2013 NFL Delightfully Inaccurate Yet Awesome 3 Round Mock Draft
By David Johns
ROUND 3
63.
Kansas City Chiefs: Corey Lemonier, OLB, Auburn
One of the few areas the Chiefs did not upgrade in free agency was pass rusher. Corey Lemonier would be a good fit as a 34 OLB and could be a good rotational pass rusher as a rookie with Justin Houston (10 sacks last season) and Tamba Hali (9 sacks). You can never have too many OLB in a 34. Total Haul: Round 1 pick: LT Luke Joeckel, Round 2 pick: traded to San Fran for Alex Smith Round 3: OLB Corey Lemonier
64.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Terron Armstead, OT, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Armstead was a star at the combine running a 4.65 and putting up 31 reps on the benchpress. He is an athletic tackle who has been catching the eyes of scouts ever since draft season started back in January. He’s a round 3 pick who will step in and start at right tackle and will pair well with left tackle Eugene Monroe. A great pick for Jacksonville. Total Haul:Round 1: CB Dee Milliner, Round 2: SS Matt Elam, Round 3: OT Terron Armstead
65.
Detroit Lions: Darius Slay, CB, Miss State
Total Haul: Round 1: DE Ezekiel Ansah, Round 2: OT Menelik Watson, Round 3: CB Darius Slay
66.
Oakland Raiders: Leon McFadden, CB, San Diego State
Total Haul: Round 1: DE Dion Jordan, Round 2: Traded to Cincinatti in 2011 for Carson Palmer, Round 3: Leon McFadden
67.
Philadelphia Eagles: EJ Manuel, QB, Florida State
Total Haul: Round 1: LT Eric Fisher, Round 2: 34OLB Alex Okafor, Round 3: QB EJ Manuel
68.
Cleveland Browns: Mike Glennon, QB, North Carolina State
Total Haul: Round 1: DE/OLB Barkevious Mingo, Round 2: Exercised pick in 2012 supplemental draft for WR Josh Gordon, Round 3: QB Mike Glennon
69.
Arizona Cardinals: Jordan Reed, TE, Florida
Total Haul: Round 1: LT Lane Johnson, Round 2: DE Sam Montgomery, Round 3: Jordan Reed
70.
Tennessee Titans: Jamar Taylor, CB, Boise State
Total Haul: Round 1: WR Cordarelle Patterson, Round 2: CB Jonathan Banks, Round 3: CB Jamar Taylor
71. Buffalo Bills: Sio Moore, LB, UCONN
Total Haul: Round 1: QB Geno Smith, Round 2: CB Robert Alford, Round 3: LB Sio Moore
72. New York Jets: Cornelius Washington, LB, Georgia
Total Haul: Round 1: DT Sharriff Floyd, Round 2: QB Ryan Nassib, Round 3: OLB Cornelius Washington
73. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Gavin Escobar, TE, San Diego State
Total Haul: Round 1: Star Lotulelei, Round 2: LB Manti Te’o, Round 3: TE Gavin Escobar
74. San Francisco 49ers: WR Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor
Total Haul: Round 1: Sylvester Williams, Round 2: TE Zach Ertz, DE Margus Hunt, Round 3: WR Terrance Williams
75. New Orleans Saints: Brandon Williams, DT, Missouri
Total Haul: Round 1: OLB Jarvis Jones, Round 2: Forfeit, Round 3: Brandon Williams
76. San Diego Chargers: Chris Harper, WR, Kansas State
Total Haul: Round 1: OG Chance Warmack, Round 2: OT Chris Faulk, Round 3: WR Chris Harper
77. Miami Dolphins: Akeem Spence, DT, Illinois
Total Haul: Round 1: CB Xavier Rhodes, Round 2: OT Brennan Williams, RB Giovanni Bernard, Round 3: DT Akeem Spence
78. St. Louis Rams: Justin Pugh, OG, Syracuse
Total Haul: Round 1: S Kenny Vaccaro, WR, DeAndre Hopkins, Round 2: LB Alec Ogletree, Round 3: OG Justin Pugh
79. Pittsburgh Steelers: Ryan Swope, WR, Texas A&M
Total Haul: Round 1: RB Eddie Lacy, Round 2: DT Jesse Williams, Round 3: WR Ryan Swope
80. Dallas Cowboys: Sean Porter, LB, Texas A&M
Total Haul: Round 1: OG Jonathan Cooper, Round 2: SS Jonathan Cyprien, Round 3: LB Sean Porter
81. New York Giants: Will Davis, CB, Utah State
Total Haul: Round 1: DT Sheldon Richardson, Round 2: LB Kevin Minter, Round 3: CB Will Davis
82. Miami Dolphins (from Chicago): Shawn Williams, SS, Georgia
