Richardson
92. Bashaud Breeland
93. Carl Bradford
94. Antonio Richardson
95. Telvin Smith
96. Cameron Fleming
97. Daniel McCullers
98. De’Anthony Thomas
99. Anthony Johnson
100. Terrence Brooks

Just out: Ross Cockrell, Billy Turner, Aaron Colvin, Storm Johnson, Travis Swanson, Jalen Saunders, Bruce Ellington, Ed Reynolds

Mock Draft

1. Houston Texans – Khalil Mack
Steam with Clowney to Houston has been cooling off big time in the last few days. I think it comes down to Johnny Football and Mack for the pick. That is if they don’t find a trade partner that wants Clowney. They decide to go with potentially the next Demarcus Ware.

2. St. Louis Rams – (TRADE) Bucs – Johnny Manziel
Trade alert! First trade of the draft involves some excitement. Tampa Bay has a new coach, Lovie Smith, and the team is already filled with a lot of defensive talent. Mike Glennon isn’t this regime’s guy. They’ll take the exciting “Johnny Football” and let him learn under Josh McCown.

3. Jacksonville Jaguars – Jadeveon Clowney
Clowney falling to three?!?! What?! I know, not the consensus. Jacksonville really shouldn’t think too hard about this. Jags’ head coach Gus Bradley comes from Seattle and understands how helpful Clowney will be in helping him turn this defense around.

4. Cleveland Browns – Sammy Watkins
Mike Evans has gotten some steam here and he wouldn’t be a bad selection. But Cleveland should sit back and realize that Sammy Watkins is indeed the best receiver in the draft and would form a fun tandem with Josh Gordon for whoever the next quarterback is.

5. Oakland Raiders – Greg Robinson
The Raiders inexplicably let Jared Veldheer walk in free agency and replaced him with Donald Penn. That was a short-term stopgap signing. Robinson has Orlando Pace type potential if he can continue growing as a player.

6. Atlanta Falcons – (TRADE) 49ers – Mike Evans
Trade alert! The 49ers are on the cusp of winning a Super bowl and are potentially one player away from achieving that goal. They also have the luxury of having 11 draft picks in this year’s draft. There’s no way they have 11 open spots on their roster, so they’ll trade up for potentially the next Vincent Jackson.

7. Tampa Bay Bucs – (TRADE) Rams – Jake Matthews
The Rams were sitting at two and had to decide between three players: Clowney, Robinson and Matthews. In this scenario, they pick up some extra picks and have the decision made for them. Jeff Fisher also gets to coach the son of one of his former players, Bruce Matthews.

8. Minnesota Vikings (TRADE) Rams – Aaron Donald
Trade Alert! The Rams, who just made a selection, jump right back up on the clock. Rick Spielman loves getting extra picks to work with later in the draft and decides he doesn’t love anyone enough at eight, so he lets the Rams select the most disruptive three-technique player in the draft.

9. Buffalo Bills – Taylor Lewan
The Bills could go in a lot of directions with this selection, but at the end of the day decide to take the player that will help last year’s first-round pick, E.J. Manuel, stay upright. This will allow Cordy Glenn to eventually move over to right tackle.

10. Detroit Lions – Justin Gilbert
Lots of people have the Lions going wide receiver with this pick and I just don’t get it. They just signed Golden Tate and have seemingly been in desperate need of a cornerback for the last ten years. Even though Gilbert is one of the least physical corners you see on tape, Martin Mayhew goes with the biggest ball hawk of any cornerback in the draft.

11. Tennessee Titans – Kyle Fuller
The Titans just lost Alterraun Verner in free agency and find his replacement with this pick. Some may be surprised with Fuller going this high, but don’t be shocked to see him crack the top-15 come draft day. He fits the mold of a big, press corner that the Seahawks are starting to make trendy.

12. New York Giants – Eric Ebron
The Giants are a team that generally lets the draft come to them. They don’t think too hard about it and take the best player on the board. Even though I don’t agree with Ebron being the best player available, I can’t disagree with him being a good fit in New York for Eli & company.

13. St. Louis Rams – (TRADE) Vikings – Blake Bortles
The Vikings weren’t enamored with any player at eight and decide 13 is a good value to snatch up their quarterback of the future. Bortles will have the luxury of sitting behind Matt Cassel for, at the very least half a season, and be the franchise quarterback the team was envisioning once the new stadium opens in 2016.

14. Chicago Bears – (TRADE) Steelers – Zack Martin
Trade alert! The Steelers decide to move up one pick and take the last upper-echelon offensive lineman on the board. Some view Martin as a better fit at guard, but the Steelers will first hope that he can fix their revolving door at left tackle. Mike Adams just cannot be trusted as the blindside protector of Ben Roethlisberger anymore.

15. Pittsburgh Steelers – (TRADE) Bears – Ra’Shede Hageman
The Bears move back and make a surprise selection with the Minnesota product. I have no real steam with this, just a gut-call. Hageman has all the potential in the world and the Bears could use some serious help in the middle of their defense. Lamarr Houston, who he plays very similar to, and Jared Allen will help tutor him.

16. Dallas Cowboys – Anthony Barr
The Cowboys decided Demarcus Ware wasn’t worth a giant salary cap hit anymore, so they let him go. They never really found a replacement and decide to take the pass-rushing specialist from UCLA. Football often isn’t brain surgery and this pick just seems like too obvious of a pick.

17. Baltimore Ravens – C.J. Mosely
The Ravens, much like the Giants, often take the best player available. Mosely has some injury concerns, but is a leader and a winner. Ozzie Newsome goes to his alma mater to find the long-term replacement for Ray Lewis.

18. New York Jets – (TRADE) Eagles – Calvin Pryor
Trade alert! The Eagles recently cut DeSean Jackson and many view his replacement as this pick. That definitely could be true, but with the crazy amount of depth at wide receiver, Chip Kelly decides to get a man who play-style is very reminiscent of a former Eagle great, Brian Dawkins.

19. Miami Dolphins – (TRADE) Falcons – Dee Ford
Trade alert! The Falcons, who already traded down once in this draft, decide they’ve waited around long enough. By trading up for Ford, they may have finally found the pass-rusher they’ve lacked for the past few seasons. He also fits in nicely as a stand-up pass rusher in their new, what looks to be, 3-4 defense.

20. Arizona Cardinals – Derek Carr
I went back and forth on this pick. The Cardinals are on the horizon and probably want a player that can step in immediately and help them get over the hump. But it’s tough to rely on Carson Palmer for too many more years. Going this route, they’ll feel a lot better about the future of their offense.

21. Green Bay Packers – Ryan Shazier
Packer fans probably wanted a safety with this pick and the top safety is sitting right there. Ted Thompson goes a different route and decides he wants to get more athletic at the linebacker position. This would be a steal for the Packers. Shazier is a tackling machine and is aggressive enough to fit in the middle of their defense.

22. Philadelphia Eagles – (TRADE) Jets –Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
The Jets were sitting at 18 and decided there was plenty of talent left on the board for them to move back a few picks. They probably thought they would end up with Marqise Lee or Brandin Cooks with this selection, but are shocked that Clinton-Dix is still on the board.

23. Kansas City Chiefs – (TRADE) Jaguars – Teddy Bridgewater
Trade alert! The Jaguars ended up with the best defensive player in the draft in the first round and decide to not risk losing out on a quarterback before the day is done. Bridgewater doesn’t wow you with any throws and will need some time to adjust to the speed of the game. But he is a very efficient passer and gets to go back to his home state and resurrect the Jaguars anemic offense.

24. Cincinnati Bengals – Odell Beckham, Jr.
The Bengals have a very talented roster, but you can never have too many athletes on your team. Cincinnati decides to draft a dynamic return man and solid second option for Andy Dalton to pass to.

25. San Diego Chargers – Darqueze Dennard
The Chargers have a massive need at the cornerback position. They also face Peyton Manning twice a year. Lucky for them, Dennard falls right in to their laps. He has some injury concerns, but he plays with no fear. A steal for San Diego, similar to the Keenan Allen pick from a year ago. Louis Nix III is also an option here.

26. Cleveland Browns – Xavier Su’a-Filo
The Browns were really hoping Dennard would fall to them, but instead decide to bolster their offense with a day one starting guard. As for their quarterback situation, they decide no one warrants a selection at 26 and will hope that A.J. McCarron or Jimmy Garoppolo falls to them in the second round.
27. New Orleans Saints – Marqise Lee
Lee was a top-five pick before the season started, but suffered from poor quarterback play and some inconsistencies in his game. The saints realize he still has a ton of talent and will gladly add another weapon for Drew Brees to throw to.

28. Carolina Panthers – Morgan Moses
The Panthers have three glaring needs: wide receiver, left tackle and cornerback. They decide the lack of depth at tackle trumps the talent still left on the board at wide receiver and cornerback. A top-notch wide receiver will likely still be sitting there in the second round for them.

29. New England Patriots – Jace Amaro
The Patriots offense seemed to be clicking on all cylinders when Tom Brady had big-bodied tight ends stretching the field just a couple years ago. Amaro fits the bill nicely and would become an instant impact weapon for New England.

30. San Francisco 49ers – (TRADE) Falcons (TRADE) Dolphins – Cyrus Kuoandjio
This pick started off with San Francisco, and then went to Atlanta and now ends up with Miami. The Dolphins are probably happy they were able to pick up some extra picks on day two and three, but in the meantime, select their right tackle for next season.

31. Denver Broncos – Jeremiah Attaochu
Jordan Matthews or Brandin Cooks would have been very nice selections for Denver, but the signing of Emmanuel Sanders made that unnecessary. Instead, they go for Georgia Tech’s all-time leader in sacks. Learning under Demarcus Ware would be very beneficial for Attaochu.

32. Seattle Seahawks – Stephon Tuitt
The Seahawks cap off round one with a player that has the potential to make a lot of teams look foolish for passing on him. Tuitt is a massive human being that is very athletic. When motivated, he can look special. Pete Carrol seems to always get the best out of players and Tuitt will be another player for him to teach how to get after the quarterback.