Total Haul: Round 1: CB Xavier Rhodes, Round 2: OT Brennan Williams, RB Giovanni Bernard, Round 3: DT Akeen Spence, SS Shawn Williams
83. Minnesota Vikings: Matt Scott, QB, Arizona
Total Haul: Round 1: CB Desmond Trufant, WR Keenan Allen, Round 2: LB Khaseem Greene, Round 3: QB Matt Scott
84. Cincinatti Bengals: Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State
Total Haul: Round 1: DT Johnathan Hankins, Round 2: LB Arthur Brown, FS Eric Reid, Round 3: WR Markus Wheaton
85. Washington Redskins: Andre Ellington, RB, Clemson
Total Haul: Round 1: Traded to St. Louis for 2nd overall pick in 2012, Round 2: WR Justin Hunter, Round 3: RB Andre Ellington
86. Indianapolis Colts: Quinton Patton, WR, LA Tech
Total Haul: Round 1: DE Bjoern Werner, Round 2: to Miami, Round 3: WR Quinton Patton
87. Seattle Seahawks: Brian Winters, OG, Kent State
Total Haul: Round 1: Traded to Minnesota for Percy Harvin, Round 2: CB David Amerson, Round 3: OG Brian Winters
88. Green Bay Packers: Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin
Total Haul: Round 1: DE Damonte Moore, Round 2: OC Barrett Jones, RB Montee Ball
89. Houston Texans: Kyle Long, OT, Oregon
Total Haul: Round 1: QB Matt Barkley, Round 2: WR Robert Woods, Round 3: OT Kyle Long
90. Denver Broncos: Mike Gillislee, RB, Florida
Total Haul: Round 1: TE Tyler Eifert, FS Phillip Thomas, RB Mike Gillislee
91. New England Patriots: Stedman Bailey, WR, West Virginia
Total Haul: Round 1: DE Datone Jones, Round 2: S Baccari Rambo, Round 3: WR Stedman Bailey
92. Atlanta Falcons: Johnathan Franklin, RB, UCLA
Total Haul: Round 1: Cornellius Carredine, Round 2: CB Logan Ryan, Round 3: RB Johnathan Franklin
93. San Francisco 49ers: D.J. Swearinger, FS, South Carolina
Total Haul: Round 1: DT Sylvester Williams, Round 2: Zach Ertz, DE Margus Hunt, Round 3: WR Terrance Williams, FS D.J. Swearinger
94. Baltimore Ravens: Travis Frederick, OC, Wisonsin
Total Haul: Round 1: DT Kawaan Short, Round 2: OLB Jamie Collins, Round 3: OC Travis Frederick
95. Houston Texans: Jonathan Bostic, LB, Florida
Total Haul: Round 1: QB Matt Barkley, Round 2: WR Robert Woods, Round 3: OT Kyle Long, LB Jonathan Bostic
96.Kansas City Chiefs (comp): Aaron Dobson, WR, Marshall
Total Haul: Round 1: LT Luke Joeckel, Round 2: Traded to San Francisco for Alex Smith, Round 3: OLB Corey Lemonier, WR Aaron Dobson
97. Tennessee Titans: Michael Buchanan, DE, Illinois
Total Haul: Round 1: Cordarelle Patterson, Round 2: CB Johnathan Banks, Round 3: CB Jamar Taylor, DE Michael Buchanan
So there you have it, folks. 3 rounds of mock draft goodness just for you. I was doing the best I could to do the unpredictable (besides drafting Joeckel first) while staying within the realm of possibility. The last thing I wanted to do was have my mock look like everyone else’s. Just go look at NFL.com if that’s what you want, but here at B&T we try to keep all avenues open.
Most fans and experts want their teams to draft in neat little packages, filling holes at certain positions. We as fans get so upset when drafts don’t pan out they way we want them to. Drafts shouldn’t be about need. It should be about finding the best young player who can make an impact on your team, punter excluded. There’s nothing cool about taking a player in the 3rd round you could have gotten in the 7th. Milliner, Elam and Armstead won’t be available in the 7th, that’s for sure. In this particular mock, I had the Jaguars drafting CB Dee Milliner in the first, SS Matt Elam in the second, and OT Terron Armstead in the third. All 3 come in and start day one. Is there a better chance the Jags could draft Dion Jordan at 2? Or maybe even Geno Smith? We don’t know. Come draft night, all bets are off and anything can happen.
-David R. Johns